Twilight Zone

My weekend started out fine, I went to work on Friday and Saturday. I got off at 9 Saturday and went home. I took a shower and then the phone rang, it was my sister's friend's mom called to see if Rachel and my sister had gotten home OK. Here's the ketch, they weren't supposed to be at my house they were supposed to be at Rachel's house, or at least that was the other part of the lie. So at 10 o'clock at night I was on my way into town to meet up with my best friend Chelsea and Sydney and their friend Joey so that we could find them. We went to Legion park, English park, the parking garage, Jack C. Fisher, Malco, Fogel, the Plaza, anywhere and everywhere that any of us had ever been with anyone or had gone to hang out with people. All the time rain is coming down and phones are ringing and going dead. Then at 12 o'clock the cops get called and two state troopers get called out to the house to try and find the two delinquents. For two hours straight the men are going through my sister's cell phone, which she left at home, and calling everyone; waking them up at what is going on 2 am and asking if they had seen her. Well after all that, we finally find the two and again me and Chelsea have to go back to Legion to meet the girls because they refuse to tell the police where they have been. So we get there and have to wait for another hour because someone has finally come clean and told them everything. We all finally get home at 4 am and go to bed and everyone is mad, upset, and exhausted. Chelsea, Mom, and I wake up the next morning around 2. My sister is still sleeping off the night before in bed, and Chelsea and I are starving because we haven't eaten since 7:30 the day before.
So Chelsea and I decide to go into town and get something to eat before I have to be at work later in the day. Chelsea follows me into town in her car and I drive my SUV. We get to the intersection of HWY 56 and 81 right in front of Golfland and guess what, I wreck. Yep, that's right, after everything that had happened that night, and all the miles that I had driven, God picks that moment to show us how bad things really could be, I hope he finds it hilarious. So since all our phones were completely dead from the night before we had to flag people down, one can imagine how well that went. One car of four people waved right back at me and kept right on driving! After we finally did get someone to stop who had a phone we had to call yet another police officer and wait, in the rain, on the side of the rode, with people staring.
So need less to say I did not go into work on Sunday and after we finally did get my car out from under the fence, we went to McDonalds to get food, because we still had not eaten. I walked into Chelsea's house and went towards the kitchen to throw away my drink. I made not even two steps in before I was in the air then on the floor. It was such a slap in the face after everything that had happened all I could think to do was laugh, and I did laugh, I laughed and I cried and I laughed more. Then I remembered that my pants were probably going to be soaked from my coke and I started to look up and see what the damage was. It was standing up, perfectly straight in the air as if God himself had placed it there to say it was all in good fun! So, naturally, I started laughing again.

Hugs and Kisses

Everyone loves Herseys, its just something that is almost universal. But for the longest time I thought that they were all the same, a kiss is a kiss is a kiss. It took me years to find that my favorite kind of kiss was never even a kiss at all. It was a hug! Its weird how one can go through life never finding out such vital information.

Shelly the Sea Horse

I have this little red bracelet that is very, very cute. Because, you see, when you take off the bracelet it goes turns into something totally different. Do you want to guess what it turns into? A sea horse!

Its funny how something can look one way in one situation and once its put into a new situation one might not even recognize what it was to begin with. I think that people are a lot like that too. We go from one personality at school, at work, with friends, to a brand new one at home. We censor words and actions, and are always thinking about how our actions can be taken the wrong way be others. Really one could say that no one will ever know the real person behind all the roles we play, many times I have wondered if we really even know ourselves after we take off all the roles at the end of the day. Everyone tries to tell people what they want to hear and be the person that is easy to work with, but sometimes we just don't feel like it. So for right now, at this moment, I think that I will bounce into my new shape, and become my own sea horse, or maybe I'd rather be a gold fish. :)

How to Have a Perfect Day

What You Need:

1. Coloring Books

2. Crayons

3. Blankets

4. Music

5. Best friend

Directions:

1. Climb through bedroom window onto roof above dining room

2. Spread blanket and layout pillows
3. Turn on music and relax

4. When boredom sets in reach for coloring books and enjoy

Turkey Turkey Turkey

So what do you say when you see a turkey crossing the road? And what do you say when the turkey can't decide which way to run? Well, I say "Ahhhh," as we go down the hill and the turkey gets closer and closer, but apparently some people are forced into gobbling the word over and over; "Turkey, turkey, turkey!!!" as wings are flapping and feathers are flying and the turkey is hovering over the windshield and we zoom under it at 45 miles an hour.

Favorite Quotes

1. Never say, "oops." Always say, "Ah, interesting." ~Author Unknown
2. The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it.
-Dudley Moore
3. The difference between adults and children is that adults don't ask questions.
-American Proverb
4. You've got a lot of choices. If getting out of bed in the morning is a chore and you're not smiling on a regular basis, try another choice. ~Steven D. Woodhull
5. See everything; overlook a great deal; correct a little. ~Pope John XXIII
6. Now that it's all over, what did you really do yesterday that's worth mentioning? ~Coleman Cox
7. Always when judging Who people are, Remember to footnote The words "So far."
~Robert Brault
8. Toss your dashed hopes not into a trash bin but into a drawer where you are likely to rummage some bright morning. ~Robert Brault
9. Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself. ~Elbert Hubbard
10. Face what you think you believe and you will be surprised. ~William Hale White

Could I Go To Jail for That

Everyone has those moments where they just want to hit someone for being stupid. Not just for asking a stupid question, because it's always better to ask than not know, but for being to stupid not to do something stupid. I understand that different people have different ideas about what stupid is, but when it comes down to it, there are just some thoughts that should not be thought.

Childhood Questions

If I get worms will I have to eat dog food? If I stand really still can I feel the Earth turn? What do clouds feel like? If I kept getting higher, could I swing all the way back around? Who says 2+2=4? If you don't have the money, why don't you write a check? Can we keep her, please??? What's wrong? Why not?

Journey

Moveing through the world with hopes and dreams of the house and the field. Walking around ready to start life, ready to get going and get out of here. Tired of standing still and seeing everything slowly come together. I'm just ready for it to fall together and wave goodbye out of the window as a drive away from my past and towards the future. Ready for new stories, different dramas, exciting places, and a journey worth making.

Where I'm From

I've come to realize just what it is about this town that I love compared to so many other places int he world...
1. The Magic Words- because Please Thanks do make a difference
2. The approach- because why be rude
3. The pace- because why rush
4. The fact that there is nothing to do sometimes- because we all need a day to be bored to see what we miss when we're swamped
5. The country- because who wouldn't love it.

Rockin' Chair

The place where Grandma rocked her babies to sleep every night, and where she still swears is the only place that would stop the tears. Where we sat wide eyed and amazed as we learned about our past through the lives of those who came before us. Where sat in the heat of the summer nights and just watched the lighting bugs flicker in the evening light. Where we all out ran to in every game of tag. Where we found our way through the maze of family during every holiday, celebration, morning, or gathering. The country porch with the rocker is always as steady as the cool, quiet, calm summer rain.