Completely Unnecessary

The following things I have encountered in my lifetime that I find completely unnecessary....

- The express lane at Shop N Save when there is only 1 checker in the other 12 lanes.
- The need for my boss to constantly remind me that the designer before me was better in certain areas than I am.
- The tags on pillows, sheets, blankets and towels.
- The people on the side of the road with large signs telling me of a specific location that is going out of business.
- Anchovies
- Child proof latches on the Black Pepper tin
- Walmart greeters (granted, it is providing someone a task that makes them feel needed and important - but sometimes....I don't want anyone welcoming me into the store.)
- A swingset without swings.
- A shared wall with a neighbor that takes late night showers. (I'm over it and glad she's gone, but even 9:15pm showers still kindof annoy me. I want my own place.)
- Calamari
- A 3 credit course to teach me how to be a better college student. (and receiving a B in it??)
- People who have to rev their engines while driving through a neighborhood.

...I am sure in my lifetime I have mentioned others, when I remember them - I will add to this list.

An Enlightening Experience

I went on my first field trip (as an adult) Friday to the zoo with a massive amount of pre-teens. My son has always begged me to come to school parties and field trips and I have been unable to get away from work. Well, I thought to myself - life is too short and he's growing up quick, I need to take advantage of this invitation and take off work.

When I arrived at the school in the morning, it was complete chaos. There were teachers scrambling for information and kids anxious to get on their buses. I thought many times, "What did I get myself into?" Once everyone was on their specified bus, we were off to the zoo. Who knew that "The Wheels on the Bus" was still the song of choice amongst 6th graders in 2010.

When we arrived to the zoo, my 6 kids found me (3 girls, and 3 boys - 1 of the boys included my son). It was raining, but it still ended up being a fun trip. For a majority of the trip, my group used the word "Miss" in front of my name and told me how pretty I was. (always a plus!) I learned some new phrases and actually saying, "O-M-G!" when seeing a cute animal was quite popular. At the end of the day - I was told that they wished I could be their field trip teacher every field trip. All in all, it was an enlightening experience and I enjoyed myself quite a bit.

Celebrate Life

This weekend was a weekend about celebrating. Celebrating friendships. Celebrating birthdays. Celebrating togetherness. Birthday's are a big deal to me and whenever anyone I know has a birthday - I love helping them celebrate. Birthday's are a celebration of life...and this is just what we did. We celebrated.



Celebrate.

Toast.

Dance.

Love.

Party.

Sing.

Reminisce.

Laugh.

Smile.

Cheers.