Just a Thought

Why am I less tired when I go to bed late and get up early than I am when I make an effort to go to bed early and get a good night's sleep?  Weird.

*Happy Mother's Day Mom!*

We Love you Mom! Happy Mother's Day!

It's Prom Season

Earlier this evening we were busy getting my little brother all ready to go to his junior prom.. doesn't he look so handsome!?

Prom season got us to talking yesterday at work about proms. Our small town proms are a lot less glamourous than they are in the big cities. The discussion started with our question of the day.. "What is the average cost for a couple to go to prom" we thought about it... well the girls have hair, nails, dress, accessories.. boys have the tux, then there is transportation, dinner/tickets, flowers, pictures.. well the list can go on and on and on. The answer ended up being $1000!!

I went to prom three years, junior and senior year and my boyfriend at the time was a year younger so I went to his senior prom too. Our little GC proms consist of driving 30 miles to the big city one over having our dinner/prom there at a banquet center. Then we drive back 30 miles and have after prom in either the High School gym or the elementary school gym and cafeteria. Then sometimes we will all go to someones house for an after-after prom party which usually just consists of a movie night and everyone zonking out.

Junior year prom... I love this dress. My sister hated it when she saw it on the rack but it looked a lot better on. My prom day drama for this year consisted of about 15 minutes before my date arrived and I was hopping in my dress.. the zipper broke and I ended up having to be sew into the dress last minute. But everything worked out good. This year we went with several other couples and I have like 500 million pictures from my first prom.

My senior year prom.. My grandma made this dress. I'm not big on spending 300-400 dollars on a dress that I will only wear once and I'm a bit of a tom-boy so I'm not totally into the girly girl fancy dress.. although I do like getting dressed up a little more as I've gotten older. Prom drama for this year was the week before prom in a softball game I (must like I recently did, actually the exact same looking boo-boo) botched up my leg pretty good and the netting under my dress rubbed on my ouchie and hurt a bit but I got through. My dress was red and this year we took gpas red cougar to match!

To be comletely honest I don't remember the last prom all that much. I think it was kind of a last minute decision to go but I'm sure it was fun. I liked this dress too. My sister had the exact same dress for a homecoming in burgandy and I liked it and was excited to find it in black and white.

Proms are kind of lame not going to lie, but at the time they were fun and we thought we should at least partake in the high school rite of passage. The after-proms parties were kind of touch and go. I won a TV at one of them, I remember being so bummed because my name hadn't been called for any prizes yet (everyone gets a little something at least) but then my name was the last once called and I won a TV! I couldn't believe it.

I'm pretty sure proms have changed a lot even since I have been. We never had to be told there was a dress code which means things have gotten smaller and tighter.. kids these days are out of control. Well I hope my little bro is having a great time tonight and I can't wait to hear all about it. Does anyone have any good prom pictures or stories to share? I'd love to see your pictures and hear some good juicy stories. How about you Old Lady did you go to prom??

Women's Build: UPDATE!

As I mentioned in a previous post I am working on a Habitat for Humanity Women's build event. I have a few more days scheduled to work but have only been able to help out one day but am very eager to help with my next day.

YOU! can help too! It’s easy and tasty: you, your family, your friends, and your neighbors bring this flier to any of the area monical’s pizza® restaurants listed below and enjoy a delicious meal. In return, monical’s pizza® will donate 20% of your bill* to Women's Build.

To keep up to date on how the build is progressing visit:
http://www.habitatmclean.org/photogallery/index.php and we are working on the 2010 Women's Build/Sturgeon Family home! I'm in a few of the pics.. see if you can find me!

10 Things: I Wish Were Tomorrow

1.   College Football Season- Notre Dame home opener

2.   My lottery winnings were being delivered

3.   A huge party for me

4.   A nice warm real spring day

5.   National give Heather money day

6.   Congratulations your bills have been paid for a year! Announcement

7.   A chance meeting with a cute boy

8.   A day to sleep in

9.   The invention of a transporter machine

10.  A magic pill to shed unwanted pounds was announced

Brain is Mush

I honestly can't think of a single creative thought or opinion on anything tonight.. I have literally sat here for about a good hour or so pondering and searching for inspiration.

However I did come across a book I will be adding to my list to read after I begin/finish Grapes.

"For generations the Burdens were one of the wealthiest families in New York, thanks to the inherited fortune of Cornelius "The Commodore" Vanderbilt. By 1955, the year of Wendy's birth, the Burdens had become a clan of overfunded, quirky and brainy, steadfastly chauvinistic, and ultimately doomed bluebloods on the verge of financial and moral decline-and were rarely seen not holding a drink. In Dead End Gene Pool, Wendy invites readers to meet her tragically flawed family, including an uncle with a fondness for Hitler, a grandfather who believes you can never have enough household staff, and a remarkably flatulent grandmother."

Sorry today was a lame Thursday.

A Country Boy Can...

Luke Bryan

Women's Build = fun!

Today I had the opportunity to work with a great group of ladies on a Habitat for Humanity Women's Build event and it was so much fun!

"The annual celebration has become the signature event of Habitat’s Women Build program in the United States. This year’s National Women Build Week takes place May 1–9, 2010.

Leading up to Mother’s Day on May 9, more than 200 Habitat affiliates in all 50 U.S. states are dedicating at least one day to a Women Build. The event challenges women to make a difference in their communities and raise awareness of local housing needs."

With the company of a co-worker we helped today to get a foundation in place for the home. This was my first experience with a Habitat for Humanity build and it will not be my last, it was so much fun. I chatted with several of the other ladies, many of whom have volunteered on several other women's build events. With the help of a few men "Crabby Bill" and Alan we all got a lot accomplished and learned a lot today. If you have never participated in a build event I would highly recommend it. In one day I already learned a ton and met some new friends.

I'm bored, here's 100 things

WHAT WAS YOUR:
1. last beverage = water.
2. last phone call = Caity
3. last text message = TT
4. last song you listened to = "Pull up a Tailgate" Brian Davis
5. last time you cried = I cry when I laugh so usually everyday I laugh :)


HAVE YOU EVER:
6. dated someone twice = yes.
7. been cheated on = I don't think so
8. kissed someone & regretted it = nah
9. lost someone special = yes
10. been depressed = yeah, happens to the best of us
11. been drunk and threw up = twice


FIRST THREE FAVORITE COLORS:
12. Yellow
13. Green
14. Blue


THIS YEAR (2010) HAVE YOU:
15. Made a new friend = yes
16. Fallen out of love = yes, with work
17. Laughed until you cried = almost daily
18. Met someone who changed you = Yes
19. Found out who your true friends were = painly obvious now
20. Found out someone was talking about you = nah, doesn't matter
21. Kissed anyone on your FB friend's list = yes


GENERAL:
22. How many people on your FB friends list do you know in real life = I know all of them rarely see any of them
24. Do you have any pets = Domino, cat
25. Do you want to change your name = never
26. What did you do for your last birthday = went out with some friends
27. What time did you wake up today = woke up like 8, went back to sleep
28. What were you doing at midnight last night = watching TV
29. Name something you CANNOT wait for = Summer good times
30. Last time you saw your Mother = this afternoon.
31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life = smarter about spending my money
32. What are you listening to right now= Brian Davis CDs on shuffle
33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom = I have
35. Most visited webpage = I have a daily routine so there are a few
36. Where do you want to be right now? = I'm good here for now
37. Nicknames = evertyone usually calls me Bode
38. Relationship Status = unattached
39. Zodiac sign = Aquarius
40. Male or female? = female
41. Elementary? = Saint Mary's/St. Clare/GCMS
42. Middle School = GCMS
44. Hair color = Brown
45. Long or short = getting long! :)
46. Height = 5'9"
47. Do you have a crush on someone? = idk
48. What do you like about yourself? = I'm finally starting to become me 
49. Piercings = Ears
50. Tattoos = 0
51. Righty or lefty= righty.


FIRSTS :
52. First surgery = cyst removed from my mouth, first real real surgery Tonils
53. First piercing = ears.
54. First best friend = hard to remember 
55. First kiss =   don't remember
56. First vacation = South Carolina?
58. First crush =  Jonathan Taylor Thomas


RIGHT NOW:
59. Eating = nothing.
60. Drinking = water.
61. I'm about to = go to the gym maybe
62. Listening to = Brian Davis
63. Waiting for = a good excuse not to go to the gym


YOUR FUTURE:
64. Want kids? = yes 2
65. Get Married? = someday..hopefully
66. Career? = the insurance company most likely unless I figure something else out


WHICH IS BETTER?:
67. Lips or eyes = Eyes
68. Hugs or kisses = kisses
69. Shorter or taller = taller.
70. Older or Younger = older.
71. Romantic or spontaneous = both
72. Nice stomach or nice arms = doesn't matter to me
73. Sensitive or loud = doesn't matter!
74. Hook-up or relationship = relationship.
75. Trouble maker or hesitant = both equally

HAVE YOU EVER :
76. Kissed a stranger = No
77. Drank hard liquor = yes
78. Lost glasses/contacts = misplaced temporarily
79. Gotten a ticket = yes
80. Broken someone's heart = I doubt it
81. Had your own heart broken = yes
82. Been arrested = not yet 
83. Turned someone down = yeah.
84. Cried when someone died = yes
85. Fallen for a friend = nope.


DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
86. Yourself = most days.. starting to more
87. Miracles = yes
88. Love at first sight = I don't think so
89. Heaven = yes
90. Santa Claus = nope.
91. Kiss on the first date = sure
92. Angels = yes


ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
93. Had more than one bf/gf?= nope :(
94. How do you feel about the person who answered this before you? She's fun
95. Did you sing today? = yep.
96. Ever cheated on somebody? = never
97. If you could go back in time, how far would you go, and why? = I don't think I would, it all happens for a reason the good and the bad
98. If you could pick a day from last year and relive it, what would it be?= Graduation
99. Are you afraid of falling in love with somebody? = No.
100. Posting this as 100 truths? = nope

Don't wait until everything is just right

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.”-- Mark Victor Hansen