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Men..Can't Live with Them and We Can't Live Without Them...Or can we? Sometimes I have to side on the "without them" argument. Here I am trying to see how this long distance thing with me and "the one" pan out but it's still work. I figured this is good because he is too far away to be an everyday distraction but on the flipside he is too far away to be convenient. We have or shall I say had a chance to see each other in March. I am going to London for a week and the plan was for me to go to Spain for a few days to be with him but nooooo...That would have been too easy. He had to go to Chile for at least a month if not longer. He left today. There is a slim, very slim, chance he will be back in Spain while I am over there. I am not changing my plans to go to England because he is in Chile. I have to say in this "relationship" timing has never been shittier. Well, there is this summer. Then comes the possibility of me going to Hawaii for school. Then the time difference between us gets really ridiculous. And I thought that this was going to be a no/low maintenance relationship. Who was I kidding? Definitely not the Relationship Gods! LOL Oh well, it's not life shattering. Well, there is the Ferrari guy in England that had the hots for me a few years ago. I heard he is still single....hmmm...now that's a thought. Just kidding..Like I need another headache : ) I am just rambling on and on so that's a clue for me to continue my rambling in my dreams....
Why is change so hard for some people?Okay, I will not bore you and rehash tonight's episode of "Sex in the City" but it did bring up some good points that I just really have to vent on. Why is it that so many people are afraid of change? I understand that most of the times change is not the most comfortable situation but it is inevitable. So why do most people try to fight the inevitable with all they have in their being? It takes a lot for a person to initiate change in their life and its even harder without the support system of good friends behind you. I believe that good friends should question the good and the bad of the situation because sometimes you need the third eye to make a good decision. However, when the questions have been answered and the answers weren't horribly wrong and a good solid decision was made...Well, just be happy for your good friend's decision eventhough it may change things a little in your life. In today's world, we have the technology to keep in touch at all times almost anywhere in the world. You just may have to put in a little more effort sometimes. Friends will change and the dynamics of our friendships will also change but a true friend can roll with the changes and still be there for in the midst of it all. I have always been happy for my friends and the changes in their lives (good changes of course). However, I have been in situations where "change" was happening in my life and I didn't feel a lot of support for my good "change." I don't say this in a way that I did not feel that my friends were being untrue to me, not at all. I know my friends just loved me and did not want me to leave but I felt like I was on trial up until the day I left. I am venting on this now just because I don't want any of my friends to feel like that ever. Like I said it takes a lot of guts to make a major change in your life. So I say to all my friends...."We only have one life to live so let's live it and not let it pass us by because we are scared of change." Change is inevitable...
Damn It's cold!I know it's supposed to be colder up here in the North but DAMN it's cold! Okay this is going to be a whiny blog because I am a little over the coldness. I mean I love the picturesque winter wonderland that the snow has created but only if I am an insider looking out and the wind chill factor is not in the negative digits. This is just not comfortable anymore. If you have things to do and running around to do this is just crappy weather to be doing it in. I mean even cold weather aficionados have to agree with me here. It's been just nonstop cold and snow up here and this little snowbunny is over it. My winter vacation is over so I have little use for the snow at the moment. And I surely was over the icy conditions a long time ago. Oh well, I guess it is time to look into warmer weather venues soon. Maybe then I can stop my whining! I hope all is well with everyone. Love and kisses...
Survived the Mountains and Still in One Piece...Utah is a beautiful place to go. The weather was optimum-sunny skies and great skiing conditions. The mountains in Utah are breathtaking. We were in Park City but at the Canyons not at Park City Resort. Sundance was starting a day after we were leaving so we missed all the "beautiful" people by a day or so. Next year we might try to be there during the Film Festival because we got the lowdown on the week it usually is every year. My skiing this year was a little more physical than usual. I am a little bruised up and sore but at least nothing broken. That's always a plus. The pics will be coming soon. I am just kind of babbling because I am tired but I have a ton of things running through my mind so I figured I would get some of the nonsense out by writing it out. So if this sounds like a bunch of rambling on it's because it is a bunch of rambling. When I make some orderly sense of the rest of the stuff running around in my head I will let all my random readers know : ) Well, let me go on to bed to start on that organizing of my numerous random thoughts...Love and kisses...
Bunny slopes...Here comes your SNOWBUNNY!That's right...I am heading off to Utah later on today to enjoy 5 days of SNOW : ) I can't wait...My cousins can't wait to take pictures and to take videos of me and my goofy self on the slopes. Well, you know me-I am always a show in myself. I don't need anyone to have a good time. I do a good enough job myself and this seems to amuse others around me. Plus, if it's going to be cold might as well enjoy it dammit! Hopefully, I won't break a leg or two. So far I have been skiing, snowboarding, and snowmobiling. I liked skiing and snowmobiling the best. Snowboarding--that's at least another paragraph or two on the fiasco I had on that trip. This time I am going to go for tubing. Now that's sounds like a blast. I've been to Colorado, Canada, and Virginia for these snow activities so now it's time to try out Utah. I will let you guys know how this adventure goes and how many bumps and bruises and blackmail pictures and video my cousins end up taking of me. I hope all is well with everyone. Please keep in touch and let me know what adventures or fiascos you guys are up to. Love and kisses....
Time to sum up the year and bring on the New Year!I hope everyone had a great holiday! I had a great one. I must have been a good girl this year because Santa did not bring me any coal! And by all accounts, I was good. I spent it with loved ones and went to see more loved ones in Virginia after the holiday. Eventhough, I was deathly ill Christmas night. I must have caught that nasty stomach thing that is going around. And I still wasn't completely right for a few days after but I was a trooper and still tried to be my old crazy self! Now I am back up here to celebrate the New Year. I am going to spend it in NYC w/ the fam-see the ball drop in Times Square and go ice skating at Rockefeller on New Year's Day. It will be a good time. I hope everyone has plans that are great but safe. I want to see all of you in 2004! Okay, it's time to sum up what I have learned in the year 2003 and pass it on to all of you--my loved ones...
And The Weather Outside is...The weather here is definitely a winter wonderland. Did not go to work today. Thank Goodness. We have over a foot of snow, probably even more out there. Very pretty and winteresque. I have not been productive whatsoever. I went back to sleep and was awoken by a friend's exciting news of her upcoming nuptials. Well, another one bites the dust, as I say. I say this with a smile because I am truly happy for her. This union will be a good one. However, my single girlfriend ranks are dwindling. And the weirdest thing is that it seems that it has been the theme for me today. I have had two family members at two different times today say to me that all I need is to find myself a "nice guy." Now I have known this from puberty. I know this because it has been a running theme in thrown at me by my family since I was born. I think I need to go away from my family for awhile and then maybe I will find a "nice guy." You know I am a very stubborn person so maybe psychologically I am fighting my family subconsciously by not wanting to settle down. Who knows? Dream boy is a few thousand miles away. And there are the few men here that keep recurring in my life. Maybe it's just time to relocate and try some fresh meat out. Alright, let me get back to reality-I don't have time for a relationship right now. I really don't. I barely have time to keep up my friendships! Maybe in a year I will have some time for one. I counted how many men I have gone out with this year alone and it's more than a couple of handfuls so it's not like I don't give anyone a chance. I just have time to keep my options open not time enough to sign a contract. You get me. I need to stop rambling and get in the shower. I have my "boyfriend" coming over. Inside joke about the "boyfriend." He's my backup "boyfriend", every single woman should have one: ) Love and kisses until next time....
It's Raining...It's Snowing..The Old Man is Snoring!!It is official, winter weather is upon us or at least where I am. It's snowing and it's not going to let up for awhile so I decided to take this moment to share with my random readers. I know there are some of you out there. You can come out of the closet any day now. This week was the start to my scholastic hell, as I like to call it. I have 4 finals to take in less than a week and a half. I have not started studying for them because I have had a test and a paper due this past week. I have only gotten about 20 hours of sleep total in the last 5 days and the prospects of me getting more than that average in the next week and a half are slim to none. Actually, if I don't have to work tomorrow. I may have a chance to catch up on some ZZZ's. This sunday my uncle's father is getting honored at an Italian organization winter ball in Pennsylvania. Another formal affair to go to. So I won't be able to recoup on that day. So my only chance is tomorrow. Watch the Dr I work for will decide to be a bitch and say we have to work. That would be my luck. I still have to go shopping for something to wear for sunday. Or at least that's my excuse and I am sticking with it : ) I wanted to go tonight to get it over and done with but the weather did not want to cooperate. Maybe I will do some online shopping or maybe I should just go to sleep early tonight. Hmmm-that's a thought. A really good one, if I do say so myself. Well, let me leave all you random readers with a thought to ponder on-Why is it that you can be surrounded by people/person that love(s) you but yet you still feel utterly alone? Always wondered about the answer to that question. Let me know your thoughts on it...Off to my own winter wonderland I go...Love and Kisses..
Holiday season is here and the craziness begins...I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. I went to L.I. for the day. We went to the "club." I have relatives over there also so it was about 25 of us. It was nice and the weather was beautiful so no complaints. A few of us went to the Thanksgiving Day Parade but it was too early for me to go. You know, I wanted to sleep in or more like I needed to sleep in. So everything went well for me and mine on Thanksgiving. One of my fam is a doctor so for a Thanksgiving surprise he gave us all a flu shot. He says that there is a killer flu strain headed our way so he just got hold of this updated flu vaccine and he wanted to make sure all his loved ones were inoculated. Definitely a first for me. Let me know if any of you have family members inoculating you before your Thanksgiving feast. Now the craziness begins. I always mark the beginning of the hell-idays on Thanksgiving. Not only do all the shopping, decorating, and the "holiday" stuff begin, but the parties and events too. My cousin had her Sweet 16 Party last week. Now these female milestones have now become major formal affairs. Like miniature weddings. My little sister had one of them and she just had a Cotillion this past summer that was also a very formal affair. Do you know how many formal affairs I have been to in the last few years,(lets not go back any further than that because it would be a frightening number)too many for my liking. I totally understand weddings but everything else. Can you give a girl a break? I know many people that love to dress up when they have the opportunity to do so, which is usually around the holiday season,i.e. office christmas party. I on the other hand I am tired of it by the holiday season. And I get even more annoyed by the holiday season dress code. At least in my case. I will have to go to at least 3 formal functions before Christmas. And New Year's is still a toss up. So far in the last 5 years, I have gotten away with not dressing up for only 1 of them. I mean 4 out of 5 were formal. I was more excited about the one I didn't have to dress up for than the others. Actually I wasn't even sure what to wear that night! I know I am being bitchy about it but I am allowed to vent about it. It just adds to the whole holiday stress mantra. Tomorrow I have to go to the city to celebrate a relative's birthday. Thank god that's not formal. I am also in the middle of projects for school and finals coming up in about a week. So there's even more extra stress added on. But let's not forget though that I have been inoculated against the killer flu so that's one less stress on my mind : ) I gotta love my family. What are you gonna do? I guess just deal with the craziness and love every minute of it. Don't be surprised if you get a gift certificate to a good therapist for a consultation. I heard it's a hot item on everyone's wish list this year : ) Well, I will keep you updated from the forefront. Love and kisses....
It's just been one of those days, weeks, years....Everyone knows what I am talking about with that saying. Sometimes it's the only answer we have to explain our mood and/or look. I know I go on and on about being crazy busy in my own life but not in a condescending manner. Most of the people I know have a crazy busy life also. I just want to know when did this type of lifestyle become normal? And is it going to get any better? I doubt it from my own personal observation. I mean we, as a society, are actually having to schedule "family time," "friend time," and even (HORROR!) time to have sex with our loved ones. I should be envious of people I know that just sit around and have all this free time to be bored but all I see is a lazy person who chooses to be bored. Now what is wrong with that picture? A lot of things-Has my sociological perspective changed to that level? And if it has, that's pretty scary. I mean when is enough Enough. When do we get to the point of being happy with what you have and who you have is enough? I guess I am writing this because it is early Thanksgiving morning and I started brainstorming on what I am thankful for and this thought just hit me. Or more like a few thoughts. So let me summarize my babbling by saying that I am thankful for being able to be busy enough to not be bored but also never too busy to appreciate my loved ones. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Love and kisses....
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