I love you

Sometimes I wonder....why people do the things they do and how they develop the concept of the way they treat others. I just don't get it. I don't understand how people can treat the people that love them so much like they don't even matter. I'm tired of being dumped on. I'm sick of being treated like I don't matter. I miss the days where people treated me right and like I deserve to be treated. It's not fair to me or anyone else who gets treated poorly.

In closing, this is where I'm at....
"Did you say it? 'I love you. I don't ever want to live without you. You changed my life.' Did you say it? Make a plan. Set a goal. Work toward it, but every now and then, look around; Drink it in 'cause this is it. It might all be gone tomorrow."
~Meredith Grey
Grey's Anatomy

Love, Mere

Oink Oink

H1N1 aka the swine flu has entered my body. I was totally fine on Monday. I even went as far as to talk to the cast of the show I'm in charge of about staying healthy and getting enough rest.



Tuesday morning hit me like a ton of bricks.



Background: I sleep under an electric blanket every night because my house is kept colder than a meat hanger while I sleep. Texas is hot, keep in mind. October 1 did not bring us any fall-like weather.



Back to Tuesday morning: I woke up under my electric blanket without a bead of sweat.....weird for me. {I usually have a few beads of sweat by the time I awake at 8am because by that time the temp in my house has risen.} I climbed out of bed feeling a tad light headed with freezing feet. {my feet freeze every morning without fail though} I slipped on my monogramed houseshoes and put on my jacket. Chills overcame my body. "Something is not right," I told myself. I trek to my mom's bathroom in search of the thermometer. I put on the probe cover and slip it under my tounge. I look past the tip of my nose and watch the numbers climb. "100.5" was what it said plain as day. I knew I needed to attend school that day due to the fact that I was working on my sociology project. I called my mom and told her my news and she advised me to stay home. Of course, I didn't listen. I'm stubborn and hate make-up work.

I went for 1.5 class periods on tuesday and got sent home with 102.7 fever. I slept the rest of Tuesday. My mom attempted to get me a doctor's appointment, but there were none available.

Wednesday morning (like during the night) my fever broke. I got a doctor's appointment for that afternoon and worked on the work my teachers emailed me. They did the rapid-flu test and it came back positive. My doctor told me I have Swine flu. {oink!}

It doesn't feel pleasent. I'm on the downhill slope, though. Praise the Lord!

Love, Mere

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In the month plus I have failed to post to my piece of the Internet, life has inevitably happened. I have simply "gone through the motions" day in and day out, never stopping to ask any questions.

I am already a month into my senior year and I've already been to more school events than I have in my entire high school career. I got a schedule change from Office Aide to an Intro to Agriculture class simply because it had lunch with Brent and Jessica (my brother and best friend). It also is way more interesting than sitting awkwardly in the front office for an hour. The downside is that it is basically a room full of very obnoxious freshman and I am one of three seniors. It's an easy "A" to add to my already 3.5 out of a 4.0 GPA.

When I signed up for that College Transition Math, my school and district failed to explain that they signed a contract to be a part of a pilot program course. The pilot program is a mixture of Algebra I and an Algebra II stepping stone. Now, I'm not sure if I've ever told y'all this, but I'm a very good math student. Should I have taken Pre-Cal? Yes. Would that course have benefited me as a Nurse Practitioner in the long run? Not from what I've heard. Needless to say, I now have 2 off periods in the morning and don't have to be at school until 9:15. This is the life!!

Theatre is another story. Our new director is nice and good at what she does. There will never be the connection between her and I that I had with my other director that quit. As much as I kind of wanted her to leave, I miss her so much. I talk to and see her all the time, but things aren't the same. I've been working my *&^ off on our Fall Play. It's our first full length show (2 Acts) and it's kicking my butt. It's so freaking long. I'm used to a one act. I'm not doing as much this year but I think the play-length is compensating for that. There are a bunch of new people and it's a huge cast. That irritated me at first, but the more I thought about it, the more I felt that some of them might be the future of our thespian troupe. I just have to deal with them and remember that I won't be here forever. This too shall pass.

Gymboree is insane. There's always something to do and I'm always working. Praise the Lord for 2 off periods!

The more I've thought about things, the more I've realized that I'm not "normal." Who am I to define normal though? Is there even really a "normal?" I guess what I'm trying to say is that I don't fit the typical teenager stereotype. I don't party. I don't do drugs. I don't have a million friends and actually prefer a few close ones anyway. I don't have sex with anything just walking with a penis. In fact, I've never had sex and don't intend to anytime soon. That's just me.

I hope all is well with y'all and I'll be catching up with you soon!

Love, Mere

La Escuela

So I could totally get used to this whole being a Senior thing....I get to sleep a whole hour and a half later provided my little brother keeps his mouth shut when he wakes up an hour before me. I'm such a light sleeper. His obnoxious music never leaves me sleeping. I have become super irritated with this concept of being woken up earlier than I'm supposed to.

My senior schedule is as follows (hope you enjoy my commentary next to each one!) :

1st period~ Off Campus (woo hoo! MORE SLEEP!!)
2nd period~ College Transition Math (my previous math teachers called me lazy for this move because this class is really easy for kids like me....oh well. GPA booster!)
3rd period~ Sociology (teacher has an attitude but other than that it should be interesting!)
4th period~ English IV (Love the teacher! She's amusing!)
5th period~ Intro to Agriculture (GPA booster and it makes my Grammy and Popey proud!)
6th period~ Government (I love everything about this class...the teacher and my friends!)
7th period~ Advanced Theatre (The new director is amazing....I'll do a theatre post at a later date)

The new Miley Cyrus song is stuck in my head....

{"So I put my hands up; they're playing my song...the butterflies fly away. Nodding my head like yeah...moving my hips like yeah...."}

Love, Mere

Senior Year

I can't believe that.....tomorrow starts my Senior year of high school. I'm not going to sugar coat anything or beat around the bush. I'm a tad sad. My years on this earth have gone so incredibly fast. I remember my first day of kindergarten so vividly. I don't feel as if I treasured all my moments like I should've. I should've stopped more and taken every moment possible in just to enjoy them. I shouldn't have been so stressed about a lot. I should've enjoyed the time I had as a kid more.

They always told me my school years would go fast, but I never believed them. I was always so stuck on the "here and now" that I could never see ahead to the future. My mom could though. One morning as we were sitting in the parking lot my freshman year she told me my high school days would go so fast and before I knew it, I'd be a senior. I quickly denounced that statement, and stated it would be forever. However, I sit typing now knowing I'll be a senior tomorrow. I sit here sad and excited and nervous.

I apoligize for my lack of blogging lately. Gymboree and sleeping have taken up the majority of my time. I love them both dearly, but haven't had time to do much else. We met our new theatre director and she has a Phd. She's super nice and also has 18 kids...7 are her birth kids and she adopted 11. The 11 live with her now. I love her!! '

So....Fill in the blank: I can't believe that______________.
Do a blog post on this topic or just leave me a comment with your answer!!

Love, Mere

My Favorite Things and Friday Fill in

I got this off of Bec's blog! I haven't done something similar to this in a while, so here's my new and updated list since I'm a year older!! So....may I present to you....my favorite things!

1) My family- While they are not "things", and while they DO drive me nuts on a regular basis, I adore them. They are God's gift to me and I wouldn't trade ANY of them for the world. (although I threaten to :p)

2) God- Without Him, I wouldn't be where I am today. He is my everything.

3) Gymboree- I love working there. The clothes are super cute. The clientelle is awesome. My coworkers are so much fun to work with! I truly love my job there :)

4) Diet Coke, Ice Tea and Coffee- These three drinks keep me going and coherent a lot due to the lack of sleep I get.

5) My car- Heloise the Honda is one of the things I am most grateful for. She gets me everywhere I need to go on very little gas.

6) Being an American- I couldn't ask for a greater blessing. Being an American is such an honor and such a privelage. We enjoy so many freedoms that other countries don't. Thank God for that.

And...here we go!

1. When will gas go back down to under $2?

2. Jon and Kate Plus 8 was the last good book I read or movie I saw or tv show I watched.

3. Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.

4. Pinto beans is what I had for dinner last night.

5. I'd like your Diet Coke, please.

6. Sleeping is where I want to be right now.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a night with my family, tomorrow my plans include babysitting my 4 kids and working at Gymboree and Sunday, I want to go to church, lunch and nap!

Have a terrific and relaxing weekend!!

Love, Mere

Kentucky 2009

Well Brent and I spent 8 days in the state of Kentucky. As promised, this post will contain pictures of our trip. I have a "play by play" of each day and the pictures go under each "play by play." (providing we took pics that day) Take a look at our trip back in 2007 and see how much we've changed!

*We arrived on Wednesday morning, ate at Chili's and went back to their house to unpack and chill out by playing the card game Canasta.

*On Thursday we went to Huber's to pick peaches and eat lunch. That was probably my favorite part of the trip.

*Friday brought me the best surprise ever! My mom and step-dad sent me a bouquet of one of my favorite flowers. (my other favorite is tulips) We also went to see "The Stephen Foster Story" which is a Kentucky favorite.

*Saturday was my cousin, Marissa's baby shower prep day. It was an all day affair for preparation alone!

*Sunday was the actual shower and we had a house full of people! We had lots of food and lots of family. I am one of nine grandchildren on that side and the 4 oldest are married! (I'm not posting pics of any of my cousins for fear they might kill me!)

*Monday was a chill out day since we went 100mph on Saturday and Sunday.

*Tuesday was my birthday! I went shopping with my grandma and she bought me some clothes from American Eagle for school. She and my Grampy also gave me money to buy myself something special. They surprised me that night by taking me to the Derby Dinner Playhouse to see High School Musical. I was thrilled! What a surprise! My mom also shipped the present from my brother and mailed me the card from her and my step-dad. My Auntie Lisa and Tia Erica sent me the most adorable singing card! I loved it!!

*Wednesday was packing day and Thursday we went home! What a trip!!

What happened to y'all while I was away??

Love, Mere