AND AGAIN. AND AGAIN. AND AGAIN. AND AGAIN. AND AGAIN.

...S'YADNOM HTIW TI SI TAHW

Defending oneself...

Just wondering if any of you have ever felt like this..... Constantly on the edge of your seat feeling the need to be prepared to defend yourself against any wrongful accusations. Unaware of when it will hit next. I really don't like that feeling. I know you're probably thinking that in some way I must be guilty of something, otherwise there would be no need for my worry. I'm not guilty. I do not enjoy living my life in constant defense mode. I'm not the battling type. Don't want to be, either. But, I can't allow for others to walk all over me, hence the need for being prepared and on the defense. Am I wrong here? Any thoughts? HAVE YOU FELT LIKE THIS BEFORE?

AND AGAIN. AND AGAIN. AND AGAIN. AND AGAIN. AND AGAIN.

New blog title...

I've been wanting to change my blog and title for awhile. I guess all I needed was a certain, recent experience to inspire me. SHOUTING OUT LOUD... I believe there are both good and bad, positive and negative reasons to shout out loud. So, I felt it would be an appropriate title for my blog, since life is full of it all...you know, the good, the bad, and everything in between. I apologize for the upcoming randomness of this post. I don't get frusterated, angry, stressed out, overwhelmed, very often. I try to live my life with the least amount of drama. Truthfully, calm and quiet is usually how I roll. But, don't get me wrong, I'm always up for adventure, crazy randomness, a good time, laughter. I've recently learned to embrace great moments of spontaneity. You'd be surprised! Something happened to me very recently, which has made me want to "shout out loud." In dealing with the negative things life throws my way, it's usually quite easy for me to just throw them behind me, forget about them and move on. In fact, that's really how I always deal with things. However, on rare occasion something happens that really affects me and fills me with the need to "shout out loud." Now, if you even know me at all, then you know that I'm not really the shouting type. So, when I am filled with this need to shout out, you won't hear me in the street, or anywhere for that matter, yelling at the top of my lungs. Rather, I shout out in a more inward sort of way. Anyway, none of this is really important. I'm pretty sure the world wide web is not the appropriate place to vent feelings of frusteration, confusion, and so many other human emotions, so I'll spare you the brutal details. Shouting out Loud... My new blog title. Just curious, when something happens in your life that you can't control, but the effects of the event affect you deeper than can be explained, what is your way of shouting out loud, in other words, dealing with it?

I've been tagged.....

So, I've had to ponder this for a bit. 7 random things about myself, hmmmmm..... - I alphabetize everything (movies, books, CD's, magazines, letters, bills). - My clothes are all organized by color. - For a few months now, I have been dealing with a relentless case of insomnia. This makes life pretty interesting. Lots of thinking time. - I don't like going barefoot. Either flip flops or socks are necessary. - I am always reading, I don't know, maybe 10 books at a time. I love to read and even though I am involved in one book doesn't stop me from being interested in several others, all at the same time. - I hate getting my hair cut. Hate it! But, I also like my hair to be healthy, and realize that a regular trim is necessary. - I love school. I would spend the rest of my years being educated, learning new things always. One day I will go back to school for maybe a second and third bachelors degree. Choosing what to study is my problem. That's me!

Drive 1300 miles for what, where?

This weekend I drove 1300 miles to witness a world renowned event. I bet you can't guess what kind of event it was. Albuquergue, New Mexico was the destination. Balloon Fiesta was the event. The Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta is the largest balloon festival in the world. Over 700 balloons participated. I can't even begin to express what a thing of beauty this was. Yes, I have a thing for hot air balloons. But, even if you don't, you couldn't help but be fascinated by such a site. True, it may seem like an awful long way to drive to see balloons enter the skies for a couple of hours. Trust me, you can't understand how worthy it is of such a drive until you've witnessed it yourself, in person. I think I am going to make it an annual thing. I've already got that weekend marked on my 2009 calendar. I apologize now for the overwhelming amount of photos. I just want you to feel like you were part of the experience. Other noteworthy parts of the trip -Eating at Cracker Barrel -Discovering Candelerria -The picture show -Coming to know the use of what now are several abondened factories in downtown Albuquerque. Really!? -Realizing that I apparently have 2 jobs I didn't know about. One at the Hobby Lobby and the other at Sephora. Seriously, I'm sure that everyone reading this knows me at least well enough to know that it isn't likely I would/could get a job at Sephora. My roommate said that people maybe hoped that I worked at these places because I'm an approachable person, which I took to be a great compliment. IT WAS INCREDIBLE!