Grumpy...

I am GRUMPY!

Are we nerds...

  ...because Jed an I still keep track of the date we went out on our first date?  Maybe it's just so easy to seeing as it was 3 months before he popped the question and only 6 months before our wedding day!  Yep...FAST moving huh?!  Well...we lasted this long...

  Tomorrow...the 20th of January...will be 10 years to the day of our first date.  He took me to the typical dinner and a movie.  Sizzler and Save the Last Dance...to be exact!(side note:  I don't eat steak!)  LOL!  How funny is that?  He did something right though...we're still together.  :) 

  Now...10 years later...I remember that night like it was yesterday...and when I look at him...I get the same butterflies in my tummy...they may be older butterflies, but same ones!  :)

  I love him so much and with everything we have been through I couldn't imagine life without him.  He is my everything, my hero, my best friend, my rock and MY Mr. Right! 

  So...are we nerds?

  Yep...yep we are!

F*cking Perfect

Today when driving home from getting coffee...I had the radio up loud and a song came on that really hit home.  It's Pink's new song F*cking Perfect.  Right now with everything I am going through "inside"...as posted in my last blog...it was great to hear it!  Here's a lil snippet of the song:

You're so mean, when you talk about yourself, you were wrong
Change the voices in your head, make them like you instead
So complicated, look happy, you'll make it!
Filled with so much hatred...such a tired game
It's enough! I've done all I can think of
Chased down all my demons, I've seen you do the same

Oh, pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel
Like you're less than f*ckin' perfect
Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel like you're nothing
You're f*ckin' perfect to me

So...that's pretty much it for now.  Might be posting more later.  :)

Lazy Sunday

Dear Lazy Sunday,

  I would like to say to you...you are a great thing!  Yesterday was long and short at the same time...if that makes sense to you.  Felt like a long day but at the same time flew by!  I got an amazing gift from my wonderful hubby and ran some errands.   

  Today on the other hand...has been a long day, but filled with nothing but pure laziness!  Ok...we have tried figuring out my new phone...getting all the settings right, downloading apps and what not.  You know...all the things you have to do with a new phone.  Oh and the dreaded "adding all your contacts" ugh! 

  Other than that we have all been in our pj's all day and laid around.  It's been great...I love days when you can just be fabulously lazy!  Tomorrow there is no school and Jed also has the day off...so, every one's wicked excited about that as well.

  On top of it already being a good day...it's RAINING!!!  You know how I feel about the rain!!  YAY!!!  Also it's tacos for dinner!  Told you it was a good day...I wasn't lying!  :)

  So as I sit here, sipping my Starbucks and typing you this letter...know that inside I am HAPPY and content with you...Lazy Sunday!  You are a great thing!  I love you!

  Love,
  Brandy

Rain, rain...DON'T go away!

I woke up today...at 11:15...don't judge me...and it was raining out!  I love the rain!  The smell, the feel and how when it rains it's just so dark and grey out...gloomy is nice.  Or at least I think so.

I love the cheerful days as well...you know, the ones when the sun is shining...I call them cheerful for personal reasons...lol...any who, I also love snowy days...as long as I don't have to drive in them.  It's just nothing compares to good ol' rainy days!

These wonderful rainy days like today make me want to stay in my pj's, sip on some delicious Starbucks and cuddle on the couch.  Who wouldn't love that?!  A crazy person...that's who!  Yep, I totally just called you crazy if this doesn't appeal to you!  Deal with it!  CRAZY!  :)

Right now, as I ramble, I am sitting next to the window with the blinds open so I can see how beautiful it all is...

Rain, rain...DON'T go away! 

Ashton wants a new family!

So today when the kids bus pulled up...Amya came running in crying! She says to me, "Ashton didn't get off the bus!"  


So I jump up and call Jed to call the bus company.  He has the number in his phone so it was faster than me trying to find it...which I now will be putting in my phone as well!  Jed tells me he will be home in 5 mins.


I go outside...where Amya is waiting for her little brother...and inform her that Ashton will be home shortly.  She seems relieved and heads in to watch out the window.  


Not a minute later I see the bus coming down the road...again...and tell her she can go to get him.  She runs down the street and greets Ashton...with a huge hug!  AWE!  It was so cute!


I asked Ashton, "What...do you want a new family?"  He quickly replies, "NO I wasn't paying attention!  I was looking out the other window!"  Lol...


So all is well and my son DOES still want to live here with his family that loves him!  YAY!


Funny part is he also brought home a "Bobcat Bucks" for being responsible today!  Ahahahahaa!  Ironic!

Friends make the world go round...and round and round and round!

Through the years I have met plenty of people I have grown to love and care for...some have stayed in my life and some have drifted away. 

I know everyone experiences this...we have our most bestest friends in grade school...then move to middle school/jr. high and those friends might just change up a bit...when high school hits these are the people who you feel will be in your life forever.  You go through some of your toughest times with these friends.  These are the friends that when/if you lose them it hurts more. 

You then go through life...get engaged, married and have kids.  This journey will test friendships like never before.  Those who are on different pages won't understand why you might not have as much time for them or feel replaced even. 

I guess what I am leading up to is that I am so blessed to have the friends I have now.  I still keep in contact with friends from middle school and high school.  I have some amazing people in my life. 

I would have to say that I couldn't imagine going through some days without them.  Having them to back me up, support my choices, tell me I'm wrong when needed...don't worry that's not often...lol...helping out in a time of need, celebrating holidays, and just plain loving me for me!  It's not easy...friendship.  You can't be selfish and there are times when you just don't see eye to eye. 

I love my friends...I don't have a ton, but the ones I DO have...are the REAL thing!  It's not about quanity...it's about QUALITY! 

So, to all my friends...THANK YOU for being real.  For being exactly who you are and loving me for who I am!  You mean more to me than you may know.  :)

On that note...peace out for now.

:)

Let's get started...shall we?

Well, here I go...a blog. A new blog for the new year. 2011...crazy right?

I should tell you now that I am not a professional writer...I do that a lot...you know the *dot dot dot* thing. It's just what I do. I misspell words often, don't use correct punctuation and make up my own words. You will get used to it and learn to love it. At least I hope. :) Oh and I love to put smiley faces a lot as well. :) I guess that's why I call this Ramblings by Brandy Lu...I don't write I ramble using my keyboard.

Annnnyways...I do love to "write" which is why I have decided to start my blog over again for the new year. I don't live an outta control amazingly awesome life filled with thrills and excitement, but I love my life. You won't hear about fabulous trips and wonderful food tasting experiences...mostly just about my everyday life and real world...boring world kinda stuff.

Like I said...nothing more...nothing less. :)

If you know me...even just a little bit...then you know I am a fun loving girl who loves to laugh and make others laugh. I adore my husband and kids and couldn't live without them or my FANTASTICAL...(it's a word...I looked it up) friends!

My husband...Jed...is pretty much the best. He and I have been married for almost 10 years now. We have been through quite a bit together and wouldn't change a thing. Yes we have had our lows, but without them I don't believe we would be the strong couple we are today. He is surely MY Mr. Right! :)

I am currently a stay at home mom and am home schooling our oldest son...Gage. He's 12 and in the 6th grade. He's for sure the quiet shy type. He loves his video games and music. He's a looker too...I'm gonna have to protect his heart from the girls.

Our middle child...Amya...is now 10 yrs old. She is absolutely beautiful and so creative! She's an artsy lil thang! :) She also is often in her own world where I am pretty sure she is riding unicorns on rainbows.

Then...there's our youngest...Ashton. He's 6 yrs old and is he CRAZY! Talk about a personality! He is wild, loud and one of the funniest kids you could ever meet. Some of the things he says just blow me away.

They are my pride and joys...and of course our 2 year old black pug Rocky! :)

So...there you have it...my first blog of the year. Nothing spectacular, but a start right?

Nothing more...nothing less. :)