Starting to Look Lived In!

OMG, so the pictures came out all jacked but I'm too lazy to fix them. LOL.

My apartment is starting to come along nicely. Dan & I have lived in this apartment for exactly 1 month tomorrow! And for only being in it for a short period of time, things are coming along nicely! :) I promised everyone pics of what our place is starting to look like so here is your post! lol. (Dan's room/bathroom aren't in the pics. Neither are the washer/dryer or our living room)

Pics from top to bottom:
The view from my room, my closest (it's actually waaay huger than what it looks but I couldn't get a cool angle to show ya), my bed, part of my bedroom, bathroom pics, Kitchen pics, pic of the hot tub and pool from our balcony, and our living room. :)

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There are often times I wonder why? I know that probably most of you have asked the same question..

My best friend in Utah found out some really sad things about someone she cared about and not too long ago I found out some pretty sad things as well. In an attempt to get her through this tough time we went out to a local Kareokee pub to hang out. Although we had a blast, like we usually do, it made me so sad to see her blame or beat herself up about a current "man" situation.

We bounced a lot of ideas off of eachother. She knew the situation I had gone through toward the end of last year and I know the situation she is going through now. And we both just wonder WHY!? Why is it that some people can just mistreat, abuse, lie, and cheat their way through life and relationships? Why is it that "these people" NEVER seem to pay any consequences. Why is it that they always seem to be happy with their life, regardless of how many people they step on. And after all the question asking and WHY asking...we came to the conclusion of WE WILL NEVER KNOW NOR UNDERSTAND!

It made me so sad to see my best friend in tears over such a loser. But then I had to think back to the feelings I had when I was going through a similar situation. My heart goes out to anyone that has been walked all over or lied to! We may never know why, but I know one thing: We cannot change people nor can we blame ourselves for their faults. I love ya P.I.C!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Brooke, Dom, & Jarred...HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I'm sorry I haven't been able to call, I've been super busy with work. But I didn't want to think I forgot about you all!

Brooke: I saw the pics from your slumber party and I cannot BELIEVE how grown up you are! You are absolutely beautiful! I'm soooo proud of how much you are improving at school! Make sure mom keeps taking pictures of you so I kinda know whats going on in your life! :) I miss you like crazy Brooke and love you more than you will ever know!

Dom...YOUR 6 YEARS OLD! You aren't a little boy anymore! :) Your mom tells me that you are doing well at school! I wish I could have been there for your birthday but I want you to know I love and miss you tons!! Tell your mom to let you and Diana call me sometime! :)

Jarred: NO WAY are you already 11!! You are growing up and I am gettin old! lol. You have set such a good example for your two younger sisters and I'm sure you'll do the same for your new little brother! I love you!

LOVE YOU ALL!,

Aunt C.C.

Sickness...AGAIN??

Geez! I think I might be coming down with some type of Flu bug and I'm totally mad about it! I got sick over Thanksgiving, X-mas, in January and now again! BLAH! Being sick stinks!

On a happier note:

My cute apartment is coming along nicely. Dan & I still don't have a dinning room table but our living room is coming together! :) And the only thing left to purchase for my bedroom is a small dresser! I will post some pics this weekend after we get a coffee table and tv stand. :)

Also, work is going well. I am soooo blessed to work for such awesome and motivating people. The Sales week has been pretty slow this week...but I guess our economy is to blame for that! My car situation sucks but I have a great support group that helps me get to and from work. I'm sooo grateful/thankful for all the people that have helped me out!

Love ya!

I'd Give Anything

I would seriously give ANYTHING to move every single one of my brothers & sisters & mom/dad back to Jensen Beach! I sometimes get soooo home sick for Jensen it's kinda ridiculous! lol.

I work a lot and when I'm not working I am with friends or sleeping. But this evening I decided I needed some ME time. My me time turned more into a HUGE panic attack. I just start missing home so much that I literally just start panicking. Some look at the beautiful snow covered mountains and think "Wow, this is a beautiful place". Me on the other hand, look at the mountains and all I can think about is home...the beach, Jensen Beach to be exact. I miss all my true friends, I miss being able to go to the beach whenever, I miss my hang outs, but most of all I miss being just 10 minutes away from my sister and her 5 children. :( I was so close to them and now I feel like I have no idea whats going on in their life. In an attempt to cheer myself up I put on my fav FLorida radio station (103.1 The Buzz) and reminise about the good ol' days. I miss all of you crazy Florida people! ~muah~

GOSSIP

Bleh, I have always claimed to hate gossip. But for some reason I tend to get drug into gossiping all too easily! I mean everyone gossips...YES, even men do. But it does really suck when you find yourself gossiping about someone that is supposidly your friend. This weekend a "good" friend was stirring up drama and gossiping about me. I don't get it....but then again I am guilty as well. Because in my defense I in turn began to gossip. So this kinda pointless blog is just to apoligize for anyone I have ever gossiped about!

It's times like these

It's times like these that I miss him. He always treated me great expect for when he was cheating of course. lol. But in some weird twisted way, he treated me the best i've ever been treated. Miss you!

Ugh, what a poopy day!

My morning was a mix of good and bad. I had to fill out some stupid paperwork that cost me $80 and that just pissed me off period! It was good because I got to spend it with mom. She took me shopping for more house stuff. :) THEN at 2pm I went into work...had a great day at work! I got off work a little early which is always nice. I was home by 9:45 and I was walking up the sidewalk to my apartment I slipped on ice and landed right on my ass! :( Yes, it was my fault...I was wearing flip flops and not paying attention to where I was walking. But holy crap it hurt! I bounced back up like nothing happened and kept walking...lol. By the time I got walked into my place my butt was already hurting and well as my back. Then I started cleaning my kitchen and putting the stuff away that I had bought this morning and the stupid garbage disposal doesn't work! But no...it gets better! I decided to break down the boxes that are now empty but that I wanted to keep. In the process I ripped off my thumb nail!!!! blood everywhere! WTF! My thumb hurts, my whole body hurts from biffing it, and my wallet is $80 more empty! :(

Thank god the week is almost over!! :) Love ya'll! Goodnight! ~muah~

"I like your blog"

Leslie, my sister, and I were chatting online like we normally do and she randomly states "I like your blog" I say back, "You are weird" and she says "Why, I just like it...." lol. I LOVE YOU LES!!!


There is this thing going around Facebook right now. You right 25 random facts about yourself and then "tag" a certain amount of friends so they do it as well. It's like a dumb chain letter. And because I insist in being Anti facebook I will list my 25 random facts on here so I don't have to tag anyone. LOL....

1. I don't know all of the United State names, let alone how many states there actually are.

2. I blush at EVERYTHING! Literally! Mom could say hi to me and I'd blush.

3. If I wouldn't gain weight my diet would consist of the follwing: Sunflower seeds, popcorn, fried chicken, and grandma's fried okra. :)

4. I talk to myself a lot. Maybe even enough to make some think I'm crazy. lol.

5. I absolutely LOVE teenagers. I wouldn't mind having 2 or 3 teenagers but I am terrified of babies. And the thought of giving birth not only makes me want to barf my brains out it also gives me panic attacks! So if sometime in the future I can just have teenagers without giving birth...that is what I will do. Oh wait...isn't that what adoption is for???

6. I coached cheerleading for 8 years. It is my passion. It is the most amazing feeling seeing your squad succeed and having numerous teenagers or children look up to ya.

7. I was supposed to graduate in 2002 which would have been considered early. After flunking economics I opted to graduate on time in 2003. I got lazy and didn't grad until 2004...after I was married. My diploma is in my married name...LOL.

8.Beauty school drop out was sung to me when I left cosmetology school to pursue other ventures in Atlanta, GA.

9. Being a fraidy cat is something that I deal with on a daily basis. I am so fraid of the dark I still sleep with the light on.

10. I have never been sent or even given flowers from a man.

11. I am afraid of birds. No particular reason other than they can poop on you at any given time w/o any warning! lol

12. I dance ALL the time. In my car, in the shower, when I'm washing the dishes, in my head....ALL the time. But most of the time I dance in the mirror. :)

13. I still day dream. Actually that's normally how I fall asleep at night. My daydreams can consist of anything from me being successful living in a penthouse in MIA to being a hip hop music video dancer.

14. I cannot spell to save my life. And 90 percent of the time I forget to proof read or spell check my work. lol

15. I'm extremely self conscious and completely self confident...all at the same time!

16. I claim to never want to get married again because I am scared of getting hurt. But I am a hopeless romantic and would love to find someone that completed me. (wow...that couldn't have come out anymore corny!)

17. I'm extremely materialistic in a cheap way. I love designer clothing, accesories, and such but will only buy them at discount stores such as Ross.

18. I have such a high standard for a man I would let myself actually love that I will never fall in love.

19. Over the past year I have grown to love crafts, making anything home made, and cooking. I know who would have thought!!!!

20. I have a freckle in my eye. The technicle term is speckle.

21. I love the beach and ocean. BUT i hate sand and I am too afraid to swim in the ocean b/c of sharks.

22. I won a Kareokee contest once because I rapped the words to "We are family".

23. I once worked for Dominos for 3 hours. I quit when we were slow and a supervisor told me to wash the dishes. I told him that I didn't wash dishes and walked out...lol

24. Although you can't tell, I had braces for 4 1/2 years. No more than a year after having them off my top teeth seperated again.

25. I would give my right arm in order to have all of my family living in Jensen Beach, FL again!

No way...it's already February of 2009?

Well, its already Feb of 2009!! I have a feeling that this year is going to go by just as fast as last year did. I don't have much to say in this blog other than it's 1:23am and I can't sleep. I caught a cold on Monday of last week and haven't been able to shake it yet. I took a 6 hour nap and now I can't sleep...LAME! lol. Because it's the month of "love" I thought this pic I took @ Red Robin would be a great way to kick off the LOVE MONTH. :)

"Home is where you can scratch where it itches"

Allison Lincoln and her boyfriend recently moved into a new apartment in New York. Her quote for her blog entry was: "A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams." As much as I wanted to steal her quote I decided against it and searched for my own. When I stumbled upon "Home is where you can scratch where it itches", it just seemed to fit. lol

ANYWAY-I finally have my own casa!!!!! "WOW" is what you are all probably saying. This is the first time I have moved out on my own since I moved to Utah and more important the first time I feel like I am stable in my life since my marriage in 2003! Crazy I know! I have a beautiful 2/2 located in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. Cottonwood is about 15 minutes from downtown. It is located on the east side close to the east mountains. It's absolutely beautiful up here! :) My roommate's name is Dan. He was born in Miami and grew up in Altamonte Springs. Although our favorite college football teams are not the same, our home is definately a FLORIDA home! :) Below are some pictures of our place....we were in the process of moving in so excuse the messyness of some of the pics. Also please excuse the lazyness of the photography!...I have a terrible cold and didn't have much energy to get creative.

The best part of my place...The TUB!!!! I love it!

Picture 1 of my bedroom.
Picture 2 of my bedroom. If you can tell, the accent wall is already painted. Thank god, because if you recall at my last apartment I started painting the walls, got into a bad car accident, and NEVER finished! lol
View from our Patio! It's beautiful. We have a view of the west mountains.
View 2 from our patio.
View 1 of the kitchen
View 2 of the kitchen
Our living room. Again another accent wall already painted! :)
View of the dinning room and part of the kitchen
View of what you see when you walk in the door...minus my clothes! lol
Living room/fireplace view
Dan's quarters! :) His room is straight back, his bathroom is to the left and our laundry room is to the right.

MY ASHLEY IN UTAH!!

My long time best friend of 10 almost 11 years Ashley McKenzie came to visit me in Utah! :) I haven't been back to Florida to visit in almost 2 years and I hadn't seen Ashley in a little over a year! It was so awesome to see her! It was bitter sweet visit though. It was great to see her but she was only passing through on her way home from yellowstone so she was only in SLC for a day and a half. Regardless of how long she was here it was AWESOME seeing her! Here are just a few pics of Ash & I.