President’s Day, A Boyfriend Tag, More Rosco, And LOTS of Pictures

 

Hey Blog fans! This is going to be an extra long post!

*Update on Life is About to Change Part 2: I’m writing it out right now, but I want it to be perfect before I post it, so I probably won’t post it until the first week of March. Sorry!

Josh is here this weekend so I wanted to do a blog of everything that has happened.

FYI: I’ve created a website for all of my poetry and pictures: http://www.wix.com/liveoutspoken/kristen

Check it out and tell me what you think…

Now for the weekend break down

2.18.2011

I convinced Josh to sit and talk to the camera with me, and do a Boyfriend (or in my case Fiancé) Tag.

This tag was going around Youtube a few months ago, and I thought it would be fun. It’s simple: girls asks the questions and their guys have to answer them.

So please click play to watch Josh answer some the questions :)

 

Sorry that Josh is so quiet. It happens haha

2.19.2011

Saturday my brother brought Rosco over again so I have another video for your entertainment. *He got so big it’s unreal that he got that pudgy haha*

 

I don’t know what will happen with the audio so bear with me.

2.20.2011

On Sunday Uncle Bill, Nana (my Grandma, Josh and I went up to the Battlefields in Gettysburg, PA (Also where I was born) and had some fun exploring the area.

I’m a sly photographer! I bet he didn’t even realize I took this picture

I really love that he can sit there and look over the valley. I think that is awesome.

Then we took Josh to Golden Corral for the first time and he was in Heaven.

2.21.2011

Since today was Josh’s last day for a while, so Nana, Dad, Josh and I took a road trip to D.C. And looked around. Unfortunately we couldn’t get out because there were no parking spaces, but we did get some pictures.

It was rainy, and there were always trees or cars in the way of the huge monuments :(

 

On our way to drop Josh off at Meade we got lost, my phone wasn’t telling us the right thing, and no one knew where we were going so as Dad and Nana started bickering about the correct way to go Josh and I took a nap in the back seat.

Finally after an hour of driving around “on an adventure” we found our way to Meade, and dropped Josh off at the Shopette, and the three of us made our way back home where it’s about to snow again.

Coming Soon to Maryland!

Something else cool: Josh bought me Angry Birds for my iPod and I’m so stoked! Thank you whoever got him addicted because you’re my new best friend : )

I also want to say Congratulations to my friend Kelsey and her new Husband AJ! You guys are adorable and so obviously in love. I’m so excited for you and I wish you both the best!

I stole the picture from her facebook haha

Lots of Love and Happiness Everyone,

I promise next blog should be shorter.

Kristen

Dear Josh: Happy Random Love Day

Warning to all who enter here! This is going to get very lovey dovey... if you don't dig that, then you can peace out! <3 Kristen

 “Together can never be close enough for me

Feel like I am close enough to you

You wear white and I'll wear out the words I love

And you're beautiful

Now that the wait is over

And love and has finally shown her my way

Marry me

Today and every day

Marry me

If I ever get the nerve to say hello in this cafe

Say you will

Say you will

Promise me

You'll always be

Happy by my side

I promise to

Sing to you

When all the music dies”

“Marry Me” by Train

Dear Joshua,

Today is just another day, not some greeting card day full of pink things and flowers. I know you felt bad about us being separated on Valentine's Day, but this is for you, just because you're you.

I love you more than anything. It's corny, but it's the truth. You always show how much you know about me:

•  You put my head into your shoulder when there's a dead animal on the side of the road because you know I can’t stand to see animals suffer.
• You remember that the only chicken I eat is in my Chinese food.
• You know that I hate the color yellow, and that I'm really sensitive about my scars.
• You know that I love to be outside walking, and you do it whenever it's possible.
• You know that I get really obsessed with peanut butter and carrots but never at the same time.
• You know that I love to bake.
•  You know that I burn water, let alone pancakes, and that I can’t cook in general
• You know that I hate doing dishes.
• You know that I don’t sleep, and even though it bothers you, you know that I can’t help it.
• You know that I read as many books as you make baseball references per year.
• You know my Glee obsession and think it’s awesome.
• You know I am terrible at music trivia, and therefore will never beat you.
• You know that I'm terrible at video games, but you still try to help me when we play.
• You picked me to be on your airsoft/ paintball team (Whenever we go) because we would own anyone who played against us.
• You know that I hate being told I "wear the pants in this relationship" because it's an equal partnership.
• You know that I love cats, and want to get me one, even though you despise them.
• You know that I'm moody, blunt, and down right rude when I want to be, but I also love to smile, and laugh and be happy with the people that I love.
• You know that I would rather get dressed up, order take out and watch a dorky movie marathon than go out to a fancy restaurant with stuck up people who can't take a job.
• You know that I hate a lot of derogatory terms that you used to say, and have stopped saying them for my benefit
• You know that I hate pink, and make fun of me whenever I wear it.
• I love that you know what my favorite flower is... and when I first got sick and you went to Seattle you brought me back a bundle of them from the Market just because you knew that I felt bad that I couldn't go, and you knew they'd make me feel better.
• You know how much I love nature, and the first real gift you gave me was a tree silver tree necklace that I wear all the time.

Nobody else will care about these little things, but they all mean a lot to me. You know all of that, and yet you still love me for me, even though I'm goofy, dorky, and just down right weird sometimes.

You mean everything to me:

• I love the way that you make me want to throw something one second and then I'm crying with laughter the next
• I love that you get very expressive when you're talking about something that you love
• I think it's cute when you talk sports and expect me to know what the hell you're talking about- haha (one day I'll know!)
• I love that you are absolutely obsessed with Kurt Cobain
• I love that we have around 6 songs that are "our songs" now, and the list just keeps getting longer
• I think it's hillarious that you hate Courtney Love
• I think it's awesome that you laughed after the Fratelli's guy hit on me
• I love that you aren't jealous, and that we can laugh about the look on that poor guy's face
• I love that anytime I hear John Mayer I think of you- Even while i was in Europe
• I love that you see the beauty in the world through pictures and life
• I think it's cute how much of a dog person you are, and that we've already decided and named our first two dogs.
• I love that fact that you are so humble, but still funny
• I think your eyes are purty (even if they are more grey than cobalt now)
• I love that you've been my best friend for years now, and we have so many inside jokes it's not even funny
• I love that throughout whatever was going on in my life you were there with a hug, and a joke to get me smiling again.
• I love the way you smell... Yes that's a weird statement, but you shmell good! Haha.
• I love that you love coffee, even though I don't like the taste (because it makes the house smell like coffee)

People don't know what we've been through and that's okay. It means a lot to know that after everything we've been through I can look at you and say that I've never loved you more than I do now, and I know that that feeling will only get stronger the longer we're together.

Happy random love day Joshua,
You're my hero.

-Kristen

*To those who think this is mushy, I’m sorry. I’ve been trying to cut back on the mushiness lately, so forgive me this one…*

Life Is About To Change Pt. 1

From the day that we are born we are taught to expect change, because it’s inevitable. We all go through the same cycle of life:

·         We’re born

·         We go to school

·         We graduate school

·         We go to college

·         We graduate college

·         We get a job

·         We meet someone who changes our life

·         We fall in love

·         We get married

·         Buy a house

·         Get pregnant

·         Have babies

·         Grow old

·         Watch our kids have graduate

·         Watch them have kids…

Then we die and the cycle starts all over again(though it may not be in that order). And we know what to expect because no one gets out alive.

We’re taught from the beginning to expect and adapt to change because there is no way for your life to stay the same forever. I've been able to adapt very quickly to new surroundings and situations, which I attribute to how I was raised and the fact that moved a bit when I was a kid. It's hard to adapt when you're a child, but I managed because I had my family with me,a nd as I got older they began to mean more and more to me. They were my rocks. My home when I wasn't sure where I stood on my own. They helped through things that I didn't even know I needed help with. I love everyone so much.. 

Anywho, within the past year I’ve been through more than my share of change:

·         I was in High School

·         I graduated High School

·         I realized that I’ve been in love with my best friend since the day that we met

·         I got to be with the person I adore

·         I had to watch him leave for 3 months

·         I was so sick that the doctors didn’t know what was wrong with me

·         I waited for 6 weeks to get a phone call that lasted 15 minutes

·         I got to watch my best friend graduate the Army

·         I packed up my life and moved cross country

·         I got engaged

·         I learned about Army life

·         I spent time with my East Coast family (Including my amazing Sister Ashley)

·         I got to see my Oregon family again

·         I decided what I want to do with my life

So much has happened (and not all of it good!)and I learned that the best way to get through your life changing is just to go with it. Fighting change (or illness) isn't going to do anything and getting angry and frustrated isn't going to help. 

After everything that this year has brought it’s crazy to think that something else is coming… But change is inevitable and of course life is going to keep trucking along.

Now to the point of this post: I've found out that my life is going to change drastically again and I really want to tell everyone. But I’m going to wait until I know all of the details before I tell anyone else.

So live in suspense blog readers. I’m leaving you with one huge cliff hanger…. And one clue: I’m not pregnant. Haha

Life is about to change in a big way,

-Kristen

New Songs, New Youtube, New Puppy

Wow two blog posts in less than 24 hours. SNAP!

Anyways, the point to this blog is pretty just adding a couple of songs to my playlist from yesterday:

Rhythm of Love- Plain White T’s

99 Times- Kate Voegele

Then I wanted to make an announcement…

 Since Facebook take so long to upload my funny/ family videos, I’ve made a Youtube to be the sister site to this blog. Any blog videos/ announcements/ fun tags, will be put on the Youtube that way I can insert them into the blog J  

Yes, it’s going to be weird talking to a camera if I have to but I’ll get over it. Haha.

Now, I made the Youtube at the beginning of the year fully meaning to post blog videos on there, but I hadn’t really had the best video to start it off the way I wanted to.

*Keep checking back! As soon as I edit some of my other videos I’m going to post those as well.*

… BEWARE LOTS OF CUTE PUPPY PICTURES BELOW….

those of you who don’t know, I have an older brother, Bradley, who is 22. Well, recently he said he was getting a dog, and I begged him to bring the puppy over because I’m obsessed with animals.

He showed up at the house at 10pm last night with his 7 week old puppy huddled in his jacket (since it’s cold here) and stayed for around an hour or so, giving everyone the opportunity to meet the little guy Rosco J Blizzard was so jealous to not be receiving all the attention that he pouted the whole time…

Blizzard looks like Godzilla compared to Rosco

Om Nom Nom Camera!

Rosco kept coming back to Brad- they already have a huge bond :)

Big brother and his puppy

He's teething we think, so he kept trying to chew my cell phone

I don’t even know why, but the puppy run is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. I think it’s probably because they bounce… Now I really want a puppy haha!

I want to apologize, I forgot to mute the TV so you can hear it, and the beeping that you’ll hear is my phone (I didn’t think any of it would show up in the video- my bad!)

Without further ado- push play to see the clumsy cuteness of Rosco!

So there he is. Welcome to the family little Rosco.

So that’s my blog for the day, who knows maybe I’ll blog later just because I’m bored.

Big smiles and Puppy Breath,

Kristen