Just back from the Vet...

Skunk Fu got his front claws removed this week. He's still recovering. I just wanted an excuse to post another picture. :)

Housesitting

Well, I'm 2 days into my housesitting adventure. haha, not really an "adventure", in fact it's REALLY boring. I agreed to watch my boss's house and take care of their dog (ADORABLE little Shiba Inu) for a week while she and her family are in Florida. Not much to do out there other than play with the dog, but I am appreciating some time away from my life. By that I mean it's nice to have time to enjoy the quiet and hear your own thoughts. I tried to explain that to Brian and I think he got a little offended at the fact that I'm enjoying being away from him!! :) Of course I explained what I meant, and he gets it. It makes me realize how chaotic my life would be with kids...10x more so then it is now. You wouldn't really have too many quiet moments. I don't know, I guess I've just been thinking about the choices I've made and the way I choose to live my life, and the things that are important to me. And I realize I'm happy. Truly. Somehow I have managed to create this life that keeps getting better. And that's not to say that things are ever perfect,because they're not, nor will they ever be, but it's my state of mind that's changed. I spent a couple of years really worried about what other people thought I should be doing instead of doing what made me happy. And then I realized that my life is just that...mine. Something else I realized is that nothing else in the world makes me happier than sharing my life. Let me help you, hug you, laugh with you, and you may not realize it but it feeds my soul. People are what I live for because I see myself in the eyes of every person I come across. Sometimes even my friends have a hard time with this. They see me doing favors, helping without expecting anything back, or doing things for free, and say I am being taken advantage of. HOW can that be possible when I get SO MUCH out of it? It makes me happy. In the words of MLK, "We are inevitably our brothers’ keeper.”
Anyway, what I wanted to do since I had this moment of clarity, was encourage you to just take a quiet moment to think about what makes you truly happy. If you're not doing it, then do something to take at least a teeny step towards it, and DON'T forget about it. DON'T put your happiness on the back burner because your job as a person, as a citizen of this earth, is to reach your full potential, and be happy, and to spread that joy to others. The only person responsible for holding you back is you.
At least that's my thought for the day. I may completely and utterly wrong, and that's OK!
:)
Have a great week.
xoxo

PS: Brian started back at school this week. Taking 3 Psych. classes and a Stats class. Baseball practice should start soon. He's gonna be a busy guy. I'll make sure to take lots of pictures at his 1st game, and I'll post a couple. Also, his status this year is FINALLY Senior! One more year left...then on to grad school. :)

David's 24th Birthday

I've taken a long time to post pictures, but better late than never, right?! We were in Cedar Rapids January 3rd-5th for my little brothers 24th birthday celebration. We went out to dinner, and then to see his friend, Nassor, sing (he was REALLY good). We had a great weekend just catching up. They had just gotten an adorable little Australian Shepard puppy, named Max. He was sweet, and lots of fun to play with!

Things are FINALLY calming down after Christmas. Well, I'm housesitting for a week, and THEN they will be calm...and I'm not leaving my house for a month!!!!

xoxo

Introducing...

Skunk Fu!

Skunk Fu is the 16 week old kitten we just adopted. He is full of energy, and absolutly adorable (the picture doesn't do him justice). He seems to be adjusting to our home, and he is a joy to have around!

2009

We made it through another year! 2008 was great, but the potential for 2009 is AMAZING! We have a new president in office, and one can only hope that many positive changes will be made.

Brian and I spent New Years Eve with his Grandma in her assisted living facility here in Rockford. Just a quiet dinner, and then we went home. We did make it until midnight though, and this picture was taken at exactly 12:00~~~