The Joys of English

School pride runs deep where I live. That is why I feel very strongly about having a firm grasp on the English language if you are going to cheer for your team. This morning as I was walking around down town, I saw this painted on the back of a truck: "GO MITEY BULLDOGS". I really hope those bulldogs can get over their mite infestation before they play on Friday. I would hate to be the opposing team.

Happy

I have been thinking a lot lately about whether or not I am happy. I really believe that happiness is a choice we make. I think that despite what is going on around us we can have pure joy in our lives. So, today, I am going to choose to be happy. I think I also need to start doing my service. I am just happier when I am helping others. It is so true. I have been going out of my way to help some of the clients get what they need at work and I have been feeling much more fulfilled in my job. It isn't anything big, in fact I usually just find them a piece of paper, but hey it helps.

So, let us be happy.

Mornings

I will fully admit that I am not a morning person. I would rather lay in bed until 10:00 a.m. rolls around and go to bed at 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning. That said, I have been getting up for work on time. With the cooling off of the weather (I LOVE IT) it has been harder for me to get up. Not because it is darker outside when I have to get up, but because the covers are so inviting. The warm spot on the bed makes it so I have no desire to even move. I lay there, curled up with everything covered but my nose (I have a thing against stale air, but that is a subject for a different post), in my cocoon of warmth, wishing I could stay. But I get up and get dressed.

One day, I won't have to. Like Saturday. I can lay there and contemplate the meaning of my weird dreams. I really think I should, maybe then I will stop having them.

Friends from the Past

I have been having weird dreams. Not bad weird, just weird. Almost all of these dreams have involved friends from long ago. That isn't the weird part. Going to church at a mall or there being a mall that fills up with water every couple hours so the fish can swim are. Anyway, I have visited with Sarah, Lisa, Katie, Dawn, I think Stacy, and various others who I have not seen for a while.

I would like to take this moment to say that I miss you and apparently I am thinking about you. I hope one day that I will be able to see you all in person.

Blah

Last week I started to get really blah about work and life in general. I thought that the three day weekend would help, and it did, sort of. I woke up this morning with no desire, whatsoever to get out of bed, let alone get up and go to work (although I am proud of myself that I made it to work on time). It doesn't help that I am tired today.

On a completely unrelated note, I was wondering if any of you out there know how to get a ring off that is stuck. I need this for a friend and the only thing we have heard is lose weight (which she is, but her fingers swell with water after her walks) or to tie a sting around your finger and see if you can squish it enough to slide the ring off. We haven't tried the second method yet. I think we might try this weekend while Austin is at work.

A word to the wise, don't run out of toner if you need to print. We ran out yesterday and the only place in town that we can get a cartridge at is sold out at the moment. I really hope my Costco order gets here tomorrw, otherwise I will be so behind I might cry. So many copies to make and no tone makes for very slow days. I am really grateful that I din't close files yesterday, otherwise I would be sitting here waiting for the phone to ring. No matter how long I stare at it, nothing happens. I get up an leave for lunch and I get calls galore.

Sorry I am rambling. I think I will go to bed early tonight and see if that helps. I might also try to do jumping jacks, in my heels to see if that will invigorate my mind and keep me awake.

Please

Yesterday I recieved a call from my mom that one of my cousin's little boys was hit by a car and killed. Please keep them in your prayers. He was only 2.

Guess What?

SEVEN months ago, I was married. I know it isn't a year yet, but I just wanted to share my joy.