Old Letters

While I was at home I decided to go through a chest of old memories. It's contents mainly old photographs and drawings. Within this chest was a much smaller box that I had gone through great lengths to tape and package as to ward off unwanted onlookers.
The box was metallic green, no bigger than a "bread box", and tape on all edges plus some. Very intriguing....I knew the context of the box, but not the contents. It was a "cry box" from years ago. Curiosity got the best of me. I flipped through numerous envelopes not bothering to take the time to look inside. Whatever happened to good old-fashion letter writing? I don't know if I replied, or even if my responses were saved, but it was still a very interesting journey to flip through these hand written notes.
In this box were also what I call "letters I'll never send'. It seems that I've always done this....when you have so much to say, but nothing that ever needs to be said outloud, just write it down. Get it all out. Once the burden has been unloaded, you decide what happens. Save it? Burn it? Rip it into thousand of little pieces. Amazing stress relief.
What is the point, is there one?
Good, old-fashion, snail mail is good and usually a welcomed surprise.
Letters that you will never send, don't hurt people's feelings and provide great stress release.

Weekend Update

I'm back... This weekend I went home to spend some time with the family. Although I was only there for a short visit, it was exactly what I needed. I got to spend some quality time witth the sisters. They picked me up from the airport Friday, we grabbed lunch together, and then went to get manicures together. The rest of the night was spent laughing at/with each other and watching movies. Saturday morning I got my hair cut, ran errands, then spent time with dad grocery shopping and cooking. Felt like home. As always, it was hard for me to leave, but I'm glad to be back here.

As promised....

Sorry for the delay, this list took some deep inward thinking...okay, maybe not that much.
Other than the obvious napping, reading, and watching girly movies, here are some tangible things that make me like life just a bit more. (Not as indepth as Sheri's list, completely superficial/shallow list)

Blow-Pops, Reeses Pieces, and Hot Tamales *3 of my favorite candies.

Hot coffee- vanilla/hazelnut served in a oversized mug that I can wrap my hands around *aka* a bowl

I also quite fond of diet coke and diet dr. pepper with a straw

Pink fingernail polish.

Hot dogs- secret is out, this girl likes hot dogs.....must have relish to be considered a hot dog.

Vanilla ice cream- with or with out warm brownie underneath

Pink lemonade

Braeburn apples

Candles that smell like coffee or clean laundry

Speaking on clean laundry- fresh from the dryer clean/warm sheets

Mac-N-Cheese

Flowers

College football

Baseball

Corny jokes (laffy taffy jokes)

Surprises

Puppies, big or small

No traffic on Rosedale

Chocolate, lots of it and as often as possible.

Strawberry cake with strawberry icing

Bananas

Good book- Oprah has a decent list

Grey's Anatomy

Sunshine while I'm awake, rain while I'm sleeping.

Thursday

Strangely, the color red puts me in a great mood.

T-shirts and sweat pants (summer or winter)

New socks

My mood...

My mood greatly depends on the weather and the amount of caffeine that I have had...how sad.

Words of Wisdom or Catchy Phrase?

I've fallen short when searching for interesting things to write about. I've fallen into my routine of daily tasks that I crave to keep my sanity, but where has all the excitement gone. Once upon a time I used to be a fun person. Now it seems that I've lost my fun. So now I sit back and ask myself, what happened to the "me I used to be". I know that part of me is still there, it just seems to have taken a backseat to the routine that I'm so fond of. Shame on me of excepting this!

Now that I'm done with my personal rant for the time being, I would love to get some feedback. Over the years people have passed down lil tidbits of advice in all sorts of situations. Of all the things that I've heard, there are some that I recall over and over, and I would like to share them with you. Please feel free to add to what I have, I would love to hear the small phrases that have stuck with you.

Mom always says...Be where you are. Sounds a bit weird, but it is all about focus. Daydreams can get the best of me at times. Another quote and possibly my favorite Be Intentional...don't leave things to chance, interpretation, etc.

My good friend Margaret Buell always says... Twenty years from now are you going to remember sleeping or spending time with your friends having fun. Bet she wishes that I would forget about that one. There is plenty of time left to sleep.

Rocky has repeatedly said... Don't make someone a priority when you are only an option to them.

Lucas, my humorous brother, says... You can't play with the big dogs if you pee like a puppy. I'm sure that he never imagined that I would consider this words of wisdom but perspective is everything.


Your turn....

Walking on Sunshine

What a wonderful Saturday. Woke up to sunshine this morning. Went to breakfast with Sheri and took a lil drive to the airport to drop off some friends. I got to spend some quality time with my roommate before she leaves for her spring break. Good times.
Don't' know what the rest of the day has in store, but it is off to a great start. Ordering a pizza, watching the O.C., and reading for the rest of tonight sounds like a wonderful prospect...I'm pretty sure that makes me a nerd by every since of the word.
Sadie Baby will be here tomorrow night, which should provide me with lots to share throughout this week.
Before I leave you today, I would like to share a laugh that was shared with me today....Enjoy.

Friendship Prayer
May the fleas of a thousand camels
infest the crotch of the person who screws up your day
and may their arms be too short to scratch... AMEN

Re-Cap

Sorry for the prolonged absence. In networking all of the new toys to the internet, and setting up the cool gadgets, my wireless internet quit on me.
Quick review/highlights of the past weeks.
Sheri's entire family, including the almost brother, came to visit. It is always a good time when family comes.
Still working nights. I met up with some people from work Thursday night. We went to Baker's Street Pub and Grill. Hopefully, I can post those pictures soon.
I worked this weekend, but still managed to have some fun despite my nagging cold. Saturday, was another meeting of the Mary Marthas. In short, we cook, we eat, we talk. It is lots of fun.
Sunday, our life group met up to watch the Oscar's. Check out this pic. These guys are always entertaining.