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100 THINGS I HATE:

1.This color I used for text.
2.Drivers talking on the phone.
3.Two rainy days in a row.
4.Stupid reality shows.
5.Chili
6.Homework
7.Telemarketers
8.War
9.Drugs
10.Violence
11.Today’s "Pop" music
12. Girls who act dumb
13.Time-it runs my life, and there’s not enough of it.
14.Pot holes
15.Man holes-is that how you spell it?
16.Anxiety
17. The devil
18.Kanye West-not him, his actions
19.Acne
20.When people don’t wear deoderant
21.Distractions
22.loud mufflers
23.egg nog
24.long lines at Wal Mart
25.When the store doesn’t have the kinds of moisturizer you want
26.Sioux Hockey-call me a Gopher fan
27.New Orleans Saints-call me a Vikings fan
28.New York Yankees-call me a Twins fan
29.braces
30.pant sizes
31.the smell of this town
32.snakes
33.being tired all the time
34.being shy
35.feeling lazy
36.feeling confused
37.poetry-sorry Jennifer
38.when girls bring the boyfriends in to a lingerie store
39.when guys think they’re hot shots
40.molesters
41.rapists
42.abusers
43.disease
44.polution
45.dry skin
46.this part of the blog, because I am not a huge hater
47.flooding
48.virus-in humans and technology
49.spam-in your refrigerator or in your emails
50.money-it can cause problems sometimes
51.divorce
52.homewreckers-I should’ve made that #1.
53.cheaters-in relationships and in life itself
54.leaking roofs
55.working all the time
56.rude customers
57.customers who think they know what they’re talking about, but they don’t
58.when foreign people look at you while talking to their friends in their native (foreign) language
59.I’m starting to not like this blog
60.obesity
61.when the toilet lid or seat is up
62.messy kitchens
63.messy rooms when I know where things go
64.a bad night’s sleep
65.when something you didn’t save gets deleted
66.anxiety
67.panic attacks
68.cramps—ladies
69.that time…of the…mont-…nevermind.
70.crime
71.bad guys
72.this goes with 68 and 69, bloading
73.smoking
74.when someone throws the last of their cigarette on the ground..I guess that goes with pollution
75.fear
76.low gas tank
77.making mistakes
78.signing up for classes
79.talking to counselors
80.emergency warning tests that go across the TV when you’re watching something
81.burglers
82.drunks
83.bad drivers
84.road construction-unless they’re fixing the man holes and pot holes
85.writing papers
86.talking to a therapist at 8 in the morning
87.typing when my hands are cold
88.waking up in the winter to go start the car
89.keep paying for all the repairs the 11-year-old car has to go through
90.not knowing where all my money is going.
91.when time goes by slowly in a boring class
92.forgeting something
93.when we are out of white bread in the morning
94.when we are out of orange juice in the morning
95.my alarm clock in the morning
96.bad parkers
97.not being able to fall asleep
98.being sick
99.icy roads
100.when radio stations are either on commercial break or not playing good songs all at the same time as one another
101.when there is nothing on TV.

100 things I LOVE
1.God
2.Jesus
3.the color purple
4.milk
5.Mountain Dew
6.spring
7.summer
8.the lake
9.shorts
10.guys
11.raspberry yogurt
12.softball
13.basketball
14.watching movies
15.The Doctors TV show
16.the sun
17."Pop"music of the 90′s
18.my family
19.my friends
20.raspberry/chocolate parfait yogurt
21.babies
22.my cat Lucky
23.my dead cat Butterscotch
24.the pool
25.Law and Order:SVU
26.sweedish fish
27.popcorn with M&Ms
28.going to the movies
29.shopping…in Minnesota-no tax!!
30.money-it can be good
31.cats
32.dogs
33.The chicken fajita rollup at Applebee’s
34.The Minnesota Gophers
35.The Minnesota Vikings
36.The Minnesota Twins
37.Bemidji
38.the color green
39.my bed
40.honey nut cheerios
41.love
42.peace
43. The men and women serving our country
44.writing
45.music
46.dancing
47.trampolines
48.Christmas
49.Thanksgiving
50.Easter
51.The 4th of July
52.Going for walks
53.sand between the toes
54.bubble baths
55.mom’s homemade Chicken Noodle Soup with crackers
56.mom’s homemade chocolate chip cookies
57.brownies
58.going out to eat with friends or family or both
59.I’m half-way through
60.Christmas trees lit up in the dark with the fireplace going
61.rollerblading
62.facebook
63.pizza
64.Velveeta’s Shells and Cheese
65.Kraft Macoroni and Cheese
66.Aunt Brigid’s pancakes
67.laughter
68.peace
69.courage
70.feeling good
71.feeling confident
72.having a good time
73.photo albums
74.scrap books
75.forgiveness
76.angels
77.markers
78.crayons
79.ok, coloring in color books
80.taking pictures
81.rearranging things
82.when pain goes away
83.listening to grandma and grandpa’s stories
84.weddings
85.baby showers
86.vactions
87.traveling to other states
88.sleeping
89.feeling clean
90.clean rooms
91.houses that have a good fragrance to it
92.not having anything on my mind
93.warm showers
94.snuggling
95.feeling comfortable
96.moose tracks ice cream
97.rocky road ice cream
98.chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream
99.chocolate
100.happiness

I love spring. It’s a time for a new beginning. Sports are starting to be played, you can take off that coat you’ve been wearing all winter, and the animals are moving back into the neighborhood. The sun seems more charming, and the air feels more fresh (unless you live on the East side where sometimes all you smell is rotten eggs coming from the sugar beet factory). I love winter for the first couple of months and then it gets old. I feel depressed like I can’t do anything, and I’ve got that cabin fever. Now that it’s mid-March, it’s time for the Spring madness to begin. I cannot wait to go watch softball games and go for walks without a sweatshirt baring weight on me. To start Spring off, we need those rivers to rise a little to give some people a thrill. They like to take pictures like it’s Haley’s Comet or something. I guess I can’t really get on their case if they’re really into rising water that’s almost about to cover up bridges and streets, unless they are in the way of drivers. The flood keeps some people on their toes like those in Fargo and Moorhead-Best of luck to you guys!! For some people in East Grand Forks and Grand Forks, it’s old news. Like me, I just think it’s a hastle. I have to go around the whole town if I want to go to Wal Mart. And try driving over the Kennedy Bridge at 5:00. Uh-uh. Forget it. Once the river goes back down to it’s regular self we can all get back to our normal routines and we all enjoy are activities and the fact we can now roll down our windows when our favorite song comes on the radio in the car-maybe that’s just me. So, I’m excited. I am starting to see the sun, and I can’t wait for the strip of the sweat shirts. Plus, my birthday is in a month and a half, so bring it on Spring! I can’t wait to see ya!!!

I don’t have one favorite memory. All of my favorite memories are mostly with my family. My most recent good memory is going to state with my softball team my senior year in high school. Many of my memories are when something was really funny like the time my family and I were checking into a hotel room. The number on the card said  113, my dad said that we would be in Room 1B. We had no idea what he was talking about because none of the doors had letters on it.  I looked at him and showed him that is said 113. The whole was hilarious because my dad was just doing silly things. I think the best memories are with your family.

"A person is a person, no matter how small."- Dr. Seuss

I love this quote because it really says that no matter what our size or status is, we are people. No matter what we look like or who we are, we are equal and there is nobody who is better than another. I especially think of babies when I see this quote because they are usually the smallest. It’s frustrating to hear people say things like "I want to hold it," or "What are you gonna name it?" when they are referring to the baby. The word "it" is linked to a thing. A baby has rights, and he or she is not a thing because then that would make you and I a thing, and clearly we are not because we have life. And then we would also have to decide when a baby stops being a thing and becomes a human. Therefore, from the second we were all made, "A person is a person, no matter how small."

Every fall, I get the same feeling. "When is it gonna snow, so it can be a white and beautiful Christmas?" After we have that white Christmas, I cannot wait until the day I see the green grass again. Right now, I am dreaming of warm Spring weather. I can feel the grass between my toes and I can smell the fresh air.  I can see the sun shining and I can feel it on my skin. I can hear the birds and the layers are starting to come off of people. Right now, this is all a dream, but in a few months it will be hear, so keep on hanging one everyone.

1. I love the color purple. My room is purple, my toothbrush is purple, unfortunately, cars don’t usually come in purple

2. I’m OCD. I check the locks of the house before I leave the house more than once. If I see that the toilet lid is up, it must be down or it will bother me. If I hit a bump when I’m driving, I think I hit an animal or person and check in the mirror to see if I did.

3. I loooooooooovvvveeee Pumpkin Pie. Enough said.

4. I touch my face a lot when I am nervous about something or talking to someone about something uncomfortable. Sometimes I might rub or pick at it.

5. I like to watch shows like the Golden Girls, The Three Stooges and I Love Lucy. Older shows are exciting to me. (except the silent films).

6. I get easily distracted. Just ask anyone who knows me. They will tell you I’m the worst story teller because I get distracted.

I write because I like the feeling of writing words. I’m a story-teller, but most people say I’m terrible at telling them, so I write them down. I write because I can free my mind without speaking a word. I write because that is how I can find out who I really am by seeing what my interests are that shape my thoughts and actions. I can become creative when I write. There is freedom in writing because it can take you on a journey you’ve never been down before. I write to make myself feel better. I write..to write.