It's All About Me v.2

Week 2 of Kasey's awesome link-up!
I decided to do 19 facts about myself, one for every year I've been alive.
-1-Jesus is my #1. I fail daily, and he loves me through it all.
-2- I have music ADD, I will listen to anything once. Right now, I'm on a George Strait kick though.
-3-My "type" is the gentlemanly country boy who can make a cowboy hat & wranglers look good :D I am a firm believer that civalry is NOT dead.
-4-I have the best family in the world. I believe that family is not made by blood, but by relationships.
-5- I can sing the ABC's backwards.
-6-My life verse is Philippians 4:6, Worry about Nothing & Pray about Everything. I eventually want to get a tattoo that says this!
-7-I give 100% to everything I do. I'm very all or nothing.
-8-The number one thing on my bucket list is to go stormchasing with Reed Timmer.
-9-I am a very loyal friend. You mess with one man you got us all! Go ahead and tell me what song that's from :D
-10-I gave up Mountain Dew when I got my braces on. Now I love Diet Coke.
-11-I am very perceptive on people's feelings. This can be a blessing and a curse.
-12-I'm saving my first kiss for my wedding.
-13-I love living in the country.
-14-I love NASCAR.
-15-I used to be obsessed with Barney.
-16-I'm going to attempt NaNoWriMo in November.
-17-My best birthday was when I turned 16, and my Dad surprised me at school with a HUGE cake & 24 long stem roses :D
-18-This blog post is my way of procrastinating on my Med Term homework that is due at 7 tonight.
-19-I am addicted to pinterest! Who isn't these days?
I'm also joining Meg's Mingle Monday!!

It's OK!

Time for the weekly It's OK!

It's ok....
to be super excited that one of your besties is coming over to hang out for the first time in a couple of months!
to spend $100 at Wal-Mart even after your discount since it's for Christmas presents!
to finally be getting a new mac battery after 6 or 7 months of having to be plugged in wherever you go!
to squeal with delight, when you log in and find you have a new follower!
to still be obsessed with your Erin Condren planner, a week after you bought it.
to skip your night class because you didn't want to go.
to remind you once again that Neely is under a new URL and that you need to go check her out, it's totally worth it!
to be upset that your grandpa and grandma are leaving in 5 days to go down to AZ and won't be back til December and then go back til April/May.
to have a movie marathon by yourself, 8 seconds and Twister if you are wondering.
to have a date with your bloggy bff while watching Twister & quote the movie line for line on facebook because she lives all the way in NC.
to cry every single time you watch 8 seconds no matter what.
to really hope that Lane doesn't get killed at the end of the movie each time, and each time be disappointed.
to play Mom to your 16 year old newly licensed sister when your Mom is out of town
So what's ok with you this week?
Go link up at either Amber or Neely's blog!

It's OK!

So I decided to try out a new link-up, everybody seems to be doing it, so why not?-It's OK to FINALLY be linking up with Amber & Neely, it only took me 9 weeks(:-It's OK to be frustrated when work schedules me at 1, because then I can't watch DAYS at Noon.-It's okay to be obsessed with the aforementioned Days of Our Lives.-It's okay that I have found a new guilty pleasure in Dirty Soap.-It's okay to think it's outrageous that Caribou is getting so expensive!!-It's okay to be excited that Mady is driving now.-It's okay that I've been having PB&J for the last 3 or 4 days for lunch.
So what's okay with you this week?
Go link up with Amber & Neely!!

Smalltown USA

When I was first born, I lived in a town about half hour away from the Twin Cities. The same town I actually go to school in now. When I was 7, my parents divorced. My mom and my brother and I moved to a town about 10 minutes from Minneapolis. I was ok with the move and didn't really realize how much I didn't like living that close to the city until I was in my junior high/high school years when I realized how I loved visiting my dad about an hour away from the cities. I didn't realize how much I truly loved it til I moved to my dad's after graduating high school.

I love the small town feel. I am asked often if I would ever move closer to the cities again, and honestly I find hard to say anything other than no. I love my town. I love the way when someone is hurting the whole community gathers around their family. I love the fact that everybody knows everybody. I'm enthralled with the fact that I can tell people who my parents and grandparents are, and nine times out of ten they know who I am referring to, and give me some sort of story or anecdote about them.

I love where I live. I am ten minutes either way from two medium sized cities. My grandparents and aunt and uncle live on the street behind us. I never wonder who would be there for me if something were to happen.

I have noticed living here for the last year and few months how NICE people are around here for the most part. They rarely make you feel like you're a burden and most of the time have a smile for you and a good word to give. It's like the line from the Kenny Chesney song "Boys of Fall" I've got your number, I got your back when your back's against the wall, you mess with one man you got us all.

I am very blessed to call this place home & do not take it for granted.

By the way, this is my first link-up for Pour Your Heart Out.

Life Update

Time for a major life update, I've been kind of absent around these parts.

Twins Game-- The Twins game we went to that my dad was getting honored at was FUN! I got to hang with my grandparents--both sides (: it twas amazingg! They did end up losing though.

Camping-- Camping was really fun as well! Mady & I were accused of being anti-social though. Sorry people, when I have to be social all week at work & school, I need ME time, which some can consider anti-social, but whatevs. Got eaten alive by mosquitoes!

Work-- Work has been going great! I love customer service, well most of the time anyways! I celebrated a year of working at Wal-Mart on the 27th. Crazy to think it's been that long!

Home Life-- With celebrating a year at work, I also celebrated a year of living at home. I don't regret my choice at all. Lynn & Mady are still two of my best friends. Mady & I have stayed up til 1 or 2 a.m watching Army Wives the last two nights. My baby Cooper is growing like a weed. His paws are ginormous & his ears are HUGE! I love him! Over the course of the year, I've wondered a few times what it would be like to live by myself or in dorms, but I quickly realize I would be missing SO much time with my family.

School-- Today is the last day of summer semester. Can I get a hallelujah? Summer semester is WAYY stressful. I'm just glad that I have 18 days off & then have a full semester instead of an 8 week semester that stuffs 19 weeks full of material in.