A Sara, A Wedding, and Grandma's Pearls
Well Matt and I went home yesterday for a short visit. We ended up at my Aunt and Uncle's for dinner. It was nice to see everyone. Practically the whole family was there! We had some drinks, had some laughs and ate a delicious meal. Afterwards, it was time for Matt and I to head home. As we were leaving my grandpa said that we had to stop by his house. I was confused because everyone seemed to know what was going on except me and Matt! lol. So Matt and I drove down to my grandpa's house. When we got down there, my grandpa asked me if I was all settled now. I said yes, and he came to me and handed me my grandma's gold watch. He said that I could have it now that I was settled. He also handed me a pink padded box with a gold tassle on it. He said that he was sure my grandma also wanted me to have these. I opened the box and there were my grandma's pearls. A necklace, bracelet and earrings. I almost started to cry. I had been thinking about her a lot lately (especially considering I had lost the mittens she had given me a couple of years ago!), but I did okay. I held back. The pearls are so beautiful, and I was really touched that my grandpa gave them to me.
My plan for the pearls is simple. I had nothing to wear with my dress on my wedding day, and now I have the perfect necklace. When I got home to the apartment I left Matt in the computer room and took the pearls in my lap in the bedroom. I seriously had to prepare myself to put them on. It seemed a little surreal at first, and I almost had a hard time trying them on. It seems sort of silly, afterall it's just a necklace, but they belonged to my grandma, and she was the last one to wear them. Once I put them on, they looked beautiful. I shed a few tears, I felt silly doing it, but a lot of emotions came flooding in. So I'm giving the pearls the showing they deserve, and I'll be wearing them on my wedding day. It'll be a small piece of my grandma present at the wedding. (Even though I know she'll be there with bells on, on the other side :o) ).
Sara
lol the wonders of children
You know, the short time I've been working in child care, I've noticed that children are highly unpredictable. And if they're in a "mood"...it's best to just let them do their thing lol. I have one little girl who has mood swings quicker than you can blink. She came up to me this morning and wanted snuggles in the rocking chair. She loves the little bumble bee song I sing, so she asked me to sing it to her (again and again and again). I had her giggling and smiling in no time. After she woke up from nap she was the complete opposite lol. I kid you not. I couldn't touch her, I couldn't take her hand to walk outside, she didn't want me to help her put her coat on, she didn't want aaaaaaaaaaanything. She'd throw her food in the garbage at snack, and then expect me to give her more. She was stealing other kids food, she was spilling things, etc. All the while she's the cutest little thing you've ever seen. But she knows that's her ticket. She's also figured out that it doesn't work with me lol. When she's having one of her "moments" I just walk away, basically. I keep my eye on her, but I don't give her the attention she's looking for. It makes her quite irrate, I have to say. But her mood quickly passes because she realizes she won't get to have fun if she's busy throwing a fit.
But, the funniest thing today, was when I had one of the kids sitting on my lap just after nap time. One of our little boys stole a stuffed elephant toy from another of our little boys. The little girl on my lap just says "sumabish". My co-worker and I looked at her, and asked her to repeat herself, due to the fact we couldn't believe what we had just heard, we were hoping we were wrong lol. She repeats it, and sure enough, clear as day we heard "son of a b*tch", come out of her mouth, except it was something more along the lines of "sumabish". LOL I hadn't wanted to laugh so hard in my life lol. My co-worker and I weren't entirely sure what to do, so we told her that her words weren't good words, and not to use them again. LOL After it was over, we had a good laugh though lol.
God I love my job lol.
Sara
Creative Block....
I hate it. I have all these cool ideas for new stories in my head, and I can't get them out. I feel no desire to write them down, to express them! It's so frustrating! I think it's because life has been so hectic lately between moving for a new job, having Matt move with me, losing said job, living with my brother and his wife for two months, looking for more work, being overwhelmed by interviews and hiring, and then moving again.....I'm surprised I can sleep at night! But oddly enough, that's one thing I am doing very well, for a change. I'm actually sleeping properly! Ever since losing my job, I've been sleeping the sleep of the dead! But the creativity is gone.
I'm hoping that once I'm back working full time at my new job next week the creativity will come back. I get my creativity and inspiration from work. The children at work are what give me the ideas for the stories, and inspire me to put those ideas into words. They bring out the little kid in me hehe. Real life has a tendency to suck the joy out of life sometimes lol.
Either way, I'm hoping to be able to get at least one of the story ideas finished soon. I started writing one the other day, but I just couldn't get into it. It's going to be such a cool story, but the desire isn't there yet. It's so frustrating!! GAH!!!!!
Hopefully soon.
Sara
I'm back, I swear!!!
After a long haul of being away from good internet, I'm back!! So much has happened in that time that I wouldn't even know where to begin! The most recent news is that Matt and I finally have our own place and we're engaged! The wedding date is set for September 1, 2007. We're giving ourselves a lot of time to save up the money. We're hoping to not have to depend on family to pay for our wedding. We're hoping we can do it on our own. :o) Now the fun begins with guest lists, dresses, suits, flowers....invitations lol. I'm excited though hehehe.
I promise I have a few Amelia stories floating around in my head, and I promise to get them written! Who knows, maybe one day I'll be able to sell them?
Well, that's all for an update for now. I'm busy making a soup so I'm going back and forth between the kitchen and here lol. I'll write more another time.
YAY FOR HIGH SPEED!
Sara
