Top 2 Tuesday and I think I may have made a bad bet...

Top 2 things you have learned from your parents or grandparents

1. I have learned a lot from my momma. She is a smart lady. I wouldn't be the person I am today without all the life lessons that she has taught me, so its quite hard to pen point just one thing. If I had to choose, I would say my mom has taught me to be independent. I think it's very important for a girl to be able to do things on her own. Growing up and still to this day, if my mom needs something done...she doesn't wait for my dad to do it for her. She does it all on her own. She works 8 hours a day, goes home and feeds all the animals--growing up, we would have anywhere from horses, cows, chickens, goats, dogs, you name it we probably had it--cleans house, cooks dinner and so on. She has taught me the value of hard work and being able to succeed all on your own and not having to rely on anyone. I pride myself in being able to provide myself with a roof over my head, food on the table, etc. Also, I can fix my own washer and mow my own yard and do whatever. Thank you, Mom for showing me how to be a "big girl". I love you!



2. Like I've said before...my Nana and Papa are two of my favorite people. I love them dearly. I have learned from them what true love is. Yes, my Nana and Papa may have their arguments...what married couple doesn't? Especially if you have been married for 51 years...or is it 52, I don't know. My point is. They have loved each other through the good times and the bad, through sickness and health, through richer or poor. They are truly living their wedding vows. I am sure their love story hasn't always been rainbows and butterflies...its been hard work, sweat and tears. They got through it though, because of their love. I see how good they are too each other. I don't want a love story like Johnny and June...I want a love story like Linda and Larry...aka Nana and Papa.



Now on to that bad bet I may have made. You see, I have the most adorable baby brother. I have mentioned him before. But here he is again...I mean, really its hard to say no to those dimples.

He is quite the little stud. But enough about how adorably cute he is. Lets talk about how sometimes this adorably cute boy can be a huge pain in my ass. Its understandable...I think its like a qualification of little brothers to be pains in the asses. Anyway, little brother loves to give me a hard time. Always messing with me. I may be slightly gullible, so the boy knows how to work it and knows what gets me going. Ooh...he's good at what he does. He has had almost 18 years experience with it.

 His latest against me is somewhat sincere. See, for some reason he wants so badly to put be on a dating website. One, I think he knows how badly it annoys me and how much I DO NOT want to do online dating. I don't think its come down to that just yet. At least not for me. I swear, every time he sees a commercial about it, he threatens me that he signed me up. I always fall for it. Two, I think he truly wants me to find someone and get married, and he wants to insure that he has a cool brother-in-law that he can hunt and fish with and things like that.

Well, Friday night after the Hunting and fishing show, we make a bet ( don't ask me why I did this) that I have to be in a relationship by the time he graduates. I immediately yell "College" but not so much...its high school. Which is in like less than three months btw. If I do not have a boyfriend by his graduation, than he is going to sign me up on a dating website. Oh Lord, please help me.

So, looks like I need to get busy. Good thing I have my new make-up, I am going to need to be looking good, seeing how I need to find a man by May. Ladies, if you have any single friends, brothers, cousins, who ever in the neighborhood of NE Oklahoma...I need help. Now, he didn't specify how long of a relationship...so I am thinking as long as I have gone on like a date or two...I should be good, right??

I really don't want to end up on a dating website under the control of my 18 year old brother. Why didn't I just bet like money or something??