I think I felt compelled to post something today because its Feb 28th. I always find this day a little strange. What kind of a month has 28 days anyway? What a lazy month. Can't even last 30 days... sheesh.
If you think I sound a little crazy today, you're probably spot on. I have been SO SICK. I am in sooo much pain an dI have been on the loopy kind of pain meds and that doesn't even help, so I'm just a little crazy and still in pain. Fun fun. I would go to the doctor, but I think that I will wait to see how work goes tomorrow and if I start to feel better or not.
On another note, today at church we sang the most dreaded song on earth, "I Can Only Imagine", by Mercy Me. I mean, why would you purposely play a funeral song at church? This song has been played at every single one of the way too many tragic death funerals I have been to, and I really don't want to have to hear it on a random Sunday morning, especially when I am already grumpy cause I don't feel good.
Don't get me wrong, they can play whatever they want, but this is my blog and I can say what I want about it too =). I guess from now on if they play it I will just have to step out or get over it. I love my church and I would hate to have something like a song hinder that. So I guess that means, GET OVER IT, Julie.
Well, I guess I am gonna go now. This is a short and pointless blog, but at least I have said whats on my mind today. Hope you have a great week!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
February 25, 2010
This week has been a roller coaster. First of all work is absolutely absurd, as I am working overnight trying to get a lot of things done. Never before in my life have I felt like I might fall asleep even as I am walking around. It has been quite the experience, but at least I am getting valuable work done... I hope.
My childhood best friend flew in from an Iraqi deployment, and was supposed to be here till Sunday. I was banking on working overtime overnight, and then having a three day weekend to spend with her. It turns out (due to some family issues) that she is now leaving tomorrow, and I will have a lonely three day weekend. This makes me want to cry. I love this girl and she did everything to serve our country and make a life for herself. Now, who knows when I will get to see her again. This is when life really bites.
The thing I love the most about life is friends and relationships I have built. The only thing I value and cherish on a higher level than that is my walk with the Lord. Its funny how one of the best things in life (friends) can also be the thing that hurts the most. I guess I will just have to keep my head up and hope that she will be able to make amends with her family and will want to come visit again sometime in the next few years. Either way, I must say: I love you Irna, you have always been my bestie (ever since we would mow lawns and cuss each other out over it lol) and now all I want is to see you happy. So do what makes you happy. Thank you for serving our country, thank you for being a role model to me in life, and above all else, thanks for singing Shout To The Lord with me in Sack and Save. ;)
My childhood best friend flew in from an Iraqi deployment, and was supposed to be here till Sunday. I was banking on working overtime overnight, and then having a three day weekend to spend with her. It turns out (due to some family issues) that she is now leaving tomorrow, and I will have a lonely three day weekend. This makes me want to cry. I love this girl and she did everything to serve our country and make a life for herself. Now, who knows when I will get to see her again. This is when life really bites.
The thing I love the most about life is friends and relationships I have built. The only thing I value and cherish on a higher level than that is my walk with the Lord. Its funny how one of the best things in life (friends) can also be the thing that hurts the most. I guess I will just have to keep my head up and hope that she will be able to make amends with her family and will want to come visit again sometime in the next few years. Either way, I must say: I love you Irna, you have always been my bestie (ever since we would mow lawns and cuss each other out over it lol) and now all I want is to see you happy. So do what makes you happy. Thank you for serving our country, thank you for being a role model to me in life, and above all else, thanks for singing Shout To The Lord with me in Sack and Save. ;)
Saturday, February 20, 2010
February 20, 2010
Wow, I am so excited right now!
In all honesty, I have had the crappiest day ever, but it just got brightened tremendously. I found out that Hillsong United is coming to Austin in April (insert girly teenaged squeal here).
I say them in Frisco last year and it was earth shattering greatness. I am so ready to see them again. AND I can make it a mini-vacation since I have been trying to take one for months.
To follow up on yesterday's blog, I caqlled all around town today getting an idea of what it will take to fix my car. The BEST offer I got was $500-$600 and at least a week in the shop. Dislike.
Oh well, even if I have to take a bicycle, I know I am going to Hillsong in April, and that makes all the difference. CAN'T WAIT!!! Email me if you wanna go with!
In all honesty, I have had the crappiest day ever, but it just got brightened tremendously. I found out that Hillsong United is coming to Austin in April (insert girly teenaged squeal here).
I say them in Frisco last year and it was earth shattering greatness. I am so ready to see them again. AND I can make it a mini-vacation since I have been trying to take one for months.
To follow up on yesterday's blog, I caqlled all around town today getting an idea of what it will take to fix my car. The BEST offer I got was $500-$600 and at least a week in the shop. Dislike.
Oh well, even if I have to take a bicycle, I know I am going to Hillsong in April, and that makes all the difference. CAN'T WAIT!!! Email me if you wanna go with!
Friday, February 19, 2010
February 19, 2010
UGGGHHHHH!
What a FRUSTRATING day!!!!
Have you ever had a day where it seems like everything you touch breaks to where it is no longer fixable? Geez. I don't complain much but today just blows.
It all pretty much has to do with my car. Today after work I went to get it registered and it turns out that the lady who sold me my car signed the wrong part of the title! Oh, and did I mention she lives in Massachusetts? Now I have to mail a billion papers to her to get the title put in my name. Luckily they gave me a 30 day registration that I can renew every month if need be till I get the paper work done.
All of this wouldn't have been so frustrating had it not been such a long wait. When I arrived at the court house, my number in line was 70, and at that time they were serving number 37. Ick. Not only that, but once I got home I called a locksmith to fix my broken car door, only to be charged $75 and told the same things I already knew... "Uhh, sorry ma'am but this door won't open." No joke. That's why I called you. Oh well, at least the guy was really cute, otherwise I might have been more inclined to be mean to him, haha!
I guess I will try to take it to the dealership tomorrow, but the locksmith said he didn't even think they could fix it. I don't know how, but I have to get that door fixed tomorrow so that I can get the stupid car inspected tomorrow so that I can take kids to church on Sunday!
Yuck. Blah. What a disgusting day. Here's to days so bad that no matter what tomorrow brings it has to get a little better!
What a FRUSTRATING day!!!!
Have you ever had a day where it seems like everything you touch breaks to where it is no longer fixable? Geez. I don't complain much but today just blows.
It all pretty much has to do with my car. Today after work I went to get it registered and it turns out that the lady who sold me my car signed the wrong part of the title! Oh, and did I mention she lives in Massachusetts? Now I have to mail a billion papers to her to get the title put in my name. Luckily they gave me a 30 day registration that I can renew every month if need be till I get the paper work done.
All of this wouldn't have been so frustrating had it not been such a long wait. When I arrived at the court house, my number in line was 70, and at that time they were serving number 37. Ick. Not only that, but once I got home I called a locksmith to fix my broken car door, only to be charged $75 and told the same things I already knew... "Uhh, sorry ma'am but this door won't open." No joke. That's why I called you. Oh well, at least the guy was really cute, otherwise I might have been more inclined to be mean to him, haha!
I guess I will try to take it to the dealership tomorrow, but the locksmith said he didn't even think they could fix it. I don't know how, but I have to get that door fixed tomorrow so that I can get the stupid car inspected tomorrow so that I can take kids to church on Sunday!
Yuck. Blah. What a disgusting day. Here's to days so bad that no matter what tomorrow brings it has to get a little better!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
February 16, 2010
I saw a jar of "non-peanut" peanut butter at the store just now. For real? I mean what is peanut butter without the peanuts? It is a crazy thought, but that is not what this is about. =)
Yesterday I said life is a challenge, and for me one of the biggest challenges is being too busy. It seems like every day I work overtime, come home and get housework or errands done, then its bed time and I have to do it all again. Does life ever slow down?
I think I need a vacation. The Caribbean would be nice and, believe it or not, I have great friends who live in St. Lucia. Wouldn't it be nice to get away from the foot of snow (RIP record breaking Texas snowmen)and all this coldness, only to go lay on a sunny beach and do NOTHING but listen to the waves with your eyes closed? I think that is EXACTLY what I need. Unfortunately I have yet to find a physician to prescribe such treatment, and therefore my work won't go for it. =/
Anyway, back to life being busy. Tomorrow is Wednesday, and Wednesdays are by FAR the busiest days of my week. Not only do I have to endure crazy managers with unreal deadlines in a frenzy that somehow involves me all day long, but then I have to FORCE them to let me leave ON TIME. Why??? Because IF I leave on time, then I can go home for ten minutes to change out of my ugly Walmart blue and khaki and into something decent. Then I get to drive around town for two hours picking up loads full of teenagers to get them to church on time. This is IF I got to leave work on time and IF there is no major traffic, which is a joke because at that time there is ALWAYS major traffic in my ginormous city.
Sometimes I wonder why I do it. I mean, I would much rather come home, take my time, SHOWER, and get to looking (and feeling) absolutely stunning before venturing out to church. I would much rather chill out and think in my car, not having my radio station/song selection scoured over by ten critical minds. I would much rather worry about my own problems and work out how to solve them than listen to high school gossip... right?
No.
When I was a teenager, the world offered me loads of trouble. The only time I accepted the offers was when I was not in church. Key people made a difference in my life, and who knows where I would have been if someone would not have put up with my gossip, music critiques and seemingly HUGE teenage issues. I would have been very, very lost.
I used to think that I wanted to be the kind of person that was written about in history books; someone that people would ALWAYS remember. Now I realize that with one lasting mark left on a person, I can live on forever, in a positive way, whether people know who I am or not. I would rather listen to high school gossip than see that same kid go home and cut themselves over problems that no one else seems to care about.
Once I posted a status on Facebook that said, "Have you encouraged someone today?". People laughed at it, my own sister included, but I was serious. What is life if we can't help each other?
Let me encourage you tonight, to reach out to someone you care about. Life may be busy but it is never too busy to be a friend to someone. You never know what may be going on in their life.
THANK YOU to all of those people who bothered to reach out to me (you know who you are) and shaped me into the person I am today. I may not be where I want to be yet, but I'm still working on it.
Yesterday I said life is a challenge, and for me one of the biggest challenges is being too busy. It seems like every day I work overtime, come home and get housework or errands done, then its bed time and I have to do it all again. Does life ever slow down?
I think I need a vacation. The Caribbean would be nice and, believe it or not, I have great friends who live in St. Lucia. Wouldn't it be nice to get away from the foot of snow (RIP record breaking Texas snowmen)and all this coldness, only to go lay on a sunny beach and do NOTHING but listen to the waves with your eyes closed? I think that is EXACTLY what I need. Unfortunately I have yet to find a physician to prescribe such treatment, and therefore my work won't go for it. =/
Anyway, back to life being busy. Tomorrow is Wednesday, and Wednesdays are by FAR the busiest days of my week. Not only do I have to endure crazy managers with unreal deadlines in a frenzy that somehow involves me all day long, but then I have to FORCE them to let me leave ON TIME. Why??? Because IF I leave on time, then I can go home for ten minutes to change out of my ugly Walmart blue and khaki and into something decent. Then I get to drive around town for two hours picking up loads full of teenagers to get them to church on time. This is IF I got to leave work on time and IF there is no major traffic, which is a joke because at that time there is ALWAYS major traffic in my ginormous city.
Sometimes I wonder why I do it. I mean, I would much rather come home, take my time, SHOWER, and get to looking (and feeling) absolutely stunning before venturing out to church. I would much rather chill out and think in my car, not having my radio station/song selection scoured over by ten critical minds. I would much rather worry about my own problems and work out how to solve them than listen to high school gossip... right?
No.
When I was a teenager, the world offered me loads of trouble. The only time I accepted the offers was when I was not in church. Key people made a difference in my life, and who knows where I would have been if someone would not have put up with my gossip, music critiques and seemingly HUGE teenage issues. I would have been very, very lost.
I used to think that I wanted to be the kind of person that was written about in history books; someone that people would ALWAYS remember. Now I realize that with one lasting mark left on a person, I can live on forever, in a positive way, whether people know who I am or not. I would rather listen to high school gossip than see that same kid go home and cut themselves over problems that no one else seems to care about.
Once I posted a status on Facebook that said, "Have you encouraged someone today?". People laughed at it, my own sister included, but I was serious. What is life if we can't help each other?
Let me encourage you tonight, to reach out to someone you care about. Life may be busy but it is never too busy to be a friend to someone. You never know what may be going on in their life.
THANK YOU to all of those people who bothered to reach out to me (you know who you are) and shaped me into the person I am today. I may not be where I want to be yet, but I'm still working on it.
Monday, February 15, 2010
February 15, 2010
Have you ever felt like life is just spinning you around and around in circles, until all you can do is keep spinning around in your own little self-created rut?
Ok, ok... maybe its not all that bad, but this one thing is for sure: Life is a challenge.
Yesterday was Valentine's Day, or as some refer to it, the ever-so-hideous-and-miserable "Single's Awareness Day". Now, when I was a teenager, or even in my more recent "twenty something" years, I may have had a problem with this day, but not so much anymore. I have no real problem with being single. I enjoy who I am, and I enjoy working on myself every day to ensure that I am a better person. Who has time to do that when you're in a relationship?
Recently I have decided that I would like to make a "lifestyle change", in that I would like to change the way I eat, exercise and live in order to lose some weight. Since January 7th I have given up eating meats, sugars and dairy. All I now consume are whole grains, fruits, nuts, vegetables and the occasional bean. It has been a challenge, but from Jan 7-Feb 7th I lost ten pounds! I was ecstatic, so I decided to go a little more hard core in that I will reduce my salt intake to little to none and I will drink at least two bottles of water with every meal (this has taken an interesting toll on the hours following lunch at work, but I will just leave that to your imagination ;) ).
Overall, I am very blessed. Even when days like yesterday try to challenge me, I just remember that Jesus is the only Valentine I need. I was in the car taking a load of teenagers to church yesterday morning, and I started silently conversing with God. I told Him Happy Valentines's Day. It made me smile a little inside and out. Shorty after that (5 minutes tops) I looked up through my car's sunroof and I saw in the fog of the glass a perfectly outlines cross with beams of light coming out of it. I pointed it out to the kids in the car and then the light turned green and we moved on. What the kids don't know, however, is that I have no idea where that came from. It probably seemed to them that maybe there used to be a sticker in that place and the sun just burnt the image into the glass, but I know better. I spent the better part of an hour tonight trying to fog up that glass and see the image again. I looked at it from every angle and with every sort of light possible, but there was no image. Before yesterday, I had never seen that cross on my car. Today, it is not there either. I don't know about you, but I think God sent me a Valentine.
Ok, ok... maybe its not all that bad, but this one thing is for sure: Life is a challenge.
Yesterday was Valentine's Day, or as some refer to it, the ever-so-hideous-and-miserable "Single's Awareness Day". Now, when I was a teenager, or even in my more recent "twenty something" years, I may have had a problem with this day, but not so much anymore. I have no real problem with being single. I enjoy who I am, and I enjoy working on myself every day to ensure that I am a better person. Who has time to do that when you're in a relationship?
Recently I have decided that I would like to make a "lifestyle change", in that I would like to change the way I eat, exercise and live in order to lose some weight. Since January 7th I have given up eating meats, sugars and dairy. All I now consume are whole grains, fruits, nuts, vegetables and the occasional bean. It has been a challenge, but from Jan 7-Feb 7th I lost ten pounds! I was ecstatic, so I decided to go a little more hard core in that I will reduce my salt intake to little to none and I will drink at least two bottles of water with every meal (this has taken an interesting toll on the hours following lunch at work, but I will just leave that to your imagination ;) ).
Overall, I am very blessed. Even when days like yesterday try to challenge me, I just remember that Jesus is the only Valentine I need. I was in the car taking a load of teenagers to church yesterday morning, and I started silently conversing with God. I told Him Happy Valentines's Day. It made me smile a little inside and out. Shorty after that (5 minutes tops) I looked up through my car's sunroof and I saw in the fog of the glass a perfectly outlines cross with beams of light coming out of it. I pointed it out to the kids in the car and then the light turned green and we moved on. What the kids don't know, however, is that I have no idea where that came from. It probably seemed to them that maybe there used to be a sticker in that place and the sun just burnt the image into the glass, but I know better. I spent the better part of an hour tonight trying to fog up that glass and see the image again. I looked at it from every angle and with every sort of light possible, but there was no image. Before yesterday, I had never seen that cross on my car. Today, it is not there either. I don't know about you, but I think God sent me a Valentine.
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