My Gradution Speech



First Day of Kindergarten



The Lunch Bunch

I don't remember much of my Graduation.

No, I was not under the influence.

My High School "Sweetheart"

broke up with me 3 days before.

I am not bitter about this now.

Then I was devastated.

Well, until the All night party

And his BFF became my rebound guy. SCORE!

Both of these guys were poor choices, but I learned from the relationships

 (well as much as you can at the age of 18-20 and you already know everything)

You know the song by Rascal Flats: God Blessed the Broken Road?

That is how I feel about them. I needed to learn little about my self from each

to make me who I am today.

Now if I was to pick a graduation song that I would want to be remembered by:

Vitamin C Graduation (Friends Forever)

And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives

Where we're gonna be when we turn 25

I keep thinking times will never change

Keep on thinking things will always be the same

But when we leave this year we won't be coming back

No more hanging out cause we're on a different track

And if you got something that you need to say

You better say it right now cause you don't have another day

Cause we're moving on and we can't slow down

These memories are playing like a film without sound

And I keep thinking of that night in June

I didn't know much of love

But it came too soon

And there was me and you

And then we got real blue

Stay at home talking on the telephone

And we would get so excited and we'd get so scared

Laughing at ourselves thinking life's not fair

And this is how it feels

As we go on

We remember

All the times we

Had together

And as our lives change

From whatever

We will still be

Friends Forever

So if we get the big jobs

And we make the big money

When we look back now

Will our jokes still be funny?

Will we still remember everything we learned in school?

Still be trying to break every single rule

Will little brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man?

Can Heather find a job that won't interfere with her tan?

I keep, keep thinking that it's not goodbye

Keep on thinking it's a time to fly

And this is how it feels

As we go on

We remember

All the times we

Had together

And as our lives change

From whatever

We will still be

Friends Forever

La, la, la, la:

Yeah, yeah, yeah

La, la, la, la:

We will still be friends forever

Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?

Can we survive it out there?

Can we make it somehow?

I guess I thought that this would never end

And suddenly it's like we're women and men

Will the past be a shadow that will follow us 'round?

Will these memories fade when I leave this town

I keep, keep thinking that it's not goodbye

Keep on thinking it's a time to fly

As we go on

We remember

All the times we

Had together

And as our lives change

From whatever

We will still be

Friends Forever

As we go on

We remember

All the times we

Had together

And as our lives change

From whatever

We will still be

Friends Forever

As we go onSo my speech would be to go on and remember all the times we spent together. Because each day we are given is a precious gift and we should look back fondly our time spent with Family and with friends. Because one day all we will have is memories.

We remember
All the times we
Had together

And as our lives change
From whatever
We will still be
Friends Forever

On another note. I love Harry Potter! If you do too, take a minute to view the video below to Vitamin C

 

What book(s) are you reading right now?

What book(s) are you reading right now?

Right now I am reading Black Beauty from the Great Illustrated Classics with my kids.

My kids love to read, especially Lydia. Together we have read:

The Ramona Series

Charlotte's Web

100 Dresses

She has just started kindergarten and has caught right on to reading.

It makes me so excited to see her love for reading because it is one

of my favorite things to do, I have shelves full of books.

I can't wait until she is old enough to read them with me:

The Work and The Glory series

The Harry Potter series

The Babysitters club

and many other books by mostly LDS authors.

My Grandpa Greer helped create my love for reading.

We had our own little book club, he would read a book

and then give it to me to borrow and we would

discuss the book when I was finished.

I would get so excited when he got a new book

because I knew that I would get to read it next.

Eventually I wanted the books at the same time so we

could discuss them as we went along.

He passed away, then grandma did.

As a family going through their things when asked what

I wanted: I asked for his Work and the Glory Series.

That was all I wanted, so I now have 2 complete copies .

But only one has special memories.

I was able to take a few other books too.

I miss him.

"Do you make time for hobbies and interests outside of being a mom and how do you do it?"

This post is part of Wednesday's Lunch Brunch at Blossoming Bloggers.

I make time for my hobbies and interests outside of being a mom by scrapbooking after they are asleep and by attending the Scrapbook Expo in Sandy with my Sister in Law. I also find that cooking or baking help me relax, so sometimes after a very difficult day I will make cookies or bread. The downside to this hobby is the extra dishes. Most recently though I have discovered blogging and Picnik picture editing and have spent alot of time doing that after the kids are sleeping, but my two all time favorites was to relax and just "reconnect" with being me is:

1) Shopping. Growing up I was not a teen you would find at the mall shopping. HATED IT. I would have rather been reading. Get me in and out and I was good. But now being able to go shopping by myself is Heaven. The quiet drive, browsing each isle at my own pace and just imagining what I would buy if I had enough money to splurge. No kids asking for this or that and hubby timing how long we are there. I can head to Walmart for just a few items and spend a good 3 hours just wandering and thinking. To me it is so relaxing. I know weird, but I love it!

2) A Long HOT Shower. No little bodies to wash or fingers poking me. Just sitting at the bottom of the shower letting the water wash away the days stresses. Nothing better! Enough said.