Welcome Fall!!!!

Today is officially the first day of fall! You would think that being a summer person I would not be happy. However, I feel like  I have to have all the other seasons to enjoy summer as much as I do and lets face it being allergic to the sun life will be a bit easier in Autumn!

I will miss the summer but I am so looking forward to fall because I love the smell after the first rain! I love the smell of Halloween! I love Halloween! I love Thanksgiving. I love watching all the leaves turn. I love that I can bundle up in all my warm layers and not be looked at like I'm crazy. (cause I still bundle up in summer a lot) I love that I get to watch my Ducks splash around in puddles and my crazy Lab chase after them. I love that the cats stay indoors and snuggle more. I love that I can drink herbal tea without getting overly warm! I just love the fall!

One of the best things about living in Oregon is we have everything. We have very defined seasons. It gets pretty hot in the summer and fairly cold in the winter (although our winters are mild enough where I live that people are still horrible at driving in it because they rarely have to) I love that in Oregon we have mountains, beaches, forests, and deserts. It's just sort of awesome here! I'm sure by about November I will be missing sunshine again but for right now I'm enjoying the rain and overcast days! I like having an excuse to stay inside and read cause I'm lame like that! Happy first day of fall!

Tuff

Today could have been considered a bad day. I broke out in hives, was stung by a bee multiple times, had bad pains remaining from the biopsy. Instead I choose to look at the bright side. Today was a good day because I got to be outside. Today was a good day because my husband, my brother and I got my garden in. Today was a good day because I survived being stung multiple times. Today was a good day because even after all of that and all the allergy meds to keep me alive I mustered the energy to cook. So, even though several bad things happened I'm choosing to make it a good day. I chose to keep going and be Tuff. I chose how my day would be. Thanks to my husband and little brothers hard work we have a lot to show for our work day! It was a good day!

They call me Snow White.

Ever since I could walk I remember loving animals. We used to visit a place called grandkid acres. I would feed the giraffes and pet the horses. The goats would follow me along the fence line. I even pet a hyena there thinking it was a dog. See, animals have never been afraid of me. Squirrels will come stand on my feet while playing. Raccoons follow me everywhere. I have had a wild cougar walk right past me. Because of this fact my family has dubbed this my Snow White Syndrome. It works well on babies too. Some of the most shy kids ever will come right up and talk to me at work. I would never give up this gift fir anything. My husband worries because anytime we drive by a dangerous creature like a bear or a cougar they try to keep pace with the vehicle. I insist that they like me and want to see me my husband says they want to kill and eat me. I love that birds will land on my shoulders. Our cows act like I am a drug they are addicted to. A few have lost their voice from mooing for me all day. This does make me take it very hard for me when an animal dies. Even possums I cry when I see road kill. But the joy I get from having a big cow run up and put her head against my belly to hug me. Or when the blue crane that live on our farm walks with me up the river. I will take that feeling over anything. It is sometimes irritating because I can't be with all the animals all the time so there is a lot of crying for me that goes on. Even the crane squawks when I'm with too many people and he's afraid to get close. The fact that these animals trust me 100% as soon as the see me is amazing. I love being Snow White. This is one syndrome I'll happily keep. :)

2013 a year in review

Well as with most years 2013 has had some huge ups and some pretty big downs. My two still living grandparents died 3 days apart from each other in March. That was the roughest part of my year. My husband lost his job and has had trouble finding a new one. But I turned 30 and got a trip to the zoo filled with great memories. I found out I'm going to be an aunt. I got trained in the pharmacy at work. The beginning of the year my health was very bad and it felt like it just kept getting worse but recently my health has been improving. I'm having less seizures, less migraines, and less kidney stones. My family has had decent health. No major family feuds.  I think in general it's been a great year. I have a very dear friend expecting a baby any day now and I can't wait for her arrival. If she shows up in the next few days then I will have one more thing to feel blessed for in 2013. If not then she'll have to be my first thankful thing of 2014! I try every year to let myself mourn the poor things that happened that year but I also try to think of the things that I feel so blessed for. I got my 2 precious kitties this year. I gained more friends then I lost. I feel like my life is moving towards a very positive place. I don't make new years resolutions because I don't like to set myself up for disappointment but I'm hoping to keep the happiness going in 2014. I hope to drink more water, focus on mine and my husbands health and eating habits better. I want to plant an even bigger garden this year. If those things don't happen it's not the end of the world but I'd like to try to improve. I think as long as we're always striving to get better then the world will keep improving. So weather you make resolutions or not I wish you all a very happy 2014!

Thanksgiving stress

Every year as it gets close to Thanksgiving I freak out. I worry that the house isn't clean enough. I worry that I'll be to exhausted from working the week before. I worry that I have forgotten to buy something. And every year my whole life it ends up the same. It doesn't matter if I cook everything or not. It ends up that I have a moment after everyone arrives and is chatting and laughing that I look around and feel just thankful to be here with these people. It doesn't matter if I run out of butter or if I forgot to dust that one table. It all ends up fine. I always enjoy myself whether I be with my family or my husbands family. It is a great holiday to just enjoy what you have! I get so caught up with the hussle and bussle of working in a grocery store before thanksgiving. There are always more sweet customers then rude ones. I mostly try to focus on the nice customers! But it does threaten to ruin my joy when someone screams at me about where we keep our croutons or the fact that I'm not a bank and don't keep large bills in my register for them to give as a gift. But then a sweet customer will come up and hug me and wish me a happy Thanksgiving! Those are the moments I choose to focus on. Just like when my family is all laughing and having fun. Focus on the joy of the holiday and you will feel truly thankful! God bless! Happy Thanksgiving!

What would I do if I won the lottery?

I always see on these t.v. shows all of the stupid stuff people spend lottery money on. Why are these people winning? Come on God here's a list of things I would do if money were no object.
- Pay off my mother and mother-in-laws mortgages.
-Remodel our home
- Make sure both brothers had reliable vehicles.
-Spend more time fishing with grandpa.
- Take all of my coworkers to a movie night.
- Make improvements on the farm. (Maybe build a hobbit hole)
- Raise more rescue pets.
-Make sure that all of my Nieces and Nephews felt spoiled and loved!
- Go on a real honeymoon.
- Invest in my families happiness. Because how could you regret that?
-Take my family to Disney World.
- Go see friends and family in different states.
- But the most important thing I would do is pay it forward. Not just pay for someones groceries or Christmas presents but like do something to allow them time to enjoy their families.
I think the world would truly be a better place if I won the lottery. Just somethin to think about God. ;)

Two words that can make my day

So I am not really a huge T.v. or movie person. But I could watch YouTube for hours on end. There are so many YouTubers I love to watch. Of course daily grace. I like pointlessblog. vlogbrothers were the original ones who got me into YouTube. I like bitsandclips and missjenfabulous but there is one YouTuber who I look forward to her videos every Sunday. I watch all my videos in order but if I see this person has a new video I always watch hers first. She's adorable full of positivity and has probably the cutest baby on earth. The beginning of her videos start with two words that always make me smile, Aloha Sprinklerinos! Yep I adore Sprinkleofglitter. I love how happy she is. I love seeing how amazing she is with her daughter. I love her friendship with Zoella which reminds me so much of my besty and me. It also doesn't hurt that she's British and has an adorable accent. She likes all things pink and sparkly and she's not afraid to be silly or a little geeky or totally fangirl out. I like that because I do all those things. She has a great mix of content on her channel. She posts beauty, lifestyle, mommy stuff, etc. She's even a bit obsessed with stationary and organization like me. So next time you find yourself on YouTube check her out I bet you anything she'll make you smile and the babyglitter videos will for sure brighten your day! +Louise Pentland +Louise Pentland +Zoe Sugg +Grace Helbig +Alfie Deyes +MissJenFABULOUS https://www.youtube.com/user/Sprinkleofglitter