Our neighbors

I have been reading a blog for a while now. Its a fairly well known blog that gets a lot of comments. I like reading it, its entertaining, interesting and exciting. Right now the lady who writes the blog is pregnant, she has told everyone previously that she is on happy medication and is going to continue taking that medication. That is great, if that is what will keep her sane and it doesn't hurt the baby that is awsome. I have read a lot of comments posted on the blog and I have come to the conclusion that it appears that a lot of people from across the border are on medication! I mean alot, every second comment it seemed was thanking her for her inspiration to stand up for herself to those who don't agree with her taking meds and those comments stating they were going to keep on theirs. I don't have a problem with taking meds or anything like that I just find it extremely interesting the amount of people who are on them! What is going on over there that people need to be on a thousand different medications I wonder?!

Speaking of pregnancy, I know so many people who either are pregnant now, or just had a baby. There is a lot of them these days! A couple of them were only married for like a month before getting pregnant. Nothing wrong with that but people are getting busy fast with this whole baby thing! In a sad way I am not one of those people, not for a least another year or so. To all of you who are gasping at the fact that I said it was sad I was not one of them...I do like children and want them, I just have to wait because life is too hectice at the moment to take on kids and everything else!

Christmas

Normally I am not a huge fan of Christmas. What gets me the most is the commercialism that goes along with the holidays. It has gotten to be that people lose whats really important about Christmas and all those people think about is how much money can I spend this year, and the teenagers get greedier and greedier every year and wonder how many presents can I milk out of my parents. Now there are a few people I have come across who are not wrapped up in the capitalism of it all, but for the majority I find that this is what Christmas has come to. For me, Christmas is about family, friends, food and a few drinks. Sure I like to buy presents for people but its more like how much can I buy for as little as possible. For me the joy is watching people open up gifts I bought them, its not about how much money can I spend. Its been more difficult to incorporate the family aspect as my family does not live near me, but last year, our first Christmas away from home, was great. We hung out at friends house and a great time. I am sure this Christmas will be much easier emotionally due to the fact that we now know what Christmas away from home is like, that and we have great friends that are like family here to hang out with.

Though I am not fan, this holiday season is starting out great. I was in the Christmas parade collecting change for the local soup kitchens and homeless shelter and it was fantastic. The feeling of helping out others is amazing. Not that I haven't out people before and I am just discovering this feeling for the first time, I am not, but I haven't helped out in way like this during the holidays. I really enjoyed it. The smile on people's faces knowing that they are doing something amazing was great to be a part of. I am also involved in helping out local families who cannot have Christmas by baking them goodies and buying them small things here and there. Also so much fun. I think this year and the holidays to come I would rather focus on those who are not less fortunate than others. Again not that I don't want to do it all the time, I try to help out when I can but during the holidays it makes it extra special. I feel like I can really give more than normal at this time.

Merry Christmas to everyone...a little premature but why not its almost that time!

hello??

Hello, is there anyone home?! I have an essay due Wednesday night, it is Tuesday at 220 and I have a paragraph written. Where is my brain when I need it. I wrote one essay in 24 hours and that seemed relatively easy..now what?! I really need my brain to start working. I am starting to freak out!!

Sunday rambles

Isn't a little early for Christmas decorations?? They have started to put them in the mall, it is the middle of November people!! Some people have their lights up on their house already, well that is not the worst part, they have them turned on!! I am not as much of as a scrooge as I appear to be, I promise but now that the decorations are all up what will people do in the actual month of Christmas?

This semester is kicking my ass. I am not doing as good as I had hoped. The silver lining: I am not failing and I am almost done this school buisness. I cannot wait to just get a job and make money and join the rest of society!

I want to go away somewhere warm for Christmas, unfortunately that will not happen, maybe next year!

Rain rain go away
come back another day!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Happy Halloween everyone!! I love halloweeen. When I was younger my brother and I would dress up and go trick or treating for hours. We knew all the best neighborhoods who had the most and best candy. At home we would dump our candy out, sort it and then start the trade business. Before bed mom let us have a peice of candy, highlight of the night. Halloween is not the same anymore. The best candy has now been deemed dangerous and it seems kids get less and less each year. I used to have to carry two pillow sacks around. I am telling you, I cashed in with candy. In my teens, trick or treating was still ok to do, dressed up in silly costumes, sang for our treats then went to a Halloween party to see who had the best costume. As an adult trick or treating is no longer allowed, unless accompanied by a child, and dressing up is less likely unless going to an event, which does not always happen. It is also more stressful to pick a costume than when you were a kid. The possibilties were endless when you were a kid, now it seems that our choices as adults are limited. At any rate this year I will be dressing up and going to a halloween party. The decision making process was difficult but I managed to figure out a fun costume.

I am not a fan of scary costumes, I think Halloween should be about the fun and silliness of it all, not to scare the living crap out of someone. I also like to hand out Halloween candy. Not something that is fun when you are a kid but as an adult I appreciate the fun of it. Its fun to look at all the kids costumes, see what creative ideas their little minds come up with. I have also developed a love for walking around a neighborhood to look at the kids costumes. I doubt no one will come to my house for candy so this is the opportunity I must take to get a look at the cute kids running around with pillow sacks screaming the famous Trick or Treat!

Have a fun and safe Halloween!

Today...

Today I am sitting at home in my jammies enjoying the rainy day and a day off school.

Today I talked to my mom. I miss her alot. I wish I spent more time with her before I moved. I am thankful however for the fact our relationship has grown. I am quite proud of her as she continues to improve her life. I am also excited that she is finally getting a computer so I can send her pictures of my new life.

Today I am a little sad that the trees have lost their leaves as I love the fall colors. It is nice outside today despite the rain, I wish that it was always that colorful outside. I love this time of year, not too hot to wear a sweater but just cold enough to need a sweater.