Oh MoDot, how I loathe thee!

I am sure there are many that could sympathize with my post tonight. From what I hear I was one of the fortunate ones. It only took me 2 hours to get to work. There are a few that I work with that were sitting in traffic for 3-4 hours! As much as I like my "me" time in the morning, today was a little more than I wanted. Not only did I have to pee, but I was almost out of gas! I guess I should have listened to the lady at the gas station when I got my coffee. She told me to use the bathroom but I didn't think it would be that bad, plus I didn't think I would run out of gas! So would MoDot have reimbursed me for new seats when I pissed every where or paid for my hospital bills when I froze to death because I ran out of gas? Nooooo! Because it was ultimately my fault. But seriously, the roads were crap and this morning should not have been as bad as it was. I started training someone today, but had to put it off for a few hours so I could do work for those people that were later than me. Then I had to cancel my hair cut appt tonight because it took me 2 hours to get home. Got to love working in St Louis! Staying home tomorrow?  I guess we will see!

Old friends vs new friends

Hmmm! How to start this blog?  Well the idea came from a night out and the things/post that led up to it! Girls and drama. They are pretty much one in the same. I know over several years experience that if you get a group of girls together, over time there is drama! I have old friends and new friends and each one brings a different thing to the table. There is one girl that I have been friends with since preschool. I have a pic of us sitting on my front porch for the first day of preschool and then another one on the first day of highschool. Who else can show that?. We have taken different paths over the years, but NEVER lost touch. That is amazing! 29 years of friendship and we have always been friends. Every birthday party, graduation, celebration we have been there for each other. I know how lucky I am! That is something I will brag about till the day I die. I love that girl with all my heart!  But not all friendships are that easy. We form many throughout our lives. Some are great and we hit it off from the beginning and others fade out before it even has a chance to grow. But what I do think is that if you say you are someone's friend, that means something and it means that you will be there for that person and whatever happens. If by chance that friendship ends or crosses a speed bump, you don't quit on them or disrespect them. That is the way it is. Like it or not, live up to it! New friends have a chance to form a bond and understanding. It is a little shaky from the beginning but some have a lot of potential to be something great! I love my old friends, but I have made a few VERY good new friends and i just hope they like me for who I am. AHHH. Enough said at 230 in the morning! LOL!

The wonders of vinegar and knowing that you are THAT old

Well another year has passed  and I am another year older! Ding Ding it's a new year, new resolutions, promises and  a new age! How funny that things have changed since I have gotten older and have kids.  It's not even the age that matters the most, it's the kids!  Serioulsy, kids bring Christmas back and all the joy/stress that comes with it. However, it also brings back the undeniable fact that we are getting OLD! Yes, we really are! I plan on sharing this experience with my close friends, and to the rest ....let me know how denial feels!

Every stage of life has a purpose and I truly think I have lived mine to the fullest so far, I have entered the next stage not too long ago but it took me awhile to understand it and live by it.  I never want to be that mom that only gets excited over the colors of my curtains or what I am making for dinner, but I do want to focus on what is the best for my kids while they are growing up.  Game on when they are grown!

It made me think of this yesterday when I posted a comment on FB about laundry detergent. I thought to myself how times have changed! Thank god FB wasnt around during my partying days!

I hope that I am lucky enough to grow old with some very good friends, my husband and kids that still appreciate me and love me. Good luck to you all :)

New Year's Resolutions

Everyone makes them and some hold up while others don't have a chance! Well, I want to share mine. I plan on trying to hold up each one of mine to the best of my ability, but we will see! Let me lay them out for you so maybe you can help me!
1. Get back to working out.  This is the most common New Years resolution, but I HAVE to make it mine. I remember getting the best compliment ever at Sarah Blinds house that i looked great after having 2 kids and now I am ashamed how I look. Stress and alcohol have played a big part and I will not lie about that! I was stressed before, but I know that exercising helped to ease a lot of that, so I need to get back to it!  Anyone willing to help motivate me would be greatly appreciated!
2. Be nicer. I try and I try but I think some times my meds aren't working! LOL! I cant help how bad people get on my nerves and I need to not care and not let it bother me.  In the BIG picture, it doesn't matter!
3. Be a better mother. I have been so depressed lately because my babies are growing up. I get stressed by them A LOT, but I would totally have another one if it wasn't for the fact that it is expensive! Kenny and I make decent money and having 2 kids in daycare has wiped us out! If we had another, someone would have to quit their job and that would be Kenny since I make more than him and carry the insurance.  Could you imagine Kenny as a stay at home dad? Holy crap!
4. Say less cuss words. Sorry but that comes with the stress. *uck...maybe yoga would fix a lot for me!
5.Drink less. Drinking has added to my weight gain. Less liquor, less pounds!

Thanks for listening everyone!  Love ya! Happy New Year and make sure your hopes and wishes come true!

The Christmas Craze!

Buy, wrap, buy, wrap. Give, receive, give receive. Mess! Excitement! Exhaustion! Sadness!Regret! All of these things are a part of the Christmas craze! One thing or another has left you feeling one of these things! I love the holidays and Christmas with my kids is one of the best things ever! I finally felt the feeling that I did when I was once a kid, and it is something I dont ever want to lose. That is why I feel excitement and sadness at the same time. I told Kenny this morning that it was going to be an emotional day. He was worried that I was pregnent, but it was just because I am an emotional person and at  Christmas I get overwhelmed with happiness.  It was so funny how freaked out Kenny was about having a 3rd baby. He made me take a prego test, didnt believe it so I had to quit drinking and quit smoking until aunt flo visited last night. So funny! He was worried he would have to put up with me for another 18 years instead of 15! 
Anyway....Christmas time brings about so many different feelings and most are good. I hope if this is your first Christmas dealing with a loss, you find comfort in your other family and friends that are still here for you. Buying gifts and traveling from place to place is crazy, but would it really feel like Christmas if we werent doing these things?  Wake up, shower, drive, open gifts, go home, wake up, showe, drive, open gifts, go home. wake up,  open gifts, shower, drive, open gifts, visit, leave, open gifts, eat, leave. That was our past three days. Crazy?  Yes. But I wouldnt change a thing!!!!!!

A list of things you should re-think before you do

We all know we shouldn't do these things but for one reason or another we make these BAD decisions.
Hindsight is 20 20 but they don't make glasses for that! These are my top ten things I should have reconsidered.:

1. After a night out of drinking, clean off the back window before you drive to the store. You will get pulled over because of the window not being cleaned off and then get busted for drinking..

2. Don't play card games with people you don't know. Because you will always lose.

3. Don't try to call an ex after 10 years because you think they want to talk to you.

4. Don't try to hit someone with a ding dong. It can be a deadly weapon!

5.Don't decide it is time to tell your boss how you feel under paid and over used when its time to get your raise.

6. Don't write something in your blog that can relate to somebody at work that reads your blog.  It might backfire.

7.  Dont  say you are on your way when you are really at happy hour

8. Dont try to out fart someone, you might end up with dirty pants!

9.  Dont try to whisper in a valley. .Everyone can hear you!

10. Dont try to moon someone on the highway when you have a pimple on your ass.

Please don't ask me no questions and I will tell you no lies. Please take into consideration I was young, stupid or under the influence. Consider how you want to live your lives!

Drama

We all know the word and most of us hate it! I think it is way over used these days, but a lot of the times it is still an appropriate term for things going on. I am soooo guilty and I felt like this was the place to confess. As much as I really do hate drama, one way or another i get pulled into it. Some people don't think that what they are doing or saying causes drama, but that usually means it does.  Something that I have realized and tried to remember is that all of my friends have different opinions, different likes and different personalities. I like each friend because of who they are and what they contribute to our friendship. No one is perfect and no one is going to think or feel exactly the same that I do about things and I try to always respect that and remember that. If I am being honest....I have to admit that I forget that sometimes.  I need to realize that not everyone is going to like everything about me and that is ok. As long as you like me as a friend, we are good.  So many people get chips on their shoulder's because someone isn't exactly what they think is normal or like themselves and I know I am guilty of that. Then we talk about it to someone else and before we know it....there is drama. that is one of my new year's resolutions. I am going to try and appreciate all of my friends for who they are, appreciate their differences and respect their boundaries. If I don't, please feel free to call me on it!