Frisbee

I am content. Very content. I’ve got nothing to complain about. 

Lately I’ve been wanting to stay positive and not discouraged. I don’t know how well I’ve been doing this, but I’ve been in a better mood because of it. I have no reason to really be discouraged. I am so blessed that there is really no reason to be discouraged. 

I realized this past weekend I over-analyze things sometimes. My cousin has pointed this out. I find it different when I hang out with my different friends, how I act. Well, I’m putting an end to the over analyzing because it’s not fair to any of my friends or to anything really. 

This past weekend, I was able to hang out with my friend Kallie who I haven’t seen since November. We have talked a couple times but it’s different when we actually hang out. Friday we went out to dinner with her sister and her sister’s friend which was full of laughter. Then we played a game on our phones, if she didn’t take my phone away at one point I probably would have still played until the next morning. Saturday we went shopping. If anyone knows me, they know I hate to shop, but I went shopping and I was literally looking for one thing and I couldn’t find it, so I gave up, well I found it, but I really am too cheap to purchase it. I just was looking for a nice shirt to wear for a graduation I was going to. After shopping we went to Olive Garden. Yummy. Then shopping again, and then a park to walk around and play frisbee. I have been wanting to play frisbee for a long time, so this made it very awesome. 

We must have played for an hour and half and would have kept playing if the sun wasn’t going down or if we weren’t so thirsty. Anyway, we headed to my apartment, changed into pj’s and then went to Taco Bell. Then it was an early night for us, except with a few stories about how I became friends with some people. Oh that made Kallie laugh so hard. I don’t need to tell the story that made her laugh because it becomes more embarrassing the more I tell the story. 

Sunday came, Kallie woke me up extremely early because she had to leave which I planned on sleeping in, but oh well, what can a girl do. Plus I had to do a lot of homework. That day I planned on going to visit a friend at the airport after homework. Around 4:30 I was going to head over and meet Natalie who was supposed to be landing around 5 and Mrs. M. Well around 2, Mrs. M wrote to me which was around the time I actually finished my homework. She told me that Natalie wasn’t able to get that flight but a later one around 10:50. Because it’s so late Mrs. M asked if I could pick her up instead and she would come down the next day. I didn’t mind, more time to hang out with her. I say I didn’t mind then and I still didn’t, but when you had an exciting, fun, late night and early morning type of weekend, you would want some sleep. I was ready to crash around 10. Instead I started to sort through the puzzle my cousins got me for my birthday, thankfully I set an alarm too. 10:15 and then headed over. Why so early? My aunt one time landed 30 minutes earlier than she was supposed to and I figured it would have been better to be at the airport, instead of having Natalie wait for me. Well it’s a good thing I showed up early, because just like I was thinking, she arrived early. I don’t think she noticed that I wanted sleep and I’m not trying to make her feel guilty now, but she wanted food. I can’t blame her, after flying, I would want food too. So we got some. Then headed to apartment. Before leaving I had everything set, blew up the air mattress, put blankets on it and pjs, got my own room set for Natalie, I even took the clothes I was going to wear the next day and put them on the chair so I could just get ready and not have to go in my room once. Well, change of plans. Natalie also decided to have a conversation about how her week went and just to chat with me. I couldn’t complain, it was 11 something and Natalie wanted to have a late night chat, which never happens. I didn’t even care that I had an 8:30 class which meant waking up at 7:50, I was willing to stay up. However I didn’t realize staying up until 1:30 was what would have happened and I didn’t think Natalie was going to sleep on the couch instead of my room. I believe she said, “why would I want to sleep in your room alone, your couch is comfy anyways. Plus we are talking.” I don’t think she has ever stayed in my room before and slept on the bed, it is quite comfy as well. 

Monday, woke up, had class. Remembered to print off pictures I was supposed to do. Came home to another person here, besides Gabe and Natalie. Nevora was here and in bright pink tights. But here’s the good news, Nevora and Natalie finally got me each other, after hearing stories about each other. Ha. About time. Nevora and I played ball in the apartment and learned to not do that again. I don’t have a bruise thankfully. I did learn that these two people know me. Actually all three of the people mentioned know me. After Nevora left, I was throwing the frisbee in the air and Natalie said, okay let’s play, that shocked me, but what didn’t was how awful she is at frisbee.

I think over all this blog is, I’m happy that I was able to play frisbee. Now the two people who I normally think of when playing frisbee, it’s time to play, you know who you are. Just tell me when and where and I’ll provide the frisbee. 🙂 

April 19-21

Oh. This past weekend. Could it be any more interestingly surprising than it already was? Probably not. There were too many surprises than there really needed to be. 

1. Liz forgot her passport. My mouth dropped when I found out this detail. It was a good thing, I mentioned mine or we would have gone all the way up to Houlton not realizing this until we would have gone to pick up Natalie in Canada and then find out she couldn’t cross the border. So I had to leave Liz at home with my mom but she kept her busy with something I will mention in a little while. Anyway the ride there was a bit interesting because we weren’t exactly sure what was going to happen during the weekend. 

So I headed to Canada to pick up Natalie, who thought if she posted on my facebook wall that I would hurry up faster, well when she did that I was already in Hartland and very close to the school at the time. I picked her up, we drove back to the border, she played a joke on me saying she didn’t have her passport and at that point I drank a lot of lemonade already, so I really needed to use the bathroom and it wasn’t funny at all, which Natalie knew and kept talking about water. 

2. Once we got back to my house, we hung out for a little while and then went to Houlton Farms Dairy. I got a twist in a cone with chocolate sprinkles, Liz a lemon freeze, and Natalie lemon and raspberry sherbet ice cream in a bowl. Before we left my mom needed to talk to Natalie about something which she told me was gel nails. Here’s what really happened, my mom and cousins planned a surprise party for me for my birthday. Natalie is the one who gave them the idea but because I wasn’t able to hang out up north the weekend she chose, they postponed it until this past one. It was a great surprise but I can’t say anything about it just yet. After HFD we went to Uncle Willy’s candy store but first we went to where my aunt works, I figured it would be nice to say hi to her, plus she likes my friends. Well she let it slip about a party, and I wish I could have seen Liz and Natalie’s faces because they said that they made the “scared no don’t say another word face” to my aunt. But they just said how we are the life of the party and we are just going to have a Just Dance party tonight, which my aunt and I just believed. I said to them, “what is there a party going on or something? Am I going to be surprised?” But then I laughed it off and they I’m sure were really happy about it. After Uncle Willy’s, we went home which I was full of sugar from the lemonade and couldn’t really sit still. So I walked around the house a lot and they tried really hard to keep me away from the fridge which didn’t work out so well because I noticed two lemonades went missing. Liz went outside to grab my phone along with hers, but I think I just figured out that she went to go put the lemonade in the car and needed to make up a story to go along with it. I totally believed everything. Anyway, they really needed to keep an eye on me and anytime I went to the car along they got worried thinking I would see the lemonade, I didn’t, just too focused to change my shoes for the walk that we were going to take with my cousins. So someone ahem Liz texts my cousin to see if they are ready, which I had no idea how that got on my phone because I saw the response. 

3. So we head to daycare and the first thing I notice is my mom’s car is there. Then I see everyone outside. But I’m still oblivious to what is going on. One of my cousin’s is jumping up and down and her son comes yelling, “Chelsea! Surprise!” That’s when I got it. I really got a surprise party for my birthday and my best friends were there to share it with me. I could go into detail about the party but it’s just how every party goes. I loved it a lot and it meant a lot to the ones who were a part of it. 

4. We had a Just Dance party and a video where I got slapped and another video where you hear Natalie make a goat noise. To Natalie now, realize this it’s not on Facebook so no one will know about the actual video except the people I keep showing. After Just Dance and my own singing performance of Time of my Life from Dirty Dancing we watched Les Miserables. Correction Liz watched it while Natalie and I fell asleep. I forgot to mention Dave was in Portland and was able to get Liz’s passport so she was able to go to Canada. 

5. Saturday, we head to Canada for the day/night. We drop off our bags in Natalie’s room at the school and then we leave for Fredericton. These friends of mine know I hate shopping but they got to know that it should mean something to them if I’m willing to drive an hour to another city just for a mall, so they can go shopping. I wanted Twizzlers dipped in chocolate and to go to the awesome bookstore called Chapters. Liz and Natalie hung out in one store and I went to Toys R Us. Yes I really never grew up. Anyway we ate at the mall and it was good. We all ate different types of food too. I ate at A&W, Natalie Taco Bell and Liz Teriyaki I believe is what it was called. After the mall we took a wrong turn. It was one against two on who knew that we were going the right way. They were against me. I knew we had to of taken a wrong turn but they didn’t believe me until we were a good couple of miles away from Fredericton. Anyway, we went back to her school and then went to A&W to have some Rootbeer and fries which were really good since I haven’t had rootbeer in a while and the one at the mall was really gross. After that, I was really goofy and they I think liked this side. Natalie is the one friend of mine who hasn’t really seen the side of me where I’m a bit goofy. It’s not on purpose at all, she just hasn’t ever really seen that side. I think I’ve felt awkward even though she shows off her crazy side, I just don’t know how to explain it, but she saw the goofy side and she kept laughing. We went and played basketball, gymnastics, soccer and volleyball in the gym. It was a lot of fun and full of laughter. Then played five minutes of catchphrase with some of Natalie’s friends. Then we watched a lot of videos in Natalie’s room and we laughed a lot. I was exhausted but stayed awake. Then bedtime, I closed my eyes to sleep and instead stayed awake with Liz for an hour or two just having a really good conversation. 

6. Sunday, Natalie had to play piano for some ladies who asked her to play. After church we headed to Houlton all of us because Natalie was going to Philadelphia to visit family and go to a conference. So no awkward goodbye. Just an awkward trip over the border, I’m really bad about crossing the border, I’m just so nervous. We headed to HFD for more ice cream and lemon freeze. Then home to switch cars and pick up Gabe and then one more stop at a grocery store for more lemonade, I’m addicted to the stuff. And off to Bangor we go. Front seat: Liz and I obviously me I’m the driver. Back seat: Natalie and Gabe. We played a mixture of music from my phone, Gabe’s phone and Liz’s iPod  It was a great time. Liz had to leave, it was sad but it wasn’t goodbye forever. Time was fast for Natalie to leave to go to the airport. Gabe and I went with her, I wasn’t going to let her go by herself. I would have felt guilty just leaving her alone at the airport. What she doesn’t know is that I would have actually stayed until the plane took off, I couldn’t and she probably understands why. 

Now it’s back to real life, where I have to do school and I don’t want school. Just a few more weeks and summer will be here. 

Friday

It’s finally here. Friday. Ah. So Happy. I’ve got plans, with the usual friends. Liz and Natalie. Liz came Thursday which if you read this today, it was yesterday. We stayed up talking all night, but I had to go to sleep I’ve got school today, at nine and then after that heading up north. Then when I get home, I get to have HFD Lemonade. Okay, when they read this they will be like what, but it’s true I may be a bit more excited for the lemonade, but just by a bit. This lemonade is a seasonal thing. Okay, it is rude of me to be more excited for a drink than my friend? Yes. But I’m excited for this too. Because we haven’t hung out all together since September. 

I started off the morning right, woke up at 7:30, showered, cleaned my car, I should have read my Bible first but still read it, then updated facebook, and updated here. Now I should probably wake people up because it’s the smartest decision if I have to be awake everyone else should be too. haha. 

Anyway, you’ll be updated when I have time but when I hang out with these people I’m constantly busy. 

Seeya. 

Maine

Once upon a time in a far away land called Maine where you could find small towns, moose, rednecks, pine trees, pine cones, lobster, Subarus, google Maine and you will find it. 

In this state you will find countries called towns, Mexico, China, Rome, whatever else. Augusta is the state capital but we all wonder why Portland isn’t. At least I did when I was a kid. People from the state call Bangor with an o and you can always tell when someone is a tourist when they say Banger. So annoying. Then you go further up north and you will hit a town called Houlton which is five minutes from the border of Canada. Then you can go further up and you will hit Fort Kent and you will be so far north you will wonder whether they will speak American or French. Then again I wouldn’t know. I’ve really only gone to Caribou. 

When living in Maine you are proud of your state. It may be small, it may not be like other states that you are used to but being born and raised in Maine you are proud and will compare each state with another. 

Florida hold Disney World and Universal Studios. Maine holds East Grand Lake, Bar Harbor, Old Orchard Beach, East Grand Lake, Nickerson Lake. I like the lakes. I don’t care for the ocean part. I’m not an ocean person, lakes and pools. 

Why talk about Maine? Why start off like a fairytale? I have no answers for that. I’m a proud Mainer. We are called Maniacs. Better than what Massachusetts are called. 

There are several colleges here. Several different churches here. In Bangor if you just keep driving on Broadway, you will find many different ones. In Houlton they are like every other street. But that’s what I’m used to. I’m not sure about other ones. 

I’ve got more about Maine but just writing a bit about it for now is okay with me. 🙂

Where did I find these friends?

Where do I find these friends? 

How did I become so lucky to know my friends? 

I have friends who are willing to go on a cruise that may or may not happen. I mean seriously how do these people find me? By the way this is a good thing. 

The other day my friend gave me a gift card to Gap that has $50 on it. I mean seriously, $50?!?! I wasn’t expecting that. Another friend told me she got me another present for my birthday that I won’t get until next week. Really how does this happen? I’m not saying that I need people to give me presents, I don’t need it at all, just hanging out with friends is great with me. Tonight I wrote to a friend saying that next weekend we should do the same things that we did last time, she literally wrote everything we did minus going to see the axe, but she remembered more of it than I did. Another friend is happy to go on this cruise that who knows when it’s happening she’ll be happy to go to Disney again and universal studios.

Speaking of finding these friends, apparently I have found 3 of these friends who have never gone to Disney before. I mean it’s been 16 years for me to of actually going to Disney  the park, I’ve gone to Typhoon Lagoon but I don’t really count that unless Mickey Mouse is hanging out with you there. 

Because of these friends who haven’t gone to Disney we have added this into the cruise. These friends and I will go on a cruise to Disney, which I sort of have already done because  Typhoon Lagoon. I just love my friends. They are just too much for me to have. I’m just one lucky person. 

Famous

I feel famous sometimes.

I’ve had a friend tell me once that their parents would like to meet me, because they talk about me all the time. The parents think I’m funny.

Other friends parents have me as Facebook friends. I may have only met them once ever, but they still like my stuff. I act myself on Facebook and if I was to quote a certain movie or just say something I feel like the parents of my friends may disapprove. But if their child is still my friend than what exactly would happen?

Anyway famous. There’s many Chelsea’s in the world. Probably a few with the same last name as me, but it doesn’t mean that we have the same personality or do the same thing as each other. No there’s only one Chelsea _ _ _ _ _ like me and that is me.

At camp one summer 2009, my aunt was getting married so obviously I needed to go to the wedding, she is after all family. Well, I had a co-counselor at camp and another girl came to camp and I guess while I was gone everyone was talking about me. But in a good way, just saying how this girl needed to meet me. I’m not trying to make myself sound like this amazing person it’s just how it went. So this girl knew I was coming back Sunday and campers were coming as well. My gram took me to camp and when I got there, some staff girls who were my friends kept saying, “yay Chelsea is back!” Which I was happy to hear that I was missed. Anyway, I was walking to my room and was told about the new girl counselor and how she was told about me. Well, at camp I’m really outgoing and different when I’m meeting people in a different area, which I’ll talk about afterwards. So after dropping my stuff off in my room, seeing that I didn’t have any campers yet, I decided to go introduce myself to this girl. I walk in the room and she has campers, and I just looked at her and said, “Hi, I’m Chelsea, I guess we will be neighbors.” The girl Sarah just said, “Oh your Chelsea, finally I meet the girl who everyone was talking about.” Seriously made me feel famous. One time I went to the movies and a camper yelled to me and told me I was a great counselor, even when I wasn’t hers. Seriously counselors like hearing this even if we weren’t your counselor.

So I feel awkward when I’m at other places and I’m shy, which not a lot of my friends believe this, but it’s true. I get super nervous and I don’t know how I’m supposed to act. I know act myself, but in a new area I can’t. So the first time I go to the Canadian school to visit my friend, I was super nervous and shy. I’m pretty sure they wondered if I could speak and the only time they saw me moving my mouth was when talking to Natalie and at that time Liz was there too. Liz. She is so outgoing that it’s crazy. I brought her and Natalie to my youth group’s get together and she talked to everyone, Natalie didn’t because well she just doesn’t talk. Anyway, at this school, I think I am now becoming well known. When Natalie knows I’m coming, she talks about it. A lot. That’s what she says anyway. For her birthday weekend, barely anyone knew, but people knew who I was. When I was coming to pick her up once in January, I barely get out of the car and people are like “oh your Natalie’s friend, she was talking about you coming” That makes me feel a bit famous. For my birthday surprise weekend, I guess she had to talk to someone about it, because she couldn’t tell me. I keep feeling famous. I’m going there in two weeks so I wonder how famous I’ll be. The funny thing is we don’t really hang out at the school as much. With Liz’s friends, I’ve met maybe two of her friends before actually going to her house. I went to Soul quest with Liz, her sister and her friends. Well then I went to her house. I re-met these people, along with more of her family. I don’t know if I felt famous during that moment. But when Liz came to visit during Spring Break those friends said hi. Well I enjoyed that.

One day, I hope to become famous. Maybe have a television show, a movie. Be able to win an award and have a speech saying, “once when I was younger I felt famous and now that I’m on this stage, I am famous.” But I like being famous for the little things. Not the big things yet.

Famous people are different from regular people. Sometimes they are a little full of themselves. I’m not exactly sure how I am or how I would fit in this category. I told a lady from my church that I would love to make movies in the future. She told me some very good advice, “Don’t cave to Hollywood’s standards.” I said I would try not to. Hollywood has some interesting standards. It’s like you need to have certain things in your movies in order for people to watch it. Comedy, Romance, Action, Anything.

My movies, would involve anything I wanted. I feel like I would put a few Christian views into a movie. When that happens, it never makes it on the big screen. It goes straight to DVD and no one will ever watch it.

I wouldn’t mind making a TV show, see it played on ABC, CBS, NBC. Anything. Have it be the most watched show ever. Directed and written by Chelsea _ _ _ _ _. How awesome would that be? I would call it the blog life. haha kidding. I would call it Friends but that’s already taken. Small town girl? I think I have it figured out. Don’t Stop Believing. That’s it. Look for it. Please don’t steal my title. The life of a small town girl trying to make it big in the city. It sounds like something people have already tried. Well, it would just show different aspects.

Get ready Hollywood. I’ll have this great TV show and you will want to show it every night at 8. Hopefully I can make it an hour long. Along Big Bang Theory is only half an hour long. I can do this. Philippians 4:13.

18 years

I’m hanging out with my aunt and her friend. They have known each other for I guess 18 years, because her friend said I was four at the time. It’s so interesting to see how they hang out with each other. I look at them and that’s what I want when as I get older. They won’t talk for a while and when the hang out they talk as if nothing happened. That’s totally something I want and I can see it happening with the friends I have now. My aunt and her friend don’t just talk about memories they talk about everything and they are super close, like they could talk about whatever and they don’t care. Seriously, I think with my friends we have gotten to somewhat of that point and I haven’t known them as long. Even with some friends who I’ve known longer, I don’t think we have that friendship yet, it’s either memories or something normal we have to talk about. 

The friends I have now are not judgmental. It’s like with friends now, you could do something totally different than what they expected and they would not judge you. You could do no wrong in their eyes. I recommend having that friendship. Except if you go out killing people, I think your friends may turn you in. 

I had more to say but my mind is just too busy making plans and ideas for when the next time I hang out with two friends of mine. 

Birthday!

Today is the day I’ve been waiting for. Just because of a package that held a present in it. Natalie told me Friday that I couldn’t open a present until Wednesday. Today is Wednesday, I opened it. First the card, that was funny. She wrote in past tense before the surprise even happened, that’s what really made me laugh and I think some of the words I say around her, she is starting to say. She never use to say bummer and now she does, I’ve got proof its on my card. Second, york peppermint patties, I love those. Third, a big huge chunk of chocolate that is Canadian cause it says Canada on it. Four, a shirt that I first thought was a scarf. Fifth, a purse, a purse that she carried around all weekend long and I didn’t even comment on it. So we now having matching purses, which is really cool. 

Another present I received from my mother was an Iphone. I am so happy by it. I love it and so confused by it at the same time. Along with a case for it and lots of headphones. I go through those pretty quick. 

The birthday is still going, so I have nothing else to say at the moment. 

Friendship

I figured something out today, I talk about some friends a lot. There are just some friends who are in stories of my life and some aren’t. What I really found out is that some friends don’t like hearing me talk about the friends all the time. Here’s the thing to really justify of why I do this. While growing up, I really didn’t have a lot of friends. I had friends but I didn’t know the meaning. I was picked on, the weakest link out of my friends and they knew it. When planning to hangout with a friend and they canceled, it hurt but I thought it was normal. I didn’t do everything that everyone did. When I transferred schools and went to camp, I saw the difference. I made more friends. Now in college, I made very few friends but I still have a few I talk to.
So yes I talk about a few friends more than others, I shouldn’t have to explain myself, but I will. I didn’t know the real meaning of friendship until I saw how  its not just a one sided friendship, its two. I’m used to doing a lot for my friends and getting nothing in return, I’m used to it. But  I found the friends who are willing to drive four hours to see you, plan a surprise party months in advance, sing and dance in the car, help you make videos for class. I found these friends and I enjoy being able to talk about them or the memories with them as much as I want.

Cherish the memories

Have you ever experienced a weekend where you didn’t want it to end and then it did and you just want it to repeat? 

I feel that way now. I just had one of the best weekends of 2013. Remember when I said I wanted a surprise for my birthday, I got one. 

Natalie surprised me. She had it planned for several months. She said from Christmas break it was planned. She beat me on planning a surprise. Her birthday surprise was 2 weeks of planning. Anyway, I’ve got to tell you how she did it. 

I guess what she did was tell my mom who agreed. Natalie planned for it to be Easter weekend, it was the best one to chose from. The funny thing is I was going to ask Natalie a couple weeks ago if she wanted to hang out Easter weekend, but I figured she was going to a friends house. Clearly I didn’t know that it was going to be mine. 

She wrote to other friends of mine and even sneakily asked me some of my friends names without me figuring out why. The plan was for me to go up north and my family and her were going to surprise me at my cousin’s day care, because I obviously would have gone there. But there was a musical on Friday that mom bought tickets for so plans had to change. My mom was planning on coming down to go to the musical with me and brought Natalie with her. I heard great news that day, that involved me knowing I will be graduating in December so I already was really excited. 

Anyway, my mom gets to my apartment and tells me to help her by bringing in her things from the car. I go to the front seat and the seat is laying flat with a jacket over a body. I see the legs and I look at my mom giving her a strange look. I don’t really remember if I opened the door, but Natalie jumped out and gave me a hug and wow my face had to be priceless.  Mom was smiling, I was smiling, Natalie was smiling, we were all smiling. Actually they were laughing at me. But I got my surprise. She also got me green cups, plates, utensils, a bag, and balloons. I can’t open my present until Wednesday which is the day of my birthday in case you didn’t know that already. 

I got to hang out with Natalie the weekend before my birthday. She told me who was in on the surprise. Apparently everyone was. Kallie, Liz, Gabe, my sister, family. It was crazy.

So Natalie and I hung out, I showed her around town. I showed her everywhere I could really think of. I mean I had to show her why I live in _ _ _ _ _ _, Maine. Besides for schooling.  It wasn’t really that I had to show her or that she really wanted to see this place, we got to hang out. That’s all that mattered. I’m really happy when I’m with my friends. My mom can see it, she sees me laugh more and smile. 

Actually I thought it was a dream, Friday/Saturday it was quarter of 1 and we were all falling asleep and I looked over at Natalie just to see if she was real. I mean yes she is but it could have been a dream. She met my family yesterday. Saw my family side. I tried to include her as much as I could. After dinner and everyone was leaving, we decided to go take pictures because that’s what we do. We take photos thats a Natalie and Chelsea thing, we need to take photos each time we hang out. It’s to cherish the memories. That’s what we have in common. 

If Natalie reads this, I really appreciated this weekend and it was just really awesome and I couldn’t stop smiling the entire time. It really was great. Thanks so much. 🙂