Friday iPhone 5s Day

Hello my fellow people today is May 30, 2014. Today is the day I get my iPhone 5s and I am excited it is like Christmas morning. I have to wait to get the phone till Chris gets of work so its like having to wait to open presents till mom and dad get up. I am not excited so much because its the newest and latest model the reason behind that is I had a 4s and i had the updated software ios7 so my other iPhone did pretty much the same things. Except that the new one has airdrop not that i know anyone i can use that with, it has slow motion video recording, finger print security, and better battery and faster processor. I'm just not sure how long it will take me to adjust to the new size. Most of you probably don't know this but i was born with two short fingers, as in my index and middle finger on my right hand were in my mouth in the womb so the bones never developed. So when I was three years old I had surgery they took bones from my right foot toes. My fingers are longer now as the bones grew as I got older but i don't have any joints in those two fingers. Also my ring finger on my right hand the top joint fused together as the bones grew so i don't have the ability to bend that finger at the top.

When I was younger i was made fun of for my fingers, people used to call me stubs growing up. Being made fun of something that i had no control over really hurt. I mean that's like me making fun of someones brown hair because they were born that way you don't control it God does. I became very self conscience about my fingers as I got older. I wouldn't hold hands with my right hand if i took a picture and had my arm around someone i would hide my fingers. Through out my life i tried to never let things get in the way of the fact that my fingers weren't as long. But now that i am older i am starting to realize that even though my doctor at 17 said my bones were done growing and that i didn't have to see him yearly anymore that things that normal hands can do are difficult for me. I am not saying oh feel sorry for me but i am just expressing what has been bothering me lately.

Most of my friends that have known me my entire life or for the past 8 years they know that i have short fingers and they know the reason why but they also know that i never use it as something that would hinder me until last night. i was explaining how i was excited about getting the new phone and i said i held the phone in the store and its gonna take a lot to get used to it and both my friends said it actually is a little longer then your last one it doesn't take long to adjust. Yes it didn't take them long to adjust, i have shorter fingers so longer screen shorter fingers means much more difficult for me. I have noticed with technology lately that everything is getting bigger, my brother has a galaxy note and the phone looks like a dang tablet i can't even hold it in my hand better yet use that phone because of my hand.

So for years I've swallowed my pride and said nothing about how my fingers hinder me in everyday activities but today i am saying it does and its not easy. I explained to my friend last night that i could get my fingers fixed i was told this several times while i was getting older when i went to the doctor. They explained that they could put in prosthetics to extend the fingers but i still would not have working joints, so i have thought about if i did it and how having longer fingers may help but without working joints it may be pointless. I have lived almost 26 years with short fingers i then would have to relearn how to use that hand with longer fingers. Not to mention its considered cosmetic surgery which I'm sure cost an arm and a leg. So all in all i think about how i would want to change it for the convenience but it kind of changes my identity. Like i wouldn't be Devinne with the short fingers i would be Devinne that used to have short fingers and maybe self conscience so i got cosmetic surgery. That to me doesn't make me, me.

So i guess this is just a per on battle i will work through just wanted to share since i don't share about things like this often. Well its back to working for me and later i get my new phone can't wait to tell you all about it on monday. Which is also the day i go back to my nanny job so a lot is happening can't wait. This is the last May post so happy May and yay for June i can't believe a month has flown by so quickly i hope you all keep reading. I know someone keeps +1 my posts but i don't know who it is but i thank you for doing that. It lets me know that someone even if its one person is taking time out of their day to read my blog and thats what I made this for.

Happy reading,
Devinne Kathleen

I'll leave you with a picture of my right hand

Thirsty Thursday

Hello my fellow people today is May 29, 2014. How are you today it is such a beautiful sunny day here in Illinois. As you read from my post yesterday I am currently iPhone-less. Thats right after two and a half years my iPhone stopped charging. So tomorrow I am going to go purchase the iPhone 5S. And man am I excited its like Christmas for me. But any who whats been up hows life. You still trying to think healthy and happy because I know that I am and I feel great. I have to use my laptop to type and I will admit it was much easier to blog throughout m day on my phone then having to either take my laptop with or wait till I got home from work and then blog. But at least that is just temporary. I return to my nanny job on Monday and im excited because they have a pool an last summer I was working a nanny job where I started at 9 and was off at 6 also the mom was very strange about being outside to long if it was to hot because the little girl was very young. So as of today May 29 I am about ninety percent tanner then I was the entire summer last year. And now that I am returning to my nanny job that has a pool I will be sun-kissed by the end of August without a doubt. Right before I started this post I tidied up the whole house all that is left is the garbage needs to be taken out. Hopefully when Chris gets home from work he wont be to tired to take it out. As I was just righting that he pulled up. So I will wrap up today quickly. I cleaned the house today because my best friend Mike from college is coming to visit this weekend and we all know that will be fun and probably get out of control but hey your only young for a short time so why not have fun and take risks and act like idiots. Well have a great relaxing night.

Happy reading,
Devinne Kathleen

Im sooo sorry

Hello my fellow people today is May 28, 2014. lets make this simple my iphone stopped charging so I am in the process of trying to get a phone I do not have time to write today. I am sorry again hopefully I can just get a regular phone to work till I can afford a new iphone.
Happy reading,
Devinne Kathleen

Happy Tuesday

Well hello my fellow people today is May 26, 2014. And what a great holiday weekend I had I'm just gonna share a few pics from this weekend.  

Saturday we helped my parents with some yard work then hung out a little. Sunday we went to my grandmas in the morning to clean then stopped at the grocery store for milk. After we came home to prep for the days activities. Pasta salad steaks grilling bags a great time. Then Sunday night we went to a bonfire with Chris's cousin. Monday we just relaxed all day since we were both off it was so great to just sit back and not have to worry about anything. 

This was Fridays sunset it was beautiful and that picture has no filter. 

There is Chris ready to start grilling on Sunday!! 

While we played bags kailee Chris's cousins daughter hungout with whoever wasn't playing she just loved being outside. Nothing more to tell except I started at 11:30pm last night reading the fault in our stars by john green and I was only going to read a few chapter. 12 chapters in and 2:30am I figured I should probably go to bed since I had work this morning. But so far the book is great so I'm going to go soak up some sun and keep reading. Have a beautiful day and I hope your holiday weekend went well. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

Memorial Day weekend

Hello my fellow people today is May 23, 2014. After sleeping most of yesterday evening and last night I feel great. I guess it was just a 24 hour bug thank God because I don't want to be sick this weekend. My four day weekend started yesterday after I left work at 1:00pm. So that is exciting. I don't really have any sure fire plans besides going to my grandmas on Sunday. I just want to relax and enjoy days off. I found out on Wednesday night that I would be returning to my nanny job, which is exciting because I love nannying and they have a pool so couldn't have come at a better time. I believe summer is said to be kicked off this weekend. My husband has Monday off also so I have decided that since Monday is a holiday that I don't think I will be blogging that day. This way I can spend some quality alone time with my husband with no distractions. My husband works very hard and in a normal week the only time that we have off together is on Sunday and when he is off he just wants to relax never wants to do anything so at least we have an extra day together to maybe go frisbee golfing. I hope that if you had a chance to look at the recipe that I posted the other day, that you enjoyed making it. Other then that there really isn't much more to be said I haven't done or made anything since I was sick so I don't have any exciting pictures or recipes to post. 

I'll leave you all with this enjoy your Memorial Day weekend BBQ drink responsibly and enjoy the weather I have an idea how Chris and I will be spending maybe bags BBQ some steak and get our suntan on. Have a wonderful time and I'll talk to you all on Tuesday. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

Sick day

Hello my fellow people today is May 22, 2014. I will make this short and sweet I have been in bed all day sick I realized I hadn't blogged yet today but I'm just not 100% so I'm gonna go back to laying here and trying to get better I'm off tomorrow so I will write a good post then. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

Mmmm deliciousness

Hello my fellow people today is May 21, 2014. Here in Illinois we got some massive thunderstorms last night lets just say a lot of the roads are flooded. But other then that it was 84 degrees yesterday and boy oh boy does it feel like summer outside and I am loving it. So I'm sure you are all wondering what my post will be about today? And I bet by the title you can guess it. It's recipe Wednesday and today I'm going to share this delicious healthy salad recipe that you are sure to love. Not only is it healthy but it's fresh and refreshing for a summer dish or side dish. I made this for my lunch it's packed with flavor and super easy to make. 

Tomato Basil Olive Mozzarella Vinaigrette   Salad 

First you need your ingredients 

  

Vinaigrette (your choice of flavor) 

One can of black olives 

One container of cherry tomatoes (I have two containers pictured because I thought I would need more) 

Fresh basil 

And fresh mozzarella 

First rinse the basil 

Pour vinaigrette in a container (Tupperware) I don't measure but it's about a 1/2 cup 

Chop basil into small pieces 

Put basil in the vinaigrette 

Mix then set in fridge to cool and basil will soak in the flavor 

Open can of olives drain and pour whole olives in a Tupperware container that you can close 

Next cut tomatoes in half like pictured 

Add to bowl with olives 

Unwrap the mozzarella the mozzarella I bought came in slices so I used half of the slices 

Cut mozzarella into squares/small pieces

Add to bowl with tomatoes and olives 

 

Take vinaigrette out of fridge and just dump it in

Mix thoroughly to make sure all flavors are being combined 

About 1 cup is a serving size place in a bowl and enjoy. Put the lid on the rest and refrigerate. The salad will last about three days in the fridge. If you have extra vinaigrette left in bowl just add some more tomatoes olives and mozzarella for another delicious batch. Simple healthy and delicious. I hope you all enjoy today's post. Have a beautiful day. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

Healthy life happy wife

Hello my fellow people today is May 20, 2014. And it is a beautiful day for the new start, walks daily and yesterday I bought a whole bunch of healthy food. I don't have to get all upset about healthy food because I have so many awesome recipes that are healthier then I was eating. Now don't think I'm just doing this to jump on the bandwagon with all the health nuts I just want to feel better about  what I'm doing for myself. When we were shopping yesterday I was buying some strange things like things that I never have bought and I explained to my husband that I wanted to start eating healthier. And he said that's great I mean I am a great cook so even if it's healthy Chris will still eat it. So healthy life will make me one happy wife. I just am out to  feel better about myself and I believe everyone wants to feel good about themselves. So I am excited to start something new like eating breakfast I heard that eating three balanced meals helps regulate your metabolism. So eating a nice breakfast will be just the start I need. 

What are things that inspire you to be better for yourself. I think that my moment was when I realized that if I get to the point where walking is going to cause me to be winded then I could just put myself in the obese category. So I said I am going to make sure that that doesn't happen, I may get winded from walking up and down the three flights of stairs to get to my apartment but even when I was in shape I would be outta breathe. So I strive to make sure that i only get winded on those stairs, not from

Walking around the block or walking from one place to another. I don't want to be that person so the only way to make sure that I don't end up that way is to realize that I have to change the future and change it in a healthy way. I don't need to go to a gym and pay a trainer or pay to use equipment to be healthy. All I have to do is walk. 

Walking is great not only on my health but also on my mind. When you go out for a walk whether alone or with someone, you just feel good. You don't feel the pressure of people staring at you or the pressure to go fast or rush to get results. You are slowly bettering yourself and that makes you see the changes and appreciate them. Don't need to do it for bikini season don't need to make a New Years resolution about it. This is for me this is today the start of a new beginning. 

Healthy life happy wife. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen

Monday funday?

Hello there my fellow people today is Monday May 19, 2014. And what a great weekend I had!!! I would love to tell you about my weekend. Friday it was chilly and after I rested up we went over to my husbands cousins apartment across the street. We had fun watched hockey and played heads up on my phone which was blast. Then came Saturday and my mom called in the morning and asked if we wanted to go to dinner since my great  uncle was in town from Oregon. So we just relaxed till dinner time and we went to my favorite restaurant Bohemian Gardens. I ordered Wiener schnitzel with a salad, sweet and sour cabbage, and spatzel which is German dumplings. Oh man was it so delicious filled me right up. After we headed over to my brothers to play our German card game MiMi. I came in second to last but we had so much fun playing I really enjoy those moments when you are with your family gathered around a table and just playing a game and joking around. My parents and my great uncle left after the card game, my husband and I stuck around and I suggested that we play heads up!!! Which was a great idea my brother and sister in law had never heard of it we played for a few hours and just had a freaking blast we were cracking up so much I thought I was going to pee my pants. 

Now on to Sunday my brother in law Kyle my husbands brother made plans with Chris to hangout so the boys went frisbee golfing will I snuggled on the couch with ziggy as you can see below. 

When the boys got back we hung out and talked then Kyle asked if we wanted to go fishing I love the outdoors so even though I don't have my fishing liscence yet I said why the heck not. So we headed out on our fishing expedition even though we caught no fish in the 4 hours we were out we still just enjoyed nature and the peace of fishing. Just look at the scenery below. 

Now the only major problem I had was the pollution this was supposed to be a place were not only people can come enjoy nature and fish but also a place were animals live, and the amounts of broken glass everywhere was just horrible I took a picture of it but it doesn't even show how bad it really was. 

I mean come on recycle reuse. I'm not all about going or being green but I am about saving and preserving nature and it's beauty. But that's just my opinion, I love camping and just laying in the grass staring at the clouds for hours the simplest and free things in life are usually the greatest that's my motto. So go outside today admire something great that was created by God and just remember every small thing was made different and detailed in a way you may never understand but capture and enjoy those moments. Have a beautiful day everyone. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

Snow in May

Hello my fellow people today is May 16, 2014. And yes you read the title right it was snowing today! I woke up this morning not feeling well so for the sake of getting better I'm not going to blog a full post today. Feel free to read past posts till Monday and if you are new to the blog read the first entry to catch yourself up. I hope you all have a great weekend and I hope this flu passes. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

Rain rain go away

Hello my fellow people today is May 15, 2014. It's raining out and the temperature is not that of spring weather. It's just way to cold out. Well today is the type of day where you just want to cuddle up in bed with my blanket on. And since I don't work today as soon as I'm done with this post that is exactly what I plan on doing. Yesterday we had a has leak in our apartment building. They made us evacuate for about an hour and since I love Ziggy like a child I took him with me. We sat in the car until the firemen told us that we couldn't sit in the cars in the back. So since we don't have a cat carrier Ziggy was in a bag while we stood in front of the building. He was kind of freaked out with all the fire trucks but he was a hit with all the people everyone was petting him and saying he was so cute. Ziggy May not be a baby but he is my cat baby and I was one proud pet momma yesterday. 

Tonight's low is in the thirties and what sucks about that is our landlord turns the heat off April 1 so right now I'm about to head to the bedroom to bundle up. Unfortunately we don't have a television in our room so I suppose I will read a book while I keep warm. Not much more to say today but I sure hope that it is warmer wherever you all are. 

Happy reading,

Devinne Kathleen 

Happy Wednesday

Hello my fellow people today is May 14, 2014. The weather is sure crappy here again today. Today will be a short post because I have so much to do. I have been talking to my sister in law about books we have read. I was explaining to her that I am very picky when it comes to reading books. I am the type of person that when I walk into a bookstore I look at titles, if the title sound interesting then I read the back of the book if that appeals to me also I will buy the book. Here is a few books that were great books I chose. 

 

And this one helped with our wedding planning. 

Feel free to check out these books I'm sure you'll love at least one if not all of them. The next books I plan to buy at The Fault In Our Stars and Pride Over Pity. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

May May May all day

Hello my fellow people today is gloomy May 13, 2014. The weather is just so gloomy today it makes you want to lay around and sleep. Just busy today with laundry and working you know the typical Tuesday work all day. Yesterday when my husband and I went to go get dinner, I ordered cheese sticks and man do I love cheese sticks. While we waited in the drive through for our food the people in front of us must have ordered the whole menu because we were sitting there forever. I just start telling Chris about how long cheese sticks take to make, he of course kind of chuckled and said you know sometimes you just explain the most random stuff. I then explained how most think things that I know are useless but I guarantee that one day all my "useless" knowledge will actually be useful. 

Ever since I was little I always seemed to remember things that others would say or do even if I would never use what I learned. I just liked that I knew more about random things then others did like how ink comes out of a pen, why the sky is blue, why you hiccup, and why you yawn. After I got older I realized that having extra knowledge won't come in handy unless I make it on a game show that asks random facts. 

When I decided to become a nanny for a living I realized that I can share random facts with the kids I'm watching. I mean why not tell a 5 1/2 year old that your blood is actually blue but turns red when it hits oxygen. Now I never thought that telling a 5 year old was going to confuse him but just think when he went to school the next day he was telling all his friends that their blood was blue. And of course he is scientifically right, so some kids were probably freaked out but you know his teacher was thinking wow how does he know that. I guess I just benefited from my dad having an entire set of older encyclopedias that I just read when I was bored. So as a child I knew more, but you can't get a kid to sit down and read a 10 page book now a days. So instead I'll share random facts. The kids in turn benefit from things they may use in the future and also look smart to their teachers. 

I just can't wait to be able to raise my kids differently then the status quo. I mean I'm all for kids learning technology but just putting your child in front of the television and not reading them books, puts them on a path of not wanting to read. I'm not saying that your kids won't like to read but not teaching them that reading is fun and watching tv sure says a lot. I don't judge how anyone chooses to raise their children but I do have an opinion on how I will raise mine. 

So I will leave you all with this hilarious picture I took on Saturday. Ziggy our cat was sitting next to me while I counted change on the kitchen table and Chris's sunglasses where next to us. I decided to stick them on Ziggy to see what he would do, he sat there for ten minutes with them on and didn't care. He's a baller. 

Happy reading,

Devinne Kathleen 

Daily words

Hello my fellow people today is Monday May 12, 2014. How are you all today? Today will be a shorter blog because I'm not in a writing mood after a phone call I was just on. But anywho the snack tray for my mother in laws birthday turned out great and went over super well. 

Saturday was so much fun it was beautiful out and we sat by the pool in the sun and had some ice cold beers. I'm starting to get my summer color which makes me excited. Sunday of course was Mother's Day we had a nice time celebrating with our moms. But when we got home in the afternoon you could tell there was a storm coming and it didn't look pretty. Soon the storm came in and man did it come down rain hail thunder lightning the whole works. Just look at the hail. 

The hail came and it came hard so hard I just watched it fall onto my car. When I went to check the car there was definitely damage to my car. So I had to file a claim with the insurance company and I'll have it looked at on Thursday. Not much more to talk about besides some words of wisdom. Words can hurt someone even if you don't mean them just be careful what you say because words do hurt. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

TGIF

Hello my fellow people how are you this fine May 9, 2014? The weather outside isn't as nice as it was yesterday but at least it's not 30 degrees out. Although the temperature rose to 92 degrees yesterday and man did our apartment get hot, we had three fans going but it was just so hot in there. When it was time for bed last night I tried to fall asleep in bed but it was just too hot. We have a small air conditioner in the living room and since I was so hot it only made sense to sleep in there like I have before. But this time instead of just sleeping on the floor in front of it I decided I wanted to be comfortable so I moved the queen size mattress from the guest bedroom all the way to living room by myself and man is that thing heavy but it was well worth the comfort. I slept like a little baby laying on that mattress in there, that was until at 5:47am the thunder from the storm outside woke me up from a dead sleep.

Now there is nothing more that I fear then thunderstorms so of course it woke me up which means I then stayed up till at least the thunder stopped. I know I know there isn't any thing to fear but for some reason I'm just scared. Now everyone is afraid of something spider, bugs, snakes, heights something. My fear just maybe a little different but that is what makes us all unique. I crafted after I posted my blog yesterday but I ran out of glue so I was only able to start the big project. I also need to buy more ribbon in neutral colors. This is what I have finished so far and it may seem a little strange right now but once everything is put all together it will make more sense. I'm going for the unique DIY wall decorations something no one else will have. 

 

In other new guess who beat the white sox (more like creamed them) yesterday. 

Now that is some awesomeness right there. Well this weekend is Mother's Day and I look forward to spending time with the "mothers" in my life and I hope that you all look forward to the time you spend with yours. I really don't have much of anything planned at this point, I know that tomorrow we are going to celebrate my mother in laws 50 birthday and that should be fun. Then on Sunday at some point see my grandma and mom. No plans with them as of yet though oh well just go with the flow is how I see it. 

Well I have to continue working and after I need to go grocery shopping and tonight the Blackhawks play so I will be watching that. So with that I will leave you with words of wisdom: Love is not just something you feel it's something you do. I hope you all enjoy your weekend and your Mother's Day remember try and do something special for your mom this weekend. After all she gave you life. Thanks for reading and come back on Monday for more posts. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

May has arrived....

Hello my fellow people today is May 8, 2014 and summer feels like it has arrived. We have had a very interesting spring its been pretty cold yesterday it was 81 degrees but then a small storm came in and made it a little cooler, but today its 85 so no complaints there. I love when the warm weather comes it is so much more fun to drive around with your music up when you can roll down your windows. Yes I am one of those weird people you may have seen jamming dancing and singing in their car at the stop light. I'm not embarrassed to admit that, you have to live your life having fun they do say that laughing makes people live longer. I'm sitting at my dining room table with all the windows open sipping on my green tea just classing it up. Pinky is up while I sip on that delicious tea mmmmm I love green tea.

Okay I got side tracked my bad. I would love to go for a nice walk today and just enjoy nature because who knows next week it could be 30 degrees again. Ugh that would be horrible. 

I am trying to figure out were I can get a really big picture frame for this craft I want to make for the extra bedroom. The craft is with monopoly money from different types of monopoly's and then if I find a big enough frame I can make a collage out of all the monopoly money I have collected.

I think that it would be an awesome idea to make something big and crafty to hang on the wall in that room don't get me wrong I love that my husband has his sports stuff in there for now since its just the guest bedroom, but I will say that if I make this craft not only will it look cool but its versatile. So when we end up having to change it into a nursery for a baby it can still hang on the wall. When we find out that we are pregnant we don't plan on finding out the sex of the baby. Lets talk about that most think that is just silly everyone finds out the sex of the baby so you can prepare. I have always thought you can still prepare and not know the sex, its easier to have neutral things for a baby so if we have more kids not only were we prepared for the first child but every child after that. I don't know if with every child we will wait to find out the sex of the baby but my husband and I agreed that the first we will wait till the day the baby makes their grand entrance. We just feel that finding out what the baby is when they enter the world is the last real surprise you have left. Like we are already married so no surprises left, meaning no surprise to ask me out or to get engaged or a wedding. Some family think that its dumb to not find out the sex but really it would be our decision and I think that it will mean more to us since it would be our first child.

I am multitasking mad style right now texting and typing I keep getting lost with one or the other. I was just texting a friend of almost 24 years and just realized that we are both 25 and at places in both of our lives we didn't expect, I had to take a moment to realize its quite sad. I mean holy crap we are grown up we are gonna be 26 years old and may feel young still but we are what older people call the next generation that kind of freaks me out. I mean when I was younger I always felt like time would go by so slow and that all I wanted to do is grow up and after growing up I just want the younger years back. Don't get me wrong I love my husband and I love that we are going to start a family hopefully soon God willing of course but what happened? What happened to those moments when my friends and I sat around and talked about how gross boys were and then how hot boys were. Next thing you know we were in college talking about how much boys had hurt us and that we just wanted that happy ending. And now at almost 26 married and trying to start a family who would have thought ten years ago that today I would be here. I love it, I love that no matter what I always have my husband on my side its like a permanent best friend.

Sitting here listening to Pandora enjoying my green tea having great conversation with a friend and soaking in the great weather, watching Ziggy my cat snooze.

I just cant stop thinking about how grateful that I am for where I am and what I have at this point in life. Life is truly good I mean come on look at that cat hes adorable. We told him that he should be a model and ever since every time we take pictures of him he poses like he is Tyra Banks. Yes I just referred to my cat as a super model haha. Well I have written probably to much today since I kept getting distracted.
But all in all just be happy with where you are in your life, everyone knows they pave their own path and you are where you are because of yourself. Don't be mad that something isn't going the way you want just know that you chose that path yourself and if you are going to be mad at anyone or God it isn't their fault it is yours. Accept who you are and live with that because once you do your path will lead towards the things you've wanted. Nothing comes easy you have to fight for it.

Okay rant done I have some house chores to do, enjoy your beautiful Thursday.

Happy reading,
Devinne Kathleen

Mike mike mike…guess what day it is

Hello my fellow people today is May 7, 2014 and guess what day it is? HUMP DAY which means we should all walk around all day humping everything okay okay I'm just kidding don't do that people might think you are weird. Oh wait we are all weird anyways. I like when I do things or say things and people just take it the complete wrong way. It's like just because I made a comment about something you have said or done doesn't mean that I'm out to get you I mean come on I have way better things to do then run to my phone or computer every minute. Let's talk about how much social media influences us all daily. 

Now I can be the first to say that now that my convienent iPhone informs me when some awesome person comments on Facebook or Instagram or blogger or twitter or even a text, I tend to want to respond right away. I mean realistically I don't actually talk to many people on a daily basis on my phone. With that being said obviously since I have limited friends when my phone does go off I get very curious and want to see who it is, and respond. But come on doesn't everyone do that?? Hmmm nope and the reason I say that is because there are plenty of people that I want to talk or text with and I don't get a response. I mean yes we are all busy but when I've texted you or left you a message with a question and it's been 4 days that's ridiculous. 

Here is a classic mistake every person makes and doesn't even realize that they have done it. Facebook can show your recent activity log which means I see you have been on Facebook within the last 5 hours from when I posted something and asked if you have seen it. Also with Facebook messaging it shows that the message has been read so when you say nope haven't read it, yep you are a liar. Also when I have an iPhone and you have an iPhone it shows me that it has been delivered and read. The only thing this really does is show me what type of people I try and be friends with jeez I guess I'm just not interesting enough to talk to hangout or associate with. 

Okay so you don't want to hang out you don't want to talk then maybe we aren't friends. But now a days you can "be friends" with hundreds but hangout with like 5 of those people the real reason we all have Facebooks is so we can see what our "friends" are doing and keep up with them without even having to talk to them. I mean it's quite sad what happened to snail mail you know good ol' pen pals. Who doesn't like getting a letter okay technology is changed so take your computer and type up a letter and mail it to your friend. Make them feel special. 

Sadly if technology all crashed for a day no Facebook, no phone unless a phone call, no internet oh my I think Hell may freeze over people will all be freaking out and not know how to live so many people have become so dependant on technology. Today's challenge bust out that notebook get a friends address and write out all the things to them you can't write on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I accept my own challenge I will be writing a few friends I have neglected lately this way not only am I showing I am a friend but that I'm a friend that cares. 

Everyday things are changing around us just try and remember things may change but you can still be who you are all you have to do is show it. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

Oh what a day

Hello fellow people today is May 6, 2014 I don't have much to talk about to day just up to tons of things. I'm trying to figure out appetizers for this weekend. My mother in laws birthday is on Saturday and I have to make the appetizers for the party about 15-20 people so I am looking up recipes seeing if anything sounds good. I know for a fact that I will be making pickle rolls. I should share that recipe with you all so you can make them too they are quite good.

Pickle rolls

1 Jar of Whole Dill Pickles
1 Package of Cream Cheese (softened optional makes it easier to spread)
1 Pound of Sliced Polish Ham

Wipe pickle juice off pickles and cut a part of cream cheese begin wrapping the entire pickle with the cream cheese then you roll the ham onto the pickle. Slice pickle into slices and then repeat till all ingredients are used. Chill then serve and enjoy.

So far that is all I know that I am making I could do some dips and chips but I think I can compose a snack tray last time I did it turned out great see the picture below. I wonder which one looks better maybe i should combine them and make a big tray!

Well all this talk about food has made me sooo hungry. Time to get some food in my belly. Not much planned today I have worked a little and I looked up some recipes. And I don't have much planned for the rest of the day I may start thinking about what to blog for tomorrow and pintrest some to kill time I have to make dinner and I babysit tonight.

I just wonder if anyone is actually reading this because if I knew people were reading I could get suggestions on things to write about. I have so many recipes to share, and I have lots of crafty things to also share. The main point about writing this blog was so the day that I find out I am expecting I can share my journey with that. So far this month my monthly friend has not made an appearance and it is already a week late. Which for most people would be exciting but this may just mean that I am stressing again and delaying my monthly friend. The funny part is when I was younger I used to love that I wouldn't get my period every month. Because it is just a hassle you don't have to worry about then. Or when I was younger and having unprotected sex (even though I shouldn't have been) I used to dread taking a pregnancy test hoping that it would be negative the ironic part is that now that I am older and married and want to start a family, the only thing I want every month is to either get my period or pee on a pregnancy test and have it come up positive. The tables have truly changed all the things I didn't want when I was younger I now hope for every month. Well that is where I will leave my thoughts on that today. I can pick up where I left off another time.

Happy reading,
Devinne Kathleen  

Today is about friendship

Hello there fellow people today is May 5, 2014. What better then to celebrate cinco de mayo then talking all about friendship. Friendship is always a long and complicated subject, everyone has their different opinions about friends and how to go about things. So with that this is just my opinion. I feel friends are supposed to be really close with me as close as family members are. The reason to make friends and have them in your life is to make your "family" grow. 

I like many have had many friends over the years. But not all friendships are bound to last. It is just those few friendships that last that make it all worthwhile. I have had many friends and I've lost many friends along the way. I don't mean that I physically lost them it's just we changed the way we were and we grew apart. Right now I think about my husband being one of my best friend someone that I can share everything with. I don't have many close girlfriends I have a few girls that I talk with but I don't consider them my best friend. It's hard to be friends with girls when every girl judges everything. It is just a way for girls to be very particular about who they become friends with. Hence why girls have much more drama with their friends than men do. 

There really isn't that much left to talk about in the subject of friendship because everybody learns how to make friends themselves. But if I had to give you one key point it would be trust is number one if that person ever does something to you that makes you think you can't trust them don't trust them and don't give them your trust. By basing your selection of friends this way the likability of finding someone who is a good friend is higher. You want to be able to share everything with that friend and you want to trust that they will listen and try and help. 

So with that today I just leave you with friends come and go but true friends stay. It's not about how many friends you have it's about the ones that were there when you needed them. Well I'm off to make my Cinco de Mayo dinner and have a few Cinco de Mayo drinks so I hope everyone has a great week and keep on trucking. 

Happy reading 

Devinne Kathleen

Lets talk marriage and relationships

Hello there my fellow people today is May 2, 2014. Today I decided i would like to talk about relationships the ups the downs the sadness and laughs. Now I may only be 25 years old but I do like to think that I know somethings on how to make relationships work. I mean if I didn't then I don't think I would be happily married for 2 years by now. Now don't get me wrong relationships are never perfect if someone wants to tell you that everything is perfect then they probably don't want you to know what is really going on. Now I have had my fair share of messed up relationships and I could never figure out why they wouldn't work out all I knew is that I wasn't happy. The number one thing in any relationships is even with hard times and problems you should still be happy. If you ever feel like you aren't happy then the relationship will probably be going nowhere fast. If you truly love the person that you are with even when things get hard (money, sickness) you will just have that feeling in your heart that no matter what you want to be with the person and that you will work through it. My husband and I went through pre-martial  counseling before we walked down the isle. At my church the pastor requests that you do this before he can marry you, it may seem like its silly but Chris and I learned so much from it. Some of the things that we were taught I will share in this post and then maybe others can use the same tools to have a successful future with their partner.

One thing that we were taught was that you should never fight about money. Money is a very common fight in relationships. Statistically the most common reason break-ups or divorces happen is because the couple is fighting about money. The way to get around the whole fight about money is to use this thinking, it is okay to fight about it but this is how the fight should go. Just remember that you are both concerned and bringing up points for a reason, so instead of going into the fight fighting with each other go into the fight knowing that you are both fighting about the same thing. So what you need to do is fight the problem together, be on the same team and tackle the money problem together don't fight each other about it. It sounds strange how can you fight about something without fighting each other. The simple answer is that you are both fighting the same thing so you discuss the problem and fight the problem not each other. I just used money as an example because that is usually the biggest fight this can work in any fight.

Now another common fight is you don't seem happy the first two years of a marriage are always difficult. For example you may not have the money to buy a house or a nice car or nice things and sometimes that can cause fights between couples. My husband and I didn't live with each other before we got married so for us the biggest struggle was learning to live with someone else and sharing everything. We didn't have a struggle living with each other at all but when it comes to house chores or other duties that was a struggle. Sometimes you maybe tired and not want to do dishes or laundry or clean but taking turns is key. When getting married the biggest thing we learned was don't go to bed angry and don't use the "D" word while fighting. The "D" word is divorce we were told that couples that fight and throw the word divorce around will more then likely end up in a divorce. Divorce is a easy way out when there isn't infidelity or abuse happening. Everything that maybe wrong with your relationship can surprisingly be fixed if you are willing to work on it together. That is what makes a marriage successful.

Now I am not claiming to be this marriage or relationship expert but I will say the only way to start your path to a healthy and happy marriage or relationship is to make sure that you yourself are happy first. It took me awhile to figure this out like I have said previously I could not figure out why my relationships were not working out. But the day that my ex broke up with me I decided to change my mentality and do me. I bought some cute summer clothes got my hair cut and changed my sad face to a smile. Not only did I feel more confident but i also radiated that to everyone around me. And man was I super lucky I got so lucky that I met my husband and I truly believe that we found each other because of how I had changed my mentality and him also. My husband had been single for 2 years prior to dating me. But when we met it was like the whole world stopped just for a minute and we had been brought together. I truly believe that we are soul mates there is no one else out there for me.

So as I conclude todays blog I will leave you with a recipe its a recipe of my own as in I tend to just throw things together and make delicious food.

Today's Recipe

Garlic Spinach and Cheese Roasted Potatoes
1 Pound of Red or Yellow potatoes cut into smaller pieces
2 Tablespoons of Virgin Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper to Taste
1 Can of Spinach (I'm not rich cant always get fresh)
1 Teaspoon of Garlic Powder or Minced Garlic
1/2 Bag of Shredded Cheese (whichever flavor is your favorite)
1/2 Teaspoon of Oregano

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees

2.Drain the can of spinach as much as you can squeezing to get all the water out.

3.In a big bowl mix potatoes, spinach, oil, salt, pepper, garlic, and oregano together.

4.Lastly mix in the shredded cheese and place in a oven safe casserole dish.

5.Bake in your preheated oven for 20 minutes and stir every now and then.

6.When 5 minutes remain add a little extra cheese on top for some more cheesyness

7.Serve and enjoy and maybe comment if  it was good

Happy reading,
Devinne Kathleen

It all started......

Hello my fellow people today is May 1, 2014 and today is the day that i decided to start a blog about some awesome things in my life. First the story begins the day that i met my husband. It was July 31, 2010, my two friends were getting married i had just recently become single. That night we did lots of dancing and drinking of course and i guess the entire night Chris my husband kept asking his brother which was the groom who i was. I suppose my brother-in-law said some very nice things about me because otherwise he wouldn't be my brother-in-law today. Chris and I didn't start talking more until about mid August that year. We talked and talked and talked and finally on October 22, 2010 he asked me to be his girlfriend. About two months later he asked me to be his wife i of course said yes but we decided not to say anything till May. In April 2011 my dad got very sick so we postponed telling anyone that we were engaged. Later on that summer we talked about how it was probably a good time to share the great news of being engaged and start planning a wedding. On July 29, 2011 we told our families we were engaged and that we planned on getting married May 2012. After thinking about how financially we only had 9 months to collect enough for our wedding we ended up decided that it would be better for us to get married in August instead.

So now on to the wedding i was never the type to want a big wedding i just wanted everyone that we wanted there. Little did i know that the guest list was going to be over 300 we shortened the list to 250. We had a Chicago Cubs themed wedding since we are die hard fans. Mostly everything was homemade which made the wedding very personable. People are still talking about it today. The best part about it was Chris and I didn't spend over $8,000 total with food, DJ, cake, dress, bridal party gifts, church, booze, photographer, and reception hall. I really believed on having a wedding with 250 guests on a budget and we made it happen. August 18, 2012 I married my best friend and soul mate.

Now on to the wonderful life of marriage we went on an amazing honeymoon to Springfield, Illinois our state capital Chris and I had never been we stayed at an awesome B&B. Life isn't always about spending tons of money and going to tons of fancy places. Life is about going to where you want to go with the people you love. Chris and I had talked about having children many times before marriage and having kids is both something we really want. Which leads us to October of 2012 that was the month that i decided to stop taking my birth control after taking it for 5 years.

  Chris and I hoped that we would become pregnant right after i stopped my birth control. But little did we know that God clearly had another plan for us. After about3 months of not becoming pregnant and not getting my monthly friend, we both started to get discouraged. So instead of being excited to both finally start a family now we were both worried and stressed about it. So for 1 full year we "tried" and stressed constantly about when we would start a family of our own. So while others around us got pregnant and had kids we just hoped that God would choose us next.

Now flash forward to May 1, 2014 which is today I wish that i could say that we are expecting but as of right now we aren't. Although that sounds like sad news it really isn't, I love my husband and we are stronger then ever everyday because we know that one day our family will start. As of January 2014 i have become regular and the chances of having kids is much greater then it was the last year and a half. Since I choose to quit my job and make a career out of nannying when we got married i never had the option of having health insurance I couldn't go to the doctor to find out if everything with me was okay. Well thank you Mister Obama for forcing us all to get health insurance as of May 1 i now am covered and have the option to see my doctor and discuss starting a family and the game plan for that.

Today starts a brand new chapter in my life a blog and sharing all things kids and marriage. This blog is meant to share exciting moments in my life. I love DIY crafts and cooking is my favorite thing to do. So if you are reading you are sure in for a treat just wanted to give you a background of how i got where I am today.

Happy reading,
Devinne Kathleen