Lucky Seven

My bithday is crazy being on the 4th of July, so every year I go out and do my own thing. I kept it pretty simple today. I started out by haeding over to the mall and getting some fantastic chicken avocado grilled cheese from Melty Way. I got some chips and a side salad as well. Everything was great.

I wasn't sure what I was going to get at first for my birthday present to myself, so I looked around a lot. I looked through Michael's craft store, around the various stores in the mall, and finally at Barnes & Noble. I decided to get some coloring books.

I remembered that I was expecting a package from Linda today, so I went home to see if I got it. This is actually why I chose coloring books.

I was lucky to get these as well! A fantastic present from Linda via Amazon. I think they are running out of the 42 count fineliners so I was lucky!

It was pretty relaxed today. I loved it.

Twenty Seven

We were going to make breakfast today, but decided to go out today instead. We went to Black Bear Diner. Today was my first time going and I'd definitely go again. We were going to make eggs, pancakes, sausage, muffins, orange juice and the works at home, but I am glad we went to Black Bear Diner instead.

Laura wanted to buy me a present, so we went to khols. I found this really awesome ring!

We went to Target as well after and I got this bag. None of the ones I had at home could fit books and that was what I was looking for.

I went to finding Dory, it was awesome. I also got a treat to bring.

We had an old fashioned 4th of July dinner. Hamburgers, chips, frog eye salad, etc. It was great. We had my custom Baby Ruth candy bar cake from Coldstone Creamery some time after. The ice cream was peanut butter cookie flavor. There was bits of candy bar in it too.

We went to fireworks in the evening. I had no glow sticks this year though. It was still fun. everyone got freaked out by this barn or something that caught fire. I think it might have been a planned stunt, but no one knows.

It feels weird, but good to be 27!

The Hourglass Turns

I am one year older at midnight. Sometimes I feel as if my body is aging while my soul and personality aren't. I am glad that in the next life we don't really age physically. I love being active and I'm definitely a high energy free spirit even though I'm so quiet. Those that are close to me know this side of me. I'm definitely high energy, but not so much that I'd burn other people out with my presence, like other introverts. I don't know if I still feel like a teenager, but I do still feel like I'm around 21. I go at my own pace and do things my way as much as I can, so sometimes I forget about time, or ignore it. I'm not as caught up in the flow of time as a lot of people. I find that if you want time to flow naturally you shouldn't constantly look at clocks. It messes up your perception of the world. I think we would be a happier world if we didn't revolve ourselves around clocks and dates. Age is definitely important for various reasons, but over thinking it is unhealthy for the mind.

Today in church I started using my artists tile sketchbook. There are six tiles on each page. I've been working on one that features stars of various number of points. I never knew that drawing three pointed stars was so hard, but I'm getting the hang of it. I also bore my testimony about fasting in sacrament meeting today. I usually go up there every month to do something like that on various subjects. In the second hour we talked about the requirements for going to the temple, and in the third hour I fell asleep I'll admit, so I've blanked out the subject of our lesson. I probably should have drawn in the third hour too because of course it helps me concentrate. I not only brought my artists tile sketchbook, but my pens, fine line markers, colored pencils, paper, oxford blank cards, coloring booksclip board, and pencil sharpener. I had no clue what I'd do today at church, so I came prepared.

After church I had forgotten my key, so I watched bald eagles on the livestream on explore.org until dad came home. I took a long nap and around 6pm I broke my fast with grilled cheese. We also had roast, potatoes, and carrots for dinner. I had cinnamon bread for dessert and watched Justice League. I've finished season two. I have been playing various games on my phone and listening to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix up until now. I got a new game from iTunes for $3 called Bloons TDS. It's basically a balloon popping game. You set up different kinds of monkeys along a map and they pop the balloons as they move along the path. If too many of them get to the other end of the course you lose the game and have to start over.

Artists Tile Sketchbook

Today I did not sleep in as much. I am so glad that Heidi decided to take her night shift instead of letting me have it today. I only had to work two hours and it wasn't busy. I would have had to work nine hours if she hadn't changed her mind about me covering. There isn't much to tell about work today. I rolled out some cinnamon rolls, took out dough sheets, cleaned the lobby, etc. Elis and someone else I'm not really familiar with were at work today. I feel like I am not such an outcast anymore. I've been getting along with everyone lately. I got a pecan caramel center of the roll and a tropical blast chillata after work. The center of the roll is basically cut up cinnamon roll and depending on which you get they have different frosting. The classic has cinnamon caramel frosting and the regular cream cheese frosting, and the pecan caramel center has caramel and caramel frosting with pecans. I know I shouldn't eat them because of the margarine, but sometimes it is nice. I am going to quit eating like this after my birthday celebrations next week. I figured t would be fun to eat something like that one last time. I am going cold turkey off of stuff like that after next week.

Since I got off early, after eating only half of each of the items I got at Cinnabon I went to various stores looking for a patriotic shirt to waer on Monday. I even walked to Old Navy which probably took me 30 minutes there and back. I didn't really find anything, but that is alright. I found out that Old Navy has overall shorts and I really want to try those on sometime. I think they might reach the knee. I've been wanting to get some new overalls for a long time but they are hard to find nowadays. I don't think I'll visit Old Navy very often since it is pretty far west of the mall and I hate walking past big parking lots. There is just something about that walk I find creepy. I am also pretty sure someone threw a loud firecracker at me on the way there, but not sure. Maybe it wasn't at me, just near me. I do want to go there some time again and look at their clothes again. I feel like I could find stuff I'd like there if I looked harder. Anyway, I made a stop at Barnes & Noble and finally got this artists tile sketchbook and album I've been wanting. It's basically a sketchbook full of little squares that you do small art on. I do sticky note and oxford card stock art all the time, so it's perfect. I find I can get more creative on small spaces.  I was also going to get a bird coloring book, but I think I'll wait until next week for that, or order one off of Amazon.

I am going to really enjoy using these in church and in school and various other places. I find that when I draw in church I pay attention easier.

I called Laura to pick me up when I was at Barnes & Noble and bought the books. I decided to go to Michael's craft store and look for markers, but didn't find anything I want right now. When Laura got to Michael's I almost accidentally got into someone else's car, but realized my mistake fairly quickly and found Laura then we left. I actually found some markers that I want on Amazon. they are the Staedtler 42 triple fineliner markers. I already have the 20 set and it's lasted me for years! I know they are great quality, so I'm most likely going to get them soon.

Anyway, On our way back home we went to Wendy's and I got a crispy chicken sandwitch. Kayla, Laura nd I all got one. When I got home I started my fast. I've been drinking water since 8:30 and I"m going to go dry after midnight until 6pm or 8pm tomorrow. I feel like fast Sunday's are becoming more enjoyable and I'm starting to gain more out of them. Before and after work I've been watching eagles, doing random stuff on facebook and playing games on m phone as usual. I guess the rest is history. :)

Just Another Friday

I got Spaghetti again at Villa Italian kitchen after work tonight. They give you so much of the spaghetti, I love it. I ate it at home after work. I actually got an extra bread stick. I also picked up my cake from Cold Stone as well. It looks fantastic! No pictures until my birthday though. Work was busy and enjoyable today. I got to help a lot of customers and one of my fellow employees didn't show up for work. I feel like every Friday something goes wrong n some way, or nearly every Friday at least for the past few.  I did so much I can't even recall it all because it went so fast. Some of the things I did were make caramel cinnamon frosting, make the regular caramel frosting, dishes, a little rolling, and filling the place in the lobby we put the utensils in. Other than this there isn't much to tell from today. I did clean out the photos on my phone somewhat, and other random things. I think I'll just leave a video today because it was pretty boring. Oh yeah, and Heidi told me I don't have to do the night shift anymore tomorrow. I am kind of relieved. I want to relax tomorrow.