Saturday, December 7, 2013

Concerts

Concerts

This was the first concert that I remember. It's Carmen. Yes, the Christian singer. It was at the Tacoma Dome and the place was ROCKIN'. Like I said, no hatin'.



Jamie O'Neal at the Puyallup Fair. What ever happened to her?!
Mmmmm. Mmmmm. Mmmmm. Yup, loved this show. Again, at the Puyallup Fair. 
Up until last summer, Rascal Flatts was by FAR the best concert I had seen. Once again, it was at the Puyallup Fair. 
BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE! This was the best concert I had ever seen and I don't think it will ever be beat!!
I also saw NKOTB with BSB at the Tacoma Dome and the show was ah-amazinggggg!  
2011 & 2013!!!

I loved seeing Britney at the Rose Garden in June of 2011. Very fun show!! 


I saw Nicki the same night I saw Britney. She was awesome.

I have seen Toby Keith not once, but TWICE! Both times I saw him at the Sleep Country Amphitheater in Ridgefield. Always a good show. I would probably even go again! 

I saw Trace in the summer of 2010 and what. a. show!! He is so tall... like 6'7" I believe. Love, love, loved this show!

Eric Church came with Toby Keith last summer. It was a pretty good show!

I'm not going to lie. . . she did not put on a great show. I was pretty close to the stage too. Not feeling it.

Matt Nathanson was in Kent with Kelly Clarkson. It was an okay show. Not exactly my kind of music, but still fun.

Kelly Clarkson is amazing. Seriously, this girl can BLOW! Her live vocals are just mind-blowing! 
Kent, WA 2011 & Ridgefield, WA 2013
I saw Matthew Morrison last summer and he puts on a great show!!! It was just him, no Glee and I loved it! 




September 22, 2012! It had been awhile (over 15 years) since the whole family attended a concert together and we had a great time! 



 Aaron Carter. Yup, this happen - April 2013.


Summer of 2013 . . .

We saw 98 Degrees as part of The Package Tour at the Tacoma Dome on July 9, 2013. This was like a teenage Nick Lachey dream come true! :) 

Boys II Men wasn't the best group I have ever seen, but it was still a good time! 

We got to see Carrie Underwood at the Puyallup Fair in September 2013. Great show. Great live singer! 

Thomas Rhett opened for Jake Owens who opened for Jason Aldean- September 2013

Jake Owens sure put on a great show! He came to Ridgefield as a part of the Jason Aldean Night Train Tour.

This was for sure the BEST concert of the summer 2013. LOOOOOVED seeing Jason Aldean!! 

The final concert of the summer 2013 was Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson. She, of course, is AMAZING and they weren't bad either! I could have done without the Adam Levine mustache!! ;) 

Ummmmmm.... this show was OUT OF THIS WORLD!!! Katie and I saw Macklemore and Ryan Lewis at the Rose Garden (Moda Center) on October 22, 2013. Amazing. Just WOW!!! If you ever get the chance to see them live DO IT!


Upcoming...


Friday, January 31st in LAS VEGAS!!!!
 SOOOOOOOOOOOO STOKED!!!

Wise Words

“He’s not perfect. You aren’t either, and the two of you will never be perfect. But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to think twice, and if he admits to being human and making mistakes, hold onto him and give him the most you can. He isn’t going to quote poetry, he’s not thinking about you every moment, but he will give you a part of him that he knows you could break. Don’t hurt him, don’t change him, and don’t expect for more than he can give. Don’t analyze. Smile when he makes you happy, yell when he makes you mad, and miss him when he’s not there. Love hard when there is love to be had. Because perfect guys don’t exist, but there’s always one guy that is perfect for you.”


― Bob Marley


I love this quote. Although, I don't believe this was actually a Bob Marley quote (it sure doesn't sound like something he would say) I needed to give credit to someone! I don't know what made me think of it today, but It has crossed my mind a few times. 

Anyway, that is all for tonight. I just never wanted to forget how powerful these words are, so now I have them here for safe keeping. ♥ 

Monday, November 25, 2013

I'm Coming Back, Y'all!

     It really hit me last night that the end of life as I know it, as a full-time worker, full-time student and full-time lady of the house, is about to come to an end. I began to think about the all things I used to do before school started. I couldn't believe all the things I used to do that I don't do any longer:

  • cook homemade meals
  • bake
  • read
  • work-out
  • DIY house projects
  • Pinterest projects   
  • BLOG
       I long to actually plan out a menu and cook meals (I have eaten out 5-6 days a week for the past 18 months because I have had no time to cook), have my weekends free to bake, go to the library and get books to read for FUN, I will have time to join a gym again, my list of home projects and Pinterest projects are overflowing and I seriously cannot wait to get started on them! Not to mention, I used to blog EVERY.SINGLE.DAY! How in the heck did I have time for that?! I have no idea, but I sure miss it. I reflected back on this blog and I am so thankful I blogged about so many special times in my life. 

        I don't quite remember what it is like to have free time, but I am so excited for this new care-free chapter in my life! 

This new life starts in 18 more days . . . 

 

Saturday, July 13, 2013

I.Miss.This.

I miss blogging so much. I had a little bit of down time today (uh, super rare this summer- that's for another post!) so I went back and read through my old blog posts, as I often do. I wish I had the time to keep up with it. Hopefully, after graduation I will be able to document more. I just wanted to say that I will be coming back!!
♥ xoxo

Monday, April 22, 2013

...Keep Calm & Go to Disneyland

60! 
That's the magic number! In just two months from today I will be bound for the Happiest Place on Earth! 

Whoooooo Hoooooo!

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Donations ANYone?

I thought it was about time to plug my Donor's Choose site again! My last project went unfunded. Yes, it's sad. I only got $10 in donations for that project. I'm not complaining TOO badly because I have had 3 projects funded in the past 9 months! I have two more currently up for grabs. I am beginning to think of next school year (in fact, I have spent numerous hours on this Saturday afternoon prepping and planning for first grade next year!) and figuring out what I need to enhance my classroom environment. 
Here is the link to my Donor's Choose site . . . 


One project has only 33 days left! The second project has been submitted and should be up and running within the next few days, so keep checking!  

Project #1: My TINY carpet for story and calendar time can only fit 10-12 kids. They always seem to bicker about who gets to sit on the carpet. I am hoping praying this will be funded in the next month, so I can have this by September!
Project #2: This would be my new mailbox/communication center. My homemade mailboxes (that cost me nearly $50!) started falling apart last December. I found this and I just love it! It's sturdy and will hold up year after year, not to mention it is great for students delivering notes and messages to me, I can hang the lunch menu etc. I want this soooooooooooooo badly!


Sunday, April 14, 2013

Where Is My Teacher?

I took the day off of work on Friday because I have to use up some personal days before the end of the school year, so I don't lose them! I really have a hard time taking days off. Frankly, it is much easier to just be at work rather than plan to be gone. I found a cute little writing prompt on Pinterest (of course!) called "Where is my teacher?" so I left it for them to do on Friday while I was gone. They seriously came up with the most clever responses... I just had to share! 


                Where Is My Teacher?

I think Miss Schiltz went to California. 

I think she is sick. 

I think she went to the party store to buy party supplies.

I think Miss Schiltz went to hang out with her sister at the mall. 

I think she is at the beach looking at the sunset.

I think she is sick and I hope that she is not really sick. 

I think Miss Schiltz is hiding.

I think she is sick and she is mountain climbing and she is seeing her sister and she is swimming in Hawaii where she is having her birthday party.

I think Miss Schiltz went to Payless to shop for shoes.

I think Miss Schiltz is sick.

I think Miss Schiltz is spying. 

I think she is surfing in Hawaii.

I think Miss Schiltz is sick or she is with her sister.

I think she is buying something for our class party.

I think Miss Schiltz is scubadiving for the Titanic. 

 I think Miss Schiltz is sick.

I think she is in London shopping for party supplies.

I think Miss Schiltz is at her house taking care of her kids.

I think Miss Schiltz is shopping for stuff for our Warm Fuzzy Party or our Counting Party or our Links Party. 


Seriously, aren't they the absolute cutest?! I guess I better get shopping for those 3 parties they have almost earned!  

 

Friday, April 5, 2013

78 Daysssssssssss Away!




Updated Concert Blog!

Concerts

This was the first concert that I remember. It's Carmen. Yes, the Christian singer. It was at the Tacoma Dome and the place was ROCKIN'. Like I said, no hatin'.



Jamie O'Neal at the Puyallup Fair. What ever happened to her?!
Mmmmm. Mmmmm. Mmmmm. Yup, loved this show. Again, at the Puyallup Fair.
Up until last summer, Rascal Flatts was by FAR the best concert I had seen. Once again, it was at the Puyallup Fair. 
BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE! This was the best concert I had ever seen and I don't think it will ever be beat!!
I also saw NKOTB with BSB at the Tacoma Dome and the show was ah-amazinggggg!  
AND, I get to see them AGAIN this July!! 

I loved seeing Britney at the Rose Garden in June of 2011. Very fun show!! 


I saw Nicki the same night I saw Britney. She was awesome.

I have seen Toby Keith not once, but TWICE! Both times I saw him at the Sleep Country Amphitheater in Ridgefield. Always a good show. I would probably even go again! 

I saw Trace in the summer of 2010 and what. a. show!! He is so tall... like 6'7" I believe. Love, love, loved this show!

Eric Church came with Toby Keith last summer. It was a pretty good show!

I'm not going to lie. . . she did not put on a great show. I was pretty close to the stage too. Not feeling it.

Matt Nathanson was in Kent with Kelly Clarkson. It was an okay show. Not exactly my kind of music, but still fun.

Kelly Clarkson is amazing. Seriously, this girl can BLOW! Her live vocals are just mind-blowing! 
I get to see her again this September! Whooo Hooooo!
I saw Matthew Morrison last summer and he puts on a great show!!! It was just him, no Glee and I loved it!




September 22, 2012! It's going to be freaking awesome!



 Aaron Carter. Yup, this happen - April 2013.


Here's what's to come in the summer of 2013 . . .





Can't. Freaking. Wait! 








Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Easyyyyyy




Here is one good thing that came out of my divorce... no man can EVER hurt me that bad again. I have went through the worst possible heartache imaginable, yet I have picked up the pieces and given love another go. It's not as easy as it was 7 years ago as a 20 year old college student, but nevertheless I am trying. Luckily, heartbreak this time around has been a little.. actually, A LOT easier to handle. My guard is up... my heart protected - just a little bit, for now. I am so glad to have Mom, Katie, Cynthia, Lindsay and Abby to help me out. They are an awesome support system! I love you girls!

Happy 2013!

This is the year I get my Master's degree! Yup, I am on track for EARLY graduation- December 22, 2013! That sounds SO much better than March/April 2014, right?! I plan to devote 2013 to work, and lots of it, school, lots of it and, of course, continuing on in that crazy world of dating. I am thinking I could write a story about all my dates and the psycho 'not right for me' guys that I meet on the daily. This has just given me a great idea for several new blog posts . . . ;o)

 

Stay tuned. . .

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Word.

"Girls are taught a lot of stuff growing up. If a guy punches you he likes you. Never try to trim your own bands and someday you will meet a wonderful guy and get your very own happy ending. Every movie we see, every story we're told implores us to wait for it, the third act twist, the unexpected declaration of love, the exception to the rule. But sometimes we're so focused on finding our happy ending we don't learn how to read the signs. How to tell from the ones who want us and the ones who don't, the ones who will stay and the ones who will leave. And maybe a happy ending doesn't include a guy, maybe... it's you, on your own, picking up the pieces and starting over, freeing yourself up for something better in the future. Maybe the happy ending is... just... moving on. Or maybe the happy ending is this, knowing after all the unreturned phone calls, broken-hearts, through the blunders and misread signals, through all the pain and embarrassment you never gave up hope."
 
Amen.
The End.

Monday, December 24, 2012

See the Hollywood Sign in Person

Now I can't even begin to tell you how many times I have been to California. LOTS! At least 10 times, but I have yet to see the Hollywood sign. Have YOU seen it? Is it anything spectacular? I have a feeling I will be a little disappointed, that's why I have never gone out of my way to go see it. 
Someday! Ü

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Ride in a Helicopter


I want to do this SO badly! Every season on The Bachelor (and The Bachelorette) they are always so romantcially riding around on helicopters. I want to do that!!!
It does look rather scary, so I would definitely need to do it with someone who can keep me calm. :)




Learn to Be Good at Playing the Piano Once Again



I began piano lesson at the age of 15 maybe... it could have been 16. I took them up until I left for college at Central in 2004. I was never seriously good. I could have been. I think I was right at the cusp of becoming really good, but then I moved away and I just didn’t have anywhere to practice while away at college. Someday I want to pick it up again. I hope it’s kind of like riding a bike and it will come back east. I would hate to think all those years of lessons would be wasted! I have a piano waiting for me when I have the place for it. My next house WILL have a designated place where I will make sweet music.


Saturday, December 22, 2012

As annoying as she is . . .

. . . Taylor Swift gets me. 


Friday, December 21, 2012

Master's Degree Update!

Remeber this post???

It was 6 long months ago that I began my master's program in Professional Development. I am 3 quarters down and still holding down a 4.0! I am quite proud of myself for being able to do that while working full-time and all the other responsibilities that life has for me. I start my 4th class on January 7th! I am actually looking forward to it! 
Ü
I decided to double up and take 2 classes instead of one this summer, so that I can graduate in December 2013 vs March/April 2014. Doesn't that just sound so much better?! I think so! Plus, I figure I will have the time off this summer to devote to two classes. Only 7 more to go! 
I'm feeling good about it all and loving Walden U!  

I'll Never Be Ready To Say Goodbye & I Will Always Love You, But I'm Ready To Let You Go

I have sat down a million times to make posts about what I am about to say, but I no longer feel as though I need to. 
I don't feel I need to explain. 
It is what it is. 

These are thoughts that have run through my mind over the past 30 months; from what I refer to as
"D" (June 19, 2010) day to just day ago. 

Some thoughts are just mine alone and others are things I have heard along the way that have popped into my mind randomly

Welcome to my world... I am finally ready to let go. 

Things are looking up and there are so many things in life worth smiling about.  

8.17.10
Sometimes my eyes get jealous of my heart. Know why? It is because you always remain so close to my heart yet so far from my sight.

7.16.10

The best songs don't bring you back to the day you first heard them but the day they started to mean something to you.

1.6.11
Sometimes, no matter how much you do, or how much you try, someone will not understand how much you've done until you're gone and they have no one left who actually cares about them, who can look out for them, and who will understand.

8.09.11

You can tell me a hundred times that you're sorry, and a thousand more that it won't happen again. You know I love you more than anyone in this world, but all these lies? I'm sorry, I can't deal with that.

11.11.12
Sarcasm keeps me from telling people what you really think of them.

11.12.12
So when you find yourself in love, don't let that feeling go so easily.

3.6.11

I can't seem to think, you're fogging up my mind. I don't know what to say, I don't know what to do but I think I'm in deep like with you.


10.14.10
Do you ever sit and think; what if? What if you had never said the first hello...or what if our paths never crossed? What if you kept your mouth shut and just let things pass...what if I had just five more minutes...what if I could turn back time and make it all stand still...where would our lives be? Better? Worse? Less confused? More confused? Happier?...Or sadder?


06.20.10
Sometimes you have to smile and act like everything is okay, hold back the tears and walk away.

11.08.11
What you need, what you deserve,is a guy who adores you for what you are. Who doesn't see you as a project, but a prize.

06.22.12
You are so superficial, all you care about is what is on the outside. Maybe you should try focusing on your personality because frankly, it sucks.

07.07.10
Just because you think that you are, doesn’t mean that you really are. So quit being a cocky asshole.   (one of my personal favs ;)


01.19.11 When we first met, I had no idea you would become so important to me.

03.18.11
Just the smell of your hair is enough to drive me insane. 

07.29.12
It's not that I hate you, it's like, hmmmm, let's just put it this way, if you here on fire and I had water, I'd drink the water.

12.07.12
You can't make the same mistake twice. The second time you make it, it's no longer a mistake, it's a choice.


10.13.12
Who am I kidding? You don’t need me around anymore. Well, I hope you love the rest of your life. Just remember that I was once a part of it.

01.12.11
If you're going to trust someone with your heart, make sure they have a heart of their own so they know how it feels when it's broken.

3.26.12
Instead of being fake, be yourself. Someone will hate you either way.

11.18.12
I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you stronger.

06.06.12
The greatest challenge in life is to find someone who
knows all your flaws, differences, and mistakes,
and yet still sees the best in you.

11.01.12
No matter how much you tell yourself you're over someone, your heart knows the truth.

02.11.12
In life people come and go, but I wish I had control
over those who stay and those who leave.

02.14.12If I told you how I felt, it would ruin everything.

01.19.11
Every passing second is a chance to turn it all around.

12.18.12
If you feel that I'm falling for someone new, it's not because
I love him.  It's because you weren't there to catch my fall.

06.28.10
Love doesn't mean you'll never break up, it just means that you'll always get back together.

10.28.11
Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.

05.18.11
You'll never find the right person if you don't let go of the wrong one.

 12.09.12
I like having you kept away for myself. Yes, it's very selfish indeed.  

06.21.10
It's amazing what you can hide with a smile.

12.01.12
I love everything you hate about yourself.

07.16.10
They say the ones you love, you'd die for. But I say the ones I love, I live my life for.

 04.04.11
The cracks in the sidewalk remind us that even the strongest things can break sometimes.

11.19.12
Always follow your heart, but take your brain with you.

3.18.11
Kristina, you deserve to be with someone who is nice to you all the time.

09.18.12
Don't be a woman that needs a man, be a woman a man needs.

06.29.10
It's a shame this won't work out, because the days when I see you, I actually still feel alive.

 08.03.10
You and me; the second most perfect combination of three words in the entire English language. What's the first? I love you.

06.30.10
It always rains the hardest, on the people who deserve the sun.

12.14.12
Dont complain about getting older. Some people never get a chance to.

10.10.12
I fantasize about rejecting the apologies I know will never come.

07.31.10 
I wasted 11:11 wishes on you.

10.10.10 
You can deny it all you want, but if it still hurts, you still care.

08.04.10
Sometimes when you think things can't get worse, fate throws you one of those unexpected turns & you are never the same.

 09.19.10
Sometimes when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated.

10.01.10No one wants to hear this, but sometimes the person you want the most is the person you're best without.

02.18.11
Sometimes, dreams are the only thing that keep us alive.

04.19.12
It's an interesting feeling to scroll through all the numbers in your phone and realize that there is no one who will understand.


08.03.10
Put your phone down and step away. Sorry honey, but he's not calling today.

08.28.11
I wish I knew how to make a feeling stop.

05.17.11
Want to know a secret? I'm still waiting for you.

06.25.10
Never planned that one day; I'd be losing you.

08.26.10
I believe in you and I believe in us. And I'm really not ready for you to break my heart again.

11.16.11
Speak the truth. Even if your voice shakes.

06.210
Everyone tells me I could do better, but what if I don't want to?

07.04.10
Please... don't lie to me. That's all I ask of you, I’d rather you hurt me with the truth.

08.16.10
What the hell am I suppose to do? Just move on? Just forget everything? Because last time I checked, you said forever, but that's not what this feels like. Forever was a lie.

10.28.12
Sometimes, you have to get rid of the old feelings to make room for the new ones.