New (Used) Car!

Since our ever so lovely '98 Plymoth Breeze will not get to pass inspection this November (due to rust, damage and just being plain old) and the fact that the PT Cruiser still only leaves us with one car, we just finalized the plans for a new (used) one! It is a Dodge Intrepid. And for being a 2000, it's in pretty darn good shape, has a lot of miles still left for it to run, and came at a great price!



 

 

The car will be driven off the lot on Monday and hopefully, I will pass my drivers test this upcoming Wednesday. Then we will have two cars for the both of us and I will finally be a complete adult that has a job and can drive! (Fingers crossed for next Wednesday!) If I don't pass though I will just reschedule as soon as possible, no biggie.

 

And then maybe one day, (if Sebastian ever finds time) him and my dad will work on the Lincoln MarkVIII that is sitting at my Grandma D's house just waiting (and wishing!) to be repaired and we will have 3 cars! Hmmm, the possibilities!?

 

 

Fall is here!

Fall is here! Hooray! Hoorah! Yippee! As you probably can tell, I really love Fall! It is my favorite season of all.
As you can see, the leaves are starting to change and starting to fall already:



I love how this tree has patches of changing leaves. It's so pretty.

I find so much symbolism in Fall. I just love how everything is getting ready for Winter and starting to fall asleep. I find hope in that. I find hope in the fact that they will wake up next Spring and it will be a whole new year with new adventures and new things to see. I believe that it goes to show that sleeping or dying isn't the end. It's only a waiting period for a new day, a new beginning. Fall makes me believe that there is more life than just this. Fall makes me have hope. Hope is what gives me strength to go through hard and difficult times. Hope is what relaxes me when there is nothing else left I can do. I think if I ever lost hope, I would end up lost and I wouldn't know where to go next. Hope fuels me to keep on going. I think hope is what makes me such a happy person.

-Bri
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A Balance

I feel as though I have finally found a perfect balance between work, school, housework and other activities. Giant Eagle cut my hours at work to 24/week but Sebastian and I agree that it's okay for now, for I need time to do the things that he can't do since he goes to work and school pretty much 24/7. For example, I have time to do laundry, house cleaning, and cooking besides my own school work. I take care of everything else while he works his butt off for the both of us and I dearly, graciously love him for that. He never has to worry about whether he will have clean work clothes or not or whether he will have to get ready in a clean or dirty bathroom because I try my best to make sure he has what he needs. I make a pretty good housewife if I so say so myself! (lol) I am not perfect though, please do not think that I think I am. I know I am not. No one is. But I try my best and that is all that counts.

I am still sad that Little Grandma passed away last week. However, I am learning it is just a part of life that is hard but you can live through it. I have only ever went to two funerals before hers so I still didn't know what to expect last Wednesday and Thursday at the viewing and service. I did not cry because she lived a long life of 96 years. 96 years. I also did not cry because I have the comfort of knowing that one day we will meet again. I felt sad yes, I am not heartless, but I somehow felt like it was okay because she would tell me everytime I visited her that her time was coming. She would tell me that it was going to be okay and to not cry over her because she was going to see us all again. She was waiting while the rest of us denied it. We all thought she was going to live to 100. But she didn't and that is still okay. It's okay. She graced us with her presence and one day we will be graced by it again, along with God's grace too.

I did recently just get good news about my grades for my first two classes at Phoenix U Online. I passed Personal Finance with a B+ and Univiersity Studies with a A+! My goal was to get 2 A's and I was SO CLOSE with that B+ but I suppose I can still pat myself on the back for a job well done. I feel like I tried hard so that's what matters. I am now starting my next 2 classes which are: Composition I and Health & Wellness. I am excited for I love both of these subjects!

Sebastian's midterms at Mercyhurst Northeast will be coming up soon and so far he's doing excellent! He sometimes stresses out about having time to do school work since he has to work full time inorder to keep his 50% off tuition, but I try to help him the best I can. I help him stay organized and read his text aloud to him because sometimes that helps. I am deffinitaly very proud of him and what he is accomplishing! (And I love that he still finds time to make me dinner once and a while and suprises me with sweet little things!)

~Bri

Tidbit of a Poem

I wrote this poem when I was about 10. It made me smile so I'd thought I'd share it!

CHEESEBURGER
The cheeseburger sat alone one day.
The pickles didn’t want to play.
The ketchup stayed in the fridge to sleep.
The onions sat in the cupboard to weep.
As the cheeseburger began to cry,
It caught a little boy’s eye.
You probably know what happens next.
The little boy has no regrets.
He says it is so good and yummy.
Now there’s nothing else to satisfy his tummy.

Obviously I had an aversion to cheeseburgers when I was young... :)


-Bri
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I Speak for the Trees

The answer is YES, I am still alive! I have actually had complaints that I have not blogged in a while (I do miss it) so I though I would give it a go today since I have some TIME. When you work and go to college time is something that becomes precious and seems to disappear quickly. I have found this out these past couples months.

"So, how's life?" you ask? Here's how:

1) I have become absolutely OBSESSED with new Lorax movie. I have watched it about 5 times in the past week. (That's where all off my free time goes!) "I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues," and yes, I cried when they chopped down that first tree. It broke my heart. :(

2) I got my permit! Woot woot! 18 years old and finally, finally.... finally got it! (On the first try too!)

3) I'm still working at Giant Eagle and Sebastian is getting back to work from summer vacation at Mercyhurst.

4) Sebastian starts college on the 28th of this month and will be going to classes in the morning, then working from 4 till 9?10?11?12? whenever they close almost everyday. Boy, is he REALLY going to look forward to summer vacation now! lol

5) I am in week 7 of Phoenix University online and I am loving it! In case you forgot, I am going for an arts degree with a concentration on communication. Later on it will become a Bachelor's degree in journalism  (mostly likely).

6)  Sebastian and I went to Cedar point for the first time of our lives and had an awesome time on all the roller coasters! Of course, the day we went it had to be the hottest day of the summer so we mainly stuck around by the water rides and oh boy, did those Fast Lane passes come in handy then!

Well, that's about it. Nothing that new and exciting but it's all good stuff. The only bad thing that happened was that Little Grandma (my 96 year old great grandma) was taken to the hospital because the swelling in her legs wouldn't go down and it was getting really bad but she's okay now. All is well in my world right now, I couldn't be happier! And just in case you are wondering, Sebastian and I are starting to count down to our 5 year anniversary in December! I can't believe it's been that long!

Picture time! Yay!

Nemo, as he sits on the couch like, "hey".

Testing out the underwater capabilities of my camera.

I'm wearing my most favorite piggy shorts!!!

~Bri

Awesome, Awesome and more Awesome!

Phew! I have been SO BUSY lately! All I ever do anymore is work and college, work and college! (I'm not complaining!) ;)

I am in my second week of college and it is AWESOME! I have turned everything in on time so far and plan to keep it that way.

Giant Eagle is AWESOME, mostly. (lol) I don't mind doing brainless work but I would prefer to do something that I CAN use my brain for! But I am not going to go looking for jobs until I start driving because to ask someone to drive me any farther than GE is too much for me to ask! So I am humble doing tedious work for now...

Our (as in Sebastian and I) graduation party was SUPER AWESOME! I LOVED it and I think everyone else had a blast too! It was so great to see my family and Sebastian's family together getting along! There were no problems, not even with all the kids that were there! (When you know there's no major issues with kids at a party, you know it's a good day!) I say that because we had like 20 kids there and for the most part they got along and played together or in groups. At the party, we had what I called a "balloon release"! It was our friend Carl's idea and all the kids joined to participate in it. It was really cool and almost magical.

There are more graduation party pictures on my Facebook if you want to see more!



So, basically, life is great and I am so grateful to be living it! :)

~Bri

99 Confessions

I have seen this new "99 Confessions" thing floating around Facebook lately, so I thought I'd might as well be apart of it too. I might learn things about myself, (lol), I don't even know what all of the questions are yet! Well, here we go...

1. Last hug: at Giant Eagle with Sebastian (he picked me up from work)!
2. Last phone call: also Sebastian, telling me he was there at GE
3. Last text message: from my mom, electronically hugging me (lol)
4. Last song you heard: "Live Like You Were Dying" by Tim McGraw
5. Last time you cried: weeks ago? Why would anyone want to think about when they cry? lol

HAVE YOU EVER:
6. Dated someone twice: Yeah
7. Been cheated on: no, not to my knowledge
8. Kissed someone & regretted it: naw
9. Lost someone special: sadly
10. Been depressed: no, I'm pretty much smiley all the time :-P
11. Pulled all-nighter: yepps

LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS:
12. Green
13: Blue
14: Purple

THIS YEAR HAVE YOU:
15. Made a new friend: YESH!
16. Fallen out of love: Nope, still in love
17. Laughed until you cried: of course!
18. Met someone who changed you: naw
19. Found out who your true friends were: yeah
20. Found out someone was talking about you: no
21. Kissed anyone on your friend's list: uhhh, Sebastian obviously lol

YOUR LIFE.
22.How many people on your friends list do you know in real life: ALL
23. How many kids do you want: 2-3
24. Do you have any pets: Yes, 2 cats, 3 turtles, 1 hamster, 4 mice with lots of babies, and some fish
25. Do you want to change your name: NO! already been there, done that (haha)
26. What did you do for your last Birthday: Had a bonfire!
27. What time did you wake up today: 5 AM, to get ready for work
28. What were you doing at midnight last night: sawing logs, zzzz....
29. Name something you cannot wait for: Mine & Sebastian's grad party!
30. Last time you saw your mother: Yesterday :)
31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life: nothing, I love my life
32. What are you listening to right now: the water running in and out of the filter in the turtles' tank
33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: YES!
34. Who's getting on your nerves right now: nobody
35. Most visited webpage: Facebook
36. Whats your real name: Briana Leigh Dobruk
37. Nicknames: Bri, Banana
38. Relationship Status: In a Relationship
40. Male or female: female
44. Write w/e you want here: I LOVE THE BOY WITH THE BREAD! (AKA Peeta from The Hunger Games)
45. Long or short: medium
46. Height: 5'5'
47. Do you have a crush on someone: just my boyfriend ;)
48. What do you like about yourself: my personality
49. Piercings: just ears
50. Tattoos: none
51. Righty or lefty: righty!

FIRSTS:
53. First piercing: ears, October 2007
54. First best friend: eh, I don't remember
55. First sport you joined: I did gymnastics for a couple years.
56. First vacation: Coco beach, FL, I think

RIGHT NOW:
59. Eating: nothing
60. Drinking: nothing
61. I'm about to: watch Futurama
62. Listening to: turtles tank again
63. Waiting for: the air to get De-humidified

YOUR FUTURE:
64. Want kids: YESH!
65. Get married: YESH!
66. Career: journalist or editor

WHICH IS BETTER:
67. Lips or eyes: eyes
68. Hugs or kisses: kisses
69. Shorter or taller: taller definitely!
70. Older or Younger: same age
71. Romantic or spontaneous: romantically spontaneous
73. Sensitive or loud: sensitive
74. Hook-up or relationship: relationship

HAVE YOU EVER:
76. Kissed a stranger: NO, EW!
77. Stole something for someone: no, I am a law abiding citizen (teehee)
78. Lost glasses/contacts: nope, i need my glass all the time
79. Hurt yourself: not on purpose
80. Broken someone's heart: yeah...
82. Been arrested: heck no!
83. Turned someone down: yeah...
84. Cried when someone died: OF COURSE! DUH!
85. fallen for a friend: yeah, Sebastian is/was my best friend ever!

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
86. Yourself: YEPPERS
87. Miracles: definitely
88. Love at first sight: yes
89. Heaven: yes
90. Santa Clause: no but i want to lol
91. Kiss on the first date: sure
92. Angels: YES

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
94. Had more than 1 boyfriend at a time: Yeah, teehee, but they knew about it
95. Did you sing today: yeah, everyday
96. First person in your contacts: Anna Z
97. If you could go back in time, how far would you go?: 10 years, so I could be with Grammy and Paapa again <3
98. One person you still care about: I care about everyone.
99. Are you afraid of falling in love?: Nope, I'm falling face first (haha)