My over-commited self

Have you ever thought to yourself, gosh, that looks like fun, if I don't sign up for that, I really feel like I am missing out on what would be a fun part of me life? Well I have recently, but the problem is, I have been thinking it too much! I am not one to just sit at home knitting sweaters all day. Not that I have a problem with knitting, grandma quilts etc. and I love her work, it is an art form! BUT This is not something I see myself doing. Lately I have been kind of soul searching trying to find new things that would excite my life.

My boss is a part of this 4 year bible study which meets every Monday night. This sounds very interesting to me, because I am not as familiar with it as I should be. SIGN ME UP!! Those three words, as you will find through this blog, turn out to be scary ones!
I recently had a jewelry party at my house to help out a friend. I thought to myself, this is something that I could do. It is a great part time job, I make my own hours, perfect... SIGN ME UP!!

I was in church this past Sunday and they were talking about a bowling league that meets every other Sunday evening. I was in a bowling league a couple of years ago and had a lot of fun and was really getting good at it, so I called the lady and said.. "SIGN ME UP!"

I have been involved in a program for a year in which I have a little sister and we hang out awhile, so that isn't new, but I just met with the woman who matched us for our yearly review and this is something I really want to be more involved with, so she asked, "would you like to help out with different activities?" I said, "SIGN ME UP!"

Softball season is coming to an end next week, so I won't have to worry about that.
does anyone need me to help them out at all?!?!? =)

Things that make you go hmmmm, or laugh!

Kiley was just harping on me that I need to conduct a new blog. Yeah I guess she is right, I was on a roll there for a little, but stopped after the tragic bug incident! ha I was asking for suggestions and she said how about talking about the things that make you laugh. With the stressful Month or two that I have been having with my busy life, I think that is a great idea... so hold on to your fun hats, here is my LOL list!

- People falling down

- Kids who talk well beyond their years

- Dane Cook

- Arriving to a party and realizing you have COMPLETELY the wrong day!

- People who have inappropriate ring tones that go off in church

- People who fall down

- inside jokes (I hope to be a part of one someday! =))

- Re-living scenes of FRIENDS with true FRIENDS watchers

- Elfing yourself at Christmas. if you haven't done this, it will be the best day of your life!

- When kids laugh

- people falling down.. (see the trend?)

- when I remember something funny that happened at inappropriate times

- BUNS (only Lindsey Day really gets this one)

- The TV show Wipeout

- Reliving memories with Allison Jochim

- hearing Corny jokes

There are many other things that make me laugh at different times, but These are the things I laugh at the most!

What are some of your LOL moments?

My trip with a bug

This morning I was driving into work. I noticed at a stoplight that I had a little bug on my window that was crawling up. Now, unlike my niece Lily, I am not IN LOVE with bugs. Usually, I will just turn on my windshield wiper and get rid of it, but today I started watching this little guy trying to make it up to my roof. The light changed to green and I started on my journey to work. The air was hitting the back of his wings making it hard to stay on my car. He turned forward and held on for dear life. THE ADVENTURE BEGINS!

I turned on to the interstate and found myself rooting for the little guy. At one point I wanted to pull over to the side of the road and let him off myself. (Lily probably would have given me an award for doing so) I was just filled with such mixed emotions. I wanted him to make it with me to work, I felt sad that he was now MILES away from his little bug family, and I was nervous that he might hit someone else's windshield and a little annoyed that he thought he could actually hold on to a car windshield on the interstate. He must have either not paid attention in bug school, or had a death wish.

At one point he re-positioned himself to get a better grip. He started sliding, but found another position that seemed to work for awhile. I had one more mile to go on the interstate we were almost there... a min. and he would be home free. When all of a sudden, the little guy just couldn't hold on anymore. he flew off the windshield and as I looked in the rear view mirror I saw a semi behind me! That bug is probably not ever going to see his bug family. He probably was on my windshield to find a better home, or a better life for his family and friends. I sadly didn't help the process. My bottom lip literally went out and was really sad for the little guy. After a quick mourn for the bug, I turned up my radio and listening to, you guessed it, Mamma Mia! HAHAHA

I hope his family isn't too sad when they hear the news!

Mamma Mia... here I go again!

So I have been obsessed with two things lately... (they are completely unrelated too) Dane Cook, and the Mamma Mia soundtrack.

I have Kiley and Chad to blame for these obsessions. Currently in my car CD player I have three Dane Cook CDs and the Mamma Mia sound track. All day at work I am singing MAMMA MIA... HERE I GO AGAIN.. and MONEY MONEY MONEY.. ain't it funny... and then I will randomly catch myself going.. "I did my best... I did my best." and "Everyone gets a humpback whaaaaale!" It is a horrible obsession. I can't stop listening to them! It is controlling my mind! Maybe I will start a new song... row row row your boat... gently down the stream... gosh what can I do? AHHHHH and I just lost THE GAME. This is not a good week for me!

Speaking of THE GAME, for those of you who don't know how "to play" it is simple. if you think of the words, "the game" you lose. That is it! once you think of those words you have to admit it to someone and then you all have 30 min. to forget about it. It sounds really stupid but you would be completely surprised at how often you think of those dumb words!

I introduced this to my family recently and there was no turning back... My nephew, who is 5 said to my brother the other day... "daddy let's play the game." and Craig goes, "ok but you just lost" and Wyatt goes, "no! the game aunt Janelle plays where you can't think of it." and Craig goes, "yeah I know exactly what you are talking about and you just lost." so Wyatt goes, "ok let's play again." He stands there staring at Craig not blinking, moving or speaking... Craig walks away and Wyatt goes, "Dad I thought we were playing THE GAME!" HAHAHA My family cracks me up!

I want to buy a house!

So this afternoon after work, I am chillin in my apt. I was going to meet Allison to go to dinner and shopping. As I get ready to leave, I find a note taped to my door. It is a note from the apt. staff stating that there have been several noise complaints and that we need to respect the quiet hours. GREAT! Well for one, my feelings are officially hurt. Who knows why... I am just like that. 1. Why couldn't these people come to our door first asking us to quiet down when this actually happened. 2. I know we have probably been loud in the past, but Stepharoo hasn't even slept here all summer, Tina was on vacation, and I have been here just to sleep lately. What could these people possibly be hearing? They say our music is up to loud... well if they are talking about my fish shower radio... a thousand apologies and I will make sure to turn his eye down in the future! HONESTLY PEOPLE!

The lady that lives below us I feel would just come tell us. One time when I got DDR, I was playing and she came up and told us to stop. I have not played the game since... problem solved! haha I just want to know why people don't have the nerve to come to our door, or even knock on the walls to let us know. WHY ARE PEOPLE SO PICKY?!?!?

Does anyone have a cheap house for sale?!?!

Little sister mania

As most of you already know, I am in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. I have a little sister, Alexis. She is 10. We have so much fun together. It took us about 7 months to get into an actual groove of hanging out and truly being friends. The first day Alexis called me just to talk was probably one of the greatest moments! Of course there was a lot of silence, and a lot of "I am spinning right now and am really dizzy" None the less, as soon as we hung up I speedily (if that is a word) called my mom to tell her about the conversation. Just recently Alexis and I have finally become "sisters." The other day I took her out to eat and to the mall. We had actual conversations and it felt like we were becoming great friends.
Alexis also says the most hilarious things. The other day when I picked her up I asked her where she wanted to eat. She said she didn't care. I gave her two options, O'Charlies and Culvers. she then says to me, "Have you ever been to the Olive Garden?" Now she knows for a fact I have because she has asked me before. I tell her yes and ask if she would like to go there. She is sooooo excited! We got to eat outside and the meal was a lot of fun. As we are leaving the restaurant she goes, "I am going to bring my kids here someday. I just hope it stays open for years and years." HAHAHA I am glad I could have made her day!
If anyone is interested in becoming a big brother or sister let me know! They are just hilarious! =)

Shake your booty, NO WAY! Shake your booty... OK!

I just got back from a week of CYO camp. The staff numbers are down this year so I decided to take a week off of work and help them out. I was a floater so I got to hang out with 4 or so different groups. The groups that I hung out with this week were great! Probably one of the best group of students I have been around at camp. I think the funniest thing that happened this week was a kid comes up to me and says, "What does it mean if I feel like I have been smoking all day but I haven't?" I then say to him, "What?" and he goes, "I have smoke in my nose." Sometimes kids just say the funniest things.
After about 100 "Shake your booty" "sing the wee wee song." "walking around the OPC like constipated Giraffes." (that one is my least favorite) I would have to say, I am getting REALLY OLD!! hahaha Back when I worked at camp in 2003, I couldn't stop jumping, singing, and being crazy. Everyday this past week, I longed for rest period and bed time! I am sad to say that my youthful energy is slowly slipping through my fingers!
A lot of great things come out of camp for both the kids and workers. What a great example we can set for our future teachers, camp counselors, lawyers etc. Camp will always have a special place in my heart, but I think that I must say goodbye to working at camp.
I hope everyone had a great week!