Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to the most beautiful, smart, loving, caring, sweet, huggable Mom in the WORLD. Thank you for always being there for me and raising me to be a confident young lady! I miss you lots and I will visit Green Bay again soon!! :D LOVE YOU MOM! Love, Natalie Mum and Me goofing around! Isn't she pretty? Mini Golfing! :) HEHE I snuck in a silly face! :D I wasn't ready apparently... :P Ice Cream Sundae! At Happy Joe's, one of my favorite places to eat! Mom winning the Superbowl Plaque! My pretty mum and I Mum and I goofing around! :) (P.S.- Check out the awesome coupon book I made for my Mum!)

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

Couch Assembly Time Lapse Video!

And now! The video you’ve all been waiting for (hopefully)!
The Couch Assembly Time Lapse Video!

Enjoy! I made this just for you guys! :)

Once I get the apartment cleaned up, I will give you guys the GRAND TOUR! Stay tuned! :D

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: Moving Day (Picture Heavy!)

MOVING DAY!

BUT FIRST...

A tour of the new apartment...

Stairs leading up to our door...

The stairs to the patio!

View when you walk in...

Living room...

Kitchen...

Bedroom doorway...

Bedroom...

Walk in closet

Bathroom...

BRAND NEW WASHER AND DRYER!

And now... the moment you've all been waiting for...

Moving Day Pictures

Good Morning...

We have to move ALL OF THIS?!

Luckily we have a truck...

Partially cleared out...

Getting clearer!

All the boxes in the living room are in the truck!

Bedroom all ready to move!

The first thing to move in... THE FOOF.

A freshly foofed Foof is a happy Foof.

I wouldn't trade the Foof for any other piece of furniture... this thing ROCKS.

Matt was tired... so he rested on the FOOF! Problem SOLVED!

Living room!

All the stuff moved into the dining area...

Bigger view of the newly messy dining area...

Messy kitchen!

I told him to make a cute face...

And of course... computer is the first thing to get set up...

DUH!

Bedroom...

Can't unpack. Everquest 2.

WASHER AND DRYER AFTER IT'S FIRST LOAD!

A bathroom with PERSONALITY!

Thanks for peeking at the pictures!

I'll have more up after we get the new couch and the new dining set!

Then you will get the REAL tour! :)

Stay tuned! Thanks for reading!

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