A whirlwind of.... um... life?

So... I am soon to be kicking off a 4 day weekend where I will be hunting for apartments and going to a job interview.. Hopefully Leah and I will get a lot accomplished and we will come back employed with an apartment to move in to. Obviously we are working on our move back to Nebraska. We have met many many great people here in Dubuque, IA but it is definitely time for us to get packin'. I will be sad to leave behind the people that I work with on account of they are basically my family. The individuals that I care for are incredible and I definitely will be missing them. I am excited to start a new chapter in my life that will bring many new challenges. There will be many trials, triumphs, and failures. I think that is what life is about though.  

Next up... Ninjas? What the hell is wrong with them.. They are all stealthy and shitt... Think they are being sneaky.. Oh wait.. They are... lmfao... (well the true ninjas are at least... some of these fake ass people thinkin' they be ninjas... lmfao..)

And to everyone who has thought that I may be a little on edge recently... I am very sorry if I am acting like a crazy person. I mean nothing by it. I just seem to be dealing with a little.. or a lot of stress recently with this move. There are lots of things that are just sort of up in the air.. I swear once we get moved I will go back to my level of crazy before the move :) Thanks for putting up with me.

Sincerely,
Dyke in Real Life.

It's the way she looks at me.

You all want to know why I love Leah? It's the way she looks at me.. It's that simple people. She looks at me with this weird comforting sparkle in her eyes. No matter how big of an ass I am being, the sparkle never goes away. Every minute of every day I feel how much she loves me. She has a kind heart and a beautiful smile. She is comforting to me. No matter how rough my day was it always gets better when she is around. She is patient with me and respects me, always. She is strong-willed and has a brain.(that she uses on a regular basis) She has hopes, dreams, and goals. She always wants more from life. We value the same things in this lifetime. She makes me laugh when I am crying. When I am breaking down she makes me feel sane. I have a million reasons why I love her.. but most of all I love her because of the way she looks at me.

That was quite sappy. I hope you all are happy now. ;)


Anyways lets get back to me. I'm pretty cool too. hahahahahaha


So next topic... (this one is for Kelsey) Craigslist dating?


Has anyone tried this?  It seems odd, but I am not saying I have never looked into it. I tried this once and gained a pretty good friend at the time who stuck with me in an awkward transition in my life. I feel that it is also possible to find many creeps on there too. Kelsey mentioned on FB about a Craigslist posting about a strange fetish guy. I don't know if I would feel completely safe in dating someone I met on there. I am sure the website is full of many normal people but, with my luck, I would be the one who found the real odd ball. This seems slightly scary to me. What do you all think?

Next in line... THE HOLIDAYS!


What are your thoughts? Thanksgiving is right around the corner... Then everyone's favorite holiday (except me) Christmas is soon to follow. I am already quite sick of hearing about them. I dread this time of year. It makes me angry, anxious, and irritated. I definitely think that these two major holidays need to hurry up and go away.  My holiday cheer is definitely slim pickin's.

That's all for now. I will be taking suggestions on Facebook for my next post!

Yours truly,
Dyke in real life.

Do you ever wonder?

Has anyone ever thought of what it would be like to be somebody else? To have different family? Or to find out that you were even switched at birth? Adopted? I think that it is quite normal for people to sometimes feel that they don't belong within their surroundings. I wish I could say the same thing about my life or family but I have a pretty clear idea about the blood family that I belong to. It seems that I was the puzzle piece that completed my immediate family and I have no doubt that the extended family is also of blood.

What does blood even mean these days though? Maybe this could mean the world to some, but to me blood is questionable. I have felt abandoned for so long that blood is quite a touchy subject yet seems nearly insignificant to my life.

I have found that some of my closest family are not of any blood relationship to me. These family members can sometimes be the most accepting people that I have ever met. They are people who show no bias and are not quick to judge or to tell me how to live my life. They are people who open up their homes, hearts, and minds to situations that I have found myself stuck in. They have been welcoming and helpful throughout some of the stickiest situations that I have found myself in.

So maybe in a sense over the course of my life, I was "adopted."

ADOPTED BY FRIENDS WHO BECAME BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

Family to me will always be more than blood relation. Family is a sense of belonging and connection that happens between groups of people.

Has anyone else shared an experience like this? Or is blood all that you know?

Would love to hear your thoughts!

Yours truly,
Dyke in real life.

Intro

So this is my first blog ever! (well my first blog since I was 13 on Xanga) I got a random idea one day that I should start a blog because I am always full of ridiculous rants. Currently I am content and do not feel much like ranting...........

Allow me to introduce myself..............................

I am Shauna. I am 22 years old livin' in the happenin' state of Iowa. It is pretty fantastic here. People are closed minded. Judgemental and RUDE! (for the most part) I work for the second largest employers in the U.S. (the government being first largest..) I hate my job. I have a gorgeous girlfriend who I love very much. I've got a handful of really great friends. I enjoy having an occasional drink and do support the use of the green stuff. I am very A.D.D. and am easily distracted by shiny objects. I attend an online college, but mostly just bullshit my way through it. I have a cute lil guinea pig named Max.

Other than that I am just skatin' through life like everyone else who is attempting to make do with what they have. I plan to be writing each day unless it gets to be too much to cram into one day. Hope someone will read this crap!!! :)