Baby Pictures

Well I was messing with some of the scanned pictures I have on my computer, and thought it would be funny to do a little....baby comparison of Nick and I's baby pictures with a few of Ryans. :) 

 

 His eyes and eyebrows shape are totally mine. But the color is Nick's, and so is his mouth!

Anyhow. Just thought it was funny. :)

Day 25: First 10 songs on your iPod shuffle

I'm going to cheat and use my Playlist Shuffle. Because my iPod is dead and I never listen to it. :P

#1. Gotta Get Through This - Daniel Bedingfield.
"Give me just a second and I'll be alright. Surely one more moment couldn't break my heart. Give me 'til tomorrow and I'll be okay. Just another day and then I'll hold you tight."

#2 Salt in the Snow - The Classic Crime.
"I took you for granted again. And threw you aside and pretended for one minute that I had control of my life and the direction it seemed to be in. I was wrong again. Are you listening?"


#3. Tonight - FM Static.
"I remember the days we spent together were not enough. And you still feel like dreaming except we always woke up. Never thought not having you here now would hurt so much."

#4. Careless Whisper - Seether.
"Tonight the music seems so loud. I wish that we could lose this crowd. Maybe it's better this way...we'd hurt each other with the things we want to say."

#5.  Simple and Clean - Utada Hikaru.
"Wish I could prove I love you, but does that mean I have to walk on water? When we are older you'll understand it's enough when I say so. And maybe some things are that simple."

#6. Monster - Skillet.
 "My secret side I keep under lock and key. I keep him caged, but I can't control it. Cause if I let him out...he'll tear me up, bring me down. Why won't somebody come and save me from this?"

#7. The Call - Regina Spektor.
"Pick a star on the dark horizon and follow the light. You'll come back when it's over. No need to say goodbye. You'll come back when it's over. No need to say...goodbye."
 
#8. Everything - Michael Buble
"And I can't believe that I'm your man. And I get to kiss you baby just because I can. Oh, whatever comes our way we'll see it through. And you know that's what our love can do."

#9. My Immortal - Evanescense
"I tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone. But though you're still with me, I've been alone all along."

#10. Listen to your Heart - Roxette.
"Sometimes you wonder if this fight is worthwhile. The precious moments are all lost in the tide. They're swept away and nothing is what it seems...the feeling of belonging to your dreams."

Probably not the 10 songs I would have picked....but that's what came up on the shuffle! 

Day 24: Something you've learned

Okay, so I totally thought today was going to be iPod shuffle, and I was all excited and have it here all ready to go. Nooooooooope. It's "something you've learned." Which I am not nearly as excited about. Especially now that I was all hyped up on the music thing. Sheesh.

Something I have recently learned about myself is that I need to calm the heck down before I make a big drama about a situation.
Seriously, I have never thought of myself as being a drama queen. Like an "OMG, I just broke a naaaail WAHH!" type.

I am.

I totally am.

I think I used to be tougher than that, but I've wimped out more and more as life has progressed. I hate getting made fun of. "Can't you take a joke?!" No, actually, I can't. I'll probably go home and cry afterwards.

I just freak out about everything. I freaked out about streaking my hair at home, and then everybody said they liked it. I freaked about doing some girls hair for prom, and then they said they liked it. I freak out about taking horrible pictures and everybody says they like them. I just...get so emotional about everythiiiing.

So last time I went and got my hair dyed at the salon, I didn't know what I thought of it. Then Nick told me he thought the blonde looked like I had gray hair and then the meltdown was about to ensue. I had to go back now and tell her to dye it back over. I was about to run to the store and box dye my whole head to cover them up. I wasn't going to step outside because I looked like a freak of nature. ....And then, I took a deep breath. And made an appointment for a few days later, so I had more time to get used to it and see if I liked them or not. And I did! But I did go back and had them toned.

So I've learned that I can be a tad bit over the top about some pretty petty things. And I get a little bit too emotionally involved in...everything. It will probably be a work in progress for the rest of my life, but it's good to know.

Day 23: Favorite Books

Ah, this shall be a fun one! :D

Obviously all-time favorite best book in the whole world is...you guessed it, The Bible!

Which I actually wanted to say a quick word about that the husband and I had discussed a day or two ago. It was how often people want to pick 1 verse out of the Bible and try to dissect it without reading the rest of the passage. They go on about their opinion on what such and such might maybe mean, when if they just read the few verses before that, you would see that "such and such" was already explained. Kind of like in a paper, you might abbreviate a word that you were going to use over and over again so as to not type the whole thing out every time. So if somebody started midway through, they might be a tad confused.
Anyway....just thought that was pretty interesting, simple and very true. I found it insightful.

Book #2 is kind of gonna clash with Book #1. Teehee! At least in my mom's opinion (and quite a few others, but her most closely related to me). I am in LURVE with the Harry Potter series! I love, love, loooove every single one of those books! The goblet of fire being my favorite, favorite. And I didn't care for the movies too much until they expanded their budget and started to make them awesome. I cannot WAIT for part II of the Deathly Hallows. EEK!!!! (That was my insane fan girl scream). And I just wanna point out that Edward was Cedric Diggory before he became a vampire. Also, I used to have a massive crush on Oliver Wood. Just sayin'.

I have too many that I love to list them all, so instead of books I'm just going to name the author--Sophie Kinsella. Ahh! Give me anything by her and I will devour it within hours! I love her writing! She's so hilarious and all of the crazy things that happen to the characters are so...like, YES that would totally happen in real-life to ME. It's relatable! I will say a slight con is that a lot of the books are kiiiinda the same story, just with different twists. But that's alright--I love them all!

And the last I shall mention is actually going to be another author. Sandra Boynton! She's a children's book author, and Ryan owns like, 5 of her board books already. I loved her even before I was pregnant with him, so....he will eventually have her entire collection probably. Hehe! The drawings are just so cute and I love her humor! They're so adorable, but not cheesy and really funny. I read Ryan "Night-Night, Little Pookie" every night for bed. And I'll be buying him "Happy Birthday, Little Pookie" in a couple months to finish off his Pookie collection.

Just a few of my top faves! <3

Until tomorrow, my luffs. Which is also a fun one...iPod shuffle! Woot!

Day 22: What's in your purse?

Nothing. Because I don't actually USE a purse right now! I had a little mishap where I was leaving my purse in the car every evening after work, because I didn't use any of the contents when I was in the house. It was kind of a hassle to carry with the baby and whatnot, so I just started leaving it on the floor in the passenger side of my car. Weeeeeell, I either forgot to lock it, or somebody broke into it one night and had rifled through all my compartments in the car and had taken the purse.... Waahh! :( I actually ended up getting it back. Whoever took it just dumped it in the alley behind our house (because it didn't have anything useful in it. Dur.) But it's kind of tainted with unease now, so I quit using it. I have other purses, but I just started carrying a wristlet instead. I really enjoy it so much more. I bought this one from my Thirty-One Gifts consultant about 2 months ago...

And I am lovin' it! It has a perfect size pocket on the outside with a velcro strap for my cell phone, and whenever I carry it anywhere, I just slip my key ring over the wristlet. I love the fabric I chose. It's very much my style and the little floral pattern has so many colors that it goes with practically ALL of my outfits!
On the inside there's a little coin pocket that I hardly ever use, but there is currently $1.01 in there right now. It did come in handy the other day to satisfy a Mike's Chill craving! I'd say about 95%  of the time there is NO cash in my wallet, and MC doesn't take debit cards! AHH! So I pulled together quite a few quarters from the change pocket and cup holders in my car. Cookie Dough Chiller...I love you.
I have a Target gift card, which I think has about $10? left on it. A O'Charley's gift card that I'm not sure has any money on it...
Something for Nick for Father's day that I can't say just incase he reads this... :)
My Driver's License that expires in less than a month--AHH again! Because I turned 21. Now I get a fancy schmany NORMAL landscape-style license rather than this goofy portrait crap. Haha! (Do you guys even know what I'm talking about? That was confusing.)
Okay, I DO have $46 in cash, but only because I haven't deposited it in the bank yet.
A Mary Kay sales slip, a mail delivery confirmation receipt, Big Lots receipt, 2 Walmart receipts, PoTC movie stub and an Arby's receipt (French Dip. YUM!).
My "business" account debit card and Nick and I's joint account debit card....and that's all! Not exactly the most exciting "purse" dive in the world. And even if I still used a purse, it wouldn't have been exciting either. It was always empty save my wallet, phone and keys. And maybe a tumbleweed or two.

Um, tomorrow is favorite movie again. Does that mean free pass? I shall seek alternative topics and see you then!

Day 21: Favorite picture of yourself of all time

Of all time? There is no way I am decisive enough to choose a favorite OF ALL TIME! Gimme a break.

Though this is the photo that first came to mind....it's pretty and kinda artsy fartsy. So I'll go with it. :P

Day 20: Nicknames

Nat
(Family)

Nattikins
(Unknown...Emilie?)

Koosh Muffin
(Emily Becker)

Raschel?
(Mason/"Wolf")

Nats
(Online Friend)

Nattie
(Me, maybe?)

Day 19: Something you miss

Okay, I know this is going to sound kind of weird and totally opposite to what normal people miss....buuut....

I miss living at home.

Get out of here, right?! Don't get me wrong, I'm lovin' life right here and now, but it always tugs on my heartstrings a little when I go hang out with my little sister Emilie at my parents house, and the time starts to wane and I have to get my stuff and drive back to our apartment. I mean, even after two years my bedroom is right there down the hall. Sure, my decorations are all gone, but the furniture and my bed are there, and I think even all my goofy posters and drawings are stapled to the back of the closet wall still.
I feel like I hardly ever go outside anymore. There's just so much pavement and people...out at my parents house it's completely private, not a car in sight, and just looking at the big stretches of green grass and my favorite shady tree makes me remember the yearning feeling I used to get to just go outside and sit. Or sing. Or run around with our dogs.
Whenever I go to work at the store, and I stay until closing time and my dad turns out the lights...I remember staying late to play Warcraft (we only had dial-up at home) until ridiculous hours of the morning with my online friends and having such a wonderful time.
And it's selfish, but going with my mom and sister shopping and having to buy just the couple things that I can afford at the time makes me miss being able to just buy the things I needed or wanted without thinking, "This $20 shirt, or a box of diapers?" I wasn't frivolous about those things even then, but I really can't be now. I always wish I had been a little bit crazier about the things I bought now, but I'm sure my parents were glad that I wasn't. ;P

I'm a strange one.

Until tomorrow!

Day 18: Favorite Place to Eat

Somebody just asked me this the other day, actually. And it really depends on a lot of things...How hungry I am, what type of food I'm in the mood for, location or willingness to drive far, time of day. But I would say for the most part, I am up for Olive Garden at just about any given moment! I am in love with their salad, which is kind of strange because I prefer ranch dressing and am not a giant fan of lettuce in general. But I love it just the way it comes with that yummy Italian and some grated cheese. YUM! And it's a rare enough occasion that I get to go there, that I'm never willing to sacrifice eating my favorite to try something different. Fettuccine Alfredo for the win! It's a little sad though, because I am always a little curious what another dish would be like. Not sad enough for me to ever find out though. ;)

Okay, I'm really hungry now and I just ate. >: /

Sorry for the super long break and blah blah blah. To only stick with something for 2 weeks is so typical of me. Ugh. I really need to push the envelope and try to up my consistency.