Drum roll please......this is my 100th blog of 2011! According to some (one) this does not make me a real blogger yet......BUT I am pretty proud of the accomplishment. Just think....100 blogs about absolutely nothing! I guess that makes me the Seinfeld of blogs!
My baby boy....who just happens to be 15 went on his first date last night! They went to her house and then went to karaoke. And when I asked him how the date went, he said AWESOME! When I asked what they did.....he said....talk! I remember those dates where you were just so into the person you were with that all you wanted to do was talk. Luckily they didn't get so lost in conversation that they missed curfew (Z knows that is a deal breaker in any further talks, dates, or being let out of the house at all after 4:30 in the afternoon!) So...date one down, and my hair is still in tact and I didn't even need to drink heavily to get through it.
Speaking of dates.....sort of.....I had an interesting conversation yesterday with someone about past men in our lives and if we could, if we would lose some of them. It really got me to thinking. If you ask me off the top of my head how many guys I dated/dated, I would say just a few. On closer inspection though.....there were actually a few more than a few. Most of them....I still know where they are. Some I am actually friends with on fb, a couple have left this world and a couple I have absolutely no idea where they are.
Honestly.....most of the guys I have dated in the past, I have fairly fond memories of. Obviously at some point there were issues or we wouldn't have broken up/grown apart. A couple of my past relationships became pretty intense and complicated and for those very reasons the relationship just imploded. There was also the fact that in my younger years I was very insecure, I didn't trust people very easily and I oozed immaturity. That was not the makings for a great relationship. Add to that most of the guys I went out with had their own baggage and you can kinda sorta see a pattern growing here. Still though....I had a lot of fun over the years. There were lake trips, late night donut runs, late night bowling, family trips, trip trips, parties, movie marathons, soccer games. a couple of marriage proposals, and yes.....ever-lasting conversations. Out of all of that.....I must admit that I was left with at least one broken heart....several broken ego's, and only one that actually broke me. But even the one that broke me.....I can't say I regret. Because of that relationship.....I have a son, I learned to stand on my own two feet and I learned to never ever let another man lay a hand on me. I came out of that relationship much stronger than I went in. So no....there is not a past relationship I would lose. Each one in their own way....helped to make me the woman I am today....and I am good with that!
These gentlemen also helped to prepare me for the man that I eventually fell in love with and married. By the time I met Tim.....all the others had softened my rough edges, taught me what most guys like, what most guys hate and how to hit a happy medium. I am sure Tim appreciated the help guys! Thanks! Hope I was able to do the same for some of you all! LOL
Honestly as I said before....taking a quick walk down memory lane last night, the past was kind of fun. There are times I will never forget; times I think I would like to forget; and most likely times that it is just as well I have forgotten. Still though....there are none that in hindsight I would just kick to the curb. As dating goes.....I actually think I did pretty okay for myself. I just hope that Z does too. With any luck....maybe he will end up with a nice girl.....just like his mother. Did I just feel a cosmic cringe?
And so.....I must now kick start my day. I think I will end my 100th blog with a song dedicated to all the men I've loved before! Here is Photographs and Memories by one of my favorite singers....Jim Croce! Have a happy Saturday!
I would like to begin today's blog by thanking our military. They do so much and honestly....get so little in return for keeping us safe and making sure that our freedom stays in tact. Last night....it was proclaimed loud and clear that Osama Bin Laden had been killed and that his body was in American hands. Much of the media talk was about credit. Was it the Bush Administration who deserved the credit or the Obama Administration? Possibly it was a joint effort? Wrong on all accounts. Neither administration should take the credit. The credit belongs soley to our military. If not for them.... Bin Laden would still be at large.
Although many throughout the world are rejoicing that this terrorist of mass proportions is dead, I have to wonder what this means. Is the world suddenly a safer place with his demise or are there many others out there just waiting to take his place and come after us with a vengeance? Granted...we cannot fear retaliation when doing what is right....but even being right has it's pitfalls and I do fear that we have not heard the last from Al qaeda. I hope with all my heart that our current administration pulls national security in tightly and keeps their eyes and ears open for some time to come. Perhaps though....maybe this is the beginning of the end for this particular terrorist regime. Maybe the infrastructure will start to crumble with the taking of this leader. This nation can only hope. All I know for sure is....he is dead and we have the brave men and women of our military to thank. Thank you one and all!
And now....on to our regularly scheduled Monday.
Welcome to a new week! And so it begins! I was right Friday when I said I thought the weekend would fly by. It did....in record time. I started cleaning Friday night. I cleaned all day Saturday (at least the part that I wasn't out running) and from the time I got home from church Sunday (after blogging of course), until almost bedtime last night. I am not doing the kiss and promise type cleaning either....I am doing the full on move every piece of furniture, take down every curtain kind. I will NOT leave for MO or any place else and know that I am coming home to a dirty house. I wouldn't enjoy one second of my trip knowing that dust bunnies would be greeting me on my arrival home.
I think I might have mentioned a time or two about how much I hate to clean....and the only thing I hate worse is a dirty house. Crazy....right? A dirty house just drives me to the brink of insanity....causing me in turn....to drive everyone else there. I have been trying to justify hiring someone to come in and clean for me, but I just haven't quite made it there yet. I have several that have said they would do it, but the financial justification hasn't quite hit my complete and total frustration yet. I am sure however....that soon....very soon, the two will meet head on.
Aside from cleaning this weekend, there were other things going on. Z had his Esprit tryouts Friday night and he will know tonight whether he made it or not. Saturday he had state choir competition where they came out with a 1 (the highest score you can get). Z was so excited. Tonight is Catapalooza. It is the high school spring concert. Z has a special act where he does a solo. He is doing The Mortician's Daughter by Black Veil Brides. It is actually a beautiful song and he is being backed up by two really talented kids. I plan on recording it and if my camera skills are good enough...I might just share. Of course....technology and I are seldom friends....so we will have to see what happens. Oh.... and did I mention......I am over half way to being a REAL blogger. LOL I have over 5000 blog views. Take that Miss Blog Snob! Now if I can just get to 1000 postings! snicker
We are now officially in the last month of school. WOW! It seems like school just started and then we jumped to Christmas.....now it is May! If I thought time zoomed by up until now....I best be holding onto my hat because things are really taking off from here. Between the tons of cheesecakes I am doing (graduation, communion and confirmation....with a bridal shower thrown in for good measure), we also have a couple of graduations to go to, finals, the spring play, David's IEP, and getting this trip planned for MO. Throw into all of this finishing up cleaning my house, getting my yard in shape....oh.....and work and I may just have to cut out sleeping until June. I am thinking that is the only way to fit it all into the limited time I have. It makes me tired just thinking about it! Sigh!
Today is suppose to be cloudy and chilly. Maybe not as bad as yesterday....but still not very springy. I know I should quit weather complaining.....because before long it is going to be a 100 degrees with 80% humidity and that isn't going to make me happy either. I am just tired of the drearies. And when we don't have the drearies....then we have 60 mph winds which continue to threaten my fence, my potted plants and all the branches in my already precariously old trees. Of course....this is typical KS weather and being that I have lived in KS the better part of my life.....I probably should be pretty familiar with the hit and miss weather patterns of the state. Still....a few high 70 degree days with only a light breeze and abundant sunshine would be glorious and a great boost to my sagging emotional status. Ahhhh well!
It didn't take much thought when it came to today's video. Number one.....I am a huge Trace Adkins fan....and let's just say he isn't too bad to look at either. I guess you know you have made it as a star when you get to star in a video with the Muppets. This video makes me laugh every time I see it. So have a wonderful Monday as I leave you with Trace Adkins and Brown Chicken Brown Cow!
