This is what friends are for

I seriously have the best people in my life. I'm literally living for the weekends. I used to live for the weekends so I could go home and be with the family but now I'm living to see my friends and spend times with them!

On Friday two old friends of mine and one new friend went roller skating! It was hilarious. I hadn't been there since I was ten. Needless to say, I struggled quite a bit and probably looked dumb but it was fun. After skating we headed to Burger King and then to Andrew's house to watch a movie. Two of his friends came over and we bonded until 3:30 in the morning. Yessssssss.


Saturday morning we really didn't do a whole lot. Joc, me, Tony, and Truston hit up the Pizza Hut buffet. Then Joc and I headed into Wal Mart to get supplies for the cook out at Andrew's house that night. We laid out on his hammock for awhile tipping over backwards in it, cracking up. Around seven, the cook out started and Joc's fam was there, Andrew's fam, and some friends of Matthew. My family wasn't there which I guess is kind of weird. But then again, my friends' families are like my family so it's really nice having them all around. We ate, we talked, we laughed, we took pictures. Towards the end of the night we decided to lay out and stargaze. Andrew said he saw two shooting stars. I don't believe him. I still always manage to miss them....We laid out on a blanket and at one point I swear we laughed for five minutes straight. I could NOT breathe! It was so funny...These are the moments I live for. Just being with friends without a care in the world.


Around 11 we headed to one of Andrew's friend's house for a party. They had adorable little kittens there that we all played with. We basically just sat around and talked. Best party I've ever attended. Ha.

Sunday we headed to Joc's church service..fun times. Then she headed to her dad's house and Andrew and I hung out for a bit until Nicole came! YAY! I hadn't seen her since May so it was exciting. We went to the mall and bought each other dresses for our birthdays. She bought me this adorable lace dress:


It's sooo cute! I'm excited to wear it. I need to get a man...or someone to go on cute random dates with! I always need to buy more hangers because this town is tearing me up. I've bought so many clothes already...I got this cute green dress from Goodwill:

I'll probably wear it tomorrow.

What else? Oh, Nicole, Andrew, and I sat around on the hammock and had deep conversations. Always fun.

Today I went to lunch with my dad, uncle, and brother. Then Dylan and I hung out for the day. We went over to Joc's house and played cards and a board game for like four hours with her family. :)

I'm really enjoying it though...everything really. The school is good. Classes are good. I know the town well. I have friends that aren't far and I have friends' families here that I know I can count on....

Like I've said before and will say again, "Nothing is going according to plan; it's going better." :)

a new life

To my faithful blog readers, I apologize. According to a friend, I haven't updated in over two weeks.

Everything here is wonderful. I've only been here for a little over a week and it already feels like home. Maybe that's because it used to be home.


My roommate is super nice and we get along great which is nice. My classes are all good for the most part. Everything is pretty organized. I've been able to hang out with old friends. I've made A LOT of acquaintances. I've gone to church both Sundays that I have been here. The cafeteria food isn't horrible. I didn't have to take out a certain loan because the newspaper job is helping me pay it off. I went to the movies with two new friends the other night. My closet space is huge.


On the bad side, my books cost a lot of money. I haven't even attempted to look for a job. I've pondered changing my major again. I'm still a procrastinator and I'm still addicted to Facebook. But hey, what's new?


This is life though. These are the best times of your life, right? My list of things to do grows each and every day. I really, really need to get another job so I can start saving up for a car that's only ten years younger than me rather than twenty. I really don't have any extra time. I pondered laying off this semester and doing the paper and everything and then next semester having zero afternoon classes, only early 8 a.m. classes so that I would have the whole afternoon open for a job. This means I would have zero social life but hey, at least I'm getting it this semester? I don't know. What do you guys think? No, seriously, COMMENT fools!


I have no Labor Day plans. I pondered going home but my mom is working for the most part and Dylan won't even be there so that's not going down!



There's my update.

It's so sad to say good bye but think how sad it'd be if you'd never said hello

I can seriously say that I love this boy. No, not in a romantic way, but as in very good friends.



He’s the one guy who knows exactly how to get under my skin and irritate me to no end. I’ve had to deal with him making fun of my feet and giving me crap for eating food all the time. Yet he’s also the one who knows just what to say to make me laugh. I mean, c’mon, at one time his nickname for me was Nuts.

I thought it'd be appropriate to add a candid shot of us. This is a normal picture of us - him saying something rude to me. I look completely disgusted while he's just being his normal joking self.



I’ve known him since he was in fourth grade. I still remember him and Dylan tying Christa and I up in their backyard. I even knew this boy when his voice was still high and he was eight or more inches shorter than me!

Over the years we've become closer and closer. We’ve camped, visited Chicago, rode the combine, hung out at the house, and even went to prom together one year.







Patrick is one who has been there for me. Whether it was on Facebook chat to listen to me whine about my “problems” or just knowing that I could count on him to say something funny to put me in a better mood. He’s one of the people that I was able to share exciting news with or vent to. He’d usually be honest with me and just tell me how it was.



This is also a boy who I can actually stand talking to on the phone with for two hours. I hate talking on the phone so that definitely says something about him.



I didn’t know how much this boy and his friendship meant to me until I had to actually say good bye yesterday. As most of you know, I’m not the type of girl to cry. But after we said our goodbyes, I got pretty teary and cried for most of the ride home. I absolutely hate having to leave people. I know it’s not permanent but I probably won’t see him for six months or so. And after spending so many times together, it’s just hard. By Christmas who knows how much will have changed. Who knows if we will have kept in touch. We’re going separate ways and everything will be completely different.



I really can’t think about it too much or I get teary-eyed. It’s all starting to set in though. I’m not going to be able to just travel ten miles to see his smiling face anymore.



I know that goodbyes have to take place in order for life to go on, but gosh, why do they have to be so hard?

I’m going to miss him. I talked to my step dad this afternoon about how I always feel like I care about people more than they care for me. However, James said, “He may treat you like a sister but that boy would do just about anything for you”.

So Patrick, good luck with everything. I’ll miss you something terrible. Keep in touch over Facebook chat. Heck, maybe I’ll even be up for another two hour phone conversation! HA!



Don’t forget how much I love you!



"Don’t be dismayed at goodbyes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetime, is certain for those who are friends."

Everything is falling into place

You know it's been a good week when you haven't had a chance to be on Facebook! I've been stressed with buying stuff for college, trying to figure out how to pay for college, working, and just random silly stuff. This last week has been wonderful though. My last day of work was a week ago so I've actually had time to do stuff!

I've been hanging out with friends like nonstop and I finished my scrapbook! I think I've got just about everything for college...now I just have to organize and pack it up.

We're heading to the lake tonight. Mom, Cathy, Dylan, Patrick, Christa, and I. It'll basically be the last time for all four of us kids to be together and spend time. Patrick moves on Monday, Christa leaves Thursday and I leave Friday. Soon we'll only be skyping and texting...Well, I might randomly send them letters in the mail. It's just sad but I know it's what has to happen!

Oh! And I also found out that I just got switched to the better dorm at my college. Andrew put in a good word for me so it worked out.

I'm actually getting excited for life and college now. Weird?!

I swear i'm organized

Welcome to my room. The place where nothing really happens but a whole lot of stuff collects. I don't remember the last time I put away clothes. I kind of just leave them lying on my bed and then dig stuff out to wear. Tonight I played dress up, from my own closet. Is that lame? Ha. I'm thinking I need to quit buying clothes so I need to start mixing up outfits better.


And what is all this craziness?!?!


Oh, that's just my scrapbook leftovers! Ridiculous.

I need to get chopping my hair. I think I'm going to try and grow it out again. Look how long it was!!



Eight more hours of the Hut!

just a little update on megan

I got to see my dad! :) Finally..I hadn't been up there since Christmas! Yes, I did get to him in between there for prom and graduation so I guess I can't complain huh?

He bought some college things for me...good stuff like shampoo, paper towels, batteries, etc. It's nice to have people help me out every once in a while even though I do prefer accomplishing everything by myself.


Dad and I had a long discussion about life and the future when he was taking me to meet mom. He stresses me out with all this growing up talk but I know it's for my own good and I am twenty-one now. Life is stressful though guys! I need to get a job to pay for college, bad! I also want to start saving up for a newer car, not like a 2011 or anything but something in the 2000's. Ha! My car now kinda creeps me out. So hopefully I can save up some this semester and this summer..I'll have to set a goal for myself I guess.

I'm getting closer to being finished to my scrapbook. I want to finish it this week somehow so I can be somewhat free finally this summer to enjoy it! Haha..yeah, the scrapbook is stressing me out.

Three days of work! Fifteen more hours of work and I will be turning in my Pizza Hut uniform or goodwilling it.

it's been a long day

A girl from my high school was killed in a car accident recently. She, her twin sister, and their roommate were all in the car and were hit head on.

I still cannot believe this has happened. It doesn't feel like it is real. Seeing her smiling face show up on the news is unreal. I don't know why such horrible things have to happen to such wonderful people. She had a bright, amazing future ahead of her.

She wasn't in my tight circle of friends but I was involved in a few of the same organizations with her and she attended my church. She was always positive and either smiling or laughing. And she was always nice to me. Everyone loved her.

When these kind of things hit close to home it just makes you appreciate everything in your life so much more. It made me want to tell all of my friends that I love them. I even apologized to one of my friends for being a jerk to him recently. It had for been hanging over my head for the past two days. And if you don't know me, I'm absolutely horrible at saying, "I'm sorry".

You can't live your life with regrets.

Suddenly the little things in life don't seem so important anymore. Or do they matter even more? I guess it depends on what the little things are.

I can't even begin to imagine what her sister is going through. They were sooo close, best friends, a lot like my brother and I. So I know it's going to be a long healing process for her and the family.


Just a few quotes..

"The minute you think you're going to lose something, it suddenly becomes the most important thing in your life."

"There will be two dates on your tombstone
everyone will read them, but the only thing
that matters is the little dash between them."

"Sometimes you'll never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory."

"Everyone knows we are all going to die, but I don't think that anyone believes it.
I think if they did, they would be doing things a whole lot differently."

You may never know how much you mean to another person..So let people know how much you care about them.

Scrapbooking

I'm living in the past, it's true. I've been wanting to make a scrapbook of my senior year in high school FOREVER. I don't know why I've never gotten around to it, but I finally did today. I've laid out all of the pages except for Senior trip, NHS trip, and graduation.

Look at my room! The pages are taking over.




























I have Saturday and Sunday off of work for sure! I'm pumped...Now what am I going to do with those two days? Not a clue.

Family Vacation

I have the best family. Now, I know everybody says that but I really think that I do! Ha. I don't want to brag or anything...I may not have the best car, or the best job but I do have the best family!


We had soooo much fun. I won't go into too much detail because I'd bore you all. There were lots of bonding times out on the deck talking about life. I found out that I'm a lot more like my Nana than I realized. We talked about marriage and boys. She told me, "I would always find boys that I would like but then after I found one flaw I was finished." I'm exactly like that! So great.


We did a lot of shopping and eating. Ellen, Addie, and I got an old time photo for $45. Ouch...none of us even ended up liking it! At one time us four wanted to order pizza but Pizza Hut wouldn't deliver to us! We were upset! We went hungry that night..

The lake was great times for all. We went tubing and played Blokus. I enjoy the water a lot..but I don't think I'm adventurous enough to live by it! Ha!

But my family, they're adorable. All the spouses end up wearing the same color of shirt on most days. I don't even think they plan it. My uncle and aunt that we rode with are ADORABLE. I want a marriage just like them. They laugh and joke a lot and are just cute!

I wish I live closer to all of them. Spending the holidays with them just isn't enough. I never realize how much I truly miss each and every one until I am with them.

When we were getting ready to leave on Sunday Nan said, "It's so sweet to see all of you kids together." And she started to cry! It was horribly sad.

It's nice to be home I suppose. Vacations are great. They really do take your mind off of everything. My cousins and I kept saying stuff like,
"If your boyfriend cheated on you back home, everything is fine here!"
"If you're pale at home, you're tan here!"
"If you are taken at home, you're single here!"

Loved it. Every single minute.

I am a SLACKER! Sorry. I really say that I've been busy, because I haven't! I've been being a lazy bum with the family and it's been lovely! I still have holes in my gums but the wisdoms don't hurt whatsoever! I'm still hoping for no scary dry sockets and such.

Fourth of July was lame. I just hung out with these two guys.

We partied hard. Not. HA. We missed like three firework shows and ended up getting ice cream..good times though I suppose.

Life's been a little rough for the past week though with things going on. I'm never one for conflicts and like to fix things and this time it doesn't look like it's happening.

I haven't been depressed but I haven't been happy lately. I think I'm just going through the motions right now. Sad summer is about over and that I haven't done anything this summer.

We leave for vacation with the extended fam soon so that'll be SUPER nice. I'm sooo ready!

20 days until my birthday that I have no idea what I am doing

Things I'm lacking this summer:
Beach bod
summer romance

It's sad because I don't have the motivation or drive to pursue either of these things! haha!