ciao!

I have not been on here in quite some time, and I cannot sleep, so I figured- what the heck!

There really are not updates to my life though. I still have not gone back to school, I am not fully employed at the moment, though I do still sporadically take photos, and I am going to start working for the census again soon. Hmmm... such an exciting life I lead...

I have picked up a new hobby... well, really it is more so a beginning to reaching a dream. I want to travel to Italy so very badly. If I could pack up tomorrow and leave, I would in a heartbeat. Even if all I could afford was a one way ticket, I would go and find work somehow and live there until I had enough to return. I don't know everything there is to know about that country, far from it. I just know I have a desire to go. I want to see the art and architecture. I want to photograph and capture what I can of the culture. I want to see and do it all. I don't know what my fascination with the country is or when it all started, but I know it was strengthened during my Art History classes in college. I only took two, but if more had been offered, I would have taken at least one every semester, if not more. I absolutely love art history. Again, I don't have it memorized and probably couldn't tell you the names of some very famous pieces, but I do know the feeling I get when I look at certain pieces of art.

I absolutely get the emotional aspect of art. Maybe that is why I like photography so much, it is as close to art as I can get. I can't paint, I can't sculpt, and the closest I can get to drawing is a stick figure. But photography, capturing even the slightest emotions and moments of life. Oh how I want to go to Italy!

Anyway... back to the hobby... I have begun studying the Italian language. I love it! No, I cannot speak it, not even close. I just began. I am starting to grasp the pronunciations of various letter combinations and have learned the basic greetings and such, and I am hooked.

My goal is to start saving so much money a month and if I have not yet gone to Italy by the time my 30th birthday rolls around, I am treating myself and I am going!

This is a random post, I know. This is one of the many thoughts that run through my head when I cannot sleep...

But goodnight, or buonanotte, blogging world... I make an end for tonight.

Arrivaderci!

Yum, Yum, Yummy!

I have not posted anything on this page in a very long time! I have been busy the last couple of months moving, taking photos and helping plan a wedding. But it is finally time I make another post... it may be short and sweet, but here goes...

I love Chocolate Chip Cookies! Talk about a comfort food. I haven't made any from scratch in a very very long time, so the other night (at about midnight), I decided it was about time I made some, and boy were they good!

Sweet enough? :)

Now what to bake?????

Time for a quick break and an update...

I have managed to not fall completely off the grid, in case some of you were wondering.



I have just been extremely busy, and when not actually busy, I just don't want to do anything at all, so I don't.



So, what is it that has made me so busy? I am now back to two jobs again, which is the norm for me, just this time I do not have school with it so that makes it much easier. I am still working with the LEAPs program, an after school program M-Th, that I absolutely love doing. The students are great and I just always have a lot of fun. With this job I only average about 9-10 hours a week, so that was not too pressing on my schedule! haha. But now, I have become an employee of the Government. Oh what joy! lol. I am going to be working with the Census Bureau, so on top of the 10 hours for LEAPs, I will be putting in 40 hours a week with the Census, and then I have my actual life to try to SQUEEZE in around it. The only thing with this Census work is that as a Crew Leader, my hours will be completely random as I will never know when I will have to try to help someone under me. Yet again, oh such joy. BUT, it is a job and I am very grateful for it, even if it is completely temporary!

So for those of you who may be wondering where I have gone off to... I am still here. Still breathing, just with much less free time to waste on the internet! haha

Signing off yet again for now... I guess my break is over and it is time for me to get back to my training...

Just a little update...

So, things have been exciting the last couple of months. Ok, not really, but I could imagine that they are!! haha. So I have not been on here recently because I do not have the internet at my home right now, and I rarely take the time and energy necessary to go somewhere else to use a computer. However, tonight I felt I could do it, so I accompanied my sister to the library at Motlow, where she shortly has a night class, but where I am no longer a student... shhh... don't tell... So I am sitting here on the computer logged in as "Lyndsey" while she is on the opposite side of the table logged in as her boyfriend "Matt". Oh the joys of having to go somewhere else to use the stinking Internet....

Well, I am not up to much these days. I am still working at an after school program, and I am loving it. Some days I want to tear my heart out, but most days are great. I am trying to find another job, but with the economy like it is... there are no openings, imagine that, especially in this small town, which I love, but I am afraid I may soon be having to leave to not only go to school again, but also to go to school in a town that offers a little more in the way of a job. But we shall see. For now, I am getting by and just trying to figure out my life.

I was sitting in the gym floor of an elementary school this afternoon and some of the students joined me and wanted to talk... so what did we talk about? I asked them what they wanted to be when they grew up. I heard answers such as a policeman, a fire fighter, a teacher and so forth. Then, they asked me... what do you want to be? The problem is that I don't want to grow up. I don't know exactly what I want to be "when I grow up", but I have a few ideas floating around. The concern is more toward the actual growing up, something I know I am in the process of, but something I am absolutely terrified of.

So that is my ramblings for the windy Wednesday. I wish you all a great rest of the week, and hopefully I will figure out a way to conquer my fears regarding growing up.... any suggestions???

Crazy 8s

CRAZY 8s

8 Favorite Shows:
*Saved By the Bell
*Chuck
*NCIS
*Reba
*Will & Grace
*any CSI
*Pushing Daisies
*Ugly Betty

8 Favorite Movies:
*Pride & Prejudice
*You've Got Mail
*Arsenic and Old Lace
*Singin' In the Rain
*How to Marry a Millionaire
*While You Were Sleeping
*Becoming Jane
*Aladdin

8 Favorite Restaurants:
*Fiesta Rancherra!
*Chili's
*Peking
*Zaxby's
*Cracker Barrel
*Olive Garden
*Steak and Shake
*Applebee's

8 Things that happened yesterday:
*Played Apples to Apples
*Showered
*Had a flat tire
*Talked to various people
*Went to Wal-Mart (I hate that place!)
*Went out to eat with friends
*Played with Play Dough
*Cleaned the kitchen


8 Things I'm looking forward to:
*My trip to North Carlina!!
*Seeing my friend Autumn, whom I haven't seen since April 06!
*Surprising my friend at his wedding, because he thinks I'm not coming!!! :)
*Getting back to work with LEAPs
*Hanging out with the Stewart girls tonight! I love babysitting! :)
*Having 4 new tires when my brother gets back with my car! The best big bro ever for going!!!
*Seeing my nephew tonight!
*Road trip!! Road trip!!

8 Things on my wish list:
*Another job, or two!
*Get school loans paid off, at least some what.
*Mexican food, with my sister! haha
*A car with new tires... oh... CHECK! yay! :)
*My own apartment... just can't afford it.
*A big hug from my friend I haven't seen in forever!
*Another job...
*...or two....

8 Things I love about winter:
*Cheesy Christmas movies!
*An actual reason to wear hoodies
*Always a reason to eat... ahh the Holidays!
*Hot Chocolate
*Winter break... no school! Not that i go to school right now, but I get a break from work!
*Wasting my life away watching Will & Grace with my sister! ha!!
*Warm blankets
*The fact that it is in the 50s and 60s usually! I love TN!!!


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Tenara and Kristi

Home Sweet Home

I have been slacking when it comes to the Photo of the Day post. I have been busy with Santa photos, and trying to keep my sanity. Well, I am finally done with the first, but still working on the second, however, I have a bit more time now!

I thought it was time for an update...
I am NOT going to Utah. I know I kept making posts about BYU and such, but things have worked out differently, and I am no longer heading that way. Instead, I am staying here at home in Tennessee!!
I think I just kept ignoring my Heavenly Father's promptings to stay. Financial Aid took forever, housing took a while, but I just kept insisting I was going out West. Then some other changes occurred and at first I was just frustrated and mad. But, the longer I thought about it, and after the tears of frustration subsided, I realized that the desire to go was not even present anymore. I was wondering instead if I was still going just because I had been making the plans and because others kept telling me how wonderful it was and everything.
After spending hours and hours thinking about it, I asked my father for a blessing, and the doubts and wonders and concerns just disappeared. He blessed me clarity and to know that I was making the right choice, and I must say that since then, I have not thought twice about my decision.

So... those of you here in TN, you will be blessed to continue seeing my beautiful face! haha!!!

Merry Christmas Eve! :)

Heroes in a half shell.... Turtle Power!!

I have the cutest nephew in the world!! I love him to death. The things he says and does are too funny. In this photo he is eating the stick! haha... but now he takes a stick and pretends he is a Ninja Turtle and does his ninja moves to the TMNT theme song! I love it!