So, I'm not so good at keeping up with writing stuff.  If I had more time, I could be more creative and actually write something that would be worthwhile to read.

J. and I are doing OK on the WW plan.  I don't know exactly how well because our scale is on the fritz!*lol*  But, some of my shirts are fitting better and so are J.'s.   We'll get around to checking weight this weekend.

Nothing else is really new. Still working in the same job, still living in the same house.  I'm learning new crochet stuff, and will be trying my hand at crocheting a shawl using filet stitch - it's basically a lace-type stitching and really pretty.   I'm also making a baby blanket for a friend, but I'm not really happy with how it's turning out, so I think I'll have to frog it.   But I've got a good idea about how to make it look better, so I'll try that.   Oh, and a coworker asked me yesterday if I would make a little baby blanket for one of her friends that just had a premie baby.  She's gonna pick out some really soft yarn and bring it in for me. I'll make a quick one, just using a straight pattern.

Well that's all for now, I guess.

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I've never been one to wish that I was a kid again.  Being an adult has certain freedoms that I don't really care to give up.  However, I've recently re-discovered that life as an adult is too complicated.  It's more complicated than it needs to be, in my opinion.

How I wish that things were simple.  Salespeople shouldn't need to lie or exaggerate to sell a product; the product should be worth selling honestly.  Town laws shouldn't be made that essentially prevent people from giving land to their children, or make it hard to split land between more than one child to inherit.

I wish people would mean what they say. I wish products were made to last.  I wish people would honor their commitments.

How'd we all get to be so dishonest with each other?

Hi.

Yeah, it's been awhile, hasn't it? I've gotten off the blogging path because there's so much other things I need to be doing, but I think I'll try to get back into it. Gonna change the look so I really feel like it's a new start.

Welcome to 2009. It's a little late for "Happy New Year!" but there it is

What happened to me in 2008? 
Well... We went on a trip in July to celebrate our 1yr Anniversary. J. and I decided that since we'd never watched fireworks together, we'd celebrate a week early and go to Niagara Falls over the July 4th weekend.  It was a blast!! I've got pics up on my Flickr account, so go check it out if you want

I'm on Facebook now, and I do still check my mySpace at least once/week.

I've joined an online community that is focused on Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, and have made a lot of friends there.  My brother and J. also are members - it's my brother's fault we read the books and joined the site at all 

Christmas was good- my brother was up for a few weeks from MD.  He's stationed down there right now.  Mom and Dad got a Wii and my brother bought them Guitar Hero, with 2 guitars so they can play together! Mom also bought my dad a hunting game for it, and Harvest Moon for herself They're still looking for the Zelda game, because my Dad loves those!

I got a new game for my DS system- Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness, and I got addicted... then I got J. addicted so much so, that we went out and bought a new DS system and another game so he'd stop stealing mine!!!  How sad, huh??

Looking ahead...
J. and I are taking a trip to Washington D.C. this May.  J.'s never been, so it's pretty exciting! We'll also get to see my brother, if he's still down there, and we're meeting up with some other people from the WoT website that are around that area, too   We're driving down, which will be fun! I can't wait to go see the Zoo again!

All things baby-related are on hold We have to fix up this house and try to sell it. I really don't want to have a baby in this house, but if too much time goes by, we may do some rearranging and start a family anyway. This house is just too small.  We *could* have a baby here, but it's just not ideal. So, we're waiting.  For better or worse

Oh job stuff! I knew I was forgetting something ...
J.'s job is going well, keeping him busy and all that.   My job, on the other hand... Well, I'll just say that I do my job, I do it well and to the best of my ability, but I don't love it anymore.  I really don't even like it. *shrugs* If it wasn't for the people around me here, I'd be completely disgruntled.  It's funny, I go through stages of dislike, different degrees, if you will... One month it's "okay" and I can deal with it. The next month, I'm completely over it and just want out.  Bah.

So, my life is going well. All in all, I'm content, I'm waiting for new things to come around. I know God's got plans for my life with J. and I know we aren't supposed to be in this house, in this town for the rest of our lives. I'm starting to get impatient .... but I know I can wait for God's timing.

"There are no good days and no bad days, only days of grace...grace to enjoy what is happening and grace to endure what is happening...only days of grace" --Graham Cooke

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