Love Languages

A couple of years ago I heard about love languages. I took the quiz below and was surprised how spot-on it was. I always known that some things mean more to some people, but now I understand it more. If you want to learn more about your love language or the love language of those in your world, check out this short quiz: Cool stuff! Essentially, the topics are Acts of Service, Words of Affirmation, Receiving Gifts, Quality Time, and Physical Touch. Mine is Words of Affirmation. Last week, someone let me know that they sent an e-mail about me to the Head of a program I'm trying to get into. They BCC'd me on the correspondence. It was so nice and meant a lot that unbeknowst to me they had seen my hard work and had taken the initiatve to pass on the praise. Things like that mean so much to me. I keep cards and e-mails like that and when I'm down I read them and they always cheer me up.

Then I went down the slide

I've been really enjoying my break from school! I've been reading Catching Fire again. I've also been enjoying my guilty habit, reality TV shows. I love MasterChef. I get that it's a cooking show, but it still makes me tear up every week.

Today, I went to visit Perceptive Software near KC. Looks like a really great place to work! They even have a slide that goes from the 2nd to 1st floor. I was nervous to go down it in dress clothes. They said to try to go down all the way feet first, but I'm a mess sometimes. So, I was getting stuck because my shoes, so I pulled up my feet and next thing you know I'm almost going down head first. I'm trying to pull it together before I get to the bottom, but alas I could not. So, my coworker who went before me sees me emerge kind of sideways with my feet in the air. Not exactly how I pictured it would go... :)

Musings

There are many things I don't get about guys:
1. like why they wink or e-mail on dating sites, then when you respond you never hear anything back. Why are they paying for a dating site and not actually trying to meet people?
2. why exchange numbers with someone if you're actually not going to call them?

Any answers? :)

Btw, I'm trying the dating site Christian Cafe and it's not working out that well. Actually, nothing is happening on there.

The Car Wrecker

I think I saw the car wrecker, last night when I was out with friends and no I didn't say hi. Here's how we met:

Over spring break probably three or four years ago, I was coming back from a mission trip in Mexico. I'd spent over a week at an orphanage in Reynosa, Mexico. Mainly, we painted the whole week and spent time with the precious kiddos. I'd flown out of KC and the weather leaving had been treacherous to say the least. Coming back, it was sleeting. I was tired and listening to the K-State play in the Elite 8; it wasn't looking good for us. I was heading at the toll plaza in Topeka. I was behind a huge, white truck with duallies. I was pulling forward as the truck was leaving the toll plaza. Then suddenly the truck stops and quickly goes in reverse, crunching into my Jetta. Who goes in reverse at a toll plaza? Apparantly, as he was pulling out, the toll worker said he was short on his toll fee.

We pull off the highway and exchange info. He's stationed at Fort Riley and he's Air Force.

He calls sometime that week. His dad own an autobody shop, he wants to order the parts and fix it himself (new front bumper and grill). I tell him I'll think about it. Next thing you know, he calls and says he's ordered the parts. He goes back home, gets the parts, and we settle on a time/place to meet. We meet at his friend, J's place near my house. He's late. I learn that this is the norm. His friend and I chat while I wait. I feel like his friend is trying to sell him to me.

That next weekend is my birthday and my friend and I see J out and we have a really good time two-stepping.

My car is nearly done, we just have to meet a few more time to touch-up the paint. We start talking more and soon the four of us go out. He and I went to the movies once. I found out he was Mormon and realize that won't work, no matter how cute he is. There are some other dramaful things, but essentially things don't end well. At least my car is as good as new.

Elvis

So last night, I got a message from a new guy on Christian Mingle. I take a look at "Sweet Love##" and quickly find out: 1) he's 52 (that makes him older than my mom), 2) he's an Elvis impersonator, 3) he uses semicolons strangely, and 4) he literally calls himself Elvis. SIGH

I tell you, if a sweet, funny, tall, Christian guy around my age came my way I'd be speechless.

My Readership :)

My blog stats claim I have international readers in Argentina, Turkey, Russia, China, Serbia, Netherlands, Venezuela, Poland, Germany, Mongolia, France, Israel, Czech Republic, South Korea, Romania, Spain, India, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Japan, and Saudi Arabia. How are you international readers finding my blog? I know I have some friends living or traveling in these areas. Curiosity is killing me. :)

I read this amusing blog about online dating and thought you all might enjoy it: http://storylineblog.com/2013/08/07/how-do-you-get-rejected-by-eharmony-start-by-telling-the-truth

Smooth Operator

Let's just establish that I'm a klutz. Monday, my mom and I were in KC having dinner. We were getting ready to leave, so I got up to go to the bathroom. A couple of steps in, I realize my left foot is asleep and my feet are getting tangled. I try to recover, but I'm veering left toward a booth. The man in the booth looked terrifed, unsure of what was happening. There is a women sitting opposite the man, she reads the terrified look on his face and turns back tentatively and with some shock. Then I sort of recover, smile, and explain that my foot was asleep. Them seem a little skeptical. I look back at my mom and she's leaning out of our booth, trying to see what happened, and if I'm ok. I tell her I'm okay. I went to the bathroom and just laughed my head off. I wish there was an exit out of the restaurant from the bathroom. How has this happened to me? It's unreal.

Summer 2013

So, the stress of my summer class, the GMAT, and a failed dating situation made my summer seem rough, but maybe my summer wasn't that bad after all. Here are the highlights:

I had a fun weekend at World's of Fun and Legends with my mom. I bought some much needed items for my wardrobe, ate some great food, and saw some really great bands with some friends!

I checked out concerts at Sundown Salute with my mom.

I finally shot off fireworks this year.

I earned a much-coveted A in my summer class.

I spent time with friends including a late night weekday movie and seeing County Road 5 in concert.

I picked and ate blackberries...yum!

I went to the rodeo and two-stepped.

I finally got to read for fun. I read Ready Player One (pretty good). I reread Hunger Games. Currently, I'm reading Radical, good read!

I cleaned my closet (yes, this makes me happy).

I kept my petunias alive (4 months now)!

I finally put some things on Ebay that I meant to put on there ages ago.

Plus, who knows what fun adventures I'll have before school starts in 3 weeks! I hope to soak up more sun, relax, and have many more adventures to blog about. :) Trying to see the positive!

Cleaning Up

I finally cleaned my closet. There's something refreshing about cleaning out your closet, figuring out what you actually don't like, what needs mended, that sort of thing. What I love most is that it actually let's you see what you really have and use, thus clearing the way for justifying new items!!!

As a result, I have two bags of clothing to try to sell at Rockstar & Rogers. One bag to give to my cousin, we borrow stuff from each other all the time. One bag of trash, a bag of things to mend, and a bag of stuff to try to sell on ebay. I think, I just made more work for myself, but at least one part of my life is organized. ;)

Those needing a starting point, check out this link (pretty cool and helpful): http://pinterest.com/pin/67131850668596357/

Now that my Class is over...

Finally, I can:
read for fun (I want to reread the Hunger Games books)
watch TV
cook a real meal
give my apartment a thorough cleaning
clean out my closet
breathe
focus on getting artwork for my living room
paint my nails
go shopping at Bed, Bath, & Beyond
work out more (I've missed my zumba and yoga classes)
sleep
spend more time with my friends and family
blog more ;)

I'm so thankful for my friends and family that have encouraged me through this my intense 8 week summer class! I'm a very happy girl now! I just hope I get the grade I've been working for...