CrAzY fUn YeAr!!

Since Natalie doesn't update very often *cough, cough*, I've taken it upon myself to post an update for her.  :D  Aren't big sisters the BEST?!  

This is what you get, Nat, for choosing an easy password for me to remember.  ;)

Natalie was working seasonally for Toys R Us.  She barely survived Black Friday, but I am happy to report she IS still alive.  She recently got a job as a nanny to a 4 year old girl and a 6 year old boy.  hahahaha  She's going to have SO much fun!  (Note the sarcasm.) 

Not sure if she will live through this, but we'll cross our fingers.

Natalie, Shea, and Will finally got an apartment!  She needs to post pics of it SOON.  

Just sayin'.

Natalie will be coming back to good 'ole freezing cold Utah to visit for a few days this week-YAY!  She will get to see how big her newest niece has gotten, and I know she is thrilled about that.  :D

Since Natalie hasn't posted any pictures recently, here is a great one I have of her from this past June:

She's so hot, right?   :D

Natalie- POST SOMETHING!!  Love, your favorite sister EVER.

Some Little Things Running Through My Head

Just so we all know, I haven't been on in a while and it's because my roommates computer locked down on us. It won't let us login to her username, anyone know how to fix that?

My life has been...interesting lately. I have a ton running through my head, mostly I've been thinking about dating. Everyone needs someone, and I have plenty of people in my life but not a someone. On holidays, I don't have someone to bring to the family party; in the car, there isn't anyone's hand waiting there for me to hold, and I shouldn't be complaining because I do have plenty of people who love and care about me plenty, but I am tired of being alone. To be honest, I need to come to face the fact that I can't control this, and in the meantime I might as well suck it up and do some learning about myself. Who knows? Maybe this will help me be able to appreciate the little things in life that most people pass by everyday, let's hope this is for the best.

Updates on my life? Just getting used to the new job, I love it but learning the ropes for retail is a little difficult when they don't train you for about.. 60 or 70% of it. I am very fortunate to have a job though, honestly, I must be meant to be up in Oregon. I was able to move up within two months, find a job within the first month of being here, and not only that, all of us roommates found one. They fit us perfectly, Will's and mine are very close so if we ever have tight schedules it works out nicely, and Shae has a simple but nice paying job so it's great. (We all share the car.) Really though, obviously there is something up here that I am supposed to discover, and I plan on doing just that.

Signing Out.

Poem- The feelings that last

I'm afraid the waves will overpower me, and the water will never stop,
The fear will be overwhelming, I couldn't reach the top.

My peers will look into me, and not like what they see,
the feeling of disappointment, I couldn't afford to be me.

The couple won't stop fighting, the tears will surface up,
they are my friends, they are my family; that's the last thing that I want.

I'll have to depend on everyone, my weakness continues to grow,
feeling only helpless, hope gone forever more.

But if I didn't have these fears,
I couldn't appreciate,
the beautiful moments of miracles,
when we make it one step beyond the expiration date.

I love that I won't have to worry, about the water holding me in,
my peers looking beyond me, because I'll always have a friend.

The couple may be fighting, but their love will see no end,
my weakness will stop coming and my strength will come again.

The moments that I love the most,
are the ones that linger still,
though fear disappears in seconds,
love and friendship never will.

~Natalie C. Currie

The building of the shed, aka, The Beast

Alright so shortly after my arrival in Oregon, we decided that we needed a shed to put the boys dirtbikes in since it rains so much and a tarp just wasn't getting the job done. Will built most of it, he is one of those guys that can get any job done as soon as it's mentioned that it's a problem, and if you say it's impossible he gets it done even faster. I tried to assist as much as I could, and Shae would come out and help, plus entertain us as well :) Brandon put in a little bit of work when absolutely necessary haha

At first it started out great, just a bunch of people trying to help Will put the shed together, then the next day we had to paint, and that's when it became fun :) Of course a paint fight broke out, you've got three teenagers building and painting a shed, you couldn't expect any less. The shed took about three to four days to get all of the details finished and worked out, and truthfully it actually isn't finished yet because Will hasn't put th door on due to different situations that have come up. All in all, it's mostly done, the people working at Office Depot that week probably knew us by name because of all th trips we took back, and it was a great bonding experience :)

                           I was putting a harmless gun to my head because it took forever to build. Lol

                                     It started out with Shae and I accidentally leaning against the wet paint.

                                    And of course turned into us all having tribal marks on our faces.

                                                       Will is my "special" friend lol :)

                                                                The Three Roommates

                                        The boy who 'didn't want paint on him'. Whoosie pants. :)

                                               Making our mark on the inside of the shed

                                                      Bringing lunch out for the builder

                                                            The end of a great day :)

So far, I'm absolutely loving it up here!
Signing out.

The Roommates

Alright since I am living a new life in Oregon, I am going to write my first chapter about my roommates, because they are kind of the only family I have out here. Let's start with the oldest, Shae. She is absolutely hilarious, very shy but one of those people where she gets to know you and then decides to show her true self. She gets along with just about anyone as long as they aren't full of drama or stupid, so kinda like me :) She tends to surprise me when I least expect it, for example, I wasn't really sure what to think about how she felt with religion, and normally I don't ever bring it up with other people because it seems to always be a touchy subject, but she was actually the one who said that when we move out to Oregon we at least have to go to sacrament, and that made me feel a lot better because now I know I'm not in it alone. She is already starting to look after me like a sister, and we both had to put a lot of trust in each other to move up to Oregon and leave just about everything behind. She's a fantastic friend, very trustworthy, loyal, and a great roommate :)

                                                                       Shaelynn      
                                                       

Next, is my roomate Will, Shae's boyfriend. Will is one heck of a person. He comes off completely opposite of what he is, and when I first met him I was terrified. After hanging around his little brother, Brandon, for a while, I began to learn what Will is really like. Will is the protector, hands down, he actually reminds me a lot of my Dad, though I would never tell him that. He's extremely stubborn but has a big heart that goes out for a lot of people. He is also very observant and is one of those people that do good acts of service when no one is looking, but hates when he gets caught, for who knows why. He's an amazing friend and has already done a lot of looking out for me, he also attends church with us :) most of the time. haha


                                                                            Will

Will and Shae have to be one of the cutest couples I've ever seen, and they carry the love that I frequently see between my Mom and my Step Dad. I didn't grow up in a home where I got to see a lot of functional relationships, so living with them has been nice to see how Will treats Shae and how she acts in return. And together they make The Roommates :)

I am ME

Just a little something I wrote. :]

What do you do when the ground beneath you starts to rumble, and the pieces break apart?
You fall.

What do you do when you are pushed to your ultimate limits?
You quit.

What are you when everything around you is dark?
You're blind.

What do you do if the person next you fails?
You judge.

What do you do when the race is over, and you're left behind?
You stop.

But what do I do when I have just fallen?
I stand and rise again.

What do I do when I'm pushed to my ultimate limits?
I push back harder.

What do I do when I'm trapped in the darkness?
I search for the light.

What do I do when the person next to me fails?
I reach out and help them succeed.

And what do I do when I get left behind in the race?
I catch my breath, and then I run until I've finished.

I will not hide, quit, be blinded by the world, judge or stop.
I am Natalie Currie. I am me.

Swing Life Away

Recently, I've decided that I'm moving to Oregon. This has highlighted many different views and ideas for me. Moving out on your own for the first time is one thing, moving across the state is another. Nervous? I'm definitely nervous. But I am so excited.

About 56% of people with high school diplomas will move out of state. Mostly, people will wait until they have gotten a college education, and then the stats bump up to 77%. Most people are afraid to leave home. Who wouldn't be? But my thing is, why not take the chance? There's no opportunity unless you do something to create one.

There is a whole other world out there beyond the walls binding me in, and I am so ready to get out there and discover it. I'm terrified to leave my friends and family, I know I will get insanely homesick, but the feeling I get when I think about living there, can none other be expressed then "right". It just feels right.

I'm coming down to the last week before I move, and all the pressure is building up. I've got some friends who I feel are treating me differently, and I've already said some goodbyes, but as it gets closer, I just feel that much better about it. My only regret is not being a better friend to those around me now.

I have some of the greatest friends anyone could ever find,

and now that I'm leaving them, I've been able to see all of the things that I was blind to before.

I'm not even there yet and I'm already getting an experience that's made me want to shape myself a little differently for the better.

It's a great thing that I've got my whole life ahead of me, plenty of time to make mistakes, learn from them, fix them, and make some more, until one day I become a pro. :)

With all the pressure building up, I would just like to swing life away.

I just want to get up there and start my new adventure, and always remember the one that I had here.

And of course, since I have my whole life ahead of me, I know I will see my friends again, and maybe I can make it up to them when I do.

I have so much to be grateful for and I have had so much help and support in this sudden move, I appreciate everyone who has helped and/or supported me even if they don't want me to leave.

My friends are still the greatest you'll ever find. :)

Signing out.