1 Full year!

Today is mine and Colton's one year anniversary, (well one year is stretching it a little bit). Today is not the day that we started dating again, just the day we started talking again, the day we started dating came much later. (However neither one of us can remember that exact date.) We've never really had a normal relationship so it's only normal that we have an abnormal anniversary. lol.

I am grateful that I have been able to spend this year with someone that I care so much about and with someone who cares so much about me. Colton and I have always had our ups and downs but no matter what we always work things out.  I am so blessed to have Colton in my life, he always know how to make me smile if I've had a bad day, or takes care of me when I'm sick.
Plus if Colton can put up with my attitude and personality for this long then there is no doubt in my mind how much he loves me. Lol

Now I wont make this a very long post, cuz I know that no one wants to read a really long lovey dovey post. I mean ew I wouldn't even want to read that! But since it is our "anniversary" I felt the need to brag about my amazing boyfriend for a little bit. :)

Happy Anniversary Colton! I love you!

James.

This blog will be short but it needs to be posted. I have listed a link to my sisters blog.  It is about her friends baby boy James who was diagnosed with a Brain Tumor at 7 months old.  I couldn't help but crying after reading this. I cannot imagine what this family is going through, all I can do is lift them up in prayer!


http://thescottlandyard.blogspot.com/2011/07/you-only-said-id-never-go-alone.html

Just Random Thoughts

I realized that I am not quite sure why I have a blog.  I don't update very often and I don't ever really have much to say, I was sick and had time to post but still didn't have much to say.   So here is my latest post of random thoughts I've had the past week or two.

TV
True Blood season 4 premiered recently so of course I had to watch it! I have read all the books of course!  Anyways so season 1 followed the book almost (and I use the term loosely) exact, of course there were a few minor changes and a side story or two added in but over all was pretty close.  Season 2 decided to get a little more crazy but the main point still followed the book, just one major side story added in to the show that was very small in the book, but we are still good on the show meeting the book. Season 3 comes along and some people are still alive that shouldn't be but again the main story line is still pretty much the same. (Colton watches the seasons with me when they come out on DVD so he knows everything that's wrong lol.)  Now Season 4 just premiered, I watched the first episode and the only thing about this first episode and the book are that the main character's name is Sookie, her two vampires are Bill and Eric, and her brother is named Jason..... THAT'S IT!!! The story line, the time line... EVERYTHING is wrong!! Now I have seen several books turned movies and yea I get a lil frustrated but not near as frustrated as this!!! Movies at least keep most things similar to the book.  And after 3 seasons of staying pretty accurate with the book why would you go and throw it all off like that!! Now I am gonna keep an open mind and watch a few more episodes but I think True Blood maybe a show I have to stop watching... *tear*


Softball!
I joined a softball team last June that consisted of a bunch of people from my old church, and aside from our first season when we were first place with maybe 2 losses. Well ever since that season we had been undefeated, which after 3 seasons started getting a lil boring. My coach kept telling us that we were in the D league (which is the hardest league).  I had played in D league on a previous team on Mondays and thought there was no way we should be undefeated... Maybe Thursday D league is different than Mondays. Well come to find out that we were not in D league but in E league. This season we are in D league and are now 0-2.  Now I know I wanted competition but I didn't want competition to loose too, just someone to give us a closer game so we weren't run ruling every game.... well I guess I got my wish. First game lost 11-9, yesterday's game 12-9... Batting cages here I come!

Veggie Burgers!
Colton's dad Mark always gives me a hard time about not eating meat... (well.. ok everyone does.) He told me once that meat tasted like Murder, and that Murder tastes good! For this past Christmas I thought it would be funny to get Mark a veggie burger as a present. (I hid a steak underneath for his murder fix lol.).
Well last night after my softball game Colton and I went to his parents for dinner, his mom had cooked the veggie burgers that I bought Mark for me. We realized after being cooked they smelled horrible, I then tasted one to learn that tasted just as bad as it smelled. Now the type of veggie burger I bought was Cheeseburger meatless patties.... So basically tofu and cheese... ya BARF!  It looked, smelled, and tasted bad. Mark had a good ol' time laughing at me, and then Colton tried to feed me a real hamburger.. (He failed).  Now since I don't eat meat (since i hate the taste) I am down for trying new things like veggie burgers... but never again will I try that brand, or flavor.... I am gonna go to MooYah! A restaurant should have good veggie burgers since they aren't flash frozen and Horrid! I give props to Mama for trying but I think I will stick to the grilled chicken sandwich Sunday instead of the veggie patty.... (Yes I eat Chicken!)

Round Rock Express!!

This weekend I went to Round Rock, TX with Colton and his parents to watch Round Rock Express vs Colorado Springs. I had never been to a Triple-A baseball game so I was excited to go, it was something new and a chance to get away for a bit.
This trip starts off like any other family trip, make sure the pets are taken care of, everyone has to be packed and ready super early in the morning. (Well of course I am always late so colton was a lil frustrated by the time we got to his parents.)
We get on the road and we plan on eating breakfast in West but other then that I was supposed to have a list of things for us to do in Round Rock to waste time before we could check into our hotel.  Well there is nothing to do in Round Rock!! Colton mentions that Inner Space Cavern is along the way so we went there and toured the caves. We learned that they have an adventure tour where you get to crawl throughout the caves..... it's a 5hr tour! Colton and I plan on doing it at some point. I am excited!! lol.

Fast forward a bit and we are now at Dell Diamond. Me and Colton are waiting to get into the gate while his parents park the car, well this family gets behind us, and one of the boys is rather irritating so we couldn't wait to get into the park, well those guys ended up sitting right next us during the game.
So the game gets going, it was fun a lot of foul balls into the stands none close enough for us to catch which ended up being ok with us!!

Most exciting part of the game came around the 6 or 7th inning. This Round Rock game double not only as a Triple-A game but also as a Rehab game for Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz from the Rangers! (It was also Josh Hamilton's Birthday!) Josh Hamilton #13 for the night (my lucky number ;]) gets up to bat, he had been doing pretty well prior hitting in a few players with a home run. So he gets up gets a ball or 2 thrown his way, then see's a pitch that kind of threw him off, he swung hard and lost his bat. It went flying into the stands hitting a row of seats just a few away from where we were sitting it bounced up and Mark dove for it and grabbed it!! It was fantastic! Not two seconds after Mark sat back down a guy came over offering to buy it for $200. After a while Colton and Mark got up and went and found a sharpie and went to wait for a chance to get Hamilton to sign the bat.
The game ended (Round Rock won of course!) and Colton gets an usher to take the bat to Hamilton. 5 Mins later the usher returns with the bat autographed!  Everyone was taking pictures of the bat and wanting to touch it, it was crazy!
As we are walking out of the stadium we run into the family who earlier got Nelson Cruz's bat that he had broke early in the game also autographed, and we were able to take pictures of both bats together!

Needless to say Fantastic weekend!!
Pictures Below!

Theatrical input of the masses!

So Colton and I just had our 8 month anniversary! I really can't believe that we have been together this long. I know that is sad to say, and with those who know our past are probably just as surprised.
There are a few times where we will be hanging out and I will bring up something that we did and it amazes me just how long ago that was.

I am extremely happy knowing that we are still going strong and are just as happy at our 8 month mark as we were at our 8th day. (even though really was like some odd hundredth day).

My sister always tells me not to be that girl that I always talk about, you know the one in the crappy relationship with the guy that doesn't give 2 cents about her but she constantly goes back to him and lets herself get treated poorly in the name of "Love".
Well I was that girl for a little while.

A relationship story most have already heard.....

Colton and I met when I was a freshman in high school. We were assigned lab partners by our biology teacher, along with a friend of mine.  I was kind of excited when we got our assignments because I thought Colton was cute and I had a small crush on him.  Thankfully my friend Alison was also in our lab group because Colton never talked! (and as everyone knows I talk way too  much!)  He eventually started talking and we had small banters back and forth, I soon found out he had a gf and was slightly upset but moved on. (of course still flirting while in class).  Soon after we were reassigned lab partners Colton started "borrowing" my water bottles. I would reach for it to take a drink and would notice it gone, after a few days of this I discovered where my water bottles were disappearing to.
I started coloring on them and making them personal so that I would be 100% sure the next time he would take the bottle. Sure enough my rainbow striped water bottle was spotted near Colton's desk. I started sneaking over to retrieve the "borrowed" water bottle after simply sharpening a pencil or throwing something in the recycle bin. This was our pattern for the rest of the year. ( oh there was also the occasional picking up and dropping of my desk if I wasn't paying attention when he walked by.)

After that I never really saw him around school except for one other time when I almost ran into him in the hallway, (literally ran into him) he made a comment about a nickname he gave me and then we went on our separate ways. (Yes Mama P I did leave the Rat story out of the first paragraph!)

My senior year finally came and I hadn't really thought about Colton much, seeing as he had graduated and moved elsewhere, but of course when you forget about someone is when they pop back up.  I had art class with this boy who I always sat next to since our last names were side by side alphabetically.  We talked and flirted but nothing serious, then one day he mentions to another classmate about his older brother who graduated a year prior.
"Who?" I had to ask, since i was friends with a handful of the kids who graduated the year prior.
"Oh you don't know him" The boy replied....
"Try me.."
"Colton Peel"
".................................. Seriously?!"
"Yea why?"
"I know him.. We were lab partners my freshman year.... He gave me a rather..... unfortunate nickname."

And so of course I start thinking about Colton again wondering what he is up to, or if he even remembers who I am. I tried to get his number from his brother but was "unsuccessful". (The brother doesn't know I snooped in his phone when he got up and left it sitting on his desk (< )

Graduation Finally comes around! After the ceremony we were all gathered and talking about our lives ahead, I happened to look over and standing there looking at me was Colton, I walked over gave him a hug talked for a bit, then of course when asked gave him my number.

Most know the story from here where we talked started dating were sickening to be around because we were "so in love!" Now I am not saying that we didn't love each other, but in love is a different story.  We weren't really meant for each other just yet. We had to grow up, mature, and find ourselves again after the struggles that we had been through that year.
We then tried again a few times and it was the same thing, we weren't the right people for each other just yet.
We kept going through trials and pain thinking that we were ready for each other when we weren't.
I don't know for sure because life changes and things don't always go the way that we have planned, but we are finally the people that we need to be for the other one to be happy.
This time things are finally worked out!

Blackmail Indeed!

For those who read this if you know my family well enough and believe that my lovely older sister is above blackmailing me for her own personal gain.... Think again!
This is of course a blog response to my sisters early blog of "Blackmail at its finest" (Link of course listed below.)
http://thescottlandyard.blogspot.com/2011/04/blackmail-at-its-finest.html

If you have read the above post then you will see one example of my sisters use of blackmail. We have of course grown over the years started to talk more and blackmail is not used quite as often. Except for of course the rumors we started about each other when we worked in the same office.

However my sister has stooped to a new low. She has blacked mailed me for....

A Sonic Coke!

I will not be able to hold my precious nephew on Easter Sunday if I do not bring her the fizzy beverage that she desires. I feel so used.
Such a huge thing taken from me if I do not pay up with such a cheap drink. lol

Alright Lovely sister, I will bring your drink, but you have to be nice to my Boyfriend, since I am bringing him with me!

Love you!
Alyssa

Music

So I definitely didn't realize how long it has been since I pulled out my guitar and played a few strings.
I pulled it out today, I am short a string cuz one broke, but I can't figure out how to take it off.. lol (never changed strings on my electric before..) I need to pull out my acoustic the next time I am at my parents.
I am trying to learn how to play the song "Better than Revenge" by Taylor Swift.. but learning to play a song is kind of hard when you are trying to remember the chords and finger placements... lol

Oh I forgot how much I enjoyed playing my guitar.... But the joy felt definitely doesn't come without the bad memories about playing as well.

None the less I am definitely kind of enjoying the sensation of digging out the old memories of when I learned to play. lol
I should try to practice a few times a week/month just to keep my memory fresh, It's also kind of invigorating learning a song that isn't a Christian hymn like all the songs I learned a while back.

Alright I guess time to go back to working on remembering how to play.
;)

Book Reviews

I finally finished that horrid book! It ended exactly like I figured it would... stupid!  I then started reading a new book and it's about trolls, WHICH was not listed in the description! So I am not even gonna bother with that trilogy. I am starting to read The Strain, which is a vampire book series my dad read, he said I would like them so i am taking his word for it. lol. I am also going to jump back into some of my other series that i put on hold.
I hate looking at them knowing I haven't finished the series.

So with this post I will leave with a question.
Should i keep this blog a book review blog?
Or should I blog like everyone else seems to?

Everybody's a Critic!

So being my first post I know that I should post something witty and funny, or a long story about my life.. BUT... Not today!

So I am reading this book Trilogy called "The Looking Glass Wars". It is kind of a play on story of "Alice and Wonderland." The first book was Fantastic!! One or Two slow points but great none the less. I am now on the 3rd book (Thank Gawd!) and it is not so great.. the 2nd book was extremely slow, and had very little action in it but the ending was good.... which is why I continued on to the 3rd book. I really want to stop reading the series but I am one of those very avid readers that once I start a series I can't stop (Even though I am in the middle of 3 series that I have not finished.... Now that I have my nook I should probably start back up with those series.....) I am halfway done with the 3rd book now so I feel like since I have made it this far I can finish it... however hard it may be.

I love reading! I definitely hate finding series like these that make reading feel like a chore...

I am also in the middle of several more series, and have found a few others... I think My Nook may end up being the death of me if I keep finding series like these.