Guess what? :)
Today I auditioned for the play called "Smokey Joe's Cafe." Granted there were only four of us auditioning, and that I was the youngest, It still went pretty well. Well...maybe I did feel a little bit foolish because I couldn't impersinate both Lady Gaga or Tayler Smith. LOL. The director asked us to sing normally, and then for the second round she gave us people to imitate. At first she gave me Lady Gaga, and I thought, uh...how would I begin to do this? LOL. Then the other guys auditioning looked at me and said, "no, Lady Gaga just doesn't seem to fit her." LOL! Boy, am I glad someone thought so besides me. LOL. And I don't think I did Tayler much justice. I think I failed. LOL. Well, anyway. All is well, I did my best. You know when you try out for something and you practice it one way, and with confidence, but when it comes down to actually performing your part, everything you've held on to kinda slip right from under you? Well, I that happened to me quite a lot. I even forgot the lyrics to the songs I was singing (good thing I had a hard copy of them right in front of me) and I'm also not the most coordinated person in the world. Well, mind you, I am coordinated, but it takes me forever to learn a dance routine. I'm just not that sharp when it comes to memorizing dances. It's true. So, although I felt like a complete fool during my audition, I think I did quite alright. And the director asked me to come back for the final audition on Saturday. So we shall see what goes down. You think I have a chance? Possibly..probably a small one. But a chance nonetheless! :) I believe in myself. And whether I get it or not, great, because if I do, I get to have more experience in acting and if I don't, then I will look forward to a break in my hectic little life. :)
Oh, and today, before the audition, I had an hour to kill, so I stopped by Chartruese (a super cute clothing shop here in town), and I talked to the owner about maybe doing a consignment for art work sometime in the future for a First Friday event, and she said we had an opening for January 7th and that she needed someone! So she pencilied me in. We're on! Yeah! :) I'm pretty excited to have the opportunity to sell my artwork. I painted this galaxy looking abstract painting, I'll post a picture of it on here when it dries. :) I like to use glitter and jewelry in my painting. It just makes it more fun.
Well guys, I have one month to create a plethora of paintings! Think I can do it? I dunno, but I think I have faith in myself, I believe I can do this! I am so challenging myself on this. I'll post up future paintings up here so you can be the judge of them. Give me a heads up or two on whether I should enter it into the First Friday gallery or not.
Well guys,
Off I go.
I've been craving sleep ALL DAY. And I have a not so fun headache.
K.K!!!
-Love Your Fellow Chocolatier :)
P.S., Do you believe in yourself? I challenge you to believe in your dreams! Whether they are big or small!!! Dreams are dreams no matter the size!!! :)
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Dove Chocolate Challenge Day # 87 "Create memories that will last a lifetime." Joanne / Hackettstown, NJ
Hola amigos! :D
I promise I haven't given up on the blog! Here are my excuses for not blogging the last two days
A). Sunday the internet was down
B). I was working on my big time presentation just the night before the presentation...and I was pooped. Trust me, I wasn't planning on working on it so last minute, I planned to get it done by Friday, but it didn't work out for reasons like the ones above.
So yes, those are my excuses. Lame. I know. :) But legit.
Oh, my legs are so sore from sitting, and my eyes feel droopy. I is teird. ;)
Well...guess what? I think I did pretty well on my presentation! It was for my Russian literature class (I started the book last night and I didn't finish it, but I knew enough). I was quite a bit nervous for the presentation because I was unprepared, but I'm very happy with it because it turned out pretty great.
Well..that's done and over with, and all I've got to say is, *phew*, what relief! :P
So...about creating memories that will last...I was acting super goofy today at work, and all of the kids thought so too. I felt like a kid myself. And I think it was good. We all related to each other better. :) I work around a lot of rascally boys, some girls, but mostly boys (I work at a skate park) so I get a lot of silliness out of them. And it was just good to be silly with them today instead of getting annoyed at them. Ha. :)
And today, as I was washing dishes in the kitchen, Brian was being kind of obnoxious, very ornery. So I was getting mad at him. And you see, we have this thing that happens between us (it's really quite a moment), that when either one of us get pretty mad, if one of us starts laughing, (because we both realize the silliness of the situation, or the fact that yelling is not us), when one of us starts laughing...it becomes a comedy, not a tragedy and we just go off into a laughing spasm. It's so frustrasting because I want to be mad and stay mad, but I end up laughing my guts out. And it's those little crucial moments that change everything, that create memories that will last a life time. You see, that little moment when we look at in each other's eyes are realize the silliness of the situation, those are the moments that change the course of our history, the course of our relationship as we speak. I think it's a good thing. Because when I chose to stay mad..things blow up, and I'd rather have laughter any day over anger.
Well guys,
I'm off to ...clean?? And then I'm going to bed!!! ACTUALLY, I'm going to go warm up some tea. :) I'm in the mood for some tea...and I need to stretch my legs cause they feel like jello!!!
Arowa guys! (not sure if I spelled that right, probably not!)
Love you guys!
-Love Your Fellow Chocolatier
P.S., what memories have you created that you wouldn't change for the world? :)
I promise I haven't given up on the blog! Here are my excuses for not blogging the last two days
A). Sunday the internet was down
B). I was working on my big time presentation just the night before the presentation...and I was pooped. Trust me, I wasn't planning on working on it so last minute, I planned to get it done by Friday, but it didn't work out for reasons like the ones above.
So yes, those are my excuses. Lame. I know. :) But legit.
Oh, my legs are so sore from sitting, and my eyes feel droopy. I is teird. ;)
Well...guess what? I think I did pretty well on my presentation! It was for my Russian literature class (I started the book last night and I didn't finish it, but I knew enough). I was quite a bit nervous for the presentation because I was unprepared, but I'm very happy with it because it turned out pretty great.
Well..that's done and over with, and all I've got to say is, *phew*, what relief! :P
So...about creating memories that will last...I was acting super goofy today at work, and all of the kids thought so too. I felt like a kid myself. And I think it was good. We all related to each other better. :) I work around a lot of rascally boys, some girls, but mostly boys (I work at a skate park) so I get a lot of silliness out of them. And it was just good to be silly with them today instead of getting annoyed at them. Ha. :)
And today, as I was washing dishes in the kitchen, Brian was being kind of obnoxious, very ornery. So I was getting mad at him. And you see, we have this thing that happens between us (it's really quite a moment), that when either one of us get pretty mad, if one of us starts laughing, (because we both realize the silliness of the situation, or the fact that yelling is not us), when one of us starts laughing...it becomes a comedy, not a tragedy and we just go off into a laughing spasm. It's so frustrasting because I want to be mad and stay mad, but I end up laughing my guts out. And it's those little crucial moments that change everything, that create memories that will last a life time. You see, that little moment when we look at in each other's eyes are realize the silliness of the situation, those are the moments that change the course of our history, the course of our relationship as we speak. I think it's a good thing. Because when I chose to stay mad..things blow up, and I'd rather have laughter any day over anger.
Well guys,
I'm off to ...clean?? And then I'm going to bed!!! ACTUALLY, I'm going to go warm up some tea. :) I'm in the mood for some tea...and I need to stretch my legs cause they feel like jello!!!
Arowa guys! (not sure if I spelled that right, probably not!)
Love you guys!
-Love Your Fellow Chocolatier
P.S., what memories have you created that you wouldn't change for the world? :)
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Dove Chocolate Challenge Day # 86 "Dance with your heart." Kelly / Aitkin, MN
OH! I love this quote!
Because guess what?!? That's exactly what I have been doing for the past hour! I've been on youtube checking out songs from my childhood! And I've been singing my little heart out to them! :) Here's one of them;
I can't count how many times I've watched this movie (over and over and over). :)
You've heard of this going on, on facebook haven't you? "Change your default facebook picture to a cartoon from your childhood. The goal? To not see a human face on facebook until Monday the 6th of Dec. Join the fight against child abuse, and invite your friends to do the same :)
Well, I wanna challenge all bloggers to do the same. :) I am changing mine to;
Well, and here's one more song that's definitely been a part of my childhood! ;)
This is what I wrote on facebook;
Well lollies and jellyspoons,
I am going to slumber land.
Nighty night!
-Love Your Fellow Chocolatier
P.S., I bought a chocolate yesterday, and when I went to go open it, there were three chocolates missing. I asked Brian if he ate my chocolate, he said no...(turns out someone stole and ate 3 chocolate squares at the store and put it back on the shelf!!! :( lol...it's kinda funny, when it doesn't happen to you. lol.
Because guess what?!? That's exactly what I have been doing for the past hour! I've been on youtube checking out songs from my childhood! And I've been singing my little heart out to them! :) Here's one of them;
I can't count how many times I've watched this movie (over and over and over). :)
You've heard of this going on, on facebook haven't you? "Change your default facebook picture to a cartoon from your childhood. The goal? To not see a human face on facebook until Monday the 6th of Dec. Join the fight against child abuse, and invite your friends to do the same :)
Well, I wanna challenge all bloggers to do the same. :) I am changing mine to;
Well, and here's one more song that's definitely been a part of my childhood! ;)
This is what I wrote on facebook;
HAHAHA!!! This, I definitely grew up on! ;) Family tradition, watch this movie every Christmas season. I remember plotting traps for thieves when I was little (you know, just in case I was ever left alone and some unexpected visitors decided to show up...I always hoped they would so they would test my traps. lol). I actually did up the laundry room once, and my sister walked into it and was like, "what the heck?" :
Well lollies and jellyspoons,
I am going to slumber land.
Nighty night!
-Love Your Fellow Chocolatier
P.S., I bought a chocolate yesterday, and when I went to go open it, there were three chocolates missing. I asked Brian if he ate my chocolate, he said no...(turns out someone stole and ate 3 chocolate squares at the store and put it back on the shelf!!! :( lol...it's kinda funny, when it doesn't happen to you. lol.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Dove Chocolate Challenge Day # 85 "All persons of action are dreamers." PROMISES Message
GUESS WHAT? Today I didn't use a regular Dove Chocolate for the quote of the day. Today I used the Dove Chocolate Promises online; http://www.dovechocolate.com/promises.html Although I still actually ate one. :) I bought the peanut butter kind (the caramel ones are my favorite, I meant to buy those yesterday by the way, but I didn't look at the package closely and ended up buying peanut butter..eh, I like peanut butter too, tastes like a reeces, yum!).
Wowzers! I've had a looooong day! But a good one at that! Here's a brief bullet point of my day;
Hope you're having a Merry Season so far! :) That reminds me...I need to decorate our apartment with some Christmas spirit!!! Yeah!!! Time to dig up our Charlie Brown Christmas Tree from the storage area. ;)
Love Your Fellow Chocolatier
P.S., guys! Check out this youtube channel that my friend made! She is awesome! Very talented, and a cutie pie!
(It's a make-up tutorial) P.S., you can go check out her youtube channel and watch her engagement video! It's one of the sweetest I've ever seen captured on camera. :)
Or you know, I'll just post it here. :)
HAHAHAHA!!! Hey guys! I just logged back in...I completely spaced talking about today's quote! Well, this is all I'm going to say; my dream was to sing and perform with the Sweet Adelines, I joined them in August, and it's been an amazing experience getting to know all of these ladies and having the honor of singing with them. They are so much fun! Performing today was one of my dreams. And it came true! Yeah! Oh, and on an even more personal note, today's quote means to me that we strive to live for a purpose, and that purpose is usually a dream in our hearts, whether that is to see your kids get better lives and make healthier choices, acting, becoming a rock start, being a loving stay at home mom, finishing your education, finally going on that one vacation that you've been saving for, or simply singing in a Christmas show concert that you've been planning for. Our actions are the sum of our dreams. Our dreams are the engines to our actions. Without dreams and visions we perish. We have no hope. But with dreams, we have striving, effort, and basically life. :) That's my point of view. Everybody is moving with purpose, we're all trying to achieve a dream, and that dream looks different to everyone. But nevertheless, we are all striving, unless we are dead.
Wowzers! I've had a looooong day! But a good one at that! Here's a brief bullet point of my day;
- Woke up at 8:30am
- Arrived at theater for 9:30am call for 10:30am school performance
- Noon; came home
- Shower
- Work
- Organized desk space (double thumbs up)
- Left work early, amazing co-workers covered me.
- Arrived at Pioneer Park at 5:00pm for pre-rehersal make-up
- Rehersal
- Dressed up, got my hair all curled up like Marlyn Monroe's by a pro hairdresser! :)
- 7:30pm began an evening of a magical Sweet Adeline's Christmas Concert
- HAD LOADS OF FUN! (ALMOST FORGOT MY SOLO!!!) **Remembered it when I opened my mouth to sing my solo..**phew** (wipes sweat off of forehead). :)
- Went over to Mark's house with Brian after Christmas Concert.
- Ate Mark's food.
- Fell asleep on Mark's couch.
- Heard the beautiful sounds of Brian and Mark serenading and playing on the guitar (they're trying to make a cool stop motion video, getting ideas).
- Came home.
- Thought I would flop over, but I'm somehow still awake writing this blog.
- Am now going to bed.
- What a beautiful end to a perfect day! (Perfect in the must unperfect sense, it was SPLENDID day). Yeah, that's the right word, splendid! :)
Hope you're having a Merry Season so far! :) That reminds me...I need to decorate our apartment with some Christmas spirit!!! Yeah!!! Time to dig up our Charlie Brown Christmas Tree from the storage area. ;)
Love Your Fellow Chocolatier
P.S., guys! Check out this youtube channel that my friend made! She is awesome! Very talented, and a cutie pie!
(It's a make-up tutorial) P.S., you can go check out her youtube channel and watch her engagement video! It's one of the sweetest I've ever seen captured on camera. :)
Or you know, I'll just post it here. :)
HAHAHAHA!!! Hey guys! I just logged back in...I completely spaced talking about today's quote! Well, this is all I'm going to say; my dream was to sing and perform with the Sweet Adelines, I joined them in August, and it's been an amazing experience getting to know all of these ladies and having the honor of singing with them. They are so much fun! Performing today was one of my dreams. And it came true! Yeah! Oh, and on an even more personal note, today's quote means to me that we strive to live for a purpose, and that purpose is usually a dream in our hearts, whether that is to see your kids get better lives and make healthier choices, acting, becoming a rock start, being a loving stay at home mom, finishing your education, finally going on that one vacation that you've been saving for, or simply singing in a Christmas show concert that you've been planning for. Our actions are the sum of our dreams. Our dreams are the engines to our actions. Without dreams and visions we perish. We have no hope. But with dreams, we have striving, effort, and basically life. :) That's my point of view. Everybody is moving with purpose, we're all trying to achieve a dream, and that dream looks different to everyone. But nevertheless, we are all striving, unless we are dead.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Dove Chocolate Challenge Day # 84 "Share a secret over a chocolate." PROMISES Message
Hey!
I would love to share a little secret over a chocolate! :) Right now I'm watching the movie, "Yours, Mine, and Ours." And I've come to the realization that I want a big family! :) I know that Brian and I agreed on having 3 kids someday in the future. But I think now I'm realizing that I would like to have more. I want a BIG happy family. And yet I know that Brian doesn't really want to have A LOT of kids, but I say, starting with at least four is a great start. :) I've always liked four as an even number.
But ya know, we shall see what the future will hold. :)
Love Your Fellow Chocolatier
P.S., I LOVE FAMILIES!!!
I would love to share a little secret over a chocolate! :) Right now I'm watching the movie, "Yours, Mine, and Ours." And I've come to the realization that I want a big family! :) I know that Brian and I agreed on having 3 kids someday in the future. But I think now I'm realizing that I would like to have more. I want a BIG happy family. And yet I know that Brian doesn't really want to have A LOT of kids, but I say, starting with at least four is a great start. :) I've always liked four as an even number.
But ya know, we shall see what the future will hold. :)
Love Your Fellow Chocolatier
P.S., I LOVE FAMILIES!!!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Dove Chocolate Challenge Day # 83 "Always smile, it disguises wrinkles!" Patricia / Phoenix, MD
Wrinkles!!!
I actually started to develop my first set of eye wrinkles about a month ago! Crazy!
But yes, I agree with the statement, "always smile, it disguises wrinkles!" Maybe not so much so that it disguises the wrinkles but that it actually makes them more attractive when smiling. :) And anyway, aren't smiling wrinkles a good thing? :)
Well, as you know, I am a striving actress (or starving actress..one or the other, just kidding!), and for the past hour and a half I've basically been doo-wah-dittling away one the computer looking up youtube interviews with actors and behind the scene junk. It's been fun. That's my way of taking a break and relaxing! :)
I actually better get to bet very soon here because I have a school performance for "The Miracle Worker" tomorrow and call time is at 9:30am. I am going to regret staying up once morning comes around. Lately, I've turned into a hard-knock sleeper. I used to be a much lighter sleeper, well, I mean, I still am a light sleeper but defnintely not a light a sleeper as I used to be. Albeit I'm not like my husband though who can sleep through a train.
Well, guess what? Today the car broke down while driving again! BUT, we fixed it tonight. All it needed was some good ol' ISO-HEET because there was ice in the fuel lines. So wa-la! Twenty minutes of car running with ISO-HEET solved the problem. Now we're good. We did a test drive to Fred Myers for groceries and we made it! :) No breakdowns or shlumps! Yeah! Believe you me, I wore the warmest clothes that I have for just in case (well, not THE warmest, but very warm). You know, I just wanted to be prepared just in case we did actually break down and had to walk home in -20 degree weather.Two words; double everything. Double hats, double socks, bear paw boots, long-johns, pants, undershirt, shirt, wool-knit sweater, and a sturdy jacket as well as the most warmest scarf that I could find. That's the way to do it, that's just the way to do it. There's no other way. You gotta go all the way warm. And I succeeded. :)
Well, today was a pretty decent day. It was a good day but a cold one. And, believe it or not, it's getting warmer! Today was warmer than yesterday! It was -18* below and yesterday was -25* :) So yeah. Warmer. :) Emma picked me and Brian up for work today since our car didn't wanna listen (since it went caput again).
Well guys,
I better sign out
Both off of this computer and mentally.
Time for a good night's rest.
K.K! Much Love!
Love Your Fellow Chocolatier :)
P.S., Smile! Its disguises your wrinkles! (Go ahead, I know you want to give me that huge grinch smile that curls from ear to ear!) ;)
I actually started to develop my first set of eye wrinkles about a month ago! Crazy!
But yes, I agree with the statement, "always smile, it disguises wrinkles!" Maybe not so much so that it disguises the wrinkles but that it actually makes them more attractive when smiling. :) And anyway, aren't smiling wrinkles a good thing? :)
Well, as you know, I am a striving actress (or starving actress..one or the other, just kidding!), and for the past hour and a half I've basically been doo-wah-dittling away one the computer looking up youtube interviews with actors and behind the scene junk. It's been fun. That's my way of taking a break and relaxing! :)
I actually better get to bet very soon here because I have a school performance for "The Miracle Worker" tomorrow and call time is at 9:30am. I am going to regret staying up once morning comes around. Lately, I've turned into a hard-knock sleeper. I used to be a much lighter sleeper, well, I mean, I still am a light sleeper but defnintely not a light a sleeper as I used to be. Albeit I'm not like my husband though who can sleep through a train.
Well, guess what? Today the car broke down while driving again! BUT, we fixed it tonight. All it needed was some good ol' ISO-HEET because there was ice in the fuel lines. So wa-la! Twenty minutes of car running with ISO-HEET solved the problem. Now we're good. We did a test drive to Fred Myers for groceries and we made it! :) No breakdowns or shlumps! Yeah! Believe you me, I wore the warmest clothes that I have for just in case (well, not THE warmest, but very warm). You know, I just wanted to be prepared just in case we did actually break down and had to walk home in -20 degree weather.Two words; double everything. Double hats, double socks, bear paw boots, long-johns, pants, undershirt, shirt, wool-knit sweater, and a sturdy jacket as well as the most warmest scarf that I could find. That's the way to do it, that's just the way to do it. There's no other way. You gotta go all the way warm. And I succeeded. :)
Well, today was a pretty decent day. It was a good day but a cold one. And, believe it or not, it's getting warmer! Today was warmer than yesterday! It was -18* below and yesterday was -25* :) So yeah. Warmer. :) Emma picked me and Brian up for work today since our car didn't wanna listen (since it went caput again).
Well guys,
I better sign out
Both off of this computer and mentally.
Time for a good night's rest.
K.K! Much Love!
Love Your Fellow Chocolatier :)
P.S., Smile! Its disguises your wrinkles! (Go ahead, I know you want to give me that huge grinch smile that curls from ear to ear!) ;)
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Dove Chocolate Challenge Day # 82 " Enjoy this moment!" Annmarie / Columbia, OH
Hey there!
Today has been a crazy day! I am ready for bed, it's 3:38am!
It's been super crazy cold in Fairbanks, Alaska today, we had -25 degree weather! And I tell ya what! Burrrr!!!! It's cold!!!! No fun! :(
On my way to class today, my hands were burning from the cold because I forgot my gloves. I mean, it was only but a 5 minute walk from the house to the classroom, but still...ouch! My hands felt like icicles! It felt like someone was holding dry ice on my skin. Definitely not fun. And on the way back from class. I kinda started running the closer I got to the house (it was freezing!). It's days like these that make me wonder why the heck I live in Alaska in the first place. Although the Summers are magical with their 24/7 daylight and all, three months of summer does not beat the 6 months of super cold winter....sigh. I think I've finally come to the conclusion that I am only here because some of the people that are dear to my heart and that I love very much live here, which makes it all worthwhile somehow, right? Well...now I'm sitting here blogging. Oh. By the way, on top of the freezing cold weather and my hands exploding with the cold (it's dangerous weather out there folks, people can get frost bite...easily), I had choir rehersal today, which I missed because when I tried to open my car door, the key didn't want to go into the key whole because it was frozen! But when I did finally open the door after minutes of jamming that key inside the key whole, I managed to start the car after about a minute and had to leave it running for the next 20 minutes for it to defrost and so that the heaters actually blow a decent amount of warm air. And...well...after 20 minutes I got inside my half chilled car and headed toward choir rehersal half way across town. As I was driving about a minute into the drive, I heard a still small voice say it's best to just stay home and turn around, because you're not going to make it very far, and sure enough...seconds later the heater started blowing softer, and then it completely died, and right after the heater turned off...my car turned off. My car died right in the middle of a street section. It just went caput. And so I turned my blinkers (hazard lights) on and sat there. I called Brian in the middle of class, and of course he didn't pick up, but he did text me back. And then, (since we live right next to the fire station), a fire fighter pulled up right in front of me and asked if I was alright, I said I wasn't sure, so he pulled up behind me and put his hazard lights on as well. When I was talking with him...I tried to open the door, but my doors wouldn't open either, so I had to role down the window as much as I could (which was a slow process) to try to communicate with him. He stayed with me for a few minutes, I texted "Emergency" to Brian and he called me back. In the middle of talking to Brian, the fire fighter came up to me and asked if there was enough heat in the car and if I lived far away, I said no, I live close by, and the heat is alright. His final question was if help was on the way, and I said, "well, I'm trying to get some, but yes." And it seemed as though he was in a hurry, so he referred me back to the fire station behind me and said "if you need any help, just walk up to that door and the guys will help you, I've let them know." So that was very nice of him. So I had the car turned off because I didn't want the battery to run dead. I mean, the car was already dead but I didn't want to waste and extra juice left in it. So I battled the cold for a couple of minutes because the heat has finally dissappeared. So basically, I was just waiting for Brian and looking out for him because he was on his way. I also thought of calling Mike, our Pastor, to help us out (we can always count on Mike to help us out, he has done so much for us in the past...in fact...he helped Brian out yesterday with that blown out tire). Mike is like our dad. :) It's cool to have a father figure like that in our lives since both of our dads live far away. I couldn't call Mike though because I just got a new phone and it doesn't have any of my old contacts in it. Bummer. Yeah, we tried that phone transfer but my old phone was really jacked up so they couldn't transfer any of my contacts. But anyway, as I was sitting there waiting for Brian, I had the bright idea of possibly just trying to start the car. I was hoping that somehow, there would be enough juice in it left over to drive those 100 meters home. And sure enough! Wa-la! The car started back up and as fast and safely as I could, I drove back to the house. And I made it! Yeah! And not but a minute later did I hear Brian running down the stairs towards our apartment. He asked me, "what happened? I just ran all the way around the fire station." And I told him that the car miraculously started back up and I made it just in time for the house.
So...we have yet to figure out what's wrong with the car, we have a couple of ideas, but nothing is sure. So we're going to try to take the car in tomorrow. How, I'm not so sure yet, but we will try, and I will wear the warmest clothes that I own just in case the car decides to break down again.
Well...that's been my day. And honestly...right now I'm really enjoying the moment of being in a warm house, having a roof over my head, food to eat, electricity, and for having a comfortable bed to sleep on. I am most definitely enjoying this moment.
Okay guys!
I am going to bed.
Adios!
Love Your Fellow Chocolatier
P.S., Are you enjoying this very exact moment? This day? Even if it's a bad day, what's been good about it? Find the good in it. Count some of your blessings. It helps. :) I know I did.
Today has been a crazy day! I am ready for bed, it's 3:38am!
It's been super crazy cold in Fairbanks, Alaska today, we had -25 degree weather! And I tell ya what! Burrrr!!!! It's cold!!!! No fun! :(
On my way to class today, my hands were burning from the cold because I forgot my gloves. I mean, it was only but a 5 minute walk from the house to the classroom, but still...ouch! My hands felt like icicles! It felt like someone was holding dry ice on my skin. Definitely not fun. And on the way back from class. I kinda started running the closer I got to the house (it was freezing!). It's days like these that make me wonder why the heck I live in Alaska in the first place. Although the Summers are magical with their 24/7 daylight and all, three months of summer does not beat the 6 months of super cold winter....sigh. I think I've finally come to the conclusion that I am only here because some of the people that are dear to my heart and that I love very much live here, which makes it all worthwhile somehow, right? Well...now I'm sitting here blogging. Oh. By the way, on top of the freezing cold weather and my hands exploding with the cold (it's dangerous weather out there folks, people can get frost bite...easily), I had choir rehersal today, which I missed because when I tried to open my car door, the key didn't want to go into the key whole because it was frozen! But when I did finally open the door after minutes of jamming that key inside the key whole, I managed to start the car after about a minute and had to leave it running for the next 20 minutes for it to defrost and so that the heaters actually blow a decent amount of warm air. And...well...after 20 minutes I got inside my half chilled car and headed toward choir rehersal half way across town. As I was driving about a minute into the drive, I heard a still small voice say it's best to just stay home and turn around, because you're not going to make it very far, and sure enough...seconds later the heater started blowing softer, and then it completely died, and right after the heater turned off...my car turned off. My car died right in the middle of a street section. It just went caput. And so I turned my blinkers (hazard lights) on and sat there. I called Brian in the middle of class, and of course he didn't pick up, but he did text me back. And then, (since we live right next to the fire station), a fire fighter pulled up right in front of me and asked if I was alright, I said I wasn't sure, so he pulled up behind me and put his hazard lights on as well. When I was talking with him...I tried to open the door, but my doors wouldn't open either, so I had to role down the window as much as I could (which was a slow process) to try to communicate with him. He stayed with me for a few minutes, I texted "Emergency" to Brian and he called me back. In the middle of talking to Brian, the fire fighter came up to me and asked if there was enough heat in the car and if I lived far away, I said no, I live close by, and the heat is alright. His final question was if help was on the way, and I said, "well, I'm trying to get some, but yes." And it seemed as though he was in a hurry, so he referred me back to the fire station behind me and said "if you need any help, just walk up to that door and the guys will help you, I've let them know." So that was very nice of him. So I had the car turned off because I didn't want the battery to run dead. I mean, the car was already dead but I didn't want to waste and extra juice left in it. So I battled the cold for a couple of minutes because the heat has finally dissappeared. So basically, I was just waiting for Brian and looking out for him because he was on his way. I also thought of calling Mike, our Pastor, to help us out (we can always count on Mike to help us out, he has done so much for us in the past...in fact...he helped Brian out yesterday with that blown out tire). Mike is like our dad. :) It's cool to have a father figure like that in our lives since both of our dads live far away. I couldn't call Mike though because I just got a new phone and it doesn't have any of my old contacts in it. Bummer. Yeah, we tried that phone transfer but my old phone was really jacked up so they couldn't transfer any of my contacts. But anyway, as I was sitting there waiting for Brian, I had the bright idea of possibly just trying to start the car. I was hoping that somehow, there would be enough juice in it left over to drive those 100 meters home. And sure enough! Wa-la! The car started back up and as fast and safely as I could, I drove back to the house. And I made it! Yeah! And not but a minute later did I hear Brian running down the stairs towards our apartment. He asked me, "what happened? I just ran all the way around the fire station." And I told him that the car miraculously started back up and I made it just in time for the house.
So...we have yet to figure out what's wrong with the car, we have a couple of ideas, but nothing is sure. So we're going to try to take the car in tomorrow. How, I'm not so sure yet, but we will try, and I will wear the warmest clothes that I own just in case the car decides to break down again.
Well...that's been my day. And honestly...right now I'm really enjoying the moment of being in a warm house, having a roof over my head, food to eat, electricity, and for having a comfortable bed to sleep on. I am most definitely enjoying this moment.
Okay guys!
I am going to bed.
Adios!
Love Your Fellow Chocolatier
P.S., Are you enjoying this very exact moment? This day? Even if it's a bad day, what's been good about it? Find the good in it. Count some of your blessings. It helps. :) I know I did.
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