A Good Day

Today was a good day.

Class and work are very normal in my life, but today an exciting event occured.

I GOT MY BIKE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My wonderful, beautiful and awesome bike has found its way back to me.

What a blessing! Such an amazing gift to brighten my day and keep the smile on my face.

All those difficult, not-so-super days are made up by simple Good Days like today!

Thank you!

Every year we celebrate Thanksgiving in memory of those pilgrims that came over from Europe to this great nation to settle. They had little, but when the Natives helped those first settlers, they held a feast of Thanksgiving.

Today we still gather around a beautifully decorated table covered in turkey, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie!

This year, enjoy the food, but make an extra effort to say Thank You to those that help you along every path you take!

I would like to Thank my parents, brother and sisters, and super friends around the globe because they stand by me and let me come to them whenever I need them!!

Thank you, and enjoy this year's Thanksgivingness!!

The Weather

Its an interesting thing that-the weather. In Wisconsin, everyone thinks it is always cold and the sun never shines. In Kansas, people expect the warm months to last longer and the snow to stay away. However, this year things decided not to go as usual.

It snowed today. In Kansas. Not in WI.

It was cold today. Here in Kansas. More so than in WI.

I felt the chill as if it were January 13th, deep in my bones.

It was only 34 degrees. I need to do some more conditioning!!

If I think this is cold, what am I going to think when its -34 degrees?

A Visitor

Saturday afternoon a new arrival came to town! A super awesome person who has been in my life since I was brought into this world came to visit.

My sister, Susan!

Without A Phone

I do not feel so dependent on my cell phone that I must have it on me 24/7 and keep a close eye on the screen to be sure no one new has called me or text me. I also do not feel the need to have the Internet on my phone or any new or highly technologically advanced gadgets either.

However, I really would enjoy a cell phone that would at least allow me to simply text or call up a friend when I want or need to.

Probably three weeks ago my cell phone decided to stop receiving service at sporadic moments. It has now come to almost completely not get service except once every couple of days. I thought I was going to be able to get it fixed or quickly update my equipment and get a new phone. However, different circumstances has left me still with a phone that doesn't consistently work.

I have found that communication with my friends and family has definitely decreased since my phone's abrupt halt in working. I am unable to plan spur of the moment meetings with friends, cannot call up my sisters any time that I feel the need to, and overall feel like I am more lonely in the world without my phone.

I don't plan on becoming overly dependent on my cell as soon as I do get a new one (which I hope is tomorrow), but I will definitely not take for granted the small little device that keeps me always connected with the rest of the world! Materialistic devices sadly making the world go round.

Where's the Discipline?

Today I lost my bike.

Two days ago I lost my bike lock.

One week ago my phone completely quit working.

Two weeks ago my phone started to sporadically stop working.

Six weeks ago I lost one of my bike lock keys.

...what's happening?

Who steals bicycles?

What is this world coming to?

Whatever happened to trust, justice, respecting others, and being able to rely on things?

Trick or Treat

As Halloween came around this year, I was determined to join in on the festivities as I have rarely done in the past.

Therefore, I was able to get the wonderful Flapper dress that my Mom made way back in the day and get myself all decked out as a Flapper! It was super great fun getting all costumed up!

And then the festivities began! Wesley had a Halloween party with lots of great food, fun and fellowship. We all ate great wings and lil smokies, watched the K-State game, listened and danced to some music, and just sat around and enjoyed ourselves. All of the costumes were super great!

Then it was off to a Haunted House. This was the experience of the night! :) We drove out to Ft. Riley and found the place and found the line. Forty-five minutes to an hour later, we all realized the twenty feet we had moved in line was not getting us too far. We then established that we still had probably two to two and a half more hours MORE standing in the line in the cold. So, we left!! So much for trying to go to a Haunted House!

To end out the night, we just headed back to Manhattan and decided to watch Anchorman! I ridiculous but I have to admit funny movie.

All in all it was a super fun night! I just don't think I really got "into the festivities" again, but it was a good try!