Kittens, Interviews, Weddings, and Gender Mishaps

Okay, I think I'm due for a blog post.

As you all know, last weekend Tommy and I found three little kittens in their parents shed while they were in Alabama. They must have been born in their Combine because that is where I discovered the meowing coming from. At first we thought it was a regular barn cat caught in there but after Tommy got up in the Combine and found them I was so excited! I wanted to hold them and take them home with me right then and there! Tommy told me that we should probably put them back up where we found them so that their mom could get to them and feed them but I told him that we should take them to a vet to get them checked out (after all we didn't see their mom anywhere). After that day we went back to check on them twice a day just to make sure they were doing alright.

When Tommy's parents came home from Alabama, me, Tommy, Jenna, and Tim were taking Beth (Tommy's mom) out the the shed to show her. Tim went up in the Combine to get the kittens and he was joking with me saying that they were dead. I hit him and told him to stop joking. After he took a while to get them and not hearing the kittens meow I knew something was wrong. Tim was saying that they really were dead and that they were cold. Tommy was so upset that he started walking to their shop so that he could get a shovel to bury them. I went right after him because I knew he would be upset and I didn't want to see my kittens dead. After we got in the shop I just started crying non-stop. Tommy was saying how sorry he was and that it was his fault. It wasn't his fault though. They were way too young to take away from their mother and neither one of us knew that she wasn't around.

The next day, Tommy got me a new kitten! The lady told us that the two she had left were females. I was hooked on the name Penelope, because that was the name I was going to give the other kitten that died before her. However, today Beth and I took Penelope to the vet to find out that she is really a he. So, his name is now Peter. I call him Pete or Petey. It's weird though because sometimes I slip and still call him Penelope. I guess I will just have to save that name for my future daughter :P (Maybe that's not a good idea since the name hasn't worked out yet).

On top of all of that... I got a second interview with Bass Pro Shop! I would be working in the Fudge Shop and I have my second interview on Thursday!

And lastly, I am trying on and hopefully buying my wedding dress July 16th! I can't wait. :)

Geeze, I'm sorry my blog is so long... I had a lot to say.

I love you all and I wish your sister lots of luck on her wedding week Sarah!!! Hopefully I'll see you all soon!

Tari

Hello there!

Hey girlies!!!

I just wanted to say a quick hello from Amsterdam! I am having so much fun on this vacation and I can't wait to come back and see all of you guys!

Kate, I briefly looked at pictures from your Italy trip and it looks like you had an amazing time!

Callie, I also saw your pictures from Spain and it looks like you had a blast!

Well I have to go now, but I hope that everyone is enjoying their summers! See you all when I get back!

smooches!!!

Hi From Rome =)

Hey girls!

Just a quick one from me, but i just wanted to say hi!! (also, please excuse the bad punctuation in this post, i cant freakin work the italian keyboards. confusing.) Were in Rome at the moment, but we leave for london around 515 pm. Then were in london for the night, and leave for chicago on monday! ill be home around 9pm ish, i think.

italy has been SO much fun, every city weve been to has been beautiful (and weve made some italian friends along the way. alburico, guiseppe, chiro, alfredo. yes, i said alfredo.) and weve done a TON. and erika, i took many, many pictures for you =) Were all pretty exhausted though, its pretty much been two weeks of nonstop action, so im ready to get back home. and once we do, itll be about 10 days until i hear back from the olympics, so keep your fingers crossed!

anyway, ive got to go up and pack and shower, so thats all from me for now! i love all of you, and i hope to see you guys VERY soon after i get back!! im thinking of maybe coming down to peoria for a day or two to hang out with everyone and celebrate erikas BIRTHDAY! Well have to talk =)

see you soooon!!

Hawaiians are IDIOTS! And I'm an alcoholic

Hey everyone!! So I thought I'd give you all an update from my birthday. Well I don't remember much haha but I do know that I had a great time!! I wish you all could have been there. Thank you Valentine for not letting me end up in the hospital :) I did, however, wake up with jam in my hair. I fell asleep on my toast Haha I also crawled out of the bathroom on my hands and knees at Kayla's house (good things their floors are clean!). Tyler came into my room like 5 different times that night to make sure I was still alive haha I can't wait till we can all go out here soon!

On a different note, Kanoa has contacted me yet again. Telling me that I am not allowed to comment on this cousins pictures LOL! He will not leave me alone. This is the 4th or 5th message he has sent me without me responding to ANY OF THEM. And he just doesn't get the hint!

But things with Tyler are going really well, his family made me dinner the other night and gave me presents and they all want me to go on vacation with them this summer. That must be a good sign right?! I hope they like me more than Emily haha but I doubt I'm too that point yet. I can tell Tyler is starting to love me more too...I know that sounds weird but he's changed a lot form when we first started dating. It's hard to explain but thing are going really well!!! And apparently I kept telling everyone that I love him when I was drunk the other night. I have an obsession with touching faces too...lol I miss you guys soooo stinkin much. I can't wait to see you all!!! I LOVE YOU ALL WITH MY WHOLE ENTIRE BEATING HEART! Even when it's dead it will still be beating with love for you guys haha Sorry this is such a long one....

OH! And Jamie is talking to me again...I really can't hold grudges...which is probably a bad thing in this situation but I would have felt really bad if I didn't talk to her.

I think that's it...lol Ta ta for now!! :)

Interviews after interviews

Well it is nearing midnight and I have yet another interview tomorrow for a different company. I am praying I get one of these jobs. The one I interviewed for on Wednesday would be my ideal job. I hope I get a call back! I thought I did really well on it but the guy I interviewed with told my mom's friend that works there that I was real nervous... I didn't even think I was that nervous... Plus it was my first ever after-college interview! However, he also told her that I had the best work and resume out of all the candidates! That's a great compliment!! He told me during the interview that he has narrowed it down the 3 out of over 100 applicants... and I am one of the three! So, please pray for me girls!! I need all the prayers I can get.

Speaking of prayers, Sarah how is Leah doing?? I pray for her every night. I pray she is gaining strength and feeling better. And Sarah you will do great on your test!! I believe in you!! You are so smart and the best nurse EVER!

I hope you two travelers (Kate and Callie) are having a blast! You better be taking lots of photos to show all of us! I hope you had a great birthday Kate! I know that the plane isn't that great of a place to celebrate your big 22 years of life, but I hope that the lovely country of Italy is making it up to you!

And Shinal... Who wears a black bra under a white shirt??? You weirdo!! Hahaha. You make me laugh.

Love you all!!!

Tari

One Week

One week until I take my boards for nursing!!!! I am not really freaking out about it right now, just a little worried about it! I have a lot of studying to do between now and then! Callie I tried not to schedule if for the 16th since you are getting back the 15th, but that was the available for me to take it :(

I also had my second interview at the hospital in Rock Island yesterday! It was with the floor manager on a cardiac step-down unit! I really liked it there, and met a few of the people I would be working with and they all seemed really nice! I am supposed to hear about the job in about ONE WEEK!! So yes I am hoping I get that job! Tari congrats on the interview yesterday! They would be crazy not to call you back, but I am still praying they do!!

The bridal shower last week was really nice! We have another one this weekend so that should be fun!! As for Kate, Callie and pretty soon to be Shinal, have an awesome time on your adventures in foreign countries!!! and Valentine I will be seeing you soon!!!!!!! 21!!!!!!! =D

Love you all!!!

-Sarah

See-Through!!!

Hey Girlies!!

I thought I should give an update about what is going on in boring Wheeling!

I have started brainstorming clothing options for London today and I have no idea what to bring! I hate the that we are only allowed to bring one suitcase now! I leave in two weeks, and still have no idea what I am going to wear to the weddings!

I went to a concert this past weekend with some of my friends from here. It was an alternative rock concert and I don't even listen to that kind of music! There were so many punk rockers there that were completely drunk by 1pm! We were only there for about thirty minutes before it started to downpour/hail, so we had to leave. I had the smart idea of wearing a white shirt with a black bra...and the shirt became literally see-through! (note to self: never wear a white shirt with a black bra)

This weekend I am going to my cousin's bachelorette party in Minnesota which should be fun! I am not really sure what exactly is going on with that except that we are going to be going to a Minnesota Twins game.

Erika! I hope that you have an amazing birthday this weekend! I am sorry again for not being able to come down and celebrate with you! We all need to hang out when we are all back in the country!

I ordered myself a Kindle because my mom thinks I have been stealing hers too much now that I have all this time to read now! I just finished Something Borrowed, and now I am on Something Blue! Kate--I am loving these books! It is very hard to stop reading them!

I miss you and love you all loads!!

smooches!!!

This Shit is BANANAS

So I haven't posted one of these in a little while so I figured I'd fill ya'll in!! Today I went shopping with Tarah and Katie to find something to wear to go out on Friday night! I can't wait! But at the same time I'm a little scared....lol Sarah please don't let me drink so much that I throw up or have to be rushed to the hospital for alcohol poisoning. I am putting you in charge of my life Nurse :) Ps. I can't wait to see you Valentine! :) Kate I hope you have an AMAZING birthday, I wish so badly I was celebrating with you right now and to give you your present, I really hope you like it!!!!

I'm also trying to find a new job, we had a meeting at Famous Daves the other day and the whole meeting everyone was talking crap about someone else...it was like high school all over again! I wanted to shoot myself. My managers also said that they have a right to cuss at us and be disrespectful but we can't back. And they said they don't have to follow our availability. My boss also threw a cheeseburger across the food prep line the other day...it almost hit someone lol THINGS HAVE GONE CRAZY AT FAMOUS DAVES!!! AHHHHHH! Haha! Somethings in the bbq sauce...

Well that's about all the excitement in my life at the moment. I love you all so very much and I miss you all soooooo much. I haven't been sure what to do with myself without ya'll. It's like I lost a part of me lol But I will see you guys all very soon (at least I better otherwise I might go bananas) Well peace! For now :)

Ciao Bellas!

Well, girlies, tomorrow is the day! We're off to Italy :) The itinerary is: we have a limo coming to pick us up at 7:45 a.m., our flight to New York is at 10:30, and we leave from New York to Milan around 5 (I think). I don't know how much I'll be able to get online, so this might be all from me for two weeks! 

I hope you all have a great two weeks, Erika, happy friggin' 21st birthday!! You all better buy her TONS of drinks! (Okay, maybe not tons. I don't want her to pass out. But buy her a blonde slut for me.) 

I love you all mucho, and I can't wait to see you when I get back!! xo

Wedding plans falling into place... finally

Hey girls!!! So, I have a lot of good news... well I don't know if it's good news or just news but it kind of makes me happy.

Tommy and I decided to stick with the first photographer, Jessica Peterson. She is so much cheaper than the second one and there photos are fairly similar so we decided cheaper is better! Here's her website!

http://www.jessicapeterson.org/
Second, I found this dress on the internet that I absolutely love! I want my wedding dress to look like it!! Tell me what you think!



Thirdly, I've lost a total of 30 POUNDS!!!!!!

Fourthly, I've booked the DJ :) Same one as Kayla had. He's great and a lot of fun!

And last, the bridesmaid dresses are ALL PURPLE!!! And the shoes are going to be a bright either turquoise or gold yellow. They are going to look so cute.

Everything is finally starting to fall into place with the whole wedding. It feels good to get stuff done.

I love you all!!!

It's June!

Since when was it June?! Sheesh! My birthday is in SIX days! But it doesn't count, so... Italy is in SIX DAYS! :) 

Things have been busy since we all left Cooper, I've been unpacking and running around doing errands. For my mom's birthday, we all went downtown Chicago and did a segway tour! It was SO cool. I sent you guys a picture, but here's a few more, I haven't put them on Facebook yet: 

 My goofy parents and their goofy helmets

Trevor and I by Buckingham Fountain

Then last weekend, Trevor graduated high school! It's so weird to think he's now the college kid. It was also really weird to go to the cermony, because it seemed like just yesterday that it was me graduating. I saw my old choir teachers, and they look exactly the same, it was like deja vu. All the same characters that were at my graduation came in for Trevor's, so we had a full house. Connor brought his dog, Luna, so Hoover had a cousin to play with. They were hilarious to watch, they just chased each other around until they both were too exhausted, and then they'd collapse for hours.

 Me and the gadugate :)

The puppies playing with each other

I bought a new camera today to take for the trip. That's the one thing I knew I wanted to do with my graduation money, and I found a really nice one that wasn't too, too expensive. My mom and I are also going to get our nails done tonight, because you can't go on vacation without pretty nails! (her words) 

This weekend, we're off to Ohio for graduation #3 (Connor's), and we're gone until Sunday. Monday is last minute trip stuff (I have most of my clothes together. We all know how much of a planner I am. Plus, it's pretty much all dresses, so it was pretty easy!) and our flight is something like 10 a.m. on Tuesday morning! I think we're celebrating both my birthday and my dad's birthday on Monday, since we won't be able to do a family dinner on the 7th. 

We should start planning a visit soon, so we can celebrate Erika's 21st! Let me know what you guys are up for, I'd love to come down and hang out with you all, and you are all welcome here, of course!

Callie, I hope you're having a FANTASTIC time in Spain, I got your text that you'd arrived, but I didn't want to reply in case it was like, $4485709485 per text. Sarah, have a great time at Hannah's shower, and you should post a picture of your dress, I want to see it! The rest of you, keep being awesome:) 

Love you all! xo

Me ranting on... and on... and on...

Wow you guys! It's June... already!! Where has the time gone? Kate, your birthday is coming up sooooo soon! Be excited :) I miss you guys like a fat man misses his cake... and that is when he is REALLY craving cake!

I met with the photographer yesterday and I LOVE HER! Her photos are amazing. You guys should check her out. Her website is pamcooleyphotos.com :)

I got a call today for an interview with the Peoria Area Visitors Bureau for a job! I was actually in the shower when he called so I called him back but he hasn't called back yet :( I hope I don't miss his second call... That would be BAD!

That sounds like some really interesting stuff going on between you and Juammy, Callie. I can see where it would be awkward... Since he is making it awkward that probably just verifies that he does like you.

So I started another fast. I am fasting eating out and snacking. It's been really hard so far. We don't really have much food in the house so I have to run to the store soon and buy some lettuce so I can make a salad! Yum!

Well, all this talk about food is making me hungry so I'm going to go do that! Love you guys!

-Tari

Why Hello There!

Hello lovely 809 girls!!

Kate first off this is a fabulous idea!! I am not really sure what all to write sooo I guess just whats been going on since we left school... hmm well last week I had to take a review class for boards which was super boring! We sat there for 6 hours each day (monday-thrusday) and answered questions then when over the rational! I am so glad its over! I have to keep taking all these practice tests now though and they suck! I just got the letter that says I am authorized to take the test so I can sing up for a time, and I should be doing that now but I am so freaking scared of this test!! Also I had a job interview at the Hospital in Rock Island last week and it went really well! She seemed really nice and said I should definitely expect to hear from the floor managers for another interview! I really liked everything about it so I hope I get this job!!

I also have a kind of funny story! Yesterday I was headed into peoria, and after getting off the interstate, while turning, I hit the curb really hard! I was going to turn into the far lane, but I saw a car coming so decided to cut it sharp into the lane next to me, but that didn't really work. I completely blew out my right tire, and am lucky the rim wasn't bent or anything! I had to call my dad, and he came to help me. Before he got there I was trying to change it myself and 2 different men asked if I needed help... they were kinda scary so I passed! Then we got the spare on and it was almost flat so it turned into a big long ordeal! Not good! Anyways I think thats it! I got my bridesmaid dress yesterday and I LOVE the color (its purple!) We also have Hannah's first shower this weekend so I am kind of excited!! Ok sorry if this was too long, I am just excited I figured it out! Love and miss you all!!! :)