I love The Knife. They are quickly becoming one of my new frequently listened to bands. If you haven’t heard of them you should check them out.

I’ve created a new Myspace page just for updating while I’m away at school. If time allows, it will be updated with the goings on at school & with pics & videos to show my progress in being trained as a dog trainer, lol. While you’re there check out my latest blog entry for links to tons of awesome giveaways for your furry family members!

Jason had his company Christmas lunch today & he won an mp3 player that he was going to give to me, but one of his co-workers wanted to trade him for a sandwich maker. So he called me & I went with the Panini maker instead of the mp3 player. Now I’m going to have to stock up on pita bread while at school!! YUMM!!

And I think that’s about all of the randomness I have for today…

So obviously I haven’t updated either of my blogs in well over a month. Sorry about that. It seems that life has taken over and/or I’ve become lazy. LOL

Jason & I were married on November 15th, but not exactly as planned…

A lot of things went “wrong” but we still got married damnit! Not even half of the guest list showed up. Our outside ceremony got flooded out & so we got hitched in his mother’s living room. I said my vows first & had everyone sobbing. The wedding cake totally ROCKED & so did our awesome, one of a kind cake topper. It was a little black kitty bride with a snake groom wrapped around her. Jason’s mom made it for us out of polymer clay. I’ll post pics as soon as we get the professional ones back.

My dress was awesome, Jason looked super hot in his black N white striped jacket. The hot pink converse on the brides maids & the black converse on the groomsmen were awesome. I got tattooed all weekend, once at the rehearsal dinner, lol.

All in all it was a big fluster-cluck of a wedding but it suited me & Jas perfectly I think. Everyone seemed to enjoy themelves & we had fun! Alot of people I really wanted to come didn’t show up which saddened me greatly.

We got alot of nice gifts & money. The money helped me buy nearly all of my school clothes & supplies, so that was a blessing!

Speaking of school….

Come Friday, Jan 2nd… Jason, Ange & myself are heading out road tripping to Hutto TX. We’re planning on making a stop in New Orleans. WHOO HOO!! I’m soooo excited about getting to go to NOLA, even if it is only for one day!! Sunday we’re going to leave New Orleans & head on to Austin TX & stay the night there, then get up early Monday morning & head on to Hutto for my orientation day at Triple Crown Academy!

So, once again I know I haven’t been updating properly & I apologize for it, but come January I won’t be updating hardly any until after I get out of school in May. I’m going to be super busy there, I’ll be lucky if I get to keep my new myspace updated with school info, pics & dog training videos the way I want to.

So far the well few & far between readers…

I’ll try to update some but chances are I won’t be able to until May. Just know that I’m still alive & kicking, just way to busy to do anything but train dogs, eat & sleep!!

Last night Jason brought home 4 mice to feed to the snake babies, 2 for Hef & 2 for Princess. After we ate we went to feed them & 2 of the mice were missing…

Somehow they’d escaped their box & ran for their lives…

Well one didn’t get very far before Little Bit’s killer instinct took over. I heard squeaking & turned around to find a little black mouse caught in Little Bit’s jaws. I ran over & grabbed him b the scruff of his neck until he finally let go. I was almost in tears. Finally he let go & the mouse dropped into my hand, it just sat there for a moment then turned it’s little black eyes to me, then it ran up my arm & settled itself between my shoulder & neck & nuzzled against my neck. I really did allmost burst into tears at that. I told Jason “Go ahead, take it away & feed it to them before I cry!” And to my surprise he said no, he said we could keep it as one of the breeder mice we were planning on buying this weekend!! I was so happy! I named it “Lucky” It sat in my hands & on my shoulder for a good 30mns before I finally put it in an empty snake cage. It didn’t bite me or poop, pee on me not once!! I went to feed it a few minutes ago though & it was sleeping in an old shirt I’d put in there for it to keep warm. When Lucky woke up (S)he was shaking really badly. I hope it’s going to be ok. Maybe they’re kinda like ferrets & shake alot when they first wake up?

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Lastnight I went to bed a little after Jason, it was dark in the room and I couldn’t see where I was walking…I stepped in something squishy, cold & wet…I freaked out & turned on the light to see. There was about 4 spots of dark blueish grren stuff on the carpet. I thought it was ferret poop, but wondered what in the hell made it THAT color?…

Sooo….

I was laying in bed untill nearly2pm today, sleeping off & on cause I’m really not feeling well. The room door was open cause the kitty’s were being decent & not annoying as usual…I was half asleep & both cats came hauling ass into the room, jumped all over the bed & ran back out. I thought they were chasing some damned bug until I heard screaming. I jumped out of bed thinking they’d found the mouse that was MIA…no…Little Bit had a damned Brown Thrasher in his mouth & the poor birdie was screaming it’s head off. I freaked out * sctarted screaming at him & crying while scruffing him again to get him to drop the bird. He dropped in, then it flew away, he caught it again, so on & so forth. This cycle lasted another 3 or 4 times before I could get the poor thing outside & let it fly away. So that’s two animals lives I’ve saved in less than 24hrs…

but wait, there’s more…

As I was typing this blog up I heard screaming AGAIN. I said “oh shit, he found that damned mouse!” I jumped up, and it was ANOTHER Brown Thrasher!! I managed to save this ones life in less time. He dropped it & it flew down the hall into our room, I was carrying Little Bit by the scruff the entire way. I shut us both in the room & told him to catch it again. As soon as he did I grabbed him up & got it away & let it go outside also….

So apprently the mystery goop was bird shit. YUCK!!!

I’ve now saved 3 animals lives in less than 24 hours. I don’t think I can take anymore of this!! LOL I know cats are killers but I’m not going to let them killin front of me if I can help it!!….

Now…how did the birds get inside?… How did they get inside without us hearing or seeing them?…

Was that two different birds who nested somewhere in our house or was it the same bird come back to it’s nest?…

I guess if it happens again then I’ll know it was the same bird coming back…

Geez man, I haven’t had this much damned excitement in my life in a long time!! LOL

So… Obama’s the next president… Hopefully he’ll do good things. Jason seems to have a good feeling about him, hope he’s right. I didn’t vote because I wasn’t registered here in Liberty county & also because politics just really confuse me….

So onto other things….

I’m getting married in 12 days. I’m scared, yeah….alot. Most everything’s taken care of for the wedding. Courtney, Jessica, Molly & Tedi still don’t have their converse however. This is bothering me. But I refuse to say anything else to them damnit. If they show up with something else on their feet other than hot pink converse… well they just won’t be in the wedding & I’ll have less bridesmaids than Jason has groomsmen, but oh well. All of this wedding stuff has really stressed me out way to much. I’m to the point that I just don’t care anymore!

Some cool news however is that we will be having a tattoo artist at our wedding, doing tattoo’s during the reception. How cool is that?! I’m excited!

I’m still really stressed out about school however. Well I’m really worried about how I’m going to afford to get news clothes for school (I only have two pair of jeans that fit me anymore & I have no winter clothes) I’ve also got to figure out how I’ll be getting to school, which will be by plane I’m sure, and how in the heck to pay for it.

I’ve been wanting to do some paid blogging but I just haven’t had ANY LUCK ith that lately. My PR’s so crappy on the few sites that I actually get opps from, that the opps are crappy so I haven’t even bothered at all. I really need to make at least a couple hundred before Christmas but it doesn’t seem like I ill be able to.

If anyone knows of anything that could help me out please let me know. Any new paid to blog sites, or anything else to make some extra cash online would be of great help!!

Firstly I must get my negative thoughts / feelings out of the way…

And I know this is so stupid… but it just majorly depresses me that Jason & I can’t go to the local fairs this year. It’s like a part of my life, it’s tradition for me to at least go to the statesboro fair….but I shan’t be attending either of them this year due to major lack of fundage…. Ah well…

We have two Halloween parties to attend, one on the 25th & one on Nov 1st, neither of which I can dress up for, again due to lack of money. And this sucks because Halloween’s my favorite holiday, ugh.

Ok so now onto the good things, lol

My Reese Cup/ & Jo will be able to come to the wedding which makes me so freaking happy it’s sick!! YAY!!!

So alot of the wedding stuff has fallen into place nicely. My dress is here & my aunt did the alterations for me. It’s finished I just have to go for one more fitting to make sure it’s right.

Hot Topic has all of our shoes ordered & most of them have already arrived. I’m wearing them & I’m making my bridesmaids & flower girls wear them. The guys will be wearing ties the same or very close to that pink in the shoes. They’ll also be wearing black Chuck’s.

Jason’s mom’s found an old friend of hers to do the wedding cake. The only difference is we’re going to add a magenta pink strip down the center of the black ones!

His mom’s best friend’s going to do our wedding pics for only $375, which is still uber pricy but still cheaper than alot of wedding photographers. Her other friend’s going to do my hair & makeup for free.

My friend’s a DJ & going to DJ the reception for only $200.

So all in all we’re getting alotta stuff for free or alot cheaper than it should be, lol, so I think we’re doing pretty good.

Everything’s sent into TCA, now I’m just waiting to hear back from them for the phone interview. They really should be calling soon. I’m still waiting to get my fingerprint card from the damned FBI, that should have been here already but it’s not. I need to call them again & make sure it got sent out.

So yeah…

I guess that’s about it for now….

I’ve just been so busy that I haven’t had time to update my blogs & when i’m at school it’ll be even worse, ugh.

I entered a contest on SugarLoot.com for the best & worst gifts you ever received. I entered a pic of me with my Nintendo Wii & games that I got from Jason this past birthday. If I win I’ll get a $250 gift card & I NEED to win this!! That would help out with me buying my school supplies & new clothes for school in January! Please go vote for me!!!

Go vote a 10 for me on this contest I entered please!!

Just one click’s all it takes!!

http://www.sugarloot.com/entry/162347985

Thanks guys!!

I NEED to sell some candles but I’m also willing to turn this into a giveaway!!…read on for details!!

As most anyone who reads my blogs know, I’m on disability. But sitting around the house all day playing video games, watching movies, reading books & fiddling around online is boring. I need social interaction & I want to contribute more money wise than I’m able to.

So I took a stand & did my part to ensure that I’ll be going to school. This coming January I’ll be attending Triple Crown Academy in Hutto TX to become a professional dog trainer. Tuition, books, training supplies & my room are going to be covered by my student loan. Food, clothing & other dorm supplies won’t be. So I’ve started back trying to sell my soy candles again. So if anyone’s interested in buying some candles from me to help fund my clothing, food & housing needs for the 4 months I’m away at scshool that would be really swell of you!!

My $400 a month & Jason’s paycheck all goes towards bills, food & pet food so we have no extra cash to save up for this. That’s why I really need to sell some candles ASAP!!

I mostly only make 8oz jar candles but I do have some nifty Christmas/Yule pottery I’m using for candles also. They are square beige crocks, some with Santa on them & some with pine trees. They are about 16ozs. All Christmas/Yule candles ONLY come in Christmas/Yule scents. I don’t have any pics of those online yet because I seem to have misplaced my cord for my digi-cam but as soon as I find it I’ll post some.

Buy a soy candle, help a chic out!

Soy candles burn longer & cooler than paraffin candles. They burn 50% longer, clean up with hot water & soap, are non-toxic, eco-friendly & have a great hot & cold scent throw! They are made from a renewable resource unlike paraffin candles which are made from petroleum. Petroleum supports overseas oil industries, soy candles support American farmers!!

I have a variety of recently made candles for sale so contact me for a list of available scents!

I accept paypal: k_and_j_associates@yahoo.com

I also accept credit cards via paypal, cash or money orders. Sorry no checks please!

8oz candles are $8 /candle+ S&H

Christmas pottery candles $15 / candle + S&H

or buy 3 8oz for $20 + S&H

or two Christmas/Yule candles for $25 +S&H

Also if you BUY JUST ONE CANDLE from me & post a link in your blog back to this post telling people about my candles then I’ll enter you into a drawing that will end on HALLOWEEN (Oct 31st). Everyone who buys at least one candle from me this month will go into a drawing for another free 8oz candle that I’ll send off to you free of charge in November!!

So in the process of getting help from friends & family about planning mine & Jason’s wedding I stoped one day & thought…

“where did all of these traditions come from, what do them mean?”

And then I decided to look them up. I love learning about nifty history stuff, you know the kind of stuff they don’t teach in school! So I found a cool website telling about most of our “traditions” & how they came about. I’m going to print out little booklets & have them along with the wedding programs so people will know why we do what we do at weddings. I think it’s a neat idea!!

Here’s a nifty site with alot of info: http://www.gagirl.com/wedding/wedding.html

Here are a few of the ones I found most interesting!

Bachelor Party:

This was the last chance before his new wife took over the finances for the groom to gather money by gambling for his own future use. Ancient Spartan soldiers were the first to hold stag parties. The groom would feast with his male friends on the night before the wedding. There he would say good-bye to the carefree days of bachelorhood and swear continued allegiance to his comrades.

The Veil:

The wedding veil, symbolizing a wife’s submission to her husband, had it’s inception in days of old when a bride stood beneath a canopy to signify she was under the protection of her groom. It wasn’t white, as is the custom today, but was yellow in ancient Greece and red in ancient Rome. The veil originally symbolized the bride’s virginity, innocence, and modesty. This symbolism has been lost over the years but the veil is still customarily worn.

According to tradition, it is considered bad luck for the bride to be seen by the groom before the ceremony. In days when marriages were arranged they rarely saw one another as dating” was not a custom.

The lifting of the veil at the end of the ceremony symbolizes male dominance. If the bride takes the initiative in lifting it, thereby presenting herself to him, she is showing more independence.

In some Middle Eastern and Asian cultures, the veil was worn to hide the brides face completely from the groom who had never seen her. Only after they were married would the groom be allowed the lift the veil to see his new wife’s face.

Veils came into vogue in the United States when Nelly Curtis wore a veil at her wedding to George Washington’s aid, Major Lawrence Lewis. Major Lewis saw his bride to be standing behind a filmy curtain and commented to her how beautiful she appeared. She then decided to veil herself for their ceremony.

Something Old, Something New,

Something Borrowed, Something Blue,

and a Silver Sixpence in Her Shoe:

This good luck saying dates back to Victorian times and many brides try to arrange their wedding attire accordingly.

Something Old represents the link with the bride’s family and the past. Many brides choose to wear a piece of antique family jewelry or a mother’s or grandmother’s wedding gown or handkerchief (see above).

Something New represents good fortune and success and her hopes for a bright future in her new life. The wedding gown is often chosen as the new item.

Something Borrowed is to remind the bride that friends and family will be there for her when help is needed. “Borrowing” is especially important, since it is to come from a happily married woman, thereby lending the bride some of her own marital bliss to carry into the new union.

Something Blue is the symbol of faithfulness and loyalty. Often the blue item is the garter. Brides of ancient Israel wore blue ribbons on the border of their wedding cloths to denote, love, modesty and fidelity. These are ideals still associated today with that color. Blue also denotes the purity of the Virgin Mary and is the most popular of all colors. In ancient Israel brides wore a blue ribbon in their hair to symbolize their fidelity

A Silver Sixpence in her Shoe is to wish the bride wealth. Some brides still place a penny in their shoe during the marriage ceremony.

This bridal custom is the most purely symbolic custom of all and its meaning has remained unchanged throughout the years.

Bridesmaids:

Inviting women to be members of your bridal party dates back to ancient times. One Roman custom was to dress the bridesmaids in a fashion similar to the bride’s to confuse evil spirits trying to kidnap the bride. Bridesmaids also had the role of fending off unsuitable suitors, leaving the bride for her groom. Although the specific functions of being a bridesmaid have changed over time, being the brides support system, confident, defender and friend hasn’t.

The Best man:

Many centuries ago, before the women’s rights movement, men who had decided upon a wife often had to forcefully take her with him (or kidnap her) if her family did not approve of him. The groom-to-be would sometimes face resistance from her male family members or from competing suitors who would fight him off. The groom would therefore bring along his “best men” to help him fight for the woman. Today the best man and ushers are honorary positions.

Bride On Groom’s Left:

Because the early Anglo Saxon groom so often had to defend his bride from would-be kidnappers, she stood to his left, leaving his sword-arm free. The “best” warrior in the tribe stood by the groom and was responsible for helping defend the bride, thus the placement for the modern day best man.

First Kiss:

No ceremony is complete without the kiss. In fact, there was a time when an engagement would be null and void without one. Dating back from early Roman times, the kiss represented a legal bond that sealed all contracts.

The kiss that seals the wedding is much more than a sign of affection. It has long been a token of bonding - the exchange of spirits as each partner sends a part of the self into the new spouse’s soul, there to abide ever after.

Once again I’ve fallen behind on my blogging due to several reason…

I’ve been really down about this whole thing with school, wellthis whole student loan lacking a co-signer thing. I’ve now offically asked/begged/bribed everyone that I know of who has good credit including my family & friends & Jason’s family & friends with not one single bit of luck. This depresses me.

Willis isn’t doing good at all from what momma told me yesterday, she said he only has a month maybe

The new kitten (who has apparently been dubbed “little bit” aka “Daddy Stank”) & Sage are now getting along great. They chase each other around the house & play all of the time & wake us up at all hours of the night. But I was right, having him around has caused Miss Sage to calm down alot, more so than I ever would have guessed. She even seems to grudgingly like Jason now, she laid in his lap, let him pet her & purred the other night, WOW!!

I got to pet a real live possum the other day. It was very cool, he was so sweet. I want one!!

I really need to keep working on my time management skills, they are still horrible & at the end of the day I feel like I’ve accomplished nothing. Jason & I really need another source of income asap but we’re not having any luck with the Rainbows. I really wanted to get into the blogging for cash thing again. I’m just not having any luck with that either. I can’t seem to keep my realrank good enough & I think that’s due to a lack of readers which is due to a lack of me having anything interesting to write about. My life’s ust not that interesting right now.

Sorry just kinda blah today I guess….