Logging onto my Facebook the other day, I noticed that I had been tagged in a note from a friend. It was titled "25 Random Things" and it listed some fun facts about my friend.
It really caught on. More and more friends were tagging me for the note and spilling their guts for all of Facebook to see. There were some pretty deep dark secrets. I'm all for honesty, but some of these were a little past what I would spill on Facebook.
I resisted as long as I could, but I finally gave in. I ended up being really honest and telling things that were not deep or dark, but very insightful things.
One of things I put on my list was that I always feel average and never feel like I'm great at anything no matter how hard I try. My friend Mae told me that we could be average together. How cool is that?
I said that my husband showed up at the darkest point in my life and brought my sunshine back. He told me that was sweet but didn't get too involved as he had a horrific hangover.
It was really nice to let out some of my strengths and weaknesses that others might not see. And I'll always have someone to be average with... : )
About Serena
- Serena
- Indiana, Midwest, United States
- Have you ever had the feeling that you are just playing grown-up? As a 32 year old (now divorced!) woman (and now a single mommy!) I feel like that all the time. Did I miss the Life for Dummies book that everyone else got?
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Lazy Is My Middle Name
So much has happened since I last took the time to grace this blog with my presence (yeah right, grace and I don't go together. Ever.) and update. I guess all I say in my defense is that I've been busy and lazy, and that is truly a bad combo.
We went to Germany in November and had the greatest time. His grandma's birthday party was phenomenal even though I didn't understand 98% of what was said. We ate, drank, danced, and played games that made us all laugh and me blush. (Don't ask, all I can say is there was a game involving my husband's second cousin, very small safety pins, and me blindfolded. The goal was to find the pins only by touch. Three guesses where they put those pins! The memory still embarrasses the hell out of me!)
We really did have a wonderful time in Slovenia and met almost all of his family on his mom's side! As an added bonus, we got to stay in the coolest bed and breakfast ever. It was nestled in the mountain (literally in the mountain) and had the most unbelievable view! I can honestly say that I've never had so much beer in my life. My mother-in-law and sister-in-law got together and cut most of my hair off and colored it mahogany. I was smiled at and taught small words and phrases in German and Slovenian. Did I mention I have never had so much beer in my life?
The holidays came and went and things were really nice. We had several days of Christmas celebrations and it was all very nice. I had to work for New Years and ended up ringing in 2009 by doing vent rounds because I forgot to look up at the clock. I started the year in Module 2, being spacey and forgetful. I wonder if that is any indication of how this year will go....
The hubby and I were planning on trying to quit smoking as part of our "get healthy so we can procreate" initiative. We went to our respective doctors, got prescriptions for Chantix, and started the meds with high hopes. We were doing quite well with the exception of our incredibly short tempers. Until he lost his job.
He had been miserable at work since he started there but was suffering in silence. At least towards his co-workers, I wasn't so lucky. I caught the daily rant/venting session. And trust me, it was daily. They weren't too happy that he bothered to stand up for himself, so they came up with a b.s. reason (that they refused to show proof of) and fired him. He was bummed the rest of the day but got out there and found something else the very next day. It's much less money and part-time, but I really think that it happened for a reason. He's been wanting to go to school and maybe this happened to light a fire under him. We'll just have to see where this path leads us!
We also joined a gym the day before his evil employer decided to let him go. He was stressed that we wouldn't be able to afford it, but I strongly feel that we deserve it. We should take the time and money to make ourselves healthier. It has led me to finding a new love in my life, yoga. Now I finally understand it when people say that exercise makes you feel better! It always made me feel tired, sore, and crabby but yoga has shown me that it can make you feel great too! Bonus: maybe I'll get a little sleeker too!
We're just falling into our routine after all the craziness that was previously mentioned. It's fine with me, I have a huge queue to watch on the DVR and the pets are loving actually having us around and not running like crazy people. All in all, things are ok. : )
We went to Germany in November and had the greatest time. His grandma's birthday party was phenomenal even though I didn't understand 98% of what was said. We ate, drank, danced, and played games that made us all laugh and me blush. (Don't ask, all I can say is there was a game involving my husband's second cousin, very small safety pins, and me blindfolded. The goal was to find the pins only by touch. Three guesses where they put those pins! The memory still embarrasses the hell out of me!)
We really did have a wonderful time in Slovenia and met almost all of his family on his mom's side! As an added bonus, we got to stay in the coolest bed and breakfast ever. It was nestled in the mountain (literally in the mountain) and had the most unbelievable view! I can honestly say that I've never had so much beer in my life. My mother-in-law and sister-in-law got together and cut most of my hair off and colored it mahogany. I was smiled at and taught small words and phrases in German and Slovenian. Did I mention I have never had so much beer in my life?
The holidays came and went and things were really nice. We had several days of Christmas celebrations and it was all very nice. I had to work for New Years and ended up ringing in 2009 by doing vent rounds because I forgot to look up at the clock. I started the year in Module 2, being spacey and forgetful. I wonder if that is any indication of how this year will go....
The hubby and I were planning on trying to quit smoking as part of our "get healthy so we can procreate" initiative. We went to our respective doctors, got prescriptions for Chantix, and started the meds with high hopes. We were doing quite well with the exception of our incredibly short tempers. Until he lost his job.
He had been miserable at work since he started there but was suffering in silence. At least towards his co-workers, I wasn't so lucky. I caught the daily rant/venting session. And trust me, it was daily. They weren't too happy that he bothered to stand up for himself, so they came up with a b.s. reason (that they refused to show proof of) and fired him. He was bummed the rest of the day but got out there and found something else the very next day. It's much less money and part-time, but I really think that it happened for a reason. He's been wanting to go to school and maybe this happened to light a fire under him. We'll just have to see where this path leads us!
We also joined a gym the day before his evil employer decided to let him go. He was stressed that we wouldn't be able to afford it, but I strongly feel that we deserve it. We should take the time and money to make ourselves healthier. It has led me to finding a new love in my life, yoga. Now I finally understand it when people say that exercise makes you feel better! It always made me feel tired, sore, and crabby but yoga has shown me that it can make you feel great too! Bonus: maybe I'll get a little sleeker too!
We're just falling into our routine after all the craziness that was previously mentioned. It's fine with me, I have a huge queue to watch on the DVR and the pets are loving actually having us around and not running like crazy people. All in all, things are ok. : )
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