i love 2 laugh

What do you call a man with no arms or legs who gets into a fight with his cat?

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Claude :)

my thoughts

pretty vulnerable here. not meaning to be profound...just wanted to share some recent thoughts. it's been rough.

A Purple Girl in a Red World

I think I'm going to write a book :) ...this is what I've got so far. VERY ROUGH! but this is the idea, style I think I'm going to go with. I want it to be a fun & entertaining read while being able to stir the very souls of people! lemme know what you think! :) but please, be gentle, and remember...ROUGH!

"What is it to feel loved? To feel inspired to do the right thing? What is the right thing? Why does the right thing sometimes feel like it just does NOT fit!? Ever have that feeling of complete satisfaction and thrill that usually occurs only when we are acting in what we were truly created to do? That’s my favorite. When I know what I know is there for a reason and it’s truly unique to me! I get a certain thrill from stepping back and looking at what I’m good at. Knowing that I have that feeling for a specific reason is completely and utterly freeing. Unfortunately, I wish I recognized this earlier in life and began embracing it much sooner than I did. It was not until the end of my coursework at Regent University that I began to hold onto a lot of things.

I never saw myself as beautiful, as being created for an exclusive reason. I knew there was a purpose to my life, but why me? Why was I created? What is so special about me that required me to be created? I’m not sure I ever looked at it like that, but I think that’s ultimately what I felt."

iPod boombox

Ok. So I need your help. I have been looking everywhere online trying to figure out what would be the best boombox to buy...at first I just wanted a normal old school one but then realized it would make more sense to get one with an iPod jack. I've seen some that might be decent, and the reviews are ok, but I'm not sure how loud it actually is.

What I'm looking 4:
It has to be loud and clear enough to play in like a group excersize room at the YMCA.
CD player would be a bonus, but NOT necessary
Don't want to pay a TON, but I think I'm going to have to shell out at least $50

Any suggestions?

To New Beginnings...

It's been over a year now :/ CRAZY to think. since I've last blogged. One of my biggest struggles has been that I felt no one read this. SO. I'm going to give it another try and see what happens! :) Please, if you read this and find any enjoyment, or can relate at all, jot me a lil' comment and let me know, it would be greatly appreciated!


I am now a Barista at Starbucks on Battlefield and thoroughly enjoy the benefits :) I've just been finishing up my education at Regent, or at least trying to, while also trying to chase my dreams and passions in life.

Unfortunately, it has felt like everything in life has been crashing down on me :/ Within the past couple months, I have discovered several reasons for why this past season has felt like a dry barren desert wasteland! 1. My love tank has been COMPLETELY empty...and 2. I have had no joy or passion for anything I've done. While I've found some outlets, I felt the need to withdraw from them because I knew that I would forget about school all together...naturally because it hasn't been something that I am truly passionate about.

Once I figured that much out, since then I've basically found out 2 more classes I've taken have been insufficient for the requirements needed, spilled coffee on my already broken laptop (new laptop, mind you), and had the apple store tell me that liquid damage trumps previous problems SO they couldn't fix the already existing problems. My options: buy a new one for around $1,000 or repair it for $800. stupid. I think the guy felt bad and tried helping me...he suggested purchase protection from the credit card I used, or home insurance...and work insurance also. I checked out the first 2, made a claim that I really thought was going to get passed because the lady said it could be termed "vandalism" and said I had a good chance. Yep. Nope. THEN....well I'm not even going to continue. To say the least. A lot has happened and I just feel like I just keep getting crapped on :/

Well thanks for letting me vent...if you've actually gotten all the way through :) I just sometimes don't get it. But I guess the more I dwell on it, the more worked up I get, and I just have to let it go and know that it's out of my control at this point. There IS a lot more stuff that's going to happen and lots more GOOD things (I CLAIM IT!) to come...so here's to looking forward and not back!

Coming UP!
My new form of movement that I can't wait to get kicked off the ground with people who love music, movement, and the arts! :) More to come soon...I just didn't want to pack too much in this first blog :)

Mhm...

Need I say more?!

Not a fan

of the snow back home :(

Stuck in Delaware

After coming close to getting carbon monoxide poisoning...my dad made me get a hotel for the night. This was on my way home from VA.

Oh and P.S. be forewarned that I was really tired and in the beginning i was slightly rambling, but basically this is the story of what happened.

Harvest Fest 07

Our First Annual Harvest Fest was yesterday and I must say, it was a blast! (See pics below) We had apple bobbing, pie eating and baking contests, along with hot dogs and hot apple cider. (Not quite like NY's apple cider, but what can ya do?!)

Thanksgiving is creeping up and I can't wait to go home! Only 12 days and 309 hours until I leave, but hey...who's counting, right? :) Not quite sure what the temp. is up there, but when I told my mom it was 50 degrees here, she said, "WOW! That's a heat wave." Whatever that means....I'm not sure I like the sound of it. :-/

Oh well, I get to be home with my family and that's all that matters!

...Here are a couple pics from the Harvest Fest...

Say Goodbye to My Long Hair!

Yep, that's right...

It will be interesting to see how many people read this, because hopefully today I will be getting my hair cut. Soooo as long as I can get in today, after 6pm...it's all getting CHOPPED! :-O

"Dancing with the Stars"

Well so my dance started out as being to the song "Runaround Sue" but somehow switched to "The Way You Make Me Feel" by Michael J!



...this is what our judges had to say...with of course my rendition of the show :)

I'm Performing this weekend! Yay!

...the Regent Ballroom Dance Class has been showcasing wonderful dancers and their skill-those just starting out, and some who have been dancing for a while. Well this weekend my parents are coming down to Va, so I'm going to be performing at the end of class! Yesterday was our first practice. It went well and I'm super excited!

If you want to see me dance like a star, you'll have to come see me! It's this Saturday at A Time to Dance...if you need directions, shoot me an email (stefpro@regent.edu)

Here's a little hint of what's to come...
...if you're good, you'll figure it out! :)

My lovely experience with a wetsuit

this was me ATTEMPTING to get into a wetsuit...probably the hardest thing i did all day!

Quick Updates

Well this weekend was a COMPLETE whirlwind! I ran the Race for the Cure this weekend and kinda forgot one important stretch! Yea...not a good idea. I haven't run in over a year and decided one day that it was a good cause and that I should sign up for it. I planned on it one month in advance but then got reaaaaally sick, so i kind of put it off. Well the Thursday before the race I ended up registering and now I'm regretting it. A co-worker and I were actually talking and I think we are going to run the Jingle Bell 5k on December 1st so looks like I better start running again!

This is what happens...

...when I'm bored and have a video camera.

This is the progression of the night...

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And I ran out of space...so I guess you will NEVER know what I was going to say! :)

I'm FINALLY getting a board!

YAY! So all that long hard work of looking for a board has FINALLY paid off! I am sooooooo excited! I found one online recently that fits the specs that I'm looking for and am going to see it hopefully tomorrow or Thursday. Yay for me! :) I guess good things do come to those who wait!

Pathetic-ness

The past 2 nights I have been taking dance class at A Time to Dance and the classes have been from 9-10pm. Well at first I thought no big deal...

then I've woken up 2 hours late every morning after dance. not good :(

So yea, I'm officially an old person that needs her sleep.

Mornings

I've come to realize that without them, i'd be lost. Whenever I sleep in, i usually feel completely helpless and incapable. Sounds weird I know. The other day I was listening to the radio and they said that studies show that no matter what day it is, you should always wake up at the same time. So on the weekends, no matter how good it feels to sleep in, you should wake up at the time you normally do as to not throw off your internal clock, or whatever. I completely agree with them! :) Something happens during a morning that doesn't happen at any other part of the day. I think it's the fact that the hustle and bustle of the day hasn't quite kicked in and that you don't really know what that day in particular is going to have in store for you.

The past couple days, I've been enjoying my back porch quite a bit. I'll go out there around 6:45 or so while it's still a little dark, the noise for the day hasn't quite reached it's peak, and all the little birds are just waking up and meeting the day with their songs. ...we have a pond in the back that is literately 10 feet away from our porch, and along with this pond comes these distgusting water vermons. At first we thought they were cute little otters, but found out otherwise. Point is, you never know when they are going to be out. One time, Andrea and I saw close to 15 all feeding right outside of our door. It was pretty freaky, I'm not going to lie. Maybe one day, I'll have to get a picture of them all in their little herd! But as for now, I'm off to enjoy my mornning :)

Mmm Mmm Good

This is what you get when you mix a really sick Stefanie with a hankerin' for Chicken Soup! ...a funny girl attempting to speak English :)

It's that time again!

Dancing with the stars has started! :)