Video Re-Blog: My Dialects!

So a friend of mine, Stephanie, is a big blogger (here’s the link to her blog …) so naturally she has TONS of blogging friends that she made online. One of them is Leigh-Ann of The Freckled Nest! She is my source for this fun little Vlog!

Enjoy!
P.S.- I have a small translation for those of you that can’t understand my mumbling, and would be happy to go further in depth if need be HAHA!

My Midwestern Dialect!

Say these words:
Aunt, Route, Wash, Oil, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water, Sure, Data, Ruin, Crayon, Toilet, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably, Spitting image, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Syrup, Pajamas, Caught
Now answer these questions:
What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
What is the bug that when you touch it, it curls into a ball?
What is the bubbly carbonated drink called?
What do you call gym shoes?
What do you say to address a group of people?
What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs?
What do you call your grandparents?
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
What is the thing you change the TV channel with?

In case you couldn’t understand my mumbley introduction…
I was just saying how I got this idea from Leigh-Ann (her blog here…) who is one of my friend’s best friend. Therefore she is my friend by default. :)
I also said that I like this idea because I am always teased here in California for my “silly Midwestern accent” which is in fact… VERY close to a Canadian Accent. Something tells me that Leigh-Ann and I will get along well when she comes to visit for Stephanie’s baby shower. :P I close out my introduction just saying that I think my family will enjoy this video because they know how matt teases my accent… and now it is in full video form to enjoy again and again… HA!

Thanks for watching this goofy video. :) If you want… you can leave a comment with a link to YOUR video!

Thanks for watching guys and gals!
And a THANKS to Leigh-Ann at The Freckled Nest for supplying me with such a fun little post!

Til next time…
-Nat

I return... with LOTS of news! :)

No longer out of commission! :)
You may notice I changed up the look of my blog.

NO I'm not having problems haha... I just think it is a very beautiful picture. I wish I knew the artist's name!

ANYWAY...

So the past few weeks have been extremely eventful. That is why I haven't been able to post until NOW! :P

A few weeks ago our friends Justin and Felicia came to visit from SoCal and Washington.

It was FABULOUS
Here is a slideshow of all our fun!

Then after the visit I got right down to turning in JOB APPLICATIONS...
I turned some in to little cafes and restaurants but alas... no luck there...
Then I turned one in to a little Veterinarian Clinic. Haven't heard back from them so I am guessing they don't need a receptionist. Then I turned one in to Panera Bread Company... and I found out that if I would have submitted it just a BIT sooner, I would have probably gotten a job there... The gal told me that they JUST hired someone... :(
HOWEVER!!!! The future is looking bright! I submitted an application online to Target and they were looking for help. I'll be calling them tomorrow to see if they've looked at my application and to get them to call me back for an interview! Hehe! Hopefully all works out, because I am going NUTS sitting in the apartment all day!

Then this past weekend was EASTER! We went to Matt's parents house to visit and stayed overnight. On Sunday we left early to attend the San Francisco Giants EASTER game! It was fabulous and I think I am in love with Brian Wilson! :P
Here are the pictures!

ANYWAY that is all I have to say for now. I'll keep you posted on the little tidbits of my recent happenings!

Toodles!

-natalie

Update: Couches and Friends!

We officially have a gorgeous dining set and a futon from heaven!
I will have a little video I made of me assembling the couch (time-lapse, of course) up within 24 hours!
I will also do a video tour of my apartment when everything is in its place!
I am so excited to show you the little snippets of excitement in my life!

SPEAKING OF EXCITEMENT!!!!!Next Monday, two friends of mine (and Matt's) are coming to the area to visit us!

This is Justin and Felicia! We met them on an online game (don't hate). They are the coolest cats ever. What is even cooler is that they found EACH OTHER! States apart, and they are goin' strong. AAAHHHHHH young love. :)

I absolutely cannot WAIT to meet them!
I'll be sure to take tons of pictures!

Okie dokie! Stay tuned for updates!
-Natalie

Meditations of Natalie Rose: Friendship

This is the first post in my series

Meditations of Natalie Rose.

This series is just me writing about the things I think about, and the things I have opinions about. Think of it as a journal entry. :)

Friendship

Friendships should never be a burden. They should never sit heavy on your shoulders and weigh you down. They should never make you worry or second guess yourself. Friendships should NEVER make you feel inadequate or not good enough. Friendships shouldn't be a job. Friendships shouldn't make you feel sad or paranoid.

Friendships are NOT a competition. Friendships are not to prove who the bigger and better person is. Friendships are accepting your friend for WHO THEY ARE and not critisizing them for WHAT THEY AREN'T. Being in a friendship doesn't mean fitting your friend into the perfect friend mold, nor fitting them into your "EX-FRIEND'S" mold.

FRIENDSHIP IS BEING HAPPY FOR WHAT YOUR FRIEND HAS RATHER THAN BEING JEALOUS OF THEM.

Friendship is being honest. This means:

1. Being direct and honest with your friend if they have a problem, but being supportive of them at the same time.
2. Giving heart-felt advice, but ultimately respecting your friend's decision whether or not it is the advice you gave.
3. NOT POSTING ANONYMOUS MESSAGES ON YOUR BLOG OR FACEBOOK INSULTING YOUR FRIEND AND THEN SENDING A SWEET MESSAGE TO THEM AND THINKING THAT IT CANCELS OUT YOUR MEAN POST.
4. Being direct and honest with your friend if you see a problem in the friendship, but being supportive of them.
5. LISTEN to what your friend has to say, EVEN IF YOU DON'T AGREE, and take it to heart.

I have fears that I will never find a friend that I will keep for life, and it wears and tears on my sore little soul.

I want to be friends with someone who isn't self absorbed. Someone who isn't jealous. Someone who respects me. I want to be friends with someone who I can goof around with and just be myself with, when at the same time I can have a serious heart-to-heart talk with without feeling like I am being judged or criticized.

I have yet to find such a friend and I hope that someday she (or he :P) will walk into my life, or perhaps I can walk into theirs!

I want to have a best friend, one like my mom has!

They have been friends since high-school. They could be apart for a hundred years and when they get back together they pick up right where they left off. I would LOVE to have a friendship like that.

This is my mom and her best friend forever, Kim.

[My lovely mum, and her best friend Kim]

[My mom and Kim being goofy together.]

[My mom and Kim enjoying a nice glass of wine!]

Someday I hope to have a friend like this.

NEW APARTMENT NEWS: Goodbye, Apartment.

So this is me, about to get all sappy and nostalgic about leaving this apartment...

One thing you should learn about me is that as excited as I may get for something new, I never fail to get nostalgic and sad about what it is that I am replacing/leaving. It is during these times that I have to take pictures.

So here is my goodbye to the very first apartment I lived in:

Goodbye, silly door with locks that are confusing and make me look like a dork when I can't open them quickly enough when someone knocks at the door.

Goodbye, "Rollercoaster Driveway" that never fails to make me poo my pants when I go too fast down it.

Goodbye, Parking Space #17 that is always taken by the jackass that doesn't even live here, but thinks he can park in your parking spot.

Goodbye, Dirty and Nasty "There's-Puke-In-The-Washer" Coin Operated Laundry Room. You never failed to surprise me.

Goodbye, Dryer. The only dryer in the laundry room that SOMETIMES doesn't sound like it is going to explode. Not to mention You have the only lint trap that is intact.

Goodbye, Long Hallway back to the apartment from Laundry Room. I will always treasure the memories of walking up stairs in the rain only to find a pot of sunny flowers at the top to brighten my day. As well as the memories of ALWAYS awkwardly leaving or entering the apartment when the cute old Mexican man neighbor was at his door.

Goodbye, Cool Stairs. You were the BOMB! And also very squeaky.

Goodbye, Apartment Door #12. I will forever miss the remains of missed package stickers that didn't quite get peeled off all the way, and the click the key made when opening the lock.

Goodbye, Entryway View, and your stacks of moving boxes, and empty bookshelves.

Goodbye, Messy Entryway, full of boxes and clothes and packaging paper.

Goodbye, Chaotic Kitchen, and your dinette set that is rickety and unstable, but oh so quaint.

Oh man... I hope I don't cry tomorrow! These darn hormones... I TELL YA...

In other HAPPIER news... TOMORROW WE SIGN THE LEASE!!!!

:D

Stay tuned!!!

-Nat

AWESOME DAY! - Dungeons & Dragons, Meatballs, and Couch Shopping!

Today was GREAT!

Matt and I went to our friends Dustin and Stephanie's house for our "Weekly Dungeons & Dragons Session" and we had a blast!

Sadly Stephanie wasn't feeling up to snuff today so she didn't play today. She napped like a baby on the couch the whole time. It was adorable!

So ANYWAY!

We have been in the process of removing Matt's character, Herbert, from the current story because he wants to play a different character that uses magic.

So tonight we had an EPIC battle with two wizards, a crazy gadget man, and a bunch of lizard men ("jafras"). I even made an epic battle playlist for Dustin! Dimmu Borgir FTW.

So we made it out, barely clinging to our lives, and the whole place rattled and shook and collapsed. We didn't kill all of the bad guys... in fact... the REAL bad guys are still out there! :O JUST AS THE BUILDING COLLAPSED a group of 20 women in black robes and big white hats came out of the shadows and addressed my character. They told me that Eve (my character) should prepare for 'The Calling' for the Shadow Network (my guild/job). Which means a possible promotion for me? OR MAYBE A DEMOTION! BE PREPARED FOR THE WORSE AND BE SURPRISED BY THE BEST IS WHAT I ALWAYS SAY!

I have a feeling that sweet Herbert (Matt's character) is going to go venturing with the treasure hunting group of Rugans (cat people) that wear blue sashes, and take his leave from this game.

I will however have my little Eve give him her contact information... JUST IN CASE he ends up needing a little bilbee help! :)

ANYWAY!

That was our D&D session tonight... and it was AWESOME! I am planning on drawing out my character (Eve) so you can see just how adorably bad-ass she is. She is a midget with a tail that uses throwing daggers. HOW CUTE IS THAT?! I ASK YOU!? :P

After our D&D session Matt and I went to IKEA to look at couches and grab some grub! I had the ever so popular Swedish Meatballs with mashed potatoes, lingonberries, and a creamy white gravy sauce to top it. DELISH! We then proceeded to test out the couches and we ended up finding this beauty:

Pretty cute eh? It just folds back and it even has a little storage compartment underneath for the bedding stuff for when you have guests sleeping over! I'm glad the cheapest color was this dark grey one, because it gives me TONS of options for decorating ideas! I can get pillows in various colors and I can change the pillows according to whatever color I feel like whenever I want! It's quite the versatile little couch/bed! :)

Well, I'm going to wrap things up now because Matt is going to finish his mini-game of D&D with me and then I'm headed to bed... MAYBE. If I can calm my excited little brain! :)

Moving day is Friday and we just got 20 boxes from sweet Sir Dustin for moving! I'll be a busy girl tomorrow! :)

Thanks for reading and I assure you there is more to come! :)