Lent…..

Well – tomorrow is Ash Wednesday that begins 40 days and 40 nights of Lent. Lent is the time before Easter where you are to reflect and prepare for the Easter celebration. As any good Catholic I try to find at least one thing to “give up” for the 40 days. It is meant to be a sacrifice – something that keeps you from you relationship with Jesus. So I decided on 2 things I would give up.

First will be sweets – eating sweets does not keep my from my relationship with Jesus but it something that is kind of a crutch for me. So no sweets is gonna be tough – an actual sacrifice. I have to have something sweet after most meals! So no substitutions– I will just have to abstain from them.

Second I will be giving up complaining. I did not realize until recently how much I complain. (I am sure all you people around me noticed this a LONG time ago. Sorry!) I noticed shortly after the start of tax season while sharing an office with 7 other people I had a tendency to share stories about all the crazy volunteers I deal with – later realizing that I was actually just complaining ALL the time and that it was probably freaking annoying for my coworkers! Not to mention that I was basically just talking crap about people. Not good. So I am giving it up! This one is gonna be really rough! I do it all the time and do not even realize it – this is something that definitely keeps me from my relationship with Jesus so here we go! I will probably be bursting with negative comments come Easter Sunday which does not sound good.

So here are a few things I need to get off my chest before the no complaining:
- I am bombarded with stupid questions all day and it is annoying – yes there is such a thing as a stupid question.
- I hate it when people eat loud! People in my office do it all the time and it drives me bonkers! Actually it is happening as I type and I want to scream.
- I hate people that try and tell me how to do my job when they have NO experience what-so-ever doing what I do! And honestly – I am pretty damn good at my job if I do say so myself.
- I really hate it when you get to a red light wanting to turn right and the car in front of you is going straight and the left lane is empty and they keep you from being able to turn.

Whoosh – ok – Happy Lenting all! All BooBlog entries for the next 40 days will be positive

It’s Official…..

I turned 30 – sigh – the party was a freaking blast.  I had so much fun that I was not even thinking about it until about 11:55 and I a realized what time it was.  I then started to freak out a little bit that I only had 5 min left in my twenties.  I started to tear up a little bit.  Then I ran into David Reeve who very quickly distracted me from the fact that I was about to turn 30.  I was fine after that. 

I do feel a little older, but I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that I am actually still sore from all the dancing on Saturday night.  Mostly I think I am sore from throwing my hair around during the hair band portion of the show.  Thank God that was at the end of the evening.

            We had a GREAT turn out for the party.  Most people were in costume which made it that much more amazing!  Some people really, really got into it – it was awesome!  I had many a folk tell me it was the best party EVA! Let’s just say…we had a minimum bar tab we had to meet that we were a little worried about – but we hit it – no problem.  People had a good time.

            Thanks for everyone that came out!  Especially Megan, David, Sarah and Eric for coming all way from Dallas!  There were some folks that did not come that I would have really liked having there – but you can’t win ‘em all.

            Here are some of the highlights from the evening:

 

this sweater was amazing!

yeah – this is a dude!

from the front – hilarious!

the birthday girls

Pushing 30….

I had to use this title because it is pretty much the last time I will be able to refer to myself as pushing 30. In 3 days I will be just that….30! I don’t think it has really hit me. Not sure if it just feels like another number to me, if I have not really had time to think about it or if I am just blocking it out. Either way…..I don’t feel even close to 30 that may ultimately be the reason why it has not sunk in. When people ask me how old I am I usually have to think about it for a while. On the inside I definitely feel like I am in my mid 20’s. So here is hoping that the saying is true “30 is the new 20.”

What have I learned about myself in the last 30 years?
• I am pretty sensitive and have to try and not take things personally that may not really be directed to me.
• I am not a big fan of change – I usually like things the way they are.
• I am very, very lucky to have the family support system I do. Families like mine are very rare!
• I worry about things a lot. If there is something that is bothering me I will think about it pretty much non-stop. Sometimes there are things that never get resolved and I still think about them today.
• I am a HUGE planner! I like to know well in advance what my plans are – even if my plan is to sit on the couch. It is hard for me to change the plan at the last min. I am pretty much the least spontaneous person ever.
• I love food – I love to share a meal with people. I really prefer to eat out – if I could afford it and it would not make me 300 lbs I would eat out for every meal of the day.
• I have some OCD tendencies. I do not like it when the same color dishes touch each other in my pantry. I also like to make sure that dishes and towels all get their fair chance at being used. (That is a WEIRD ONE!)
• I want everyone to like me. I really don’t like it when people don’t like me unless I don’t want them to like me.
• I will go out of my way to do things for people and show up to things so that people know I care about them. I am almost always there and if I can’t be I will worry about it and think about it constantly.
• I love to laugh. I also have a very weird sense of humor and am easily amused – hence my entertainment by Alex and Dylan and Stephanie. When I am with these people we will laugh about something so hard and everyone around us will look at us like we are crazy because it can the dumbest thing ever.
• I am not patient or tolerant of a lot of things. (this is part of the reason it is good I did not become a teacher like I always wanted to)
• I probably complain too much.

Hum….maybe all of this answers my question to the previous blog. There are so many things – but this list would go on forever. I love my readers and all the people I have in my life! I am looking forward to celebrating turning 30 instead of pushing 30. I will let you know how the ACTUAL turning 30 goes. I wish you were all going to be there – I really do. Thank you for all the support and love you have given me! Photos from the big ass birthday party will be posted soon!

Unlucky in Love

So I think I have decided that this is what my problem is – well at least that is what I am hoping for. I seem to be very unlucky in love. If I meet a guy something always happens – he is too young, too old, he is moving to California in 6 months, gets called by the army to active duty 2 weeks later, or he is just plain weird and stalkery! For real! This pretty much sums up my dating life for the last 5 years. Boo dating! It sucks!

Note – these are all actual scenarios of things that have happened to me and the men that I met. All can of course be elaborated on – but no time for that now.