Packing

I'm having my first legitimate packing experience. In the past I was either too little to really pack and the last time I moved (being when I moved here), I literally could fit all my stuff in a bag. I moved on Sunday, books mainly. Today, I packed up more of my things. My rooms seems to be slowly disappearing. All my pictures, radio, and posters that once littered my room are gone. I've gone through boxes of keepsakes and discarded what I don't want anymore as well as made a box of unmentionables exes, filled with cards, pictures and old notes. More importantly I have a box of best friends. Currently, I have many notes from Brooke and a few from Krissy that I've ran across.
My final conclusion with packing? I'm not a fan.

Love And Other Drugs

Last night I went to the Cinemark Theater in Merriam with delightful Shannon. I highly recommend this movie to anyone 18 or older. It is certainly rated R for a very precise reason. It contains a good deal of nudity but it isn't too overwhelming. Jake Gyllenhall and Anne Hathaway star in witty romance. They don't portray the cliche couple either. Maggie has been diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's disease which severely complicates her life. This couple starts off as just a series of booty calls and develops into so much more. These are two people who have no problem taking their clothes but has an issue opening up to each other. Every time Jamie begins to get close to Maggie she breaks it off and tries to push him away. He never walks away from her though. It portrays the test of love and what true love is. The ending is very endearing. Unfortunately, there isn't a list of quotes out yet or I would post my favorite ones. It's a movie not only worth seeing but worth buying after it's released.

7am poetry message

Oh! What luck led us to here?
What conversations so sincere?
What whims and fancies drew our hearts,
To have courage to speak our secret parts?
What cryptic mysteries do reside,
Within those beauteous honest eyes?
Which brighten your visage, sweet cherubim,
With an aureol of darkened hair so prim.
Your lips so gently embrace your words
Of which the likes have never been heard
For your every word is holy(!) poetry
Your every breath takes the breath from me
Your smile 'twas stolen from a goddess
That used to haunt mighty mount olympus
And our stories so precisely tell
Of our journey back from a holy hell
And whither now do we go from here?
Luck shall lead, we must not fear.

I message I received before I went to school. Needless to say it has brightened my day tremendously. This is probably the best message I have ever woken up to to say the least. =)

P.s. Rugby updates are on their way.

Brotherly love

Today was one of the days I love. A day where I can actually see and spend sometime with my brothers. About ninety-five percent of the time I'm at work before they get home and by the time I get back they are in bed. Today was different though. I was off around 8 which meant I could spend quality time with the boys. I helped Cole out some with his project and Mason and I read to a certain degree.

He recognizes some words already. He brought me a book that he could "read". He is hardly reading though. He memorizes what people say to him. It is extremely clever. He "read" me the entire book without a problem. After I figured out that he memorized the book I grabbed something different. He can sound words out and read them but he is obnoxiously stubborn. When he is done with something there isn't any way to change his mind. It was awesome just hanging out with him and seeing him learn.

After we stopped reading we went to his room and we watch Transformers or rather just his favorite part of Transformers. It was late so I had to come to bed myself. It's heart wrenching to think that in just a few more weeks I won't be able to do these things anymore. The sleep overs in my room won't happen, watching their favorite movies before bed, teaching them rugby and showing them all my crazy bruises, wrestling and goofing off, and just seeing them grow up. I'll even miss this stupid dog that messes up my bed and gets in my stuff all the time.

I'm going to miss my brothers the most.

Rugby Weekend: Ozark Tournament

I attended my very first Rugby Tournament this past weekend. It was an incredible experience. Ten of our girls made the trip and we were able to recruit 2 mid-mo girls (Kerra and Cooper) to join us. The trip was off to a rough start. The car I rode in was originally supposed to leave first but due to some members not being ready we left 2.5 hours later than we planned. It was a long car ride but we finally made it to Little Rock. The five of us shared a room and split up between the 2 beds. Krista and Terris on one, Wolf, Jackie and I on the other. It was crowded and morning came too early the next day. And thus the weekend began.

First I learned that playing two Rugby games in a day is very intense. Need an example? On average a forward runs about 2.2 miles a game. That alone seems crazy. I don't run that much unless I'm in game or at one of Chrissy's fitness practice. Our first game was against Memphis. These girls definitely eat their Wheaties. They were huge. It wasn't just a few of them but ALL of them were this big. It didn't help that we were 2 people short as well. Their coach didn't want to play down to our numbers and therefore had a monumental advantage. They made many goals the first half. We were able to hold our ground during the 2nd though. We were able to obtain another player, "Canada". She was fantastic. We ended up getting shut out but they were only able to make two tries during the last half.

Our second game went much better though. We dominated the team. Most of them were rookies. I played much better during this game. I wasn't nearly as timid as I had been and I played pretty aggressively. It was awesome. The girls were very cool as well.

We hung around the field for a little after our games and enjoyed some of the men matches. It was quite cold Saturday and we decided to instill a cuddle huddle. It was awesome. We had to make some adjustments though. A few people didn't break sweats despite the fact that they were offered some pregame.....Kerra. Kerra and I ultimately teamed up to fight the cold and held our own cuddle huddle. It worked out better than originally planned until she jacked something of mine and then it turned into a wrestling match. Being as Kerra used to be in wrestling it is unwise to wrestle her. She pulled a slick move that made me think she was going to break my ankle but eventually gave up fighting and I ended up pinning her. It was quite the scene. Our little shenanigan had nothing on Tweaker though.

Tweak... well she is probably the craziest of the group. Her little escapade ended up in her being grounded that night and had to remain behind while we all went to the social. Basically she blacked out and did very crazy things like attacked a KC Rouges player, biting Kerra, and showing up in Hooters in her sports bra. Needless to say she wasn't allowed to go out that night.

The social was a blast. We all wore our ugly dresses and I was forced to wear my Olive Oyl Dress. I made it look dashing with a pleather dollhouse jacket. Picture are to come. I met many people that night courtesy of my rookie hat. I enjoyed myself along with the rest of the team. We all had our fair share of dancing before I was sent home in the first car. It was a good time for me to go and resulted in me getting a little more sleep than some of the other players.

There was a slight controversy for our last game. The previous day we were asked to play a different team because some people didn't think we would be enough competition for the St. Louis team. We declined and decided to play them and were able to recruit another person so we had a full team. We were tied at the half with one try each. The second half they ended up scoring 2 tries and ultimately won the game. We played extremely well and held our ground the entire time.

The ride how was an event in itself. I switched cars for convenience. I rode in Brenna's car since she lives only 15-20 minutes away from me. Our ride consisted of stopping at Cock of the Walk restaurant and taking a picture at the sign. The place was too expensive and we instead went to a Mexican restaurant with the people in Chrissy's car. Our car played never have I evers and shared stories via text with Chrissy's. It was awesome and quite comical. I finally have pictures from the trip and will post them soon

Moving

Due to recent circumstances at home I'm going to be more than likely be moving. I'm about 90% sure it's going to happen. It's not necessarily what I want to do but it's the most logical and rational option I have right now. The hardest thing will be leaving my family especially my brothers. It'll be different and I'm not quite sure how I'm going to handle the change. We'll see I guess. It should be happening at the end of the month.

Demo =)

Friday Night I visited Michael Hilboldt on my way home and picked up his very first demo cd. He played his new song for me to hear which was completely awesome. It was a extremely uplifting. I can't wait for him to post it on his myspace. His demo contains
"Coming Home", "You got me", and "There's a story behind every note" (His favorite song). They can be found on his myspace page http://www.myspace.com/sittingincolor#
and "You got me" doesn't normally have the drums in it. The wrong recording was uploaded. I'll be sure to post when his next show is. I'm very proud of him. He has come so far with his music and I'll miss him next year when he goes to San Diego.

Vampire Diaries

I don't watch a plethora of television but I do have a handful of shows I watch regularly: Grey's Anatomy (first thing I do after I get home Thursday nights. Best show ever.), Private Practice, Friday Night Lights, Desperate Housewives, Glee, and Vampire Diaries. My top shows all contain amazing music especially Grey's, Private Practice and Vampire Diaries. Below is my favorite song from last night's episode of Vampire Diaries. The music alone is enough to get you hooked (They played Mumford and Sons earlier this season) not to mention the two lead male roles are very gorgeous ;)

Comin' Home by Michael Hilboldt

Comin' Home by Michael Hilboldt
My favorite artist's latest song. I am getting his very first demo this week. I am super excited.

Time Traveler's Wife

I finally managed to find time to finish this book. My school work only slightly suffered. I mainly read at night and stayed up much later than I should have. It was all worth it though. This book is delightful and at some points excruciatingly depressing. I found myself in tears today in the library as I finished it up.

I tend to love books with different perspectives which made this one a hit. I love different view points of when Clare met Henry and then when Henry met Clare. This novel portrayed how much love really means to some people. Clare was in this for the long haul. She knew it would never be normal, they it would be difficult yet she stuck with it. She stayed with Henry despite how worried she constantly was, how no one understood, and how much she missed him. She loved him unconditionally and never once stopped. I hope to discover this type of love one day. A person that won't walk away when things aren't easy, that is always going to stick around and be there. That's what true love is all about.

My weakness is I care too much

I hate missing people. The end.

I'm a Rugger

I've had some time to experience Rugby: the practices, the games, and the socials. I love being able to call myself a rugger. The game is challenging mentally and physically. The game is constantly changing and you must adapt if you want possession of the ball and ultimately the win. It requires much endurance and running. I recently realized how much my endurance has grown after going to Zumba toning. It used to tire me out but after all the running Chrissy forced us to do it was a breeze. I by no means enjoy all this running but it's necessary. I am playing for Kstate this Saturday in Manhattan. Yes, I did saying playing FOR Kstate. I know that is very shocking considering how much I bash Kstate. It's all for the sake of rugby. I love playing and with every game I learn and gain more experience. Our tournament is the weekend after in Little Rock which brings me to our social.

This past Saturday we decided to panhandle our way through Waldo for donations. We ended up making around 300 dollars which I think is quite successful. We had some team bonding experiences and mayhem throughout the night. I love how ridiculous we can be and how we just accept each other just as we are. It's a lovely thing to be be apart of.