Mission reunion

This weekend is my mission reunion and I gotta say, I am nervous. I am not sure why but I feel a little reluctant to go. I always loved it in the past. We are meeting at an Indian restaurant before hand and I am worried that I won't see anyone I know. I hope at least one of my companions come, otherwise it might be like eating dinner with a bunch of strangers....Awkward?!?!

Vacation Season

I am still feeling a pull to get out of Dodge. Every time I look on the Internet for a trip deal, I get excited and then reality strikes. "I can't go". Michelle went back east for a few days at the beginning of the month. I just took a few days off of work but it did not satisfy the urge....the urge to travel. Anyone want to plan a trip with me? I miss all of my multitude of irresponsible (single) friends that could just drop and go at a moments notice. What happened to us in our old age?

The bug is getting me

I have recently been attacked by the travel bug. I am feeling antsy to go somewhere and I don't know where. I have been reminiscing about old friends and trips and feeling some nostalgia for my former freedoms and travels. I know--woe to me...the world travel is not able to go...but in my defense traveling is the thing that keeps me going. Loneliness is my constant companion but when I am jet setting to some fun location, the loneliness is no longer in the fore front of my mind. Michelle is leaving on Saturday to go to New York and DC. It really would have been the perfect time to go, but I didn't plan ahead. "Auch well" as the Scottish say--"I'll just have to be gutted."

I think I am allergic to dating.

Not that I feel it is the fault of "the date" himself. But, it must be some inadvertent reaction to the pressures of dating. I think this may especially be the case with first dates and blind dates compound it even more. Am I saying this so that you will stop sending me your hungry, your poor, your single, your available male friends.....NO? Because I need all the practice I can get. Why am I saying this, you ask? Well, I had a date last weekend, not two. The other one ended up being this weekend. I went on the dates, enjoyed a nice dinner and good conversation. Afterwards I went home and felt fine, then I woke up the next morning on both occasions feeling congested and unable to breath, with the effects of a massive headache. I can only assume it was some allergic reaction. Needless to say, dating is difficult, on my immune system. But, it is a necessary evil to the next important thing. The actual Dating part--I mean the familiar, love hanging out with each other part, the part where you are comfortable with each other and you don't have to force conversation. The part where you understand and accept each other--good and bad. I can't wait for that part to come. In the mean time I will continue to go on the allergy releasing first dates and I will enjoy them and be grateful for them..as few and far between as they usually are. Because somewhere, sometime, somehow...it won't be so hard anymore. I welcome that day and that date.

When it Rains it Pores!

No dates for....well, let's just say a LONG time.....and now 2 in the same weekend. Valentines weekend to boot. What a crazy life.

Long time no see!

Well, I haven't checked in for awhile. I have little to report since last time I checked in. I do however want to report that all the puppies have good homes. Especially Fiero, he still lives with us. He is quite the character. He spends all day trying to figure out how to get onto the kitchen counter. If he is not doing that he's chewing on his mom's ear, my slippers, the Entertainment Center, the garbage, whatever he can sink his little teeth into. It is kind of frustrating but adorable at the same time. I have had to rearrange my living room and it isn't very symmetrical which you all know bothers me, but to know avail, he still figures it out. I also have to constantly remind Michelle to shut her bedroom door and pick-up after herself to prevent puppy destruction. KIDS!
Michelle went to her first school dance. Everyone had dates and Michelle tagged along with her friend Amy and her date. She had fun but said, "It was complicated. Next time I will have my own date." She is very funny. We have had one or two little incidents but for the most part we get along great. She used an inappropriate word the other day and we had to have "A talk". She was embarrassed and wanted to cry because she got in trouble. I don't think I was that hard on her. I'm trying not to be a mean mom, but I am still learning.

Jennie I miss you!