Thursday, April 24, 2008

I am ...

i am listening to: Slacker (online radio station - thanks Kaylan!)
i think: i might be smarter and more capable than I give myself credit for.
i know: that Don loves me.
i want: gas prices to go down.
i have: to much stuff to do at home.
i wish: I had more time at night to scrapbook.
i hate: putting away clothes.
i miss: my younger body.
i fear: having to live a long life without my husband or kids.
i feel: excited to see DCI on the big screen tonight.
i hear: Jason laughing at us because he gets to leave tomorrow.
i smell: absolutely nothing right now.
i crave: movie theater popcorn.
i search: ebay for random things. (hairbows, make-up, cell phones, etc)
i wonder: how long I will live?
i regret: not being able to go home more to see family and friends.
i love: my children.
i ache: for parents that cant provide for their children.
i care: about who wins this presidential election (go Hillary).
i always: make fun of myself.
i am not: passive.
i believe: there is hope for all of us.
i dance: to make my kids laugh.
i sing: in the car.
i don’t always: get up when my alarm goes off.
i fight: for my friends.
i write: blogs. checks. lots of to do lists.
i win: contests I make up in my head.
i lose: nothing.
i never: eat sushi.
i confuse: my kids names.
i listen: to podcasts of talk shows.
i can usually be found: making a mess.
i am scared: of dying before I see my children marry and have children of their own.
i need: to be home with my family most nights of the week to feel happy.
i am happy about: our vacation to Disney (Take Two)
You?

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

HBD Don and A List of Character

Happy Birthday, Don!
First of all, I'll have to say that I can't believe you are 40. If you're 40, then I have to be ... well, let's not even talk about that! ... Happy Birthday to the best husband in the world - my best friend, my soulmate, the person that takes care of me - keeps me safe, makes me laugh, and shares every up and down in my life. You are the best and I love you unconditionally ... Happy Birthday!

I read this list today and thought it spoke to the person that I strive to be everyday. And, moreover, it spoke to the kind of people that I want to surround myself with.

I want to be a person ...


Who cannot be bought;
Whose word is their bond;
Who puts character above wealth;
Who possesses opinions and a will;
Who is larger than my vocation;
Who does not hesitate to take chances;
Who will not lose my individuality in a crowd;
Who will be as honest in small things as in great things;
Who will not make compromise with wrong;
Whose ambition is not confined to my own selfish desires;
Who will not say I do it “because everybody else does it;”
Who is true to my friends through good report and evil report, in adversity as well as prosperity;
Who does not believe that shrewdness, cunning, and hardheadedness are the best qualities for winning success;
Who is not ashamed or afraid to stand for the truth when it is unpopular;
Who can say “no” with emphasis, although all the rest of the world says “yes.”


Till next time!