Well, I have finally done it. Three months working on it off and on, wondering if I should do this. Struggling with is that really you God saying YES DO IT! Or my own voice?
And after three months, I know it was God! So I went for it!
Please check it out here and leave a comment on the page and let me know what you think!!
www.bataviasbestbargains.com
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Thanks for you support! It's off to a really good start and it's all thanks to our heavenly Father!!
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Saturday, August 2, 2014
I drink to remember, I smoke to forget.. My Kerfuffle experience!"
Let me just say that Kerfuffle was so worth the $25 ticket! And let me just tell you about this little day away from home!
Eric and I have been to 3 concerts together..... Yep I know.... after Kerfuffle 4!
When I first met him he was into country and I was into hip hop... We are such opposites but it is amazing to see us come together and join the thickest braided rope! We only get stronger!
Anyways jump to 10 years down the road, I am always hearing more alternative music on in his truck now! So sweet!! And I still do not care for country music :)
Anyways our two concert experiences went kinda like our first two camping trips.
Fighting the whole time...
At concerts I'm into the music. I'm singing. I'm dancing. I'm jumping. I'm screaming.
At concerts Eric is stiff. He looks almost like he wants to hurl over and die.
I point this out to him. He does not like that.
I tell him what's the point of coming to a concert like Collective Soul and showing no emotion..
I ask him how can the music not move you?
The concert ended with YOU ARE THE WORST PERSON TO SEE A CONCERT WITH!
And that was it. 2 years it has been.
Let me add in here that we went to Barenaked Ladies at the Ampitheatre ( by far my favorite place to hear bands) And I started bawling, tears not stopping because he didn't put his arms around me or kiss me at all.) The next day I took a pregnancy test! Little Mackenzie!!
So he was very reluctant when I brought up Kerfuffle to him.
"But you love every band that's gonna be there. I promise I won't put you down for being a downer :) " I tell him.
Now let me just tell you since our college days Eric has come out of his shell so much! He is more outgoing than ever! And know I know the best way to get Eric to relax.... BEER!!
So we go to eat. We drink beer. We stop at Target to get Beer.
We get to the parking lot. People are drinking beer. We crack open some beers.
We continue to drink with the other thousands and thousands of people drinking.
Guess what?
Eric danced the entire night.
We danced to the porter potties. Fist Pump Fist Pump
We danced to get pizza.
We danced next to the dudes that were still dressed as the 'popular guys' in high school. Wait are we still in high school?!
Which those dudes also lit up. A mother and her probably 13 or 14 year old daughter was in front of them she turned around appalled for her daughters sake, but we saw the look, the memories coming back from an earlier time!
We saw a couple of older brothers who were Eric's inspiration to let loose. The one guy played the bass all night long and swung his hips pretty dang good for an "old dude".
We started dancing to The Crystal Method ( have you listened to them? There's no way you can't move!)
Than an overwhelming feeling of Jonathan came over me. The times we had so much fun was with our dear friend Jonathan..who is no longer on this Earth physically.
So we danced the Jonathan move. If you knew him, you know his signature move. I almost stopped in my dancing and wanted to fall to my knees and cry, instead I looked over at my husband dancing in front of all these people smiling, and I knew Jonathan was right there with us. Eric knew too.
So Cage the Elephant was last of course and AMAZING! We get to the wild front crowd. We have a couple to the left of us bumping and grinding the whole time. I was amazed that, the guy could lean back with his knees bent like that for an entire hour and half.
The couple behind us was probably in their late 30s... A guy who screamed rich to me. Major attitude and checking out lots of girls. After the first song why I had a feeling to look behind me, him and his girl are snorting something, I had to look away. His girlfriend looked so lost. I had to say a prayer right there. No point in asking what is your faith background was... I could barely hear myself think.
Than after the next song a woman probably in her sixties comes up next to me, alone. She starts smoking a joint.
The group in front of us lights up. The group of guys who were probably 17 light up. I'm taking this all in because I had stopped drinking so I could drive us home, and again I look behind me to see my husband who hasn't stopped dancing the entire time still at it with his smile!!
Jonathan was my dancing partner. Eric used to refuse to go out dancing with us. I could always go with Jonathan because Eric trusted him. I could protect myself. I was a very rude girl in college. One wrong look from a guy, I would go right up to him and tell him a piece of my mind... Oh those were the days!!
Anways, Im jumping up and down and up and down. And I hear a thump..
WAS THAT A BODY?
I turn around. OH MY GOSH! A body is on the ground.
I scream "ERIC" like he needs to do something.
Eric stops. He pulls the guy off the ground along with another guy helping. I scream check his pulse. ( I have just taken in everyone getting high, and of course I have nothing wrong with this, 'Im a mother now, a still nursing mother...sigh.. and I just knew some one was gonna get hurt :) I see a panic look on Erics face.
Hes not breathing I think. I tell them to check his pulse. I am ready inside. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna have to do CPR here.
I start wiping my lips...
Eric's checking his pulse. I saw the kids eyes roll when he was on the ground.
So Eric starts slapping the crap outta this kids face. My eyes get wide. WOW, that should do it I think.
SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP.
The kids eyes open.
'Im fine. I'm fine."
His friend says " You wanna go." He says " Yeah."
And that was that. Everyone resumes jumping.
And that my friend is why I love concerts and good music and people having a good time and being older and watching young kids go overboard. Not knowing there limits.
Which leaves me to a funny story of the first time Eric and I met. If you have read this far you're in for a special treat.
The first party Eric and I went to together in college was a doozy as my parents say.
Ill try to keep it short.
I was just getting over a very confusing high school relationship, that was complicated... So my awesome dorm neighbor Travis was 21! Oh sweet!! And we got along great. So I had him buy me a bottle of Bacardi 151. A small bottle. I cant remember the ounce size. ( we still have the bottle somewhere in a bin)
Anyways I drank the whole bottle, straight, in a matter of hours. My first experience being that drunk that quick.
I was sitting on the couch. Just drinking. Moping really. How fun huh? I'm sitting on the couch with another friend Timmy and he's talking to me and all of a sudden his voice is fading.
I start to panic. Oh no... Oh noo.. The room starts spinning. Oh boy... I overdid it....
I tell Timmy I'm gonna be sick.. I try to stand. I can't. I panic.
This can't be happening. Me not in control... Oh no I will get my ass outside. I stand up. I'm wobbly. Timmy comes to my side and walks me to door. I can't see crap. Eric comes to my other side. We go to the porch. I stand at the door frame.
Fresh feb. air! That helps. I think I need to smoke a cig. that should bring me back.
I cant even light my cig. Eric does it for me. I take one puff and pull my finger away and down I go.
Yep flat on my face in the snow, cig still in my hand.
Eric comes to my side. He takes me back to the dorm. He stayed with me all night. As I threw up and threw up and threw up.. All night long.
I had a 7:30 a.m. class the next morning. Who does that?
Oh I skip that bad boy. I was a master at skipping. I missed over 100 days my junior year in High school! Than I missed so many days in my video editing class, that I was on the verge of getting kicked out ( just like in high school and I sweet talked my way into letting them keep me!) ( Don't think for a minute girls I will fall for your sweet talking! I'm no naive Momma ;) I love you both soo incredibly much. )
I tell Eric he is skipping classes that day too. We are going to Syracuse to the mall!
And after that point there's no looking back!
Im glad that we can still have fun together! And grow together. Through good days and bad days. It's these memories that make me smile on the days that aren't so fun.
And its in these memories I relive my friendship with Jonathan.
I miss him so much.
So so glad I get to see him in heaven... I must say I can't wait to get to heaven!
Eric and I have been to 3 concerts together..... Yep I know.... after Kerfuffle 4!
When I first met him he was into country and I was into hip hop... We are such opposites but it is amazing to see us come together and join the thickest braided rope! We only get stronger!
Anyways jump to 10 years down the road, I am always hearing more alternative music on in his truck now! So sweet!! And I still do not care for country music :)
Anyways our two concert experiences went kinda like our first two camping trips.
Fighting the whole time...
At concerts I'm into the music. I'm singing. I'm dancing. I'm jumping. I'm screaming.
At concerts Eric is stiff. He looks almost like he wants to hurl over and die.
I point this out to him. He does not like that.
I tell him what's the point of coming to a concert like Collective Soul and showing no emotion..
I ask him how can the music not move you?
The concert ended with YOU ARE THE WORST PERSON TO SEE A CONCERT WITH!
And that was it. 2 years it has been.
Let me add in here that we went to Barenaked Ladies at the Ampitheatre ( by far my favorite place to hear bands) And I started bawling, tears not stopping because he didn't put his arms around me or kiss me at all.) The next day I took a pregnancy test! Little Mackenzie!!
So he was very reluctant when I brought up Kerfuffle to him.
"But you love every band that's gonna be there. I promise I won't put you down for being a downer :) " I tell him.
Now let me just tell you since our college days Eric has come out of his shell so much! He is more outgoing than ever! And know I know the best way to get Eric to relax.... BEER!!
So we go to eat. We drink beer. We stop at Target to get Beer.
We get to the parking lot. People are drinking beer. We crack open some beers.
We continue to drink with the other thousands and thousands of people drinking.
Guess what?
Eric danced the entire night.
We danced to the porter potties. Fist Pump Fist Pump
We danced to get pizza.
We danced next to the dudes that were still dressed as the 'popular guys' in high school. Wait are we still in high school?!
Which those dudes also lit up. A mother and her probably 13 or 14 year old daughter was in front of them she turned around appalled for her daughters sake, but we saw the look, the memories coming back from an earlier time!
We saw a couple of older brothers who were Eric's inspiration to let loose. The one guy played the bass all night long and swung his hips pretty dang good for an "old dude".
We started dancing to The Crystal Method ( have you listened to them? There's no way you can't move!)
Than an overwhelming feeling of Jonathan came over me. The times we had so much fun was with our dear friend Jonathan..who is no longer on this Earth physically.
So we danced the Jonathan move. If you knew him, you know his signature move. I almost stopped in my dancing and wanted to fall to my knees and cry, instead I looked over at my husband dancing in front of all these people smiling, and I knew Jonathan was right there with us. Eric knew too.
So Cage the Elephant was last of course and AMAZING! We get to the wild front crowd. We have a couple to the left of us bumping and grinding the whole time. I was amazed that, the guy could lean back with his knees bent like that for an entire hour and half.
The couple behind us was probably in their late 30s... A guy who screamed rich to me. Major attitude and checking out lots of girls. After the first song why I had a feeling to look behind me, him and his girl are snorting something, I had to look away. His girlfriend looked so lost. I had to say a prayer right there. No point in asking what is your faith background was... I could barely hear myself think.
Than after the next song a woman probably in her sixties comes up next to me, alone. She starts smoking a joint.
The group in front of us lights up. The group of guys who were probably 17 light up. I'm taking this all in because I had stopped drinking so I could drive us home, and again I look behind me to see my husband who hasn't stopped dancing the entire time still at it with his smile!!
Jonathan was my dancing partner. Eric used to refuse to go out dancing with us. I could always go with Jonathan because Eric trusted him. I could protect myself. I was a very rude girl in college. One wrong look from a guy, I would go right up to him and tell him a piece of my mind... Oh those were the days!!
Anways, Im jumping up and down and up and down. And I hear a thump..
WAS THAT A BODY?
I turn around. OH MY GOSH! A body is on the ground.
I scream "ERIC" like he needs to do something.
Eric stops. He pulls the guy off the ground along with another guy helping. I scream check his pulse. ( I have just taken in everyone getting high, and of course I have nothing wrong with this, 'Im a mother now, a still nursing mother...sigh.. and I just knew some one was gonna get hurt :) I see a panic look on Erics face.
Hes not breathing I think. I tell them to check his pulse. I am ready inside. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna have to do CPR here.
I start wiping my lips...
Eric's checking his pulse. I saw the kids eyes roll when he was on the ground.
So Eric starts slapping the crap outta this kids face. My eyes get wide. WOW, that should do it I think.
SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP.
The kids eyes open.
'Im fine. I'm fine."
His friend says " You wanna go." He says " Yeah."
And that was that. Everyone resumes jumping.
And that my friend is why I love concerts and good music and people having a good time and being older and watching young kids go overboard. Not knowing there limits.
Which leaves me to a funny story of the first time Eric and I met. If you have read this far you're in for a special treat.
The first party Eric and I went to together in college was a doozy as my parents say.
Ill try to keep it short.
I was just getting over a very confusing high school relationship, that was complicated... So my awesome dorm neighbor Travis was 21! Oh sweet!! And we got along great. So I had him buy me a bottle of Bacardi 151. A small bottle. I cant remember the ounce size. ( we still have the bottle somewhere in a bin)
Anyways I drank the whole bottle, straight, in a matter of hours. My first experience being that drunk that quick.
I was sitting on the couch. Just drinking. Moping really. How fun huh? I'm sitting on the couch with another friend Timmy and he's talking to me and all of a sudden his voice is fading.
I start to panic. Oh no... Oh noo.. The room starts spinning. Oh boy... I overdid it....
I tell Timmy I'm gonna be sick.. I try to stand. I can't. I panic.
This can't be happening. Me not in control... Oh no I will get my ass outside. I stand up. I'm wobbly. Timmy comes to my side and walks me to door. I can't see crap. Eric comes to my other side. We go to the porch. I stand at the door frame.
Fresh feb. air! That helps. I think I need to smoke a cig. that should bring me back.
I cant even light my cig. Eric does it for me. I take one puff and pull my finger away and down I go.
Yep flat on my face in the snow, cig still in my hand.
Eric comes to my side. He takes me back to the dorm. He stayed with me all night. As I threw up and threw up and threw up.. All night long.
I had a 7:30 a.m. class the next morning. Who does that?
Oh I skip that bad boy. I was a master at skipping. I missed over 100 days my junior year in High school! Than I missed so many days in my video editing class, that I was on the verge of getting kicked out ( just like in high school and I sweet talked my way into letting them keep me!) ( Don't think for a minute girls I will fall for your sweet talking! I'm no naive Momma ;) I love you both soo incredibly much. )
I tell Eric he is skipping classes that day too. We are going to Syracuse to the mall!
And after that point there's no looking back!
Im glad that we can still have fun together! And grow together. Through good days and bad days. It's these memories that make me smile on the days that aren't so fun.
And its in these memories I relive my friendship with Jonathan.
I miss him so much.
So so glad I get to see him in heaven... I must say I can't wait to get to heaven!