Pets make the world go 'round. Well, mine at least.

I guess you can say a huge part of me is my pets. I've always had a pet. Since the day I was born actually. I was sitting here today just thinking about my pets and I wanted to blog about them because they're really important. I'm a huge animal lover and I'll probably be a crazy cat lady when I grow up. However, I don't mind =].


My first pet was my cat Smokey. I don't have a picture of him on my computer but he was a cutie. Long grey fur, big and fat, until he got sick that is. At his biggest he weighed 14 pounds but when he died he was only 6 pounds. He was such a wonderful cat. I miss him. He had chronic influenza he was constantly coughing and sneezing and needed medicine and his nose wiped but we never minded. He used to sleep with my mom until he got older then he would sleep with me because he couldn't get in her bed. Him and I would sleep back to back, literally. He took over my little single bed and I would adjust and sleep uncomfortably around him just so he was okay. When I was sad he seemed to know and he would sit on my chest and lick my tears it was adorable. My mom didn't even need to set an alarm because he woke her up every morning at the same time by sitting on her and licking her forehead. He died when I was 12 and he was 16. He's buried in a pet cemetery, my mom and I say he's our angel in disguise.














My next pet is my Nala Marie. We got Nala when I was 4 my neighbor's grandma found her and she had been abused. She was a German Shepard/Husky puppy (about 6 months old we guessed) and she was gorgeous. I used to ride her around when I was little. She also was the mother of 25 puppies (2 litters 12 in the first, 13 in the second) before we got her fixed. She was such a good dog, only bit once when my mom tried to take a puppy away. She was protective of my mom and I would bark and bark if anyone came around us. She died last September at the age of 14.






Casper is the son of Nala. He is 12 years old. He's a German Shepard/Husky/Lab but he looks mostly like a tan lab. He's a such a baby. He likes attention and will whine a you until you pet him. He can be a pain, he likes to get in the trash, in fact he did about an hour ago. He's a picky eater and his breath smells, but he is so love able. He loves to kiss people and would never bite anyone. He started living in the house with us after Nala died and is so well behaved. He sits with me all day and is content with just being around people. He's basically the little brother I always wanted only I have to let him out to go to the bathroom. That is a job in itself since he has arthritis and can't seem to get up the steps.







Morgan Aubrey (yes all my animals have middle names) is the cat we got after Smokey died. She is literally gorgeous! She's 6 and a Tiger/Tortoise mix which means she has stripes and swirls. She is all sides of brown mixed together. She is a bitch however, she doesn't like being picked up or held. She's not a cuddler and often doesn't want to be on the same piece of furniture as you. However, if you can actually catch her she's not fussy at all. She sleeps with a little teddy bear and brings it to whatever location she chooses to sleep in.




Chloe Kate is 5 years old and a grey tabby. She's the chubby one of the three. She is a major sweetheart. She loves looking out the window and sleeping in the sun. She sleeps on people and likes to cuddle with anyone that comes in the house. She loves sitting on our enclosed back porch and will cry when she has to come in.











Taylor Kathryn is my baby! She's 2 and half and is teeny tiny. I did some research and found out she is dwarf cat. She only weighs 3 pounds and doesn't even sit as high as a 2 liter bottle. When I got her she was so tiny that her little butt fit in the palm of my hand. I was immediately attracted to her because she has a little black eye which is so cute! When I first got her I actually slept on the floor and let her sleep in my bed because I was afraid I'd roll over and kill her. When I still lived at home she slept with me every night and would stroke my face as we slept. She now likes to sleep in front of the heaters. She is always running around and playing. She likes to instigate the big kittys and they then beat her up. I just love her dearly =]


I also have a bunny named Penelope. She's 1 year old. She has floppy ears and she's fat. She bites, and she's loud. She's cute but she's a real pain. When I first got her she was so sweet I've also had my fair share of fish, 3 turtles, and 2 hamsters, they didn't last as long.

Well, that's my blog for the day. Animals seriously keep me going and if it's true that having a pet makes you live longer I'm going to live forever!

When I Grow Up I Wanna Be A World Traveler!

My mom always tells me about how I was when I was little. Her favorite memory was the first day I met my now ex-step dad when I was 6. My mom warned him I was a wild child but when he came over I was on my best behavior. I was sitting in my Mickey Mouse chair watching TV in my big glasses and he asked me, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" And in my little "Minnie Mouse voice" (as my mom calls it) I replied, "A world traveler." I seriously think it is an ADORABLE story. At the time I had been to one vacation spot, Disney World. My mom and I went with her two cousins and her cousins son. It was hard to enjoy a trip with that many people and different opinions so my mom planned another trip to Disney for my birthday. So by the age of 7 I had been to Disney twice and my mom and I realized we LOVED traveling. Since that summer we went on a trip every year, whether it was big or small, we just wanted to see as much as we could.

So, at the age of 18 I've been to 5 countries (Canada, Mexico, Aruba, Bahamas, and Jamaica) and many different states (California, Hawaii, Virgina, New York, Florida, just to name a few). My mother and I are anything but wealthy she saves all year just so we can go a trip, and it's always just her and I. I feel truly privileged to have seen so many sights. Hollywood, Disney Land, San Fransisco, Pearl Harbor, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, The Atlantis, those aren't things lots of people get to see.

My Top Three Favorite Places:

1.Hawaii (Maui)- Absolutely gorgeous is as easy as I can put it. Every time I go on vacation I'm excited to go, excited to be there, but by the end of the trip soooo ready to go home. I honestly didn't want to leave. It was truly paradise. I never pictured anything to be that beautiful. The whole place looked like it was a post card. The people are beautiful and so kind, everyone seems as if they are having so much fun. We met Don Ho, whom I really didn't know anything about but my mom was infatuated, and he died the next year. Everything was gorgeous. My favorite animals are turtles and you can see them swimming in the ocean, it's just amazing. I will go back there at some point in my life. (I was also in Oahu, while it was nice it was too commercial, like New York City on a beach. Pearl Harbor is a must see though.) The picture is my amazing view of from room in Maui. All the good pictures are on my old computer.

2. Aruba- Once again simply gorgeous. I was there about a month after the disappearance of Natalie Holloway and I was staying at the Marriott (where she was supposedly last seen at the time, now I've heard so much new information I don't know what the whole story is) so I was a little nervous. Interesting story, on a Sunday afternoon, when the beach was totally crowded (basically everything closes in the afternoons) the two brothers Kalpo (I think) who were being questioned were walking across the beach to tell their story. People started starting at these people all waking really close together and literally 10 feet in front of me was one of the brothers. We then realized they were so close together because he was handcuffed to policemen. It was creepy but definitely memorable. I also met Gretta Van Sustren (basically my mom's idol). The island is tiny but there is a lot to do. I didn't get bored Oranjestad (the town) is so colorful and just beautiful. Once again, I plan on returning there at some point in my life.

3. Disney World (Hello, it's the happiest place on earth)- I've been to Disney World three times and Disney Land once. However, Disney World blows Disney Land out of the water. You can truly be a kid there. Whether you're three or 93 you can just have good time. No one looks at you weird if you're 40 and riding the Winnie the Pooh ride. Dumbo the Elephant is for all ages and is a must! I just love it there. You can take pictures with the characters at any age and not look dumb, people just have fun there. Not to mention, AMAZING PARADES! I went there for my 7th birthday and ate lunch in Cinderella's Castle. Cinderella and the mice came out and sang to me and I hid under the table. It's funny now and definitely memorable. I wanna back a million more time =]

Top Three Worsts:

1. Montego Bay, Jamaica- Ugh, I hated it. It was dirty and scary. The beach was nice, but that's about it. People do drugs on the street and live in little tiny literally 10 by 10 shacks that they paint different colors. The poverty is HORRIBLE it's so depressing. People aren't nice or pleasant their accents are so strong you honestly think they're speaking a different language. We went to craft market where people would follow you and beg you to buy things because they were so poor, we were so scared we stayed with an older couple the whole time.

2. Cancun,Mexico- Sorry, Spring breakers, I'll never go back! I didn't drink then (I was 14) and I still don't therefore, it doesn't amuse me to be there. I really can't stand the Spanish language because all you hear there is "Hola, Hola, Hola!" Ugh! People smelled and there wasn't much to do. I guess the all-inclusive was nice but that was about it. I'm not a fan or bugs or iguanas walking next to me.

Not to mention the fact that getting to these two places was hell in that my mother showed up at the airport with only a hospital record of her birth and not her real birth certificate. She was so paranoid about this happening and it did. We had to postpone the trip 2 days until she got her real birth certificate.

3. Ocean City, Maryland- I've been to lots of beaches. It was small and boring. It was also dirty. The boardwalk sucked. I just didn't like it.

That's all for now.

"Multiple Bles8ings" Review.

I received the book "Multiple Bles8ings" by Jon and Kate Gosselin and Beth Carson for Christmas. It was honestly the present I was most excited about. It was the last thing I opened and by that point I started to think my mother had not purchased the book. I was totally bummed, then finally I opened it. I could hardly wait to read it. I heard mixed reviews about the book, some said it was basically everything you ever heard on the show others said it was amazing and made you laugh and cry in sentence. The book briefly touches on how Jon and Kate met, their wedding, their struggle in getting pregnant, and the birth of the twins. The book is mainly focused on the sextuplets from conception to age two. I have to repeat one of my favorite passages from the book it really shows how kids even at age three aren't so misunderstood, little kids are truly amazing. This was written after Kate's first round of fertility was not successful when she was trying for the third baby.

"She [Mady] came upstairs from her play room and asked me, "Mommy, why are you crying? Is it about a baby sister or brother?"... But then she gently and lovingly caressed my leg with her cottony smooth toddler hand and cronned, "It'll be soon. It'll be soon." Chills literally scurried up to the top of my head. It was as if God had sent a mighty angel in pint-sized pajamas to whisper reassurance when I needed it most."

This seriously just got to me. I have no idea why it just did. This book really was inspirational and while a lot of it contained things I had already heard by watching the show it gave an even more in depth look to their story. The book was obviously written by Kate, since it was all from her point of view, however, I think her point is the most important one. Her life was really in danger when she chose to not reduce and keep all the sextuplets. She was the one who spend the 2 and haf months in the hospital and she went through the recovery of having them. She would have felt the most responsible had something happened to them because it would have been her body that failed her babies. Therefore, I think she had the most important view. Eventually, I think it would be amazing for Mady or Cara and one of the sextuplets to write a book too so we could really see how it felt on all ends. So overall, the book was amazing. I read it in probably a combined total of 2 and half to three hours. I literally couldn't put it down, I just had to know what happened next. It was extremely inspirational and really made me question the lack of faith I have in God. Kate connected so many of the things that happened in her story to an act of God and while I am more likely to believe in coincidence than God a lot of it made sense. So now I'm really questioning a lot of myself and wondering it having faith will really make my life better.

It's beginning to look...nothing like Christmas.

I say this with much sadness. Christmas means snow! I love snow! I like snow when I get to sit inside and watch it fall. I love the way my house looks when it's covered in snow. I love waking up and seeing snow on the ground. It's so special to me. I have no idea why. I think there is something spectacular about snow. I always want it on my birthday and Christmas. Growing up in Ohio should make me hate the snow, but I love it. I don't like the cold, walking in snow, driving in snow, and I hate ice but it's so pretty when it's on the ground. That is the main staple of Christmas to me. However, it is currently 40 degrees (yes, very warm for this time of year) and it's wet! Not snowy, wet. Ugh, that means that every time I let the dog in and out I have to wipe four muddy paws. Which happens to be really hard because he has arthritis. I feel bad because I practically knock him over with every paw I pick up which is not easy in itself with an 80 pound dog. Anyways, Christmas is even more bare this year than ever. Okay, we have three trees, however, the decorations end there. No light outside, no stocking, nothing. I love Christmas and this year is depressing. I really am not even excited, I basically know everything I'm getting, I won't be waking up early this year to open presents. However, I am super excited to get my Jon and Kate Plus 8 stuff =]. Anyways, Merry Christmas everyone! Hope it's fun and safe.

Oh and Eeyore had to make an appearance. He's been my guilty pleasure since I was 8. I have over 100 stuffed animals and all kinds of figurines, cups, snow globes, anything you can think of basically. I haven't gotten anything in a long while, however, I still think he is absolutely adorable.

IMDb: Where opinions are NOT welcome.

My new personal favorite past time is pissing people off on IMDb. If anyone has even gone to the discussion boards for Jon and Kate Plus 8 it's seriously horrible. I went to the board hoping to find fellow Jon and Kate fans and talk about how cute the kids were and basically just gossip about the show. I learned quickly it is NOT a fan site. The whole site is full of people who HATE the Gosselin's. I posted one bulletin asking why someone who wasn't a fan of the show would watch it. These people completely went crazy on me. You say one nice thing and you have at least 15 people in 10 minutes telling you your opinion is wrong. It irked me even more when I read more into posts and realized this people were saying awful things about anything and everything in the family's life. They insult the kids, Jon and Kate's parenting choices, and even Kate's looks. It's truly pathetic. I am not one to defend myself or anything for that matter. However, when it comes to online I feel a little mighty. I know this seems pathetic but it's my cover up, I will meet these people so I saw it as my duty to defend the Gosselins. Making the ratio of haters to fans 20:1. Let's put it this way I stated all people on this board had no life. So of course they come back with, "well you're on this board so you must have no life." They hit the nail on the head, six week long winter break lead to having no life. My mom has the car during the day and I see Michael in the evening so I really don't go anywhere. My dizziness/anxiety doesn't help the cause much either. I basically stay in the house 24/7 and I really needed SOMETHING to keep my occupied. You can only watch so much TLC, Price is Right, and Full House before you get bored. The sad thing about this is these are grown people. I'm 18, I'm not really an adult, I don't have a job, a house, bills to pay or anything of that sort, therefore, allowing me to have more free time than someone who does. These people are seriously setting horrible examples. I'm a fucking teenager I say snotty, demeaning things, it just happens. I'm naive to the real world, but I'm not stupid. They say Jon and Kate are "pimping their children" I just don't see it. I mean they are getting paid per episode and for the products they use but I don't really see the big deal. I honestly don't see the kids turning out all that bad just because they were on TV as children. Ugh, people just can't accepting others opinions.

Welcome Home Gosselin Family

So, apparently Jon and Kate have purchased a new house. I think it looks a lot like Beth and Bob's house which means that there is a chance it's not really their house. However, they in fact have moved to Wernersville, PA. Their new house is said to cost 1 million dollars. Of course, there is a ton of harrassment online about how they can possible afford this house. It is said they make anywhere from 45-50 thousand dollars per episode. Obviously, making that much it would be easy to afford such a house. However, people are saying that the Gosselin's are "using" their kids to get what they want. This is not what they want... it is what they need. I live in a 3 bedroom house for just my mother and I. We moved out of our two bedroom house when my mom got remarried because my now ex-stepfather felt my two bedroom house was too small for the three of us. The Gosselin's moved into a originally 3 bedroom house and made it into a 4 bedrooms. Even four good sized bedrooms leaves three children sharing a room. Just like anyother child they're eventually going to want their privacy and living in a room with three people makes that very hard. Therefore, this house is what tjey need. They are a family of 10. That is more than twice the size of an average family. When they sextuplets get older they're going to need more room. They were already are squishing 10 people into their old house. For any viewer that watches the house looks big but if you actually look it's really not. The size of their dining room table takes up their whole dining room, with the island in the middle of the kitchen here isn't enough room to move about with anymore than 3 people in there and when you have 8 kids you need room to breathe. Each kid needs to the chance to be able to get away from everyone and that was impossible in their old house. I personally am very happy they finally are getting the house they need.

Can't Get Enough Of The Gosselins

This is my very first blog. First thing I learned in college that might actually help me in life, "If you want to be a PR major, blog." Well, I've always likes stating my opinion often times on completely random topics and since I happened to be an easily peeved and opinionated person I figure blogging is the best way to get it out there. First of all, I'm extrememly amused with the fact that as I go along every minute or so this is automatically being saved. I guess that's good for me because I happen to be extremely unlucky when it comes to...just about anything.

Well, the whole reason I started this was because I wanted to post my opinions and the first thing I want to discuss is The Gosselins. I guess I can say I'm obsessed, I watch the same episodes over and over again and everytime they are as good as the first. I went crazy when the Fed-Ex man delivered my package of Season 3 of the show to my dorm and even more crazy when Seasons 1 and 2 were delivered in the same day. I was literally in tears when I learned that at my college the cable did not have TLC meaning no Jon and Kate... ever. This made me insist on my mother adding MobiTV to my cell phone plan so that I can get my Jon and Kate fix even if it is only on a 1 inch screen. I've made my boyfriend give up his tradional Monday Night Football watching while I was home so that I could see the new episode at 9, full well knowing it will be played a million more times but I want to see it then!

I don't know what it is about the show, maybe I'm so attracted to it because I want a big family. I'm an only child who grew up with a single mother and the closest thing I had to a sibiling was my cat. Maybe, I'm so attracted to it because the kids are adorable, the little porcelin doll faces eight kids each with their own little captivating personality makes for and amazing show. Jon and Kate are perfect contrasts of eachother which probably is what makes their relationship so perfect. Sure, they fight, but what married couple doesn't, especially having eight kids doesn't make it any easier to have a stress free marriage. They give their kids amazing experiences. I went to Disney World at age 6 and Cara and Mady experinced Disney at age 3 for the first time as did the sextuplets. I went to Hawaii at age 16, and the sextuplets went at 4. Though it made be hard for them to remember this when they're older the fact is they did it. Jon and Kate have expressed many times the fears they had when they found out they were having sextuplets but they definitely made the best of it.

Kate is what I see myself being like as a mother. A little paranoid but only looking out for her children's best interests. Extremely organized and a perfectionist and there is nothing wrong with that. She wants her children to be normal and that's the way she treats them. She is always on top of her game and knows what needs to be done, how it needs to be done, and when it needs to be done.

Jon works hard but still manages to spend time with his kids. With the exception of the trip to Chocolate World he is always present for family outings or special nights in. He takes kids out for errands to give them alone time and even cooks occasionally.

I know there are many sites out there that put down the Gosselins for way they live their life. People put them down saying they were selfish for going for more kids after the twins were born and for not taking the adopted baby they were offered but honestly in my opinion there is nothing wrong with their decisions. Kate has PCOS and knew she could not get pregnant so she got the help of fertility treatments which always has the chance of multiples. Obviously unaware that she would get sextuplets she went for it. I personally want four children and at least one of both sexes, if I were in her position I too would have went for the third. Reduction was also a possibility but they took what was given to them and are now making the best of it. Those eight kids probably have a better life than most children because their parents are doing everything in their power to make that happen. They've been knocked for doing the show since they are being paid for it. People, they have eight children, obviously they are not millionaires therefore, finanically raising them could be impossible for some families. This show gives them finincial stability and the ability to give their children a normal life.

Well, that's my rant for the day.