So much for Easter....

So yesterday was Easter and I got to work from 8 in the morning until one, then rush home so I could see my cousin before she went to work at 2:30. As her and I got to talking we realized that our holidays are becoming less and less. Less people, less food, and less gifts (not that the gifts matter.) It is really sad because I really only see my cousins on holiday's and if we try and plan something, someone ends up having to work. So it's really hard to find time to see each other. The food wasn't all that great either. I made apple pie which was soooooo good, but my mom usually makes cheesecake but she bought it instead. It was good but it just wasn't the same. My mom usually makes really good potatoes, but she bought them from this place called Cena. They were sooo gross. The best part of my meal was the baked ziti. I will forever love that stuff!! Then after my cousin left I was all alone with nothing to do. Then my mom brought up this really old box from the seventies which had pictures of my mom, my aunt, and uncle when they were younger. It had a head band that's over 45 years old, and old report cards and stuff. I was looking at some of the clothes these people wore and couldn't help but laugh. My aunt had a bee hive hair do with tons of hair spray in it. My aunt was a beautician for awhile and once people found out she could give hair cuts like the Beatles, people flocked to her. My mom got it done and she looked like a twelve year old boy. It was pretty funny looking at those pictures. Our Easter was kind of boring and I miss my old Easter baskets that were filled with candy. Now I got makeup, gum, and some money. Not so thrilling. I miss the Easter Bunny and searching for eggs around the house. It's just not the same. I guess that's a part of growing up. Today's question is how was your Easter? What are your normal traditions? What has changed? Would you want it back to the way it was when you were younger? I can't wait to go back to school tomorrow! NOT

My favorite food is........

The one food I cannot live without is mashed potatoes. They are so delicious and you can eat them anytime of the year and they are still great. Obviously, they are the food of Thanksgiving but just the other day I whipped myself up a batch. They were so cheesy and creamy and delish!!! I also had some corn and broccoli with them and I thought I'd bring it all together with some cranberry juice. It felt like Thanksgiving, which is my favorite holiday because of mashed potatoes. And when you eat them you just can't have a small amount. You have to pile them high with gravy and butter. Oh I'm drooling thinking about them. The great thing is, you can add whatever you want to them. You can add bacon, ham, cheese, corn, pretty much anything your heart desires. They are the most amazing food in the world, so hears my question to you. What is your favorite food? Why do you like it so much?

My favorite things to wear.....

So I was sitting here and thought about what to write about and I decided that sweatshirts and sweatpants are God's gift to this earth. If you're single, like myself, and have no one to impress, they are the best thing ever created. They are soft and you can wear them anywhere, from going to the store or just lounging around the house. Of course there are limits to this, like you can't wear them on a date, or to the opera. That would be ridiculous. Anyway, I was just wondering what your favorite clothes are. Why do you like them soooo much?

I wanna know, what your feelin.....

Let me know what some of your favorite bands or songs are. I'm just curious to see how different all of our tastes in music are. Look at your ipod for inspiration. How do these songs make you feel? Did it ever help you in your life? Did someone introduce you to this song or band? How did it affect you? <- just some questions to get your mind thinking.....

It's a Hard Life

This song says it all.....Just listen to it and you'll see what I mean. Here are the lyrics for you if you want to sing along.






I don't want my freedom
There's no reason for living with a broken heart

This is a tricky situation
I've only got myself to blame
It's just a simple fact of life
It can happen to anyone

You win - you lose
It's a chance you have to take with love
Oh yeah - I fell in love
And now you say it's over and I'm falling apart

It's a hard life
To be true lovers together
To love and live forever in each others hearts
It's a long hard fight
To learn to care for each other
To trust in one another right from the start
When you're in love

I try and mend the broken pieces
I try to fight back the tears
They say it's just a state of mind
But it happens to everyone

How it hurts - deep inside
When your love has cut you down to size
Life is tough - on your own
Now I'm waiting for something to fall from the skies
And I'm waiting for love

Yes it's a hard life
Two lovers together
To love and live forever in each others hearts
It's a long hard fight
To learn to care for each other
To trust in one another - right from the start
When you're in love

Yes it's a hard life
In a world that's filled with sorrow
There are people searching for love in ev'ry way
It's a long hard fight
But I'll always live for tomorrow
I'll look back on myself and say I did it for love
Yes I did it for love - for love - oh I did it for love

New Song!!

So I have decided that I couldn't do a talent show without doing a Queen song, so I have changed my song to "Somebody To Love" by Queen. Queen is one of my favorite bands ever, and I listen to them all the time. This song was tricky to learn but I got it and I'm super excited to be singing it. If you don't know the song here you go:



PS....The talent show is on April 9th...be there or be square.

Zzzzzzz.....

So I just got back from the most boring hour and a half of my life. This was attending a Board of Education Meeting for PIG. Let me start from the beginning.

Once upon a time, I was assigned to take PIG, a class that teaches you the role students play in government. If that wasn't enough torture, you have to attend a town meeting or a Board of Education meeting and have 15 hours of community service. So far I have the BOE meeting down and 2 hours of community service for filling out a voting registration, which I already did online so it was completely pointless, but whatever. So back to the BOE meeting. I was told it was at the District Building at 7:30. So I left my house at 10 after 7. I got there at 7:21. The parking lot wasn't that full but I went inside anyway and saw a bulletin that said "March 17, 2008 BOE meeting 7:00 at T.J Watson." I was like "I have no idea which school that is!!!!" So I figured out that it's the one near Crestview. I felt like a mouse in a maze trying to find the darn school. They didn't put that school in a very convenient spot, I will tell you that much. So finally I got to the school and saw a bunch of cars and I knew I was late. I walked to the front of the building and I was so glad that school looks like AGM (West Corners represent), so I knew exactly where the cafeteria was. I got to the front door and saw a note "Use Cafeteria Door in Back of school." I groaned and then walked all the way to the back, opened the door, and sat down in the back. They were talking about all the money we spend and how much it costs per student and all this stuff with big sums of money I didn't even know this district had. Then they started to talk about JFS and all the additions to it and the renovations they were planning on doing to it. I became a little more intrigued to see that plans for this and decided to take some notes, since my class requires me to do a write up. As Doctor Coon stood up to talk, I saw he had on a dreadful suit jacket, the color of my curtains in my living room which are a hideous green color. It was a really bad flashback to the '80s, which I hope I don't have to return to. His jacket was so distracting, it took the focus off the presentation and onto him. Anyway, then they were talking about moving the sixth graders at JFS to AGM and what not. They wanted to eliminate any distraction from the construction and focus on learning. They were talking about how they might have to switch classrooms three or four times a year to accommodate construction and I also found out that JFS is going to rock now. They are going to have a ton of stuff like two gyms on the same floor, and that second floor, nasty gym is going to be the new library. They also discussed how the schedules will be changed and that language will be required in 7th grade instead of 8th. Oh man, are those kids going to hate that. I also heard this lady whine about how she has four kids that would go to four different schools and how that is going to break the family bond and all this other bologna. All and all, I wasn't too thrilled with the meeting and I would rather get a shot (which I hate with a passion) than sit at another board meeting. Now I have to focus on getting 13 more community service hours. Whoo hooo.....can't wait!!! (NOT)