New URL

Thanks to Bob I now have my own domain - I guess that's what you call it :P At any rate, you can get to my Blog now by just typing www.enchantingjenn.com Yay :)

Thanks Bob :)

It's a bit weird

Life can be weird sometimes. Your perceptions of how things are, are always changing. We all look at life from different eyes when we're children. Most people know that I LOVED my elementary school days...I loved that school so much. I loved everything about it...the teachers, all of the other kids there, and the overall environment that we had. We were always very creative and artistic, but at the same time we got it done when it came to learning.
Then the teenage years. I guess it's true how they always say you're always confused when you're a teenager. In hindsight I can say that, looking back on those years now. I say to myself "What the hell was I thinking" when I think back to the way I thought about life then and how I was SO SURE I knew how it should be. I bet I looked like a real idiot back then.
Now that I've grown up quite a bit, my perceptions on life and how it should be are totally different. My priorities have changed of course and I guess the main point of why I'm writing this is to acknowledge the fact that I recognize that. There are times when things can get so intense, whether it be in your romantic life, your work life or your home life.......but.......if you take the time to realize that things won't always be like that, it makes it a lot easier for you to get through it. We all go through phases where this "one thing" may be the most important thing...and at the time it is. But, it won't always be that way. And if you find yourself holding on to that "one thing" for so long and it's not coming to anything or only causing you grief, find a way to let it go. I've done that quite a few times with various things, mostly people I guess. People come into your lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime...they really do. Your job is to learn as much as you can about why that person has come into your life and learn what they have to teach you.
I'm gonna go take a walk now with Lady :P

Music Added

I decided to make a list of some of my most favorite songs. The HTML for the coding is a bit weird so you won't be able to scroll through any of it yourself I guess or change the volume (at least I can't get it to work on my computer) so you'll have to make sure your volume is good on the main PC before you load my page :) Anyway, all of these songs mean something to me, most of them at least. There are some straight dance songs or hip hop songs that I just love for the beat...but the others are all really meaningful and many of them were/are favorites of mine during times of personal drama/issues. Music really helps your soul connect with itself - if that makes any sense. I do have a TON more songs to add, I've only added about 30ish so far...I'll add more as time goes on. I hope some people might actually appreciate some of them the way I do :)
**Edit**So I just sat and listened through all of my songs and I wanna take something back...even the dance/hip hop songs mean something to me too :P Every single song on that list is a song that I LOVE and it holds a personal meaning to me. You may listen to it and be like "Oh that's a silly rap song" or "that's too loud" or "all it is a dance song" but really...to me...it represents a time in my life and even those rap songs are important to me. Heck, for Notorious Thugs, I know every single word of that song and I can even sing along with it (for the most part, it's fast rapping). I appreciate ALL music, especially when it holds meaning to me. That is why I have everything from classical, to classic rock to rap/hip hop all the way to Disney on that list, because I can appreciate the wide range of music out there. If I can relate to it somehow, then I will like it.

You are Belle!

You Are Belle!

Intelligent and kind. Your beauty goes much further than your apperance. Also, you make judgements of people based on their personality and not their looks. Attaining all the knowledge that you can is one of your major goals in life, but you are also a person who can make things happen.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Working the Weekends

So this isn't specifically about my work - it's about working in general. It's my weekend rotation...and it rather sucks. It's times like these where I really wish I didn't have to work and I could just focus on school. If I could, I'd be a student for life - I LOVE school, always have. I just wish things didn't cost so much, like the house and all the bills that come with it. Even if I still lived at home, I'd still need some sort of a job. It's kind of depressing cause when the time comes for Ramin and I to have kids, I'll probably still have to keep working. It would be just awesome if his job would be the equivalent of both of our current pay, but I don't think that will happen. Who knows, these are the things I think about now and again. What it will be like in the future. But really, there's not much sense in worrying about it now. I've gotta stick it out through the summer semester and then I only have Fall and Spring left and I'll be done...with my two degrees...that is my biggest goal...to have both Psychology and Philosophy. Once I make it to that point I can go from there, the hardest part is just waiting and sticking it out...I know it will come!

The Queen's Fool

I finished my first book by Philippa Gregory last night - The Queen's Fool!! Let me tell you, I could NOT put the book down for too long because it was such a great story! I remember seeing her books on the shelf at Barnes & Noble a few years back and thinking "Wow, those look interesting" - it wasn't until The Other Boleyn Girl movie came out before I really started thinking I should read some of her books. So I found this seller on eBay who was selling a lot of 3 of her books...used of course. So I got The Queen's Fool, The Virgin's Lover and The Other Boleyn Girl. Of course I should have read The Other Boleyn Girl first, but I wasn't aware of any chronological order....there is though.The Queen's Fool deals with Mary Tudor and Elizabeth.
These books, combined with the DVD set of The Tudors that my mom let me borrow, has really got me involved in the whole Tudor era. Of course, I've always known I've loved Tudor architecture, it's classically English - and everyone knows that I LOVE everything English!
The way that the author writes is just so easy to read, yet very complex. She paints such an awesome picture, it feels like after reading the book that I've got this whole image in my head of how the story played out - like my own little movie scene. I also appreciate the fact that she's done a good deal of historical research on the period...the characters and story she creates fit seamlessly into the actual history of England. The book itself was just shy of 500 pages but I was able to finish it in under a month (that's good timing for someone working and going to school full time!).
Now I'm on to the Virgin's Lover - I read the first few pages at work tonight and it is a clear sequel to The Queen's Fool - it takes place right where the other left off. Of course, this book will more clearly be about Elizabeth's rein as queen, as she was supposedly the Virgin Queen who was married to England - interesting :)

The First

So I figured it's time I gave this blog thing a try. My step-dad Bob has one, a few of my childhood friends have one, so why not me? Sometimes it's nice to have a little place of your own to share your ideas and thoughts with those that may actually care to read them. I have a few ideas of how I'll use my blog, it definitely WON'T be for ranting about work though - I've learned via other people's blogs that ranting about work is a BAD IDEA...so I won't do that. BUT, I will use this to share my interests. It's occurred to me lately that my passion for my interests has slowly waned over the past few years. I've sort of given myself up to the interests of others, mainly my brother Chris and my boyfriend Ramin...since they live with me...I see them more than anyone else. And because they're guys, I've spent a lot of time doing what they like...watching sports, watching "their" kind of movies, and just other random junk. I'm trying more to be like myself and do things that really interest me. Reading is one thing...I can really get into some good books. Gardening is another...our new house is a work in progress though. Antiques and historical things are some other passions. It's time I immerse myself in those things again...and blogging about those things is the point of this!

For now, I'll start with the "garden" - if you can call it that. Our front and back yards are really just weeds with bits of grass in between. The oddest thing though, is that last year I noticed the previous owner planted one or two pansy bunches on the side yard...and now this year they've miraculously dispensed themselves all over our back yard planting area! They even landed in the window well (don't mind the trash in there :P) I'm still debating what I will end up doing with all of them. Each day I go out and there's another baby pansy plant popping up. It's amazing! We've decided not to do any major landscaping this year...I only have my containers to garden, but we'll be working on the grass...which needs MAJOR improvement. The pictures included today are of how the yard looks NOW...perhaps there will be progress by the end of summer :)