The Swine flu has officially been eradicated from our house. (Every family member had it at least once, some relapsed twice).
Now, I can focus on more positive things. Here are some ideas for 2010 that I hope will come to fruition.
A new job.
A new baby?
A new home.
Less debt.
Less weight (on my body haha).
Lots of family time (with both my side and the Porters. We didn't get to see nearly enough of my husbands family in 2009).
Lots of time with friends, new and old. I love spending time with the BFF and hope to continue our traditions this year. I'm also looking forward to meeting new friends, maybe people my hubby can go snowboarding with.
I also would like to write a book. I know that ones a little out of left field, but it would be fun!
Be more positive. I am quick to worry and easy to criticize my life, I am really going to work on seeing the good and being hopeful about the future.
I'm not sure all of these will happen in 2010, but I know whatever does happen 2010 is going to be a year to remember.
Today's wish: I wish there was no such thing as the Swine Flu: H1N1.
Yep, I got it! Seriously? I don't leave my house... how did I get the swine flu? I teach the 7 year olds in my church, and three of them have had it. So I guess that is where it came from. It could have been from passing out candy to trick or treaters. But 5 seconds at the door doesn't seem likely. I'm sooo bummed! I've been in my house for three days doing nothing but sleeping and reading. You would think that would be nice, except for the 101 degree fever, constant blowing my nose, not being able to breathe, and cotton mouth.
My mom keeps telling me I'm going to die... Thanks a lot. My dogs don't understand why we haven't been on a walk in the beautiful weather... I'll get better right about the time it decides to snow again. My poor husband hasn't gotten dinner all week, and my house looks like a bomb exploded.
The upside, leftover Halloween candy! Although I can't really taste it, I'm still enjoying it.
So now let’s talk about the swine flu vaccine. I am one of those people that if I get the flu shot, I get sick. If I don't, I'm fine. So with all the drama about the availability of the h1n1 vaccine, I decided not to get it and leave them to the elderly and kiddies. I was sure I wouldn't get sick. hahahah oops! Oh well, let my body build up its immunities the old fashioned way.
With True Blood, Twilight, Vampire Diaries, The Vampire's assistant and more, Vampires are all the rage lately. Not to mention its October, so Halloween fever is in the air. With all of this attention on vampires, I have learned more about them and their lore. And, I've got to be honest, Vampires are pretty cool. Think about it. They move lightning fast, can glamour people into doing pretty much anything, are super strong, and the modern day Vampires have even solved the whole "burned by sunlight" dilemma. My husband also is totally turned on by Vampires. He thinks they are super hot.
Where did my Vampire fetish start? Could it have been Brad Pitt in Interview with a Vampire?
Possibly, but doubtful. While I love me some Brad Pitt, that movie didn't do much for me.
No, I think it was Twilight. The books... not the movie. I seriously read the entire Twilight series in a week. I even called in sick to work one day because I had to finish it. I was in love with Edward Cullen (Not Robert Pattinson, a horrible casting in my opinion. Although Taylor Lautner is super hot, can't wait for New Moon). I think I even started projecting my love of Edward Cullen onto my poor husband.
Next came True Blood. Ok so I didn't love the second season’s storyline. But the first season, how could you not love Vampires? Eric and Bill Compton made sucking blood seem somehow civilized.
Then there is the new CW series Vampire Diaries. It is definitely a CW program (not the greatest acting in the world). But they do a fabulous job of making you lust over the undead bad boy, and hold out hope for the undead clinging to his humanity.
Due to my recent vampire affinity, my husband and I watched "30 days of Night". Those Vampires were, well, just plain creepy. And they couldn't go out in the sun; they literally turned into ash in the sunlight. Not a fan of those particular Vampires.
I think I might want to be Kate Beckinsale in Underworld. I bet my husband wouldn't mind it so much either. Rhona Mitra was also pretty hot in Underworld: Rise of the Lykens. Seriously, these female Vampires are smokin, but more importantly they are fierce. Talk about female liberation!
Although I have stated many times that "I don't want to live past 60"; if I could be a Vampire, I think I could handle living throughout eternity. But I would want to be turned sooner than later, if I'm going to be a Vampire I would like to be a hot 20 something for eternity.
Todays wish: I wish everyone would think of the little things that make us happy, more often.
In ode to todays wish, below is a list of a few little things that make me happy. Hopefully one of these will put a smile on your face as well.
Listening to the sound of my husband breathing as he sleeps next to me.
The look on my dog's face when she returns the ball.
The feeling of sunlight on my face.
Enjoying the company of old friends,who you know love you no matter what.
Making cookies with a child, your mom or your grandmother.
Hearing your favorite song on the radio.
Dancing.
Cuddling up by a fire with a good book.
Stargazer or Day Lilies.
The smell of rain.
A night out on the town.
Thanksgiving with the Porter family.
An ice cold glass of water... mmmm.
Preparing the perfect meal. (ok I haven't accomplished this yet, but it's fun to try.)
Ice cream.
Please feel free to post your favorite little things as well.
Todays wish is that I had a crystal ball. This topic is very controversial. I've heard of people that don't want to know what is ahead, cause they might not like what they see. However, I want to know!
I am in a place in my life where I have no idea what is going to come next. As I told my girlfriends the other night, I could end up a stay at home mom raising 11 kids, or a corporate powerhouse loving my prada shoes and gucci bags as my prosterity.
What state am I going to live in? What career am I going to have? Will I have kids, and if so how many? Will Phil and I be healthy, or have to struggle with disease? Will we be rich or scraping the bucket? Will our dreams ever become a reality?
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGH! Am I the only one who stays awake at night thinking about these things?
I would love to hear what poeple think about this. If any one has any suggestions on how to turn my dreams into a reality, I would love to hear them.
Also, I would love to know how people figure out what they want to be? People ask me all the time, "what do you want to do?" HELLO... if I knew that, don't you think I would be doing it? Do people just fall into careers randomly? I feel like I have a lot going for me and tons of potential. But figuring out what I'm supposed to do with that is giving me analysis paralysis. Any suggestions? You know those tv shows where a person does a different job every episode? I'm wish I could star in one of those, and then at the end America can vote on which one I should continue with.
Phil and I went to the Utah State Fair last Friday. I ate a deep fried candy bar (Snickers), Phil had a corn dog, and to top the night off we went to the Boys II Men concert! By the time we got there, the concert was sold out. But as we were standing around, a guy and his wife came up to us and gave us tickets! 7th row center! They became my new best friends.
It was awesome, we sang every word of every song. They did a section with motown classics, and sang all their hits. I loved it!
We decided Phil should audition to be the new fourth member. Then he can sing and I can travel around with them on tour :)
Todays wish: That I could live in Hawaii with all of my best friends. Ok so it's a cop out of a wish, but I wanted to share my Hawaii pictures. If you read my friends blogs, then you already know that most of us went to Hawaii for Sarah's wedding. It was fabulous!
Sarah looked AMAZING, and her wedding was beautiful. We saw sea turtles, went to the beach every day, went to Pearl Harbor and the Polynesian Cultural Center. I loved every second of it!
I understand that my last posting wasn't even in the year 2009. Therefore, I have decided to take my blog in a new direction. I now have a purpose to my postings, that will hopefully get me to post more frequently. It's called Wishing Well. Every post will discuss a new wish. They can be about anything; consumerism, spirituality, politics, relationships, etc. I'm sure some may be petty and materialistic, but hopefully somewhere there will be a nugget of enlightenment and self improvement.
Today's wish: I wish a little cleaning/organization fairy would bestow her knowledge and motivation on me.
Notice, I didn't say "come clean and organize my home for me". I get much more satisfaction and appreciation if I do it myself. What I want is her knowledge. I want that basic instinctual reaction of "a place for everything, and everything in it's place". Oh how happy I would be if that motto could manifest itself in my home.
The second part of the wish is motivation. Do you ever have those days when you start cleaning, and you physically can't stop until every blind is dusted, and every crack has been run through with a toothpick? I have. But who has the time to clean that thoroughly as often as it needs it? Ok, I'll be honest, I probably haven't had as many of those obsessive deep cleaning days in my life as I should. I am not a dirty person, but clutter seems to be mortal enemy. I would like to have the motivation to perform one of those deep cleaning sessions once a week. However, if I had that motivation, my home probably wouldn't need to be deep cleaned quite as often.
As I sit here typing away about wishing for organization, I am looking around my living room / office / dining room on the verge of screaming! Oh little fairy... Where are you?
