So I live in Michigan and right now we are experiencing the recession possibly worse than any other state. Super high unemployment and lots of homes being lost, so I wanted to state my 10 reason Michigan is worth, living in or visiting.
1. If you are into sports we have it! We have a pro sports team in basketball (Pistons and Shock - women's), baseball (Tigers), football (Lions) and hockey (Red Wings). All have won national titles (yes even the Lions!).
As for colleges we have two big ten schools, University of Michigan and Michigan State University. Both have record basketball and football seasons as well as other sports. Basically if you are bored one day take a trip around the corner and go see a sports game!
2. The lakes are plentiful and beautiful. They say from anywhere in Michigan it only takes an hour and a half to get to one of the great lakes, it's true! Not only do we have 5 fresh water lakes surrounding us we have many rivers, creeks, and lakes within the state. No sharks here!
3. Pretty much every band, singer, comedian comes here. So we have nothing on L.A. or New York but if you are looking to see your favorite group perform they will almost always stop in Michigan. I went to 10 concerts just last year and saw every one of my favorite music acts and even some just because they were here. Literally if they are on tour they will come to Michigan. Just checked concerts going on sale this week..Thirty Seconds to Mars, Lady Antebellum, Elton John, Backstreet Boys (don't think I won't go), Kings of Leon, John Mayer, Paramore and Rhianna. Just to name a few.
4. We have another name for part of our state, the U.P.. It's like another country up there lol. There is a huge bridge that crosses the lake to get there, sweet if you like bridges (scary as hell if you are me).
5. We get all 4 seasons. Although many would rather have it warm, snow can be fun. Throughout the state there are ski lodges and snowmobile trails to keep the winter entertaining! Fall is amazing here with brightly colored leaves, apples, and pumpkins. My favorite part of fall is going to the cider mills. Basically everything you associate with fall is here! The summer is warm but not too hot, lots of days for swimming and laying out. Spring is nice, the Robins come back and the flowers are beautiful.
6. I grew up in a small town (3,000) in the middle of the country, yet I was only 20 mins away from two malls. I got to play outside in the grass everyday but wasn't in a cookie cutter neighborhood or the middle of the city. I loved every minute of it. My town has changed some, a McDonald's, and a Wendy's but not much else. Towns like this are all over mid and northern Michigan.
7. We have some sweet celebs that were born here maybe you can stalk their birth site?? Taylor Lautner, Selma Blair, Kid Rock (frequents bars up north), Steven Seagal, Tom Selleck, Dax Shepard, David Spade, Kristen Bell, Elizabeth Berkley, Sandra Bernhard, Sonny Bono, Christie Brinkley, Bob Seger, Madonna, Larry Page co-founder of google (we went to the same college), Serena Williams, Jerry Bruckheimer (let's be for real that dude has made all great movies and tv shows!)..they were born here. Some people who grew up here Eminem, Derek Jeter, James Earl Jones, and Robin Williams. To see the fill list go here
http://www.outdoor-michigan.com/Famous_People.htm
8. Every fair has a beer tent, and every town has a fair.
9. We have no major crazy weather, no earthquakes (if they exist we don't feel them ever), tornado's are barely F1..no Kansas for us, nada on the hurricanes also.
10. And why else would you want to come here other than to visit me!!!!!!!! :)
About Me
Monday, April 12, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Remember Me **Spoilers**
So I just got home from watching Remember Me. I was skeptical at first of what I would be seeing, I was excited to see Robert Pattinson in something other than a Twilight film but was excepting to see a dramatic love story. First I will tell you a little about myself.
I am a dreamer and an appreciator..I'm not sure if that's a thing or not haha but anyways, I take in nature for all it's worth everyday. I stop on the side of the road and take pictures of beautiful sunsets and random clouds for my own viewing, because one day it could all be gone. I never let my husband leave the house (mad at me or not) without saying goodbye, I'm not a morbid person I try not to think I could die at any moment but the reality of life is that I could. On a daily basis someone looses someone else they love and that person's life however long or short it was is now done forever. Remember Me will make you think about that.
Remember Me takes any given situation of an ordinary person's life, their family, their friends, and their love and shows just how easily one event can effect that. One of the most moving moments in the movie was Tyler standing in the window over looking New York city and myself as the viewer knowing his life would be ending in the next few moments because it was September 11th, 2001. It wasn't the character that moved me as much as the thought that someone else on that very day stood in a similar spot and watched out the window of the world trade center unknowing it was the last few minutes of their life. That someone with a little sister, parents, a lover and a friend would be gone forever. This movie showed the world how ordinary people lost everything that day and how that fact should not be forgotten.
As I conclude my blog today I just want to say that no matter your feelings on Robert Pattinson and Twilight this movie has nothing to do with that it is a movie about loving those whom mean the most to you.
"If you could hear me, I would say that our finger prints don't fade from the lives we've touched". - Tyler *Remember Me*
I am a dreamer and an appreciator..I'm not sure if that's a thing or not haha but anyways, I take in nature for all it's worth everyday. I stop on the side of the road and take pictures of beautiful sunsets and random clouds for my own viewing, because one day it could all be gone. I never let my husband leave the house (mad at me or not) without saying goodbye, I'm not a morbid person I try not to think I could die at any moment but the reality of life is that I could. On a daily basis someone looses someone else they love and that person's life however long or short it was is now done forever. Remember Me will make you think about that.
Remember Me takes any given situation of an ordinary person's life, their family, their friends, and their love and shows just how easily one event can effect that. One of the most moving moments in the movie was Tyler standing in the window over looking New York city and myself as the viewer knowing his life would be ending in the next few moments because it was September 11th, 2001. It wasn't the character that moved me as much as the thought that someone else on that very day stood in a similar spot and watched out the window of the world trade center unknowing it was the last few minutes of their life. That someone with a little sister, parents, a lover and a friend would be gone forever. This movie showed the world how ordinary people lost everything that day and how that fact should not be forgotten.
As I conclude my blog today I just want to say that no matter your feelings on Robert Pattinson and Twilight this movie has nothing to do with that it is a movie about loving those whom mean the most to you.
"If you could hear me, I would say that our finger prints don't fade from the lives we've touched". - Tyler *Remember Me*
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Some people!
Today I'm taking a cue from the lovely @maddiemarie and talking about people who are just plain well annoying! I am annoyed on a daily basis by humanity and I often just try to ignore it but sometimes I just can't.
The other day someone who will remain nameless decided to respond to one of my random tweets. Their response was 4 tweets long and just basically bashed me for my short and non-offensive original tweet. I get it everyone has their opinion but I wasn't asking for yours nor did I need to be told I was an idiot in as many words. I use my twitter as a way to get information on my favorite things and to chat with great people all over the world. I do not use it as a tool to teach others or to be taught from, so please don't annoy me with your opinion unless I ask for it!
And while I am ranting I just wanted to add those of you who drive 30mph in the snow in a 4 wheel drive vehicle when the roads aren't even bad, get the eff off the road. I will ride your ass till I can pass you and I'll be ok with it, because I have lived in the snow state all my life and I KNOW how to drive in it. Shit I could drive my rear wheel drive Mustang better in it than you can in your Chevy Silverado. So next time you decided you want to drive 30 and get in my way...find a new way to work that doesn't involve being in front of me.
The other day someone who will remain nameless decided to respond to one of my random tweets. Their response was 4 tweets long and just basically bashed me for my short and non-offensive original tweet. I get it everyone has their opinion but I wasn't asking for yours nor did I need to be told I was an idiot in as many words. I use my twitter as a way to get information on my favorite things and to chat with great people all over the world. I do not use it as a tool to teach others or to be taught from, so please don't annoy me with your opinion unless I ask for it!
And while I am ranting I just wanted to add those of you who drive 30mph in the snow in a 4 wheel drive vehicle when the roads aren't even bad, get the eff off the road. I will ride your ass till I can pass you and I'll be ok with it, because I have lived in the snow state all my life and I KNOW how to drive in it. Shit I could drive my rear wheel drive Mustang better in it than you can in your Chevy Silverado. So next time you decided you want to drive 30 and get in my way...find a new way to work that doesn't involve being in front of me.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Shit I do to myself
So today was suppose to be a great day, I got tickets to the Paramore concert and order 2 new pairs of shoes. One pair perfectly matches the dress I'm wearing to my friend Amanda's wedding this coming weekend. Anyways my day got more lame the longer it went on.
I'll give you the background info first...basically my best friend and my husbands' best friend use to date each other, happy in love for two years and living together everything ended when he cheated on her at MY wedding. I'm gonna give everyone a code name so you can keep up... my bff is "Shannon", hubs bff is "John". So Shannon flips out during my wedding b/c she caught John and (my hubs co-worker) "Candy" making out. At this point I went on my honeymoon and came home to help Shannon move out, I then refused to speak to John for months and basically would not allow him at our home. I finally realized I needed to be an adult and started to let him come hang out again..but just him (he was now living with Candy). Months go by and John keeps telling me how much he misses Shannon..they end up back together this past summer. It only lasted 3 months before John was back with Candy.
I have tried my best to remain on Shannons side during this while respecting the fact that this is my husbands best friend and his friend whom he works with everyday. Although Candy works with my husband she is not my friend and completely understands that I may never become more than an acquaintance if that, but John and I have been friends since I forgive him for the wedding incident.
So now another 6 months have went by and husband and I are planning a trip to Jamaica. Somehow John decided he wanted to go and my husband is all about it, only problem is I have to tell Shannon what is going on. Today I did that and explained everything the best I could and told her I understood if she was mad at me, I said I was sorry. Now I realize if it were me I'd be pissed too but the problem is she won't even respond to my email and is posting random facebook statuses about how angry she is. All I wanted was a response something along the lines of "I am pissed and it's gonna take me a while to get over this but I get that you are in a hard spot". Is that too much to ask? What am I suppose to do, always fight with my husband because these two people we love hate each other now???
Anyways I just needed somewhere to speak my mind. I hope she forgives me she's a great girl and I really am sorry.
I'll give you the background info first...basically my best friend and my husbands' best friend use to date each other, happy in love for two years and living together everything ended when he cheated on her at MY wedding. I'm gonna give everyone a code name so you can keep up... my bff is "Shannon", hubs bff is "John". So Shannon flips out during my wedding b/c she caught John and (my hubs co-worker) "Candy" making out. At this point I went on my honeymoon and came home to help Shannon move out, I then refused to speak to John for months and basically would not allow him at our home. I finally realized I needed to be an adult and started to let him come hang out again..but just him (he was now living with Candy). Months go by and John keeps telling me how much he misses Shannon..they end up back together this past summer. It only lasted 3 months before John was back with Candy.
I have tried my best to remain on Shannons side during this while respecting the fact that this is my husbands best friend and his friend whom he works with everyday. Although Candy works with my husband she is not my friend and completely understands that I may never become more than an acquaintance if that, but John and I have been friends since I forgive him for the wedding incident.
So now another 6 months have went by and husband and I are planning a trip to Jamaica. Somehow John decided he wanted to go and my husband is all about it, only problem is I have to tell Shannon what is going on. Today I did that and explained everything the best I could and told her I understood if she was mad at me, I said I was sorry. Now I realize if it were me I'd be pissed too but the problem is she won't even respond to my email and is posting random facebook statuses about how angry she is. All I wanted was a response something along the lines of "I am pissed and it's gonna take me a while to get over this but I get that you are in a hard spot". Is that too much to ask? What am I suppose to do, always fight with my husband because these two people we love hate each other now???
Anyways I just needed somewhere to speak my mind. I hope she forgives me she's a great girl and I really am sorry.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Recommendations for 2010
I'm doing a couple lame posts but whatever. Here are my recs in books and music. I would add movies but as most of you know I don't like movies much. My only rec for that is New Moon lol.
Books
The entire Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris
These books are what the hbo series True Blood is based on. Look for a mix of adult love and mystery. Always something going on for the reader to enjoy. I read 8 or 9 of these books in a 3 week period, I couldn't get enough!
Evermore, Blue Moon, and Shadowland (The Immortals) by Alyson Noel
Think Twilight but with a slightly different twist. I picked up Evermore on a whim and fell in love, the book made me cry but want more. Quick reads.
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Many people overlook this book for a few reasons, A.they are trying to avoid the Twilight craze or B. it isn't Twilight. Well for me it was hard to get into, the first 80ish pages are slow and I actually put it down for a couple months (Edward never appeared so I got mad). When I got back into it I ended up love, love, loving this book. I dare to say this book may have pushed itself ahead of my Twi love. I cried my eyes out during this book too! You will love it I promise!
Witch, and Warrior by Marie Brennan
My friend who was stationed in Iraq sent me these books, I started on Witch and was totally confused to what was going on. I wanted to quit reading it but with the trouble my friend took to send them and my own rule "finish a book before a new one can be started" I kept reading. About 3/4 of the way through the first book I finally got it. With that being said the second book is much easier to read and the story goes a lot faster.
Nightwalker, Dayhunter, and Dawnbreaker (Dark Days series) by Jocelynn Drake Probably my favorite new series! Once again I randomly picked up Dayhunter at the grocery store of all places. I got home and realized there was a book before it so I went and found that one. These books are somewhat like the sookie series except the hot chick is a powerful vampire and not a human. If you pick any of my books to read these are my #1 choice right now.
Kissed by an Angel, the Power of Love, Soulmates by Elizabeth Chandler
I guess these books are rather old (out in 1995) but have been put into one large book. The individual books are only a little over 200 pages so I read one book per night. It's focus is on a high school girl but I feel like those books just work right now. I mean really who doesn't remember being in love in high school and this story brings that back. I also cried in the first and last of these books so be prepared!
Music
Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted Taylor Swift - Fearless
If you don't have either of these cds something is wrong with you! Both amazing and talented girls with songs that just fit your life, well at least mine!
Paramore - Brand New Eyes
I'm a huge Paramore fan but even critics agreed this cd is awesome. Maybe you haven't gotten into them because it's not main stream radio or because you think it's just for the emo kids, WRONG. Paramore is like No Doubt 2.0 and you might be surprised to how much you like them after listening to Brand New Eyes.
Daughtry - Leave This Town
It's just good from beginning to end. If I can put a cd in and not skip a single song, then they did something right.
Bobby Long - As I have been talking about in my vlog for @whensheisdrunk I just went to a Bobby Long song and fell in love. He co-wrote a song on the Twilight soundtrack "Let Me Sign" sung by Robert Pattinson. He doesn't have any official cds out but you can check out his music atMyspace Bobby Long Music
Books
The entire Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris
These books are what the hbo series True Blood is based on. Look for a mix of adult love and mystery. Always something going on for the reader to enjoy. I read 8 or 9 of these books in a 3 week period, I couldn't get enough!
Evermore, Blue Moon, and Shadowland (The Immortals) by Alyson Noel
Think Twilight but with a slightly different twist. I picked up Evermore on a whim and fell in love, the book made me cry but want more. Quick reads.
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Many people overlook this book for a few reasons, A.they are trying to avoid the Twilight craze or B. it isn't Twilight. Well for me it was hard to get into, the first 80ish pages are slow and I actually put it down for a couple months (Edward never appeared so I got mad). When I got back into it I ended up love, love, loving this book. I dare to say this book may have pushed itself ahead of my Twi love. I cried my eyes out during this book too! You will love it I promise!
Witch, and Warrior by Marie Brennan
My friend who was stationed in Iraq sent me these books, I started on Witch and was totally confused to what was going on. I wanted to quit reading it but with the trouble my friend took to send them and my own rule "finish a book before a new one can be started" I kept reading. About 3/4 of the way through the first book I finally got it. With that being said the second book is much easier to read and the story goes a lot faster.
Nightwalker, Dayhunter, and Dawnbreaker (Dark Days series) by Jocelynn Drake Probably my favorite new series! Once again I randomly picked up Dayhunter at the grocery store of all places. I got home and realized there was a book before it so I went and found that one. These books are somewhat like the sookie series except the hot chick is a powerful vampire and not a human. If you pick any of my books to read these are my #1 choice right now.
Kissed by an Angel, the Power of Love, Soulmates by Elizabeth Chandler
I guess these books are rather old (out in 1995) but have been put into one large book. The individual books are only a little over 200 pages so I read one book per night. It's focus is on a high school girl but I feel like those books just work right now. I mean really who doesn't remember being in love in high school and this story brings that back. I also cried in the first and last of these books so be prepared!
Music
Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted Taylor Swift - Fearless
If you don't have either of these cds something is wrong with you! Both amazing and talented girls with songs that just fit your life, well at least mine!
Paramore - Brand New Eyes
I'm a huge Paramore fan but even critics agreed this cd is awesome. Maybe you haven't gotten into them because it's not main stream radio or because you think it's just for the emo kids, WRONG. Paramore is like No Doubt 2.0 and you might be surprised to how much you like them after listening to Brand New Eyes.
Daughtry - Leave This Town
It's just good from beginning to end. If I can put a cd in and not skip a single song, then they did something right.
Bobby Long - As I have been talking about in my vlog for @whensheisdrunk I just went to a Bobby Long song and fell in love. He co-wrote a song on the Twilight soundtrack "Let Me Sign" sung by Robert Pattinson. He doesn't have any official cds out but you can check out his music atMyspace Bobby Long Music
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