30 Day Blog Challenge

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I was reading Tar-J’s blog today she is participating in the following “Blog Challenge.” I don’t really view this as a challenge, but rather a list of crap to talk about on this fucking blog. So, I too shall participate in this “Blog Challenge," here’s the schedule:

Day 01 - A picture of yourself with ten facts.

Day 02 - A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest.

Day 03 - A picture of the cast from your favorite show.

Day 04 - A picture of your night.

Day 05 - A picture of your favorite memory.

Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day.

Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item.

Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh.

Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most.

Day 10 - A picture of the person you do the most fucked up things with.

Day 11 - A picture of something you hate.

Day 12 - A picture of something you love.

Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist.

Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without.

Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die.

Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you.

Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently.

Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity.

Day 19 - A picture and a letter.

Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel.

Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget.

Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at.

Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book.

Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change.

Day 25 - A picture of your day.

Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you.

Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member.

Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of.

Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile.

Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss.

So, let’s get started…

1) When I was little my grandparents gave me a cat, Carmichael (Carmy for short). I loved that cat, despite being allergic to him. He was an orange, shorthaired tabby cat with green eyes and freckles on his nose. I used to dress him up in my Cabbage Patch clothes. One time he got in a fight (he was a terrible fighter) and was bitten on his butt (interesting). The vet had to shave it and I guess this really upset me because my mom said I cried and asked if he would, “poop crooked.”

2) I hate beans. As a child, I remember standing on the side of my Aunt D’s with my father. He was holding a plate with some baked beans on it, begging me to eat some. If I recall, I never ate the beans and he gave up. Today, any time someone offers me beans, I remember that moment.

3) My parents went all out for Halloween and not only did I always have the best costume in the classroom, my parents always had the best costume in town, seriously. After my parents separated I remember sitting at my Aunt R’s house (Again, not really my aunt, but rather my mother’s best friend) watching my mother get her hair done to resemble The Bride of Frankenstein. I remember it took hours, but it turned out so amazing.

4) When my mom and I moved back from California she was working a ton so I spent a lot of time at work with my grandparents. My grandfather worked for the state and my grandmother worked as a nurse. I remember I would play with all the office stuff at my grandfather’s office, go to lunch with him in the company car (a green station wagon) and I would sit at the table with a bunch of old men. One day I was photocopying my body parts and my grandfather caught me. I thought I was in trouble when he hoisted me onto the copy machine and I got to photocopy my butt. He gave the copies to my grandmother and I think she still has them?

5) I have spent the night in a KMart.

6) I got my first bra at KMart. I remember my mother and two of her best friends (who I refer to as my aunts) piled us girls (my cousins and I) into the car, drove us to KMart and forced us all to get a bra. I remember Elizabeth was all about it and picked out a cute little bra, I was so in awe of her confidence. Amanda and I got sports bras. Awkward.

7) When I was in 6th grade some of my classmates pulled me aside to show me a gun. I remember they hid it between the school and a storage shed. We were all stuffed between the two structures and the opportunity for tragedy was very likely considering the owner of the gun probably had no clue how to handle it and we were all crammed in such a small space. To this day I wonder why they chose to show me the gun. I remember standing in the field and Amanda asking me what was wrong, I must have looked a little shocked. I guess I told her what had happen because she ran off to tell the teacher. I wonder where those individuals are today?
8) In 6th grade I had a boy try to pay me a dollar to kiss him, I declined. Even back then I was a prude.

9) I was the 2005 Mackay Biker Rodeo Trophy Girl.

10) There really is a silver lining to a cloud. Had my brother never gone to prison, I don’t think we’d be as close as we are today.

That is all.

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