What am I thankful for...

Thanksgiving is here. I love the feeling of crisp air and enjoying the last few days of nice weather before we gear up for our snow boots and puffer coats.

I am so excited to be cooking a Thanksgiving meal, but sad to say that I will be eating/enjoying it by myself. All my loved ones will be spending the holiday elsewhere. I don't mind since I am having to work bright and early the following day at 7am. I think it will be a low key day of cooking, cleaning, and relaxing.

I am thankful to be loved by so many wonderful people. I am thankful that my dad's health is getting better, and everyday he seems to be more like himself. I am thankful that this year I have a job, and am able to do nice things for the people I care about. And, I am thankful for having a smile on my face despite the crazy up and down year I have had so far.... What are you thankful for?

Look what I made...

So today I was inspired to make dinner for Matt...what did I make? I decided that honey balsamic chicken wings sounded good but coming up with sides was the tough part....but I managed to come up with steamed broccoli and brown rice. I have to admit that I am quite proud of myself for those one...yay me!

Asian funnies...

So today I asked my mom if we had any tomato soup...she goes in the pantry and pulls out a can of Chef Boyardee Beefaroni and says "same thing" and then walks away...how does a person respond to that?!

Did I sign on the dotted line?

Life is never what it seems and it is never what it is suppose to be. Recently, I started a new job as a Patient Care Advocate and thought it would be right up my alley since I like to help people but I was sooo wrong...I spend 8 hours of my day getting yelled at and called names because people dont get what they want. The company I work for as some internal issues where I also get yelled at if I have to transfer a memeber to another department...so if it isnt a memeber it is a co worker that is yelling at me. I feel as though I have ssigned my life away with the devil and that I am there until my soul is gone...I dont even recognize the person I am while I am there and that scares me. So here I am unsure what to do and if anyone out there can give me some advise...please do...not sure if anyone even reads this....

Warrior Dash 2011

On July 23, 2011, The Warrior Dash came to Afton, MN. The Warrior Dash is a timed race that is advertised as "3.02 miles of hell." There are multiple challenging obstacles along with a run... sound like fun?!?! Matt and I signed up to do this race together but due to medical reasons, I was not able to run. I am so proud of Matt running this race and finishing...I knew he was a "warrior." There were a lot of injuries, mud but it was a lot of fun. I hope to be able to run it next year with Matt!

Who is a fool?..

Have you ever felt as though you thought you knew someone and then you find out that you were totally wrong?? Well, that is where I am right now in life...for years, I thought that people were genuinely amazing people but, due to current events, I have found out that I was played for a fool. Lied to, hurt and who even knows what else...I feel lost and confused to all of man kind. I know I shouldn't give up on man kind and believe and know that good people do exist, but do I want to go through all the heartache to get to those very few good ones?? I know my boyfriend would tell me, "hell ya! you got through the bad to get to the good." I know he is right but I am so exhausted...I am tied of crying over people that have hurt me. I suppose in a way I let it get that way because I am too nice and slightly naive to peoples bullshit, but I don't believe that I have to sacrifice who I am to have good people in my life...

Back in the day...