All About Shelby

Well, I assume most of you that read my blog know who my Dad is, so this should be fun for you!!!  I spend a lot of time at my friends house but what some of you might now know is that I actually live with my my Dad and my Uncle (during the week). It is fricken hilarious. There used to be another guy that lived here too. My dads friend used to stay in the room downstairs so I literally live in a frat house. Except the "frat boys" are actually in their 50's and go to bed by 9:30 every night. And they only stay up until 9:30 because that is when Just For Laugh: Gags comes on and they can't miss that. One time I was in the kitchen and I could hear my dad trying to search something on the TV... he was like, "Scott! How do you spell Chicago??" My uncle Scott scoffed and said "I don't know? C-h-i-g -- wait no. Oh I don't know...definitely starts with a C-h though..." and as this whole scenario was going on I was emptying the dishwasher (10 minute...

So  to be competely honest, I mostly just write in here so that my family can kind of keep up with me... and by family I really just mean both of my sisters lol. Now, I know other people read my blog and I appreciate that of course :) But I know that those two are probably my biggest fans lol, oh geeze I make it sound like I am an author or something. Honestly, the reason I thought about my family and what not is because Christmas is coming and that is thankfully the one time of year when I usually get to see everyone, I think that is why I love Christmas so much. Because I really really miss my family. They all live in the tiny town where I grew up and I live in the city about an hour and a half away... I just never seem to get out there and it sucks. I miss my sister especially because I used to live with her and see her everyday and now it's sometimes once a month, and she is my best friend, so it makes it hard. My mom comes up alot on the weekends, so I get to see her alot whi...

I was googling cool ideas for personal blog topics because I always seem to do best with personal topics and I couldn't really think of one to talk about and I came across a website with ideas. The first one was exactly this: "A Letter to my Teenage Self..." Now I know I am only 21 and my teenage years weren't all that long ago but honestly, I have changed so much since then I wish that I could go back and change a few simple things. So, here I go. I am going to write a letter to my "teenage self", I just randomly chose 17 but I am pretty much gonna cover 17 to 20 in here... Dear Shelby, Relax. Stop worrying about every little damn thing. Things are going to work out just fine. But while we are on the topic of worrying, you should probably worry a little more about your homework because trust ME. People are probably telling you now, you know you are gonna wish you tried harder in high school. Well, by golly they were right. TRY HARDER. You're smart, ...

So someone asked me a little while ago what all my tattoos meant! I love tattoos a lot but I don't think that anyone should ever get a tattoo without a there being some really important or special meaning behind it. So I decided that I would let everyone in on what mine are all about! Some are pretty self explanitory but others are a little deeper and have some special meanings.  My first tattoo was this one:  This one I suppose is pretty self explanitory, Lila Marie is my grandmother on my Dads side. She died when I was 8 years old and a few years ago my sister and I decided to get "matching tattoos". This one is definitely one of my favourite ones, which makes sense but it is wonderful to look and down and see her name. It reminds me everyday of how much she loved me and that no matter what happens in the day I know that she is up there watching over me.  The second one I got:  This one I got just a few months after my first one, I was pretty much...

So, I know I haven't written in forever. My apologies... I guess I have been busy. So last Thursday I drove out to my hometown because my family had a psychic/medium coming out. I believe in them and all but I wasn't really expecting TOO much. There were people there who needed so much more out of it then I did but I was still so excited to talk to her and see what she had to say. I had work and school and all day I was so anxious to get home. Finally at 5:15 my co worker basically said just get out of here. So I drove the hour and a half home and my nerves were getting the best of me. I got there just before 7, I walked in to one of the other girls who had just finished. The look on her face said it all, this women was for real. She told "Jill" things that nobody would know, special things between her and the loved one she was trying to contact. After listening to what "Jill" had to say, I was really excited for my turn. So we went downstairs and all she as...

So, the question I hate being asked is "What do you do for fun??" Honestly, I despise it. I am not gonna sit here and tell you I regularly like to sky dive and go to Italy for gelato. My life is boring but I don't wanna let you know that right off the bat. So I make up a somewhat believable story that could in fact be true. About how I love going camping and on road trips with my friends. Now that is all true, but I wouldn't say it is a regular occurrence for me. Its not something I do very often for fun, after they get to know me they would really know that what I do for fun is lame. That when I have free time I actually play Sims and become so addicted to TV shows it is crippling. Yup. That's me, my real friends know that but when I meet someone new I don't want them to know about my Gossip Girl addiction, or about my desire to name my first child after a fictional character from Sons of Anarchy, my obession with Lucas being with Peyton not Brooke,and espe...

So! I like I have said before I am probably the most indecisive person I have ever met. I get excited for things and weeks later could I care less. Its terrible honestly, I am indecisive, spontaneous and not sure that I really ever think things through fully. I think my friends would say that I live with my head floating in the clouds. But then a split second later I am realistic and bitter, pessimistic. Who knows maybe that's just being a girl ;) but honestly if you have ever met me and you have thought what the hell? She is a little erratic, going back and forth... Trust me you aren't alone, I don't even understand myself so honestly I sure don't expect anyone to understand me either. So, a couple weeks ago I was talking about school and stuff with my friend and I knew that I really had to focus and think about school, I had gone twice before and it just didn't do it for me, honestly, I just didn't care. I finished both years and got my diploma and what not b...

SO! I was thinking, it is always funny to explain to people where and how I grew up. I don't mean I was a Mennonite or adopted or anything lol. But I grew up on a farm in a town of like 200 people. People are shocked when I tell them I went to school and grew up in a town with 3 streets and 3 avenues. Sometimes people will say, "oh my god, you missed out on really living." Well I beg to differ, I wouldn't change anything about where I came from.  I am the person I am today not only because of my family but because of the community I grew up in. I was born in Drumheller, Alberta and lived in a tiny town not to far from there, as you already know I have 2 siblings, a brother and a sister, they are also a heck of a lot older then me, so, I almost grew up as an only child. I lived on an acreage with my mama because my dad worked in the city, so he lived there during the week. It was just the two of us, I think that's why we have such a great relationship. I went t...

Well I havent written in here for awhile! So now that I have some free time I figured why not now! Well, recently I just graduated from school, last Thursday actually!!! I am so happy to be done for the summer but I am going back in September, I feel like people think I am gonna be in school forever! Who knows maybe I will ;) But I told my Dad seeing as how my brother and my sister never went then its only fair I get to go 3 times instead of only one. I really wanted to go away for school... Specifically to Newfoundland to spend the year there for school and with one of my best friends Becca. It made me really sad that I couldn't go... But they told me that the Education Degree wouldn't transfer back to Alberta. Which really sucked! Another one of my best friends is moving away too... It's really tough. I am happy that she is getting away but honestly I am so jealous... I wish I could just get away for awhile.  If I had the money there is no doubt in my mind I would go with...

So, I was having a tough time coming up with ideas for my blog and my sister sent me a few ideas that I could use and one of them was phobias, so that made me think about everything and it made me realize that I have a few fears in my life that really really scare me. Also, I am gonna try and get pictures for this blog as well.... but it will freak me out so I hope you realize what I am going through lol.  I will start with the least and end with the biggest fear! Here we go! =) 3. Clowns. OMG. Please do not laugh because I am not kidding. I am petrified of clowns. I have no idea why but they scare the shit of out me. I have this fear that I am going to be locked in a carnival or something and the only things around are clowns. I remember one year we went to Screamfest and there was a clown walking around and I looked at it and thought to myself... he is gonna come up to me I know it. Well what do you know, as we are waiting in line he comes up behind me and whispers in my ear...