Sense

Sense, there are so many different ones. My favorite sense would have to be our sense of smell. It brings joy, hunger, disgust and everything in between. A certain smell can remind you of grandmas and bring a smile to your face or maybe even a tear to your eye. A smell of a mans cologne can still make a heart skip a beat knowing that their partner is close by. Sense is so many different strong things that without any of them the world would be such a boring place.

About Blogging

I have never really done much about a blog ever in my life. I never had a reason to start one and I never really like writing stuff and not knowing who sees it and who is reading what I am writing about. When my creative writing teacher told me about the blog we would be doing throughout the semester I will be honest I was thinking great another thing I have to keep on top of during the week. Throughout the semester we have been blogging but it has not become something to remember to do, it is more of a release. It is surprising how much you can feel better just by jotting a little bit. You can share the joy, tears, laughter everything with so many different people and what not. Blogging has definitely changed how I think about it over the semester and probably something I will do for a while :)

Family

So, growing up my sisters and I were each others worst enemies. My youngest sister and I treated each other more like brothers than sisters. We had the cat fights but we also drew blood and created bruises. It was bad. Now today...I would give my life for them. My sisters and I are each others best friends. We would be there for each other no matter what. On april fools day I texted my youngest and told her that my boyfriend of six years cheated on me and she sent him a text, quite upset and saying nasty things and its surprising because she is the quiet one. Family will be the only people in your life who will be there for you no matter what. They have to love you and choose to love you too. Without them in my life I would never be where I am today. They are my support team and also my advice. Sisters are a blessing that I got lucky to have in life.

Monday Night

The theme music begins. I stand in the kitchen, hands pruning from cleaning up the supper we just enjoyed. "The air is electrifying here in... " I miss where the show is taking place this night. Monday nights have evolved to Monday Night RAW night with my hubby. He loves the show and so I will spend time with him and do homework while he watches. Even though it is extremely fake it gets interesting at times. Three hours of our night are spent watching this. We can see all the different people, the drama, and everything else. "Kim! Its starting, come here and watch!" he shouts from the bedroom. "I will be there in a second. I have to finish cleaning. " I holler back. A whine is heard just to my right and there is my Bella sitting waiting for food to be dropped. She snaps up onto her back legs and assumes her begging position. I find a piece of chicken and give it to her. She carefully takes it out of my hand and sets it on the floor. She must sniff it before she eats it. A wag of the tail tells me she likes it. I finish with the dishes and wipe off the counters and table. Everything done I walk to the room and sit on the bed. Now its time for our show....

Story from a Classified Ad

4-wheeler for sale. The words on the page do not do this four wheeler justice. You see it was my only sons first buy. He saved up for it and the joy on his face when he got to take me dad to help him pick it how warmed my soul. We settled on the 2005 Yamaha 200 cc. He didn't want to look anymore once he laid eyes on it but he just wanted to drive it the hour ride home. I told him he can drive it onto the trailer and go crazy once we get home. Many nights were spent hoarse throat trying to yell at him to come in and get ready for bed, stop driving around when it is midnight. Looking back on it I wish I would of just let him take it for as long as he wants. Two years after this purchase he was diagnosed with leukemia. Imagine having to put your child through the torture of dealing with that and seeing the pain and tears in their eyes. Even the strongest man on the planet would break as easy as Achilles hit in the heel to a child in pain. He fought long and he fought hard. Day by day I would visit him and you could see him slipping away. The doctors gave him six months because he wasn't responding to treatment. My wife and I decided to bring him home. I picked up my only child, my baby boy in my arms and held him for the whole ride home, making sure that he never saw the tears in my eyes. Those next five months (he didn't make it all the way) went by way too fast. He started not being able to move on his own. He couldn't keep food down and more and more you could see the pain in his face changing to depression along with it. My child had only a little time left on this planet and I needed to make the most of it for him. My face lit up when I saw that Yamaha in the backyard next to the broken down swing set. I scooped him up out of bed, surprised by how light he had gotten, and dressed him warmly for the experience we were about to have. I grabbed the helmet and put it on him, sat him down and swung my leg right behind him. It was a little cramped for the both of us and my back end hung off the back but we were just going for a stroll. I started it up and we took off. We never went too fast just fast enough to get the wind blowing in our faces. For the first time since he was diagnosed I heard his laugh again. Before I knew it we were both laughing and hollering. All the pain and suffering we were going through got lost in the wind that was trailing behind us now. For the next two months we would take these rides and it would be the only joy it brought to him. Luckily for me, he passed away in his sleep the day after he told me he loved me with all his heart and we took our last ride. This four-wheeler was a main part of him that I never wanted to get rid of but unfortunately we got struck with very hard times and the recession. So to you it may be just a four-wheeler that is a fun ride for your child but know the joy that it brought to my son and I hope whoever buys this four-wheeler will treasure it just as much as I did is I all I ask of you God. 

Seattle!

Seattle! I have been there two different times and I cannot wait to go back there in Aug! I have an uncle and aunt who live out  there and cousins and they have never met my boyfriend. They finally get to meet him!! Also I have seen everything I want to see in Seattle and now he finally gets to go on his first vacation that is all about him! How exciting!!!

Itchy Feet

Its that time of year again. Spring Break, and yes I have very itchy feet. Who doesn't have itchy feet over spring break. Many people that I know are going to all these tropical warm places and I am very jealous. It is going to take a long trip to the Caribbean to thaw me out! However for my spring break I am spending it with my Grandma. She loves to quilt and I want to make a T-shirt quilt so what better way to spend my spring break? Plus I love grandma time. I'm super excited because Brandon and I will be moving in together this summer and we are huge Sioux fans. So for this blanket we are taking a bunch of our Sioux t shirts and combining them together to make this quilt. The only issue I have is deciding whether I want it to be thick blanket or not so thick blanket. O well, I'll be able to make a decision in three days....I hope...

100 of each!

Begin with 50 things I like and end with 50 more with the hate in the middle. Start with positive and end with positive :)

1. My boyfriend of 6 years

2. My Puppy in Heaven Katy

3. My puppy Anabelle

4. My family

5. My friends 

6. Scrapbooking

7. Photography

8. Organization

9. Food

10. Tattoos 

11. Horses

12. My aunt’s farm

13. Grandparents house

14. My car

15. My freedom

16. Subway

17. Curb Shopping

18. Thrift Store Shopping

19. Couponing

20.  Road Trips

21. Random adventures

22. Surprises

23. Sunsets

24. Sunrises

25.Spring Time

26. Diet Coke

27. Random Date Nights

28. Every Mon WWE Date Nights

29. Owning my own car

30. Family Guy

31. American Dad

32. Random Acts of Kindness

33. Dance Nights

34. Just Dance Games

35. Being Loved

36. Reading a Really Good Book

37. When your favorite book becoming a movie

38. If I were to win the lottery

39. My long hair

40. Contrasting

41. Blue Eyes

42. Ghost Stories

43. Haunted Tours

44. Sons of Anarchy

45. My Faith

46. Munchies

47. Getting Homework done early

48. Surprising Someone49. Catching up

50. Flying

 Now for 100 things I hate....

1. Clowns

2. Ice Cream

3. Cake

4. Chocolate

5. Animal Abusers

6. Black with Navy Blue

7. All the noises in a coffee shop

8. When people complain

9. Liars

10. Chewing Tobacco

11. Tax Season

12. Nails on A chalk Board

13. Cauliflower

14. Annoying Drunks

15. Cramps

16. Socks when sleeping in bed

17. Wal-Mart

18. Having to go to work

19. Having to pay bills

20. Dirty Car

21. When people fly past you driving

22. When people drive too slowly

23. Pedestrians who think they own city

24. Don’t Brush Teeth

25. People who are childish

26. Losing a Friend

27. Being Lied to

28. Headaches

29. Being Sick

30. Taking care of someone sick

31. Running Late

32. Rude People

33. Squash

34. Sauerkraut

35. Pickled Eggs

36. Stress

37. Exams

38. School

39. Getting Questions wrong

40. Asking a question and feeling dumb

41. Insomnia

42. Boredom

43. Not winning the lottery

44. Gross Restaurants

45. Annoying Kids

46. Headaches

47. Migraines

48. Stomach Aches

49. Dislocating my knee

50. Cracked Heels

51. Winter

52. Constipation

53. Having to go to the bathroom

54. Being way too warm

55. People who stink

56. People who don’t shower

57. When hair looks greasy

58. Brushing my dogs teeth

59. Abuse

60. Addictions

61. Forgetting Something

62. Buying Gas

63. Sore Feet

64. Sore Muscles

65. Blisters

66. Dirty Houses

67. Burnt Popcorn

68. Trying a new recipe that sucks

69. Waking up early

70. Commercials

71. Cliff-hanger endings

72. Washing dishes

73. Stiff Neck

74. Lowered Trucks

75. Car Dealerships

76. Car Sales men

77. Dramatic People

78. Getting Lost

79. Paper Cuts

80. Speed Bumps

81. Red Lights

82. Police

83. Red Lights when no one is around but you

84. Middle of the back of the car

85. Super awkward situations

86. No parking spots

87. Slow computers

88. Allergies

89. Bullies

90. Carnivals

91. Broken things

92. Pain

93. Broken bones

94. Dislocated knee

95. Color blindness

96. Brussels sprouts

97. Cavities

98. Lazy people

99. Nasty smells

100. Making lists of things I like/hate

and lastly 50 more things I like.....

51. Bubble wrap

52. Hunting

53. Smiling

54. Broccoli

55. Chinese Food

56. Seeing family out west

57. New clothes

58. A nice pen

59. Comforting people

60. Having a true friend

61. Working out

62. Cleaning

63. Laundry

64. Cooking

65. Organizing

66. Baking

67.  Caramel delites

68. New shoes

69. New phone

70.  Candles

71. Bubble baths

72. Mountain

73. Sioux Hockey

74. Payday

75. Birthdays

76. Christmas time

77. Decorating

78. Nicknames

79. Memories

80. Little kid laughs

81. Funny commercials

82. Chapstik

83. Coffee in the morning

84. Bonfires

85. Back road driving

86. Abandoned house picture taking

87. Finding money

88. Autumn leaves

89. Holding hands

90. Full tank of gas

91. Playgrounds

92. Horror movies

93. Actions movies

94. Good moods

95. Seeing parents younger

96. Getting complimented

97. Dreams

98. Hugs off the ground

99. Morning texts

100. Being done with this list.

Showing the World....

Writing is a way to express yourself and get yourself out there. I enjoy writing. I also enjoy picture taking. My sister and I travel through the summer and take pictures of random places we find. Photography is a great way to get out and smell the fresh air and can be a great way to experience and explore all this world has to offer. Just think of the stories that could be told by the things you find...

 

Favorite Memory

There are so many different memories that I would never want to lose. Having to choose a favorite one is unfair and I am unable to decide my favorite memory. What I will do is I have a memory that I hold very dear to my heart. At age four, my grandpa, my moms dad, passed away. I never got to know him like I would want to and so many things I wish he could have been a part of but he is now watching down on me all the times. Anyways, back to the memory, every time when my sister and I would end up visiting our grandma and grandpa, grandpa would always make us give him a big old squeeze and then he would sneak us a pack of doublemint gum. It would be the 25 cent packages from the store and we would always look forward to gum from grandpa. 

The smell of the gum or seeing it in a store makes the image of my grandpa pop up in my mind. This memory is so dear to me because over all the years it would be the only memory of my grandpa that has stayed constant and never changed or put in my head through stories.

Quote Writing

"God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, nor sun without rain, But He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears and light for the way."

I am a very religious person and I find this quote quite moving. Everyone has hard times and everyone has good times. During those dark times we constantly wonder why me or whats going on why am I being picked on when really we need to take a step back and see if it is really as bad as we are making it sound. God has helped me through many dark times and there were many mistakes I have made through my life. I have gone down a dark path but came out on top. During that dark period is when my faith helped me through and grew so strong. Whether you are religious or not if you take out the God part it still makes you think that everything happens and you just need to move on and stay strong and be true to yourself.

Glimpse into me...

This past weekend was a weekend full of everything in my life that I enjoy so much. On Friday night my boyfriend and I went to the Ralph Engelstad Arena and enjoyed a very intense game of hockey! It was very physical and ended up being a tied game but was some really good hockey! Then Sat night my younger sister came home and watched the game with me at home with our puppies. We are a huge Fighting Sioux hockey family and enjoy it so much. My boyfriend and I enjoy it so much that this upcoming weekend we will be in Nebraska for the Omaha/ND game  and outdoor game on Friday, I couldn't be more excited!! Then on Sunday of course it was superbowl and my youngest sister also came home so we had the whole family home for Superbowl. This is rare because we are all spread out but we are a very close family so we love being together as much as we can. I also had my very close friends come over so it was a day of good food, good game and commericals, and most important it was good company. So the glimpse into me is that I love spending time with my boyfriend, my family, my pets and my friends. Wish me luck on my way to Nebraska this upcoming weekend :)

Blogasize!

1. Link to the person who tagged you

2. Post these rules on your blog

3. Tell about your six quirks, see below.

4. Tag three bloggers to do the same

5. Leave them a comment to let them know you’ve tagged them


My six quirks:

1.  I have slight OCD. It does not control my life but I need to have everything neat and 

     orderly.

2. My biggest pet peeve is using the word "retarded" I find it very rude and inconsiderate and 

   unnecessary.

3.  I am a die hard Sioux Hockey and Packers fan.

4.  I am majorly obsessed with my animals. Without them I have no idea how I would survive.
5.  My favorite prints are zebra and camouflage. Two opposite ends of the spectrum but I can 

     never have enough of either.
6.  I actually enjoy cleaning, cooking, laundry and other household duties but the one thing I 

    hate is doing dishes. 

Why Write?

Writing is a way that you can express yourself. Writing is a way to take all the emotions that you have inside and let them out on paper. It is a gateway from the imagination and a pathway of emotions and really knowing the author. Writing to some is just another assignment while to others it is a way of life. Everyone is always different and everyone expresses themselves different. If we were all the same it would be so boring. Remember being little and I remember having a password journal and that was my lifeline.

 I wrote how horrible my mother was because she made me clean my room. Its a relief to write. Now I look back and my writing then was quite hilarious because I would write in CAPITAL LETTERS and permanent marker when I was mad but it had the same effect as it does now. I write when I have a problem to solve because it is like talking to myself and coming up with a solution or when I just need someone to vent but no one would be able to understand it but me. Writing is just a pouring out of feeling and emotion and extremely heartfelt. Whether you write about a story or write about your life its a therapy of sorts for many and for many others they write because they have to. Luckily for me, I enjoy writing and I enjoy expressing myself through the words on my computer.