New Album!

Sugarland's new album, The Incredible Machine comes out on Tuesday. I'm excited for some new music! I love the idea of going and buying a new cd. I'm not a huge itunes fan. It's great for individual songs but I still love going to the music store and buying a hard copy of an album. I love music! If this video doesn't get you excited for the new cd, I don't know what will!
Make sure you scroll to the bottom of the blog and pause my music before pressing play on the video.

Recharge.

I feel like I always complain in every post on my blog, but oh well. Hence, it's my blog and it's me-raw and unpolished. I'm thinking about changing it's name to "Amber's grumbles". Just kidding. I'm so run down. School has been crazy lately because the course ends next Wednesday. I start my new job Monday. I just feel so out of touch with my life. Kind of lonely. . . Half of it has to do with lack of sleep. I'm sure if I slept better, I would feel better. I also need to do service. Service ALWAYS makes me feel better, and I don't remember the last time I served someone. I miss Ava. It's times like this in life, when I would be stressed to the max, Ava would come up to me, get right in my face, and ask "Amber, you sad?" Now, how can you be sad or stressed after that? She always made me feel better. It's weird how a 2 year old can make your entire day. I miss her, but it's okay. Everything is going to be better because it is Fall Break this week. Thank the good heavens. I don't work Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday nor do I have school. So tomorrow (Wednesday) is my Friday and I couldn't be more elated. I plan to have a good time. I'm going to get my "Halloween" on and go do scary stuff with friends. I also plan to sleep and just get myself back! I want to get more into music. I used to play the piano and the guitar every day and now, it's rare if I make the time. I need to start doing that again, it's such a good outlet. We all need outlets. I just need to get recharged and I will be good to go for the upcoming weeks!! Thank goodness for weekends and fall break so that people like me can recharge and get their bearings back! Oh, and I plan to eat a caramel apple-come on, caramel apples are like the divinity of fall treats. That is bound to make me feel much better. I will be good as new after a caramel apple and a good weekend of recharging and fun!! I hope everyone has a good weekend, eat a caramel apple, trust me- it really will make your weekend that much better. Happy Fall Break everyone!!

Oh hum.

I am about to admit something to all of you that I had a hard time admitting to my very best of friends. . . so don't judge. Amidst this past week, I have been exhausted for days now, it's been a crazy couple of weeks for me. Last night I had my first clinical for school. It was fine. I came home and threw up (too much info? you should know better by now, reading my blog should come with a warning: view discretion is advised). Don't know why I threw up. I don't have the flu. I think it's exhaustion. I tend to vomit when I get very stressed or just really tired. This morning I woke up with a migraine. I was up too early with not enough sleep because I had to work. I am about to admit something to all of you that I had a hard time admitting to my very best of friends. . . so don't judge. Amidst this past week, I have been exhausted for days now, it's been a crazy couple of weeks for me. Last night I had my first clinical for school. It was fine. I came home and threw up (too much info? you should know better by now, reading my blog should come with a warning: view discretion is advised). Don't know why I threw up. I don't have the flu. I think it's exhaustion. I tend to vomit when I get very stressed or just really tired. This morning I woke up with a migraine. I was up too early with not enough sleep because I had to work. This is what I am so ashamed to admit, so don't judge---On my way to work I hit a parked trailer. Yep. Parked. No, I wasn't texting, it was just plain stupidity. I don't even know how it happened. No damage at all done to the trailer, not eve a scratch. My car. . . big long dent. I side swiped the trailer hitch and the hitch is what did the damage. I didn't even cuss when it happend, I just said in my head "oh hum" life happens I guess.
In my defense, it is a very narrow road and the hitch is hard to see. Still, SO DUMB. I have NEVER hit anything with my car before, never gotten a ticket, etc, etc. This is the first incident for me. At least it was a small accident, only damage done to me, because it could have been worse. It really was no big deal. Except that it will cost my whole pay check to fix my dent. I am blaming it on lack of sleep and a headache, no doubt. I make fun of people that hit parked things, and here I am, one of them. I'm so ashamed and embarrassed. How dumb of me. I've decided I shouldn't be allowed to drive when I'm exhausted! Watch out for me on the road, JUST KIDDING! I am a good driver, I promise. Anyway, I just wanted to share my stupidity with everyone and be a cry baby about it. All is well. I love October and my house is looking pretty awesome with all it's Halloween decor and I still have more things to put outSchool ends soon and I start my job at the hospital soon. Life is good. . . despite the dent in my car ;)

Good to see my peeps.

Last week Jodi and the kiddos visited. It was so great. So so so great. On Thursday, I knew they were here and couldn't wait to see them, but Jodi's cell phone was dead and it was actually very hard to get ahold of her. Plus I was working and I had to go to school that night. When I was leaving to school around 4:30pm I passed by the cul-de-sac and saw that Jodi and the kids were up there playing. I drove by and continued onto school. I was half way down battlecreek when I just couldn't help but turn the car around and go back to say hello! I felt SO dumb with the whole cul-de-sac clan out there chatting, and me just pulling up unannounced. But I did it anyway, it had been over a month since I saw my "peeps" as I call them, and I just had to see them! I just stopped by real quick and said hello to the cute kids and went on my way to school. I was late to school and it was very hard not to just skip school and stay but then I would have to make up school time so I made myself go to school! But I had a great night at school because I got to see those kiddos! Don't tell anyone, but I totally cried in the car after leaving them and continuing on my way to school. Saturday, I spent the entire day with Jodi and the kids! It was great to see them and spend so much time with them!

When I pulled up Saturday morning and got out of the car, Ava was outside playing. She turned around, yelled my name, then took of running into my arms. How cute. How could you not cry after something like that? Ava is my soul sista. I love her. Elijah has gotten so big and talks a lot more. Marshall has gained a lot of weight (which is good for that skinny little guy) and is still the same cute heartbreaker. Ava was as funny as ever. We were at the mall and she wouldn't let anyone else push her in her stroller but me. Love her. I had so much fun spending time with my peeps! It was good to see them all. Saturday night it was girls night without the kiddos. We had a lot of laughs, as usual and it felt like Jodi never left. I miss Jodi, we often text each other on our bad days and a phrase that is said constantly back and forth is "if I was there, I would bring you a dr. pepper". Haha, we are total caffeine junkies. She's a great friend and I miss her. Now they are back in NY moving into their new house. I needed their visit, it was the pick me up that I needed. It helped me feel so much better. I was so sad to see them go but I will look forward to November when I see them again! We had so much fun!!