I haven't blogged in forever!

I think it's been about 2 week since I last posted something! So many different things have been going on and the nice weather has definitely kept me away from electronics more. I absolutely am loving this weather (except the random couple days where it was cold)!
So you are probably wondering what has happened in the last couple weeks that I have been absent!?
Well...

1. Nibbles has gotten spayed and she has to wear a cone to keep her from chewing her stitches out (had to take her back to the vet to get staples put in) but she's doing okay now. (Don't tell but we sometimes take off the cone when we are home and watch her so she can have a break from the stupid thing!)

2. I got new window clings! Yay! (FYI: I love window clings!)

3. I heard my sperm donor's (Wes's) voice for the first time ever. It was very strange picking up the phone and hearing "Hello, this is your father." because 1. You're not my father, Nick Dobruk is, and 2. you chose drugs over me. I was actually a little shaken up by it and I'm not really sure why.

4. Zazzamarandabo died. Zaz (for short) was my mouse. She was the best mouse ever and I know this probably sounds silly to you but I actually cried hysterically after Sebastian told me she died. I love all of my pets very much, even a little ole mouse.

5. I'm STILL waiting on my birth certificate to come in the mail so that I can get a S.S. card then I can get an I.D., THEN I can start working at Giant Eagle. God bless them for being to patient. They call every week to see if I have my stuff yet and when I say "No, I'm so sorry!" they repeat, "It's okay! It's okay! No worries!".

6. I biked completely around the Peninsula for the first time EVER with Sebastian! It was so much fun and it made me feel real accomplished because honestly, I didn't think I could do it. We even packed a lunch, strapped it to Sebastian's bike and grilled ourselves a nice meal after about 3/4 of the way done!

Me in front of one of the ponds.



Grillin'!



I wanted to go swimming so bad! But I knew that the water was only about 40!!

7. Sebastian received a job at Mercyhurst college being a dishwasher but will move up to better (cooking) positions quick because the people that interviewed him really liked him and his "work ethic"! I am so excited and happy for him, he will get real good health insurance, a raise every year AND half offMercyhurst tuition!!!! He will go to college in the Fall to their culinary program they have based at the Northeast campus. I AM SO PROUD!

8. And last but not least, got to go to Grove City with the best neighbors ever! You know who you are!

So, there you have it! Ah, it felt good to type again!

~Bri

Dear Backyard

You have brought me so much peace throughout the years, so much fun and and so many laughs. You have hosted parties that brought family together and you have been a playground for so many children. Do you remember me when I was a little girl? Do you remember my mom? Do you remember that she planted those maple trees for you? They have grown so tall in the past 30+ years. Do you remember my Papa building that swing set for me so many years ago? Do you remember when my Paapa (my great grandpa) use to push me in my baby swing and how he would sing to me? I do. I remember all those things and more. Do you remember me as a baby that couldn't even walk yet, crawling around in your trees' Fall leaves? Do you remember me and Geeshla, the dog, playing together? You probably know this but Geeshla died when I was about 3. She was a good dog, I wish I could have known her better. Do you remember all the times friends and family would have water ballon fights? Do you remember all the times we would play badminton? We couldn't have done with out you. Backyard, you really do mean a lot to me. Most of my childhood existed with you and in the house that you hold. I had to leave when I was around 3 but almost every other day I still saw you. Mom and Dad worked, so I was left in Grandma and Papa's (your owners) care. And I came back, didn't I? Do you still remember all the picnic lunches we would have outside? Remember when you once held a pool? I miss that pool. We would splash so much water onto you, I don't know how there was any left inside of it at the end of the day. Do you remember me and my cousins always getting trouble for splashing too much? I do. I will always remember everything you did for me. No matter what happens, even when we will move away one day whether it be soon or far into the future, I will watch my home movies and see you and all the memories you were part of. You were and still are so peaceful. As I sit here typing, I see you and all the wonderful memories like a flashback going through my mind. One day when you are not mine anymore, I will miss you deeply.

-Bri
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Drop A Pebble In The Water

  Here's a poem of inspiration for the day. 

 

Drop A Pebble In The Water

Drop a pebble in the water, just a splash, and it’s gone;
But there’s half a hundred ripples circling on and on and on,
Spreading, spreading from the center, flowing on out to sea.
And there is no way of telling where the end is going to be.

Drop a pebble in the water; in a minute you will forget,
But there’s little waves a-flowing and there’s ripples circling yet,
And those little waves a-flowing to a great big wave have grown;
You’ve disturbed a mighty river just by dropping in a stone.

Drop an unkind word, or careless: in a minute it is gone;
But there’s half a hundred ripples circling on and on and on,
They keep spreading, spreading, spreading from the center as they go,
And there is no way to stop them, once you’ve started the flow.

Drop an unkind word, or careless: in a minute you forget;
But there’s little waves a-flowing, and there’s ripples circling yet.
And perhaps in some sad heart a mighty wave of tears you’ve stirred,
And disturbed a life that was happy where you dropped that unkind word.

Drop a word of cheer and kindness: just a flash and it is gone;
But there is half a hundred ripples circling on and on and on,
Bearing hope and joy and comfort on each splashing, dashing wave,
Till you wouldn’t believe the volume of the one kind word you gave.

Drop a word of cheer and kindness: in a minute you will forget;
But there’s gladness still a –swelling, and there’s joy circling yet.
And you’ve rolled a wave of comfort whose sweet music can be heard,
Over miles and miles of water just by dropping one kind word.

~~James W. Foley~~ 

I found this poem amazing and thought that it should be shared. I know I am going to remember this poem and its word for the rest of my life. 

 

~Bri

Happy Birthday to my 96 Year Old Great Grandma!

I would like to wish my great grandma Happy Birthday! Yesterday, Elizabeth Wampler turned 96 years old! God has blessed her with many years to live and she has taught me so many things. Recently she has been in the hospital because of fluid in her lungs and a hole in her heart but she is now back home and trying to become stronger again day by day. I pray God continues to bless me and my family with her presence.

We all call her Little Grandma, because when I was little, she was the littlest Grandma I had out of 4 grandma's!

Little Grandma, Nyke and Myself (2010, I think)

 ~Bri

P.S. Here's a nice thought for today:

Venus Transit!!!

Today I had the awesome experience of getting to enjoy the Edinboro Planetarium. I went there when I was in middle school but it was really cool to see it again. I learned something that I just thought was so cool and it's a once in lifetime thing! The man that presented the planetarium talked about something called a Venus Transit. A Venus Transit is when Venus passes in between the earth and the sun and when we can see the black outline of the planet. So, it's kind of like a solar eclipse except with Venus! (There's more to it than that, but I can not explain it for the life of me!) The man also said something about how when a Venus Transit happens, it will be towards the top of the sun and then 8 years later, it will be near the bottom. Apparently, the cycle only happens every 105 years, and lucky us, we will get to see it happen in June of this year! June 5th exactly around 5 o'clock! Once in a lifetime thing happening then! Get ready! I know it's as close to Venus as I'll ever get!


Here are dates when a Venus Transit happened & will happen again.

~Bri

Running is...

Mark Will-Weber once said, "Running is real and relatively simple…but it ain't easy." Boy, was he right! I decided to go for a walk/run today and realized how much I need to get back into shape! So, I have decided to start with the walk/run challenge where I will walk for 3 minutes, then run for 2 and repeat for about 30 minutes every couple days. Then eventually, I will be able to run longer and walk less. AND THEN, hopefully I will be able to just run. But I must not get ahead of myself too quickly, otherwise I might get discouraged and quit. I have a tendency to do that. Maybe blogging about it, might help me stick to it better? I think on the days that I don't run, I will make myself play 30 minutes of Just Dance 3! LOL!

I definitely need some hope right now!

~Bri