Monday, November 12, 2012

This & That

So, it's been over a week now, and the time change is somehow still getting to me. I have convinced myself that it is certainly okay to crawl in bed at 6:30 pm; and you know what? I'm loving the fact that I feel A-ok with that. Although I feel like I'm getting more sleep, it is still hard getting up in the mornings. But what I continue to love about my job is - I can wake up, throw on my scrubs, brush my teeth, grab my purse and head out...And no one even cares! No physicians to greet everyday, no meetings to call to order and adjurn...it is absolutely awesome. Have I mentioned that I love my awesomely wonderously fabulous job? If not, well, I do!

Hunting season is now in full swing, so the boyfriend stays pretty busy now...I did manage to kill me my first deer. She wasn't a huge one, but I was just as excited to bring her home! I guess now I have to just sit and wait for Big Buck to step across my path from here on out. I do now have about 50lbs of meat to pick up on Tuesday that I'll be eating on for for-ev-er. I still don't have a clue where I'm going to store all this meat! I see a lot of deer chili in the near future...and taco soup...and spaghetti...oh, Pinterest - Here I come!
 
28 October 2012

I usually do not like to merge my holidays (i.e. I believe November should be dedicated to giving thanks in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday; as should December be dedicated to the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ). Buuuuuuuut, I was recently introduced this past weekend to Mer Rouge Wholesale, and Owe-Eyum-Geee....I believe all the money I was supposed to be spending on people for Christmas, went to my new decorations for my Christmas tree...And of course, when you come home with exciting new purchases (whatever they may be), you take them ALL out of the bags, and you admire them and do with them whatever it is you bought them for. So----in my case, of course, I HAD to play with my Christmas decorations...meaning...My Christmas tree is now erect on November 12th...I know, I know. How dare me take away the Thanksgiving holiday focus - blah blah blah....Whatever people. I have been giving thanks all year; so what if I'm 3 week early on celebrating Christmas!

Whoville Christmas 2012


 Let the Christmas Cheer begin!
 
I planned on having all of my Christmas shopping done by this point, but it turns out, I'm not quite finished. Only a few more gifts to go though, I'm calling it a wrap! Thanks to Pinterest, I have the cutest Christmas tree and my gift wrapping is going to be PRECIOUS! I think another reason why I may have done my Christmas decorating a little early, was so that I could enjoy the cuteness longer!

The babies are still as precious as they were before, and definitely as spoiled rotten as ever. They are just as excited about the holidays as I am, and I think they just may get wrapping paper and ribbon as gifts this year! That's what seemed to be the highlight of their Christmas joy last year - why not?
 
Elleigh Jane, Mynion Kaid & Steel Man



Tuesday, October 23, 2012

A Quick Trip Down Memory Lane

I don't know how many of you initially started out in the Social Media world as Facebook fans, but I began my Social Media fetish back in 2004 with the grand ole -


Back in 2004, Facebook was the most boring, dull, and non-excited virtual site known to the http:// whatever, whatever universe. You couldn't add backgrouds, you couldn't add photo albums, you couldn't design your web page (still can't), and you couldn't personalize anything. Honestly, still to this day, I think Facebook is a tad bit boring when it comes to decor options compared to the Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) options MySpace offered. But....unfortunately, Facebook is pretty much the only option for keeping in touch with people consistently around the world at one time, in one central location.

Anyway, I log on to MySpace, from time-to-time; 1 - to still try and keep Madden's site up and running for those who still like to visit and post streaming comments (which are now few and far between) or for those who have a rough day and like to send personal messages. I keep him logged in every couple of months or so in case "TOM" decides to deactivate dead-like accounts upon his own wishes because of little to no usage on the sucky site. But this time, I decided to take a look at my own thoughts on my own page. Quite interesting, I must say...

~Casey Leigh Walker~
Last log-in - Summer of 2010
Last update - March of 2009
 Headline:
Throughout my life, I have succeeded as anyone who has ever lived - I have loved another with all my heart and soul; and to me, that is accomplishment enough.
 
About Me:
Wow, where to start...I have worked as an Ortho Tech for a year and a half and have currently accepted a job offer at St. Francis Specialty Hospital as their RHIT. I think this is the biggest job change I've ever had to make, and it makes me sick to my stomach to leave all the wonderful people at c&r. I've always thought to myself, I would never do anything with my degree, and I would soon have to go back to school to further my education in something more upbeat. Well, here is my opportunity to make all the schooling count - And I'm taking a leap of faith. Although it's just a career change, it is an all around change for me. I am in the process of moving to a place where I barely know anyone. I'm used to being surrounded by people who allow me to cut up, laugh, joke, and encourage me to show my true crazy and bizarre personality; but this too will change, and I pray that I remain that happy person as the future months go by. I believe whole-heartedly in the power of prayer, and I believe God places obstacles in ones path for a reason. Just when you begin to believe things are just not the way they should be, all He needs is a simple prayer, and He's there.
 
I would say that I'm a bit sarcastic, most of the time. I love to play about everything, that's just how my family is. I have always been very independent and have never liked to depend on other people to do things or get things done for me. I am not the least bit stuck up, though I may sometimes come across that way at times. I guess you just have to get to know me.
I don't really like frilly things/clothes, gaudy chandaleir earrings, shiny plastic belts, froo-froo hair and such. I like MotoX, 4 wheelers, XBOX, the lake, fishing, camping and could not care one bit about getting a little dirty. Though I enjoy things of this sort and choose a Miller Lite over any other beverage, I'm a romantic at heart. I love meeting new people and love to be around people. But, when meeting new people, I'm actually hesitant when it comes to meeting girls. Most girls tend to be snotty and whinny...'Girly' I guess...and I don't really like that. The main concern usually going through their heads at the point of hand-shake is likely to be an analytical thought anywhere from 'where you got your shoes' to 'why you are wearing a top like that at a place like this'.
 
People I'd Like to Meet:
God and the peeps he gets to hang out with everyday. I would definately like to meet Travis Pastrana, because I love him, and he needs to know that. It would be awesome to meet Nate Adams, Jeremy McGrath, Adam Jones, Brian Deegan, Jeremy Stenberg and Shaun White.

Interests:
I love to catch myself at that perfect moment, when my mind is running full-speed to no where, it's interesting to see what I can come up with. I used to draw a little bit back in high school, and I've just recently started on a new piece; I think I may take up art as a new hobby. My family is like my breath and are the most important thing in my life. Although, a select few of my closest friends are my backbone, and I probably wouldn't be where I am or be who I am today if it weren't for them being there for me along the way. Whether she realizes it or not, my Jess has helped me overcome so many things in the past 3 years and is one of the greatest people I have ever met...next to my Momma T who is just wonderful from the inside, out ~ I owe the two of them the moon and stars.
 
I have 3 brothers and a little sister whom I consider my own. John is the oldest, and Mark is the middle on my Madden side of the family. I don't get the see them much, but I will forever and ever hold the both of them near to my heart. John and his hard work to support my neice Vivi and Nephew Bryar is beyond endearing. Mark lives a few hours away, but his encouraging words and humbling heart are all I need along with the guidance of their younger angel to get me by from day to day. They are the most wonderful people I've ever had in my life, and I cherish every day that I'm apart of theirs.
Zane is younder than me and does his own thing, and he and my sister Skye are splitting images of me...The results of matching DNA can be absolutely amazing...They're beautiful.

Though I don't have much freetime, I love hanging out with my friends. On occassion, when the day is right, I like to drive to Simsboro to spend a little thinking-time and mind-clearing with †Matt. I find that he helps me on the hard days, even though he is the primary reason I have a hard time. I love to sing and dance, even though you may not love to hear and see it, and I enjoy my refreshing glass of 2% Milk with ice please. I love music with a passion, and little kids are my ultimate weakness; Their innocence is spectacular when mixed with their awesome little personalities-It's a shame that some don't appreciate their beauty like I do. The guitar is one of the many ways to my heart; Travis Pastrana being the other. I'm not sure if I enjoy Luke's blogs as much as I do the controversy they bring, but if I'm ever in need of a good laugh, his blogs are where to go. I think guys should have to wear baseball caps as a 24hr mandatory law along with an invigorating scent of colonge. I can never be satisfied with just a few pair of shoes and if it poured down rain everyday for the rest of eternity, that would be absolute perfection to me. My favorite number is 7, has been sense I was in the 3rd Grade, and my favorite color is Red. I haven't been to many, but I love a great baseball game - There's just something about the atmosphere; the crackle of the bat meeting the ball makes me tingle all over. MotoX and XGames have to be the next best thing since sliced bread, along with the wonderful creation of cartoons. Having a tube of lip chap handy at all times is a pure neccessity - It's almost equally important as the clothes on my back. The New Orleans Saints will always be winners in my heart, no matter what comes their way, and LSU, well they're great too!

I absolutely hate talking on the phone - A text is quicker and saves so much more time. Being
hung up on when I am on the phone is like being slapped across the face. Feeling empty or helpless is one of the most horrible feelings in the world. My dreams are getting better, but pictures and sounds continue to linger at times. When I notice others' lack of productivity in their work, it's very disappointing. When people are ignorant to the fact of reality and act as though they don't have sense to know certain things is an urk of mine, but it also makes me proud to be the person I am today - properly equiped with a little thing called 'common sense'. I quiver at the thought of a spider, and no, if I see one, I probably won't kill it. I'm a little afraid of the dark when I'm alone - Not that I'm scared something will get me, but those pictures and sounds I speak of seem to be dominant when the lights go out. I think it's retarded when people select 'no' on the 'do you drink' section in their details but yet, they post pictures of them doing it...don't be scared, just be yourself. I don't like to lose, nor do I enjoy being wrong. And I don't understand why people do not give others the chance to speak when you let them have the floor when it's their turn...?

Music:
Plumb, Celine Dion, Boys Like Girls, Maroon 5, Hope, Ingrid Michaelson, Crossfade, Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne, Leona Lewis, 3 Doors Down, A Fine Frenzy, Seether, Evanescence, Secondhand Serenade, STAIND, Fergie, Sister Hazel, Breaking Benjamin, OneRepublic, Candlebox, Life House, My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park, Fall Out Boy, Shinedown, Black Eyed Peas, Coldplay, Journey, Bob Seger, Guns and Roses, Def Leppard, Fergie, Nelly Furtado, Rihanna, Leigh Nash, Akon, Danity Kane, Christina Aguilera, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift, Hillary Scott, Sugarland, Colbie Caillat...Just to name a few.
 
Television:
I could definately live without the television, but would have serious Cartoon withdrawls.
I love Nip/Tuck, House or any kind of medical show, Desperate Housewives, Animal Planet, The History Channel, CSI, Family Guy, TBS, Seinfield, Old episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond, X Games, MTV, GAC, CMT, and TLC.
 
Books:
Bible, Matthew Chapter 24; God's prediction of what is taking place at this very moment, and Matthew Chapter 28; The Great Commission. The Twilight Saga, The Last Lecture, The Good Guy, 90 Minutes in Heaven, What Becomes of the Brokenhearted, Grace for Grief, Watership Down, Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo.

Heros:
All the soldiers serving our country...even though majority of the people in America scream 'anti-war' in an attempt to slap them all in the face for doing us a favor...I support our troops and their decisions to be where they are for me.

And then there is †Matt...It's been 3 long years spent without him, and I thought the loneliness would never fade. Though the flashes of the smile on his face is a never-ending vision stuck in my head, it's amazing what time and close friends can do; Life becomes easier and easier. I thought each day without him and holidays would forever be horrible and seem better not celebrated, it turns out, when you alow people to help in their own little way, things begin to fall into place. Your heart learns to make room for others and begins to enclose upon the darkness within it...still keeping it sacred.
When I think of the precious time I was given with Matt and the time I spent knowing him, it makes me realize how more appreciative I am for everything that he did for me. He has made me a stronger, better, well-rounded person, and I am more appreciative of not only the small things around me, but moreso the people that have come back into my life. The goal I set is to be half the person to my future boo, as Madden was to me!
 
It is rare you ever find someone who is always there for you no matter what, and you never know when you will lose them. Sometimes people do not realize the importance of the special people in their lives until they lose them; they take things, people and the things people do for granted in not realizing what they have when they have it. I have recently been guilty of this myself...guess I should probably listen to my own advice.
 
Listen more than you talk, but talk when it is needed. Listening is most of the time, the best advice and help anyone could receive or ask for, and sometimes saying nothing at all says everything.
Choose your battles wisely, and tell those you love just how much you love them. Hug them every second you can, and show them that they are special to you. Take full advantage of the short time you have here on earth with the people that mean the most to you, and make a difference in someone's life in any way you can. Be silly and stupid despite what others think, and love that someone you love with every bit of your being...You never know when it will be your time to leave them behind or their time to leave you. Make every second count; it could be gone within just a few...

Basic Information
Occupation: Health Information Management Assistant
City: Minden, Louisiana
Country: United States of America
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Body Type: More to Love!
Here For: Friends
 
Background & Lifestyle
Status: In A Relationship
Age: 26 years old
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Hometown: Minden, Louisiana
Religion/Philosophy: Baptist/Christian
Children: Someday
 
Education
High School: Minden High School, Graduate of 2001
CollegeLouisiana Tech University, Graduate of 2008

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Blessed Beyond Measure

I guess I need to get better at this whole blogging thing. I keep a journal at home, and I have come to love writing my frustrations down (plus it's easier to revert back to 'the facts' when an ole spat arises!), but it's very hard to keep up with the writing-down thing for you public folk. So...let's see what I can sum up in an update for today...



Northeast Louisiana Cancer Institute

The new job continues to seem too good to be true; It's been 10 weeks being here already, and I couldn't be more blessed to work with such wonderful people. There have been numerous occasions where I thought myself to be in a crunch; whether it was needing time off, financial binds from being off, or just needing additional flexibility in my schedule. And miraculously, they have pulled through every-single-time. PTO accrual does not begin for me until my 90-day probationary period is over, and even still - the time off I have had to take has been paid to me in full; every minute of every single hour. I truly feel blessed beyond measure.




My Scotty B


And then there's this little booger! Scott and I started our little journey in October of 2011, and it has been a sweet ride! I have had some experiences in the past, and let me just say: I certainly believe we were two peas made for the same pod! In the past, I have been content; I have settled. I've been 'mediocre happy'. I've faked it 'til I felt it, and I've not felt it at all. I have thought to be beyond happy that felt there was no level above what I was. But indeed, there was! I can honestly say, Scott is not only a generic boyfriend; He is my best friend and my buddy. He watches out for me and takes care of me. He includes me and always thinks of me. Granted, he is a man; so all of the above may not happen the exact way I plan, but one thing is for sure; I now see the glass half full. I give credit where it is due, because it's not everyday that you find someone who keeps you smiling for no reason at all! He makes my heart smile, and yet again, I truly feel blessed beyond measure!




Carnival Cruise Line, Take me Away!


 
This is what I was screaming a week ago today! I took my first cruise last week, and it was such an experience! I was very hesitant about it, because I was invited by a co-worker, who was invited by her best friend. I only knew my co-worker, and there were 14 of us reserved to go.


We all met up last Thursday morning to head to NOLA to board the ship, and the women who all went were a complete hoot! Of course, I had a few episodes where I was homesick; I missed Scott like crazy and was completely bummed that I couldn't call or text anyone. The time on the trip flew by (as all vacations do), and it was definately a girl's trip for the books! We certainly had a blast! I'm so glad I got to go, and for getting to experience a cruise and a day in Mexico, I am extremely blessed beyond measure!

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Well, my family is weird, just like yours. And if you say you don't have a weird family, then you are a liar. And you're weird for thinking your family isn't weird (which actually, makes you and your family weird).
Mom finished OTA school last Monday, and I'm starting to think she is more stressed now than she was when she started. Buuuuut, that's another story for a long coffee day with an extra shot of Rx Percocet...

Pops is doing well, just Project Managering it up at Fibrebond - nothing too exciting to tell here.
Mynion, Elleigh and Steel are just as spoiled as the day is long, and each of them know it and milk it with every opportunity they can. But I love my babies and I love my family. I thank God everyday for the greatest weird family there is, and to have them in my life makes me feel blessed beyond measure!

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Monday, August 20, 2012

Effort Is Starting To Drain Me

How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when he is fully aware of the blood and the horror that is inherent in it; when you find darkness not only in your culture, but eventually with the people around you and even within yourself? If there is such a stage at which one's life becomes truly 'adult', it must be when they finally grasp the irony in the unfolding of their life and what is actually expected of them. Is this where they accept responsibility? Even at the point of realization when it’s for a life lived in the midst of such paradox? I’m not saying issues are purposely brought upon oneself -- or are they? I now understand why we must live in the middle of contradiction and just and wait until it's our time to gain….or decease. Think about it - if all contradiction were eliminated at once, life itself would collapse...but would that be such a horrible thing in the end? The waiting game brings upon my impatience...

I've found, there are simply no answers to some of these great pressing questions. No matter how hard it is, you have to continue to live them out. You have to make your own life a worthy expression of learning – you cannot expect someone else to be involved in that process with you. Though it seems lonely back there, sitting on the back burner has its perks. Even the smartest, most intellectual psychologist/psychiatrist cannot begin to touch on the relation with one's own deepest thoughts, emotions and outlook on their own life. It's my life - I'm obviously the only one who can truly understand it; even as hard as I try to beg someone else to understand.

Three passions have governed my life: the longing for love, the continued search for knowledge, and the unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. In the findings of love, I have seen (in a mystic miniaturized version), the described vision of heaven. They say love brings ecstasy and surprisingly, is supposedly guaranteed to relieve loneliness. With a more equal passion, I have found knowledge along my journey in life; as I have wished to understand the hearts of mankind and reasoning behind their thoughtless words and actions. I often sit and wonder why the stars always feel free to shine so bright at night, seeming to give a false envision of hope for what lies ahead.

However, my cup continues to runneth over with much love and knowledge, and I am constantly directed above to seek my life answers. And although I feel very blessed at times, somehow pity always slams me back to earth, and pain repeatedly reflects in my heart.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

The True Thanks I Owe You

I have had a lot of friends throughout the years. Some are still just that, others have become acquaintances, some are foes. There are the new ones I have picked up in the recent years with my job transitions, and the ones I have acquired through relationships. And then of course, there is the Best Friend of all time.

I have had a few best friends in my time, and even though I do not talk to some of them much, I know I can call them up today, and they would be there for me in a heartbeat. I love and care for these people so very much, and am blessed to have each one on my life. Of course, there is always one who stands out the most, and that is your very most bestest friend.

In my opinion, Urban Dictionary best defines what a Best Friend is; A very special person in one’s life. They are the first person you think about when you make plans. They are the first person you go to when you need someone to talk to. You will call them up just to talk about nothing, or the most important things in your life. When you are sad, they will try their hardest to cheer you up. They give the best hugs in the world. They are the shoulder you cry on, because you know that they truly care about you. In most cases they would take a bullet for you, because it would be too painful to watch you get hurt.

Now, although taking a bullet for a friend sounds a little extreme, everyone has that one best friend who they wouldn’t doubt for a second would jump in front of a speeding bullet heading their direction. I have a best friend like that:  Her name is Jessica Lynn Bennett.




Jess and Me



I met Jessica at Louisiana Tech, back somewhere around 2003ish. My then major was Rabb’s Steak House, Ponchatoula’s, and The Q-Stick, with a minor in Hungover and Sleeping Late. I was on the path of “you’re only getting older, financial aid is running out, and you have no credits in one particular field to account for the money you have received for college.” So---I decided to choose a major I would stick with. The easiest one to choose, was the one Jessica was in! Now, just because I finally declared a major, did not mean I still didn’t keep my minor in Rabb’s, Ponchatoula’s and The Q-Stick; because I did. It just meant I had someone now to carry me along! And she did JUST THAT!

Most of the time, when you have memories with someone, the combination of all the memories is that gives you that overall feeling about that person. Whether it’s good, bad, resentful, guilty or jealous – they are still your friend. The only feeling that ever comes to mind when I think of Jessica’s place with me, is nothing less than appreciation. Matt died in the Fall of 2006, and I can honestly say, had it not been for my Momma, I would probably not be here today - physically. I cannot describe the condition I was in with my many states of mind, the tormented emotions running through me daily, and just the grieving cycle itself that I had to experience on a day-to-day basis….let alone the out-of-body encounters I faced over and over for months. Though it is natural to just expect a parent to play the comforting role when needed with their child, (I’m not a mother) but I feel there is that unconditional feeling of just doing what is necessary as a mother. However, a friend has a choice to take on that role; to nurture and to comfort another friend – to be there even though they may not want to be or have the time to be. But make no mistake about it; my friend made no choice on that horrible day in November – her actions were nothing less than unconditional, and she gave herself no other choice but to be there for me, no matter what.

Jessica and Cody had been dating for roughly 3 years when my life was flipped upside down. And thinking back, all I remember is, they were together when Matt died, but they weren’t together a few weeks later. I never really focused on or thought about what she must have went through during that time in her life – of course, I was so consumed with what I was supposed to do with the rest of my life, I never thought to even ask later. But through the years, I have thought a lot about it. I have played several different scenarios out in my head about what could have happened between the two of them. And what I do know is, if Jessica was not a work or in class, she was with me. And although I missed work and school for the next 2 weeks, that didn’t mean everyone else didn’t carry on with their own life. And I don’t know if you have ever worked fulltime AND went to school fulltime, but combine that with the amount time she spent with me, and my mathematic skills tell me there was no time left for her. I cannot help but to feel guilty or at least partially responsible for what may have transpired in Jessica’s life back then.

I still had a year left to finish school. I didn’t want to do anything. I didn’t want to talk to or be around anyone but my Mom and Jessica. But what I can tell you, is my schoolwork was at my house to be completed every day. I was fed. I was encouraged. I was nurtured. I was pushed. I wasn’t felt sorry for. I wasn’t cried over. And we never discussed any of the negative sad stuff, unless I needed or wanted to. And even then, she tried her best to switch gears. She pushed me through, she kept me busy, she kept up my school work, and she was there for me every step of the way. It has been 6 years, and she has not let me down yet, not once.

I often think about what it would take to pay her back for all she has done for me. And there is no price. There is no gift, no favor, not a price for anything that would ever be enough. But what I can tell you is, as extreme as it sounds, I wouldn’t hesitate for a second about jumping in front of a speeding bullet heading her direction. She is my very bestest friend. And even though our lives may change, and someday we will split directions; I will never forget the friend I had when I needed her the most. I cannot say it anymore meaningful, and there is not enough emphasis on the way I could ever say it; but thank you.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

First Timer: And Here We Go!

So, I'm a little new to the Blogspot world - Although, I do quite a bit of writing at home to clear my mind after a hectic day, I have always believed in putting your feelings and emotions on paper. Publicizing these feelings and emotions is a little scary, but like my Momma once said to me in a very trying time in my life: "Your story may let others know they are not alone in a certain situation. Plus, it's better to vent on paper so that you avoid saying things you regret or do not mean to the person who you are angry with." And I don't know if you are aware, but Momma is always right.

I was raised by my wonderful Mother and Father, and though I thought I had it so bad back then, I look back now and am very grateful for my childhood. I may remember being grounded my entire teenage life, but boy do I remember the beach trips, the zoo trips, theme parks, water parks, dance competitions, cheer camps, clogging vacations, parties, bonfires, pep rallies, football games, basketball games, 5th quarter dances, my first kiss in a pick-up truck in the woods, riding the strip downtown, skip day at school, Jr/Sr Wars, and falling in love. Yes - I can honestly say, I experienced being in the "L" word in high school. Oh yeah - and God forbid the stuff I need not further mention...Love you Momma. :)

Of course, there are times I wish I had been able to attend the school dances my Freshmen year. And there are times I wish I wasn't grounded on my Sweet 16th Birthday. There are also many, many times I wish I had done/handled things differently with my family and my relationship(s). But you know what they say (and it's hard to hear); "You live, and you learn."

I have definitely learned, alright: a lot of things, I have learned the hard way. I have loved another with my whole being, and I have lost every inch of it in an instant. I have always and will always take the blame for one, and the other was in God's glorious plan. I was also raised to never question God and the things He has planned to happen in my life. Though it is hard to comprehend why things happen in this awful world, I have tried my best to stand firm in looking to prayer and to not ask questions.

To keep from going too far into my personal life, which you couldn't care less about, I will end the "All About Me" mess here. Most of what I feel compelled to write or blog about is exactly what happens on a specific day. i.e. - The stupidity embedded into the warped brains of the people walking around me everyday, the non-sense people come up with when they try and confirm an idea or action, and most of all, why people do what they do! I just may think I'm the only normal person in the world. And if that winds up not being the case, I am in for a rude awakening! But until then - I will continue to enjoy talking about the abnormal people around me!!