Bonnie's Wedding

So, this weekend I went to Yakima for Bonnie's wedding! I left after work (I got off early) on Wednesday. I got to Yakima about 7ish. It was a fine drive. I had never driven to Yakima before, it was a bit of an adventure. :) I got there alright though. Thursday and Friday were spend preparing for the wedding. Making center pieces etc. :) It was good to spend time with Bonnie and Stephanie (the other bridemaid I am good friends with).

Saturday was the day of the wedding. It went off really well. :) It was kinda odd being at a wedding where I knew so few people. There were about 8 SPU people there. After the wedding/reception and cleanup I went out to dinner with 5 of my SPU friends. We had a really good time catching up with eachother. A couple of them are going off to semi-far-away places so it was good to see them before they go.

The pictures below aren't the best, but hopefully I will get some better ones soon. Next weekend I am going to Medford w/ Andrea and Diane. It should be good. I may have some pictures from that...but I am not sure.


The Bridesmaids - Bonnie's Sister, Myself, Stephanie, Bonnie's High School Friend, The Groom's Sister.

The bride resting before the big event!

Lincoln City

This weekend Veronica, Andrea and I went and visited Lincoln City. We had a great room with a balcony. It had a great view! :) We had a lovely weekend being beach bums. Shopping....walking on the beach...and eating way, way too much food. :)
This next weekend it is off to Bonnie's wedding! Enjoy the pictures below from this weekend.

Greetings!
Just a quick post...
I still don't have internet at my apartment yet, but I think I will try to get in hooked up in the next month or two...It is just hard to find time right now.
I have been pretty busy with family events. Last weekend was the Terry/Taylor Garage Sales! It was super fun as always. Loads of family and friends and tons of junk. What more could you want?

Other than that I haven't been up to much. Just work.

All of my weekends for August are filled with events. Maybe I will get a chance to post about them. If I don't you will have to ask me in person. If you were wondering where I might be check below.

Aug 8-10 My only weekend at home the rest of the month. Filled with 1929 College Group event, and Aunt Linda's Bridal Shower! :)

Aug 15-17 Visiting Gloria in Port Orchard

Aug 21-23 Beach Trip w/ Andrea, Veronica, and myself

Aug 29-31 Bonnie's wedding in Yakima! I leave Thursday I think and will get back Sunday. Then I have Monday off due to Labor Day. So that will be good.

Anyway, I guess that fills you in on my life a bit. I will probably post more once I have internet set up at my house. Have no fear, I haven't abandoned my blog completely. lol

Time flys....

A new blog post....
I thought since I actually have a laptop with internet connection at my apartment I would attempt to blog more often. We will see how that goes. :)
Life is going pretty good for me right now. Steady job, for people who actually view me as compitent. :) I have my own apartment, that is just the right size. Good friends...Good family...

What is it with human nature that no matter what stage of life we are at we always want the next stage?...or is that just me?

greetings

So....I thought I would update you all a little bit. I am just busy working and hanging out with friends. I have been looking for an apartment, but haven't had much luck yet. :)

I went up to Seattle last weekend to visit some of my moyer people. It was nice to see everyone. We pretty much just hung around in their apartment, but it was fun none the less. :)

I am tired of driving north though. I have driven up to JonTons like 3 times this last month and then I went to Seattle. :) I am planning on sticking around home more until the new year starts. :) We will see if it actually works out.

I am keeping pretty busy with work. I enjoy it a lot. I am finally to the point where I feel like I know what I am doing. I really like all of my coworkers and that makes things easier. :)

Anyway, I know this blog hasn't really said much, but that is where my life is at now. Talk to me in person if you want more info.

Greetings once again. I am not really sure if anyone checks this anymore, but since I don't have anything else to do I thought I would update it. :) I am currently at work and don't have much of anything to do (story of my life). Generally speaking I have a good amount of stuff to do, but I think they are going to have to train me on more stuff or something, because I think I have caught us back up and could have more empty days....Work is going well. I enjoy my job at PeaceHealth because it is just enough stress to make it interesting and not too much stress to be overwhelming. :)I have my own office area, but share an adjoining room with 2 other people, so I am not all alone, which is nice. It is much more fun when I can talk to other people throughout the day.
I don't think that I have blogged about the new car I got yet. See, my grandparents got a new car and gave their old car to my aunt who gave her old car to me. Which worked out rather nicely since my old car decided to make a weird noise and cost too much to be fixed. :) So I am now driving a 2001 Toyota Corrolla Sport instead of a 1995 Toyota Corolla...It is going well. I did have to learn how to drive a stick though. I feel like I am doing pretty good on it, but every once and a while....lol.
I think that is pretty much it for now. I am sorta starting the process of looking for an apartment. I haven't really dove in fully, but I plan to soon. It will be nice to have all my stuff out of boxes again. :) You can be praying for that.
Anyway, I guess that is all for now. Sorry it has been so long since I updated you last. Perhaps I will get better at it again. :)

Employment!

Hello Everyone

I just thought I would update you on my life a little bit. I officially have a job now! Yay! I will be working for PeaceHealth Dialysis clinic as a front desk clerk. I have worked with a lot of the people before so it should be good. I am looking forward to it. It will probably be a few more weeks until I really start, but at least I can stop looking for employment! Yay! Thank you all for your support and prayers over the last year while I figured my life out a bit.

In other news I will be getting a new cell phone number this weekend. Anyone who wants the new number should comment on this and let me know.

I am getting my hair cut tomorrow...look for pictures soon.

Laura

So...haven't blogged in a while...I thought I would give it another shot. I have found myself to be in sorta a string of bad moods. Although, I feel like they have been more inwardly expressed as apposed to outwardly shown...at least that is what I hope. I feel like it has something to do with the fact that my 22nd birthday is coming up in about 10 days. Now ordinarily this would not be a cause for depression. lol. I am generally the first person to start counting down the days. However, for some reason the mark of another year almost makes me sad. I mean this last year has gone by so fast and I have very little to show for it. I would have thought things would be different by now. You know? Plus turning 22 isn't nearly as exciting as turning 21. I mean isn't 22 just like the beginning of the end? lol. From here on out I have no numbers to look forward to. :( I mean at 22 aren't you just at the first viewpoint of the 'hill'. :)

I don't know, I mean I don't want to sound all depressing. I am looking forward to my birthday...I just wish my life was at a different point than it is...and I don't know what to do to change that.

Anyway, that is where my thoughts are right now. Just in case you wanted to know...

Howdy All

So I have been instructed by Diane Miollis (Hammond?) to post a real blog....so since I am house-sitting for her and using her computer I thought I would go ahead and take her advice. :) Not much really going on in my life...well actually maybe that isn't true...let's see if I can make my dull life seem as exciting and full as possible! :)

Let's see, as far as the job hunt goes I have had several interviews lately. So far nothing has panned out...but the interviews have kept me somewhat busy.

This last weekend was pretty busy with birthday partys, family gatherings, graduations, etc. Yay Teresa!

For about a week now Teresa and I have been making hats. We discovered a new 'toy' called a 'nifty-knitter.' So that is what I do whenver I am just watching tv and stuff. We kinda have gone little wild with it. heh.

I have also been keeping pretty busy with softball. It is a church league and it has been going pretty good. I am not super...but I don't totally suck. heh.

So I am currently house-sitting for the evening. Just an over night thing, but it is still nice. :)

Then...this weekend a whole group of us are going to build sand castles at Cannon Beach thanks to Tonia. :)

So....that is my life. Not too dull though I guess. Anyway, hope you feel updated.

Teresa's Graduation

Here are some of the pics from graduation. If you are looking for a specific one let me know. :)

Memorial Day 2007

Here are some of the photos from this year's Memorial Day trip. Enjoy!


The whole group!






Aunt Linda shows off the flowers. :)



Grandad supervises


Fun at the Park:

Spiders are of the devil.

I have issues....

Just a little country song to bring me back to reality....plus it kinda fits the mood I am in. Enjoy.

Lucky Man
by Montgomery Gentry

I have days where I hate my job
This little town and the whole world too
Last Sunday when the Bengals lost
Lord it put me in a bad mood

I have moments when I curse the rain
Then complain when the sun's too hot
I look around at what everyone has
And I forget about all I've got

But I know I'm a lucky man
God's given me a pretty fair hand
Got a house and a piece of land
A few dollars in a coffee can
My old trucks still running good
My ticker's ticking like they say it should
I got supper in the oven, a good woman's loving
And one more day to be my little kid's dad
Lord, knows I'm a lucky man

Got some friends who would be here fast
I could call em any time of day
Got a brother who's got my back
Got a mama who I swears a saint
Got a brand new rod and reel
Got a full week off this year
Dad had a close call last spring
It's a miracle he's still here

But I know I'm a lucky man
God's given me a pretty fair hand
Got a house and a piece of land
a few dollars in a coffee can
My old trucks still running good
My ticker's tickin' like they say it should
I got supper in the ove, good woman's loving
And one more day to be my little kid's dad
Lord, knows I'm a lucky man

My old trucks still running good
My ticker's ticking like they say it should
I got supper in the oven, a good woman's loving
And even my bad days ain't that bad
Yeah, I'm a lucky man
I'm a lucky lucky man

What's new with Laura?

Hello everyone!
Thought I would once again update my blog and give you something to read. However, at this point I think everyone has given up on checking my blog. Sad day for me. I used to be such a good example to everyone else...now not so much. It is odd since I have all this free time...however, that is basically the problem. I haven't done anything worth blogging. Although obviously I have something to write about or else we wouldn't be here reading this now would we....I digress...

Anyway, I thought I would let you know what I had been up to. I just finished my quilt top yesterday. So the hard part is over! Yay! The middle border was a bear to get through, but I did it (with some encouragement from my mother). It is nice to have it mostly done, it isn't a complete quilt yet but it is making progress. It only too me 9 months to get this far. Not too bad for a first quilt. It is supposed to fit a Queen bed, but looks like it could almost fit a King. :)

Let's see what else...other than that I have been pretty busy taking trips on the weekends. Two weeks ago I went up to visit my Seattle dorm people. That was fun. Then last week we took my mother on her surprise b-day trip to the Tulip Fields. This weekend I am going to a horse show with Andrea...and next weekend I am going up to JonTon's for a cousin get together. :) So, that makes me sound busy. :)

I am still looking for a job. I had an interview last week, but didn't get the job. Guess that means it wasn't the one God had for me...

I spend most of my time hanging out with Andrea or crocheting in front of the TV...or both at the same time. lol. I have completed numerous projects that I never thought I would do. If you would have told me a year ago I would be quilting and crocheting and learning to cook I wouldn't have believed you. Yet here I am. :)

Anyway, I guess that is all for now. See pictures below of events I mentioned above. :)


My Quilt!


See the middle border? Ooooooo!


Some of my Seattle people. :)


Easter


Tulip Fields...(Tonia taking picture)

Hello Again,

I thought I would give you another update on my life. I am currently at a temp job, but it is really dull so I thought I would post a blog...more for my own amusement than for yours. heh. :) The last week or so has actually been pretty full of employment opportunities. On Monday I had an interview for a temp position that turned out to be like the front desk clerk/security checkpoint at Kalama Chemical...however I decided I wasn't interested. I don't know if they would have hired me I told Employers Overload to not bother with it. :) Then I got a call from a lady at church saying that she had a friend that needed someone to answer their phones for about a week while their main guy was in Disneyland...so I called them up and here I am. I am answering the phones (and doing little else) for U.S. Attachments. A parts making company in Kelso...not downtown Kelso...like almost no-where Kelso...I can tell by the rooster I heard crowing all yesterday afternoon. :) ...Yeah, so then today I have an interview for a part-time position at First Christian Church (on the lake) to be their secretary. We will see how that goes. Plus I think I sent off one or two other resumes this week...so...that is what I have been up to. Fascinating I know....And you thought I just watched tv all day long. Ridiculous! lol.

Blah!

So, I merely posting because I haven't posted in forever, not because I have anything to say. :) Life is still pretty lame in Laura Land. Lately I have been busy celebrating birthdays. I went up to Seattle to celebrate Megan's b-day 2 weeks ago. That was good. I got to see a lot of my Seattle people. Sometimes when I am here I wonder if I should move back to Seattle. But then when I go to visit I am reminded how much I really don't like big city life. There are some that do, but I prefer smallish towns. ;) This last weekend the fam went up to visit JonTon. The girls went to a sewing/quilting expo. It was pretty educational and we walked away with some new tips to help us along. :) It was good to see JonTon again since it has been a little while. Then on Sunday I celebrated Andrea's b-day. Andrea, Tyler, Diane, Jacob, and myself went to the Portland Winterhawks hockey game. It was pretty good. We lost, but it was a better game than the last one we went to. :) Other than that I haven't been up to much. I am still looking for a job, which is slightly frustrating. I don't know...the time off has been really good. I have learned new things and been able to relax, but it is getting a bit old. I just wish I knew where God was leading me. However, I am at peace about it and know that he has a plan. :) I have seen over the last few months the value of my time off and the freedom it has given me to do things. I guess I will just have to be patient. bleh. ...Anyway, I think that is all for now. Hope you enjoyed the update. :)

V-Day is coming!

Your Candy Heart Says "Get Real"

You're a bit of a cynic when it comes to love.You don't lose your head, and hardly anyone penetrates your heart. Your ideal Valentine's Day date: is all about the person you're seeing (with no mentions of v-day!) Your flirting style: honest and even slightly sarcastic What turns you off: romantic expectations and "greeting card" holidays Why you're hot: you don't just play hard to get - you are hard to get

http://www.blogthings.com/whatdoesyourcandyheartsayquiz/">What Does Your Candy Heart Say?

Friendship

I was reading a book and found this description of friendship. It seems to fit everything I have learned about true friendship so far so I thought I would share it. Enjoy. :)

"They are there when you're down or in trouble, or when you just need a kind word. A true friend is there in the good times and the bad. A true friend is accepting even when disapproving of a friend's bad decision or behavior. Sticking with someone even when you think he is headed down an idiotic path is an important mark of friendship. Friendships conditioned on approval are less durable than friendships "for better or for worse."...A true friendship is also based on honesty, disagreements, and tough discussions. A friend is someone who has earned the right to be heard."

So, I know I haven't posted in forever, but I am now. :) Instead of appoligizing I will just move on. heh. I am currently here at work doing nothing. Why am I doning nothing? Because I have no idea where my bosses are! Even though I got here an hour earlier than normal like we discussed just so I can help my silly boss move her office...but is she here? NO! I am just lucky I am in the building. I could have been waiting outside in the cold and rain....Needless to say I am highly irritated with these employers. Gah!They need to work on their communication skills. Hopefully I won't have to work for them much longer. bleh. Sometimes being a temp sucks...however, I shouldn't really complain too much since it is a job. See...I have this problem. I pray for something to happen and then when it does I wish it hadn't. I am so ungrateful. It is so hard for me to be truly content with my stage in life. I am always wanting to be at some other stage. Ho Hum...Anyway, I guess that is all I have to say right now.

So, I am posting a blog out of frustration. You all probably don't want to read a blog about frustration., but oh well. Considering how long it has been since I have blogged you should be happy there is a new post at all! :)

So, I am sure that this will end up sounding pretty lame and petty but most vents of frustration do....

I am so frustrated with where I am at right now. I hate not having a job. It pretty much sucks all around. One would think it would be great since I get to just lay around all day and watch television...however, the joy of daytime television tends to vanish after 5 months. lol Shocking I know.

I am frustrated with what little resembelance to a schedule I have in a week. Each week I do exatly the same thing on each day of the week. It kinda sucks though ya know because say there is something that someone asks me to do and I don't want to do it...I have really no exscuse not to...and they know it. I have no life therefore I have no excuse to not do whatever it is that they want me to. It is highly annoying.

I'm tired of all my perfectly good stuff sitting behind my parents couch. I would love to be able to have all my books set up or to actually use the kitchen stuff I have...but that doesn't appear to be happening anytime soon. It will just continue to collect dust I guess.

It is easy to roll your eyes and think how annoying it is that I don't have any responsibilities...but when you really think about it isn't that the sadest part. I have no responsibilities. It doesn't matter if I get up in the morning. No one will care.

What am I doing with my life? I keep thinking that there is a reason that I haven't found a job yet. Maybe there is a reason I have all this free time on my hands. I just don't know what it is. I try to be useful and to do things that might actually mean something in the long run...but I still feel like I am wasting my time.

Anyway, this blog is dumb, and I am probably not making any sense anyway. Plus you all are jelous and wish that you had no life...which is really missing the point if you ask me...