I have titled this RANT OF THE SUMMER because, as you can see, I have not been around to RANT, so here it is-- all summed up in one blog.
When I was younger my mother informed me "you can not get married until you're at least 25"... I do not know why this conversation came up, but it did. And that was the age she placed on "acceptable marrying age". I never disagreed and I'm 30 years old, still unmarried and completely OK with it. But I see these YOUNG kids getting married, having babies and I think to myself, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!(this is a generalization, not the truth for EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THE ENTIRE WORLD) I do not believe all YOUNG marriages are destined for divorce, but there are so many ADULT situations that come up in marriage, in life, that I question if a twenty year old is capable of dealing with, in a serious, mature, adult way. There are some people who mature more quickly, some who have seen the world, seen different cultures and have been exposed to more than myself or anyone else. Then there are those, who grew up in one place, had the same friends since they were little and really have no idea what life is as an adult...... WHY GET MARRIED SO YOUNG???? And more so... why have babies so young??? (that's another rant... parenting? Why have kids if you do not want to parent? Why have babies before you're capable of growing up yourself? ... Do not get me started on this topic. I have seen children used as pawns in divorce, I have seen them neglected while parents "party"... my heart aches for the children who are innocent victims)
Wedding Planning.... Out of curiosity why does everyone think they should give their opinion on what you should do for your wedding?? MAYBE I have been guilty of this in the past, to which I say "SORRY FRIENDS & FAMILY" seriously, sorry. I'm sure there will be more on this topic in future rants, so I will leave it off here.
Job Searching.... seriously, does EVERYTHING have to be done online? I get it, you get a lot of people applying for one job and you do not have time to go through and read every single resume, but I am beyond capable of doing every job I have applied for and I am capable of being a fabulous employee... if you'd give me a chance to show you, beyond my resume.
Heat... Not Miami Heat, although I am sure I could comment for a minute or two on Lebron James, but that's just the Cleveland Cavs-- Mark Price Era-- Fan in me... I mean the WEATHER!! I grew up in Minnesota. I like snow. I like fall with the pretty colors and the cool breezes and the amazing clothes. (I'm a sucker for a good pair of boots and jackets!) I like spring-- it's my allergies that hate spring, but I like it. I have never been a fan of 100+ degree weather, not even when I had full access to swimming pools and days of vacation to use. But now... now I am expected to work in this heat and I'm not just talking about game days. Community appearances, dressed as a hairy mascot, makes these days of summer the worst possible days ever! Can we please, oh please, get some rain, 80 degree weather and a few clouds?? 110 is unacceptable.
SONIC!! When I order a CHERRY COKE I absolutely expect a cherry in my drink. Sometimes they do it and sometimes they don't... what the heck is up with that!!
This is my biggest pet peeve... When people ask "how's it going with Ryan?" and I reply "I miss him, a lot, it'll be another # weeks before I see him again" and they say "well this time will fly by, and soon you'll be together all the time and you'll want time apart, because he'll drive you crazy. I'd give anything for a few days away from < insert spouses name >" .... OK, i get it, your spouse annoys you?! I do not know why you want days away from your spouse, but take a couple days off then, this isn't the SAME THING!! Ryan has been gone since the end of March. I have seen him a total of maybe 8 times, for no more than 30 hours (some of those are hours for sleeping!) and I miss him. A LOT. Don't tell me what I will want EVENTUALLY when right now all I can think about is how much it sucks that I do not get to come home from work, curl up on the couch with him, watch random television. Right now all I want is to hold his hand when we walk to the car or laugh at him when he says something absolutely ridiculous. I want to tell him I love him without having to text it or worse, be on skype & have it break up or sign off on us. I want to walk around this lovely Northwest Arkansas area and roll my eyes at some one who is the epitome of everything Arkansas and hear him say "YEP" because he knows what I am thinking. I feel bad for whining about how much I miss him, because I do realize that there are people who have it worse. I am very thankful I was never around when he was in the Army, because a year or more apart would have been more difficult, but it's the days apart that suck in general. Every single day is a missed chance of being together and life is short and we have no idea how many days we have left in this world. I am thankful that I have an amazing person who wants to spend the rest of our numbered days with me, but I hate that we will never get these days back. So please do not try to console me by saying "eventually you will want him to take a few days away," that's not helpful.
Oh so many rants, oh so little time...
Monday, August 8, 2011
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
A Yankee's point of view on "Living in Northwest Arkansas"...
You want the pros and cons of it all? the insights to living in the #10 Best Small Town in America??
Here you go:
Cons--
1) Wal-mart is EVERYWHERE. there isn't much of a choice other than walmart, so if they don't carry what you want you better get used to doing without OR ordering it online.
2) Small town cops who think they are big city cops. we have very little crime in these parts, but the police patrol the land as if they must do everything possible to be the best detectives in the Midwest. oy!
3)we don't have a nordstroms or a Macy's (although we do have banana republic and Dillard's) so you don't get much choice in the higher end spending-- but I do have to say, we are only 2 hours from Branson's outlets stores if that floats your boat. (ALSO, everyone who sells to wal-mart has an office down here and sometimes vendors have sells in the area, just keep your eyes open).
4) When the weather takes a turn for the worse the entire area shuts down and people take up residence in their homes as if there was a nuclear blast and they will die if they leave their home. it's pretty pathetic. but in their defense the street crews do a terrible/half-ass job at clearing the streets to make it safe. instead i think they do their best to make it worse. yeppppppppp!
5) NWA is a DRY COUNTY (you only have to drive up the road to MO to get out of the county and to macadoodles for great alcohol selection or down the road to Washington county to find macadoodles for great alcohol selection)... but you do have to drive. I just wish we had it at the gourmet gas station-- that would be AWESOME!! PS: ask me about the gourmet gas station-- i haven't decided if it's a pro or con, but i do frequent it often and pretty much love it, but still don't know if it's a pro/con!!
6)Meeting people kinda sucks. if you work for a large company like wal-mart you will meet tons of people and probably tons of people your age (NO MATTER WHAT AGE). my mom & dad worked for general mills and i have met quite a few people through their office, all of which are awesome and cool, but sadly because this isn't general mills headquarters they all end up being transferred to MN, leaving me here all alone. boo.... but it's not too bad.
7) There is very little crime in these parts, which is a pro, but the fact that our local news stations and our local newspapers still have to lead with a top story that means things like someone's 7foot tall snowman being knocked down by unknown punks gets to be on the front page of the news paper. makes me a bit ill, not going to lie, but basically any little thing is huge news around these parts and that's either a good thing or a bad thing.... PS: I'm still waiting for someone to interview my Riley about how he saved an entire neighborhood from car thief's. just saying!!
8) if you like winter sports (skiing, sledding, skating, etc) you will be lost around here. if you like summer sports like.... oh good grief, there isn't much to do besides golf, hunt and hike, so good luck.
9)very rarely will you ever get a professional sporting event or an awesome concert to see, however, wal-mart does do shareholders meetings with free concerts (including daughtry, which made my week!!) and people like Pujols come to visit. it's pretty neat, but you still won't get to see the Cardinals play, here, in Arkansas.
10)You will see lots of people with very little teeth, terrible fashion-sense and questionable hygiene... just keep walking!!
Pros--
1) Small town aspects, like rush hour traffic means still maintaining 60MPH on the highway. I live at exit 83 and I rarely ever have to leave exits 81-85 to find EVERYTHING I NEED-- it's all just here!
2) Everything is here because it was all JUST BUILT so it's all fairly new and still pretty (as long as you stay on this side of town-- the OLD downtown is kind of rundown, but they are trying...)
3) If there is something you sometimes look forward to participating in (IE: Concerts, Sporting Events, etc) we are only 5 hrs from three major BIG Cities (Dallas, Memphis and St Louis).
4) Our airport gets MANY flights in during the week, due to walmart corp travel, but it's such a tiny little airport that you rarely have to worry about rushing thru security to get to your flight-- we have 5 gates or something ridiculously small. (remember, i grew up in MN where the airport was the size of two moderately sized towns)...
5) If your family/friends want to come visit and need a hotel all hotel prices go DOWN on the weekends, due to walmart corp travel. And we have so many hotels it's almost ridiculous!
6) Meeting people. If you want to meet Christians (& by Christians I mean overly vocal Baptist who attempt to make you feel bad about your lack of their faith and persuade you to be more like them) you can join one of FIVE THOUSAND Christian groups-- gag me, but maybe it's your cup of tea.
7) Most of the people who live here aren't FROM here and that is great, because they understand when you tell them you miss home and that you miss nordstroms or Macy's... they get it, you're not alone.
8) The weather is fairly nice most of the year, minus the 110 degree summer for 6weeks straight and the 2 weeks it snows here so the entire area shuts down-- except for walmart. But honestly it's fairly nice.
9) Everyone in Rogers lives in a gated-community, or atleast that is what it seems like... and they all shop at high-end boutiques... except for maybe a couple who can't afford it or choose not to pretend like they can afford it, but basically, what I'm saying is, they aren't ALL TRASHY, HILLBILLY-LIKE, NASTY HUMANS, although there are a few of those around here too.
10) pretty good Mexican food, almost anywhere you look. if you like that authentic hole-in-the-wall kinda of place, or the TeX-Mex or the .... well, we have it all, including little kiosk-type trailers where Mexican cook & sell their food on the streets. Yep, this is a pro.
11) If you don't mind not getting to see Professional Athletes and maybe even prefer college or minor league then this is the place for you... not so much me, but you. We have the Naturals, which i think is a KC Royals organization. We have the Univ of Ark Razorbacks-- which I can't seem to get completely sucked into, but it is growing on me, not sure how i feel about it, i always thought I'd be ANTI-everything Arkansas. but I do like the fact that I am somewhere that people are that passionate about their hometown team (HELLO!!! have we met?!!? I am a die-hard Cards fan and miss my Cardinals Nation!!) =)
12) this place offers the college-liberal a place to hang out and the weird, love-the-outdoorsy people a place too... if you want to hunt, hike, fish, whatever there's a place for you. if you prefer being closed-minded and self-absorbed whilst sipping coffee and playing on your computer there is a place for you. ;-) I love you all. (I just choose to hide out in my apartment though, as to avoid most of you!)
13) People are polite down here, sometimes almost too polite. But that's just the city-girl in me coming out. I prefer dark clothes, and shopping undisturbed, but around here people are so cheery and "ma'am" you all day long. Sometimes it grows on you, other times the city-girl in me takes off running and vents about the overly nice, southern accent speaking, creepy little people on facebook and blogs!
14) There is a wal-mart located on every corner in this place. they are all super centers and open 24hrs, so you can get anything you want, whenever you want... enjoy.
15) I'm here. if i can survive this place anyone can... and if you're in town or visiting this lovely little place we call NWA please be sure to tell me, i would love to show you around and get you drunk in a dry county! ;-)
There is so much I could tell you about Arkansas, but I will offend someone, I'm sure. The point is it's NOT that bad. you will definitely miss things that only your hometown can give you, but just remember you can visit home, get your fill and head back to a fairly quiet, pretty nice area of the world, or atleast of the southern mid-west. ;-)
THE BEST PART IS, IF YOU MOVE HERE I HAVE THE BEST REAL ESTATE AGENT FOR YOU... I'm a little biased, he is my daddy, but he truly is the best and he does great work with anyone who is transferring here. he understands it all!! =)
Here you go:
Cons--
1) Wal-mart is EVERYWHERE. there isn't much of a choice other than walmart, so if they don't carry what you want you better get used to doing without OR ordering it online.
2) Small town cops who think they are big city cops. we have very little crime in these parts, but the police patrol the land as if they must do everything possible to be the best detectives in the Midwest. oy!
3)we don't have a nordstroms or a Macy's (although we do have banana republic and Dillard's) so you don't get much choice in the higher end spending-- but I do have to say, we are only 2 hours from Branson's outlets stores if that floats your boat. (ALSO, everyone who sells to wal-mart has an office down here and sometimes vendors have sells in the area, just keep your eyes open).
4) When the weather takes a turn for the worse the entire area shuts down and people take up residence in their homes as if there was a nuclear blast and they will die if they leave their home. it's pretty pathetic. but in their defense the street crews do a terrible/half-ass job at clearing the streets to make it safe. instead i think they do their best to make it worse. yeppppppppp!
5) NWA is a DRY COUNTY (you only have to drive up the road to MO to get out of the county and to macadoodles for great alcohol selection or down the road to Washington county to find macadoodles for great alcohol selection)... but you do have to drive. I just wish we had it at the gourmet gas station-- that would be AWESOME!! PS: ask me about the gourmet gas station-- i haven't decided if it's a pro or con, but i do frequent it often and pretty much love it, but still don't know if it's a pro/con!!
6)Meeting people kinda sucks. if you work for a large company like wal-mart you will meet tons of people and probably tons of people your age (NO MATTER WHAT AGE). my mom & dad worked for general mills and i have met quite a few people through their office, all of which are awesome and cool, but sadly because this isn't general mills headquarters they all end up being transferred to MN, leaving me here all alone. boo.... but it's not too bad.
7) There is very little crime in these parts, which is a pro, but the fact that our local news stations and our local newspapers still have to lead with a top story that means things like someone's 7foot tall snowman being knocked down by unknown punks gets to be on the front page of the news paper. makes me a bit ill, not going to lie, but basically any little thing is huge news around these parts and that's either a good thing or a bad thing.... PS: I'm still waiting for someone to interview my Riley about how he saved an entire neighborhood from car thief's. just saying!!
8) if you like winter sports (skiing, sledding, skating, etc) you will be lost around here. if you like summer sports like.... oh good grief, there isn't much to do besides golf, hunt and hike, so good luck.
9)very rarely will you ever get a professional sporting event or an awesome concert to see, however, wal-mart does do shareholders meetings with free concerts (including daughtry, which made my week!!) and people like Pujols come to visit. it's pretty neat, but you still won't get to see the Cardinals play, here, in Arkansas.
10)You will see lots of people with very little teeth, terrible fashion-sense and questionable hygiene... just keep walking!!
Pros--
1) Small town aspects, like rush hour traffic means still maintaining 60MPH on the highway. I live at exit 83 and I rarely ever have to leave exits 81-85 to find EVERYTHING I NEED-- it's all just here!
2) Everything is here because it was all JUST BUILT so it's all fairly new and still pretty (as long as you stay on this side of town-- the OLD downtown is kind of rundown, but they are trying...)
3) If there is something you sometimes look forward to participating in (IE: Concerts, Sporting Events, etc) we are only 5 hrs from three major BIG Cities (Dallas, Memphis and St Louis).
4) Our airport gets MANY flights in during the week, due to walmart corp travel, but it's such a tiny little airport that you rarely have to worry about rushing thru security to get to your flight-- we have 5 gates or something ridiculously small. (remember, i grew up in MN where the airport was the size of two moderately sized towns)...
5) If your family/friends want to come visit and need a hotel all hotel prices go DOWN on the weekends, due to walmart corp travel. And we have so many hotels it's almost ridiculous!
6) Meeting people. If you want to meet Christians (& by Christians I mean overly vocal Baptist who attempt to make you feel bad about your lack of their faith and persuade you to be more like them) you can join one of FIVE THOUSAND Christian groups-- gag me, but maybe it's your cup of tea.
7) Most of the people who live here aren't FROM here and that is great, because they understand when you tell them you miss home and that you miss nordstroms or Macy's... they get it, you're not alone.
8) The weather is fairly nice most of the year, minus the 110 degree summer for 6weeks straight and the 2 weeks it snows here so the entire area shuts down-- except for walmart. But honestly it's fairly nice.
9) Everyone in Rogers lives in a gated-community, or atleast that is what it seems like... and they all shop at high-end boutiques... except for maybe a couple who can't afford it or choose not to pretend like they can afford it, but basically, what I'm saying is, they aren't ALL TRASHY, HILLBILLY-LIKE, NASTY HUMANS, although there are a few of those around here too.
10) pretty good Mexican food, almost anywhere you look. if you like that authentic hole-in-the-wall kinda of place, or the TeX-Mex or the .... well, we have it all, including little kiosk-type trailers where Mexican cook & sell their food on the streets. Yep, this is a pro.
11) If you don't mind not getting to see Professional Athletes and maybe even prefer college or minor league then this is the place for you... not so much me, but you. We have the Naturals, which i think is a KC Royals organization. We have the Univ of Ark Razorbacks-- which I can't seem to get completely sucked into, but it is growing on me, not sure how i feel about it, i always thought I'd be ANTI-everything Arkansas. but I do like the fact that I am somewhere that people are that passionate about their hometown team (HELLO!!! have we met?!!? I am a die-hard Cards fan and miss my Cardinals Nation!!) =)
12) this place offers the college-liberal a place to hang out and the weird, love-the-outdoorsy people a place too... if you want to hunt, hike, fish, whatever there's a place for you. if you prefer being closed-minded and self-absorbed whilst sipping coffee and playing on your computer there is a place for you. ;-) I love you all. (I just choose to hide out in my apartment though, as to avoid most of you!)
13) People are polite down here, sometimes almost too polite. But that's just the city-girl in me coming out. I prefer dark clothes, and shopping undisturbed, but around here people are so cheery and "ma'am" you all day long. Sometimes it grows on you, other times the city-girl in me takes off running and vents about the overly nice, southern accent speaking, creepy little people on facebook and blogs!
14) There is a wal-mart located on every corner in this place. they are all super centers and open 24hrs, so you can get anything you want, whenever you want... enjoy.
15) I'm here. if i can survive this place anyone can... and if you're in town or visiting this lovely little place we call NWA please be sure to tell me, i would love to show you around and get you drunk in a dry county! ;-)
There is so much I could tell you about Arkansas, but I will offend someone, I'm sure. The point is it's NOT that bad. you will definitely miss things that only your hometown can give you, but just remember you can visit home, get your fill and head back to a fairly quiet, pretty nice area of the world, or atleast of the southern mid-west. ;-)
THE BEST PART IS, IF YOU MOVE HERE I HAVE THE BEST REAL ESTATE AGENT FOR YOU... I'm a little biased, he is my daddy, but he truly is the best and he does great work with anyone who is transferring here. he understands it all!! =)
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
toothbrushing misadventures
Sitting in the waiting room at the dentist you would think things would be calm & fairly quiet. All i hear is the sound of the gentle fountain, the relaxing music and I see the Today show on-- no sound. Then this woman walks in, plops down right next to me (even though there are other places to sit) and then suddenly, out of no where says (in a VERY LOUD, UNRELAXING VOLUME) DO NOT wear dark colors then brush your teeth-- it sprays everywhere!! I looked at her, gave her a look of "what the f lady, shut your face" ... it's a common look I give, then turn away. the lady on the other side of the waiting room, who obviously wasn't as turned off by the woman's volume or hideiousness as I was replies with "i think that always happens when you're in a rush." ok, i can agree with that, because it never fails when you're trying to run out the door and you hurry to brush your teeth and you drop the toothbrush or something-- it's always a mess-- or you can't get your contacts in or you can't get a certain part of your hair to cooperate-- i mean it's murphy's law, it was always be an issue if you don't have time to deal with it. BUT then the two of them proceed to continue in conversation that I do not really know how they go there from toothbrush issues....
The lady says I was going to brush my teeth, then put my shirt on, but then I would have messed up my hair (dude, your hair looks terrible anyway!!) then lady 2 replies with my daughter was at a sleepover last night, because we have parent/teacher conferences today, and i told her she could spend the night, but i would have to pick her up at 9am, because we had an appt at 10am, so she couldn't argue, we would have to go. but it worked out because the girl who's house she was staying at was getting her long, beautiful hair cut for locks of love, so everyone was leaving early this morning..." lady 1 replies with "locks of love, how sweet" then a voice from the heavens, a sweet voice, softly says "Julie?".... OH THANK YOU SWEET JESUS, I'VE BEEN RESCUED!! I grab my purse and I walk as fast as possible to the door to rooms where I will be subjected to teeth cleanings and xrays.... THANK GOD!
I don't know what struck me as more bizzarre, the lady who can't seem to do the simple task of brushing her teeth, or the lady who somehow made a toothbrushing conversation about locks of love and preteen sleepovers?!?!
PS: i have a cavity and must go back for a filling in November.... ohhhh the day gets better & better, doesn't it?! Oh well, I may have a cavity, but atleast I know how to brush my teeth, Lord only knows what happened with that lady's teeth and her fugly hair.
The lady says I was going to brush my teeth, then put my shirt on, but then I would have messed up my hair (dude, your hair looks terrible anyway!!) then lady 2 replies with my daughter was at a sleepover last night, because we have parent/teacher conferences today, and i told her she could spend the night, but i would have to pick her up at 9am, because we had an appt at 10am, so she couldn't argue, we would have to go. but it worked out because the girl who's house she was staying at was getting her long, beautiful hair cut for locks of love, so everyone was leaving early this morning..." lady 1 replies with "locks of love, how sweet" then a voice from the heavens, a sweet voice, softly says "Julie?".... OH THANK YOU SWEET JESUS, I'VE BEEN RESCUED!! I grab my purse and I walk as fast as possible to the door to rooms where I will be subjected to teeth cleanings and xrays.... THANK GOD!
I don't know what struck me as more bizzarre, the lady who can't seem to do the simple task of brushing her teeth, or the lady who somehow made a toothbrushing conversation about locks of love and preteen sleepovers?!?!
PS: i have a cavity and must go back for a filling in November.... ohhhh the day gets better & better, doesn't it?! Oh well, I may have a cavity, but atleast I know how to brush my teeth, Lord only knows what happened with that lady's teeth and her fugly hair.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Last Chance Harvey...
How can you not love Dustin Hoffman & Emma Thompson. This was a loveable, enjoyable movie. Was it the best movie ever made? No, but it was very good, nonetheless, and it's definitely one of those movies that if it's on tv I will watch it... even if I've seen it twelve times. You know what I mean??? More movies like this please... less Julie & Julia crap. =)
Julie & Julia
Ok. I made the mistake of posting about how I was watching Julie & Julia, for the first time, and how I didn't really approve of the movie. I found the movie to be full of whining and annoyingness. Yes, that's a word, I checked. Well my fb post was hit with many responses, mostly by people telling me I would love it, it would make me want to write/cook, that I'll get past the annoyingness and love the movie. Guess what folks, I sat through it, and quite frankly I wanted to punch every single person who told me to soldier through the movie because I would eventually love it. I will never watch that movie again. It was TERRIBLE.
Yes Kathleen, I LOVE TO COOK/BAKE. just so you know. I am very good at it too. I just choose not to do it because I don't like NOT having a big kitchen where I can spread out and make a giant mess and I always have to clean up after myself. My boyfriend informed me that if I cooked, he would clean up for me. Well, his idea of cleaning up and mine aren't really the same and he would rather let the dishes 'soak' all night and clean up ONCE A WEEK! ahhhhhhhhhh!!! dishes need to be rinsed and put in the dishwasher after dinner and the pots/pans should be cleaned THAT NIGHT. 1) i don't have enough pots/pans to use a different one every night and 2) you can't leave cooked on crap sitting all night long. So, no i don't cook often, because even though the boyfriend offers to clean up...... I still end up cleaning up. YUCK.
Yes Kathleen, I LOVE TO COOK/BAKE. just so you know. I am very good at it too. I just choose not to do it because I don't like NOT having a big kitchen where I can spread out and make a giant mess and I always have to clean up after myself. My boyfriend informed me that if I cooked, he would clean up for me. Well, his idea of cleaning up and mine aren't really the same and he would rather let the dishes 'soak' all night and clean up ONCE A WEEK! ahhhhhhhhhh!!! dishes need to be rinsed and put in the dishwasher after dinner and the pots/pans should be cleaned THAT NIGHT. 1) i don't have enough pots/pans to use a different one every night and 2) you can't leave cooked on crap sitting all night long. So, no i don't cook often, because even though the boyfriend offers to clean up...... I still end up cleaning up. YUCK.
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