30 Day Challenge #11

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Put your iPod on shuffle and write the first 10 songs that pop up:

So I skipped #10. I have a few photos to scan for that one so I'll post it later. I had a first generation video iPod and I loved it so so much. I bought it on my 19th birthday and it died last summer. It lasted 4 years. It is completely dead, yet I can't get rid of it. I had kept the original box so I just put it back in there. It's birth place and final resting place all in one. So sad. I got an iPhone 3GS a little over a year ago and I've just been using that.

So here are my 10 songs:

1. Reach Out  by Stretch Arm Strong
2. Play the Game by Queen
3. Turn On Me by The Shins
4. Dear Live Journal by Evergreen Terrace
5. Mysteries by The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
6. Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys
7. Don't Let Me Down by No Doubt
8. War Child by The Cranberries
9. Bootylicious by Destiny's Child
10. Pioneers by Bloc Party

I wonder what this is supposed to say about me...? I guess that I have an odd taste in music. I like everything. I really do. I go through phases as well, where I will spend a month listening to the same CD over and over. Lately it's been The Distillers. They are just so good AND crazy. So you there you have it :D

Kisses&Hugs,

Tiffany

30 Day Challenge #9

How do you hope your future will be like:

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Hm, my future. Well I have way too many things to say about my hope for the future so I'll just stick to the next 5 years. This summer the hubs and I will be moving back to GA, so I'm hoping to find a comfortable apartment close to potential jobs and close to future schools. During the first 9 months we won't be able to start school, because we don't count as in state until we file taxes. The plan is to work as much as we can and save for school. We also want to pay off the small debt we have. By the next NEXT fall semester I hope to be in school and finally work my way to graduating. FINALLY. Once down there I hope to find a job that I really enjoy. Money has never been a big deal to me, but as long as I have enough to survive, I'm good. I've always wanted to be a make-up counter girl. I know that's not a "worthy" aspiration, but it's just one of those small things I've always wanted to do. I'm thinking Ulta or Sephora, maybe a counter in a department store. I'd love to have that job. I'd even love to work there while in school. I may eventually get a salon job, but I'd have to wait a few months while my license is transferred. I know for a fact that Chris and I will be a lot happier there, away from snow and loud redneck trucks. I look forward to making new friends and seeing my favourite bands perform. There are just so many things to look forward to!

Kisses&Hugs,

Tiffany

30 Day Challenge #8

A moment you felt the most satisfied with your life: 

My wedding day. As soon as I said "I do." I know that it sounds cheesy and very chickish, but I can't even put into words how happy I became on this day. My heart starts pounding just thinking about it. I am so unbelievably lucky to have found someone as wonderful as he is. I truly believe that God has made a person for each of us, it's just up to us to recognize when we meet that person. My wedding day was one of the happiest, scariest, busiest, hungriest days of my life. The day was perfect. The weather was perfect. My dress was perfect. Chris was perfect. Only after dating Chris for 6 months, I knew that he was the love of my life. When he's stressed, I'm calm. When I'm stressed, he's calm. We have so many of the same interests and still have our own identities that compliment each other. I learn new things from him everyday as well as grow to love him even more everyday. I didn't even think that was possible. I did know that without a doubt, no matter what our future has in store for us, we will have a neverending love.

Kisses&Hugs,

Tiffany

30 Day Challenge #7

What is your zodiac sign and do you think it fits your personality?

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"Taurus is determined and peaceful. Although you are not a leader, you will recognize someone with great leadership qualities and follow them. You try to remain the same as everyone else, and are resistant to change. People will enjoy you because you have a good sense of humor and are intelligent. You are a dependable friend who is not scared off by a challenge. You may believe so strongly in your values that you will sacrifice relationships to uphold them. Some Taureans need to be told that they did a good job after accomplishing a task before they feel that they have really accomplished anything. Your friends are people in the same social standing as you, and you rarely go outside of that standing. Although you are calm and generally against fighting, you will fight if someone is provoking you. Your temper tends to explode in violent bursts that are not always directed at the person they should be."

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Well my husband can attest to my exploding temper. I don't usually get angry, but when I do ..... HULK SMASH! I have thrown a computer mouse, thrown a cell phone and kicked a box fan. Those were my "violent" moments. Chris is good to let me rant, so I can yell all that I'm feeling and he knows that it's not directed at him. I do have strong beliefs and I have given up relationships for them. It was always because it was a negative relationship and life is too short to spend it with those who drag you down. I have a lot of acquaintances and friends, but few very close friends. I prefer it that way. Contrary to what is said, I have found myself in several leadership positions. I like being in charge, but I am the kind of person who knows when to step down. I can see myself as a peaceful person. I do try and keep the peace, I'm not one for drama. That's where a lot of those negative relationships go kaput. I don't feel that I need approval to feel accomplished. Everyone likes a kind word and/or compliment, but I don't strive for them. I learned long ago to make yourself feel happy and accomplished and not to rely on others. You don't need others approval if you approve of yourself. I don't feel the need to be like everyone else. I am entirely myself and am not opposed to change. I guess I could say it mostly fits my personality.

Kisses&Hugs,

Tiffany

30 Day Challenge #6

Write 30 interesting facts about yourself:

1. I hate Mayonnaise.

2. I sleep with a stuffed pup named Caesar:

3. I have 9 tattoos and 6 piercings.
4. I have 3 favourite colours: orange, purple and yellow.
5. I am addicted to ice cream.
6. I'm a huge Star Trek/Star Wars nerd (Yes, you CAN like both!)

 7. My favourite animal is a piggy.
8. I always think that there are monsters under my bed. I seriously cannot walk past it without a light on.
9. I hate spiders and any bug that hops (grasshoppers, crickets ....)
10. I am obsessed with musicals.
11. My first concert was 'Nsync (Yeah, I know, but I effing loved them!)
12. I have BFF tattoos with my BFF Anna <3

Mine is the orange one on the right <3

13. I have a huge crush on Masi Oka: 

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14. I had braces for 6 years :'(

15. I have had my hair every color under the sun.

16. I think that stained plasticware is one of the grossest things ever.

17. My favourite band is the Yeah Yeah Yeahs:

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18. I'm a giant Warhol fan. I love everything about him. I have my favourite daisy tattooed on my upper arm:

19. I listen to Frank Sinatra all day on his birthday every year.

20. My favourite cartoons are Scooby-Doo and The Jetsons:

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Total fashionista babes!

21. I always have my toes painted. ALWAYS.

22. I'm originally from WV, but I call GA home.

23. I think Elvis is one of the sexiest men to ever live:

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24. My favourite Pokemon is a Zubat:

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25. I think beards are super sexy.

26. I own more horror flicks than any other genre.

27. When I was 7 I wanted to grow up to be an opera singer.

28. Artie is my favourite Glee character.

29. I hate Kool-Aid. Once when I was younger my family went on a picnic and a bunch of ants got into my cup and I took a sip only to realize I had dead ants all in my mouth (you may induce vomiting now) and I haven't been able to drink any flavour since.

30. I broke my leg  when I was 4. A neighbour girl accidentally hit me on her bicycle while I was picking buttercups.

Kisses&Hugs,

Tiffany

 

30 Day Challenge #5

A time when you thought about ending your own life:

I can honestly say that I have never given this serious thought. Even in the worst of times, when I really couldn't imagine any future, I never considered suicide an option.  Most of the close friends I have know about the insanity that is my family and all the bad times in my past. They were hard to overcome and have definitely left me a little damaged, but I can only look up. There is just too much unknown out there. There are so many things to see and do, so many great people to meet. I could never give that up. No matter the situation, things ALWAYS get better. It may take a while, guh, it took years for me, but it will happen and you will be a much stronger person in the end. So I encourage you, if you've ever been in a situation where you really felt like there was nothing left for you, nothing to live for, PLEASE talk to someone. There is always someone who genuinely cares for you and will talk with you. I may not personally know you, but I can honestly say that I love you and you do have a purpose in this world. I want you to stand tall and know that you are AMAZING. You are worth love and a great life!

Kisses&Hugs,

Tiffany

30 Day Challenge #4

What are your views on religion? 

I myself, believe in God. I was raised in Church and even went to a private Christian high school. There were times when I was so entirely sick of having all of this religion crammed down my throat that I honestly just didn't care. I still believed in God, but stopped going to so many church services. You need a break sometimes to rediscover why you do the things you do. It refreshes you. I mean, church on Sunday mornings and evenings, church Wednesday evenings, bible class 2 days a week, chapel service on Wednesdays and all of the bible studies every day in between is a little tiring after a while. I still go to church, but when I feel that I need a break I take one. I read my bible at home, I pray. I'm not one of those holy rollers who think that everyone is doomed to Hell unless we're in church every time the doors are open. I think religion is something that everyone should discover on their own. Growing up I had many friends of different religions, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, Mormon, Jehovah's Witness .... They were all very open-minded people and were really great people to have had the pleasure of a friendship with. I learned so much from them and them from me. I think that no matter your religion, your views, it is so important to educate yourself on every religion out there, if not because you're questioning your own, but to defend what you believe as well. Know why you believe what you believe! Be able to explain it to someone who may have questions, we can all learn so much from each other, and believe it or not, we can all live together in peace. It can happen. People just need to learn to be understanding and tolerant, and that certainly goes for Christianity as well. I don't call myself a Christian, just because of the stigma that comes along with it. I do not hate others for being different than me. I do not hold myself above them. I am a firm believer that we all have our right to choose our way to live and even from a biblical stand-point, we all have free will. I would never stop a person's right to choose. I may not march for certain protests because I personally do not support, but that's the point of it all, a life style is a personal choice.

Kisses& Hugs, Tiffany

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30 Day Challenge #3

What are your views on drugs and alcohol?

First off I want to say that everyone has the right to live their life the way they want. Of course there must be rules, guidelines and consequences for things that are done that are harmful to others. You want to drink? Fine. Just don't be stupid about it. Same thing for drugs. I do NOT support the use of homemade chemicals and disgusting crap. Marijuana? Though I wouldn't do it myself, what's so wrong with others wanting to? It should be regulated like alcohol and people should follow the basic rule of: Don't be stupid.

So ......DON'T BE STUPID!

I just thought this was funny.

Kisses&Hugs, Tiffany

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30 Day Challenge #2

Where would you like to be in 10 years:

So much can happen in an entire decade. It's crazy when I think about the past 10 years of my life, ages 13 to 23. That is such a long time! Hm, where to start? I hope to travel a lot in the future, I have many vacations planned. I hope to have bought a house by then, being 33, I should have decided on where to settle down. I want to finally complete college and get my Bachelor's and Master's in Theatre from Brenau University. That has been my dream since 17 and I will do it. Maybe Chris and I will have started a family by then? I don't even want to try to have children until I'm at least 28. There are just far too many things I want to do child-free, and those of you who know me, know that I have been surrounded by kids all my life. 6 younger brothers and sisters, the oldest grandchild on both sides ....I need a break! I want me time. I want the chance to be selfish for a bit. I hope to meet many new friends and take lots of interesting classes on just whatever I feel like. I hope to have learned a lot by 33. I hope to see lots of performances by amazing musicians and just really experience life for everything it is.

Hugs&Kisses, Tiffany

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30 Day Challenge #1

Describe your current relationship status: 

I am taken forever! I'll start from the beginning. Eighteen and fresh out of high school I decided to take my first year off and work before starting college. I got my first official job at Blockbuster in August after frolicking June and July away. My Dad was very strict during my high school years and wanted me to solely concentrate on school work instead of an after school job. I was very nervous at my first job, but got comfortable quite quickly. I met a lot of good friends and a few crazy people, but hey, at least they were entertaining. Every now and then one of my friends would stop by on my lunch break to visit. Katie was the lucky one on that early January day in 2006. The Blockbuster where I worked was at the end of a Publix Supermarket shopping center, so we headed up to grab some eats. I was on a quest for Pizza Rolls, but for some reason I walked through the produce section. There he was, in his adorable Publix uniform, his cute Paul McCartney hair, stocking bananas. After Katie and I managed to giggle away from his cuteness we got our items and proceeded to the check out line and there was Dawn. Dawn was the lovliest (and loudest AND nosiest) of cashiers so of course she asked me about boys. I knew her from my parents' religious grocery shopping there as well as from when I had a job bagging groceries for a few months. I told her about the inevitable creepiness that is (age appropriate) Blockbuster customers and revealed that I hadn't any luck in that area. Before we left I did manage to blurt out that I thought the produce guy was hot. Questions bombarded me from all around. "What's he look like?" "Who?" Yada yada yada .... I described him and you know what? Turns out his sister was the one placing my Pizza Rolls in a bag. Can you say embarrassed? Yeah. Katie blurted that I would be at work ...at Blockbuster until 11 p.m. and that they should send him down to "check me out." I didn't think that was going to happen.

A lunch break and a few customers later, you wouldn't believe who hit the door. Mr. Produce Guy, Hot Guy, Banana Boy ...(there were many nicknames ...) Christopher, the cute guy from Publix. Of course I hid. Then as he was walking around the store I pretended to scan DVD's while my co-worker Jamie (love you girl!) filled me in. No words were spoken that night.

A few days later I got a friend request on Myspace. (ahhh myspace, where would we have gotten without you) from ....BANANA BOY!!! Of course I totally accepted. Messages, comments, instant messaging, finally lead to phone calls which lead to our first date! We arranged it on a Tuesday for that Friday, then I didn't hear from him. I seriously thought I had gotten stood up! Then 9.00 p.m., an hour before we were to meet for a movie he called. My heart jumped out of my chest. Seriously, I had to track it down and put it back in while in giddy girl mode. Not an easy task, and it went from there. A few dates after, on January 28th 2006 we made in official. Boyfriend and girlfriend. We said our I love you's in May and started college together that August. By that next May we were engaged. He asked me on 5/6/07, isn't that cute? We moved in together summer of 2007 and were finally married on June 6th 2009. The craziest part about it, we literally lived 2 miles away from each other for over 10 years. We went to the same high school, had the same friends, even worked at the SAME grocery store and we had never met until that night. I went to the supermarket for some Pizza Rolls and came out with the love of my life. I have a few pictures to post, but sadly I don't have any from the beginning. Someone broke into his car and stole his phone and laptop which had all of the pictures, so the ones you'll see are from when we moved in together to now.

This is one of the first pictures of us together in our first apartment. It was during phase1 of my fauxhawk days and was taken by my friend Dani. We lived in a ghetto complex next to the Mall of Georgia and suffered never ending traffic.

This is us goofing around while preparing for our Halloween party.

2007

Valentine's Day 2009

This is from my 23rd birthday in May 2009.

This is from our Wedding Day June 6th, 2009  

 This is from the top of the Empire State Building during our New York honeymoon

2009

These are from the kid's petting zoo in Central Park.

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This was from an Autumn Festival in Rich Creek, VA.

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Halloween 2009

Goofing around at Best Buy 2010

Our 1 year Wedding Anniversary 2010

Kissy kissy! 2010

Halloween 2010

I don't have too many recent pictures of us together because it's usually one of us behind the camera. I don't even think that I have any pictures of us together in 2008. At least I can't find any. Meh, here's to forcing friends and strangers to take our picture!

Kisses&Hugs, Tiffany

30 Day Challenge!

I stumbled across a list of 30 blogging ideas from Lauren at woodgrainwhale and I thought that they were pretty neat ideas! I've been trying to get this blog going for a while and I always fall away from it. I think it's partially because I'm definitely out of my comfort zone. To some, Blogsopt may seem like a breeze. To me, not so much. I still have a lot to learn before I finally get this blog to where I want it to be, but I'm going to stick to it. I'm going to start the first of the challenges tomorrow. I'm kind of giddy excited! :]

Kisses&Hugs, Tiffany