I think I'm going to get another tattoo soon. But I'm not sure what....or where. Any suggestions?

It's getting closer

It feels like time is going super slow. I guess that's what happens when you're really looking forward to something. I just realized it's still a month off, but starting April 14 I get the WHOLE apartment to myself for five days. YAY!!!

Of course I'm going to be a tad responsible and use the time to get some cleaning and some design stuff done, but for the most part I'm planning on not behaving myself. ;o) I'm not gonna go into detail cuz I don't want people feeling like they need to babysit me. I'm an adult for cryin' out loud! Honestly, I told one person a little tiny part of what I was gonna do and they asked if they needed to come over and "babysit" me. Sheesh.

Anyways, it's gonna be so much fun! Like going on vacation without leaving the comforts of home.

Birthday presents

So I may not have gotten really awesome stuff for my birthday, but I loved what I did get.

My mom got me a Krystal Meyers. It's alright. She's kinda like a christian Avril Lavigne. Also, on Monday, she and I are gonna go out and shoot some pool.

My friend Dana got me this really cool votive candle holder. A gift you can never go wrong with for me is candles and/or candle holders.

Joy got me a wrist cuff. It's really dark brown almost black leather with two metal rings on it. It's so incredibly cool. Not something I expected to get. You gotta understand that this group of people goes to my mom's church so the things I like and the way I dress isn't the "norm" around there and isn't what most people there like. The fact that Joy saw the cuff, thought it was "totally me" and actually bought it for me completely blows my mind. She's so awesome! :)

Now, my friend Dave is like my surrogate father. I've mentioned him in previous posts. Anyway, he and his wife got me these lavender colored flowers and a card with $10 in it. Also, they have a total of 6 kids, Scott, Allie, Katie, Erin, Keith, and Amy. Scott is married and lives in Kentucky and Allie and I are cool with each other, but we're not really close friends. Anyway, the present Katie was gonna give me she forot at home so I don't know what it was. I'll probably get it next week, but just the fact that she was gonna give me something was present enough. Erin got me a container of Mango scented body butter. It smells sooooo yummy! The cutest gifts, though were from Keith and Amy. Keith is 8 and he took a regular, white piece of paper and folded it in half long ways and then in fourths. On the outside he put a star sticker and wrote To: Nikki From: Keith. Then on the inside he wrote "Happy B-day Nikki. Love Keith." He also taped a 1 dollar bill inside it. :D Then Amy, who is 4 I think, gave me a card. On the front it had two elephants sitting in a box wrapped in birthday wrapping. It was so cute. Inside she wrote "to nikki from amy oneal." Taped to the outside of the envelope was something wrapped in tissue paper. Turned out it was one piece of winterfresh gum. Y'know, the kind that comes in a package of five. It was still in the package, but there was only one piece left. She'd eaten the other four and gave me the last one. :) So freakin' adorable!!!

Surprisingly accurate for only two questions

This was an Enneagram test I took. The html wouldn't post right so I just copied and pasted the text. Not quite as cool, but still adequate.

By the way, some of you who think you know me, but this ends up coming as somewhat of a shock, trust me, the test resulst are correct.

The Romantic
"I am unique"
Romantics have sensitive feelings and are warm and perceptive.

HOW TO GET ALONG WITH ME
Give me plenty of compliments. They mean a lot to me.
Be a supportive friend or partner. Help me to learn to love and value myself.
Respect me for my special gifts of intuition and vision.
Though I don't always want to be cheered up when I'm feeling melancholy, I sometimes like to have someone lighten me up a little.
Don't tell me I'm too sensitive or that I'm overreacting!

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT BEING A FOUR
My ability to find meaning in life and to experience feeling at a deep level
My ability to establish warm connections with people
Admiring what is noble, truthful, and beautiful in life
My creativity, intuition, and sense of humor
Being unique and being seen as unique by others
Having aesthetic sensibilities
Being able to easily pick up the feelings of people around me

WHAT'S HARD ABOUT BEING A FOUR
Experiencing dark moods of emptiness and despair
Feelings of self-hatred and shame; believing I don't deserve to be loved
Feeling guilty when I disappoint people
Feeling hurt or attacked when someone misunderstands me
Expecting too much from myself and life
Fearing being abandoned
Obsessing over resentments
Longing for what I don't have

FOURS AS CHILDREN OFTEN
Have active imaginations: play creatively alone or organize playmates in original games
Are very sensitive
Feel that they don't fit in
Believe they are missing something that other people have
Attach themselves to idealized teachers, heroes, artists, etc.
Become antiauthoritarian or rebellious when criticized or not understood
Feel lonely or abandoned (perhaps as a result of a death or their parents' divorce)

FOURS AS PARENTS
Help their children become who they really are
Support their children's creativity and originality
Are good at helping their children get in touch with their feelings
Are sometimes overly critical or overly protective
Are usually very good with children if not too self-absorbed

Update on Gramma

Well my gramma was sent home a few days ago. She's now one of the many old fogies out there with an oxygen tank. All in all I think she's doing alright.

My mom and I are going over there Saturday night so I'll be able to better see how she's really doing. She and I share the same birthday so, while I turned a ripe old age of 22 yesterday, my gramma turned 73.

So...yeah.

My birthday is exactly one week from today. What should I wish for?