2013

As the last hours of 2012 begin to wind down, I'm starting to reminisce on all the things we did this last year. We had some ups. We had some downs. But all in all I believe it was a really good year. :)

Feburary- February was a good month. You want to know why? Because my parents and Dave and Carol surprised us with Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan concert tickets. Upon surprising us with tickets I burst into happy tears! The concert was an ABSOLUTE blast and easily the best concert I've been to! So so fun and I'm so so happy to have that memory with my family! :)

March - Liz and Adrian got married!! It was stressful and crazy all until the night of.. when everything went just as planned and it was an absolute blast! Something I don't think any of us will ever forget!

June - In the warm summer month of June we packed up our camper and pulled it down the road.. 10 minutes down the road that is. We got a site at a camp site real close to the house and the Stutes and us spent the weekend camping. We were right on the lake and spent out days swimming, fishing and just chilling. Sandy even came over one day and taught us how to play Poker..

June was also the last month we had Brother Letcher. He seriously was the best C.O I think I've ever spent time with. He has a whole different way of teaching. He made everything seem so real and practical. Still to this day when I have a bad attitude I think about his talks and his attitude and I'm ready to pack up and head to Houstan all over again!

July - Do I really have to explain what went on in July? This years July party wasn't as big as it usually is, but it was just as fun! David, Kelli, Logan, Parker, Dawson, Bob, Tami, Sam and Tressa made it for the festivity! We spent a day at the lake and a night around the camp fire! We also spent a day in Duluth and went to Spirit Mountain and rode the Alpine Slide! (if you've never been, its a blast!) Then we drove north to go to Gordys, a little burger joint that was featured on Guys Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives. It was definitely a dive, but it was oh so good!

September - We are Warriors!! Mike, Sarah, Liz, Dad and I all ran in the Warrior Dash! It was an absolute blast! I SO didn't want to do it, but I made my self to it anyway and I am so happy we did! It was so fun and we're all planning on doing it again next year! September was also the annual Devils Lake. Again, such a blast! This year was interesting because me and Mik spent our nights in a tent! It was the first REAL time I had been camping in a tent. David let us use his tent and cots, which was awesome. David, Kelli, Dave, Carol, Mom, Dad and I hiked up to Devils Door Way which was so beautiful!










 A panoramic of Devils Lake. According to this picture, you can see why we love to go there every year! :)


October - October was such a stressful month. It started when the town had a benefit for Mom to go to Rochester and it was such a success! Swansons and Wenskys and my Grandparents surprised us by coming up and supporting us! Then after the benefit we moved to Rochester for the first time. The first time was the hardest and it definitely will be a time we wont forget.





I'm sure I'm missing so many awesome things we did this year.. but as the time still ticks down, I'm thinking about my new years resolutions. We're starting back at the top of the year and I feel like the slate gets wiped clean. Its like Monday, every one gets a redo. This next year I just want to relax for a second. I just want to take this year to relax, have fun, find out more about myself and not take it to seriously. I don't want to do anything huge next year. Just take some pictures and have fun.

I'll see all you lovelies next year.

Love you all.

Lynz

Please Let Me Dream

I made this tonight. Starting to crawl inside my head.

Charlie

"Sleep less. Dream more."

Dragonfly

You have to see what I made!! I started this one a few nights ago.. but I just finished it. Its fabulous.

 

 I believe its the imperfections, mirrored by the uniform and pattern that make this picture what it is. 

Beautiful. No. Imaginative. Yes. Successful. Yes.

Sincerely yours,

Charlie

"I just like to do work that inspires me.."

4:00 A.M

You guys want to know what my head looks like at 4:00 A.M..

The one keeping Lynz up at night,

-Charlie

"I have a very busy head.."

Don't Think of Elephants

So I came across this very thought provoking question.

Is there such a thing as an "original" idea?

At first you might want to say "Yes, of coarse.." but take a moment to think about it.

We are who we are because of what we hear, what we see, what we read, what we watch, who we are with, and in that sense, no idea is original.

When I say "Don't Think of Elephants?" what do you think of?

Elephants. Every idea that we have, originates from another idea that someone else had.

Did you know that Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a remake? Yep! The plot was written by Arthur Brooke and was originally called "The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet."

So even back in the 16th century, people were getting ideas from other, original, ideas.

But then I wonder where Arthur Brooke got his insperation for "The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet." 

So doesn't that just add to the wonder of the question?

 Someone says "Anything you do [creatively] has a direct relation to something you have experienced in one form or another in real life. Use your imagination to exaggerate or lessen that sensation."

So hearing that makes me think that no two people are inspired by one thing the same. If you put 10 people in a room and have them watch the same bit of art, whether it be a book or a film or a photo, each of them are going to feel completley different about the piece. They may all have the same opinion, but they will all be motivated differently.

Now, in THAT sense, every idea is "original" because no one two people are going to create the EXACT same thing. Because everything we do is based off what we have experienced and how we let those experiences filter into our heads and no two people have experienced the same things. 

So in closing. All ideas are original or non are.

Isn't that liberating?

Lynz

"You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling."

Calm Down

Ok. So I took down that last blog because people took it a bit to seriously. I don't write this blog to get a reaction from people. I write it because my head is crazy.. dangerous place. And I figure writing it all down here is like keeping track of my good days and bad days.

But the reaction I get from people isn't the best. And its a different feeling clicking "publish" rather than "save." When its published I can move on with the feelings. Whatever though. I took the last blog down. Just forget I ever wrote it.

Lynz

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Dumb Joke

What do you call a fish with no eyes??


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Fshhh.. :)

Lynz

DFTBA

Charlie

Ok.. So now I'm thinking about what I just wrote a little bit ago. Probubly shouldn't of wrote it. This is supposed to be a funny blog. But when your depressed, things that are normally funny.. Aren't. So instead I write about whats on my mind.

Just disregard the last two blogs. Seriously. I'm ok. Just had a major melt down. Whats new??

Lynz

ps. I figured I need a nickname.. Its Charlie. My Dad got Hank and I'm pretty sure I qualify for Charlie. So.. from now on.. when I'm being a boob.. you can call me Charlie..

I'm Ok

I'm ok though. I'm not planning on jumping off a bridge anytime soon. I'm just freaking out and this blog lets me let of a bit of steam. I'm ok though.

Lynz

Abby From Sandles

Before we start.. Come up with the best English Accent you can come up with. That means Carol will be sounding Russian. ;P Now, read the rest of this blog in an English Accent.. it will add so much to this post! ;) So last week we were down in Rochester with Carol and Mikayla. It was very uneventful, excluding the fact that Carol literally got lost in the closet while Mikayla spent the majority of her time in the closet.. It wasn't all that exciting!

This week however, Mom and I have been with Grandma and Aunt Gloria. They arrived Friday and ironically Friday is when all the craziness began! To be honest, it all began when I started showing off with my English Accent. Looking back on it I wish I never started.

My Grandma and Aunt Gloria came up with an Oh So Great idea. This idea involved me prank calling my Grandpa. Now if any of you have ever met my Grandpa.. He's really sharp. And I'm serious. He's just one of those people that you can't normally slide anything by. Well lets just say things have changed. ;)

So we come up with a story. Then a script. Then a character. Let me explain.

Last month my Uncle Brandon got married at Sandles Resort in Jamaica. So we decided to call my Grandpa and tell him that there were some charges made by a Mr.Brandon to his Visa card. My Grandpa knew Brandon had went to Sandles and he knew what was purchased. When I called him I made sure he knew that there were "Additional" charges made, making it sound like Brandon bought a bunch of stuff that he not only didn't pay, but didn't tell my Grandpa about.

I called him and said something like.. (and remember to speak in a thick English accent)

"'ello, this is Abby calling from Sandles Resort in Montego Bay. Is this a Mr.Bob Nason?"

"Yes"

"Good Afternoon, I am calling regarding some charges made to your visa. Did you authorize charges for  :

- The Newly Wed Package.
- A Spa Day
- Exclusive VIP Dining Reservation
- One Day Parasaling Excusion
and
- An Off Shore Snorkeling Experiance

Did you authorize this charges?"

My Grandpa tried to convince me that they were already paid, but I quickly convinced him that they were in "addition" to what was already paid. He kept rather calm. That is until I told him the total. He says,

"So how much did this all cost?"

"The total comes to $1254 sir."

"TWELVE HUNDRED FIFTY FOUR DOLLARS?"

At this point calm went out the window. He went on about how it must be a mistake, but having all the right information he came to his senses and asked for me to read the charges off to him again so he could write them down.

At this point I know I have him hook line and sinker! Grandma, Aunt Gloria and my Mom was sitting just outside the door and they laughed quietly when they heard him writing it down!

Now I had all the information and answers I might need written on a piece of paper right in front of me incase I forgot. This included a list of the charges, his address, last four digits of his credit card, ect. What I didn't account for was that he was gonna ask me for a phone number to call me back on!

When he ask.. I fumbled around and almost lost it! The first thing that came out of my mouth was "(715)" after that I rattled off my cell number. I quickly thought he would realize it me for sure, even behind my ridiculous English Accent.

Fortunatly he didn't recognize my number or my voice, but he did recognize the area code.

"You must be calling from Wisconsin.." He says.

Scared that he is about to catch me..

"Yes sir.."

What seems to me like an endless silence.

"I'm pretty familiar with that area. I have a cabin up there."

Releived that he didn't call me out and still a bit mixed up I couldn't come up with anything to say but

"..ok.."

He goes on and tells me he'll call me back with in half hour. We hang up and we all go crazy laughing and bouncing up and down and absolutly freaking out!!

Little did we know that while we were partying it up, my Grandpa was calling Brandon and completely chewing him out! Now Brandon was completely innocent here and has no idea what my Grandpa is talking about. Knowing that I would need to call him back before he called me back, I quickly called him back and said,

"Hi, this is Abby again. Sorry to bother you but I forgot to confirm your mailing address. Are you still at.." and I read off his address and he said

"Yes Ma'am, thank you very much!"

and I replied in an accent that was as American as can be,

"Your welcome! I'll see you Thursday Grandpa!"

There was this loooooooong pause and then all of a sudden, in a rather annoyed tone I heard.

"Who is this??"

And we all start laughing and rolling on the floor all over the place! Its funny because NO ONE, and I mean NO ONE gets my Grandpa! He is one sharp guy!! But we got him alright.. We got him good.

Later the next day we called my Aunt Christen.. but that's a whole other story! ;)

Dave is next. 

I'm a bit afraid now and I'm watching my back because you know what they say about payback. ;)

Lynz

All The Little Things

So I've been into posting lyrics lately. I'm not gonna tell ya who this song is by.. But its pretty cute.

 Your hand fits in mine
Like it's made just for me
But bear this in mind
It was meant to be
And I'm joining up the dots
With the freckles on your cheeks
And it all makes sense to me
 

I know you've never loved
The crinkles by your eyes when you smile
You've never loved
Your stomach or your thighs
The dimples in your back at the bottom of your spine
 

But I'll love them endlessly
I won't let these little things slip out of my mouth
But if I do,
It's you,
Oh it's you,
They add up to
I'm in love with you,
And all these little things.

We're down in Rochester with Mikayla and Carol right now. So obviously there will be a blog coming soon! 

Lynz

"You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.."

 

 

Strength In Pain

But I will hold on hope,

And I wont let you choke,

On the noose around your neck,

And I will find strength in pain,

I will change my ways,

I'll know my name as its called again.

 Lynz

DFTBA

Out Right Attack

So this is probubly gonna get me in some trouble. And its probubly gonna make a lot of you mad at me. But you know what? Know one.. not one of you can understand what it is like to be me.

No one loves my Mom more than me. And that is something everyone says about my Mom. She's just so great. And it obviously kills me that my Mom has to go through all this hell. But she isn't perfect.

No one is perfect. Especially me. I believe I am the most imperfect person on this earth. I screw up over and over and over again. But I have been trying to convince my Mom of something for what seems like forever.. and nothing is getting through to her and if I am gonna continue to spend endless amounts of time with her for the next three or four months, then I need help clearing this up with her.

I'm having problems with my Mom right now because she thinks her opinion is the only one that matters. And she has gotten into a habit of not caring what anyone else thinks and being rude. She justifies everything she does. She'll say something completely rude and then go "Well maybe you shouldn't of blah blah blah.." or "Well I just want you to know blah blah blah..".

But just because you THINK you have a reason to be rude. Doesn't mean its ok. I'll admit, I'm rude all the time. Not that I choose too. But at least I admit it and I consciously try and work on it.

My Mom is in denial of being rude. She throws me under the bus with out thinking twice. You would think that there would be ANY kind of loyalty or integrity since we're family and all.. but since I'm her daughter she instantly throws me under the bus. In an argument between a stranger and I she would consider the strangers argument before she would consider mine.

When someone upsets or offends me.. Instead of agreeing with me or at least leveling with me.. she instantly jumps on their side and defends them. I think she might pass out if she ever had to defend me. She is mentally incapable of being partial to me. 

She has not one bit of appreciation for me. No one does. I get no recognition what so ever. It would just be kind of nice to get a "Your doing a good job.. Keep up the good work." But no. Instead I get the floor.

I'm just sick of the way my Mom is treating me. I have been trying to explain his to her forever. But I doubt it will ever get through to her. Ever. And do you think I'm making this up?? I've been trying to convince her that she is so rude to us and is mean and thinks she's perfect.. For. Ever.

I know a lot is going on. But this needs to be worked out because if it doesn't then the next three or four months isn't going to go very smooth. And its so easy for her to roll her eyes and tell me "Whatever Lynnzee.." than to actually look at her self and try to make things better. If she is just gonna be rude and be the first to throw me under the bus and treat me like I'm stupid then why would I try to make it better? It needs to be a two sided effort.

And don't get me wrong.. Me and Mom are seriously best friends. Most of the time we have a blast together. Mostly when its just me and her. Tomorrow we're going to Duluth and she's paying for me to get my hair cut. And we have a lot of good times. But because of that, its very hard to define the "Mom" line and the "Friend" line. And I feel that just because she is my Mom.. doesn't mean she gets to be rude and treat me like I'm nothing. I just feel like I deserve a TINY bit of respect.. Any kind of respect would be nice. And you have so work at relationships and work on showing respect for each other in ANY relationship. So ours shouldn't be any different.

I just wanted to throw this out there because my relationship with my mom isn't perfect. And it obviously is coming to a crossroad because I spend SO much time with her now. Its either going to get a lot better after the 6months in Rochester is over or its gonna go bad.. fast. And if nothing changes.. then its gonna go bad for sure.

I'm sure you all (I talk like people actually read this thing) are pissed at me for even saying ANYTHING bad about my Mom. And I'm not trying to say "bad" things about my Mom.. I just wanted to put this out there because it's no longer something I want to keep personal. Because I've tried talking to her about it and it doesn't work. I love my mom and she is still my best friend. I just needed to write this and move on.



Lynz

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Happy Things

So its 3 A.M and I can't sleep. I got some school work done, but there is only so much school work you can do in one sitting before you need a break. So I decided I am gonna write a blog about a few things that make me happy..

#1. Blake Shelton. His music saves me.
#2. My Dog. He's amazing.
#3. Mumford and Sons. :)
#4. My room. Must I say more?
#5. Parenthood.. Bravermans to be specific.


So yes.. Those are the 5 things in my life that make me happy. That list does not include things such as the ocean, rain, and coffee cups with coffee in them. Or Jehovah. Those are all givens. But those top things make me happy and I like them a lot. Just thought I'd let ya know! Ok.. Gnite.

I also really like Pinterest. That makes me happy too. 

Lynz

"You musn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling."

 

Talking Eyes

My ribs still hurt today. I went to bed last night and they were sore.. but now I can barely move around with out them hurting bad. If I bend, all my muscles cramp up. I didn't even know back muscles could cramp. If I breath too big it cramps up. I didn't even know back muscles could cramp up. If I walk too big my muscles cramp up. I didn't even know back muscles could cramp up. I got in the hot tub and took some Aspirin and I think it helped a little bit. 

So the other day I was on Pintrest (whats new?) and I found a sign that said,

 "Crying is your eyes way of talking when there are no words that can describe the pain you feel inside." 

Isn't that the truth? I cry a lot. Not trying to make anyone feel bad. But who doesn't cry. Besides Mrs.Logical? Just thought it was an interesting sign. Anyway. Goodbye.

Lynz

DFTBA

Rug Burn

Its been while since I have written anything. I'm not sure why. Because I had PLENTY to write about. To be honest I have even opened by computer up the last week. We were down in Rochester this last week with Becky and Sarah and lets just say it was.. Interesting. And I'll leave it at that!

Today I have been catching up on school work. I hate school. Who doesn't? Its not like we're learning about anything we WANT to learn about. If it was a class about photography or cinematography or sound or anything like that I would love it. But no. Its tectonic plates. And The Crucible.

So something really weird happened to me today. I was sitting cross legged in my bed. I was there for a couple of hours. I then got up. Except I didn't. I just fell over. It was like my leg wasn't even there. It was REALLY weird. When your leg is asleep you can normally feel it still. But I couldn't feel my whole leg at all. I panicked because I had a big rug burn on my knee that was bleeding and I couldn't feel it all. Like, at all.  When I fell I thought the floor was coming out from underneath me.. kind of like in the football scene from batman. When the football field caves into the bat cave. It was like that.. except it wasn't. It was just a really really weird experience. And now I have a nasty bloody rug burn on my knee and my whole left rib cage hurts like @!$% from hitting the cement.

I'm looking into ordering some soft boxes and reflectors. I'm not sure yet. But during the winter my photography gets very boring. Everything is dead. Everything is white. Everything is boring. And setting up small shoots is very easy in the winter because light reflects off snow so much better than grass. You know what I'm talking about because the house is so much brighter in the winter than it is in the summer. Anyway.. With all the natural light just layin around I decided that I want to try and use more of it for some fun indoor shoots. I guess we'll just have to see how it goes! :)

Lynz

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It Aint Easy Bein' Me

Why do I do the things I do?
Was I born this way? Am I a self-made fool?
I shoot the lights and curse the dark;
I need your love but I break your heart;
I had to work to be the jerk I've come to be;
It ain't easy bein' me.

Ought to be a side show act for freaks like me;
Yeah I could be the star of the show
With my name on the marquee.
In a room with a big red button that says "Danger, Do Not Touch,"
And twice a day I'd mash it down
And you could watch me self-destruct.

Lynz

Ka-Cow

How is everyone doing? I'm doing pretty good. We're back in Rochester now. Its really gloomy here. And has everyone heard about Sandy the hurricane? Its estimated to cause 20 Billion dollars in damage. It took down a tall ship and two people are still missing from that. Stores and Gas Stations are completely empty. 375,000 people are under mandatory evacuation. That's a lot of people. They are saying this hurricane is gonna make history. According to meteorologists estimations Sandy should make land fall later tonight. This is gonna be a big deal.

So the other night everyone was over at our house to day good bye, seeing as Mom and I were packed and ready to leave the next morning. (I'm kidding. I didn't pack until 10 minutes before we left.) My cousin Jaydee was also there. He drove down from Alaska the night before. He takes a little.. or a lot of getting used to but I love him.

You would be surprised by how weird my cousin is. Right in the middle of a round of Nutsy, he starts talking about his new "vegan" diet. Yes, the Alaskan Assassin is a vegan now. *rolls eyes. He starts telling us about all the different things he eats and places he goes and all of a sudden he says "Ka-cow." We all look at him wondering what he is talking about.

 I instantly start making fun of him, "Ka-what??"

"Ka-Cow. Like Hot Ka-cow."

I look around at everyone and back and him and say "Cocoa??".

Yes.. People from Alaska pronounce "Cocoa" as "Ka-Cow".

People from Alaska are weird.

The night before he arrived I was at Dave and Carols and they were teaching me to play Yatzee. No, I have never played Yatzee and to be honest I'm not sure I want to play again. You have to make decision, you have to use math and I find no skill in rolling dice. Not my kind of game.

ANYWAY, while we're playing Jaydee texts me and I explain to Dave and Carol that he drove down from Alaska and wouldn't be arriving until late late late at night. Carol looks at me and says,

"You mean he flew to Canada and drove down."

I look at her, shake my head and say "No, he drove through Canada.. He went across the boarder.."

Carol just looks at me weird and says "How did he get to Canada?" (snapshot)

Carol didn't know where Alaska was. She thought it was an island.

Do I need to explain why that is funny??

I miss you all.

Lynz

"You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling."

What Day Is It Anyway??

Happy Thursday peeps!! I went to T.J.Maxx today and finally got a new pair sunglasses!! Not that I would ever need them here, because the sun barely ever shines! But they were on sale and they are cute and to be honest I really needed a pair since dropping mine down a deep dark abyss of rock leading to the unknown.. ;)

I believe that it takes at LEAST 20 minutes after the moment of opening your eyes in the morning, before you can make sound decisions. For instance, Grandma and I take turns going to Moms transfusion appointments, simply because they take less than 15 minutes in the actual appointment and there really is no point in us all getting up early.

So this morning I was sleeping and my phone started ringing. It was about eight o'clock. I open one eye, look at my phone and see that my Grandpa was trying to get a hold of me. Since my brain was still asleep, I completely forget he was supposed to be arriving today, tell myself I'll call him back later and set my phone back down.

Suddenly I hear something outside in the drive way. It sounds like a truck. It took me a few minutes but I finally put it together. I stumble out of bed and run to the window just in time to see my Grandpa pulling out of our subdivision onto the road. I grab my phone and call him back.

"Hello Lynz!"

"Hi Grandpa.."


"What are you doing?"

"Sleeping.."

"I was just at the apartment.."

"I know.. I watched you drive away.."

"Well do you want to let me in.."

(Now let me remind you, its only been about 10 minutes since I had opened my eyes)

"Well.. (long pause) I guess.. I mean.."

"What? You guess?? Is this a bad time?"

"I'm just tellin you now, I'll let you in but I'm goin back to bed.."

Now that sad part about that is.. I was being dead serious. I actually contemplated not letting him in. All I wanted to do was sleep and my brain threw everything else aside and found the quickest route to getting back in bed.. which wouldn't include going down stairs and letting my Grandpa in.

Later that day, after we did all our running around we get back to the apartment and Grandma goes "We have survivor on tonight!!!"

For those of you who don't know.. Survivor is on Wednesday nights.

I get all excited and tell my Grandpa "We got Survivor on tonight!!!"

Grandpa looks at me like I'm speaking a different language and says "Survivor? Survivor was on Wednesday night!"

I say "Oh!! What day is it? Its isn't Wednesday at all! Grandma, why did you tell me we have Survivor on tonight??"

She says "Oh! Its Thursday!! What day is Survivor on.. isn't Survivor on tonight?"

I look at her like she is crazy and then say "Well first off.. GRANDMA.. Today is Friday!!"

Now this is where my mom who has been sitting on the couch quietly, says "Excuse me.. What day is it?"

So I walked into the apartment not knowing what day it is, thought it was Wednesday, realized it was Thursday and then told Grandma is was Friday.

 I'm afraid I'm going crazy.

Lynz

Creative Skyping

Guys. Its so boring here.. its fun! All we seriously do is sit around, eat, and talk about what we want to eat next. And that's pretty much it. But all this "doing nothing" is getting to us. I am starting to see the side effects..

So everyone knows that Skype used to be our main mode of communication. Now that we are down here, Logan and Mom skype almost every night. If anyone has ever video Skyped with Logan.. he doesn't really have much to say. He sits on the other side of the cyberspace watching himself in the camera. He talks and makes funny faces and laughs at himself making funny faces.

Well the other night we were all sitting around in the living room (whats new). Mom and Logan were talking on Skype. They were talking about our upcoming scheduled for the next couple of weeks. Suddenly I realize I don't hear Logan or Mom talking. I look over and my mom has her iPhone camera pointing up her nose. (snapshot)

 Yes, you read that right.. My MOM actually did that on Skype. Can you believe it? And when I asked her what she was doing, her response was "He did it to me first!".  Yes people, we are slowly loosing our sanity down here.

The day before, my mom discovered the door bell outside the front door. (*rolls eyes). She proceeded to step outside, close the door behind her, and ring the door bell. She then opened the door, laughed and said "Lets practice service!" If that isn't proof we are going crazy, I don't know what is!

We are coming home two days from now. We can't get home sooner. It might take a few days for all this crazy to get flushed out of our system, but let me be the first to say.. I'm looking forward to it! ;)

Lynz

Sweet Dreams or Night Mares

Its raining today. The skies are grey. Its a very gloomy and dreary day. But that doesn't stop us from being absolutely crazy!

So last time I blogged I told you about how living with my Grandma can get a little crazy. Well sleeping in the same bed as her can too.. Let me explain.

So me and Grandma share the full bed in one of the bedrooms and the first night was fine, since we were both so tired we both fell asleep without any problems! The next night.. not the same case.

I couldn't sleep on the second night! You know those wretched nights when you go to bed knowing you have to get up early, and yet you can't find any sleep? It was one of those nights for me. I tossed and turned until around two in the morning, not even considering my Grandma might be awake too.

Well I was wrong.

The next morning, we're all sitting around eating breakfast and Grandma gets up and says "Sleeping with Lynz is scary!!" If you know me, then you'd know I instantly jumped to my defense.. but when Grandma explained.. I was speechless!

Grandma starts to explain that as she was layin there in the middle of the night, she thought I was sleepin so she went to roll over when all of a sudden I jump up and start beating and fluffing my pillow yelling "Damit! Damit!" (snapshot) and then I grabbed my pillow and rolled over and didn't say a word.

After my rant and pillow beating, Grandma was thinking that I had just cussed her out for trying to move. So she just laid there focusing on not moving! Now, in my defense, I was having a very.. odd dream that night. And you really have no control over your motor skills when your dreaming! ;)

So second night was really weird. Third night was weird too.

 I, again, was having an intense dream. So randomly in the middle of the night I jump on Grandma! I just suddenly threw myself her way, practically giving her a heart attack! I woke up and was like "Oh.. I'm sorry! I'm so sorry..", moved back over to my spot and went back to sleep.

Now by the fourth night, Grandma is freaked out!

I'm not normally a covers hog.. but that night I accidentally took all the blankets. After trying to decide whether it would be a good idea to wake me up or not, Grandma decided to tap me. I wake up and ask "Whats up?" really confused by why Grandma is waking me up in the middle of the night. She starts pulling at the corner of the blanket and says "I only need a little bit.. just a tiny bit, not much at all.." and she pulls a TINY bit of blanket her way and then says "See.. I only need a little bit.." and then she just lays there motionless.

Non of this was that funny until the fifth night when I come upstairs and Grandma was putting sheets on the air mattress without saying a word.. I wonder why she didn't want to sleep with me anymore.. Hmmm.. ;)

Now, I may be really hard to sleep with.. but don't tell me anyone else is easier! Remember Black Friday?? I was convinced Becky was gonna roll on me! And that night with Becky and Sarah snoring in Florida.. I wasn't sure if it was them or a freight train coming!! And the night Liz flew out for Oregon, she actually threw one of her legs on top of me!! Mom likes to wake up and chat in the middle of the night and Logan sleep walks!!

I'm not really sure how to end this post.. but for future reference.. Bring an air mattress, because I'm hard to sleep with! :P

Lynz

One Week Down

Happy Friday!! Only seven more days until I am happily at home to spend seven days with you lovelies!! Not only am I missing my peeps, but I am also missing my poor bed.. I bet he misses me too. And my seven pillows.. each having an individual purpose in my comfort when I sleep! I'm really roughing it.. with only two pillows and all!! ;)

So everyone understands how dialysis works right? Well if you don't, let me break it down for you.. Solution goes into her stomach.. No, sorry, that's not the correct term.. Solution goes into her "Peritoneal Cavity" (google it, I dare you!) , sloshes around amongst her organs, gathers up all waists and nasty things and then is drained back out into a bag, where Mom later drains either it in a sink, bathtub, or (much against my pleaing) the neighbors yard..

I have always argued that this solution stuff, that comes out of her is nasty! And it is.. its practically like urine! Urine is all the waist from out bodies.. the solution is all the wasit from her body..

So we're all sitting in the living room watchin tv when Grandma comes down from her bath. She comes into the living room and says "I almost did the splits after I stepped out of the tub and slipped in your solution that has spilled all over!"

Me and Logan actually pull our head phones off look up from our laptops and stared in disbelief that grandma had actually stepped in the solution! Then she proceeded to tell us about how it was in between all her toes (snapshot) and she had to mop it all up and by that time Me and Logan was fumbling around trying to get our ear buds back in our ears as quickly as possible, trying hard to erase that mental image from our minds. Don't tell me your not a little grossed out.. Ya.. You are..

I love my grandma more than anything.. but spending two weeks with her in this apartment, where we share both a bedroom AND bathroom.. it gets to ya!

Lynz

Blogging Again

Whats up?? I'm back and I'm blogging!! Its funny because you can tell where I am emotionally by how I blog. The past four months have been rather good! When you compare the last 4 months to a year ago.. I was so good and emotionally stable. I barely cried and felt depressed.. Things aren't like that anymore and I am gonna start blogging again to try and regain any sanity that might be left.

We're down in Rochester now for Mom's clinical trial. The benefit was this last Saturday and we had an unbelievable turn out! Its crazy how a sleepy little town can come together and do so much! It ment so much! You really find out who your friends are! :)

Our home away from home down here is pretty nice and even though I hate it right now I can already tell I am gonna miss it 6 months from now when we pack and walk out the doors for the last time! :) The ground floor has a nice kitchen and a big pantry with a dining area and living room. Up stairs there is a bedroom, master bedroom, big giant bathroom with a big giant mirror (my favorite part), and a laundry room! All in all the apartment is really nice and if I had to live in an apartment in the city I would want to live here!!

The subdivision our apartment is in is named Boulder Creek. Its across the street from Walmart and Gander and down the road from Target and Mc.D's. I'm not complaining! We're only about 10 minutes from Mayo and its rather easy to navigate to. I'm excited to spend more time down here and explore.. even though I miss my peeps back home!!

Only six more months..

Lynz

One Day of Five Years

So I was surfing around the internet a few nights ago and I found something I think would be fun to try in the new year! I love the idea of keeping journal, but I find that when I start, I just don't stop writing.. But I just found a journal that looks like it would be fun to keep! Here's the link,

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=23845472&navAction=jump&isProduct=true&parentid=MORE%20IDEAS&isProduct=true&cross-sell=true&guide-bn=true

I love how the journal asks the questions for you and you don't have to write a book for an answer! In the reviews, one lady was saying that she started a book club with it, and at the end of the five years they were going to get together and go over their favorite days. I think that's really cool!!

Look at how much has changed in the last five years.. who would have ever thought we would be where we are today, five years ago. Looking back in the journal each day and seeing how much things have changed and will change.. that's pretty cool!! So if anyone wants to do it with me, let me know!! I'm gonna order mine as soon as I can!! :)

Lynz

Really Good Two Years

How is everyone?? This last week with the Circuit Overseer was amazing, wasn't it? I got to go out in service with him three time!! That's more than I have EVER went out with him in the two years we have had him..

Today was his last day with us. Toward the end of his talk he started talking about how hard it was to leave his congregation, friends, and family to go to his first assignment. But how, in each circuit, he meets new people and gets to know them and finds new friends and family.

Brother Letcher was different than any C.O I have ever been with. In EVERY talk he gave, he made it real. He somehow made everyone in his audience literally believe that Armageddon is gonna be here next week. He helped us all to reflect and to make major changes in our congregation.

Since have Brother Letcher with us, our congregations hours in field ministry has increased to an average of 13hrs! After listening to his talks though, it makes you want to do more for Jehovah then you have ever done before!!

And who remember The Flight to Pella??? That talk was so thought provoking! He not only explained the story in a way that made it so real, but he applied it to our day! He asked us "If the Society told us all to flee to Houston  right now.. Would you go? Or would you go back to get together all of your things?" We were all ready to leave the kingdom hall, get in our cars and flee to Houston by the end of his talk!!

I am going to miss Brother Letcher so so so much.. And it really stinks that we only got to have him for two years.. But I am really happy for his next circuit! The talks they will be able to hear and the experiences they will be able to have is priceless... AND here come the water works again.. Darn!!


Lynz

A Russian Encoragement!!

Since I am pioneering this month I have been going out in service quite a lot.. its the 16th and I have 22hrs so far.. which, according to my scheduled, is right on pace!

Even though I have only gone our 22hrs this month, it is crazy how when your mind is set on spiritual things, more spiritual things pop up!! The holy spirit truly is an amazing thing! I started putting forth honest effort and all of a sudden I realize that I am meditating on spiritual things and studying way more than when I'm not pioneering! I was laying in bed one night and rather than thinking about what tv shows I had to watch the next day, I caught my self thinking about what I was going to say in service that week! I was going over conversation stoppers in my head and going through what to say to them. I didn't have to tell my self, "Ok.. I need to think about service.. what am I going to say?" It just came totally natural! It just goes to show that Jehovah is right there to help us, as long as we put forth some effort!

Going out totally makes me want to regular pioneer SO bad.. Even though I almost pass out at every door I go to, the more I do it the easier it gets! AND its so encouraging!!

This last week two sisters went to a door. A lady answered and knew that the sisters where Jehovahs Witnesses right away! She gladly let them in and has them sit down at the table. She listens to what the sisters have to say and treats them so nice!  Turns out the house holder is from Russia and she says to the two sisters, "In Russia everyone listens to the witnesses! Witnesses walk up and down the streets dressed in suites and always walk in groups of two or more!" She asked the sisters where they go to the kingdom hall and she came out to the car to meet two other sisters and I and the three little girls in the back! She was so sweet! I think one sister even started a study with her that day!

Even though I didn't go to the door.. seeing the excitement and enthusiasm on the two sisters faces as they told us what happened.. I think every one else in the car felt like we were there also! It was so so encouraging and I can't wait to see where it goes!

Isn't it weird how, when your only doing as much as you need to do in Jehovah's service, you of coarse love Jehovah and have a personal relationship with him that you are comfortable with. But then once you start doing more, you realize how much your relationship has grown.. in fact its grown more than you knew it could! Well that's how it is for me at least.. I have learned so much more about Jehovah in the past couple of weeks than I have in the last 6 months! He has become so much more real to me and I didn't even know that could happen! It just makes me love him so so so much!! I can't even begin to describe what he means to me..

Lynz

Purposely Not Showering

Hello my beautiful people!! How is everyone? Did everyone have a good week? I did!

This last week I went camping w/ my family! The Stutes accompanied us in their tent and much to my surprise we had a really good time!

The thought of camping is never appealing to me.. Its like purposely not showering. You live in the dirt for days on end, no showers, no soap, no proper pluming.. Not exactly what I would call a good time! And I reluctantly drag my sorry butt to the campsite almost every time!

But almost every time we go I always end up having a good time! This last week we stayed a camp site only about 10 minutes from out house.. so it was nice to run home to get things we forgot, because of coarse its not until you get to the campsite do you realize that you forgot things!! The campsite we got was really nice too. It was big enough to fit a camper, a truck, a van, the bonneville, and a tent! It was also right on the lake, so we had our own beach and the kids could go swimming when ever the wanted!!

Sarah, being one of the cooks of our group, made her attempt to cook on a fire!! Everything but the mushy bacon eggs came out great!(snapshot) The bacon and sausage and was awesome! The eggs.. not so much. But Mike and Logan ate them! :)

One night Dave and Carol came out and we all sat around the fire and played a game of telephone. You would think telephone would be that fun, but it was! And have Dave and Mike come up with things to say made it even funnier!

We fished and swam and ate s'mores! We played cards and just chilled.. I think we all got fried, but nothing a little aloe can't fix. All in all it was a blast! And next time I'm complaining about having to go camping.. some one remind me of how much fun I always have!! ;)

Lynz

When The Stars Go Blue

With the CMT Artist Awards coming up I have been listening to some different duo bands like Thompson Square, Trailer Choir, Gloriana, Love and Theft. But then I also started listening to people I have been listening to forever, but haven't listened to in a long time.. Like Montgomery Gentry and Big & Rich..


When you think back to when you were little.. who or what songs come to mind?

 For me its always going to be Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, and even Montgomery Gentry. Its always going to be Tim McGraw.. forever and ever when I think back to my childhood, Tim McGraw will always have a spot in the memories. Driving down the road on family trips singing "Live Like You Were Dying" louder than the radio and seeing who can sing the last "dying" the longest.. Logan always had the longest breath and it drove me crazy that he was the only one who could sing the whole thing with out taking a breath.

For some reason I remember singing "When The Stars Go Blue" with my mom and then asking her what it meant when it said "Laughing with your broken eyes..". I even remember watching the music video on GAC.. Isn't it weird how those things will stick with ya for ever?

Now I wounder what will be stamped in the time we are in now! Years from now, when we think back.. what memories will we think of? What songs will we remember?

I hope is Blake Shelton.. ;)

Lynz

Shape I'm In

The sun came up again this morning,
I took my old fastback for a spin.

Now when it rains it ain’t always pouring

and I’m learning how to live again

Yea I’m doin alright,
I’m doin alright,
I’m doin alright for the shape I’m in.

Lynz

Thats When You Know You've Made It Over To the Other Side

I am so excited to start writing again.  Its been a long time. Everyone knows that I over think almost every situation that I run into.. but I was thinking about why I haven't been writing lately.. and that got me thinking about what changed that would cause me to not have the need to write.. and then that got me thinking about why I started writing in the first place.

I started this blog because I felt like there was no happiness in my life! I felt like I needed to appreciate the little things that make life what it is. But really this blog just turned into poor mans therapy. I started writing my feelings out in the little white box.. the more I wrote, the more I had to write. Clicking "Publish" was one of the most liberating feelings..

But all of a sudden I quit writing.. Why?

Six months ago I cried, what seemed like, ALL the time. Six months ago it seemed like there was no end. Six months ago I felt desperate. Six months ago everything was dramatic and spilled milk was the end of the world!

I still don't know exactly what changed.. but I can't specifically remember the last time I cried. I can't remember the last time I thought life wasn't worth living.. Oh wait! That was earlier today when I remembered that I have a dentist appointment Friday! ;)

I give power to what ever I give power to. Instead of focusing on how crazy Hank is, and how terrible it is living with him sometimes.. I've just decided that the situation I'm in is the situation I am in. I'm not going to change it. Hank is going to drink. He is going to be Bipolar. He is going to be unreliable.  He isn't ever going to treat me like I'm special. (Not that I want to be treated like I'm special..) But once you stop letting it matter.. it loses all its power over you.

Instead of sitting around thinking of how I WISH things would go. How I WISH they would have went. Sitting around thinking about things I have NO control over. Instead of butting heads with Hank.. trying to fix him. Or expecting anything from him. I just except it.I haven't given up hope in him or given up hope in finding a kidney, but instead of waiting for something that may never happen.. I'm just gonna learn to live with what we have.

And maybe I'll never 100% "ok" with it. Maybe I'll never get over it. Maybe I'll always have the fear and anger somewhere inside of me towards it.

Butt calls from the bar. Empty beer can stash. Lies. Yelling. Its got nothing on me.

Its so liberating.

I've felt like I was getting better other times before.. But this is different. I seriously feel like its all gonna be fine.. one way or another.

"When that time of the year
Don't stir up tears anymore.
When it don't feel like,
the past is a gun,
And there's no where,
to run anymore."

"That's when you know its over.
That's when you know you've made it,
Over to the other side.
Ready for another ride.
That's when you know its over!"


Lynz

Assembly Day 1

Hey guys!! Its been so long since I posted anything, Y'all probably forgot about this thing I got goin on here! :P Well I'm back and I gots stuff to talk about!! :)

To be honest, I wasn't looking forward to assembly this weekend. I just wanted to stay home in my warm comfy bed in my dark room.. but no. I had to get up early and get dressed up and drive to Duluth.. then fight my way through all these people to try and find seats.. and then fight myself to try and stay awake all day..

What a bad attitude!!!! Assembly is NEVER a disappointment!! I have made the goal to Regular Pioneer the year of 2014! But regular pioneering is scary to think about. What if I can't do it? What if I don't want to do it? I realize that by relying and trusting in Jehovah I will be able to do it! And not only will I have Jehovah with me all the time to help me, but I will have the support of the friends! Going to assembly just helps me to realize that! When everyone stands to sing a song and we all clap after the session is over.. its almost overwhelming and I feel so so appreciative and privileged that I get to be part of this worldwide family!!

And how awesome is it to see friends that you don't get to see often?? I got to see the Nelsons (Dan and Tara) who I haven't talked to in FOREVER!! I love them so much and it was so so so awesome to see them!! I actually miss them so much!! And I got to meet a study of a sister in our congregation who came! It was so nice to see her enjoying the sessions so much!! And speaking of studies.. there were lots of studies at assembly today! Its neat to see studies dress up.. or try to at least! To see them make an effort! Its just so so so encouraging!!

Can't wait for tomorrow!!!

Lynz

Entertainment

I would like to talk about entertainment! There are so many different ways to entertain yourself when your bored! And even when your not bored, you can always come up with something fun to do!

Every week the boys go to basket ball in Duluth. Its something Dave, Eli, and Logan all look forward too through out the week. And Dave said that us girls need something that we look forward to each week just like they do! So each week when the boys go to basketball, we try and do game night! Usually we just play nutsy..

A few nights ago Carol and Mikayla came over and Stephanie was over and we were all sitting at the table playing nutsy when my grandma called to let me know that I sound terrible, like I have bronchitis on the answering machine. So I said,

"Ok, I'll change it! Call back in two minutes!"

So I changed it and talked quieter to try and sound more understandable. She called back and said it still sounded terrible! So I tried it again, this time at a farther distance from the machine. Still a no go.

I tried again and again, trying all different things and every time my grandma calls back to tell me that it still sounds terrible! This goes on and on for almost an hour! We recorded like 10 different messages, and finally my grandma calls back and says,

"Talk slow, quiet, and try to act sophisticated!"

We all laughed and came up with a pretty "sophisticated" message!

"Hey! This is the Hertzners! If we ain't home we must be at Walmart! Just leave a message!"

Now re-read that with the most hillbilly redneck hicktown southern accent you can possible muster up! Super funny rite?

My grandma finally called back and died laughing at my attempt at being sophisticated! (snapshot) Y'all gotta call the house and listen to it.. its pretty "sophisticated"!

There should never be a reason for anyone to say they are bored! You can always find something fun to do even if you have nothing!


So we spent our Friday night playing games with the answering machine! What did you do last Friday night?

Lynz

Just Keep Chuggin Along

"Some days you got it all together,
You swear you have it figured out.
Other days you're stumbling and a wondering,
What the hell it's all about. 

Life's kind of funny like that  
Sometimes you're the dog,
Sometimes you're the cat.
All you can do is just keep going,
And thank God for what you have!" - Chuggin Along by Luke Bryan

Jehovah Never Forgets

So today we went and visited Nana in the nursing home. She is in the "crazy" wing. Everyone inside is pretty high up there in age and yet they all have the minds of what seems to be a 6 year old. I usually don't go in, simply because from the moment you walk through the code locked door, you are put through uncomfortable situations.

And its hard to get past the thought of these poor people being my age at one time. These people had lives, families, hopes and dreams at one time and when you think about it that way, its a very depressing place to be! But you can't think that way when you go inside there. You just have to look at it for what it is and laugh!

So today Nana was doing exceptionally well! As we walked into the small room they call the cafeteria, Nana raised her little head and sees us.  Not only does she recognize us, but she raises her little frail hand and waves. The nurses told us that minutes before we walked in, she was snapping and moving her shoulders to the music that was playing! :)  We sit down next to her and Aunt Gloria starts to talk to her. A tall black woman, and a little old lady who starts her sentences like "I'll tell you rdns futnpe dnrnt cwotms scpyw!" She starts with words and ends them in gibberish! But she can snaps right out of it the second you tell her she isn't making any sense! Funniest thing you'll ever see! Anyway, those two ladies were sitting with us as we just spent some time with Nana.

Later on that day, when we took Nana to her room for her nap, I walked out in front of her to tell her good bye and Aunt Gloria asked Nana, "Do you know who that is?"  and Nana looked at me and said "Shes beautiful.."

Now I'm not sure if she really even knew who I was.. but to know that she had some of it together today and looked at me and said what she said! It brought tears to my eyes! I miss Nana so much! And seeing her have it together today makes me remember who she really was and makes it so much harder to see her the way she is..

Even later that day we went down to the "Sane" wing and met a little old lady named.. lets just say "Joyce Smith". I'm not sure how old she was.. but she was really old.  She was a sister at the South Kingdom hall when she had to move into the nursing home. Aunt Gloria had taken the time to cut out tons of different pictures of paradise out of the magazines and glue them all on a poster to hang in Joyces room, to give her something beautiful to look at and to look forward to.

So we met up with Joyce and showed her the poster and brought her to her room to hang it up! She was the cutest little thing I have ever seen! As we're hanging it up, she says to Aunt Gloria in a quite and slow tone as she tried to gather her words, "You are so good to me! You treat me so well!" in a sweet little accent! After its all hung up she looks at the poster and says (again trying to gather her words),

"Its so beautiful... Jehovah has not forgotten me.. I thought that after I had to quite going to meetings he was just gonna push me to the side and forget about me! But he hasn't at all! He makes sure I don't miss out on a thing!"

Joyce broke her leg a while ago and can't walk. She studies her magazines and visits with the brothers and sisters that come to see her.. and she has inspired me more than anyone can imagine! As she is talking I start to cry.. because this beautiful woman knows that Jehovah will not forget her and that she is not alone! She told us that she is looking forward to telling the nurses about the paradise on her poster.. and as we were wheeling her back to where we found her in the lobby, we saw she was holding a tract ready to give it to anyone who askes.

It was truly a life changing experience people..  As we were about to leave she says to my Aunt Gloria "I know I can't kiss you.. but I'm gonna blow you a kiss!"(snapshot) and she blows my Aunt Gloria a kiss.. Sweetest thing I have ever seen!

Jehovah never forgets. And he always looks for the best in us! He always looks at what we DO, rather than what we don't.. And its just one reason that I love Jehovah so so so much!
And I love Joyce! She is an amazing example to us all and I wish so badly that everyone could meet her! She truly is a special special woman who loves Jehovah and who I think Jehovah may be using to encourage not only me, but everyone she meets!

Lynz

Food Coming Out of Our Ears!!

Hi guys! Its been so long since I checked in, but we have all been so busy! Liz and Adrians wedding last Friday was a complete success!! No one fell down the isle, the reception looked great and everyone had a great time! Now who's next, because I can't wait for the next wedding!! ;)

So any way, I am down in Rockford right now staying with my Aunt Gloria! I think she was planning on having two starving teenagers show up on her door step, because the amount of food she has given us is overwhelming! We're only two days in and we already have :
A whole chicken,
lots of left over pizza,
 lots of left over Chinese,
three bags of unopened chips,
a box of cosmic brownies,
two yogurts each,
 two tubs of ice cream,
 four tv diners,
 a box of cheese its,
 a box of spagetti,
a can of spagetti sauce,
 a case of root beer,
 a case of cherry Pepsi,
a can of raspberry flavored peaches,
a bag of grapes,
a bag of cheese sticks,
two bags of bagels,
 two containers of cream cheese,
 and a can of spagetti O's..

I have been eating NON stop!! I am full almost all the time and I am getting so fat! But I feel bad because we have all this food and I don't think we will be able to eat it all! What to do?? I swear I have gained so much weight!! I thought to my self today "Hmm.. I'm gonna be really fat by the time I get home.." as I pull a brownie out of the cupboard!

But I would like to say "Thank you Aunt Gloria!" for buying all this food for us! Its great and we would NOT be eating like this if we were at home! So thank you so much for letting us stay in your apartment down stairs and feeding us until food comes out of our ears! 

And at least we aren't hungry! Because we all know how I get when I'm hungry! ;)

Gonna go get some chicken fried rice from the fridge!!

Lynz

"I have spent most of my time worrying about things that have never happened." - Mark Twain

Redneck... Hicks.. Hillbilly.. What ever you want to call us!

Whats up hicks?? So I heard this new song a few weeks ago and I love it so so so much!! Youtube it right now!! Its called "Even if it breaks your heart" by The Eli Young Band.. Look it up!! It is my #1 favorite song right now, followed closely by Barefoot Blue Jean Night!! :D

So I'm sure when you think of redneck, or hick, or hillbilly.. you don't think of us! We're sophisticated and smart and have sofa free front yards.. but when you compare us (solon/minong) to any other people.. we're kinda redneck!

Last night we were all sitting around watching this new show, "Redneck Vacation". Its about this redneck family from Louisianan that takes a month long vacation to the Hamptons!!Obviously they stand out! And its funny to watch them at first, but the more we watched the more we started seeing similarities between us and these rednecks.

When we have people come up from the cities.. we ride four wheelers around our yard, we ride horses into the garage, we pull people behind speed boats, we shoot guns and bows, we have dead animals hanging out our walls, and fish on frozen lakes in -20 temperatures.. and to us that all seems like completely sophisticated things to do.. but to some people that have never done it before, its completely redneck!

So believe it or not.. we are total redneck country folk! Whether we drive a big green turd with no heat down the road, take horses through the drive through, use four wheelers as much as cars and think mud is the high light of spring.. we all love our way of life and wouldn't choose to have it any other way!

Lynz

The Moment When You Freak

Hey guys! So you know what I realized today? That before every GREAT moment, there is a moment when you just freak. When all the worlds stress suddenly lands on your shoulders. The amount of stress blinds you in a sense. Your blind to whats going on. Your sense of reason is completely gone and you fall apart!

Its like the calm before the storm. Maybe its because sometimes great things are hard to wrap our minds around. We are so used to things NOT going out way, that when they do, its hard for our subconscious to grasp it. Or maybe we are so desperate to have something we want to go right, that the stress of it not going right finds us. Maybe we want to control the outcome so bad, that the fact we can't, is just to much for us.

I am so extremely excited for this concert. I even had a dream last night that I was at a BS concert.. So I am really excited about. But I think that I am so excited for it, that I am on the brink of a melt down. So many things can go wrong yet. There is still so much time in between now and the concert. I feel like I am walking on egg shells until the concert. I am in total tears even as I write this. So much can change in these next few days and I just want to do what ever it takes for everyone to be happy and for everything to go right.

Great things happen and great memories are made, but its only great because of the situations it had to rise above. There are no great moments with out a few not so great moments here and there. So when we have our not so great moments, its okay. We learn from them and move on..

 Lets just all be happy.. please.

Lynz

Jason Aldean + Luke Bryan + Lauren Alaina = My Kinda Party

I would like to take a moment and get some "Thank You's" in order. So let me tell you what went on Friday night...

I get done posting my blog about how much my music means to me. As everyone knows, it is  very important to me. So I click publish, close my computer and go up stairs, where the Harris's had just arrived! Mikayla, Eli, Logan and I sit down at the table to play a game of cards when my mom walks up with four envelopes and says "I have something for you guys!" She hands us each an envelope. Now so many thoughts ran through my head. Anything could have been in those envelopes.. but there wasn't anything in those envelopes..

On each envelope was as sticky note. Mikayla read hers.

"In one week..."

Eli read his.

"we will be..."

Logan read his.

"In a..."

And I read mine.

"Double Tree in Minneapolis, MN."

Now the only other times I have ever stayed in a Double Tree hotel is when we had to go to Dad's doctor appointments in Madison. So my first thought was that we were going to Madison. (Why that makes any sense, I don't know) But then my mom has us open them.

As ironic as it is.. we each pulled out a ticket to the Jason Aldean My Kinda Party tour!!

Mikaylas reaction was no surprise as she made her "uninterested but cool" reaction, Eli wasn't sure what was going on, Logan read it wrong and thought we were going to see Disney On Ice, and I started crying! (snapshot) We are all SUPER exited to go, even though we had different reactions! Lauren Alaina (Runner up in Idol 10) is opening!! Its literally going to be NON stop party! I have Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan set on repeat!!

I have been dreaming of seeing this tour since I found out they were touring back in October! I actually found out they were touring when I saw an ad DURING a Sugarland concert! Crazy, I know!

So anyway, I would would like to Thank my Mom and Dad and Dave and Carol for getting us these tickets! This means more than you know! Thank you!

Its gonna be "My Kinda Party"!!!

Lynz

Immaturity

Saw this today.. y'all know what it reminds me of right away! We have the best family ever! ;)




Lynz