My first blog :)

Ok, so I am kinda new to this whole bloggin concept but it seems like a fun thing to do so what the hell.
I guess I will start off with a bit about me.
My name is Laurel. I pronounce it like it rhymes with floral. Some, depending on accent pronounce it La Rel or Lowr El. I am cool with however you wanna say it so long as you dont drop the last "L". I am NOT Laura, Laurie, Lauren or any name such as that. Its just one of those things that bug me. Its easiest to call me Blondie :)

I am currently residing in Washington. Not the pretty lets go climb a mountain or fish from the pier Washington either. I live in the Columbia Basin. The desert. There are no mountains here, hardly any hills. It barely rains and the sun must not be more than three miles tops from here, it gets that hot. The only true plus side is that it is a great area for farming and gardening. Now if you really know me you know that I do not take heat very well. At all. I dont even tan. I get red, then back to white (almost albino) then red again then white then red then I graduate to off-white. Must be the Irish in me.

I love to garden. I live in an upstairs apartment but i still manage to have a very nive veggie garden on my balcony. You will see pics sooner or later. I dote on this garden like a mother dotes on a her child. It is doing very nicely. There has been some rain the past week and that has been nice as well. It has already gotten over 80degrees here this year. It usually hit 112 in the hottest part of the summer. yay.

I have two older sisters and an older brother. I am the youngest by quite a bit. As a matter of fact today is My brothers birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEPHEN!!!

I am a cat person. Well I am an animal person all around but I have always had cats and never had a dog so I guess that makes me a cat person. I think that kittens can cure any mood malfunction.

My bestest friend is Shelly. We have known each other now for five years and have been through a lot together. I know that no matter what I can always count on her and vice versa. She is the coolest chick and will always be my bestie :)

Family is very important to me and I feel that I do not get to see them nearly enough these days. I have a normal disfunctional family and I would not trade them for the world.

I work at Wal*Mart. yay. ha ha

I love cars and to learn about them and work on them. I love muscle cars more than ricers.

I love to hunt and fish and hike around the wilderness. I love camping and just generally having a good time.

Parties are fun.

I bake alot. I find it is just about them most relaxing thing for me. I absolutely love cooking. I cook homemade meals nearly everynight and bake cakes like a pro. I love pastry arts. I am very crafty when it comes to the kitchen.

I am also crafty in the sense of craftiness. I scrapbook. Thank you Jeanne :) It is also very relaxing and super dooper fun. For those of you who think its still just clipping newspapers and such and glueing them into a book, you are so wrong. It is something to do that is very creative and beautiful. I make notebooks and canvases and cards and occasionaly I even scrap a page for my scrapbook.

I love doing things with my hands. I am a fair welder and a pretty good wood worker.

I like all types of music and will listen to just about anything. I draw the line at Miley Cyrus. I wont listen to that. I like heavy metal and "classic" rock the most. I also listen to ska-punk, punk, pop, country and some rap. I also enjoy classical music. Bach is my favorite. Like I said, I listen to everything.

Well, I think this is getting pretty long so I am gonna conclude my very first entry into my blog. I will try to write frequently and dont be suprised if alot of it is me bitching about my job lol. Have an amazing night.

-Blondie <3