Farewell Sister Bradley!

One of my two best friends has inspired me so I decided I would write a little bit of what I am feeling at this time in my life.
A little over two years ago I said goodbye to my best friend, Logan who put his life on hold and went and did the most amazing thing, he served the Lord for two years! As hard as it was for me to say goodbye to him I had my other best friend, Shelby to turn to. It was amazing how close we grew to each other, if I thought we were good friends before I was wrong. She helped me in so many areas, she taught me so many things, and she was ALWAYS there when I needed someone. I couldn't have gotten through the last two years without her!
Logan came home to two excited best friends but deep down I knew the next 3 weeks were going to be tough. Shelby had made the decision to put her life on hold and do the most amazing thing, she chose to go and serve the Lord for eighteen months! I could see the end in site and I hated anytime anyone brought it up but I would do my best to continue the role of being the "heartless" one in my family or the "tough" one in Shelby's eyes. It wasn't until Monday Dec 15 2008 that I let it catch up to me. Spending one last day together as "The Three Stooges" was difficult all around. None of us could put off much longer! As much as I wanted time to pause I felt it speed up. At last the moment came for those last smart remarks, the teasing, the tickling in some cases, the hugs, the I Love Yous, it was time for Farewell.
As hard as it was, like before I have a best friend to turn too. I know that it is our time to grow closer to one another and to be the ones sending Shelby funny, random letters and pictures. Our time to be the slackers in writing enough letters and keeping her in the loop. While we will strive to do our best I don't believe we can make promises in fear of breaking them but we can do our best!
I know she won't get to read this but a note to Sister Shelby Nicole Bradley:
Shelby,
We have been through so much and I don't know what I would have done without you. Now as I let you go know this: You are truly the most amazing person. You are a wonderful example to me. I look forward to hearing your wonderful stories and the memories you are going to make. You will do amazing things in the next 18 months. You will touch so many lives out there as you will to the lives back here. Know that I love you so very much and I am so happy for you! You will be missed but in comparison to what you are doing, will it matter that much?! Good luck with everything! I will do my best with what you asked of me for each month you serve! I love you and always remember, "Its not just a visitors center!"

ABC

I needed something to do and a new blog so I stole this from Shelby, who did it a long time ago, to give me something to do! Thanks Shelby! :)

A-Attached or Single? Single
B-Best Friend? Shelby, Logan, a couple more
C-Cake or Pie? Pie, cake is gross
D-Day of Choice? Friday I guess
E-Essential Item? My cell phone
F-Favorite Color? Blue
G-Gummy bears or worms? Worms seem to last longer! :)
H-Hometown? Mud Lake
I-Favorite Indulgence? Reeses anything
J-January or July? July
K-Kids? Undecided
L-Life isn't complete without? My family and friends
M-Marriage date? Um, no idea
N-Number of brothers and sisters? 1 brother and 3 sisters
O-Oranges or apples? Apples
P-Phobias? My imagination in the dark
Q-Quote? "Live each day as if it were your last"
R-Reason to smile? It makes you happy?
S-Season of choice? Summer
T-Tag 3 people: No one, I'm just bored!
U-Unknown facts about me? I hate getting my socks dirty but I can't go barefoot and I hate shoes but I would rather wear shoes to keep my socks from getting dirty!
V-Vegetable? Most of them!
W-Worst habit? OCD
X-X-ray or ultrasound? Ultrasound
Y-Your favorite food? Spaghetti Pie
Z-Zodiac sign? Leo

Books!

I have always loved to read and lately I have been on a reading kick, so right now I am looking for opinions on books I should read. Anyone have any suggestions for me?! It would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Utah Jazz

I finally made it to a NBA basketball game! It was Oklahoma City Thunder playing in Utah. My mom got some tickets through her work so she gave them to me. My dad and I made a trip to Utah to watch the game. They weren't the best seats but they were free so why not?! Plus I LOVE Kevin Durant so of course I wanted to go even more!!!
The pictures aren't the best but that is the tip off, which Oklahoma won!
That is the back of #35, which is of course, Kevin Durant! I had a good time watching him play! :)
Kevin Durant is the one with the towel over his head! I couldn't pass up the opportunity of taking the picture with him like that!

I don't have the picture up yet, but Kevin Durant was the leading scorer in the game, out scoring Carlos Boozer, 24-21 I believe. :)

I have wanted to go to a game with my dad for a long time so I am glad we finally got to. I was the only one cheering for Oklahoma (that I know of) but I had fun. Yes, the Jazz won but Oklahoma at least made a ball game out of it in the second half by outscoring the Jazz 35-20 in the 3rd quarter. They lost by about 7, even though Oklahoma jumped to a 8-0 lead in the first quarter. Not sure what happened after that. As soon as they lost the lead the Jazz were well over 20 before Oklahoma finally was higher than 10. Oh well. I had so much fun and I am glad I finally got to go! It was a spur of the moment trip planned Friday morning when my mom got a hold of the tickets and my dad and I came home after the game, so we got home at close to 2 in the AM, but it was definitely worth it! Thanks for going with me dad!

Get Smart!

I just had a wonderful time at the movies with my parents. We decided to go see Get Smart. Let me just say that I think its my new favorite! Or at least it goes in the top 10! It was so funny! I loved it! My mom and I were laughing almost none stop for 2 hours, whereas my dad didn't start laughing until about an hour into it. I don't know what his deal was! :) It was a good laugh, something I needed! I'm very glad I went. Oh and we got in free, you can't beat that!!!

Evening of 9 Ball!!

My mom and I decided to play a couple games of 9 ball tonight to have some fun! We played with our hoochie-mahadas, otherwise known as pool cues. Ya my mom was saying something and that is what came out! You've got to love her vocabulary! :)

We played in our matching boots-which we bought earlier in the evening! We were going to see if you could guess which feet belonged to which person but we thought it would be kinda easy to guess-given that she never wears anything but basketball shorts! :)
We decided to see who could shoot better behind their back...
Ya I think I won!!! :) haha Ya I have no idea who won..probably her actually..but then again we both messed up quite a bit tonight. You should have seen the shot when I missed the cue ball completely. Funny I know! :)
This is what the table looks like when I win! Yes believe it or not I went 3 for 3 tonight!!! Good times! Oh and ask my mom she'll even tell you I won! :)

I'm tagged again!

I'm tagged again, I've got to get better at this game! :)

Rules

1.Link the person(s) who tagged you

2.Mention the rules on your blog

3.Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours

4. Tag 6 fellow bloggers by linking them

Thanks Shelby! Who by the way, I have more in common with than I thought!

My 6 unspectacular quirks!

1. I have OCD when I play cards. In solitaire I have to have the Aces in a certain order.

2. When I play cards with people, if I get the chance I put them all the same direction or if they are face up I put them in an order, normally counting.

3. I have to do things in even numbers. Like eating mints. I hate odd numbers!!

4. If I hear a funny story or come up with a funny line, I have to call Cortney to tell her.

5. I love sleep. I like to sleep a lot. I can go without it but I'd rather not! I NEED my sleep..like lots of it!!!

6. I say sorry all the time and my friends yell at me for doing this! But I can't help it. Sorry.

I tag: Brittany, Amber, Kristen, Lisa, Alisa, Geri

Kid Mentality

Don't you love those little things you thought and believed as a kid? And how sometimes those ideas stayed with us so that when something happens to make you reflect back on them they bring a smile to your face? Like:

Santa Claus is real and he used to bring presents to you once a year!
That your Dad is the best Superhero in the whole wide world and nothing can hurt him!
Or just putting a Bandaid on your owie made it feel better!
And how Fairytales always have a happy ending!

Well as you get older you realize the truth about everything. Like:

Why would Santa, a fat guy in a suit that you've never met before want to bring you presents?
That your Dad isn't a Superhero but is still your Hero.
Or when you put a bandaid on your owie it just numbs the pain momentarily but your owie might start hurting again when you take the bandaid off.
And life isn't a Fairytale.

We all wish we could keep those thoughts and beliefs we once had forever but reality hits and the truth sinks in and we learn that as we get older life gets harder and our thoughts and beliefs change. But do they? While we can't stop our lives from changing, why can't we keep our "Kid Mentality" and live more in the moment? Like:

Why can't Santa be real? How else do all those presents get under the tree?
That even if your Dad can't fly he will still be there to catch you when you fall. That makes a real Hero.
Or if Bandaids really do numb the pain while they're on, why take them off at all before your owie is healed?
And why not make life a Fairytale and have it end how you want? Every Fairytale at one point had some bad stuff in the story line too!

My Spur of the Moment Trip to Logan

I took yesterday off work and decided to head to Logan thursday night. It was a spur of the moment thing. I needed to get away so I did. It was a nice break even if it wasn't very long, I'll take what I can get!
Thanks for letting me crash on your couch, Jan! :)
Shelby, thanks for lunch, sorry I didn't tell you what I needed to and that I never gave you a hug! :( Oh and thanks for locking me out of the house! :)
Lisa, that road heading back out was pretty nice! :) I would have text that information to you, but you know, that won't work.
It was fun and I'm glad I went. To top it all off we wrote a letter to Logan (which I'm sending today) and that was a lot of fun! I made it funny, of course! Don't let the others fool you when they try telling you it was them!
Thanks for making my trip fun, next time I'll try and make it a time when I can stay longer and not have to get back to work the next day!

????

Is meeting someone just once enough for you to know there could be something there? Is going to meet them a second time a good idea? Will it give you false hope, too much hope, or no hope at all? Is seeing them again worth it or is it too painful? Would the feeling be mutual or a one way thing? Is it really a true feeling or is it just one you want bad enough that you're telling yourself its happening? Will it turn into the fairytale you wanted in your life or will it just be something that happened once and the memory will fade? Can one person believe in something enough to make it possible even when it seems impossible? In this situation can you believe in the saying "anything IS possible?"

Randomness

When I have some down time at work my mind likes to wander so the other day I started writing down some random facts about myself that I was thinking about. Random I know but hey thats me! :)

-I don't like Mandarin Oranges. Actually there are only about 2 0r 3 fruits I don't like.
-I can do something pretty weird with my little toe on my right foot and my niece Riley is the only other person I've seen do it.
-My mom and I joke around saying we only have a few things in common-like gender-and with everything else I'm like my dad.
-I've never been on an airplane.
-I miss having a trampoline to jump on in the rain.

Don't ask me why I thought of these but like I said, when I am at work my mind wanders. I think about a lot of different stuff so I decided to use a couple as blogs.

Fun At Work!

I thought I would post something about being paid to ride ATV's at work today! Yes thats right, I got to ride ATV's at work today. Its nice doing fun stuff like that and getting paid for it! They decided to ATV certify me. I believe its because Survey wants to steal me back from Sanitation. I don't know that that will happen anytime soon. I like Sanitation to much, plus I get way better hours on Sanitation. Which is why I went there in the first place! I thought I would post this, just so you can all be jealous of the things I get to do at work! The things the Government pays me for!!!

Work Dilemma

So my latest is that I have been working at the USDA and everything was going fine. For most of my first week I was doing Survey(which is was I did last year) and then I switched over to Sanitation so I could get better hours. I was on my 2nd day of sanitation(which was yesterday) and Survey offered a Crew Lead postion to me.
Now my dilemma is: I don't know if I should take the position Survey offered or if I should stay with Sanitation. I can see the highs and lows of both jobs. With Survey its more physical which I don't mind at all, in fact I like it, and its good leadership skills that I know I can use in my future, but its also more responsibilty for the same amount of money. Sanitation is great hours which means more pay, and I don't mean to be greedy or anything I just have stuff I need to pay for like school. Sanitation is fun too! No matter what choice I make its the same amount of money and they are both going to be Monday-Saturday. I have no idea which one I want to do. It does make me feel good that Survey trusts me enough and likes my work enough to offer me that position. That feeling can definately help with any doubts I have about my job!
Oh and just for the icing on the cake, the radio station just offered me a lot more work to do on Saturdays all the way up thru October, I believe. I thought I'd throw that out there!

Work?

Given that I haven't posted anything in a long time I thought I would talk about what I have been up to, which isn't much! :) I've just been waiting to start work up again. Which happened today! I'm grateful for that! I was getting bored sitting at home not doing anything! So I guess now I get to be busy a lot but I'm glad. It might limit my social life, but hey I didn't have much of one anyway! :) I guess thats all I have really been doing thats worth mentioning on this anyway! I guess when something more exciting happens I'll post it, until then, happy reading!

Crazy? Curious? Part II

Now most of you have seen what the crazy thing I did was! If not there is a picture in my blog before this one...tell me what you see!

How I Spent My Twentieth!!

My wonderful sister took me to a Kellie Pickler concert for my brithday! It was great and I had so much fun! Thanks Cort! :)

This is me...kinda

i am: Deverie Ann Bradley
i think: too little but too much
i know: that I need to make decisions
i want: to sleep
i have: something new going for me
i wish: i could make up my mind
i hate: that it only took about 2 days to make me this confused
i miss: some friends
i fear: i'll make the wrong choice, again.
i feel: tired.
i hear: music and myself typing
i smell: nothing
i crave: right now...sleep or answers
i search: for purpose
i wonder: when i will start work again
i regret: not writing certain stuff down
i love: to play basketball
i care: about my family and friends
i always: try to smile
i am not: good at being open
i believe: i can do whatever i put my mind to
i dance: actually i don't!
i sing: to have fun not cause i can
i don’t always: do what i need to
i argue: but it makes me frustrated
i write: lots!
i win: in some things
i lose: in others
i never: want to lose my loved ones
i listen: more than you think!
i can usually be found: in idaho
i am scared: to go back
i need: to go to bed
i am happy about: school being done!
ok... now its your turn... tell me about you!

Crazy? Curious?

So I did something crazy the other day...not very many people know what it was and I can't even say! Are you curious yet?

Bring It On!

You know those breaks we all need? Well I needed one and I am happy to say that it has come! Yes, school is done! I am done until January! I survived! (I know you were all worried)
I am just sitting here knowing that I don't have to go to school in the morning and I've got to say I'm very happy I don't have too! It feels good to be done with my first year of school. While I am still not entirely sure of my future, I at least know that I got somewhere this year! All I am going to do is sit back and say bring on the future! I'm here waiting! Change is inevitable isn't it? Well I say...Bring it on!

A Sunday With My Cousin!

I just spent my Sunday evening hanging out with my cousin, KJ. Yes believe it or not we spent some time together and didn't kill each other! Actually, we made cookies! When I suggested that we should make them, I told KJ he should "jump on it" and get going, well he took me literally and jumped on my mom's stove!!



Because we all KNOW I can't cook, I decided to let KJ do all the work...

But I enjoyed every bit of it! I look pretty good, I gotta say! :)

Don't worry though, I made KJ a big cookie in return, but he mutilated it! Rude I know!

In the end we were able to smile. I mean who can resist a smile made of cookies! :)

By the time we finished there weren't as many cookies as I know we made. I guess you could say we started eating them a little early! :)

Over all it was a great night and I'm glad I told him to come hang out with my family! Its always a good time right? Wait of course it was...I was there! :)

Tagged...Am I It?

Savanna tagged me and if i want to remain her favorite aunt I guess I better play along!
Lets see, what does Deverie like???
I like:
to jazzersize.
underwater basket weaving.
pushing all the buttons on an elevator.
jumping on the bed..not just any bed a water bed..much harder.
using my arm as my turn signal.
looking for cars on my right when I know they'll be coming on my left.
trying to be like superman by wearing my underwear on the outside.
eating PB&J's but only when the crusts on the left and right sides is cut off and the PB is on the bottom.
to be funny.

I guess those are some things I like to do! :)
I am going to tag...Ashton, Emily P., Larry, Alisa Rigby

Just for fun!!

Here is a fun little game... leave a comment on my blog of a memory that you and I have had together. It doesn't matter if you've known me for a short time or a long time, anything that you remember! Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It is pretty funny to read the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you are playing and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.
Lets see what fabulous memories you have about me!!!

Thank-you...

I wanted to take a minute and post something to thank my friends and family for all the love and support they have given me over the years! I couldn't have done it without them! I am who I am because of them and I am so grateful for the influence that each one of them has had on my life. They make me want to be a better person! They are all so amazing! I don't just mean my immediate family either, I'm referring to my aunts, uncles, and cousins too! As for the friend part, its not just my best friends either! You guys are all so amazing! Thank-you so much for all you do and being such wonderful examples to me!
The person they make me want to become is in me somewhere and I know that she'll be here someday, I realize it every time I spend time with any of them! Thank-you for helping me see who I can become! I was truly blessed with my friends and family! I wouldn't want it any other way!

Yes! Me too!

Yes I have conformed and started a blog too! I'm not promising that it will be that exciting cause to be honest I lead a pretty boring life!! But hey at least I am giving it a shot right? I do have to say, I have nothing to say right now so I guess there will be more to come.....oh thanks Sean for your help...couldn't have done it without you!