Fallback

Regardless of the fact that I have full intentions to stay on top of the shows I watch...I just keep falling behind! Thank goodness for Hulu!! I've decided rather than try to catch up on nine episodes of Lost that I've fallen behind on, I'll just wait for the season to end then watch them all in one fell swoop. (I also won't have any horrible cliff-hangers!) I always find cliffies worse when you've sat and watched like 6 episodes then you're caught up...and have to wait a WHOLE WEEK for the next one. LOL.

Anyway, last night we were doing some recordings for the Lost Son, so I missed both Bones and Fringe. But whatever, I'll get caught up! haha. (side note for Sarah, I'm also now three weeks behind on Flashforward...one of these days I'll be caught up.) Now that I've veered off on yet another tangent...the recording was a BLAST! Granted we didn't have the full cast, but it was still good to be back together! I've definitely missed just being in that atmosphere (The Passion of the King had a totally different atmosphere, not bad...just different.)

Last Monday was Phoenix's FIRST BIRTHDAY! Crazy to think that a year has already flown by!

So while in the middle of writing this, I got a tweet about Green River Ordinance's (GRO) new music video "On Your Own". Go check it out!!

Fallback

Have I mentioned my aversion to Wednesday mornings? No? Well let me tell you. I greatly dislike them. Every Wednesday, I say to myself, "I really need to get to bed early on Tuesday...because I just need more sleep." But inevitably, every Tuesday I stay up extra late. It's this horrible vicious circle, I can't seem to get out of! Take for example yesterday.

I knew that I was going to have a longerthanusualWednesday, because I had taken last Thursday and Friday off! So what did I do? I went out and bought Avatar then proceeded to watch it. Now, I went out shopping at 7PM...came home at 9PM...then started a 2.7 hour long movie. Brilliant, I know. (but I'm not gonna lie...it was well worth it.) Needless to say, I slept in as long as possible this morning, but miraculously I managed to shower, do my hair AND make-up, and get breakfast in! all in a 40 min. period. YAY! (understand the first three events usually take me an hour...)

It's now 2:13PM, and the day as pretty much dragged by. Except for when I had projects to do. Then it went by pretty swiftly. :)) <-- that's a double-chinned smiley. haha.

I also want to note that I'm now 8-9 weeks behind on Lost and 2 on Flashforward. ugh. I need to get some time in front of my laptop soon. LOL!

Side-Note. I'm also entering a "No-Spend April - May/No Candy/Soda til...". :-P

AND PHOENIX TURNED ONE!!

i heart boston

Today was our "grand day out" with the Tougas's.
We're on the ride back, but I thought I'd post this. End of the trip we went to Mike's. And if you've been there, you know how crazy it is inside. Arielle, Leah & Caity decided to leave the bakery and find a bathroom. I somehow missed them. So when I left with Mom and Aunt Michelle, the girls I and headed back to the bathroom, cuz I had to go. First off I had to wait like ten minutes (only mildly exaggerating...) for this old man (who stunk it up...) to get out. Then this young chick. Finally my turn comes. First off this young guy tries to walk in on me...thankfully the rather shoddy lock withstood his attempts. Then someone says "someone's in there." To which the intruder swears and apologizes. Not gonna lie...I found that highly amusing. Anyway, I walk out...and you know how you have that awkward moment when you come face to face with the person who tried to walk in on you? Turns out he was a very attractive young guy. So what do I do? Take a step and almost fall flat on my face. Oh yea. Don't ask me when a sill plate appeared there...but what ever. While I was mildly embarrassed...I was also comforted because Mr. Attractive TOTALLY put his arms out to catch me if I had fallen. :-)

Love 'n Hugs!

Definition of Life

Facebook Groups I would join if I had been at Facebook when I was 12.


"Mom makes me some food?" "Get it yourself." "Nevermind, I'm not hungry."
I yell at video games when i die.
Open fridge, nothing. Freezer? Nothing. Might as well try the fridge again.


I'll add more later. :)

Hope GROs

It would seem that [for me], this week's theme is "Hope". No joke, I can't tell you how many times it's come up in the last like two days. The one that I want to tell you about, however, is Hope GROs. One of my favorite bands, Green River Ordinance (a.k.a. GRO, pronounced like "grow", not "Gee Arr Ooh" regardless of what my sister says...), posted their new website today. They already have a permanent place in my heart, but this website just makes it that much more concrete of a position. It's dedicated to raising awareness and funds for five (5) different charities (one per band member) through the sales of GRO's older music that you can't find anywhere else!! How sweet is that? Sadly, I have 8 out of the 10 songs (we had bought tickets to see them play in Hartford, but the lead singer got sick...so we got their first cd free...). Not gonna lie, I was tempted to buy them again...just to support! haha. :)


Anyway, check it out! There are some great charities, AND there's a vid that explains why each member choice the charity they did.


Love 'n Hugs!
-Corey

Happy Tuesday!


I was starting to feel a little aimless at work, so I decided I needed to take a break and refocus. haha.


Caity bought Dave Barnes new single "God Gave Me You." I've pretty much had it on repeat for the last hour. No joke. I'm sure the other people in the office are tired of hearing it (or have just gotten really good at blocking it out), but I still love it!! :) The chorus goes:

"God gave me you for the ups and downs

God gave me you for the days of doubt

For when I think I’ve lost my way

There are no words here left to say, it’s true

God gave me you"

And while this song is about a romantic relationship, I can't help but be reminded on how thankful I should be for each and every person in my life. Whether they brought me smiles or tears, I need to remember that who I am today is because of who I interacted with yesterday. 


Looking back on the past 16+ years (let's be real, I don't really remember the first 4 years of my life! haha), I can't help but notice how in my time of need, God came through. Whether through making new friends, or reconnecting with old friends, or even just having a chat with some acquaintances...God gave me someone to either bring me joy or make me stronger (nice twist on those who brought me pain, eh? haha). There have been some serious ups and downs in years past, and I am so extremely thankful for the people God has blessed me with. Sometimes we don't know it, but a smile, a quick Facebook note, a text, etc they can have a huge impact...and it only took like ten seconds on our part. 


When Pop was deployed the first two times, there were people who I really have no relationship with outside of the "Hey how are ya?" comments as we pass in the hallway at church. Those people would come up and say the required, "Hey how are ya", but they'd also give me a hug. They (probably unbeknownly) made my day. And you could probably say that it was just a coincidence, but I know it was God.


Another example. This past Christmas I sent out cards to some of my close[r] friends. I very clearly printed their name on the front of the card, and put my own on the back (in much smaller print.) However, the United States Postal Service somehow messed up, because like two days after I sent them, one came to my house. What the heck!? haha. So rather than sticking it back in the mail, and chancing it coming back to my house again. I just stuck it in my purse with the intentions of giving it to this person the next time I saw them. Well it was a few days before we met up. So I told them the story of the messed up mail and went on my merry way. Later that evening, I received an email about how much that little note inside affected them. I don't remember what I wrote in the note, I don't know what was going on in their lives. But God used the USPS to get that card and that note to that person in their time of need.


Moral of the story? God is in control. Be thankful.






(now back to work.)

I talked to Billy Blue Eyes yesterday. It pretty much made my entire weekend. : )

Papercuts and Memories

10 Things I Want

1. The complete series of Stargate Atlantis
2. For these darn allergies to go away
3. To spend some quality family time
4. To laugh so hard I cry tomorrow at Heather's
5. A Mac
6. To paint my room
7. A cheeseburger (strange want considering it's almost midnight...)
8. To have time to scrapbook
9. For the spiders to leave my room
10. For the weather to stay consistent

9 Musicians/Bands I Love (no particular order)

1. GRO
2. Sleeperstar
3. Michael Buble
4. Phil Wickham
5. Lady Antebellum
6. Ben Rector
7. Rascal Flatts
8. Needtobreathe
9. Jim Croce

8 Things You Do Everyday

1. Laugh
2. Smile
3. Hug
4. Text
5. Listen to music
6. Sing
7. Sleep
8. Be happy

7 Things You Enjoy

1. Photoshoots with bands
2. Going to concerts
3. Hugging
4. Spending time with my family
5. Working with my youth group
6. Blogging
7. Food

6 Things That Will Always Win Your Heart

1. Baby laughter
2. "Real" hugs
3. Little “Thinking about you” gifts
4. Kindness with no thought of reward
5. Acoustic music
6. Older couples

5 Favorite: movie, song, book, food, season (at the moment)

1. Pride & Prejudice
2. God Gave Me You - Dave Barnes
3. James
4. Cheeseburger
5. Summer

4 Smells or Scents You Enjoy

1. Men's soap
2. Cinnamon
3. Old books
4. Sensual Amber

3 Places You’d Like To Go

1. Italy
2. Australia
3. Scotland/Ireland

2 Favorite Holidays

1. Thanksgiving
2. Christmas

1 Person You’d Marry on the Spot

1. That's for me to know...

Heck yes!

The Day Before You

This past week the church office was closed...so I had the week off!! Whoot.

As I was cleaning my room (a week-long process, mind you). I stumbled upon a cd entitled "June 08 Mix." Curious, I set it aside with intentions of listening to it later that day. Well later, never happened. lol.

So this morning, I grabbed it to listen to while I brought Caity to work. Crazy that the cd was from 2 years ago!! But here's what's on it. (since I know y'all are just dying to know!)

1. Sweet and Low - Augustana
2. Moody - Saeed Younan Mix
3. Shout It Out - Generation Unleashed
4. Stitches - Haste The Day
5. Partners in Crime - Jim Brickman & Dave Koz
6. Stay Beautiful - The Last Goodnight
7. In Your Arms - The Last Goodnight
8. Pictures of You - The Last Goodnight
9. The Day Before You - Matthew West
10. Bounce - Manafest
11. Divine Romance - Phil Wickham
12. How Strong Are You Now - Rascal Flatts
13. Moondance - Van Morrison

Hello Vacation

This just made my life.

Disclaimer: I don't condone all actions shown in video...



Also, list of shows to watch/catch up on (in no particular order):

• Lost
• Supernatural
• White Collar
• Castle
• Bones
• Vampire Diaries
• Fringe
• Flashforward
• Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
• Stargate Universe