Some more Random Facts About Me

It's been so long, I have decided maybe it's time for us to get 'reacquainted'. So here are a few random facts about me! 

 1. I have social anxiety

If you're with me in public, you won't always know that I'm having anxiety. I try to fight it, and keep it hidden, but sometimes when the crowd is too large, or the atmosphere too noisy, I start to feel "closed in" or panicky. 

2. I have an unique vocabulary 
If you've ever heard me speak, you'd know what I mean. I use strange phrases and words a lot of people (especially from this side of the nation) don't normally use.
 "Shoot the duck's hind end with a silver bullet." is something I use in place of "oh man" or "Oh no."
I learned it from my mom's side of the family, although everyone had their own variation of it. "Shoot the duck's hind end with a rubber bullet" or simply "Shoot the duck's hind rear." *cough*
 If I'm really feeling it, like, let's say I stub my toe. Out springs from my lips:
"Shoot the duck's hind end with a silver bullet, then fry it in a skillet..." and it goes on from there through clenched teeth.
Other phrases:
"For Pete's sake, Orville." (other folks in my family say this one. My Great-Grandpa's name was Orville)
"Well, slap me up and knock me down and let me lie." (this one isn't as common, but I do say it)
I can't think of any more, but I'm sure my siblings or friends could come up with some.
 I also call people "sugar", "sweetie", or "honey" and the ever-common "children"; a trait I also learned my mother's side.
It can be rather embarrassing when you're out in public with your friends and you let it slip without meaning to.
Daminika: "Should I buy this?"
Me: "You do whatever your little heart desires, honey."
Girls start bickering, and I say, "Calm down, children."
Woman next to is gives me an odd look. Oops.

Also, while we're on the subject, I have a really weird, unique voice. I can't really explain it. Kinda soft, and nasally, and squeaky? Ugh. Anyways, take my word for it. It's different. 

3. I am obsessed with leather bound books

Gold-sprayed edges, heavy duty covers, and pretty designs.
Need I say anymore?

4. I love to sing

I don't do it very often in front of people, but I love to sing. Hymns, country, folk, jazz... it doesn't matter. Music helps me cope, helps me think, and honestly, helps me breathe.


5. I love to go shooting and driving four wheelers
I don't do it very often, but I think it's a lot of fun. I grew up on four wheelers, and will probably never outgrow the sudden ache to jump on one and drive away

6. I suffer from allergies and have trouble sleeping at night


7. I dream of visiting Greece

8. I hate flying
But we all knew that right?

9. I love going to the ocean on a foggy day

10. I love the mountains

11. I dream of owning at least 50 acres someday, with a cabin and a fourwheeler to drive as far and long as I please

12. little things like tea, dark chocolate,  and pretty socks make me happy

13. I love cooking and baking

14. I love stars 

15. I enjoy pinning things on Pinterest for my future home, especially my kitchen 

And that's it! 

 What are some random facts about you? Comment below! I love to hear from you! 

P.S 

 Roses Are Red has a new post up! Go check it out when you have the time <3 

Dreams

We all have our own little wishes and dreams, don't we?
What our husbands will be like, how many kids we'll have, the color of our house, where we'll live.
 Places we'll travel to, people we'll meet....
Everyone has special secret wishes or hopes.
 I would like to share some of my own with you, if you don't mind. ;)

My wedding, first of all!

Simple, but elegant, with just the right amount of country and class.

Oh, and plenty of lilacs. Always a must. ;)

I changed my mind, (again) about the men's suits

and decided I want them to wear gray instead of blue.

A decent-sized farmhouse, not too large, not too small,

with a great big porch porch and rocking chairs.

A flower garden!

I LOVE old-fashioned flower gardens with roses and climbing vines.

And I just HAVE to have a screen door. <3

They are so gorgeous, aren't they?

A pretty, small room with a beautiful view.

Oh, and all wood floors, and braided rugs.

What's a bedroom without a dainty dressing table?

Isn't this just amazing?

My kitchen, ya'll.... *sighs*

It's one of my most dreamed-about rooms in the whole house

I want a summer kitchen, guys!

So I can do my canning and other things out of the

house during the hot weather without heating up the home, and have

the main stove open for cooking in-between canning. :)

I could go on and on, but we won't go into that.....

Again, my summer kitchen. ;)

And of course, where would this dream home be but beneath a mountain?

With an old barn for my little-ins to explore

And now we come to the places I dream of seeing someday!

I want to travel the Southwest someday, and see this great land of ours.

Just looks at that! Doesn't it look straight out of an old western?

Bodie, California.

My sister already got to visit here, but I hope to see it one day.

In fact, I dream of seeing ALL the ghost towns here! lol

The Caribbean Sea....*Sighs*

Isn't it lovely?

Crete, Greece

I grew up watching the Disney film: 'The Moon-Spinners'

which took place in Crete, and even as a child dreamed of seeing

the beautiful place, with the calm blue water and rocky hills.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Oh, the history!

Hawaii.

This one I don't dream about as much as the rest, but it would

still be wonderful to see one day.

Ireland

Who else would like to see a real castle?

Normandy, France.

I would love to visit this place where decades before, our own soldiers

marched and gave up their lives to free the oppressed people.

Not to mention how pretty it is. ;)

There other places I would like to visit,(can't begin to name them all) and things I would like to do someday:



Ride a horse on the beach!

Oh, I want to, I want to! <3

Visit a lighthouse

Take a REAL trail ride, in the middle of nowhere,

and sit around the campfire in the evening. <3

Well, that's all I can think of for now. ;) 

What are some of your own dreams?

                                                                                          LaKaysha

My Husband....The Man He Must Be

All girls have their own little fancies of their future spouses, like what they will look like, talk like, and even dress like.
 We lay on our beds and dream of how wonderful he will treat you, how he will open doors for you, talk to you like you were a queen worth serving...
 And those things aren't so bad to hope and dream for, right?
But the other night, I realized there is something much more important.
 And so I decided to make up my own little "list" of my future husband 'requirements'.
The man I marry must be polite, kind, caring, and considerate.
 He must treat his mother and father with love and respect, his siblings as his dear friends, do well with babies and little kids.
But most of all, he must love God with all his heart, mind and soul.
 He must be able to sit down with my parents and other elders, speak truthfully and from his heart about his faith and his Lord, without embarrassment or hesitation, and truly, truly, believe what he is saying.
 He must look to Jesus Christ as his Savior and Redeemer and have the Holy Spirit within him.
He must be able to encourage me in my faith, uplift me, and with God's help, I pray I can do the same for him.
 These things are important to both God and to me, and this what I pray for each night before I close my eyes to dream.
 A man who has the love of God within his heart.
Just some thoughts tonight. :) I hope you enjoy.
                                                                 God's peace,
                                                                            LaKaysha