Day One:

  Introduce Yourself

I don't think I have ever really formally introduced my self on my blog sooo:

Hello :) My name is Carla middle name Jo

Most people call me Carla but many people call me Carla Jo and special people, like my daddy & close friends, just call me Jo.

I am the middle child in a family of 7.

Thats.. my dad, mom, sister(31), brother(29), me(23), brother(20), brother(17)
I am not perfect. In any way. I struggle with alot of things. But I'm learning.

I have one niece. She is my world. I ADORE her.

Kids are my thing, love love love them.

Call me crazy but I literally CAN.NOT. wait to have babies & be a mommy & a wifey.

I am in love with:
english bulldogs.
smell of clean laundry.
learning new things.
starbucks.
music.
babies.
traveling.
heart to hearts.

I believe...in God.
I believe...in love.
I believe...in myself.
I believe...in others.
I believe...in holding hands.
I believe...in family.
I believe...in loyalty.
I believe...in dancing your pants off.
I believe...there is some good in everyone.
I believe...there is some good in everyday.
I believe...in burning candles on regular days.
I believe...in being in love.
I believe...in kissing.
I believe...in giving thanks.
I believe...in doing what makes you happy.
I believe...in overusing I love you.
I believe...in never going to bed angry.
I believe...in marriage.
I believe...in prayer.
I believe...in faith.
I believe...in miracles.
I believe..you have the choice everyday to decide to keep loving, to choose happiness, to be positive, and to make the most of things. No matter what.
And this is how I choose to live my life.

Thirty Days.

Going to start this new thirty day challenge. Fresh start after spring break. (which I will write about soon!)

 

Day 1 - Introduce yourself

Day 2 - Your parents

Day 3 - What you ate today

Day 4 - Short term goals for this month and why

Day 5 - Your day

Day 6 - Someone you want to switch lives with for a day and why

Day 7 - A moment

Day 8 - Your beliefs

Day 9 - What you wore today

Day 10 - What's in your bag

Day 11 - This week

Day 12 - A picture of you now and of you last year and how you have changed

Day 13 - Your dreams

Day 14 - Your favorite birthday

Day 15 - Your favorite memory

Day 16 - Something you regret

Day 17 - Another moment

Day 18 - Something that upsets you

Day 19 - Something that makes you feel better

Day 20 - Something that makes you cry

Day 21 - A first

Day 22 - Your fears

Day 23 - Your favorite place

Day 24 - Something that you miss

Day 25 - Your aspirations

Day 26 - 15 facts about yourself

Day 27 - Favorite vacation memory

Day 28 - My projects

Day 29 - Where you see yourself in 10 years

Day 30 - One last moment

7 hours.

I have 7 hours left of work before I am off for 11 days!! Thaaaank God. My mind has been everywhere & things haven't been the best. I've tried to blog a million times this week...I just couldn't come up with anything. Wanted to write something today though since I prob won't be back to the blog world for at least a week and a half. So here's some random things going through my mind.......

• does forgiveness mean forgetting as well? sometimes i feel like it should.
• i try to distract myself on my computer while they play morning announcements on the tv bc of all these clips about bullying...if i watch & pay close attention i will cry. i can.not.stand.bullying.
• why do kids have to listen to their ipods SO loud? like I currently hear eminem...."slim shady hotter than a set of twin babies in a mercedes benz with the windows up when the temp goes up to the mid 80's" Really???
• I wish I was enjoying some kegs & eggs this morning for st.pattys. green of course.
• Is it bad that I kind of wish I only had a one way flight to LA?
• I'm dying for some cranberry juice.
• Do I bring a swim suit with me or no? I think I will bc I feel like I should since Im going on vaca to the ocean. On the other hand should I be trying to squeeze my ass into one?
• Why is the temp in LA the same as it is here?
• Check luggage or just carry on?
• I don't like flying longer than 2 hours, is that fine? My flight is almost 5.
• Oh I forgot, I got a tat. That was my big news. Heart on my heart. Love for self.
• I haven't straightened my hair in probably 2 months.
• All my green shirts are not school appropriate, woops.
• Obvs was going to bypass wearing a green shirt but then spotted a green hoodie on my floor, picked it up and decided it would be better to rock that than deal with kids trying to be funny and annoy and pinch me all day.
• I'm only into the drinking green beer part of st.pattys day. That's fine, right?
• How do people watch the video's of the tsunami and earthquake and not feel like their hear is breaking in half. seriously it's one of the saddest thing's i've seen.
• I slept for 14 hours last wednesday night, like went to bed at 430pm. best.day.ever.
• slumber party with K tonight. Idk how i'm going to make it 8 days without seeing her :(
• My sister, my boy, me & K are going to the CIRCUS on friday night! Effing love the circus.
• My favoritest cousin ever turned 21 yesterday & just moved back. Hello, happy hour.
• Some days I'm cool with selling Patti, some days i'm not.
• Reminds me..last st.pattys day danielle & I decided it was Patti-my pathfinders birthday, obvs. So in honor of her we drove her all over america to an irish pub (like an hour and a half away). It rocked. Plus we had a good reason. Oh my.
• This is clearly the longest, most random post ever.
• Oh yesterday I woke up with the stupidest thing ever invented.. A UTI!! Rawr, I hate you urinary tract!
• Shocking I know..but I fell asleep at 730 last night. Hadn't eaten all day. Made a pizza hoagie at 1am. fml.
• Is it always best to follow your heart? As opposed to your head?

K that's all, if you actually read this whole thing..i like you.

Now go have like 12 beers, green beers that is.

Happy Thirsty Thursdayyy!!

Life is yours

From an email my mom sent me today:

Sleep as much as you can ....

　

Read books that you enjoy...

　

Play with simple things...

　

Do whatever you want --

Whenever you want...

　

Look for affection when you need it...

　

Get serious once in a while...

　

Forget about diets...

Show some affection...

Get angry once in a while....

Change your looks...

Above all, be happy.

Regardless of what

Your challenges may be...

Have a great life!

May your troubles be less,

Your blessings more,

And may nothing but happiness

Come through your door.

Happy Hump Day!

So Thankful.

For:

love. good movies. warm weather. a family. hope. birthdays. jesus. strangers who become friends. crisp mornings. sunshine. sweatshirts. text messages. old friends. beating hearts. connections. inspirations. trust in god. funny people. health. bad days which make you grateful for the good. a warm comfortable bed. stories. babies. feel good feelings. rainy days. heart to hearts. jobs. kisses. love for others. sacrifice. prayer. things/ppl/places that make you think deeper than you normally would. unanswered prayers. self realization. miracles. kindess. smiles.

...knowing that without god none of this would be possible.

Funny how when I'm feeling the most down god is right there showing me every good thing that I have. giving me the courage to keep going and the hope and faith that everything is okay. no matter what. bc I have him on my side. Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou!

One of my fav songs I remember from church when I was little. Love:)

On Eagles Wings

You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord,
Who abide in His shadow for life,
Say to the Lord, "My Refuge,
My Rock in Whom I trust."

And He will raise you up on eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
The snare of the fowler will never capture you,
And famine will bring you no fear;
Under His Wings your refuge,
His faithfulness your shield.

And He will raise you up on eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
You need not fear the terror of the night,
Nor the arrow that flies by day,
Though thousands fall about you,
Near you it shall not come.

And He will raise you up on eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
For to His angels He's given a command,
To guard you in all of your ways,
Upon their hands they will bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.

And He will raise you up on eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun,
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.
And hold you in the palm of His Hand.

Remember when your bad days come, when things are not going well, when you want to give up.....don't.

Better days will come, things will be good.

Be thankful.

Don't give up.

There is much more good to be had.

What I'm Playing Thursday.

I can't get the super cute button that goes with this but it's whatev :)

Been listening to lots of christian music lately. love me some klove!

Praise You in This Storm-Casting Crowns

Phil Wickham-Safe



Sanctus Real-Forgiven

I would tell you to link up and whatnot but I've yet to figure all that out. So you could always just do a ghetto version, like me :)

Kbye! Happy Thursday!!

Randooooo's

• I'm pretty positive something is wrong with me..I am never not tired. Like to the point where I could completely pass out at any given time of any given day. It's bad.
• I seriously don't understand how it is so freaking cold in my classroom every single day. I have to dress for 30 degree weather even if it's 70 outside. stupid.
• I also do not understand high school boys. seriously. I DON'T GET IT. Most of them are so immature it makes me want to stab myself in the eye with a pencil. Just sayin'.
• Cheer is over for the year...God bless America! I will finally have time to live..and sleep...and do laundry...and freaking shower. ha. I love it but basketball season gets to be ALOT. games at least 4 nights a week including fridays and saturdays and practice twice a week. YAY for getting my life back!! Till tryouts in May anyways when we start all over again :)
• Big news people....I Have Stopped Drinking Mt Dew. what. I know. But seriously it needed to happen...I need to lose some pounds.
• I've been sticking to only pretzel sticks and water while at work. I use to have at least 2 cans of mt dew and random snacks, candy from the vending machines, ya know.. but seriously vom..I miss being a size 2. But I'm going to shoot for a 4 and see how that goes :)
• Over the weekend my younger, yes younger, brother told us him and his gf are ENGAGED! WHAAAAT. I am so so happy for them but kinda makes me sad. I want to get married damnit. I was getting used to hearing about a new engagement every other freaking day but MY LITTLE BROTHER!? ugh. He's only 20!
• I am so pumped spring is coming. It's such a refreshing time. lovelovelove.
• I leave in 17 days for LA!! wahoooo!
• Sooo I might be selling Patti(my nissan pathfinder) or trading her in. Gas is just getting to be too expensive. and Patti goes through it way too fast. I haven't decided for sure. I know it's lame but I'm really attached to my car ha.
• I have decided one thing though. I am more stuck up than I thought. I can't get myself to even think about driving a CAR let alone a CAR that EVERYONE has. Examples) Ford anything...Toyota anything...Honda Civic/Accord...Chevy anything..etc. I can't do it people. I have been looking at VW Jettas and Passats and some Audis. They are way cooler and not so typical. I HATE typical.
• I can see and feel God working in my life every single day. I love that. It keeps me going.
• I know last week I said I had big news coming so as soon as I tell my cousin I will put it on here. She reads this and I can't let her find out via my blog.
• Two boys in my class are telling me about the chiropractor right now. I've known I've needed to go but oh em gee...I wish I was there right now. Sounds uhhhmazing.
• I hate taking the time to make phone calls and appointments. As of right now I need to make: a dentist appt, a hair appt, and a gyno appt. yipeeee. These are all critical though as I will be losing my dental insurance when the school year is over..I think. Need to check on that....but that requires a phone call. Ha i suck. umm my hair needs a trim and some layers STAT. possibly color. aaaaand I totally have hoo ha issues and found out right before I lost my health insurance 2 years ago and have yet to go back. wooooops. Hoping and praying everything is okay.
• Oh and I changed the look of my blog. OBV. Like??