Feeding a royal white tiger

Sometimes you just have to stop because it's so pretty

Have you ever been walking past a flower and the color just jumps out at you and captures a lil bit of your heart? I love beautiful flowers. Lil bursts of life spring up from the earth. It's a beautiful miracle of this amazing world we live in. They only last for a brief moment in time but the beauty they exude is enough to create a memory that can last forever. Sweet beauty. Gorgeous breaths of the world.

Fluzzle floats!

Took these out on the Puget Sound today! Also, went out on the boat and hung out in the hot tub! Beach party was awesome!! Best day ever!

Beach party

Wooohooo today is my work beach party! YaY!!!!!!!!! We're gonna close at noon and then head out to the Puget sound for an awesome afternoon of fun in the sun!

They've got a boat and jet skis and a hot tub and we're gonna BBQ and I think I should take my float out there just in case I need to float!

This is one of the fun perks I look forward to every year and last year they didn't do it so this year I'm going to take full advantage of everything they have! Maybe I'll even bring my mermaid book!

Y'all have a great day! In gona go play outside in the sunshine! Woot woot! YaY for end of summer fun! I love beach parties!

Zig zag pigtails

End of the summer ocean pics

Sand in the City

Sand in the City 2014 pictures

Hmmmm

This is about nothing

End of the summer adventures

So I'm working on as many end of the summer adventures as I can!

Today, I woke up at the ocean! We popped down here last night a day early so we could fully enjoy the weekend here. It's a bit cloudy out right meow with tiny bit of mist. So happy it's not blazing hot, can't handle the heat anymore I'm totally ready for Autumn. A couple of my friends will be here this afternoon. I absolutely love coming to Grayland, Washington. All sandy beaches. Perfect kite flying weather. Bonfire's for hot dogs and smores.

Physically, I'm feeling pretty great today. I totally took a 4 and a half hour nap yesterday. Stayed up late resetting the front window display at the store here but still slept a full night. Wooohooo it feels good!

Next weekend I'm either going on a road trip to Spokane or going to a friends House party for his birthday, just depends on if a check gets here in time because I totally want go to Spokane. Haven't been there in a couple of months.

I'm still working on doing more summer reading and I need to paint something... I haven't painted anything in over 2 years, since my dogs violently attacked me. That was a scary, painful, horrifying time which I will have to do an individual blog just for that whole situation.

In 2 weeks I'm going to 'The end of the world rat rod run' in Long Beach, Washington. We reserved a giant group campsite, it's going to be such a blast! The reason we're going is for my uncle's prewedding bachelor/bachelorette party. Tons of people got hotels, but a bunch of us thought it would be a ton of fun to camp instead!

Alright, I'm outty! Have a freak-tastic day y'all! Smooches

TGIF...I mean TGIThursday

Alright I'm a little freaking happy it's Thursday, last day of the work week for me so now I can finally get back to adventuring! In just 4 days I'm going to pack in as many adventures as possible. Who knows where I'll end up and how much fun I'll be having!

I've still got a few things left on my summer bucket list so maybe I'll dive into that and have some creative fun.

I do know on Saturday that I'll be heading to the ocean for the night. I love that it's only an hour and a half away, makes for awesome weekend getaways. So there will be 4 of us going. I'm thinking we need to build a giant sand castle, fly kites and possibly build a fort! Oh and of course have a bonfire, roast hot dogs and make smores!

But that leaves 3 out of 4 days to fill full of adventure. Maybe I'll make an itinerary. We must be frugal in our adventures this weekend. You don't need a lot of money to have a Blasty blast good time!

The weather is finally starting to cool so now I can dive into even more adventures! When it's hot all I want to do is go play in the lake or river. Can't wait to get back into hiking and roller skating!

Alright my friends, I hope you have a fantastic day filled with good times and crazy fun adventures! I'm gonna head to work -lame- and try to have as much fun as I can while there.

Wooohooo it's almost coffee time!!!!!!!!!!!! YaY coffee!!!!! It's so delicious, makes me smile :-D

Getting shot, my anniversary

August 20, 1995 was the day that changed everything. Today is my survivalversary. 19 years ago today I got shot 3 times in a drive-by. Nothing has been the same ever since.

Today will be filled with raw emotion for me. I'll go from happy ecstatic to angry to sad to wishing it hadn't happened to accepting it. My world was rocked to the core that fateful day.

So ima have some breakfast, get ready for work, drink some coffee and try not to have a melt down in front of the rest of the world. Fingers crossed!

My parents were the first one to text me today, they always are on this day. They love me so much. I'm a lucky girl to have such wonderful people in my life who care so deeply about me.

I slept great last night, so maybe this year will be a bit better than the last.

The day I got shot was the day I became Sabrina the girl who got shot. Some other nicknames my friends bestowed upon me was hop-a-long and step-in-a-half. But the number one way people remember me is.... oh.. You're the girl who got shot. The nicknames were never my favorite, it always kinda hurt my feelings because I didn't want to be that. I am tho so I learned to accept it.

Have a wonderful day world and don't forget, even if you get shot n a drive-by you are the one who gets to choose how you live and what you do so get out there and explore this amazing world and enjoy your life, it's a precious gift that can be taken in the briefest of moments.

Camping adventure!

Wooohooo!! Time to go camping! Heading out into the middle of nowhere aka Capital Forest for a fantastic adventure full of fun, friends and good times!!!

I think we've got everything packed and ready to go. Need to stop and get ice and then swing by my buddies house real quick on the way out of town.

YaY!!! I absolutely freaking love camping!!!!

My spider killing hero!

My spider killing hero is my amazing husband!

Tonight, I'm staying at my grama's house which is directly across the street from my house. My wonderful husband walked me across the street, kissed me goodnight and headed home.

I came inside, chit chatted with my grama and then went to the pantry to say hello to my cat..... And that's when I saw it.... It was huge. Literally the size of my palm. I just can't. Not one that big. Omg. So I start calling my husband.. No answer.. Then texts.. Then more phone calls.. Then he finally answers. He said 'I'm on my way' and he raced right over and killed it! Hero!

Yesterday was our 4 year anniversary as husband and wife. He is truly amazing. My soldier, my love, my everything!

Fingers crossed

Fingers crossed that I will get out of work early today and not have to work tomorrow!!! Oh and seriously why the fuck is my boss acting like she's pissed at me because omfg she had to clean something up? Whatever. Every single time I clean anything up she goes through and destroys the hours of work I've put in so I stopped. And I'm only part time so that's not really my problem in the first place. I do my work and I get it done on time or early non of the other bullshit that other employees do. She expects way too much out of me for the crap wage I'm paid. You want me to go back to busting my ass? Where the fuck was my raise a year ago? Treat me like a crap employee, I'll treat it like a crap job. Even tho my treating it like a crap job is still better than other people's treating it like they bust there ass. It's funny, what I consider to be slacker work other people think is amazing... It only goes to show that if you treat me amazingly you'll be even more happy with what I do.

I absolutely refuse to be made to feel bad because the boss had to clean up her own shit. Or that someone else had to put the trophy column up, I've been shot. I have some physical restraints and if you can't understand that then you are a giant asshat.

Day 3 - headache

3rd day waking up with a headache... I was really hoping it would be gone today.... Sigh..... Maybe tomorrow :'(

Cheers to a giant glass of ice water, breakfast and Aleve .... Work your magic please this girls got to be a responsible adult today.

On an up note, it finally rained last night and I'm hoping it will rain all day! Nothing worse than being stuck at work when it's beautiful out at least if it rains I can enjoy that through the window while I sip on my morning coffee.... Mmmm coffee... Huh, didn't have coffee yesterday maybe that has something to do with my headache still being here?!? Maybe. Any who, I'm definitely having coffee today just in case the caffeine will help... Who am I kidding? I'm having coffee because I freaking love love love love love love k-caw-fee!!! Mmm coffee *drools a lil*

Alright world, it's time for me to get my going on and get ready for work... Hopefully it's not crazy when I walk in today! Fingers crossed!

X's & O's

The headaches

This headache has lasted 2 days now. The whole time I was at the ocean I had this low throbbing of an intended headache waiting to happen.

Today has been horrible. It went from dull thud to pounding in my ears and every single strand of hair on my head hurt. Boo. What a waste of a gorgeous day.

I've always gotten headaches the entirety of my life, they used to be triggered by food or were my sinuses acting up but now we have the whole- getting shot in the shoulder which traveled up and stopped on my spine in my neck- problem. Because of that my neck gets really tight and it causes the absolute worst tension headaches I've ever had in my life. It fucking sucks.

No amount of medicine will work. It consumes me and makes me literally sick to my stomach. There was a time when I was in physical therapy and I would get neck/back messages up to 3 times a week... Oh how I wish I still got that. My neck is so tight right now. Ugh. What a freaking day.

Vent over.

Ocean bound

Heading to the ocean today! It's about an hour and a half from where I live. Supposed to be beautiful blue skies and good weather. I've got this amazing spot I go where there's 18 miles of sandy beaches. Grayland, WA. It's right by Westport across the cove from Ocean Shores. Grayland and Westport are 2 of my favorite places at the ocean, there's always an adventure waiting to happen :)

There's just something amazing about the Pacific Northwest. An amazing place in this beautiful world we all live in. We've got everything: Beaches, mountains, desert, waterfalls, snow fun, beautiful rainforests... Truly an amazing area. So many places to explore and just go.

When I lived in Texas, it was a blast and we went on an adventure at least once a week. But, there's just something about the way it smells like dirt that will always make me a PNW girl. The fresh air on a clear day.. The smell of rain as it falls and nourishes everything in its path... I love Olympia. It's my heart, my home, it's where I belong... It's the place that no matter where my adventures take me and no matter how amazing the rest of the world is, it's where I call home.

Today, I'm going with my mom. Just me and her. An adventure of good times and relaxation. Good quality mommy/daughter time! <3

Have a wonderful day! And wherever you are, get out and go have some fun because this entire planet is absolutely without a doubt the most amazing place ever!!!

Today's adventures

Well so far today, I've woken up stupid early and then got some good snuggle puppy time and hubby cuddles and fell back asleep, thank goodness because I don't think I would've been a very happy camper if I hadn't!
Let's see... Showered, waiting for my hair to dry.
One of my favorite girlies is coming over and then we're going to go a blackberry pickin' so I can make some delicious jam! Yummmmm
This afternoon ima hit up my homie so I can go see my other homie :)
Later this afternoon we're off to a friend's house out in the middle of nowhere which means bonfire!

All I really wanna do is take a nap lol

Oh and the hubs made breakfast which I feed most to the dog .... Shhhh don't tell!..... It was good, I'm just a picky bitch ;-)

Working on my summer bucket list at least I'll have the berries, I'll just need to make the jam! I gota make sure I freeze them.
4 cups of berries
4 cups of sugar
1 pack of the pectin

One day I got shot

One day I got shot
One day my life changed forever
One day my heart almost stopped
One day I screamed out in pain
One day I relearned how to walk
One day my body was different
One day my world almost ended
One day I survived
One day I wished I hadn't

One day I got sprayed with bullets
One day my life almost ended
One day my heart felt sad
One day I screamed in frustration
One day I relearned to live
One day my body began to heal
One day my world started over
One day I lived
One day I became thankful I did

One day I got shot in a drive-by
One day my life was almost taken
One day my heart kept beating
One day I screamed just because
One day I learned to survive
One day my body lived
One day my world began differently
One day I began a new journey
One day....

Another selfie

Selfie

My puppy pic

Sleepy face pic

Drunken Dream

So as I lay slumbering throughout the night, one of my many dreams sticks with me when I awoke.

I was in an office building which had a restaurant/bar on one of the many floors. For lunch I decided to go get some food and possibly a drink. I'm sitting there with my drink in hand reading a trivia quiz and then my bosses kid, who now world with us, sat down and had a drink with me and played trivia.

The oddity of this dream was that while I played trivia and drank my beer I could actually feel myself getting drunk to the point where we couldn't actually go back to work but we did. And let's not forget the girl who asked for our booth, I made sure to let her know we were leaving so she could have it.

While starting out the window we watched the clock strike 12 and people started to file into the building and what once was an empty restaurant became packed full of business people.

Getting drunk in a dream... That's a first for me lol

Happy Thursday y'all!

Hope y'all have a happy Thursday!

I'm going to be smarter today than yesterday and make sure I drink plenty of water, oooyeee that migraine last night just about took me out and I can still feel the leftover remnants of it. Toast, water and coffee to the rescue!

So today is Thursday, my Friday. I'm gonna go to work and bust some ass so they don't even think they need me to come on tomorrow :-)

Adventures for the weekend:

Go on a mini roadtrip with my grama tomorrow and maybe stop at some outlet stores.

Saturday my friend is having a party so ~ bonfire, fun, friends, potluck, good times!

Sunday is yet to be determined

And I feel like I forgot something........ Oh well.... Somebody will text me and ask where I'm at and then I'll remember ;-)

Don't forget! You are the one who makes you happy so get out and go live the life you were meant to live!

If you feel you can't handle this

Then maybe you shouldn't read it?

Deep in my heart is the girl I was before I became the girl who got shot. She's there, hidden well behind my mask of many faces. Her heart beats in mine and sometimes, every once in awhile, I feel like I can see through her eyes just for a fleeting moment in time. It could possibly just be a memory, a sensory experience on overdrive. That feeling that's so real but is it a dream or perhaps it's reality. I have no idea but I do know that I miss her. A single moment so defining in a world that's never ending. An explosion of intensity so intense one can never be the same. She was there.

She cried out in horror from the sudden blast of pain, wishing her mother could take it all away. Not wanting to die, not wanting to live just wanting to feel relief from the intrusive bullets sprayed into her body. There are not words that can describe the reality of getting shot in a drive-by but if I had to, I would say imagine a 400 lb lumber jack swinging a giant mallet at you and hitting you repeatedly.... Only the pain doesn't stop it just increases after the impact.

Such a loss of what my reality was at the time. No longer able to just get up and go... No longer able to kneel.. Run... Walk without pain... No longer able to feel safe... Always Scared... Hurt.... Scarred for life...

Somehow tho... the girl I used to be became the girl I am today, Sabrina the girl who got shot. I became a survivor. It has been a struggle through the surgeries, physical therapy and just becoming used to the new person I was forced to become. A strong, independent, I can handle anything kinda girl. I'm the kind of girl who looks at life as a blessing. We've only got this time we're in right now to enjoy this amazing world we live in. I want to enjoy every single day to the fullest.

So here I am going on adventures and loving this crazy life of mine with so many opportunities to get out there and just have fun! Each of my emotions is part of who I am and who I am is an amazing person with endless possibilities from one moment to the next.

Mmmm coffee pic

Back to work Tuesday's

I really don't think I'm ready to give up my weekends just yet but it's back to work Tuesday for me.

I seriously had a blast this weekend from camping to floating the lake and then floating the river yesterday. The sun has been shining and life has been fun! It was a great weekend :-)

I'm really hoping I don't walk into craziness at work today, last week seriously made me want to quit and I do not like feeling like that.

My pet rock

My puppers

Camping view

Toasted marshmallow

In the wild

Camping

Going camping tonight! Everything is packed and loaded. We are going to have so much fun!!!!!! YaY!!!! Camping!

The place we're going had a beautiful lake too so I will of course be floating, fingers crossed I don't have so many mishaps this time lol!

Can't wait to make smores and go on a scavenger hunt and tell ghost stories around the fire and play board games and make so much delicious food and hang out with awesome people!

Just had breakfast and now it's time for coffee then we gota finish loading up and head out to Deep lake. So so so so much fun to be had!!!!!! Oh and no headache today and I feel rested and ready to take on the world :-) mmmmm ice water