Thursday, August 19, 2010

Is the weekend over yet??

Tax free weekend starts tomorrow.  I am not sure if I would rather open and deal with the mad rush or close and deal with all the cleaning up. Either way I am closing so we shall see how it goes.  Thankfully Daneille is closing with me and she always makes a great partner in crime. 

Got to talk to one of my great friends today, Ward!  He has been one of my best friends since I started with Target 5 years ago.  We have seen eachother go through a lot and talking to him reminds me of how crazy the last 5 years have been for me and where my life has brought me.  Everyone has that kind of friend that no matter what happens or where you go you always will keep in touch.  You always have to have friends like that.  I guess I have a lot of friends like that.  It seems like I often will lose close touch with people at some point and then down the road reconnect and have an even stronger friendship with them.  The same could be said for both Leila and Aubrey.  I guess the good thing now is everyone is kind of settled down, not any less beusier, but at least not moving any time soon.  Even better is I live within 5 minutes to each of them which is helpful with my wacky schedule.  I have always thought certain people come and go from our lives at different times for a reason.  It kind of goes with believing everything happens for a reason.  I always try and think about why God brings certain people in my life at times, whether it's reconnecting with an old friend or making a new one.  Leave it to me to analyze everything, but how does the quote go..'the unexamined life is not worth living'. 

So David and I will be married for 11 months in September.  Now, while most people would be afraid to bring up the past, I am a firm believer it is our past that shapes us in to who we are today and that we should be thankful and not regretful for what the past holds.  With that being said, with our 11 months approaching I cannot help but think about the fact that Brandon and I had been married for 11 months when I told him I wanted a divorce.  A lot of the people in my life now don't even know I was previously married, and I forget that until I mention something to the fact and get a shocked look.  I am not sure if the look is because I was previously married or because I openly talk about it. The things is, I can whole heartedly look back and feel fairly confident in saying that I know exactly what happened and why it happened.  The funny part is, now being a mom to this beautiful little girl, I wonder what I will say to her when she is young and thinks she is in love.  I am sure my mom would have loved to know the right thing to say to save me from heartache...but in reality going through my first marraige made me the person I am today.  I went from being a non-confrontational, let everyone walk all over me person to someone who knows exactly what I want and will  not compromise for less.  So even if my mom could have said the right things to save me from this life lesson, would it have been worth it to not help make me who I am?  You have to wonder...I guess the only real adive I could give is that not everyone figures out what they want in life while they are in college.

Random thought...I am sick of all these reality tv shows...I just saw a bit about Chad Ochocinco having some reality dating show.  Really??? It's all the same, just some new shmuck and a group of idiot girls really only looking for 15 minutes of fame.  Please Grey's Anatomy come back on tv!!!!!!  Maybe I should go into writing and come up with a new 'non-reality' show.  Geeeeeez.  I pray this is only a temporary trend that will die off before Madison is a teenager :)

My friend Aubrey has been doing a list of 101 things she wants to accomplish in 1001 days.  I have conisdered jumping on 'the list' wagon but have been searching for a good reason to other than just to join the wagon.  Yes, wagon and not bandwagon because that word annoys me because it is technically used incorrectly.  See there is a difference between bandwagon and bandwagon effect...but saying 'I am jumping on the bandwagon effect' doesn't make sense either but just badwagon by itself means a wagon carrying musians (i.e. for a parade perhaps).  I figure if you just use wagon it means you are getting in a car going the same direction as the people in it.  It's not because I always pick up on stupid little things like this, but because when I do pick up on inconsistencies they drive me NUTS.  Like when David and I were watching criminal minds and a guy helps another guy who has been shot, get the guys blood all over his hands...then he goes and helps another guy who has been shot getting the previous guys blood all over him.  Can we say Blood Borne Pathogens much??? Then I miss the whole next 5 minutes of the show wondering why the writers didn't think about that.

Stupid.

On that note...I am going to go watch Chelsea Handler talk mess about people.  Oh tv....

2 comments:

Aubrey said...

I love how this post started out and then went a completely different way! I get that same crazy look too when I say "ex-husband" a few works friends look at me like I have two heads and then exclaim "whaaaat?" and then tell me they don't want to offend me by asking questions...

The Cleavelin Chronicles said...

Before being engaged to Aaron, I was once engaged about 3 years ago, and the one big purchase I made was my wedding dress. Now, I hate getting the question, "when are you going dress shopping?" ugh...well...i already have one from my previous engagement and i'm keeping it....cue awkward silence here! lol!
Sadly, I watch the Ochocinco Show and the T.O show that follows after...i know...why?!? Because nothing better is on at 9pm on a sunday! And yes, please hurry Grey's Anatomy and Glee :)
Congrats on your upcoming anniversary! Life has taken me in many unexpected paths, but I am grateful for EVERY experience. Both Aaron and I agree that if we had met eachother any earlier in life, we wouldn't have been ready for eachother...we were different people. Who we are now, from what we have been through, makes us perfect for eachother.
Good luck working Tax Free Weekend! I'm staying home!

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