venting

So... until now, my posts have been happy. But I am a real person, and I live in the same mid-recession america as everyone else. I personally have had no personal problems recently. I babysit for a wonderful family on the weekends, and i clean a house every friday. I am fortunate to work for families who have not been affected by the recession. But, others have.

My sister got fired from her job today. So, people automatically assume it is because of the economy and that she is just part of 'cutbacks' or something. Uh... no... I seriously feel she brought this on herself. She missed a whole week of work last month... is always late, and complains about everything. It really pisses me off because this is the 2nd time in 1 year she has been fired. She thinks just because she makes salary that she can just take advantage of not having a set 40 hour week. She makes good money for what she does (like over 45k per year), and she is only 25 with no college degree.

So, most ppl would thing that that is alot of money for someone. Not for her, she is somehow always broke. She asks me, who makes maybe 1/100th of what she does for money all the time. She wants 5 bucks for cirarettes, or 20 bucks for gas like a week after she gets paid. I really do not get how someone cannot have a budget, and live above their means. I cant even imagine how its gunna be next week when she has no money for anything. I just lie to her and say i dont have any money... because she will get mad if i just say no, and i dont want to fight.

And my poor mom, bless her soul, tries to fix my sister. She has given her over 10-12k in the past 4-5 years which she will probably never get back. Its like the 'bank of mom'. I guess i have too much pride to ask for money from people (other than the occasional dollar or something if i'm short, but never a significant amount). I have always been great with money, and you know what? I am a lot less stressed because of it. I feel bad that David has to live in a house with a stressed out mom, and now an unemployed mom who will be even more stressed in the upcoming days. I pray that she finds a job that she can keep, and that it is closer than her last job (it took her over an hour sometimes to drive 25 miles home-- traffic in the oc SUCKS!). And please pray for me, i really hate being mad, but it happens and i hate bottling my feelings up, thats y i made a BLOG!!!

Off to bed now... i have capri tomorrow while shannon goes off to a job interview... and then off to the recruiters office to try to get matt signed up for the navy... then off to school for my night class... busy day.

god bless

Flickr thing...

So I saw this survey/picture thing on "Polka dots and Pansies" (here)... and thought i would try it... You just answer the questions, type each answer into flickr (pick picture from 1st page), then put the picture into the mosaic maker (3X4 mosaic), then post it on your blog....

Heres mine:

Use these questions in each URL box!!!

1. What is your first name? Meagan

2. What is your favorite food? Ice Cream

3. What high school did you go to? BP

4. What is your favorite color? Fuchia

5. Who is your celebrity crush? Lucas Scott (Chad Michael Murray)- die hard OTH fan here!

6. Favorite drink? Margarita

7. Dream vacation? Europe

8. Favorite dessert? Coldstone

9. What you want to be when you grow up? Heath Professional

10. What do you love most in life? My babies

11. One Word to describe you. Loving

12. Where do you live? (my OC city)

I thought it was really cool! Mine turned out ok... love the one w/ my fave OTH stars... if anyone reads this... try it out!! let me know how it turns out!

The Snow (Feb.23)

So last week, we went to the snow. We being Matt (the BF), Shannon, my goddaughter Capri (Shannons Daughter) and my nephew David. David had never been to the real snow in the mountains, just man made in the OC. Capri was too little last year to even care about the snow...

This is shannon and capri when we 1st got to big bear... its a little park called Boulder Bay, we just stopped to let the kids play there. Capri had no clue what to do in the snow... it was really cute, all she wanted to do was eat it... her fingers were ice cold in about 15 minutes.

David and Capri... She is mid bite (of snow), and he is just being a cheeseball, with his 80's snow jacket (from a thrift store- its from sears, but way back).

Me, Matt, Capri and David... shannon was taking the pic, so she isn't in the picture. This trip happened to land on 2/23, shannons 22nd birthday! So we had a fun thing to do on her bday that didnt cost much except gas money, and lunch money to feed the little ones (and us, of course)

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So i am totally procrastinating studying for a test in my 'worksite health promotion' class right now... I hate reading my textbooks, and thats what i need to do... yuck! But today was a good day, my uncle and aunt from alabama are here and we had a big family lunch/dinner today... 2 uncles, 3 aunts, 2 step-aunts, 1 step-uncle, grandparents, sister, nephew, mom, BF, and my cousin... wow that was a lot of ppl now that i think about it, more than it seemed (16 including me, i may have left someone out in there though).

First post....

Hello blogworld...

I have recently become an addict to all things that involve blogging. A distant friend had one, so I read hers, got linked to others, and the rest is history. Me? Well, if anyone reads this, I am Meagan. A college senior, majoring in Health Science, due to graduate in December '09... Hopefully. I have a fabulous boyfriend, Matt, and we have been together for 3 and a half years, long time. Well... I have no clue what to write on here. Hopefully i will become inspired one day.

I know... My nephew, the cutest 4 year old on the block... David. He is very out there at times, and gets in to LOTS of trouble, but he is loved by all who know his gentle insides and curious nature. I will probably be posting lots of pictures of him... Maybe i will make this just a recollection of my life... including David and Matt, and all the rest of my friends.

I also have a goddaughter (almost 2) and a godson (due to be here on 3-6-09, only 6 more days!). They are from my 2 best friends, and I love them as if they were my own children, since I have none, being 21 and ambitious. Not to say my friends arent ambitious, i have just decided (with my boyfriend) to wait until we have good jobs and settle down.

I do not work a real job, I babysit, or do housework. I do this whenever I am not busy with midterms or papers. It is just to make some money to go out to dinner on the weekends or to buy the little ones in my life the cutest freakin clothes i can find (for CHEAP... I never pay full price). David has worn skater clothes since i could find them in his size (about 2t), and I love little girls in cute little dresses or skirts, and footy pajamas just make me melt. I love kids, catch the vibe?! Well... getting late...