Day 4 - Sleepwalkers 101

Last night I woke up from the sound of crying, which is a nightly ritual in Nannyville.
I got out of bed to find the culprit. ..she was pacing in the hallway, just sobbing.
She was crying to hard she could barely talk, I figured she probably missed her mom, or had to go to the bathroom. When I asked her, she caught her breath and replied in complete gibberish. 
I asked her again, thinking I heard wrong, but I hadn't. She was definitely asleep.
I tried to wake her up, it was impossible.
She started running through the house turning all the lights on. When I tried to calm her down, she told me she had to go to the bathroom. So I told her to go, she walked to the kitchen, so I redirected her to the bathroom.
She stood in front of the toilet for a minute, looked up at me and said, "Now what?"
I started laughing and she just started crying again, "NOW WHAT?"
I told her what to do step by step, after each she would say, "Now what?"
After a few more minutes of her sobbing and yelling, I took her back to bed. She fell asleep in like 2 seconds. I guess I should have tried that first.

I don't even remember what it is like to sleep through the night uninterrupted. 

Spring Break (Day 2 of 11)

Usually this post would consist of awesome road trip pictures and great memorable stories. Not this year. This year I have sold my soul to motherhood for 11 days. That's right, I am spending my spring break as a nanny. Five kids under the age of 12. What was I thinking?

 "I've been trying to get in the babysitting game forever. The 13 year olds in this town have a complete monopoly." ... fortunately I have something they don't, a drivers license.

But really, when I realized that I would make the same amount of money in a week that is usually takes me like 2 months to earn, well you just really can't really argue with those kind of numbers. Not to mention my mom is certain I will learn a few valuable lessons... I'm not so optimistic.

All I have thus far observed is that time is a trickster, and one minute it's rushing by so fast you can barely catch your breath, and the next it's as slow as rush hour traffic on I-15.
Eleven days stuck in rush hour traffic.

The Future

"The future used to be such an abstract idea. A dream was enough, you know? And now the future has the nerve to show up, and it's expecting us to do something, and it's not interested in giving a lending hand."  

          - Curt Hummel

I know, right?
Who knew the future would turn out to be such a b!tch.
Like just when you think you have a handle on things, and you start to think everything is going to be okay... she throws you a fast one and completely knocks you off your game. The worst part is all the optimists singing about how life is so great because it's full of surprises. Well let me tell you something, when you are first learning how to juggle knives... surprises? They aren't so great.

So maybe I am being a little dramatic, and maybe things do always have a way of working out. That doesn't stop me from wanting to punch mother future in the boob every now and again.

Living at home...

I feel like the title of this post should be followed by a "dun dun dun," you know the way they do it in the movies.
I mean it's not like home is bad, actually after 3 months in a third world country home is good. But, after living on your own for two years and having the kind of independence and freedom one only finds from being away from home...going back seems kind of like the end of the world.
Failure? I don't think so, at least I hope not. I like to think of it as a strategy to get ahead in the game.

One of the things I was looking forward to most when I came home was no bugs in my bed. Well low and behold on night number one what should I find crawling up my arm? A centipede. That is definitely worse than the aunts that set up camp in my sheets in Belize.

Also, having your own room is overrated. I miss falling asleep and waking up with friends surrounding me. My room feels all empty and lonely.

Someone told me I should focus on my music while I have the time. It sounds great, the problem is I always have such great intentions that turn in to what might have beens, maybe this time will be different...

Goodbyes

Change is here, and I hear the best way to handle it is to run at it fast. I don't want to though. I want to race in the other direction and hide in the crevices of everything I know. It's not that I'm not excited about what's ahead, cause I am. I'm just in love with what is now. Life.is.good. However, since the van is out front and movers and crashing down the door it seems it is time for goodbyes.

Dear Lieshy05,
You are the best roommate in the world and I love you to death. I don't think I've ever met someone as kind and caring as you are. In the past 2 years you have become one of my closest friends, and I feel as though I've known you my whole life. You are always so encouraging and fun-loving (I know that word is ridiculously cheesy but I don't care it's PERFECT for you). You are the best at making me laugh, and I will forever miss you.

Dear MegB,
Man am I ever glad that you had a terribly stinky roommate and were forced to live at my house for half the semester. You are hilarious, witty, and brilliant. Please never change. You INSPIRE me!

Dear my Michael,
What a gentleman you are. I can sincerely say that you have made me a better person. You were a fabulous boyfriend and I will never forget anything about everything. You are such a beautiful person, I'm just in awe. Don't ever let the world bring down your spirits, because they sore so above and beyond any that I've ever seen.
Thank you thank you thank you.

...and last but not least

Dear Logan,
This is my official goodbye. I don't know what my future holds, or whether we will meet again, but may I take the time to say I am mad about you.
I don't know if it is the way everything slows down and speeds up at the exact same time, or the way you make me feel secluded from the rest of the world, nestled safely within the arms of your valley. Whatever it may be, I am convinced there is no place else in the world quite like this.
You've enticed me, thrilled me, scolded me, taught me, entertained me, made me, and It's been enchanting. I remember when we first met. You deceived me with your sunshine and 90 degree weather, I thought I'd found heaven. However despite your betrayal of gruesome winters and never ending snow storms, I just couldn't let you go. You just kept on winning me back with your promising days of sunshine, and beautiful Aggie spirit. Perhaps you will forget me, perhaps I am no different than the other thousands of 20 year olds that pass through looking for themselves, and their matches. But I will never forget you. You will linger in my mind, your mark will remain on my soul, for you have found permanent residence in my heart.


Thank you. Thank you for showing me what I am composed of and what I can withstand.



Love you all,
Emily Rachelle Kofford

Emily Kofford and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

Dear the people of my life,

I would like to start by saying without all of you my life would be bliss.

To my 3D art teacher. Grading based on your opinion, not OK on so many levels. I worked hard. I liked my project. While it might not be perfect or Ideal, a C+? Seriously, did you see the project made out of marshmallows and tooth picks? Mine was a right site better then that! I don't know what you put into your little vegan breakfast shakes but I would check on that situation cause I think it's doing something to your head. If you ever dock me again for some small difference of opinion on how you would have done it, I will pull your nasty belly shirt over your head and suffocate you! ...oh and by the way calling your boyfriend your "partner" just makes you sound like a lesbian, or someone with serious relationship issues. Just saying.

To the people of my awesome Job. A.) Sometimes less is more. We don't need bows, greenery, glitter, rustic ornaments, and antique gadgets on everything. B.) If I find someone to work for me that day that probably means I don't want to come in. Even if it's for a few hours just to decorate trees. C.) if you need someone to cover your shift how about calling one of the other 5 people who don't already have a shift, instead of the one person who does...cause newsflash no one wants to work a double. D.) There is no need to redo everything everybody ever does. People have different ideas of what is cute, if you don't agree, get over it. E.)a little head's up would be greatly appreciated. Scheduling important mandatory events a week before they go down...not cool. and F.) last but definitely no least, paychecks on time would be nice.

Now, to all of the other miscellaneous people. I LET YOU STAY IN MY HOUSE AND THIS IS HOW YOU REPAY ME?!? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? How dare you Jaimen Brady. How dare you. and You who wears size 2 pants and is the skinniest girl in the house...did you just say you're fat? Well thank you, that just makes me AWESOME. and as for you, you are just a stupid boy.That's right BOY. Immature fool.


Thank you, and have a nice day.

Pass it on

I've been thinking about advice lately. How often it's given, and how rarely it's taken to heart. It's strange how easily we can brush it aside or let it impact every decision we make based solely on the mouth that spoke it. It's especially mind boggling how one person can tell you something that makes no sense and then someone else can offer you the exact same thing and it all of a sudden becomes the best thing you've ever heard. Is it favoritism? Ignorance? or just plain stupidity?

Well anyways I've decided to compile a list of 10 good pieces of advice I've been given. You can take it or leave it, it really makes no difference to me.

1. Never, ever cut your own bangs

2. Don't by your books at the bookstore

3. Always pay your tithing first, the lord will take care of the rest

4. Boys are like buses, if you miss one there's a next one coming

5. If it's free, remember you're getting what you paid for.

6. Always, Always, Always forgive

7. Never test the water with both feet

8. Before criticizing someone you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them you're a mile away and you have their shoes.

9. Whenever making an important decision include the lord, two heads is better then one.

10. The only thing to do with good advice it to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.