Archive for January, 2012

January 25th, 2012

Taking Guitar Lessons

A while back I talked about how depressing it can get being stuck here all the time with very little adult conversation and no way to take a few minutes each week for myself.  I decided the only way I’m ever going to get out of this slump I’ve been in is to find a way to make time for myself.  Even if it’s just an hour every other Saturday.

One thing I’ve always wanted to do is take guitar lessons.  I play the violin, so I’ve always thought it would be fairly easy for me to learn to play guitar.  My mother-in-law has been taking lessons for a couple years now, so I’ve decided that’s exactly what I’m going to do.  I can schedule lessons once a week in the evening when Ben is home with Ellie giving me time to myself while learn something new.

I talked to Ben about it, and he agrees it’s a good idea.  I need to find a guitar I can afford before I schedule any lessons.  I’ll start with whatever cheap used guitar I can find, but I would eventually like to find a used martin d-16. We’ll just have to see what our budget allows. The lessons are only $25 a week, so I can definitely swing that, and I definitely think it’s worth it.  I honestly can’t wait to get started.  I’m always excited about learning something new, and maybe one day I’ll be good enough to sit around and jam with my father-in-law playing the drums.  Maybe even Ellie will want to take lessons, too, when she gets bigger.

January 24th, 2012

A Second Chance

I ran into an old friend yesterday, and I was so happy to see him doing well.  He was someone I was really close to in high school who drifted into the world of addiction.  I did everything I could to help him get his life back on track, even tried to convince him to go somewhere like a santa barbara drug alcohol rehab treatment center that would be far away from anyone who could influence him, but at the time he didn’t want the help.  You can’t help an addict if they’re not willing to fix their problem.  That’s why it made me so happy when I ran into him yesterday, and I saw that he was doing really well, and he’s drug free now.

I’ve had a lot of friends sucked into the world of drugs, and it saddens me when I can’t help them.  I’ve lost 2 friends to addiction, so I’m so thankful for the help that’s out there for those who choose to take it.  If you are suffering from addiction please seek out the help you need.  I’m thankful my old friend got the help he needed and now has a second chance at life.

 

January 22nd, 2012

That’s The End Of This One

Many of the Sunday Stealing memes are broken down into parts because they are so long, and this one is no exception.  Here’s Part 3 of what Sunday Stealing has dubbed the Never Ending Meme.

Today we ripped off a blogger named Tense Teacher of the blog Tense for a Reason. (Yes we know that we’ve ripped her off not so long ago as well. It’s pretty amazing since she stopped posting in 2007. But that’s where we live as a thief). Also, it’s long so we’ll do it in parts. She does not say where she got it from. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft’s thieves might take some time.Take the time to comment on other player’s posts. It’s a great way to make new friends! Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!

Sunday Stealing: The Never Ending Meme, Ends

Cheers to all of us thieves!

36. Have you watched American Horror Story?  Nope

37. Baseball hat or toque?  baseball hat

38. Do you shampoo or soap up first in the shower? Shampoo

39. Wet the toothbrush or brush dry with the toothpaste?  I wet my toothbrush first

40. Pen or pencil?  Whatever I can find.  Most of the time it’s a crayon that has been stripped of it’s paper, broken in half, and bitten a few times…ah life with a toddler.

41. Have you ever gambled at a casino? Nope, but I want to.

42. Have you thrown up on a plane? I’ve never been on a plane.

43. Have you thrown up in a car? Oh yeah.  I get car sick in the mountains if I’m in the back seat.

44. Have you thrown up at work? Yep.

45. Do you scream on roller coasters? Of course!  It’s not fun if you don’t!

46. How many shoes do you have? 1 pair of black dress boots, 3 pair of brown Ugg knock offs (they all look different), 3 pair of Georgia Boots in various colors, 1 pair of white tennis shoes, 1 pair of brown tennis shoes, and umpteen pairs of sandals and flip flops in various colors.

47. Who was your first roommate? I didn’t have 1, I had 7!  I lived in a shared campus apartment in college.

48. What alcoholic beverage did you drink when you got drunk for the first time? Beer

49. What was your first job? Store clerk at the county park

50. What was your first car? ’85 white oldsmobile

51. When did you go to your first funeral? I think when my Papa died.  I was 7.

52. How old were you when you first moved away from your hometown? 18…to college, and I only moved a county over.

53. Who was your first grade teacher? Mrs. Baker.  Sweetest lady ever.

54. Where did you go on your first airplane ride? I haven’t.

55. When you snuck out of your house for the first time, who was it with? I never snuck out!

56. Who was your first best friend and are you still friends with them? Brett, a kid from church, and no.

57. Where did you live the first time you moved out of your parents’ house? College.

58. Who is the first person you call when you have a bad day? My husband or my Daddy.

59. Whose wedding were you in the first time you were a bridesmaid or a groomsmen? I’ve never been a bridesmaid.  How sad is that?

60. What is the first thing you do in the morning? Hug my baby girl and give her a kiss.

61. What was the first concert you attended? Haha…Backstreet Boys

62. First tattoo or piercing? no piercings…first tattoo at 18.

63. First celebrity crush? Jonathon Taylor Thomas when I was like 10.