That's What Friends are For(Ever)...

When do you realize that a friendship is one the most precious things one person can have? Well for me that was today.


My friends mean so much to me. Each one is so unique and special. They can all make me laugh but each one in their own way. Three or four, I'm close with most and that is something I can be grateful for. Each one shares a passion of mine and understand me so well. Cheer me up when I'm sad. Don't get too upset when I get annoyed or mad and might show it toward them, they just listen and I appreciate that instead of giving me what I gave them.

So, just in case any of you are reading this and you know who you are...
 Thank You so much for all you do. I really appreciate you even though I don't always show it. The memmories that I have with you all will stay with me for a long time to come. The laughs, the tears, the great, and the bad. Some of you I've only know a few months, the others a couple years or even my whole life.

A.K.- Thanks for all the great times. Thanks for letting me stay at your house the time I skipped. For watching out for me when it came to guys and on New Years Eve. You are like a big sister to me and even though you don't always have the answers to my dumb questions I'm glad you are there to talk to.

S.-  You are the only friend I have left from high school. I'm so glad that you and I are friends don't know who I'd have to talk about hockey and guys with if it weren't for you. I share so much with you and you somehow manage to keep most of it straight. Which amazes me. Thanks. oh and btw M.A.I.S.Y. :)

K.- You are my family. We have so much crap in our past and so much to our future. Cousin I can't wait for what is in store for us. Your stuck with me for the rest of time and some how no matter how much we bicker and fight you are there and ready to listen. I tell you a lot. Can't wait to use the speech I wrote for my speech final junior year at your wedding lol (did you know about that?)

T.- Thanks for all you do. You kept me straight at work and weren't afraid to tell me when I was being a total B*tch. Your random singing(off-key) and jokes made me laugh and I feel like I could tell you anything(but I don't. Be happy for that). We kept the front-end going most days and I can't wait for you to get back to work in the fall. Oh and just in case you forgot... YOU OWE ME A GAME OF LASER TAG!!!!

So readers of mine. Think about who your grateful to have as your friends and let them know because they deserve it. We all do so much for eachother and can forget how much we mean to one another because we're there for eachother all day everyday. We may forget and take their being there for granted and that is something we should never do.

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And They're Moving on...

Congratulations!!! To my favorite team in the USHL(United States Hockey League). You're moving on to round three in the chase to the Clark Cup and I'm just bursting with pride. Not just me but all of us fans that are behind you. And to witness this accomplishment has been a pleasure and we can't wait to see how far you guys can get. Although I missed the games against the Tri-City Storm, I was able to attend both of the games against the Omaha Lancers and I was impressed with what I saw both days.


Since I recapped last night's game in the blog I posted last night I'll just skip that and go straight to tonight's game. I was so excited I didn't have my sister attached to my hip this time because I knew I'd get to actually let my full attention be absorbed by the game. As the game started I could just feel the great vibes in the atmosphere and I was almost certain that this was going to be a game to remember. The puck dropped and it didn't seem that long after that the Lancers score and the Hawks fans in the arena were not happy to see their team go down by one so early on (deflated almost). Play continued, I thought maybe we would end the period down and a goose egg on the scoreboard but no... almost the end of the period and my favorite defense men put the Hawks on the board by putting one in the back of the net over the left arm of the Lancers goalie.(Far and Fast) Maybe not even one minute later and the captain of the Hawks put one right past the goalie again and this was where I knew it was okay to finally catch my breath again. The Hawks headed to the locker room with the lead. 17 minutes later.... Second period started with a desperate kind of pace for the Lancers. Scraps started and penalties were given out. Hawks were on the Powerplay when BAM!! Favorite D-man comes through again with a PP goal. (INSERT WILD CROWD HERE) A bigger explosion from the crowd than the first two goals, or at least in my opinion, but maybe that's just because I was cheering so loud. Then back to locker room again still in the lead. Another 17 minutes... Third period begins and I could kinda tell the Hawks were comfortable with the cushion they had because it seemed between the second and third period the demeanor of the team had changed almost to where they were just trying to keep the lead that they had and being more aggressive toward the other team so they didn't have the puck as much. Periods ALMOST over and we get a penalty and go shorthanded. The Lancers pull the goalie so they have six skaters on ice. Penalty is just about over when a Hawk player winds up and takes a shot so close you can hear the TING the puck makes as it hits the post. Then a face-off and the Hawks take possession give the puck to the captain and.... HE SCORES! A nice empty-netter. Everyone kinda knows by now there's really not enough time to come up with a tie game so basically it's over, the Hawks have won the game. But, does that stop them from trying to score again NO. #18 Mike Huntebrinker gets the puck just in between the goalie's legs and we scored again. So if you lost track my readers the Hawks beat the Lancers 5-1 tonight and that is where the pride is beaming from. Just take this still as my example:

Three Stars of the game:

1) #27 Aaron Pearce(Captain/ a friend's favorite player ;P)

2) #3 Ian McCoshen (Assistant Captain/ Yours Truly's favorite defense man)

3) #1 Stephon Willams (goalie/ Happy B-day)

And one last thing for this evenings post before I say goodnight. Thank you to a very good friend of mine for pointing out that my all-time favorite Waterloo Black Hawks defense man and all around favorite player (all the same person btw) was at the game tonight. It made my night and maybe even my weekend! :)

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April 27th happenings

Since there's not big title attached to this one don't be alarmed this is due to the fact that I don't have any huge topics I have to get off my chest or anything today. Which is usually where the titles come in at. But anyways enough of my babbling on about titles and onto what happened to me today.

Since today is Friday I'm sure most of you had some planned activity or a last minute idea, since it's one of the worst things not to have plans on a Friday night. I, too, was lucky enough to have the day off work to relax and just enjoy my day. I even made plans for my evening and that of late has been a rarity. This wonderful evening of mine was spent doing one of the many things I enjoy and that is watching a great hockey game. (As my blog continues you may find that there will be two things I will discuss often and they are NASCAR and hockey. So fair warning.) I could go into great detail and tell you everything that I remember, but for my readers that do not understand nor like this sport I shall spare you and just say... Congratulations Waterloo Blackhawks on an impressing win against the Lancers this evening. It was an amazing game, filled with a few scraps that is something that is fun to watch but I do not encourage at all unless necessary. 4 wonderful goals by the Hawks and 2 scored by the Lancers. The ending of tonight's game was just something that you had to see to really get the hilarity of but I will do my best to describe it since I didn't get a video...
For those unfamiliar with hockey it is a tradition to announce at the end of every game the three stars or the players that performed the best during the game. Tonight the Hawks three stars were: our goalie, and two of the goal scorers. When they announced the goalie's name he came out on the ice to throw a shirt and as the crowd was cheering for him, he started to dance. Which I must say was the funniest thing I've seen at a game in a while. Then second star came out to throw his shirt and missed the glass that protects the fans in the audience from getting hit with pucks. The shirt ended up in the home teams bench area so he climbed over the barrier and threw the shirt backward over the glass which is very original and something I'd never seen in my four years going to Hawks games. Even though I may have missed the perfect video moments of the game, I managed to get some stills that I'll include and use to conclude this evenings blog.

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Final score

Waterloo Blackhawks celebrate a Playoff win!

End of the game tradition at least in the 'Loo

          

Beautiful is...

First off I'd just like to thank Pandora for giving me the ability to chose my own music it makes writing a whole hell of a lot easier than trying to use YouTube.

Today I was thinking about something that troubles me more often than it probably should and that is when, where, and in what context the word Beautiful should be used. I find the word to be one of those special words that are to only be used in certain situations. But I know that a lot of people don't see it that way. This will be further explaination on the defintion of that wonderful word.

Beautiful in the Webster dictionary is described as having qualities of beauty; exciting easthetic pleasure. So basically this definition is saying that anything that a person finds pleasing can be beautiful. So if a person finds a pile of garbage pleasing they could call it beautiful if you want to get technical. I find that using this definition in so many ways can confuse the fine line that has been placed on such a powerful word as this one.
My own personal definition of the word beautiful is complex compared to the dictionary's basic definition. In describing a person and their features it is such a fine line that takes two separate explainations. If your describing a certain feature as beautiful like maybe a smile or eyes that is fine as long as you use a defining word after the word itself. Like if someone walked up to me and said, "You know you have the most beautiful eyes I've seen in a long time." That is okay because the person said what they find beautiful about me. In describing a person with no features attatched is a whole different senerio and coming up with that conclusion make take a person months if not years to figure out what makes the whole person beautiful. You aren't just describing the outward appearance of the person but the inner part of the person too. Their thoughts, hopes , fears, desires, dreams, and soul. This is where the definition meets its complex description. So this is my advice to you when you want to call a person beautiful, think about my definition. Are you describing the whole or just a feature? If its a feature then by all means tell them it may bring a smile to their face and brighten up their day. But if you want to say it as the whole person, step back think about how well you know them and if you're ready to change their lives for a very long time because that is a word many people hold dear and take very personal.

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Just an intro

 This is the start of the life I've wanted for a while. Always knew I had it in me and this is where to rest of my life is to begin. A little about me...
 I'm Bre, 18 years old, full of life and ready to see what this wonderful thing we call life has to offer. My plan is to blog about anything and everything. My passions, my past, present, and future. The big the small and everything in between. Everyday life basically. Don't expect an everyday thing though because most of the time the day tends to get away from me and I don't even open my laptop. But hopefully the words I put here have a little influence and may change your life but maybe not and I'm totally okay with that. The least I can do is put a smile on your face or even make you laugh. I hope that you (my Readers) like what I have to say, ask questions, and give suggestions for any future blogs that i plan on writing.

Until Next Time