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Today was the greatest of days.

Warning: rambling to follow.

Everyday at work during my lunch hour, I go on a short run around downtown and then grab a quick bite to eat and chat with the ladies for a little while and then rinse off and back to work. Today’s chat with the ladies was awesome.
When I walked up to the table I was immediately bombarded with questions, as apparently they had been talking about me while I was on my run. They started with “ok Kim, tell us how your parents did it… Tell us how they raised you!” My response was…. “what?”
They proceeded to tell me they had all come to the conclusion that they would like their kids to turn out like me so they needed to know my families parenting techniques. Like my parents held some kind of secret :)
I was floored! What an amazing compliment! One of the most flattering things anyone has said to me. Because not only were they complimenting me, but my parents as well, my family, my entire upbringing.
So I started telling them all the “parenting techniques” I could remember that my parents used. I realized I had SO many of them. SO much great advice to hand out. My parents are so incredibly wonderful it’s ridiculous.
Then after all of that one of the ladies approached me after lunch and asked if I thought being brought up in the church helped me to become a better person. This opened up a religious discussion… Long story short, turns out she’s been looking for a church for years and never found one she liked. So I invited her to my church and sounds like she might actually come! Whattttt. I’m not someone who’s very good at talking to people about that stuff, so this was so exciting for me!
Ended the day with a birthday celebration for my papa (which was especially great considering I spent much of the day reflecting on what an amazing father he was/is). Fondue and movie night. Spent with my entire fun, crazy, awesome family.
On top of ALL of that, I get to sleep in tomorrow.

Best. Day. Ever.

This morning I took a pill for my allergies. I failed to recognize that this medication was labeled “drowsy”. This resulted in me practically falling asleep at my desk and jumbling my speech at 8:30am. So I decided the only way to battle through the day was to get a coffee (which I haven’t had in almost 2 years). The sudden rush of caffeine that I haven’t experienced in so long, caused my body to shake like I had freaking Parkinson’s. And currently my body is rejecting these opposing drugs with nausea and headaches.

But at least my allergies are gone. Haha
Lovely :)

I have always gotten along with my parents, but when I realized I would have to move back in with them for a little bit I was not super jazzed about the idea.
But then I moved in yesterday. Last night my parents bought me a brand new tv for my birthday and my dad is going to install directv to it. My mom made my lunch for work today and made me breakfast this morning. Thanks best parents ever!

…. I could get used to this!

I love my town.
I love that I’m more likely to brake for turkeys and deer than pedestrians.
I love that there’s barns and vineyards and open fields that haven’t been paved over or built on.
I love that I can actually see the stars at night.. Millions of them
I love that people are more afraid of getting attacked by a mountain lion than a human.
And I love that this is the view from my front porch.

I must just be a hick at heart

TGIF

Well today is going to be wonderful and that’s for sure. I had my entire iPod on shuffle this morning while I was getting ready and it played my two favorite Justin Bieber songs back to back… Helloooo Friday!

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