Who I am

I am: German, Welsh, Irish, Native American, and a mixture of a few others.....

This week I started watching Lisa Kudrow's new show called "Who Do You Think You Are". It was so cool to see her learn more about her own Heritage. The past few weeks I have taken more of an interest in it. I am thankful because my Grandma, and Aunt Sheila are so good about keeping up to date with our Geneology on the Bruns' side of the family. My Grandma and I are going to start working on it this week actually. And I can NOT wait! I remember, last Summer, going to a Family Reunion in Ludlow, Missouri. The only people I knew there were my parents, cousin Daniel, and Grandma, Grandpa, Grandad, and Sheila. It was neat because these were all my cousins on my Great Grandpa "Grandad" side. I had NO idea at how big my family is! Recently, my Dad's cousin, whom I have met a few times, found me on facebook, and because we started talking again, I have been able to connect with so many of my cousin's on my Dad's side of the family! It is so cool!

Blessed

... I have been so blessed the past few years... I have been blessed with an AMAZING family, Friends, Career.

My Family - is truly AMAZING. They have ALWAYS been there for me no matter what. Even when I was out making not so good choices, they still loved me unconditionally and were there for me. And because of that, I know I am in a much better place today. They are my rock, my foundation, my everything. I love them...







Friends: Friendships have always been important to me. When I was younger, I had a rough time making friends. I can remember years of loneliness, and sadness. I always wanted to feel excepted by my Peers. As I have gotten older, especially being in my early 20's, I feel as though I have created those lasting friendships that I have ALWAYS yearned for. I love my friends like they are a 2nd family to me.

I want...

.... to make the most out of my life. I want to enjoy everyday as it comes. I want to succeed. I want to be happy. I want to know everything. I want to be a walking dictionary. I want to be friends with everyone. I want to have a big family of my own someday. I want to spend as much time as possible with my family now. I want to learn how to drive a motorcycle. I want to skydive. I want to be able to speak German fluently.. again. I want to see the world. I want to know everything about my ancestors, and to take their advice (from their journals). I want to see the Atlantic Ocean ( I have only seen the Pacific.. seeing the Atlantic from an airplane does NOT count). I want to learn new songs on my violin. I want to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I want to write a book ( no idea about the topic just yet). I want to achieve all my goals, and dreams. I want to have a ton of grandchildren someday. I want to sing in front of 500 people. I want to fly in a hot air balloon. I want to do so many other things..


I will.... make the most out of my life, and enjoy everyday as it comes. I will succeed, and be happy. I (you can't be friends with everyone) will be charitable to everyone I meet, even if they hurt me. I will have a big family of my own someday, and will spend as much time as I can with the one I have now. I will learn how to drive a motorcycle, and skydive. I am practicing my GERMAN again, so I will be able to speak it fluently (not just be able to read it, and recognize it when someone is speaking). I will see the world! I will learn as much as I can about my ancestors, and learn from their experiences and mistakes based on their journal entries. I will swim in the Atlantic, Baltic, Nile, Mediterranean, (all the big and small bodies of water) I will learn more songs on my violin. I will serve a mission for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I will write a book, sing in front of 500 people, achieve all my goals and dreams, have a ton of grandchildren, fly in a hot air balloon, and do so many other things.

We only have one life, and I want to make the most of it... starting.. NOW.

Curiouser and Curiouser

Last Night... we went Bowling for Brett's Bday Party!! I got to see Karen and Megan were there!!




Tonight A few of us went to see "Alice in Wonderland"..... The people below INSPIRE ME






Alice in Wonderland



was ..... AMAZING!!!!!!


I have been in love with that show since I was a child!! My fav thing was the Mome Raths!!.. No one seems to remember them... here is a refresher!






These ones are just for fun..

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Evacuate the Dancefloor

It's FINALLY March!!!


This means that Spring is almost here! And I will be 22 in 2 months now! So weird to think about. I know that this Summer, and Spring are going to be pretty amazing. So many new and exciting things! yay!


Life this month was sooooo busy, I have been learning so much at the salon, and slowly but surely my clientele has been growing. :) This week a few old friends of mine are coming to see me. Which makes me happy, AND they are also telling their friends and family about me. Our salon recently switched to a new color line called Lakme. It is from Barcelona, Spain. I was a bit intimidated by the change at first, but was excited to hear that I would be learning a European color line!! My colleague and I were able to take one of the educators out to lunch last week, he taught us so much about the line, and also did our hair! Which was a bonus!!


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JOHN!!! My stellar Brother, will be back in KC in 4 weeks!! I cannot wait. Even though its only for a week, but either way, its going to be awesome.

Last Wednesday was my graduation ceremony at PMTS, it was really cool. My family and a few friends came out to show their support. It was so nice to see everyone since it had been a few months and such.

Overall, life is really good right now, and I know its only going to get better, in ALL aspects.


Ps... Sam.... you are the best!!!!!

Lent...

So... even though I am not Catholic.. I am going to participate in this popular holiday we call Lent. The majority of the girls at work are doing it, so we are going to keep each other motivated.

What am I giving up???


Eating out.. this includes fast food, restaurants, even my beloved Subway....


40 days.... and counting

Nostalgia

I don't really have anything too exciting to write about, but I just feel like writing something.

Life has been pretty good theses past few weeks. Work had been awesome, I can honestly say that for the first time in a long time, I actually wake up every morning and look forward to going into work. I am very happy that I am finally done with school, and that I have finally completed a long time goal. I have the world's shortest attention span, and get bored easily, so by me finishing this, I was so happy.

My radio in my car WORKS! ... hopefully I didn't jinx it. This radio for sure has a mind of its own, which can be irritating. I just turned the car on and the radio was on! It had been a month and a half with silence in my car. That was intense. I just hope the radio still works, so I don't have to pay for a new one (knock on wood).


So far 2010 has been a good year, 2009 was a year of learning and growth for me. Despite of that, I still am grateful for the obstacles I was faced, because they have helped me to grow as a person. I can honestly say I am a completely different person than I was a year ago, and even 2 years ago.

Last night I went to my good friend Morgan's house with a bunch of people from the branch, we just all played games and sat around talking. It was nice to be around friends and such, but it made me realize that it is so completely different than it was 2 years ago. 3 years ago, I met some truly amazing people, whom have become like a 2nd family to me. I remember when I first started going to the branch,I met my dear friend Alyssa. We were both new and didnt really know anyone, but because we were both going through similar things, we instantly became close. Over time I continued to meet some amazing people whom I love so much, and am so grateful for. I never tell them how much I really do love them, and admire them, and look up to them. But James, Karen, Curtis, Savannah, Whitney, Mike, Alyssa, Anie, Gabe, Katie, and now even Jade (we just met a few months ago!) I am just so happy that I know you guys, we have all grown together at some point in life, and even though I miss seeing you guys every week at activities, and for some of you guys I miss our random roadtrips through Platte City blaring music, or Lego Nights and putting grapes in the microwave, or the fun FHE memories of capture the flag, or funny Sunday School lessons! Those are all great memories! I just wanted to Thank you guys for your wonderful Friendship, and though I miss the fun memories, I am looking forward to our fun, random get together game nights, pirate parties, etc..

Anyway, That is my moment of Nostalgia to my Married Friends