There is just one thing I need. i don't care about the presents underneath the christmas tree. I just want you for my own. More than you could ever know. Make my wish come truuuuuuue. All I want for Christmas....iiiiiiiiiis YOUUUUUUUUUU
THIS (see below) makes me excited for christmas! Is it wrong that materialistic commercials make me excited to see snow!? Haha ENJOY!
Friday, November 14, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
She's got electric boots....
A Mohair suit....You know I read it in a Magaziiiiiine, oh oh...B-b-b-benny and the jetssssssssss.
Every time I hear this song....I can only think of Fur in the back of my mom's convertible on our way to my grandmom's pool in the summer time.....oh those were the days:-)
Wow - complete coincidence....that this song actually reminds me of my childhood...and of course...of someone else (by name only of course).
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So I had the most horrible run last night - I mean - worst run to date - but I have to admit, there were a few highlights(me trying to find positives in everything!). Namely, the way certain parts of the run made me feel and reminded me of things from my childhood.
At about mile 4 or so, the smell of freshly cut grass and the humidity mixed together - reminded me of the evening practices we used to have in high school for field hockey. Oh how I DO NOT miss those....especially since they were usually the second practice of the day and I was already exhuastified from the three hour morning practice in the unbelieveable heat. Bleh. But somehow, I still get kind of reminiscent of the entire experience. Some of the practices were really fun - and Sophomore year/initiation - I'll never forget doing that dance infront of the entire football team. Yikes.
Around mile 5, it started to rain...and not too heavily but enough to soak my shoes (which added to the disdainment of the run - I hate having soggy shoes)....but running in the rain reminded me of the time I actually used to like being outside in the rain. When we were little, me and my friends/neighbors would go outside and put soap in the puddles in front of our houses. We'd walk around the cul-de-sac without shoes on (because apparently we believed that since it was raining our feet were totally safe from rocks and whatnot). We'd run around trying to get each other totally soaking wet - and of course - we'd be successful.....or rather, they'd be successful to get me completely drenched. I was the ONLY girl that went out in the rain.....I guess that's what happens when all the kids in the circle are boys.
Toward the end of the run (I believe I only clocked 7.5 yesterday) - I just started remembering the childhood I had. I seriously was so lucky. Yeah - my parents are divorced (which, who knew at the time it'd be pretty normal now) - but really - I couldn'tve asked for a better place to grow up. Entire neighborhood BBQ's for all summer holidays - camp outs in Sherri's backyard - randy and fur being my best friends and knowing that now, they're the only ones that truly understand how much these things mean.
Every single one of us (with the exception of Ryan - but he didn't really grow up with the rest of us being that he's like 15 years younger than most of us), is over 21 now...it's weird to think that way. Part of me feels like it was just the other day when we were playing run the bases on the side of my house....or king of the hill on the green box that we weren't supposed to be anywhere near (it's an electrical box)....or me organizing the Aster Lane Olympics/School/Races/etc. Man. It was awesome. And so now, whenever I go home....we all try to get together and hang out (and drink of course)...it's amazing how in just a few instants...we're right back to, "Fur remember this time when you and Randy were in a fight....(which was a lot)"...or "Jason, remember when you tripped on a pillow and broke your leg?".....or "Katie remember how every time we'd play a game you'd go home and cry?" (again, a downfall of being the only girl in the neighborhood).....or "Glenn remember how you used to always try and make us give you something so we could use your hockey goals to play roller hockey?"....awwww I miss them. I'm hoping to hang out with them this winter - if not over Thanksgiving, definitely Christmas time.
Like I said - we're all grown up....here's what (as far as I know) everyone is up to at the moment:
Michael - works for the government (something top secret)
Tim - Minister
Fur(christopher) - Cop/undercover investigator
Randy - who knows - but I know he's getting his MBA
Andrew - Law school (last I checked)
Jason - really good job in Millersville - again - as far as I know
Kelly - working at CCS in LA (soon to move to FLA!)
Me - Freelance TV producing at TGC
KC - Nursing School
Glenn - Electrician
Rachel - Special Education Teacher/Mother
Kim - Teacher in LA
Kris - stay at home mom
Ryan - still in high school
Wow. Just wow. The original Aster Lane gang. I miss those days. I'll have to scan some pics when I'm home in Philly and put them up - we sure did have some adventures:-)
Every time I hear this song....I can only think of Fur in the back of my mom's convertible on our way to my grandmom's pool in the summer time.....oh those were the days:-)
Wow - complete coincidence....that this song actually reminds me of my childhood...and of course...of someone else (by name only of course).
------------------------------------
So I had the most horrible run last night - I mean - worst run to date - but I have to admit, there were a few highlights(me trying to find positives in everything!). Namely, the way certain parts of the run made me feel and reminded me of things from my childhood.
At about mile 4 or so, the smell of freshly cut grass and the humidity mixed together - reminded me of the evening practices we used to have in high school for field hockey. Oh how I DO NOT miss those....especially since they were usually the second practice of the day and I was already exhuastified from the three hour morning practice in the unbelieveable heat. Bleh. But somehow, I still get kind of reminiscent of the entire experience. Some of the practices were really fun - and Sophomore year/initiation - I'll never forget doing that dance infront of the entire football team. Yikes.
Around mile 5, it started to rain...and not too heavily but enough to soak my shoes (which added to the disdainment of the run - I hate having soggy shoes)....but running in the rain reminded me of the time I actually used to like being outside in the rain. When we were little, me and my friends/neighbors would go outside and put soap in the puddles in front of our houses. We'd walk around the cul-de-sac without shoes on (because apparently we believed that since it was raining our feet were totally safe from rocks and whatnot). We'd run around trying to get each other totally soaking wet - and of course - we'd be successful.....or rather, they'd be successful to get me completely drenched. I was the ONLY girl that went out in the rain.....I guess that's what happens when all the kids in the circle are boys.
Toward the end of the run (I believe I only clocked 7.5 yesterday) - I just started remembering the childhood I had. I seriously was so lucky. Yeah - my parents are divorced (which, who knew at the time it'd be pretty normal now) - but really - I couldn'tve asked for a better place to grow up. Entire neighborhood BBQ's for all summer holidays - camp outs in Sherri's backyard - randy and fur being my best friends and knowing that now, they're the only ones that truly understand how much these things mean.
Every single one of us (with the exception of Ryan - but he didn't really grow up with the rest of us being that he's like 15 years younger than most of us), is over 21 now...it's weird to think that way. Part of me feels like it was just the other day when we were playing run the bases on the side of my house....or king of the hill on the green box that we weren't supposed to be anywhere near (it's an electrical box)....or me organizing the Aster Lane Olympics/School/Races/etc. Man. It was awesome. And so now, whenever I go home....we all try to get together and hang out (and drink of course)...it's amazing how in just a few instants...we're right back to, "Fur remember this time when you and Randy were in a fight....(which was a lot)"...or "Jason, remember when you tripped on a pillow and broke your leg?".....or "Katie remember how every time we'd play a game you'd go home and cry?" (again, a downfall of being the only girl in the neighborhood).....or "Glenn remember how you used to always try and make us give you something so we could use your hockey goals to play roller hockey?"....awwww I miss them. I'm hoping to hang out with them this winter - if not over Thanksgiving, definitely Christmas time.
Like I said - we're all grown up....here's what (as far as I know) everyone is up to at the moment:
Michael - works for the government (something top secret)
Tim - Minister
Fur(christopher) - Cop/undercover investigator
Randy - who knows - but I know he's getting his MBA
Andrew - Law school (last I checked)
Jason - really good job in Millersville - again - as far as I know
Kelly - working at CCS in LA (soon to move to FLA!)
Me - Freelance TV producing at TGC
KC - Nursing School
Glenn - Electrician
Rachel - Special Education Teacher/Mother
Kim - Teacher in LA
Kris - stay at home mom
Ryan - still in high school
Wow. Just wow. The original Aster Lane gang. I miss those days. I'll have to scan some pics when I'm home in Philly and put them up - we sure did have some adventures:-)
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Being good isn't always easy.....
no matter how hard I try.....
Ah, Dusty Springfield :-) Nothing like a little "Son of A Preacherman"
So I was perusing my usual blogs this morning and came across one of my faves, Half Of Me. Jeannette Fulda is awesome. I bought her book and read it like - in two hours - it was that good and funny:-) But so she was talking about her 10 year high school reunion. And it got me thinking about mine.
Apparently - our 10 year reunion is this month - of course - I graduated in 1999....so I was a little confused as to why we were having it now. I haven't recieved an invitation or anything - I think it's more like - hey - just spread word of mouth - everyone is meeting in this spot on this night - if you're home - awesome - if not - sucks to be you! Yeah. Lame. I know. I honestly don't really care all that much about it. I'd be more interested to see people at the 20th HS Reunion anyway. I mean - sure 10 years out of high school, people change but really, I think the older we get the more interesting we get. Although, that could just be me.
Nevertheless - I was thinking about something Jeannette talked about. The most common question people will ask is "What're you doing with yourself or what have you done in the last 10 years?" or some question along those lines..and she came up with the brilliant idea of trying to say it all in less than 100 characters....yep characters, not words. So I wondered if I could do it....
In the last 10 years I:
Went to college, moved, grad school, news produced, moved, moved, golf channel, traveled.
That's 89 characters. I realize it doesn't totally give a complete description of all I've done in the last 10 years - but those are the major bullet points. And I suppose others will have "marriage" or "had kid" in theirs - as there are quite a few people I went to high school with that are now married and/or have kid(s). Which is awesome. I'm happy for them as long as their happy.
I used to think that was it. I used to believe that I was supposed to go to college - I'd meet (or in my case - continue to date) the person I was gonna get married to. Get a job after school, get married, get a house..then maybe wait a few years and have my first kid. All before it was my 10 year HS reunion. I really did. But - things just don't work out that way some times, do they? I honestly - I want all those things - but I am grateful for the curveball that I've been thrown when it comes to my life. I think this can completely relate to the previous post about being grateful for the things I have.
Sure, I don't have a husband or kids...but I will one day. Sure, I'm not making 100K a year - but who is? (and there's always time for that). Sure, I'm not even remotely close to any of those things - but - I've done SO MUCH with my life - and I'm only 27. That's it! 27. It's freakin' awesome! I got so lucky with the parents I have. I am fortunate to never be without - and I always have love from them. I have great friends who're going through life in the same way....similar stories...and I hope they are proud of all they've accomplished too!
The thing is - I do have some friends that look at me and the life I have and are just like, "what? you mean you don't even have a boyfriend? I don't understand that. I don't get that. You're such a great girl. What happened? Did someone hurt you? Are you too demanding?" And I just LAUGH! Hahahahahaha:-)
I don't normally have a response to those questions because most of the time when I do get presented with them I simply say, "Nope. hey maybe you can work on that for me!" Haha.
Of course - me saying all this implies I don't care about it. Which, if you've read any of my previous posts - you know - I do care. And even a few paragraphs earlier. I want all of that. I just know it'll happen in time. I have moments of anxiety where I freak out and want to know when it'll happen and why it hasn't happened yet. But then I remember....because I'm only opening up my life for certain things right now.
.....the boyfriend thing.....well....who knows:-) But what I do know - is that things aren't always as bad as we some times think they are....and I'm pretty damn proud of the "less than 100 characters describing the last 10 years of my life":-)
Ah, Dusty Springfield :-) Nothing like a little "Son of A Preacherman"
So I was perusing my usual blogs this morning and came across one of my faves, Half Of Me. Jeannette Fulda is awesome. I bought her book and read it like - in two hours - it was that good and funny:-) But so she was talking about her 10 year high school reunion. And it got me thinking about mine.
Apparently - our 10 year reunion is this month - of course - I graduated in 1999....so I was a little confused as to why we were having it now. I haven't recieved an invitation or anything - I think it's more like - hey - just spread word of mouth - everyone is meeting in this spot on this night - if you're home - awesome - if not - sucks to be you! Yeah. Lame. I know. I honestly don't really care all that much about it. I'd be more interested to see people at the 20th HS Reunion anyway. I mean - sure 10 years out of high school, people change but really, I think the older we get the more interesting we get. Although, that could just be me.
Nevertheless - I was thinking about something Jeannette talked about. The most common question people will ask is "What're you doing with yourself or what have you done in the last 10 years?" or some question along those lines..and she came up with the brilliant idea of trying to say it all in less than 100 characters....yep characters, not words. So I wondered if I could do it....
In the last 10 years I:
Went to college, moved, grad school, news produced, moved, moved, golf channel, traveled.
That's 89 characters. I realize it doesn't totally give a complete description of all I've done in the last 10 years - but those are the major bullet points. And I suppose others will have "marriage" or "had kid" in theirs - as there are quite a few people I went to high school with that are now married and/or have kid(s). Which is awesome. I'm happy for them as long as their happy.
I used to think that was it. I used to believe that I was supposed to go to college - I'd meet (or in my case - continue to date) the person I was gonna get married to. Get a job after school, get married, get a house..then maybe wait a few years and have my first kid. All before it was my 10 year HS reunion. I really did. But - things just don't work out that way some times, do they? I honestly - I want all those things - but I am grateful for the curveball that I've been thrown when it comes to my life. I think this can completely relate to the previous post about being grateful for the things I have.
Sure, I don't have a husband or kids...but I will one day. Sure, I'm not making 100K a year - but who is? (and there's always time for that). Sure, I'm not even remotely close to any of those things - but - I've done SO MUCH with my life - and I'm only 27. That's it! 27. It's freakin' awesome! I got so lucky with the parents I have. I am fortunate to never be without - and I always have love from them. I have great friends who're going through life in the same way....similar stories...and I hope they are proud of all they've accomplished too!
The thing is - I do have some friends that look at me and the life I have and are just like, "what? you mean you don't even have a boyfriend? I don't understand that. I don't get that. You're such a great girl. What happened? Did someone hurt you? Are you too demanding?" And I just LAUGH! Hahahahahaha:-)
I don't normally have a response to those questions because most of the time when I do get presented with them I simply say, "Nope. hey maybe you can work on that for me!" Haha.
Of course - me saying all this implies I don't care about it. Which, if you've read any of my previous posts - you know - I do care. And even a few paragraphs earlier. I want all of that. I just know it'll happen in time. I have moments of anxiety where I freak out and want to know when it'll happen and why it hasn't happened yet. But then I remember....because I'm only opening up my life for certain things right now.
.....the boyfriend thing.....well....who knows:-) But what I do know - is that things aren't always as bad as we some times think they are....and I'm pretty damn proud of the "less than 100 characters describing the last 10 years of my life":-)
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