By The Ocean Fun!!

I walked down to the small beach that was right by the hotel I was staying at in Key West. I wanted to take some pictures, so I scanned the area for things to take pictures of... then I stumbled along this really interesting shell. I found it just along the edge of the water.

I noticed that there was something very different about this shell. It seemed to have more personality about it than what first appeared. After I set it back down the shell started to come to life!!! It started to move! Then I realized that it wasn't just a sea shell, it was the home of a hermit crab!! It was hilarious to see this little crab appear, slowly coming out and up. Crawling in the sand. A few ladies walked by and scared him and he quickly snapped the shell down to hide!

We had great fun together!

As I continued my journey by the ocean I noticed all of these weird looking creatures in the water. They mainly stayed upside down and remained very still. 

I managed to flip one over with a stick and see it's bountiful tentacles moving in the water. I am pretty sure that they were some sort of Jelly Fish. Even though it looked very different from some other Jelly fish I saw later in the day. 

It was great to spend some time with the Ocean and 80 Degree weather!!

Florida

This is a SheepsHead, I caught a few of these off the dock the other day... this was my only one today!

Callie and her first encounter with salt water fish!! she was just ready to jump after my bait and into the water!! She was great company for me though!
Ahhhh palm trees and the ocean!
A nice old man took this picture of me fishing under the bridge!


So, I am in Florida having some me time! I can't believe how much our house fire has effected me! It was one of the hardest times in my life and I am still recovering from it!! I think this time is good for me to reflect on my life and the choice I have made and the choices that I am going to make..... and no better way to do that than to go FISHING!!! 

here are a few of the fish that I have caught down here..

Ragnar Relay

Sarah is so excited that she finally  got some Ragnar Relay pictures posted on facebook!! Thanks to Skylar who is finally asked me to post them. 

I am also excited for Thanksgiving!! 30 pounds of Turkey here I come! this will be the first time that I am making the meal! Wish me Luck!!

Church...

Today at church a man who was a veteran talked about his time in war. He wasn't older than 30 I would say. When he went over to fight he saw many horrible things... he saw an 8 year old blow up.... he had friends die in his arms, laid them down and continued to fight.... awful things happened. He was a believer when he went over there and struggled with his faith after everything that had happened. I mean really who wouldn't? The worst part was that his Chaplen wasn't a believer... As his story unfolded he explained how he couldn't feel God any more and something happened that brought him back to the Lord and he was saved...

Time had past and he suffered from the affects of the war... and he lost his faith again... After a time he regained it.... and on and on..

This really showed me that we have to fight for our faith! there are times in our life that we may lose it or it is hard to keep it, but we must press on! There are so many things that I am uncertain of right now... but i just need to trust in the Lord!

PS

Lifetime movies are addictive!!

I voted today!! It was my first time ever! I never really thought it was that important until Lisa Bowman talked to me about how long women fought to vote and that I should really appreciate that, and practice my right that they fought for!! So, I did....

What a great day today was!! I feel like a really bad friend though because Tessa called me and I haven't called her back yet!!! I am so bad sometimes... so if there is anyone else out there that I haven't called back... call me again!!! :)

Any way keep it real!! 

pictures!!

I am so happy that I finally figured out how to get pictures on here!!!

I can't wait to post a bunch on here!! I had so much fun in Upper Michigan and I am so glad that everyone gets to see it!! and see everything else that is going on in my life!!!

"it feels like home"....

Upper Michigan Fun!!

Addiction to The North Face!!

So, I have this addiction to buying stuff for being outside! I am really getting into hiking and love having stuff that is warm for winter.... it is like a disease really. I research it, worry about it, and think about it. What is wrong with me!!! why can't I stop buying stuff... even with all of this credit card debt!! 

I am really hoping that I can become more responsible... because I think that is important. I do worry about having enough money. AAAHHH I need to get my life together!

Upper Michigan!!

I love The UP!!!  I had a great time with my family and just being with nature!! I got to go up there for 4 days!! it was amazing! I took a bunch of pictures that I am going to try and up on here... 

Callie (my dog) and I did a lot of hiking. We went by a water fall, through the woods, and by lake superior. There are so many great trails.... I wish I knew more about some trails in Winona! I did get a little freaked out when Callie fell about 20 ft off of a pipe bridge. She gave a yelp when she hit the ground... then ran back up the hill and was just fine. She was jumping around and running after sticks so I don't think she got hurt to bad, thank God!  

I also got to eat at my favorite restaurants up there, I love the border grill and the rice paddy!! they are just so good! 

I hope I can get some pictures to up load so you can all see how much fun we had!!

My computer.... Mac

So, I don't know why I got a Mac... I thought it was going to be artsy and cool and I was going to be able to use it for a lot of stuff.... but really I have no idea how to use it and it is making me really really really really really really really really MAD!! can someone please help me!!! 

I hate not knowing how to use things and do things like this!!!

What to say...

Sometimes there is so much you want to say, but you don't know how to put it into words...

So, I really enjoy my job, but I am kind of glad that it is seasonal! The days are long and sometimes I just want to beat the kids... but then can be sooo cute! 

But It does make me worried about what I am going to do next... I think about this every day... what is tomorrow going to bring... but I am excited for that. I am a person  of change, I get bored very easily with the same old routine. I often think about who I am going to be today? I thought that I could be anyone or anything. Then I found out that I can and I do change to be who everyone wants me to be. It is kind of scary when I think about it. I could elaborate, but then I would give my secrets away ;) I am trying to figure myself out... Who Sarah is, not who everyone wants her to be. I have a really good friend who is great at letting people know how she feels and being exactly herself... her name begins with a T and ends with an ESSA... lol I wish I could be as bold as her.... plus she just rocks!!!

Working on the house-

I have been working on our house all week, well for the past two weeks. I pretty much come home from work, change, and start working on the house... I am so tired. Good thing I have so many great friends to come over and help. Last night Raychel was a super trooper and helped paint the shed. Good thing Seth got there right away at 8:00 to help move it!!!! Everyone had little faith that we were going to do it, but we pushed one side then the other to finally get it over.... It was amazing!! 

Andy and Seth also worked on getting the back entry way ready for the appraisal.... did I forget to mention that our house is getting appraised tomorrow!!! that Is why we have been working on it so much! 

After all of this is over I am going to take a vacation!!! in my bed that is and sleep for a week!

Prayers-

pray for me that I find MY way in life and figure out who I am, and pray for my friends... some of them are struggling and really need them... 

****Make this go on forever****

weekend fun!

I am excited for this weekend!! whatever it may bring!!!

Three days...

It has been three days now of a non-stop headache... sometimes it just hurts so bad!

I feel like crawling back into bed and sleeping the rest of the week... life can be so hard! I wish I could be content and happy... I wish I knew what to do with my life... do we ever really know what to do? or do we just do what is decided for us... thats easier letting someone or something make a decision for us and then for us to just go along with it or adjust to it. I am good at that... I am good at surviving... I know how to do that... I just don't know how to do this.... 

my head is going to blow up!

I think my head is going to blow up it hurts so bad and is filled with so much snot!!! 

I got a hair cut tonight!! I didn't want to get one, but I was sick of my mullet!! it is alright.. short... but ok :) I kind of think it makes me look like a different person... let me know!

Loans

So, I have decided that I hate loans!! I mean who doesn't really... The the housing market dropped so much that our house might not be appraised high enough!!! and I can't even be on the loan because my credit score doesn't meet the new requirements... damn you credit cards! I wish I didn't want so much stuff! So, this brings me to the question how much stuff or things do we really need? After our house fire, I didn't need very much because I didn't have anything. Everything was either in storage or got ruined.... now that I'm back in my house I need EVERYTHING!!!! I wish that I could live a little simpler. This is what I am going to do, I am going to try to not buy anything accept food for one day! ok that might be to easy how about one week.... then maybe a month and so on. I feel as though Americans just buy so much crap. When I worked at Bittersweet in Lacrosse they would get boxes and boxes of crappy Christmas merchandise from China and then they charge so much for it.... and what does it really do for us accept fill our land fills, it might give us a sense of joy for a few moments and give us that warm fuzzy feeling of Christmas inside, but should we be spending time with our families and friends to get that feeling? What if we stayed home one night and baked with a friend, sharing stories of past Christmases and how things were done in different families and at different times, but instead we are just buying junk junk junk!

any way... I stayed home sick today... I slept all day and I still want to go right back to bed. It doesn't help that I have to get up at 3:00 am to go to work tomorrow morning! oh the joy of taking school pictures!

Feeling sick....

Man oh Man who knew that taking pictures of school kids for 8-12 hours a day would be so draining! At the end of the day I don't even feel like talking or seeing anyone... This is really putting a damper on my social like.... I feel like I have been letting a lot of relationships go because I have been so busy taking care of other aspects of my life. It is hard to find a balance. The up side of it all is getting to know people during your times of struggles that understand what your going through.... they get it.... they don't judge... and you can trust them with everything.... God is so good with that in my life! I believe that we have friends in our lives at different times for different reason. One friend might be great for one struggle while another is there for you for something totally different. I feel so fortunate to have so many great friends that have helped me get through a lot of tough times.... they come and go like the leaves and the flowers and the snow... and as the seasons go you know that they will come around again, just like a good friend when one or the other is in need.... I just wish we didn't always have to let the really good ones go....

I have been listening to a lot of Snow Patrol lately.... you should too they have some good tunes!!!!

Run by Snow Patrol

" I sing it one last time for you, then we really have to go, you have been the only thing thats right, and all I've done... and I can barely look at you, but every single time I did, I know we'll make it any where I'll wait for you... light up light up as you have a choice even if you can not hear my voice I will be right beside you dear.... louder louder and we will unfold our lives...."

Somewhere a Clock is Ticking by Snow Patrol

"I've got this feeling that there is something that I'm gonna miss... something happened that I never understood... you can't leave you can't leave... Every second dripping off my finger tips... wage your war wage your war... I'm am a solider that says he's no afraid to die... I'm so scared I'm so scared..........."

Open your Eyes by Snow Patrol

"All this feels strange and untrue and I won't waste a minute without you... my bones ache my skin feels cold and I'm getting so tired and so old... the anger swears in my guts and I won't feel these slices and cuts.... I want so much to open your eyes cause i need you to look into mine.... tell me that you'll open your eyes tell me that you'll open your eyes... tell me that you'll open your eyes tell me that you'll open your eyes... get up get out get away from these lies because they don't get your soul or your fire.... take my hand knot your fingers through mine and we will walk from this dark room for the last time.... every minute from this minute now we can do what we like anywhere.... I want so much to open your eyes cause I need you to look into mine....."

The funniest thing about me and Snow Patrol is that I got into them when I was looking at my friend Nicole's Profile on Myspace and she had Chasing Cars with Boy as her song while she was dating Shawn... just think it's funny how we find the tunes we love!!

So look up Snow Patrol!!! and if there are any bands you folks think are good let me know!! because I love music!!!

My First Blog!!!

This is my first real blog!! I am excited... but also tired.... I need some sleep, and it took me to long trying to figure out a name for my blog... good night!