tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70320625380249008082024-03-21T23:49:57.042-05:00Bye Bye Miss Birdie!Becca Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574182355984085912noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032062538024900808.post-54904437932308874092012-04-18T21:01:00.000-05:002012-04-18T21:04:30.826-05:00Homesick<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> A List of Things I'm Looking Forward to About Getting Home.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> In no particular order...</span></h4>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Wearing shorts, tee shirts, and sandals again, everyday. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Also my heels... My beautiful heels....</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Trips to the beach with the besties!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Checking things off our bucket list.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sleeping in my own bed with <a href="http://mypillowpets.com/shop/penguin/" target="_blank">Porky</a>. I miss that guy...</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Buying a pet turtle. It's been something like three years since my hamster died. I think it's time to move on...</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cleaning up the beach and washing cars with the Student Council.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Doing <a href="http://www.kandeej.com/2012/02/hair-color-how-to-hair-chalking.html" target="_blank">this</a> to my hair. :)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Baking again! My pinterest is covered in recipes that I've been dying to try for the past 3 weeks. Also thinking of trying some baking with amaranth flour. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Easier access to Caffeine (It's that revered that it requires capitalization of the first letter.)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Some relaxed summer wardrobe shopping.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Finding out what play I'll be spending my summer rehearsing and performing.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Getting back to running every morning, and working out my arms and abs with my buddies. I want a 4-pack!!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Being able to blast my music while doing boring tasks.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Smashing all my junk from this trip into my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/K-CompanySmash-Folio-Simple-Orange/dp/B004W8PDWQ/ref=pd_sim_ac_4" target="_blank">Smash Book</a>.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Wednesday nights at Palm Valley.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Leaving home again for SC camp at Mo Ranch!</span></li>
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</div>Becca Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574182355984085912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032062538024900808.post-36984873928149823292012-04-08T02:11:00.000-05:002012-04-09T22:19:24.923-05:00It started out as the sound a bird makes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Sometimes I just sit back and realize how much I love my life.<br />
It's not perfect and it never will be.<br />
But I'm so blessed with a knowledge of God and am surrounded with people who love me.<br />
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There will always be those who are rude and mean and just plain don't give a darn about anyone else.<br />
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To them I say, I'm sorry.<br />
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I don't know what your life is like.<br />
I don't why you are the way you are.<br />
Maybe you've had it rough.<br />
We all have.<br />
I'll do whatever I can to be a friend.<br />
But I am choosing not to let your rudeness and careless actions change the way I look at my life and my relationships with others.<br />
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I am very fortunate.<br />
I always know that if I look hard enough I can find someone who cares about me and who will listen.<br />
I don't know if you have that...<br />
So I'm trying to cut you some slack.<br />
I don't know what to think of you.<br />
I don't which of your words to believe.<br />
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So I guess I'm saying in a way that I'm done with you.<br />
Because trust is the foundation that this life of mine is built upon.<br />
And I don't trust you.<br />
I don't trust you at all.<br />
You've screwed me over just a few too many times.<br />
You're out of chances.<br />
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At any point over the past ten months you could have had me.<br />
If you would have pulled it together, I was as good as yours.<br />
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There are three words, all monosyllables, that I've denied over and over again.<br />
Partially because I am confused.<br />
But I finally admitted to myself that those three words were true.<br />
It seems such a waste that the honor would go to you.<br />
Unfortunately those words might still be true.<br />
I hope that they fade and I hope that you do too.<br />
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But there's still that nagging feeling that, you and I?<br />
We're not quite through.<br />
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And in some ways that makes me happy and in a lot of ways that makes me sad.<br />
Leading to this confused state that follows me from state to state.<br />
2000 miles, 3 1/2 miles, makes no difference.<br />
It's not worth the effort.<br />
My surroundings are so different, inside my head it's so the same.<br />
Vegetarianism can be a lonely lane.<br />
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So at this point there's not a lot left to say.<br />
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It's 3 in the morning my time, it's 2 where you lay.<br />
Your voice is a distant memory, your voicemail is nothing like you sound today.<br />
So I guess I lost control again.<br />
And I guess I don't care enough to get it back.<br />
Today is a holiday, so I guess that I'll pretend not to wait.<br />
We'll see, I guess, what becomes of us, but we'll be coming separately.<br />
That's the one guard rail to which I will concede.<br />
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As for everything else I guess we'll jump off the cliff and see.<br />
But I've got a feeling that you've got a parachute and I've got a pair of floaties.<br />
<br /></div>Becca Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574182355984085912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032062538024900808.post-38192675309288235402012-03-09T03:08:00.001-06:002012-03-12T03:18:49.474-05:00Chapter Two<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So here we are. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is the second installment in my blackout poem series. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is the second time I've tried to write this post. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The first time I kept backspacing, rewriting.... It just didn't feel right. I wasn't ready. I couldn't find a way to say what I wanted to say, it felt untrue, and I just got really frustrated and sleepy, so I went to bed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> A lot has changed in the short time since the 28th of January. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I've had some triumphs, I've had some failures, there's been plenty of disappointment, and more reminders that life is unfair. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I've had my fun and I've played some games. I've gone back and forth, but I've made some decisions. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And while there are still many words unsaid and decisions left unmade, and the decisions that have been made aren't necessarily final, I'm happy to leave them that way....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I suppose they'll all join me somewhere along the way...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Because I think that now I can safely say - I am ready to open Chapter Two.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The impact has been made, my choices and experiences will follow me, but I'm curious to see how the rest of 2012 will shape my story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It's never to late to start something new. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Whenever you're ready chapter two is waiting for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Scene: Dining room table. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mom: Flipping through seed catalog. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Me: Glued to Pinterest. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">*Starts to quietly sing* 'I remember, I remember when I lost my mind.... There was something so pleasant about that place... Even your emotions have an echo In so much space.... And I think it's crazy... Yeah I think you're crazy...' </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mom interrupts: Where did you get that song? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Me: It's 'Crazy' by Gnarls Barkley.... Look. *Plays song on laptop* </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">30 seconds later.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mom picks up seed catalog and leaves room. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Me: Wait are you leaving because of the song?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mom: ...... no.......</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I love my mom. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So around two weeks ago I finally tried blackout poetry inspired by the amazing <a href="http://www.austinkleon.com/" target="_blank">Austin Kleon</a>. My sister got one of his prints for Christmas and since I haven't written any poetry of my own for months and I can't think of anywhere near by busy enough for me to try street poetry which is what I really want to try out... The inspiration came at a good time. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And actually it's crazy fun! It's poetry without the usual process of adding and subtracting, exchanging, moving around, and switching of order of words until it's perfect, because all the words are already there you need only subtract. Which is fantastic since I always preferred subtraction to addition in grade school math!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Not every poem is award winning material but if nothing else it's a great creative exercise with sometimes pretty amusing or even beautiful results.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So over the next few days/weeks/months I'll be posting some of my favorite/most legible blackout poems. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here is one that I think all coffee lovers/tired people in general can relate to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now go find yourself a sharpie and an old harlequin (I'll save the back story on why I own several old harlequin romance novels for another post) and you can have just as much fun as me! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(Unless of course you're one of those people who thinks scribbling all over any written work no matter the subject matter or weight is a crime...)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(If that's you, you probably aren't going to like my blog very much.... Well thanks for stopping by anyway! No hard feelings, right?)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Well that last post certainly went an interesting direction. Not the post I expected when I started typing. I think this blog needs to be a happier place... So picture time! These pictures are happy because most of the weekend I actually was happy, there was just also some stress, frustration, annoyance, and confusion going on too. Like I said - mixed bag. But if all goes as hoped I see the end of my main source of annoyance and confusion coming soon. Another source will then replace it, I'm sure, since this is life after all. But I'm ok with that, I'm just bored and tired of this one.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Soo..... Here are some pictures, a video, and a list of some of my favorite inspirational blogs that help me feel better when the annoyance and confusion is just too great! Haha Enjoy!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1.Finished the last of my Christmas shopping today</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Well here I am again typing. I don't really know what is that I want to type in this white box but I have that feeling that there's something I need to get out of my brain. The best things always come to me when there's nothing specific already in my head that I want to write or type out but when I sit there with a blank piece of paper or a blank screen in front of me knowing there's something that needs to be said and just letting it all pour out with out over thinking it. It's something I rarely achieve and find incredibly difficult in fact I'm over thinking right now and I'm over thinking admitting that I'm over thinking. Definitely a vicious cycle... </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It's been a really interesting weekend. It's always a mixed bag. You have to have your bad with your good. Your smarties with your twix.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I ran a 5k this weekend and came in 3rd in my division. I was shocked. I went to Cracker Barrel instead of staying for the awards ceremony. When I came back to see my friend's mother finish the marathon, I checked the 5k results list. I was extremely surprised and ecstatic! I started running a little over a year ago on a whim, decided I really liked it and that was that, I kept running. It was not something I ever considered myself very good at. Then yesterday happened. My time was 28:51 running around a 9:17 mile. My goal was to come in at 30 minutes or under. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sometimes everything I write feels like a cliche. I have pressed the backspace button many times over the past few minutes trying to figure out how to say this without sounding cliche, so just bear with me for the next paragraph while I sound like the typical protagonist from any coming of age book you pull off the shelf at Barnes & Noble. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Lately everything I thought I knew has been shaken. All the things I'd given myself permission not to be good at I tried and discovered I was good. The way I thought I could make myself feel, I couldn't force myself to feel anymore. I did the things I never thought I would or could do. I should feel empowered. I don't. Because not all of that is good. I couldn't do some of the things I thought I could. I tried so hard to mask my feelings and make them not exist so long, I thought I was doing great, it was all ok, those feelings didn't exist anymore. I lied to myself without realizing I was lying. Then I started to realize the truth and then I lied to myself some more and until I finally I couldn't do it anymore. I realized what everyone around me seemed to have known much longer than I had. And then with some encouragement acted upon those feelings and hurt someone close to me who had encouraged me to do the very thing that hurt her. Because she had been lying to herself too. This probably doesn't make much sense to whoever is reading this, it doesn't make much sense to me either. It's a complicated situation that still isn't over. I'm dealing with the aftermath now. It seems to have gone on forever though it has only been a year and a half since it all started. I've had breaks from dealing with it and a long time when I wasn't even consciously aware this whole problem existed. But when I look back now I see all the signs and understand why I acted the way I did.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now dealing with the aftermath, I feel like I've tried every possible thing. I've failed to do what I should have done though I'm not even sure what that is. I've got one thing left and I feel it's the thing to do. Nothing I've tried has made me feel right. So at this point what have I got to lose? All I have left is confrontation. I have to make this conversation happen because the person I have to talk to won't. At this point I don't know if the person is too scared or just doesn't care to deal with it or maybe a combination of both. But I have to do this. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Confrontation: A word hate. I don't know when or how but I will. I love running when it's hard, if the run has been too easy and I've already reached my goal then I add another 1/4 or 1/2 mile. It needs to be at least a little difficult to be fun. It seems twisted. But really where is the fun and satisfaction in doing something easy? Pushing your limits and accomplishing something hard, that is empowering. So I will view this situation in the same way, the same way I view training for the upcoming 10k. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now to make this even more cliche, I feel I must disclose this whole situation, confrontation, drama, etc.: All over a boy. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yep, I know it's been written thousands of times before.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Definitely a cliche.</span></div>Becca Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574182355984085912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032062538024900808.post-80015944289129167032011-11-29T00:14:00.001-06:002011-11-29T00:47:21.175-06:00Lack of direction<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm not sure at all what this blog is or what I want it to be. I do know that I want it to be something. So I guess I'm just going to see where this goes... So far all my attempts at blogging have been short lived and just not quite.....right. I love the blogging community and I read quite a few blogs in various genres. I get inspired quite often to start blogging again but it always becomes too much work and lacks direction.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So the simple fact that you whoever you may be is sitting there wherever there may be reading this post makes it quite obvious that I've been inspired to write again. Clearly my problem is not lack of inspiration but lack of direction and the pressure to put a label on this blog and to update it often. But as I sat here typing out this post I realized something... This is my blog. That means I can do whatever I want with it. As of now I have no readers to please, no sponsors to report stats to...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I haven't been able to get this quote out of my head since I stumbled upon it the other night. That and another quote by Dr. Seuss but that's a whole other post that may or may not ever get written... The quote just makes a lot of sense to me like Dr. Seuss always has. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Over the past few days Dr. Seuss has been popping back into my head again through a conversation that means more to me beyond just the fun of discussing Dr. Seuss simply because of the person I was conversing with, as well as the start of this year's winter rehearsals for Totally Red at Tower Theatre and the cast's conversations always seem to turn back Seussical and everyone agrees yet again that it's the best show they've ever been a part of. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This particular quote is so relevant to me with this year coming to a close (something I have I hard time believing. And yet another fitting Seuss <a href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/how_did_it_get_so_late_so_soon-its_night_before/202976.html">quote</a>) So many things have happened this year a lot of firsts and unusual experiences. Things are so different then they were a year ago. Things are even quite different then they were a week or a few days ago. And as I've been reflecting, as I often do, upon recent events I've realized that while many things that have happened haven't necessarily been good I'm glad they all happened. I'm glad that I made so many stupid mistakes and I'm even glad that people have hurt me not because I enjoy being uncomfortable or sad or angry but because I've learned so much from every experience good and bad. I was talking to a friend today and we were discussing a dramatic little situation I'm dealing with that actually started around a year and a half ago and she was saying she wished that it had never happened to me and that I'd never become involved with this person who has hurt both me and another friend and continues to try and do so. But I don't wish it had never happened because over the past year and a half I've learned so much from this situation that I otherwise never would have. And that even though this situation continues to be difficult I know that everything will turn out alright and I truly believe in God who has a plan for everything and that some good already has come of this and that more will. Everything happens for a reason. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I wore this exactly one month ago. It was just a school day... I hung out with my two best friends and I think we watched Glee.. Lately I really love wearing blue! Actually I've always liked wearing blue but lately I've liked it even more... I watched 500 Days of Summer Friday night and it's only added to my love! I'm soo inspired by all of Summer's outfits! I must watch it again before I have to return it tomorrow night...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It's me again! It's been a tad too long since I've posted here....</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This blogging thing is not as easy as it looks and I don't even have any readers yet! ;)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Well it's time for me to hop back on that horse and try try again! I think I'm mixing two phrases there but oh well... I have some outfits photographed from the past few weeks that I never posted so I think we'll be playing catch up for a bit... I've also got a few projects going and I'm helping with a friend's wedding that's less than two weeks from today and there's still quite a bit to be done. ( By helping I don't just mean showing up at the church the day before and hanging some tulle I mean I'm making decorations, I'm hanging decorations, I'm arranging the flowers, I'm baking the cake, and I'm photographing the wedding. Yeah... Not at all stressful....)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Uh I just realized that I wore this on January 30. I thought it was more recent than that. Weird... Well I guess time's fun when you're having flies! Or something like that... Also how weird is it that 'realized' is spelled with a 'z'! I always try to spell it with an 's' and then it gets that annoying little red line underneath and forces me to change it to a 'z'! Anyway I don't really remember too much about Sunday January 30... I wore that dress because I really like it and I wore those boots because I really like them but don't wear them nearly enough and the cardigan was put on because it was a tad chilly. I went to church and I ate lunch, hung out with my family, and I <i>think </i>I had waffles for dinner. I also might have gone over to my best friend's house at some point... I'm not really sure though... I could check my journal entry for that day but that would require standing up so I'll think we'll just leave it at that.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Instead I have an afternoon of Algebra, Biology, and Canadian Geography to look forward to. Joy... At least I've got Billy Joel to sing me through it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I had to include the second and the last photo so you could see my full outfit even though the second one is all blurry and lighting is weird and in the last one the lighting is also weird and I look like I really need to use the lou. What can I say? I got distracted with a craft project when I should have been taking these photos and by the time I got out to take them the lighting was off. Then my photographer got frustrated with the lighting and I had to take what I could get. Oh well... I promise there will be better photos next time!</span><br />
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</div>Becca Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04574182355984085912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7032062538024900808.post-67298018175275167812011-01-13T22:13:00.007-06:002011-01-13T22:43:14.602-06:00Still can't steal my love from cupcakes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/2256601/bye-bye-miss-birdie?claim=bmg54rv9jyg">Follow my blog with bloglovin</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So before showing you all my pretty pictures of cakeballs I have to tell you a back story. If you only care about pretty eye candy then just skip this next paragraph full of my professions of love for cupcakes and wearing random objects as earrings.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">For those of you still with me here's the deal: See I have this little obsession with cupcakes... Like I have socks with cupcakes on them and I'm planning on making myself polymer clay cupcake earrings as soon as I get a moment. Random fact: I will wear ANYTHING in my ears. Feathers, paperclips, buttons,once I tried to wear polly pocket clothes hangers as earrings but my older sister wouldn't let me... Anyway on with the back story. Whenever a see an item online or in a store with a cupcake on it I squeal. Embarrassing I know... </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Now I had never heard of a cakeball before until few months ago my friend told me about these cake balls she had at a baby shower and that I just had to make them. She would not stop raving about them and how as soon as I tried on I'd forget about all other desserts forever. Pff yea right.... Then about a month ago I read an article saying that cake balls were the "new" cupcake for 2011. I was shocked! How could anything replace my precious cupcakes? Since then I have had people tell me over and over how much I need to try making cakeballs.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I finally gave in.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This is a cake ball. It's delicious. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">More delicious than a cupcake? .........yes</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Cuter than a cupcake? Not quite...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'm sorry but have you ever heard of cake ball socks? Cake ball earrings? How about a cake ball tee shirt?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I thought so!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Now for your eye candy pleasure. Here are some pictures of my little cake balls taken in the light box I made today out of a cardboard box, tissue paper, poster board, and a desk lamp. Classy eh?</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">If you'd like to make a batch of these lovelies yourself click on the little </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.bakerella.com/red-velvet-cake-balls/">linkie </a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">for instructions!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The recipe is for red velvet cake balls. But one of the things I <i>do </i>love about these babies is that the combinations are endless. Mine were chocolate cake cake with chocolate frosting, dipped in white chocolate, with little sprinkles on top. Yum! I'm going to make them again for a Miss America Party on Saturday!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Ta ta for now!</span><br />
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