My grandmother did not have a lot. So, when she passed away, naturally there was not a lot to divide up and give to her children, and us grandchildren. The one thing I got from her was a beautiful Freshwater Pearl necklace. I have absolutely cherished this necklace and taken great care of it. When I wear it, it really makes me feel classy, and classic..almost timeless.

Having this necklace spawned an interest in pearls, for me. I started to look up different kinds of pearls and so far..my favorite are Tahitian pearls. How beautiful are they? So shiny and silky looking. Ah! I am in love. I cant wait to purchase my own set!!!

Yeah, so, for many people thats not that exciting. However, for me, it is. ^_^

See, I have refused to get a bank account for a super long time. Actually I still DONT have a bank account and I still refuse to get one. They just cost too much money. I get my checks cashed at this little check cashing place and I noticed that they were offering prepaid debit cards. I am pretty weary about those things too, but I read up on them and everything was really good…and they charge a low monthly fee of 10 dollars so I was all for it! I got one. I put some money on it too and every paycheck I get, im going to put fifty to one hundred dollars on there so that I can save up.

Anyway..back to buying a memory stick for my computer!!

My boyfriends mother was once an Appaloosa trainer. She fell and injured her hip, or leg, or something..so she doesnt train them anymore. She still works closely with horses though and she has even written a couple books dealing with horses.
Her house is decorated with all kinds of western memorabilia like saddles, horse statues, cowboys, etc. Its pretty cool. I kind of like western decoration. The saddles she has hanging are actually working saddles. They are SO HEAVY. I couldnt believe how heavy and tough they were until I tried to pick one up off the wall. Ahh!

The Tennessee Renaissance Festival is held here every May. Actually, it goes on every weekend in May. I would have to say its probably one of my favorite things to do. I am not sure how long its been going on, but, I do know it was founded by one man who really has a huge affinity for the times of the Renaissance. He even has a castle. See, he owns all of the land that the Renn Fest is held on, so he has been building a custom castle on it for like 10 or so years now. You can tour the castle and everything and I must say…it is SO COOL! I would love to live in a castle. Hahahaa…who wouldnt though, right?
Anyway, every year I tell myself I am going to dress up. Well..next year is THE YEAR. I am looking at some renaissance costumes now to kind of start getting an idea what I want.

What about you guys…
Do you guys go to the renn fest? Do you dress up?

If I only had a quarter for every time I said I needed something…haha..I would be BEYOND rich.

Seriously though. I was just thinking that maybe I need a nice little computer setup. Of course, I only use my laptop, which is a Macbook Pro. Still though… I think that I could benefit from a computer desk. It doesnt have to be a big one. Just one that gets the job done. I also would like a decent computer chair and some computer accessories like a printer and definitely an external hard drive.
I like the idea. Maybe I will go shopping this weekend for a little computer desk and a nice printer and set it up in my bedroom. Hmm.

I REALLY have nothing to write about. But, for once, I actually feel like writing. Go figure, the one time I really feel like writing…I have nothing to write about.

Im sitting here eating chocolate donuts. They are GOOD too.

Whew..ok…lol..I started writing this entry like 45 minutes ago. Sorry. This entries gonna be all over the place but like I said, I just feel like writing.

When I first started working for the company I am presently employed with, during the spring, summer, and fall, I would park my car somewhere downtown and walk around downtown to work, instead of driving around like I normally do. My job requires me to visit a bunch of different places during the day and the majority of those places are downtown. So, I would park my car and walk around and I had a lot of fun doing it. The exercise I got was great, and I just felt good. Ive decided that I am probably going to start walking around again because I need the exercise and I think it would just be overall…a healthy change that I could make in my life. Sure, it would take a lot longer than normal but the pros really outweigh the cons. I would use less gas, get more exercise, get some sun, etc. The only thing thats really keeping me from walking is that I dont have an mp3 player. It would be so much more fun if I could listen to my music while I walk. I brought this up to my mom and she said maybe she could get me an IPOD for my birthday. At first I didnt like the idea…but the more and more I think about it…the more and more I want a freakin IPOD! I used to think there was no need for an ipod because I had tons of CDs and therefore I had no use for one but I started thinking…
Sure, I have tons of CDs but it seems like they are constantly getting broken and thrown all over the car. If I had an ipod I could bring all of my CDs in, load them into my computer, then onto my ipod and put the CDs away here in the house and never have to use them again. Thus, eliminating all of the cds laying all over my car taking up tons of room…blah blah you get the picture.

So now I want one really bad hahaha. Ive been checking out all the different kinds and I would rather have an ipod classic than an ipod touch.

By the way…all of you ladies should check out these mens gold watches for the man in your life.

Alright. Quick background info real quick.

My dad was married once before he married my mother. That marriage resulted in a daughter, Kate, who is 28 years old. When I was about 7 or so, maybe younger, Kates mother dropped Kate off on our doorstep..literally, and expected my father to take care of her after years and years of her mother not even letting my father speak to her. I guess her mother had gotten sick of her or something, I dont know.

Well, needless to say her living with us didnt last long. She went back to her moms within a few months and I didnt speak to her again until I was like 14 years old. She briefly came around to visit me and my father and then as quick as she came..she left once again.

So…about two months ago or something like that..I dunno, two or three months ago..I found her on Myspace and I added her as my friend. We sent a few messages back and forth and then she stopped messaging me and I didnt send her any messages. At the time I had a horrible problem and my problem was a lot more important than trying to keep in touch with her. That is my fault. I should have kept in better touch.

HOWEVER…today, I sign onto Myspace and shes sent me the following message:
“Question….how come you would find me, add me, and then disappear?”

I just told her that I had been dealing with a lot and I apologize if she thinks I have disappeared but I was in the same place all along and could have easily been reached the same way she had just reached me.
But, I WANTED to say:
Look, you are one to talk about disappearing when you “disappeared” two times in my life. We talked on myspace and if you really cared you could have sent me more than the two messages you initially sent me. Theres no way I could have “disappeared” when we were only talking on MYSPACE and you could send me messages any time you wanted to and I would have gladly replied. Sure, I dont get on myspace as much as I used to..but I would get the messages and I would reply.

UGH. It gets on my nerves SO BAD!!

Well, anyway…now im going to finish reading about some New York movers. If youre in New York, and youre moving..you should be finding out some info too!

So, I have come to the conclusion that I watch too much TV. I have cable..digital cable, and, for a while my digital cable box stopped working so I was forced to just watch regular cable *ahhh!!!* …anyway…I decided that, instead of getting my old box fixed..I would just upgrade to a new DVR box. DVR is where you can rewind tv, pause TV, record your favorite shows, etc. The thing is, my TV isnt that cool and my aunt and uncle and cousin just got this awesome new LCD TV and I want one SOOOO BAD. I think my cousin Kelley got one too… I know she got a new TV and it has HDTV capabilities. Ugh. I want an LCD TV with HDTV capabilities!!! My TV is a flatscreen…but its still a box TV. I love it, dont get me wrong..but it would look GREAT in my bedroom and a niceeee flat panel TV would look great in my living room.

Dont you think? ^_^ hehehehe.

Alright…
I will be the first to admit that I am a HORRIBLE designer. Not just interior design..but ALL design. My aunt and my cousin on the other hand, are great designers and can design pretty much anything and it will look like a professional did it.

I was just checking out some really pretty home theater sconces and wondering what I could do with them in my own place. I would probably have to get my cousin over here to give me some good suggestions. Firstly, I think I would need a home theater..haahaha. Boy would I LOVE to have one of those! Ive never been a movie watcher until recently…ive found myself LOVING movies.

I know I am always posting about how I need a vacation and how vacations are good for people. My stance on that hasnt changed. There have been a lot of events in my life lately and previously I was not living my life in a way that would properly allow me to go on a nice vacation…as much as I wanted one.

I planned, in vain, many times to go on an awesome vacation to Orlando, Florida and would look online endlessly at different Orlando vacations. I really wanted to go to Universal Studios or Disney World. I am not really that mushy or romantic of a person but, I guess I just wanted me and Soda to go somewhere nice and have a fun, romantic time together. I believe we deserved that.

Well, now, I am living my life right and trying to do things the right way. So…maybe next year I will be able to afford and go on a nice vacation. I think I deserve it. I am working pretty hard and correcting my life now and maybe by this time next year..everything will be ok.