Back Up

I am happy to be back up on two feet and feeling much better!

This past weekend I layed out to try and catch a few flattering rays for the wedding I am in in 13 more days!!

Unfortunatly, I fell asleep out side and got burnt {"It was the badly burnt Albaninian boy..."- Flight Of the Conchords} .. not too bunrt though mostly just dehydrated. And man it wasn't messing around. I was pretty much in bed with a Gaterade IV for the most of SUnday Monday Tuesday Wednesday. BUT NOT TODAY! WOOOHOOO!

I looked back at a few of my texts, emails, and status comments and I am certain that my sick self is much much more of a weirdo then my healthy self.

Example:

FB status update by S: Your crazy Friday nights are my Monday nights..

BOFamily comment: Sweet so then you had a Twilight marathon too then? Good deal.

She thought it was hilarious but I swear to you that I did just watch all three Twilight films lol

{AND LOVED IT! }

emails my friends had to endure:

So I'm still not feeling well. And true to "sick Bridgette" days I am now having a twilight marathon! hizah! {see!} The need to vomit is a tiny bit less for a few:). Hope your day is better than mine girlie.

Ps I will not be tan for ur wedding as I will never lay out again.
That's a lie.
But I will never lay out for longer than twenty min at a time.
With high amounts of sun block.
And coolers full of light purple Gatorade.
Also. Did u know my iPhone has Gatorade in it's guess text?
Weird.
I wonder if certain brands pay for that? Do u think? Liiiiiike ... Coke. Yep pepsi oooo pepsi didn't. Stupid stupid pepsi your missing out. I'd waaaaay rather have a coke now and NOT a pepsi becuase if my iPhone doesn't like enough to remember it then fuck it right?
Thoughts of a sick person~B

Ugh.. my poor friends. But none the less Im still plucking along doing the usual...

I am getting so excited preparing for my friend Lous' wedding!!! We have a girls night/bacholorett party this weekend, we'll have another girls night with just the twins and myself right before the wedding {the TriPod as they call us} Manicures, hair appointments and all things girlie will happen in one quick flash I am sure as the day is upon us.

She sent me pictures from her trial hair and make up session and ladies.. she looks freaking STUNNING! Sooo beautiful!

Can't wait!

;) There might also be a sneak post wedding massage for the MOH and I to destress ;)

I am also continuing the fight to be able to creat my perfect braided crown. its sooo much harder then it looks my goodness! But dring all these trials my hair sure looks nice and wavey these days !!

So tell me.. what have you been up to?

all pics via

To the Moms and Mommas to be

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My adorable friend Underwood sent my mom an email with a few questions in reguards to parenting for a class she is taking.

I asked my mom to forward me the email while we were talking the other night about my general lack of direction in life, and my flighty ideals on how I think my life "should" be. (pssst the word "should".. I hate it!) {"Are we shoulding all over ourselves?"-CB S&C}

Her advice as per usual, is wonderful and full of love. She recalled a conversation with a sibling who after watching a tv program asked her if he could be a clown. I loved her responce because it isn't just, "yeah" "sure why not", but encouraged and pointed out the things he is good at that would make him good at his new found goal.

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My moms endless support and laughter is one of the many thing I love and find comfort in.

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I know I have a few mommy/mommy to be readers out there so I thought I would share those Q/As with you too! They are about the five of us kids, all very honest and definatly from the heart...

Enjoy and don't hesitate to give your 2cents too! You can post or email me your answers to this questions if you are so inspired to, I am loving the way I have opened up to children and the idea of being a maybe momma myself.

 

1. What are your fondest memories?

My fondest memories are those where I was amazed by their individuality, their
purity and innocence, and the fascinating questions and observations they had. I
was in awe that they were mine, given to me to care for - for as long as they
needed me.


2. What were the biggest challenges in parenting your children?

My biggest challenge is that I was a single parent from the time my oldest was
12 and my youngest 2. Consequently, my decisions had paramount impact on them
and I was deeply aware of this. Secondly, the drug culture tip-toed into the
life of one of my children and I found myself terrified. As noted above, my
decisions, every single one of them was mede with love, and with their 
best interest in my heart.



3. Would you do anything differently if you could go back in time?

I would have left my marriage sooner. Had I done that, the negative impact of
their father would have been much less. However, one cannot do something until
they are Positive it is the right move. I "replayed" that decision over and
over in my mind for years after having left. Each time I came to the answer,
"yes it was the right decision to break up this family." But in my own process
of having to know if it was right for all of us... I let it last years longer
than I should have. I only learned this in retrospect.

4. What are the most important things to teach your children so that they will grow up to be successful in their relationships and chosen career?

I believe that children are amazing, if only we will let them be. It was always
my intention and my prayer, and my purpose to suppot them in whatever endeavor
they even mentioned. Once my young child (3 years old) had watched a TV show
where the circus came to town. Afterward, he came to me and asked me if he
could be a clown when he grew up... I told him, 'Absolutely! you're a funny guy,
you'd be a great clown!" then he asked me if his favorite stuffed bear could be
an elephant... I said, "he certainly can!!" and so, no matter the age, the question, the direction, I supported their ideas  (often knowing it would never happen) but never-ever telling them that. Right
up to planning a financial strategy of getting one of them into a university (I
knew would never happen) but that they were so interested in, I sat and planned
and talked money and effort and scholastic ability and we made a graph and a
list of what was needed. That child did not go to that universtiy, but not
surprisingly, his achievements far surpassed that idea at that time.
Each of my children has taken my breath away with their creativity and their
pursuit of who they are.

Regarding relationships: I taught them to always be honest, becasue once trust
was broken, it is near impossible to ever have that person trust you again, no
matter how sorry you are or how many years you try to prove it... secondly, to
think of others... that although we are each important, helping others and
Loving as we go are our reasons for being here.



5. What advice would you give parents today?

Chill the 'f' out.
Talk to your children; don't just believe what you hear about them. Ask them
directly. Then talk about it. And most importantly, do whatever you do, with
love. whether you speak it, show it, give it in silence...get the message
across. Without love, children are lost.



6. What did they do for their career while they were raising their family (i.e.
full-time homemaker, teacher, policeman, sales, etc.).

I was a single mother who was committed to doing whatever it took to keep
employeed and provide a good home: I was a homeaker always...and I was a
waitress; a school bus driver; I worked front office for an audiologist who took
a chance on me and because of that office experience, I was able to graduate in
salary to law offices; medical facilities; mental health offices; dementia units
in hospitals; to virtually being hospice nurse to my own mother; to medical
offices again.
I am presently a pod manager for a very busy family practice office within a
medical group in chico ca.


Thank you so much!
you are welcome my dear girl. i hope this helps your project in some way :)


love love cathy
 

My momma dear often pictured with a flower in her hair a year ago or so on her birthday!

via my old non iPhone phone..

Up UP!

You know when something happens and your like, “wow, did that really just happen?” and you think that other people should know what happened, but you also think that being a pot stirring, whistle blowing, drama causer would be a crummy thing at a time like this.. in times like these? … know what I mean? No that’s ok. I hardly do too.

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This is what happens when your cup of coffee gives you a subtle hand shake awake instead of a sturdy shoulder shake and bitch slap in the morning.. yeah my work coffee is weeeeeak {frat boy voice}!

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So I finally got my taxes done, and I am happy to learn I’ll be receiving a very happy gift from the federal folks and state sweetie pies in a week or so. However, like most of my money as fast as I can earn it, it is being assigned a new home, in a new area code (aka bank account, like oh I don’t know.. my Express card maybe? But I don’t care what any judgie bears say.. those dresses were NEEDED dam it!)



Here is a list of all the things my money will NOT be going to even though it would be super bomb!
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Clothes, home goods, baking materials/kitchen gadgets, clothes, shoes, purses, make up, accessories, shoes, jewelry, clothes, trips, dinners, shoes, movies, perfumes, tickets to baseball games, or shoes!

Yeah a few things were put on the list more than once based on my devastation.

However, it will be going towards bills, school loan, travel up north for a wedding, and traveling east to NY when I move there in September.



I have decided for sure end of August/September. YES, celebrating a new year in a new city would be awesome (with a new hair cut OF course) but I think celebrating one more year with my friends and my sister will be equally awesome and in so many ways better. I am also planning to make a road trip like adventure with them when I do move to NY so this will be a part of the birthday celebration. My one sister and I have birthdays that are very close together so that will be fun! Our Grandpas birthday and our nephews birthday that month.. it’s a busy one! This year however, my grandpa will be celebrating his 90th birthday!! Yahoo Go Gramps! So I’d like to be around and available for any celebratory get togethers my family might have for that in September as well.



While {still!} catching up on many of your recent posts I was stopped by Style Me Prettys last few posts. UGH these weddings will they ever end? I hope not :) This site has ruined me for any kind of realistic wedding in my future, boy I’ll tell ya!

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However, this bride here below is so freaking happy and GEORGOUS! I can’t hardly stand it. All I want to do this weekend is smile, and put my face to the sun and enjoy the small fleeting cool/luke warm breezes this AZ Spring has to offer!

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I am so excited folks! The loves of my life Mumford and Sons are always playing.. but so are songs off of Cage The Elephants albums. AND GUESS WHAT? I am totes going to go see them this month. SUPER excited. I love them  If you haven’t already, dude.. go check them out! I really like their newest radio release “Shake me Down”.



My other good listens?

“Easy Silence” by the Dixie Chicks, and “There’s Your Trouble”

lol I totally forgot how much I really really love them! I watched “Shut Up & Sing” last night and for the first time found out what actually happened with that whole thing.. I think I’m what??? 8yrs behind on this news? Lol Oh well I feel like writing them a love letter right about now. LOVE them, and their babies, and hubbies!

Anything by Alexis Murdoch, and of course my ongoing swooning over Florence and the Machine.


Have a great weekend peeps!

Baby of the Family~ Lookin’ up