Shakespeare In Love

I bought the edited version off this website that was going out of business last year. I have never watched it, but was so intrigued by the title. I ended up watching it over the weekend.
This story is supposedly a take on how the play "Romeo and Juliet" was written. The movie was good, don't get me wrong, but I do not agree at all.
Someone as intelligent as Shakespeare would have never been so stupid as to think Romeo and Juliet is a classic love story. I believe he wrote everything with a deeper meaning behind it. His lines are carefully chosen and there is always a moral at the end. What he really meant is... two stupid young teenagers who think they can fall in love that fast (after meeting once) and end up killing themselves is just to show the world that we need to be careful with the emotions that we have. Infatuation is a very dangerous thing. I think he was making fun of young people who take life WAY too seriously for their age. This is what I think. I believe Shakespeare would agree. 

PSR - Conversation that made me go... huh??

I was taking a girl home today (from what I thought was pretty good day with her). There was hardly any defiance or brattiness on her part. On the ride home she just said the weirdest thing, and I never questioned it because I did not want to start something that could be her trying to disagree with everything I say. This is how it went (very short),
Girl - Why are there so many flags everywhere?
Me - It's a holiday
Girl - No
Me- Yeah, it's Veterans Day today
Girl - No it's not
Me - Yup, it's a holiday
Girl - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
That is all...What the crap?

Salsa Chicken

I decided to try a new recipe today. It was off of allrecipes.com. I wanted to be semi healthy so chicken is the best bet! Cooking chicken, however, is not my strong point. I use a George Foreman grill and just add some stuff and make sure I eat it with BBQ sauce so that it will taste good.
This recipe doesn't need BBQ sauce.. although I love it and miss it all same.

The recipe calls for taco seasoning - which I didn't have so I made my own!
Who knew I could do that? Okay.. to cooks they are probably like.. uh yeah that's super simple.. just mix some spices together, but me.. I didn't even know you could make your own!
But nevertheless.. it turned out pretty good! A little spicy, but it's just because I used spicy stuff.

Here it is!

Added a little bit of sour cream to lighten the spice and because I love sour cream.. the light kind of course!

A day in the life of a PSR worker

I took a girl who is 8 years old to the store today. I wanted to see how well she could behave. I told her that...so you think she would at least try? No.. VERY wrong. She would not listen to a word I said and I needed to go to the bathroom super bad. I told her I needed to go and that we would come back and look at the Halloween stuff after and she said okay. On the way to the bathroom, she stopped at everything she saw and it took my like 5 minutes to get her to come with me.
After the bathroom - where she needed to blow bubbles in her hands for a few minutes while ignoring me, she stopped by every toy she saw (which is not part of the rules). I basically had to force her to come with me. This does not look good to a person just standing by. I had the weirdest looks like I was kidnapping her or something. I told her that we can't look at the toys unless she can listen and do what I ask her to do. She got super mad. We went out of the store and she called me a 'b-word' in which she actually said 'b-word' instead of the actual word. Progress right?
And her way of getting back at me was insulting everything I had. She told me she thought my car was ugly and that it needed to be cleaned because it smells.. on and on. I know my car doesn't smell - so no offense was taken. ;)
Where do kids learn these things?

Meatloaf

I took a break from my blog  because.. well the only reason I made it was to win something and you needed a blog to win.. however - I did not win anything and I saw no other point to keep a blog.
I am married now.. and doing things that I never dreamed of like.. making meatloaf. I never even liked the stuff growing up. Why in the world would I decide to make it? I have no answer.
We were given a crock pot for a wedding gift and I've been trying new recipe's. I never knew I could cook! It's amazing the things that can happen with a life altering event.
I made meatloaf tonight. I think it tastes good? Honestly... I'm not sure I know how it's supposed to taste. It's been so long since I've had it. My husband has yet to come home and try it, but we will see. So, I'll will get back to you with his opinion on it.
Side note - I AM NOT A COOK! I do not do these things.

There ya have it. Meatloaf in a crock pot. :)

Trees

There is something about trees that captivate me. When I was in England I even wrote a poem of how a tree inspired me. It may not make sense to most people. I am really not sure. It is kind of long and I personally HATE long poetry. But it explains something about myself that I did not ever really understand until I wrote it. If you can understand it... congrats to you. haha. I also love taking pictures of trees. Why am I so obsessed? 

Here is the poem... And pictures are to follow...

 

The sheep find their home

Among the cold dense rocks.

Vibrant green fields they feed on.

Trees surround the boarders of their land.

Off in the distance, a distracting jagged branch

Poking its limb out behind the rolling hill.

A moss covered, disfigured beauty

Like a scraggly villain in a story.

Each branch different, yet the same.

Reaching out in uniform,

Individually taking different routes.

A silhouette of death on a misty green morning.

Twisted life thriving among the lush and beautiful

Outliving the disintegration of others.

Every spring repeating the motion to bloom -

A tedious yet needful task

A life haunted by how the world views beauty.

It's reflection of my own thoughts draw me in closer

Whispering to me of how I could have been.

It tells me to stay and listen to its silence.

I create a battle within myself and back away.

I will not stay, but view the majestic tree with awe.

A celebrity I do and do not want to become.

 Now, when you look at these trees I want you to notice more than just a picture of a tree, but their lines and branches. They reach up to the sky and are so majestic. They each have their own personality. 

These trees are in the redwoods. Completely captivating.

The last few trees are in England, Ireland or France. Some I've never seen before in the states. Their branches are my favorite on some of them. I know this might not be as awesome to anyone else, but their twistedness and knotty characteristics made me want to take a picture of each one I saw. 

This is the tree that Robin Hood supposedly hid in. They keep it up with a support system because it is so large and heavy.

 

They make everything else look prettier and more interesting...

My Legs

Most people know that I hate shaving my legs. I have gone about 5 months before without shaving them. It is not too bad because they grow really slow and are very light. The hair also doesn't grow in very thick. Most people can't even tell I haven't shaved my legs unless they look close- even after a month! I found this on the internet and thought of myself. haha! 

This is amazing! I believe the only reason to shave your legs is how you think about yourself. Sure there are reasons to do it for respectful purposes and to look presentable, but does it matter who cares if you don't? 

I guess it is up to each person and I do shave about once a month because that is about the time when I start noticing that other people are noticing and I feel uncomfortable, but before then I don't really care that much.