New Years resolutions

Yada yada yada... same old thing every year. Lose weight, get organized, scrapbook more, read more, spend less... blah blah blah! well this year I didn't make any of those resolutions. I chose to continue to build my relationship with a higher power- God! So through God- all of these things are possible! I'm done worrying about whether I'm going to be single for the rest of my life. If i am then so be it! if that is God's plan for me than I will live it to the fullest! I have wasted too much time worrying whether or not I was ever going to meet "the one". When all along "the one" has been with me- God! so here's to 2012!

Roller Coasters

As a child, the roller coasters actually represented what we as kids looked to for the most entertaining, exciting thing out there- we waited in line for hours to ride for 30 seconds for the thrill of our lives. I remember as a child, going to "Worlds of Fun". it was a whole family vacation, we saved and finally went to the big park. I was so excited to go, I had heard about this ride called the "Oriental Express". Now back when I was a kid, we didn't have the Internet to research this ride, all we had was the brochures you got at the local grocery store that mentioned a few rides at this park and a coupon to get in! Love the coupons! The only other way to find out about such rides was word of mouth- someone would hear you were going and they would fill you in on all the "must go on rides". So we wait in line for this "oriental express" for what seems an eternity, my brother said you're going to chicken out- I said Not me! this ride is going to take me upside down and all around! I couldn't wait. Well my parents decided they were going to ride this amazing ride as well. So while we are waiting, it's decided that I will ride with my dad and my brother will ride with my mom. We get all the way up to the top and there is a "chicken exit". I am thinking to myself, why on earth would anyone chicken out. We've spent what seems like days in this line, WE ARE RIDING THIS ROLLER COASTER! I look around to find my mom, I don't see her anywhere- and you know what- she took the chicken exit! I thought to myself, seriously-- she chickened out! I was thankful I picked my dad to ride with because to be honest I was afraid my brother would have sabotaged me in some way. He was in high school and I close to middle school age (perfect for sibling rivalry)

Looking at "amusement parks" these days seems different. Sure they still have the great roller coaster,some parks go to great lengths to get the fastest, highest, most loops, and most dangerous roller coasters but they don't seem the same as when I was a kid. You can actually plan out your route of the amusement park online before you get there and get passes so you dont' have to wait in line. It's not the same, part of the excitement was the hours you would spend in line. It's been many years since I've rode on a roller coaster. I often find myself thinking of waiting in line for that, the anticipation, the butterflies in your stomach just hoping you don't vomit on the ride. Now I wish I had some of that time to just hang out with friends and chat while waiting for the ride of our lives. Now we are all so busy and don't even take the time to call we all text (myself included). Sometimes I even find myself not answering the phone because wow- that would take time away and I think to myself why can't people just text. So i miss the days of waiting in line for hours at a time to just talk! Now I see this converstaion could go into a whole new blog! So i'll leave it at roller coasters!

Enjoy the ride! Live is a roller coaster all the time :)

Patience

I get that God is trying to teach me patience. I think I am a very patient person. I have been patiently waiting for the arrival of the man of my dreams, I have been patient while working my students at school (which requires a lot on some days), I am patient with my family, I am patient with the interesting customers that come into the bookstore where I work, I am patient with helping my parents use the computer (I know right!)  but I don't want to be patient anymore! I want things to happen NOW!

Football

well everyone has a football they follow. I do not have one. Do I need to have one??? This year I've decided to follow a team. The process I have for this is not scientific in anyway. The first time I picked a team, i went off how cute their quarterback was. Well that didn't quite fit my needs to well. So i'm in search of another football to like. I've often thought maybe the Miami Dolphins just because I like dolphins. Or the Bears just because I like Chicago. There are a few teams on my blacklist-  I've even thought- hey I have a distant 4th cousin twice removed (???)  who plays for the Cowboys- maybe I should pick them. well I shall keep you all updated on this process!

Life Passes you by

If you don't jump in and take life by the horns it will pass you by. Unfortunately I have been sitting by the sidelines for quite some time now and I've missed some very important things in my life, my friends lives and my families lives. I am trying to remember when I actually enjoyed life and it was prior to 1998. 1997 was a significant year as it was the year I turned 21, it was the year I bought a brand new car all on my own and it was the year my grandma had died. Ya there were things after the year 1997 that I remember but I'm not sure I was fully invested in that.  Life for me was pretty good up until then however I didn't realize how good I had it. Life was completely turned around for me in November 1997. I became somewhat numb to things around me and didn't fully invest my time or emotions into my friends and family. I'm not sure how I've spent the last 14 years of my life. I'm not sure I have a lot that I can account for except the many lessons through the years of messing up relationships.  I will look to the future and use the past as a guide to not make the same mistakes in the future. Yeah I'm sure I will make more mistakes, but knowing what I know now will help to minimize those mistakes.  I thought I was trucking along pretty well and then 9/11 happened and any feelings I had were completely lost at that point. I think I was going through the motions of life but not living life. Now years later I'm re-entering life and apparently people are blogging- so that is what I am doing :)

Black Friday

When did we become so engrossed with shopping that we forget to even celebrate the holiday some call Thanksgiving. Let us be thankful and take the time to enjoy  your family. Sleep off your wine, then you can wake up and shop at normal hours. I'm sorry- i've never been a black friday shopper nor can anyone ever convert me. This year at our local mall, customers broke down the doors to get inside. Seriously people- what is wrong with you. I had to go out in the madness only to work at a certain book store where we had a digital reader on sale. People literally ran  in the door when we opened. It was rather amusing to watch.