Day 21: When I was a kid...

:)

When I saw todays topic... my face immediately brightened. Brad and I were just talking the other day about how the world has changed so much since we were kids.

Brad and I were listening to a song on the radio the other night on our way home from date night, and the song had "Speak and Spell" as part of the song... I don't know how many of you remember the speak and spell toy, but we sure did. We laughed so hard when we talked about stories we had about this toy.I remember my grandma having this toy, and I would sit down with it for hours on end spelling out words and playing with it. When I learned how to read and write I would talk, using the speak and spell. :)

Another thing that I ran across a while back was the Light Bright. Oh man. Tiffany and I were talking about this when she came down for her birthday weekend. I remember all KINDS of paper being wasted thanks to me! :) I'm pretty sure I ingested a few of those colored pegs, as well as loosing a few around the house. My parents would always get mad at me because they'd step on them and the pegs would hurt their feet. =/ sorry!

Another thing that I was just thinking about the other day, from good ole' childhood memories was FURBY!!!! Cassie and I BOTH had furby's. Mom had gotten them from Pamida when she worked there. I remember always having to "feed" Cassie's because she was too young to really understand the point of the toys. I even remember crying when the batteries in mine died, and I thought my Furby had died... Cassie had a Grey and White spotted one, mine was all Black with a white belly and white hair, like the one in the picture here!

One of the things that I ran across on Google while searching for photos of all these awesome childhood toys were the McDonald's Toys. When I was a kid I collected these. I had BOXES and BOXES of toys, still in their wrappers. My daddy always told me that I'd some day be rich from saving all those toys because they'd be antique... I wish I would have known back then it would also take 75 years before they were considered "antiques". =/ thanks dad for the false hopes!

What do you remember from your childhood? I bet some of the toys you can remember will bring back many fun memories! When your all grown up, its wierd how it seems like "just yesterday" that you were playing with these toys, and today, you couldn't even tell where they ended up at.

<3 Roz

Day 20: Best Memory

Some say... oh boy... there's so many to choose from!

I say: this is an easy one.

My best day blows every other day of my life out of the water... so far. Eventually when we have kids, I hope these will be very special days also... but as of right now, our wedding day is my best memory.

My Favorite Photo

Our First Dance:

For now, June 22, 2010 will be my favorite memory. The day I got to marry my best friend. <3

<3 Roz

Day 19: Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?

Garden? Ha. Yeah right. I will never grow my own garden. I have never been a plant person... they seem to wither at my touch. I used to help my grandma's with both of their gardens, and my mom had one once in a while... but I suck at gardening. I was thinking about planting a flower pot for on the front porch here... but decided I better not even try. I'd mess it up some how. i suck at mowing the lawn because i always end up wrecking the lawn mower some how. I hate trimming trees. I tried (un-successfully) to trim our lillies last fall for the winter and ended up killing them. :/ my bad.

Needless to say. My gardening skills are about as awesome as my cooking skills. Guess their the types of things I just have to learn more about and practice! :)

<3 Roz

Day 18: If I should die before I wake

If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take...

Simplicity is amazing. This may be one of the simplest prayers that kids and adults know, but have you ever google'd this prayer? Wikipedia comes up with 25 different wordings for this prayer. It was started in the 18th century as a children's prayer... thats 200 years ago! Its incredible to think that parents are still teaching their children this same prayer today. As you become an adult you notice that your prayers become more in depth, more personal, more emotional. This is just one of those building blocks that we base our life upon- prayer.

According to Merriam/Webster, Prayer is  (1) : an address (as a petition) to God or a god in word or thought prayer for the success of the voyage> (2) :a set order of words used in praying.

What is one of your favorite prayers?... Is it routine? or is it Created from day to day? 

<3 Roz 

Day 17: Classes

Lately I've been feeling a little run down. Classes are catching up to me, but, thank goodness Spring Break is next week! 3 1/2 more days of classes and then it's hello relaxation station. (besides the fact that I work EVERY DAY OVER SPRING BREAK @ 530 AM!) I can't wait for a week away from homework. All I do these days is go to class, do homework, study, work, eat, and sleep. I never have time to lay down, take a 3 hour nap, slip in a movie and relax.

This semester isn't too tough, compared to last semester.... I am in Biology 212 and Lab, Chemistry 177, Food Science & Human Nutrition 101, and Animal Science 216(Equine Science).

Biology 212 and Lab are going well. I pulled off a B on my mid term, so I was very glad about that. I have a 350 page book I have to read within the next 3 weeks for a book report due the beginning of April... ~really not looking forward to that! Lab has been fun so far. We've only done stuff with plants, so I'm excited to start the Animal sections next week.

Chemistry is kicking my butt... I'm not a math person. I'll never be a math person. Never have been a math person. end of story. Chemistry is a lot like physics was last semester. The majority of the Homework is thanks to this class, along with the majority of the troubles and frustrations. The instructor is a first time instructor for general chemistry; she's an organic chemist so she really likes the details. The TA's for the class don't know whats going on because she doesn't keep them informed, the tests are hard, and it's my "downer class"... It keeps me down.

FSHN 101 is a freshman class I'm taking for the extra 2 credits so that I'm considered full time. Its easy peasy. Most of it is review from An Sci 270 (meats) from last semester. Some of it intermingles with my bio class with the proteins and dna and stuff. Its pretty cool learning about foods and how they are processed and what they are consisted of.

Animal Science 216 is the introductory Equine class here. I am taking this as a 200 An Sci elective. So far I really enjoy it. We get to work with horses every lab, which is really interesting. Yesterday we collected semen from a Stud (stallion) and processed it for shipping and insemination. We've learned a lot about the species and their history. This is definitely my favorite class this semester.

Overall, classes are going well. My GPA is gradually increasing from last semesters drastic drop. I have made many more friends on campus, which is a plus because I see them in my classes and have friends to go to lunch with and stuff. I'm no longer a "loner" like I was last semester. I have transitioned well to this campus and I'm glad that there is only 1 more transition left in my college career.

<3 Roz

Day 16: My Cooking 101

After a much needed weekend off of work, school, and repeating life activities, I am back and ready to go again. I hope you all had a good weekend!

now.....


Cooking.... oh boy.

I will be the first to admit that my cooking 101 consists of very little. My specialties are Mac n Cheese, Frozen Pizza, TV Dinners, Ready to Eat meals, and Boxed meals. Every once in a while I will throw in a home cooked meal of chicken and potatoes, steaks and veggies, spaghetti, or roast... but thats not very often. The ongoing joke in my family is that I "just learned how to boil water"... My dad thinks my cooking, or lack there of, is hilarious.

I'm 20 years old and I am a busy being. I don't have time like a stay at home mom does to cook a meal that takes 2 hours to prep. I get off work @ 5, get home around 5:30, and slap something together for Brad and I by 6:30. I don't like meals that take hours to prep, I'd rather just throw it all together and be done with it.

This weekend was a change though. I marinated chicken in Caribbean Jerk. We let it sit for 48 hours straight and then grilled the chicken on the grill, in  the marinade on a sheet of tin foil. MmmmHmmm. We took potatoes and diced them up in to cubes where we put them in a pan, slapped a slab of butter on them, smothered them with pepper, steak seasoning, and Lawry's, and stuck em' in the oven for 1 hour. Supper turned out AMAZING last night. Everyone really liked the food. I was glad to have some help in the kitchen from fellow friends to teach me a new meal! :) Brad and I plan on enjoying this more often now. Its simple, its quick, and its delicious. (Now only if I can talk my husband into being home more often!)...

Hopefully as I age, I will learn more about cooking. Every meal is an experiment for me and I love changing things up. Brad and I don't usually see eye to eye as far as how different foods should be prepared... but I'll keep my mind open, and I'm more than open for suggestions.

<3 Roz

Day 15: What if...

 this week in general has been a "debby downer" week for me. 

So... here goes nothing...

What if life was easy?

What if fights and arguments never existed?

What if I were rich?

What if my brother had never died?

What if I had no worries in the world?

What if I had a job to sustain my expenses, instead of school 24-7?

What if life was still the way it was 2 years ago?

What if I'm scared?

What if I don't get this internship?

What if I fail this test?

What if Sasha and Moose ran away for good?

What if I quit working at the Vet School?

What if life was perfect?

What if I had never came to ISU?

What if I had never met Brad? or Tiffany? or Sidney? 

All these thoughts are ones that have crossed my mind in the last week. 

Everything these days are "What if....?" ... I wish I could just not worry.

Everything would be easier if I didn't worry... but it's a habit. Everyone

has "What if's" in their life... but this last week my life has been filled with 

them. Everyday. I just wonder how life would be different if these were

true. Here's my thoughts on them.... 

What if life was easy?

                then i wouldn't have a worry in the world and nothing would 

                ever go wrong with my life. 

What if fights and arguments never existed?

               id be the happiest girl in the world to have a husband that loves

               me and shows me through every action and word from him 

What if I were rich?

               then id be a lazy pile of crap and id never do anything, and id 

               probably be fat and not able to get off my couch 

What if my brother had never died?

              i wouldn't go through every day hoping he was here for me to talk

              to... but i also wouldn't be half as strong of a woman as i am today

              and i wouldn't be who i am today

What if I had no worries in the world?

             no worries = no problems.... but wait... i worry about Brad all the time

             i don't mind worrying, i just wish i didn't worry about every little detail

What if I had a job to sustain my expenses, instead of school 24-7?

              then i wouldn't be trying to fulfill my dream by going to college to get that

              job which will eventually sustain me, my husband, and hopefully kids 

What if life was still the way it was 2 years ago?

             id be half as mature as i am, at a college i loved, with friends all around me

             with a fiance that loved me every day, with every ounce of his body

What if I'm scared?

            then pray

What if I don't get this internship?

            then i find a job. no big deal right?.... right...............

What if I fail this test?

            i'm screwed. there goes my entire GPA.... crap...

What if Sasha and Moose ran away for good?

            id die. they are my "kids". i already lost a brother, i couldn't ever loose my own kid.... :( 

What if I quit working at the Vet School?

           then id be making half as much a month as i am right now.... but id be a much 

           happier person not having to deal with all the drama.... 

What if life was perfect?

          then i wouldn't be who i am today thanks to the challenges through life 

          that i have been through

What if I had never came to ISU?

          Id be working 40 hours a week and have no life at all and id be stuck in 

         a town that i never wanted to live in, my life would be routine 

What if I had never met Brad? or Tiffany? or Sidney? 

         id be depressed... if i knew what i was missing... 3 of the best friends in the

         entire world... and to never have met them??? I couldn't imagine life without

        any of them.

So there you have it... My "What If's" for the week... and my answers to them to 

get them to "go away".... 

<3 Roz 

Day 14: Sun or Rain

vs.



Hmmm... Sun or Rain what?...

just a typical day of walking all through campus id prefer sun

a romantic date of dancin and kissing in the rain id prefer rain

in high school my favorite thing to do in the rain was soccer practice

we got to slide tackle    play bare foot      and have a good time

my favorite thing to do in the sun is boating and laying out under that huge fireball

soaking up the rays    catching a little sun     getting a little brown

i have always wanted to go running in the rain and jump in all the puddles

wearing a bright yellow coat with knee high rain boots and a little umbrella that does no good

the sun has always made me want to go coral reef snorkeling and scuba diving

to see all the beautifuly colored fish and corals    to be able to swim with them in their

i love curling up under the blankets with my pooches on a cold   rainy day

i love getting outside    breathing in the fresh air    on warm   sunny days

what are some of your favorite activities for these weather scenarios?

<3 Roz

ps... sorry im running behind on posts, im trying to keep up :/