so, the next day/blog says, describe your family dynamics of your childhood and your family dynamics now... this could take a little while, but i will give it a whirl:)
my biological parents were married the first six years of my life, and we lived in florida til i was 3.5 i believe and then moved to lincolnton (my parents were from here). i have a few, very few, memories of this part of my life, but the dynamic between my biological parents that i remember was not all that great. after they split, i know my grandparents had to step in and help quite a bit, as my mother was basically a single mom for a while. we did have to go to steve's house for visits, but i remember not wanting to go, nor moma wanting us to go. at seven, my biological father passed away and enter my step-dad, who is my dad, but i call him roger or rog. i guess, at seven it was a little too late to start calling someone else daddy. rog enters the scene and basically became the boss, and i didn't like it one bit. he told kendall and i want to do, and didn't let us rule the house anymore.
the dynamics between my extended family were great! my grandmother, who could be the star of my blog with the amount of times i mention her, was like the glue that held us together. she loved so much and it was contagious. she cooked and spoiled each and everyone of her grandkids. i cannot remember a time when i didn't want to go to her house. mom and pops was the best! all in our family got along, we celebrated every holiday and birthday there.
family dynamics have changed a bit. my grandmother has passed away, which has changed things a bit. we have all gotten older and people are busy. we celebrate holidays at my parent's house, which is not the house i grew up in, but it is spacious and nice! some have married and divorced, so we have new family members. we try to get together as much as possible.
within my own family, jamie and jennifer are together, chris and lisa are married, and kendall and kevin are married.... our family has grown. family get togethers are different. even christmas morning is different, but that is what happens when you get older. kendall and kevin are about to have a baby, so that is going to change things even more. i am excited to be an aunt.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
my top 5 hobbies and why i love them
i have always disliked this question, why might you ask.... i wasn't gifted (to my knowledge in the past 29 years) with any real talents, so i could never say, basketball, swimming, etc. i guess i should be glad it is really asking what i like to do. 1) i absolutely love to scrapbook, i absolutely love to put pictures and memories in a book and to be able to flip back through. i love all the detail and that i can be a little creative if i want:) 2) i really like to crochet, no i am not 90, but especially during the winter months it is nice to be able to crochet a scarf a hat. casey taught me the basics and my great aunt jean, who just passed away, was great at it. she got me magazines and taught me some things as well. 3) i really like to clean, yes i said it... kasey smith, if you are reading this, i hope you are laughing. i enjoy organizing and cleaning, a little too much, but it is what it is. 4) i love decorating my house for holidays and things... it just makes me happy to come home and have a place that is decorating for whatever holiday it may be. my mother was never much on the decorating, so it has been fun to do it having my own place. 5) last but not least, i really enjoy going to sporting events... lame to some, and maybe not really a hobby, but i like it and could go to a college football game every weekend:)
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
what i'm loving wednesdays
so i see this on other people's blogs and i thought i do it tonight. sometimes i think taking the time to focus on fun, positive, and good things and taking a break from the worry is just what we need...
so, what i'm loving right now
... that my "name twin" as we like to call each other, kelsey (her last name is moore) from church and i have been meeting up at the gym a lot. it keeps me accountable and it is fun to work out with friends...
...that i got to spend some quality time with holly and michele tuesday night with some pei wei, baskin robbins, and bachelor pad finale...
...that i am going to the clemson game this saturday, never been to death valley, love some college football...
...along the same lines, that it is college football season...
...that i potentially found a new place to live (rent), it is gated and access controlled, woohoo...
...that i got to see casey-c this morning for breakfast, a week long stay in raleigh, just happened to be when i was there for training...
...that i faced my fear of going back to athletic conditioning tonight and didn't die...
... that i can tell the people at starbucks to put one less pump in my drink, so it is less sweet and less calories, it is so much better...
...three way texts with my two favorite k/caseys, iphones are the way to go...
...that i am understanding my "not so new" job more and more...
...this great new polish, "miss fancy pants" and that i am have been painting my own nails each week, it looks great and saves me money...
so, what i'm loving right now
... that my "name twin" as we like to call each other, kelsey (her last name is moore) from church and i have been meeting up at the gym a lot. it keeps me accountable and it is fun to work out with friends...
...that i got to spend some quality time with holly and michele tuesday night with some pei wei, baskin robbins, and bachelor pad finale...
...that i am going to the clemson game this saturday, never been to death valley, love some college football...
...along the same lines, that it is college football season...
...that i potentially found a new place to live (rent), it is gated and access controlled, woohoo...
...that i got to see casey-c this morning for breakfast, a week long stay in raleigh, just happened to be when i was there for training...
...that i faced my fear of going back to athletic conditioning tonight and didn't die...
... that i can tell the people at starbucks to put one less pump in my drink, so it is less sweet and less calories, it is so much better...
...three way texts with my two favorite k/caseys, iphones are the way to go...
...that i am understanding my "not so new" job more and more...
...this great new polish, "miss fancy pants" and that i am have been painting my own nails each week, it looks great and saves me money...
Saturday, September 8, 2012
day 22, or should i say, blog 22, is the future...
here do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years? and 15 years?
i think ten years ago, it would have been easy for me to write an entire blog on where "I" wanted my life to be, but the truth is, God has a plan for my life, and He already knows exactly what is going to happen and when. don't get me wrong i still have hopes and dreams, but i have learned in more recent years that i have to be willing to submit my plans, my desires, to Him, as His plans are always greater than our own. for example, i would have never thought that part of my plan would have been to go on two mission trips in the last two years, but how good for my heart both of these trips have been. i am not going to lie, i have to pray and surrender this particular issue to Him ALL THE TIME. for a girl who likes to control things, it is not easy, but we are all works in progress:)
so, just for fun, i'll at least answer:)
5 years from now, i will be 35. i, with all of my heart, hope and pray that i am married and have a kid or two. just saying i will be 35 scares me, goodness where does time go. if i am not, then i see myself probably going back to nursing school to be a pediatric oncology nurse, because well, why not?
10 years from now, i will be fastly approaching 40, since i am not technically 30 yet, i'll slow my roll. i hope that i am married, and that my husband and i are following God's will for our lives, whether that be in charlotte or in some other unknown location. i pray that if i have kids, that they are close to my parents and my husband's parents like i was close to my grandparents - just saying, they were my best friends:) i hope that i am not working like a dog, but i do hope that i am still able to work in some capacity or volunteer.. something.
15 years, goodness, that would be 44/45... that seems older, haha. i will say that all of where i see myself at this age depends on what happens prior too, so we will see:)
all of this to say that whatever God's plan is, i will do my best to choose JOY!!! while there are many days when i am tired of being lonely, i just need to remember i am never alone, He is WITH me.
on to the next day, how about something funny:)
i think ten years ago, it would have been easy for me to write an entire blog on where "I" wanted my life to be, but the truth is, God has a plan for my life, and He already knows exactly what is going to happen and when. don't get me wrong i still have hopes and dreams, but i have learned in more recent years that i have to be willing to submit my plans, my desires, to Him, as His plans are always greater than our own. for example, i would have never thought that part of my plan would have been to go on two mission trips in the last two years, but how good for my heart both of these trips have been. i am not going to lie, i have to pray and surrender this particular issue to Him ALL THE TIME. for a girl who likes to control things, it is not easy, but we are all works in progress:)
so, just for fun, i'll at least answer:)
5 years from now, i will be 35. i, with all of my heart, hope and pray that i am married and have a kid or two. just saying i will be 35 scares me, goodness where does time go. if i am not, then i see myself probably going back to nursing school to be a pediatric oncology nurse, because well, why not?
10 years from now, i will be fastly approaching 40, since i am not technically 30 yet, i'll slow my roll. i hope that i am married, and that my husband and i are following God's will for our lives, whether that be in charlotte or in some other unknown location. i pray that if i have kids, that they are close to my parents and my husband's parents like i was close to my grandparents - just saying, they were my best friends:) i hope that i am not working like a dog, but i do hope that i am still able to work in some capacity or volunteer.. something.
15 years, goodness, that would be 44/45... that seems older, haha. i will say that all of where i see myself at this age depends on what happens prior too, so we will see:)
all of this to say that whatever God's plan is, i will do my best to choose JOY!!! while there are many days when i am tired of being lonely, i just need to remember i am never alone, He is WITH me.
on to the next day, how about something funny:)
superpowers, ha
the next blog topic this 30 day challenge, that has already taken me like two months, is if i could have any superpower what would it be and why? well, this took me no time, i would always know what people are thinking/read people's minds. for someone who has always been so bad at assuming and thinking the worst in what people think of me, i would just really like to know. i hate things to be sugar coated, i want to know the bare bones truth. while this would probably come with a lot of confusion, heartache, and maybe some good laughs, i think for a while it would be nice to know what people really think.
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