Friday, February 27, 2009

Snowstorm Julia Pictures

Here are some pictures I took for this past snowstorm. I don't think we got the 6 inches that they said we did, but who am I to judge....hahah Here you go:





Above: Snowstorm Julia Arrives and we could still see grass.

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The grass quickly disappears and is replaced by snow.












Now it's really gone.

The next day, all the snow is down. Notice only the top of the picnic table is showing now....guess their goes my picnic.
The one thing I really hate here is how the wind drifts the snow so bad. Here it is piled against my patio door. Let's hope I don't have to use it anytime soon.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

About Me....

This is the survey going around, predominately on Facebook but I didn't want to do it on there so I'm doing it on here. I figure less people read this anyways so here you go....

1) I always wanted to be some type of biologist (preferably a wildlife biologist) but didn't go for that in college because I couldn't pass chemistry (and a part of me hates the uniforms they have to wear.)

2) I have the colors for my wedding already picked out.

3) I'd drink every night of the week if I didn't get hangovers.

4) I take it personally when my favorite TV shows get cancelled, which it seems like all the ones I really like do after a short run.

5) I dream of designing/building my own home exactly the way I want so I'm constantly trying to take mental notes of things in houses that I like. Chances of me ever being able to do this are slim however.

6) My dream jobed turned out to be a crock and I hate some people for it and I'm not sure I'll ever forgive them. I realized some people only think about themselves and I pray that karma is real.

7) I would love to live in Canada, Oregon, Kentucky or Texas but I can't even get myself to leave Wisconsin.

8) When I go to restaurants I always order Lemonade, no matter what the season.

9) I make my bedroom messy just so I can clean it later.

10) I have minor obsessive compulsive disorder. When I leave a public place I have to look where I was sitting and count to 8 twice before I can move on and be positive I left nothing behind.

11) Some of the best days of my life were when the playground was flooded in elementary school and they put up road blocks and we got to play in the street.

12) I hate losing touch with people and I still try to find people I was friends with from elementary school.

13) I cryed every day before school from Kindergarten to half way through third grade. I'm not exaggerating either, ask my mother.

14) My biggest fear in elementary school was when we had safety days and you had to jump out the emergency door in the back of the bus.

15) I wish I lived on a farm, or in the country where people really had barn dances. I want to end up in a tiny town where everyone knows everyone and be really happy with my life. That would be wonderful. However I also have a deep love of window shopping and being able to walk down the sidewalks in towns and go into stores, I believe now they're called 'pedestrian friendly cities.'

16) I often buy items and then return them later after I sit and contiplate if I really need it or not. On the same topic, I love getting new clothes but I often have a hard time wearing them. It's like I need a new occasion or something special to break them into my wordrobe.

17) I wish I could go back to the times when almost every weekend was spent with family and friends. When we played in the barn yard at our grandparents or sat in the screen porch playing cards. When the sun was setting and it was beginning to turn to dusk. Even back a couple years ago when I was in college. Only this time, I'd take those times less for granted and realize how special they were.

18) I absolutely love documentaries; especially pertaining to the midwest, the deep south, or the Appalachian Mt area; when they tell the stories about people's lives...their hardships, their triumphs, their every day doings. (David Sutherland is my fav. producer) I can't imagine a better job then being able to make documentaries.

19) I wish the amount of money I had in my bank account didn't matter or make my life an easier. I want to take at least a year of my life and donate it to volunteering for different organizations. I would love to help soldiers coming back with PTSD get reacquainted with the life we live every day; help Native Americans secure everyday necessaties for life such as jobs, transportation, affordable housing and health care. I want to become fluent in ASL and teach it to children. I would build a shelter and take in abandoned animals. I want to be able to actually have the courage to do these things and not just type about them.

20) I would give a lot of things up if I could be fluent in Polish. I want to be able to go overseas one day and view the historical monuments and places involved in WWII.

21) I hate talking on the phone and won't listen to voicemails for days. I'll text you or email you 25 times over 2 hours rather then talk to you for 3 minutes.

22) I have post-its and a pen by my bed because I think of random things at night and I have to write them down or I can't sleep.

23) I love clean hair but I hate wet hair and I love being tan but I hate being in a swimsuit.

24) If I was irresponsible I'd spend all my money on jewelry, purses and shoes. If you had told me this when I was in junior high, I would have called you a liar and punched you.

25) Also if I was irresponsible I'd spend all my money on home decor, which would be like someone lactos-intolerant spending all their money on ice cream cones. I live in a one bedroom apt. with not much decorating space.

26) I love taking pictures! If the market wasn't so saturated as it is, I'd become a professional photographer.

27) I think I lived in a past life in the 50's, 60's and 70's.

28) I absolutely love cloudy and dreary spring/fall days. When things are all kind of muted tones. It reminds me of going outside in high school to practice softball or sitting and watching games in weather like this. I love it.

29) The little things in life are what are the greatest to me. Like all my laundry being done, the garbage emptied, the house cleaned, right after you fill up your gas tank, a new haircut/color.

30) I hope one day I can look back on this list and remember fondly memories from that time and have most of these things happen to me/be living them.

Snowstorm Julia

Today was snowstorm Julia for Northeastern Wisconsin. It did start with quite the bang too. Right on the dot at 3:00 pm it started to snow and got heavier and blew really hard until a little while ago. Unfortunately I don't think we got anywhere near what we were predicted to get, which was 6 - 8 inches. My guess is we got about 3 or 4 at most. It's so hard to tell here since the snow blows so bad. The cars in the parking lot have snow all over them but then infront of my patio door there is grass. Depending on where you are on the complex it will very on the snow we received.

So this weekend my parents are coming down to celebrate my birthday with me, even though it's not for a couple more weeks. My mom and I are going for manicures tomorrow night and then going to see STOMP on Saturday. I'm so excited because neither of us have ever gotten manicures and I've always wanted to see STOMP. Hope it's a great weekend.

Today I went to the library and got some books and read some magazines. It's way cheaper, well free to go to the library and read People, SI, etc then to buy subscriptions or buy them at stores. I got to catch up on all the gossip of the stars. Then I went to JoAnns Fabrics which I'm pretty sure is my new favorite store. I found some great fabric that I want to make into pillows. I was first looking for fabric to make into a "green bag" but I found this and just had to get it. I even passed it up and went back and got it, with the intentions of making a bag but got the idea for pillows when I was buying it. I'm excited and I'll post some pictures when I get them done. I'm going to do it at home and try to wipe the dust off my moms old sewing machine. It will go way faster that way then by hand! I do need to find some fabric for the backs though. Now I still have to find some fun fabric to make a "green bag." These bags are usually used to put groceries/produce in at the store but I want to make a fun summer bag/purse. It's way cheaper then buying a new purse too. Even though there are a couple at Shopko that I'm looking at. (I've always wanted a bright yellow purse.)

Another thing, I was looking at the home decor there...I know stupid since I live in a one bedroom apartment, but they have such cute stuff there. I never thought I'd ever be into the nautical theme stuff but they have a great section that is nautical but not the red, white and navy blue that I usually associate with that theme. It was almost like a beachy nautical and was really cute stuff. They also had these great turquoise/navy blue type vases and decorations that I loved. Everything usually is like 40% off there but it's still to expensive for my budget now. Maybe someday I can buy that store out! haha

So I'm thinking of going back to school since I'm having such a hard time finding a job. I've found a couple associates programs at local schools that I hope would help me get a job. I'm in the process of setting up meetings with the two schools down here to see what classes I can get taken out because I already took them at UWM. Maybe I could get it down to a year and a summer or something. That would be nice.

Ok well I hope you're not snowed in wherever you are! Take Care and stay warm!

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

traveling down the road and back again

After a great weekend I'm back at the apartment for the week. It's suppose to snow tonight and I'm looking forward to it. I'm kind of like an old person and probably would do very well as one. I love it when it snows now because I don't have to go anywhere and I can just watch the snow. However, it does upset me that I have no where to go. Not much longer and my unemployment runs out and I have to apply for a 7 week extension...then what? I've been using an employment agency to help with my search and I got a call from them today saying that they don't have any jobs for me that fit my work history and that they'll be on the look out for me. Well that's nice to have some help but depressing too. When a company who's job it is to find you a job and they can't...it doesn't give one much hope.

My birthday is coming up and I am looking forward to celebrating yet also not. I feel like 24 is so old but yet so young yet. I guess I just never thought that this is where I'd be in my life at 24. It scares me to think of where I could possibly be at 25. This economy needs to turn around soon for myself and thousands of other people.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Dreary Days




I love dreary days. I'm not sure what it is about them but I just love the rainy, cloudy days outside. Today happens to be one of those days too. Maybe it's because if you don't do anything on days like this you don't feel so bad for yourself? Not sure but I love them. Maybe because it reminds me of the first days of softball practice when it was still wet and kind of crappy out and we'd go outside to finally practice on the field. I love watching games in weather like this too. The snow has melted quite a bit too. The rain definitely did a number on it. I think old Phil might have been wrong on that six more weeks of winter. So far we've had great weather since his prediction.






Monday, February 02, 2009

Yuck

I'm recovering from the flu and what a flu it was! I haven't been that sick in forever, excluding hangover sickness. I was so tired all I wanted to do was sleep but then when I woke up from sleeping, I'd be sick. My head pounded all day and still hurts today. It was one of those where like your whole head just hurts, I couldn't even put it on the pillow without it hurting. I'm so glad it's over and I hope everyone avoids it because it is NOT nice.