What a Whirlwind of a Day! So Glad it's OVER!

Now that today is (pretty much) over, I can have a huge sigh of relief.  I knew that he was going to be okay, but I always had that other situation in the back of my head.  It's hard not to think of all the possibilities (or maybe that's just me, I dunno).  Tomorrow I am going with my mom and my sister in the morning to go see him.  When he got out of surgery he still had his breathing tube in, and wasn't able to take it out yet.  I would think that by the time we get there tomorrow he will be off the breathing tube and will be able to talk to us.  We knew that he could hear us, because he would nod his head and open his eyes every once and a while.  The doctor just kept telling him to relax and get some rest.  I'm sure he will be able to do more tomorrow, like they said sitting up, and eating some light food, etc.  I am so glad that my boss was willing to give me the week off to be with my family.  I can only imagine how Lauren feels not being able to be here, but everything went just fine and she will be able to come home soon for her Spring Break.

I don't really know what else to talk about right now, because that's really all that's been on my mind for sure the past 3 days.  It's been a long day, and I am pretty exhausted.  Until next time...

Best,
Megan

A Bit of a Misunderstanding

Hello everyone!  What a gorgeous Saturday it is (here in KC anyway); it almost feels like summer its sooo good!  I haven't been outside a ton today, but I did go outside right after lunch to play with ginger.  I took a little bit of a nap, which felt sooo good!  There isn't much to do here at home, and now that my mom and Hannah are here its even more cramped.  lol  I love that we're all here together though this weekend and the next week.  I am anxious to get Tuesday over with, and I know everyone else here is too.

While on pinterest today I stumbled upon a few good writing prompts/lists to write about.  So I'm going to try and use these every once and a while to write about who I am and what I am all about.  I think it will be nice for me to do this and get things down on "paper".  I have lots of hopes and aspirations for this blog, but it seems like lately everything else in life has been so consuming.  Just gotta keep pushing through!

So today's question is: What do you think people misunderstand most about you?


  Okay, I am a designer, an Interior Designer.  Many people I feel give that a bad connotation, or a less than worthy/not so smart profession.  It is something that I have so much passion for, and also with that passion I have some fight in me to maintain the true meaning and importance of Interior Design.  We are NOT decorators.  Decorators arrange things and decorate, Designers DESIGN.  We are licensed in our profession, and are legally responsible for our work (I am working towards getting my license!).  Interior Designers have to know codes and legal aspects of the built environment.  We work closely with Contractors, Architects, Construction Workers, Manufacturers, etc.  We are not all on HGTV, we don't all WANT to be on HGTV.  lol  So please don't ask me if I want to have some show on HGTV.  Actually most of the people who have shows are NOT real designers.  They are in the entertainment industry first, then have a "flair" for design.  I hate that America is now skewed from what they think of when it comes to Interior Design.  I think maybe that is another reason why I am so adamant about being more commercial than residential; I want to do things that matter to a lot of people.  I wish I was amazing at something in nursing or science to help people, but I'm not.  But I have that desire to help people, and with my passion in design I hope to do so.  

Now that I have that rant out of the way.  lol  I really didn't mean for it to be hateful or anything; I'm just very passionate about what I do and people need to know that its not easy or not a lot of work.  Going to try and enjoy the rest of my Saturday outside, try...  I think we're all going to go for a walk this afternoon.  So until next time folks.


Best,
Megan

The story of how it all began....

What a week!  So glad that it is Friday, and I can relax over the weekend.  (hopefully)  Things have been stressful, and I haven't been getting a ton of sleep lately.  I will be glad once this next week is over with too.  I am being positive and I know everything will be okay.  Just can't wait to not have to have that worrying in the back of my head.

I feel like Monday's post was written just yesterday.  So I guess that its good that the week seemed to kind of fly by.  I wanted to write more, but I just can't seem to be inspired to write anything this week.  The lack of sleep is catching up to me, and I really hope this weekend/week I have off will allow me to catch up a little.

Okay, so next Sunday is our first year anniversary.  It's crazy to think that its actually been a year.  What's even more crazy is how we met, and that we have so many quirky little things in common.  So my side of the story anyway starts out like this...  I saw an ad on tv that eHarmony was doing a free membership for the month of February (because of Valentine's Day and all), so I said what the heck I'll just see what it's all about.  I had been on Match.com before but didn't really get into it.  After a few days (either I contacted him or he contacted me, can't quite remember that) Grant and I were exchanging messages through their system, and it was getting close to the end of the month so I gave him my email address so we could continue getting to know each other.  We emailed back and forth for a few weeks, and I found out that he grew up in Nevada, MO which is where my parents are in the process of moving to (not to mention my dad grew up there, my grandmother grew up there and so on).  At that moment, I knew something was right.  As the weeks went on we talked more and found out even more things that we had in common.  Since I was still in Columbia finishing school, and he was in Kansas City but also traveling a ton for work we tried to figure out when we could finally meet each other.  We decided to try and plan on my spring break week, which was still another 2 and a half weeks away at that point.  That semester I had taken an art history course in which we took a 'field trip' to the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City.  So I drove home Wednesday, March 8th and let him know I was in town.  Luckily he didn't leave for his next work trip till the next morning.  So I drove over to his apartment, and we went out for dinner, then went back to his apartment to watch a movie.  It wasn't anything special necessarily in the activities that we did that night, but I just had that gut feeling that this guy was special and I wanted to keep seeing him.  I left with such a grin on my face all the way back home.  The next day I was just gushing at the museum with joy; I hadn't felt this way in a VERY LONG time!  I couldn't wait to see him again.  We continued to talk every night online, and that weekend I spent with my sister in Rolla for St. Pat's festivities.  I couldn't even keep myself from practically texting him  all night both nights I was there.  The next weekend I was able to go to Kansas City again, and that's when he asked me to be his girlfriend.  And the rest is history!  lol  I don't know if you all enjoyed any of that, but it just makes me smile every time I tell the story.  :)

Well, I'm getting a bit tired, so I think I'm going to hit the hay.  Night night everyone!  Have a great weekend!

Best,
Megan

Spring, Here I Come!

Ugh...  so remember when I had all these ambitions of refinishing my vanity and other little things for my room.  Well I haven't gotten very far on any of those projects.  I really really hope that I can be more motivated to get things done when I get home from work now.  Since I will be off all next week from work, even though I know I will be spending a lot of time at the hospital, I want to try and get that vanity FINISHED!!!

So as many of you who know me, know that I love making lists.  I just love anything to do with planning in general.  I'm going to try and make some sort of list that will inspire me or create a more positive attitude in me for the rest of the week.  I think it will be a great way to kick off my Mondays!  So this Monday I wanted to make a list of things that I would love to do this Spring/Summer.


  1.  Go to a Royals Game!

It has been soooo long since I've been to a game.  Honestly I think the last time I went to a Royals game was when Janelle was turning 21.  That's CRAZY!!!  I love going to Royals games, but living in Columbia, and working/going to school over the summers didn't leave time to come home for any games.  I HAVE to go to at least one game this year!  And maybe when my bestest friend comes to town we can indulge together!  :-D


  2.  Go to the Zoo

Just like number one, I have not been to here in a loooong time!  I'm pretty sure it's been much longer for this one though.  It's just a fun thing to do here in KC when the weather is nice.


  3.  Go to more Concerts!

Since going to my first real concert not too long ago, I have got the bug!  lol  I want to definitely take advantage of the Power & Light District's free concert series this summer since I am back here in the city!  I would love to go to a few other concerts coming to The Granada, and I would really love to go to the Buzz's Beach Ball.


  4.  Go camping!

I absolutely love to camp!  Now, I'm not one to sleep right on the ground or catch my own food and go all out.  I like my blow-up air mattress to sleep on, and bring canned food to cook.  I even really need to have a restroom facility and definitely showers if I'm there for more than a few days.  I like my creature comforts, but I love being out in the woods for a little while.  I really hope Grant and I get a chance to go camping sometime when the weather gets nice.


  5.  Take a Road Trip somewhere!

It's been since right after my senior year of high school since I've taken a road trip, and I don't know if that even really counts all that much since we just drove from KC to St. Louis.  But it was fun!!  Maybe not this spring/summer, but some summer I want to just take off west with Grant and explore.  I know we both love a lot of the national parks out west, and would like to go back one of these days (together this time).




  6.  DIY More!

I absolutely love anything Do-It-Yourself.  Well, I take that back...  There are A LOT of BAAAD Diyers, but there are a lot of  projects like this one above that I would like to try for myself and even for gifts to others.

Well I am going to try and get to bed, so I'm not so tired at work tomorrow.  It's probably going to be a long week, but at least I have next week off!  Have a nice night everyone!

Best,
Megan

Saturday in Nevada

So glad it is the weekend!  But I can't hardly believe that Saturday is almost over.  I am down in Nevada right now.  We went to dinner with Grant's parents and it was so great to have our parents meet each other.  We decided on going to the Country Club restaurant here in town, which I had never been to, and it was really good!  It was a really great night!  

Today once Grant dropped me off at my parents place around 10am, my mom took me to get my hair cut.  I mentioned in my last post that I had been really eager to get it cut, so my mom offered to take me.  We got there and had to wait a little while for the stylist since there were a few ladies ahead of me, but we were out of there by lunch time.  Since I wanted so much taken off, she measured to see if I would be able to donate it.  So she put it in a pony tail, and chopped it off.  Low and behold when I got home and measured it, it was about 15 inches in length!  lol  I knew my hair was long, but I didn't think I had THAT much.  I really love my new length though.  I couldn't stop touching it today.  Here's a picture my mom took once I got home...

Tomorrow evening I'll go back to Kansas City and get ready for the work week.  This next week I will work straight through 9-5 Monday through Friday.  The week after I have completely off.  It's my little sister's spring break and her and my mom will be in Kansas City.  The real reason why I am taking that week off though is something that I've known for a little while now and has been wearing on me since I found out.  My dad is having open heart surgery that week, and so I will be going with my family to be in the hospital for him.  Its been stressful and something that is always on my mind now.  I know that things will be okay, but I can't help but worry.  I'm sure if you have been in a similar situation you know how I feel.  Keep us in your thoughts!  

Well, it's about time for SNL so I'm going get situated on the couch and probably get to bed pretty soon.  Hope you guys have a good end to your weekend.  

Best, 

Megan