Funny how things change....

image by Craig Tuttle

Funny that I've apparently used this title before....and it always reminds me from that scene in Sweet Home Alabama where they're talking at the catfish festival or whatever....anyway, talk about side tracked!

I was looking at a friend's blog today and he is doing what he loves. Taking pictures, traveling the world, and otherwise enjoying life to the fullest -- whatever that means. It made me stop and laugh at all the crazy things I've wanted to do with my life, but haven't managed to do yet. Here are a few that I think are noteworthy. Hopefully, someday, some of these will crossed off.

• go to Australia
• go back to Italy (and spend like 2 months!)
• move to Italy and become a street vendor
• go to Alaska (this is definitely happening...)
• become a daisy. Yes, the flower
• become a Corporate Lawyer
• own a brewery in Colorado
• own a brewery in Texas
• own a brewery somewhere
• own my own business -- no idea what I'd do, but I'd do it better than anyone else
• have a child (two if the hubs gets his way)
• surround myself with family and friends I absolutely adore -- I do this pretty well now but I could see some people more frequently :)
• get in shape, stay in shape (you know, have a bikini bod that other moms are jealous of!) -- working on it...SLOWLY

I particularly like the career choices that I wanted to make and failed to make. Like being a daisy...who wouldn't want to do that?!


"Happy are those who dream dreams and are willing to pay the price to make them come true." Anonymous

Bittersweet Mother's Day

Yesterday was bittersweet to say the least.

On the one hand, it's a great excuse to honor the women that I love in my life. My mom, my grandmother, and my mother in law.

On the other hand, it's a terribly difficult day for my sister; who two years ago told everyone that she was pregnant on mother's day and then lost the baby at 6 months.

It's hard to find a happy medium. The cards that are mass produced certainly aren't mass produced for women who have lost a child. And it seems inappropriate to send a card that says "Happy" on it, when you know that she will not be happy on that day.

It's just hard. And so, it makes the day bittersweet, no matter what the family decides to do on that day.

I hope everyone else doesn't have to deal with such heartache on mother's day. Though I know that there are other families out there who have lost children or mothers. So, remember to tell them how much you care every day. Why wait until Hallmark tells us it's time to honor them?

LET ME CATCH MY BREATH!!!

Seriously. Long time no blog post. It's mostly because I don't even have time to think anymore, let alone come up with something to blog about. So naturally, I'm going to blog and complain about the amount of work in my life right now.

I have school. I have two classes this semester and two more to finish. The goal was to take both this summer and finish by August. But I'm starting to think that maybe I should take one this summer and one in the fall and finish in October instead. (with graduation in December). It'd be 3 years instead of 2.5 but I might get to keep my sanity.

Work is INSANE in the MEMBRANE. You know that saying "Be careful what you wish for" ?? Well, it's taken over my life. I will never complain or gloat about my free time at work again!

And on top of all that, I'm serving on the Pastor Nominating Committee at church. Basically, at this point, we're reading anywhere from 10 - 20 applications a week. It's a very tedious and long process, but I'm enjoying myself. I'll just be glad when school is over and I can devote myself more fully.

Hope your lives are slightly less insane than mine because I seriously feel like I need to STOP and CATCH my breath!