Thanksgiving

Wishing you a happy and safe holiday.

It's a Girl!

Trevor & Chrissy welcomed their newest addition into the world, my niece, on Monday, November 10th. Her name is Brooklynn Emma Nielsen.

Tagged

Tagged

I got tagged by my cousin Lori, so here goes......

Tagged Lucky 7's and Crazy 8's

7 Things I Can Do...

1-Read

2-Write

3-Walk

4-Talk

5- Work

6- Sleep

7- Cry

7 Things I Cannot Do...

1- Make ends meet

2- Find "Mr Right"

3- Register my car

4- Afford a vacation

5- See my family enough

6- Turn back time

7- Sleep in

7 Things That [would] Attract me to a man (to those I'm tagging, change this to your spouse, boyfriend or what you look for in a guy)

1- Honesty

2- Integrity

3- Good teeth

4- Tall, dark & handsome

5- Understanding

6- Faithful

7- Loves unconditionally

7 Things I say Most Often...

1- “May I help you"

2- “Hi”

3- “I don't know”

4- “I love you”

5- “Nothing”

6- "Grandview Marketing"

7 - "Have a good day"

7 Favorite Foods...

1- Ice Cream

2- Chocolate

3- Strawberry Shortcake

4- Cheese

5- Almonds

6- Potatoes

7- Onions

CRAZY 8'S
8 TV Shows I Like To Watch...

1- Grey's Anatomy

2- Survivor

3- Desperate Housewives

4– Brothers & Sisters

5– Prison Break

6– Dancing with the Stars

7- Big Brother

8- Jon & Kate plus 8

8 Things That Happened Yesterday...

1-I had a log ride home from Colorado

2-I spent the evening with a good friend

3-I ate

4-I slept

5-I talked to my cousins

6-I talked to most of my family

7- I brushed my teeth

8- I cried

8 Favorite Places To Eat...

1-Cheesecake Factory

2-Claim Jumper

3-Mom's

4-Taco Bell (heck it's cheap)

5-Macaroni Grill

6-Chili's

7-Applebee's

8- Outback

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To...

1- The arrival of my new niece tonight or tomorrow

2- Thanksgiving with my family

3- Being able to afford to register my car

4- Being able to afford food

5- Being able to afford gas for my car

6- Being able to pay my bills

7- Falling in love

8- Getting off work!

8 Things On My Wish List...

1- to fall in love

2- to be financially stable

3- to find true happiness

4- to be able to take a vacation

5- to be skinny(ier)

6- to see a better economy

7- to get my home organized

8- to sell all my unwanted items (I'm tired of them taking up space I don't have!)

8 People I Tag...

1-Nicole

2-Traci

3-David

4-Cory

5-Varick

6-Wayne

7-Rondell

Another Baby on the Way!

Amidst the sadness this weekend in going to Colorado for my uncle's funeral, we got good news! Kurt & Stefanie are expecting a new little bundle sometime next June!

A Bitter-Sweet Birthday

I've not been big on birthdays anyway, since mine always suck! But, the first call I got this morning was from my mother, not only to wish me a happy birthday, but letting me know that my uncle had been killed in an accident last night. I just wanted to express my deepest sympathy and love to my aunt Ann-Marie and her two beautiful children. God bless you during this difficult time. You're in my thoughts and prayers.

Fall Rant

Just a quick update while I have a moment. I spent my weekend moving. I had to find a cheaper place, to make a long story short. And I'm just glad it's all over with!

Mom had partial knee surgery about 10 days ago and is healing from that. Aside from adverse reactions to every pain medication she was given, she is healing quickly and returns to the doctor tomorrow for a check up.

Trevor & Chrissy had a scare and Chrissy ended up being flown out on the Flight for Life helicopter and the baby almost came 2 months early. She's on bed-rest now, and the baby and her are both doing well. Hopefully she'll hold out until at least mid-October to deliver, being as she isn't due until just before Thanksgiving.

Nicole found a job in Grand Junction and will be settling down there. She also just bought her a new Dodge Pickup and is beyond thrilled with that!

Everyone else appears to be doing well. Travis is facing some troubles, but seems to be dealing with them well. He as well as Mom & Chrissy could really use your prayers.

Me, well, I'm just working, trying to make ends meet, and taking care of me. Nothing new or truly exciting!

Mid-Summer's Dream?

Unfortunately, it's not been the summer of dreams, or even the one I planned. My brother, Trevor, and his wife were not able to make their planned visit in June, so that was disappointing, but they're happily expecting a baby girl in November. Since I intend to take my vacation to Colorado this year at Thanksgiving, I'm excited that she will arrive just before my visit so I can spoil her for a moment, before she's all grown up.

I missed yet another Richardson Family Reunion in June also. I used to look forward to them every year, and I miss them terribly. It was something my Grandmother begged be carried on, and it has, even without me. I miss my cousins so much! Unfortunately, I'm probably the only one that doesn't have the means, to or look forward to, the camping in the middle of nowhere, so it's not only far, but quite an expense for this city girl, so it seems to pass me by every year. It makes me sad, but I pray my family passes on my love to everyone, that I haven't seen in probably 10 years. (Gosh, that makes me feel old). I love seeing everyone else's blog with their creativity (its sickening how talented some people are), pictures, and being able to get a peek into how they and their evolving families are doing. I feel like I don't know any of them anymore, so it's my secret tie so I don't feel too far lost. My parents have never been the best at keeping me informed.

The Nielsen Family Reunion is this weekend in my hometown and I have to miss that one too. My cousins from here are all going, so it's a bit sad that I'm the one left behind, especially since they'll get to see my parents and siblings and I won't. I hope they have a wonderful time though, especially Michele, as she truly deserves a break, for surviving cancer and taking care of me all these years. She's such a blessing! My Grandfather (Dad's Dad) is going downhill and it may be the last chance for many of the family to see him, so it will be a good reunion for everyone.

It's hard to believe Summer is already half over! I'm grateful, only because this heat is so miserable to me, but it's still hard to believe the year is already over halfway over also. The older I get the faster time flies! I'm trying to focus on myself and take some time out from the distractions of dating. I am trying to get out of my "hermit" mode and make myself get out more and try to get back to having somewhat of a life. I hope to do that and still be able to do the things I need to in order to make it in the desert on my own. I wouldn't have it any other way, but it's never been easy, so I just keep my fingers crossed and keep trudging.

I'm looking forward to Fall, for the cooler weather, and because it's closer to the end of a miserable year and closer to the holidays so I can see my family (hopefully). I could do without getting another year older though! All I can do is hope it gets better and pray the next year is a better one!

God bless you all!