Happy Valentine's Day

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYBODY!!

I hope it was a fun day full of friends and family. Because what's a better way to show love than to just be with your friends and family? Go ahead, take some quality time and enjoy yourself. It's okay to let people know you care about them. haha!

Okay, so since we're on the topic of love....and smiles....and everything pink, purple, & red...Let's talk about the Five Languages of Love. There are Supposedly five languages to show love...

1) Quality Time
2) Acts of Service
3) Physical Touch
4) Words of Affirmation
5) Receiving Gifts

These are the ways we show love. and believe it or not, each individual has their own personal love language! (Amazing, I know). So, go ahead and take the quiz provided through the link below, and find out how you enjoy having love shown to you.

http://www.5lovelanguages.com/assessments/

Next, leave me a comment telling me what you are. Go ahead, have a little fun.

Beijos =*

I only hope the world finds God again before it's too late.

The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary.

My confession:

I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are, Christmas trees.

It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, "Merry Christmas" to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu. If people want a creche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away.

I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from, that America is an exploicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat.

Or maybe I can put it another way: Where did the idea come from that we should worship celebrities and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that's a sign I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where these celebrities came from and where the America we knew went to.

In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.

Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the "Early Show" and Jane Clayson asked her, "How could God let something like this happen?" (regarding Hurricane Katrina)... Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing & protection if we demand He leave us alone?"

In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeliene Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found a few years ago) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.

Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave, because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.

Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves...

Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."

*I had read that today, and I thought I'd pass it on via my blog. I'm not sure who all reads my blog, but for those who do, I hope it got them thinking. I admit this is a topic I am quite passionate about, and sometimes get quite upset about this. I just think that there are so many people out there who are just so ignorant to what they do and what they say, and they try to blame it on religion. Have we seriously forgotten why we have America in the first place? We came to escape the burdens of having religion forced upon us. We came so that we could make our own decision on what to believe, when to believe it, and where we wanted. Our country was founded upon those ideals... And they're slowly being torn apart.

I believe in God. I believe He wants the best for myself, for my family, and for my friends. I believe He loves me. and despite what I consider stupid actions from sometimes stupid people, He loves them too. I hope that this gets you thinking, and I hope you remember God. He gave you everything you have.

Just Dance!

So my sister's dance team was supposed to perform at the UTAH FLASH Basketball game last night, but didn't have the opportunity to do so, due to a rumor that Michael Jordan was going to play a little one on one with Bryon Russell. Both former NBA players. The seats were packed! The speakers were too loud, it stunk like junk food that you can only find at sporting events, and there were even games behind the bleachers for kids to play if they got restless. What a night!

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. First because my sister & her team didn't get to perform at half time. Rather, they had to run in in-between time outs to do a 15--20 second skit of a dance. Second, we had 10 minutes of "dead-air" after the five minutes of "B. Russ" standing in the middle of the court "waiting" for MJ to show face on the court. Guess what though? MJ didn't show up. Why would he? I mean, yes it would have been exciting for him to show up, but he didn't. and quite honestly I laugh at those who came to the game Just to see him. I mean, don't get me wrong, I was excited to see if he'd show, but I wasn't holding my breath. As for those who were...HA HA HA!!

After getting home, we sat amongst ourselves enjoying a cup of homemade Egg Nog ice cream, and talking about the game. We didn't think it'd get any news publicity. But it did! http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=8955144 The Flash owner even posted an explanation of sorts on his blog, and left it open for comments! Props to him for that. I don't think I could ever do that, let alone respond to all those negative comments.

In the end, it was a pretty good night. I got to spend a few hours with my family, and my two most adorable nieces. Had homemade egg nog ice cream, and still got to bed at a decent hour (I love my sleep). And Trent brought me flowers before heading down to orem. :-) Brownie points for him.

Thank you all for a good night! :-)

Fireflies

You would not believe your eyes
If ten million fireflies
Lit up the world as I fell asleep

'Cause they'd fill the open air
And leave teardrops everywhere
You'd think me rude
But I would just stand and stare

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems

'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs
From ten thousand lightning bugs
As they tried to teach me how to dance
A fox trot above my head
A sock hop beneath my bed
A disco ball that's just hanging by a thread

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems

When I fall asleepLeave my door open just a crack(Please take me away from here)
'Cause I feel like such an insomniac(Please take me away from here)
Why do I tire of counting sheep(Please take me away from here)
When I'm far too tired to fall asleep
To ten million fireflies
I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes
I got misty eyes as they said farewell
But I'll know where several are
If my dreams get real bizarre
'Cause I saved a few and I keep them in a jar

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems

When I fall asleepI'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems

When I fall asleepI'd like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
Because my dreams are bursting at the seems

Heaven Can Wait

here's a song for the nights
i think too much and
here's a song when i imagine us together
here's a song for when we talk too much
and i forget my words

heaven can wait up high in the sky
it's you and i
heaven can wait deep down in your eyes
i'm yours tonight
lay your heart next to mine
i feel so alive
tell me you want me to stay, forever
'cause heaven can wait

here's a song for the one who stole my heart
and ran so far, that cupid couldn't catch her
here's a song for the kid who aims so high
he shot her down

heaven can wait up high in the sky
it's you and i
heaven can wait deep down in your eyes
i'm yours tonight
lay your heart next to mine
i feel so alive
tell me you want me to stay forever
'cause heaven can wait

here's a song for the nights i drink too much
and spill my words

heaven can wait up high in the sky
it's you and i
heaven can wait deep down in your eyes
i'm yours tonight
lay your heart next to mine
i feel so alive
tell me you want me to stay,
forever cause heaven can wait

cause heaven can wait
cause heaven can wait

What's in a name?

So I'm hoping those who read this regularly will notice the new quote after my blog description/name...If you haven't noticed a change, allow me to tell you about it.

*~*A look inside my goofy mind*~*Enter at your own risk*~* is what my beautiful banner reads every time you hop on this page. and I'm sure you have to admit, it is a goofy place to be. I enjoy it anyway. Well, underneath that, blogspot allows the blogger to enter a brief description of what they've included in their blog. In my case I blieve it used to be an entry on what I was using a blog for. However, as I'd changed it sometime around July in favor of jumping on the band-wagon to "decorate" my blog...I can no longer remember what I'd posted. That was a Sad day on the Stacey Blog. Now though, I've come to the conclusion that I can have some fun with this.

I'm going to post quotes. This moment's quote reads, "Everything will be Okay in the end. If it's not Okay, it's Not the end." I Love that one because it's so true! Everything Will be okay in the end. Doesn't always feel like it. But it will be. And right now in my life, (because that's what blogs are for, random ramblings about our lives for those who enjoy a good update, or laugh) I can use this quote a lot. and it reminds me, sometimes most things in life are so small and trivial, and not even worth the time or emotion. Luckily, I'm also an optimistic (90% of the time ;-) and I can say that most of life, is worth everything you've got. So let's get off technology and enjoy it! (in other words, go outside, it's a lovely day)!

Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next time.

So, I was browsing online and looking at a good handful of blogs that I enjoy looking at, and I thought to myself, "It's time to change my blog". So that's what I'm doing. I'm changing my blog.

I started with my background. Worked a bit on font colors. Added a blinking button, and a couple normal buttons (or was that the other way around?). I listed some of the blogs I read (the same ones that inspired me to concoct this little bit for you). And then I proceeded with one more change. Adding a new post.

I've recently moved from my nice 1 bed room apartment to a super fun & way cute basement apartment. I've got a roomie (Alli) and my two cats. We have a bowling "Alli", fireplace, washer & dryer (BIG bonus) a large & quite spacious front/back yard, with a river! Alli & I are planning on building ourselves a fire pit! So plan on some delicious s'mores & hot dogs, melted starbursts if that suits your fancy, and of course campfire songs and or Ghost stories! Because as we All know, you shouldn't have a fire without songs or some good ghost stories. ;-) If you have any other items or ideas for enjoyment around a camp fire, let me know! All ideas are appreciated.

Now, back to our bowling "Alli"...our living room is lined with the faux wood flooring which makes for perfect sliding in flip flops or socks. haha, lucky us! With this amazing discovery, we've decided we're going to host a Swedish Crayfish party with "redneck" bowling. (HAHAHA!!! Did you get that Alli?) Anyway, we're not going to be serving real Crayfish, so you can release that shocked gasp of air pocket you've been holding in. Most likely it will be cupcakes with the swedish fish gummies on top or just to make things fun, a Large Messy Lobster cake so our guests can wear the Lobster bibs we hope to obtain (Now, I know I said it was a Crayfish party, and now I'm confusing you with all this talk about lobster, but the little cretins are so similar that unless you know exactly what a crayfish looks like, you won't know the difference) I know, it's brilliant!

Well, I think that's all the updating I can get done for now. I'm kind of at work. Not the best time to be updating my blog...but honestly, it is the best time to update my blog (Makes me look busy). Haha! Alright my readers, until next time. Enjoy my amazing new page!

Ciao