9 reasons I love ASL

Tell me this isn't the most beautiful language, and I will call you a fool.

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Today

1 day ago, I had 88 blog posts.

I had over 4,000 views.

365 days ago, I got really bored and started this blog.

I have changed the layout of this blog exactly 8 times.

And I have 6 drafts waiting to see if they'd ever be worth posting.

I have said "I'm going to write about this in my blog!" hundreds of times.

And most of the time that turns out to be untrue.

One year, and one day.

In the last three hundred and sixty five days I have...

celebrated a lot of birthdays

had my heart broken

enrolled in college

gotten a divorce finalized

dropped my baby off at kindergarten

bought a car

started DJing at weddings

read dozens of books

devoured no less than eight TV shows on Netflix

met people from around the world

become the owner of a turtle

started learning a new language

painted an entire house

been single

gotten two tattoos

hung out with dinosaurs

made really weird friends

discovered high heels

made s'mores

been mad at people

and more importantly, forgiven them

had my patience tested

...a lot

officially hit the "Two Year Mark" at Boyd's Events.

tried quite a few pinterest projects

baked cinnamon rolls for the first time

for 365 days, you all have been with me <3

here's to another year!

Oh Ma Gerrrrrd

I have lived in Midland, Texas for 21 years of my 22 years of life.

that is dry and gross...

come on now, you saw my yard in my paint-y blog.

If you haven't... well, read it here!

I mean, look at that. Look at that try nasty gross part of Texas I live in.

Great for oil. Not so great for prettiness...

 And the one year I didn't live in Midland, Texas I was in beautiful California. 

look at that.
For all my loves in Midland, I just is grass. That is really really green grass.

I just want to look go outside, and see green.

I want to see Ireland.

I want to see London!

and France <3

Germany...

Switzerland!

oh, and Italy...


honestly, I'd even go to East Texas. Or really anywhere else but Midland Texas.
I want green...

Heavy

I'm feeling heavy tonight.
Because I'm alone and that makes me sad.
So... I just feel... heavy.

people in my family have social anxiety. They tend to have panic attacks when there are a lot of people.
In case you haven't figured it out, I am not one of those people.
I tote microphones at weddings and teach 80 year old women how to wobble while people video it.
I'm not into the whole agoraphobia scene.
I'm kind of exactly opposite.
I freak out when I'm alone.
and maybe it's because there's this part of me that sincerely believes that it's because I shouldn't be alone. Like, I was married. I'm supposed to have someone in my bed. I'm not supposed to be alone. If I feel lonely, I should have arms to crawl into.
but I don't consciously feel that way. I'm just musing.
It's what happens. At night, I realize how incredibly empty my bed is, and for whatever reason, it just makes me go a bit crazy.
So I have climbed out of bed, and I'm in the livingroom in a shirt and no pants.
because I had to pee, and the thought of pulling my pants back up just sounded terrible, so I kicked them off.
I can do this, because Kamden is the only boy in the house right now >:D
Tylor is off, helping teenagers find Jesus.
So, I'm wandering around without pants, and I just want ice cream. And no one will bring me any. Bah humbug.
Anyway.

Let me catch you up on things.
My baby cousin is turning 16 this month.
I'm gonna DJ her partayyy.
which just so happens to be...
MASQUERADE THEMED.
Eep!
I was honored to help my technologically impaired aunt with her invitations so I knew before everyone else, mwahahaha. Heads up, fam - buy masks!!!

Today, I bought mine!!!

I got it at 4everstore on Etsy, and she has toooooooooooons of suuuuuuuuuuper cuuuuuute maaaaaaaaaaaasks.
I am doing that, because that's how I'm saying it mentally. Go ahead, judge me. I can take it!

I think tomorrow Steffiekins and I are having a craft day that we did not plan out well, but I'm going to go to the store and by those masks and bring along a hot glue gun and some paint (and perhaps a tarp) and let the kids decorate their own masks. I looked up a ton of individual kid masks (MLP Masks for Xiaden, Spiderman for Kamman, who is currently obsessed against my orders, and this tooooooo freaking cuuuute owl mask for Rhyssie girl) but I decided to not care about something they probably wouldn't keep on for long and won't really wear much again. So we're gonna be artists!!!
and Thrifty ;)

NEXT!
Valentine's day! Valentine's day! Valentine's day!!!!
I have everything planned out...

I found this little gem on A Night Owl's Blog and I fell in love. And since she is just so helpful and included links to amazon to buy exactly what she used, I am making exactly these for all 5 teachers that teach my children so I don't have to. Those saints!

For Xiaden's class, I am baaaaaasically doing a version of this.

I bought my rock candy from this shop on Etsy and they came in quickly and intact, which is Awesooooooooooome. 

except I'm doing our's a bit more like.

and that's that!

So anyway.
I want to refresh your memory with this little gem

and just let you know I'm still completely intent on getting it on my left shoulder.

Just need an artist... any ideas????

I'm also now wanting this! as like... an upper thigh? tattoo on my right leg. I need it. I really do. I really thought I wanted a "mischief managed" tattoo, but I don't. Because everyone has those. Look Up good old Rowena Ravenclaw, the ink is scarce. I want to show house pride. Plus the quote is perfect and I just love it.

I want this exact tattoo, but smaller and on the back of my neck. So I can show it off when my hair is up and hide it when my hair is down. Because really, Texas is almost a religion. And I mean, it's a pretty distinct state.

I mean...

I could be from like... Colorado

and chill out with my rally cool rectangle.

...

yeah, Texan rules, everyone else drools.

This. I want it understated. I wanted it on the side of my hand, but then Demi had to go and make it super popular. 

that silly little trend setter.

I also need this.

I'm not sure about the whole "foot" placement, but... I definitely need the quote.

It's Tolkien by the way... Lord of the Rings.

Basically, I need to be covered in pride of all things pride.

pride in my state

pride in my geekhood.

pride in my saviour.

And that's all folks.