Who you gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS!!!

For this next entry, it was suggested that I discuss aspects of my paranormal life! If you have read my first blog entry, then you know that I LOVE all things paranormal! This will be a fun entry for me to write and I can’t wait to hear your thoughts!!

This past Halloween I got addicted to a show called “Ghost Adventures” where this super attractive guy named Zak and his crew go hunting for paranormal occurrences. It is SUPER freaky sometimes but I CAN’T STOP WATCHING!! So, he goes to these most haunted locations around the country and tries to communicate with the spirits. He uses this voice recorder to capture EVP’s (electronic voice phenomena) which are spirits speaking through the white noise on the recorder. Holy crap, sometimes those are CLEAR as DAY and you can hear these things talking!!! SIDE NOTE- Ghost Adventures airs on Friday evenings so if you are interested in watching with me, LET ME KNOW and we can watch together!!! Back on track… that show can freak a person out. Even if you like that sort of thing, as I do, you start to really think about it and freak yourself out.

So on to personal experience. I’m sure some of you out there are skeptics and don’t believe in ghosts. That’s fine with me. I don’t believe in big foot but you probably do! But enjoy these TRUE stories of what has happened to me.

My experiences with the supernatural began at a very young age. Even before I can really remember. This story is based on what my mom has told (and if you want to call my mom a liar, go ahead, but be warned- she’s not afraid to scrap with you!!). A year before I was born my grandma died. But when I was little, I would insist that I knew her. Somehow, I was CONVINCED that I had met her and knew her. Now this doesn’t prove a whole lot, but looking back on it now I feel as though I must have had some kind of contact with her because I had been so sure that I had known her. The second story that I have revolves around a Ouija board. Let me start this by saying that I STRONGLY believe the house that I live in is haunted OR spirits of loved ones who have passed away are around A LOT! So there I was with a friend and my Ouija board in my basement. We decided to have a séance so we lit some candles and covered the window with a towel. In the midst of asking questions we asked for a sign if someone was there. All of a sudden the bathroom door slammed shut! Needless to say, that was the end of our séance! In addition, there are times when I have gone down in the basement to thrown in some laundry and have gotten a very creepy feeling (and our basement is not that creepy at all). Sometimes I get the feeling like someone is watching me. And then there are other times when I feel completely fine! If you watch this sexy man named Zak on his television show, you would know that he is a firm believer in bodily reactions and feelings. Therefore, I am justified. Because Zak says so. And I love him. But I digress. What was I talking about? Ah, yes…. Experiences. SO! That was just the beginning. One night, my mom and I came back from being gone. It was dark out and our blinds were open so I wanted to close them before I turned on lights. So I closed the main living room one and then moved on to the windows at the bottom of our steps. As I closed them, something inside me told me to look up. There on the top landing was a man standing completely still. He was a bluish grey color and was transparent. In most cases I probably would have freaked out and ran screaming in the other direction. But I didn’t. For some reason I felt an odd sense of calm and comfort. Before I realized it, the figure was gone. Now, this all happened in the span of about 4 seconds. I have often been asked by people if I believe that it was my dad and, with a certain confidence I can say that I am sure it wasn’t. I think I would have known for sure if it was and it wasn’t. I didn’t get that feeling at least. So another story involving my house! Every winter we decorate our house with snowmen and cute wintery themed decorations. One of them is a light-up snowman who sits on a table near the front door. Now, it is important to note that this snowman lights up when you squeeze his hand, and you have to squeeze it quite hard. In fact, it is sometimes difficult to press because you need to find it in his hand and then press. So, on more than one occasion my mom and I have been sitting in the living room watching tv or what not and all of a sudden it will begin to light up. In those instances we just look at each other and acknowledge that “someone” is in our presence. Freaky right? It gets better! So we also have this beanie baby bunny that sits on another table. It always sits far enough back on the table so that it doesn’t fall off. Many times my mother has reported that when she comes down from upstairs in the morning, this bunny is sitting in the middle of the floor in the living room. And I know what you are thinking. It probably just fell, right? Nope. Because it isn’t near the table. It is in the MIDDLE of the floor. Sitting upright. So, yeah! Are you a believer yet?? Well, if not, I have more stories to try and convince you. Freakier ones, at least I think so. These ones take place at the dorm. Which one you ask? Both buildings I have lived in. Yeah…. He followed me. This story starts freshman year when I lived in St. Mary’s Hall. Lisa and I lived in a tiny little cell and our beds were bunked. She slept on the top and I was on the bottom. One night we were sleeping and I felt an odd sensation that caused me to wake up. I didn’t open my eyes but I was awake. And all of a sudden I felt a hand on my side that slide down my body. It was totally freaky and I just told myself it was Lisa so that I could sleep. I knew it wasn’t her. That wasn’t the last time I would hear, or rather FEEL, from him. So then there is sophomore, junior, AND senior year and he has not left us alone. At some point through all these years, I have felt a hand or a poke during the night. Because it has happened so often, I just tell him to go away, turn over, and go back to sleep. It doesn’t end there. Often times, I hear someone walking around in the room next to me when I know that no one is in there. I have even heard the chair being pushed in when there is no one in the room to push it in. This January I was taking a class so I was living at the dorm all by myself. At night after I would crawl in bed, I would hear someone walking around in the living room or someone in the room next to me. It freaked me out at first because there was no one there to protect me. But then I remembered that he doesn’t hurt me. Thankfully I have never seen him. I don’t think I could handle that quite yet…. Unless he was like the calming presence that I saw at my house.

So there you have it…. My experiences with the supernatural! If you are still a non believer then I shun you!!! Just kidding. But seriously. If you don’t believe, come spend a Friday night with me! NOT kidding! Watch an episode of Ghost Adventures with me and there is no WAY that you could doubt me! ;-) Well, if worse comes to worse I hope you have at least enjoyed reading my stories! As always, THANKS for reading!! And remember! Feel free to suggest topics that you would like me to cover (this topic was suggested to me!!). THANKS! <3

P.S. If you are curious to see a picture of Zak, just do a google image search for Zak Bagans. He is all sorts of yummy! ;-)