Thanksgiving Weekend to do...

...
-get home safely

-hope my plan to make Dennis not feel awkward is a success!

-visit with Brittany, Kristen, Becky and Julie Elyea, Ericksons

-go to Grand Haven for a sunset

-see snow

-get Christmas tree with family and take family Christmas photos

-possibly show Dennis the first house I bought

-tour downtown Rockford/Ada

-run the "Gobble Wobble" race Thursday morning

-do my best to make Dennis not feel uncomfortable on this trip

-relax

-watch "UP" with the family

-hmmm... I feel like I'm missing a 'to do'

And the moral of the story is...

Why do I worry SO much about what other people are doing (or not doing)? I think that's one of my biggest problems - judging (well next to pride, selfishness, greed, discontentment, arrogance...)

Wait, what was I talking about? Oh yes, judging. It was raining on my drive to work this morning and one of my biggest pet peeves on the road is when drivers don't have their lights on when it's raining. I mean, I know it's a good idea, it's for your safety (and it's VA law)! Why aren't you perfect like me and do everything right? Oh wait (refer to previous paragraph Marissa)...

So anyways, I was driving along and noticed 4 cars right next to each other with zero headlights on. I'm like, 'alright, this is ridiculous folks'... so I flash my lights at them and suddenly notice I'm 2 seconds from seeing my last car without headlights... there's a car stopped in front of me that I'm about to plow into and I didn't see it just because I was SO worried about other people's actions. Needless to say, I didn't die on my way to work but it got me thinking how stupid I am sometimes. I am so blinded, distracted, concerned with how others aren't playing by the rules that it hits me from the side that I'm not either.

'God help me! Help me realize that focusing my eyes on YOU is all I need. I don't need to worry about others, their decisions aren't my concern because I have so much in my own life that I need to focus on because that's what will draw me closer to you... not judging my neighbors around me.'

MLIA

My Life is Average.

Ever been on this site? Talk about something that will eat up a lot of your time!

My favorite so far...
"I was sitting in my office chair when I moved and it made a farting noise. I casually moved again so people would know it was the chair. MLIA"

Just another Thursday...

I saw this bumper sticker this morning that read, "Midwives help people out." I thought that a was pretty shallow statement - I mean, what profession doesn't help people ohhhhhhh.... help people OUT... like babies. hahaha then I thought it was pretty clever =)

My brother is coming down this weekend with some friends. He didn't get to come last time with the rest of my family so that will be fun! I sort of feel bad for him though because I work all day tomorrow and am leaving straight from there to go to Richmond for the night but he decided to come with me. I'm running my first half marathon Saturday morning. I really hope I have more energy than I have on my last two "long" runs with Sara. We've both been draggin a little actually lately. She's worried she'll hold me back and I'm worried I'll hold her back in the race so we'll see who holds who back =) Usually there's something about races that is encouraging you to keep going no matter what and to encourage eachother so I'm sure we'll do fine!

Dullas to Amsterdam to Paris

Could it really be? Could I really be doing this!? My cousin, Nick, works for United Airlines and has offered to take me with him to Amsterdam in the spring for a VERY low cost. I couldn't be more excited. We have relatives there whom we can stay with to keep costs down and help escort us around this amazing city we like to call, "The Motherland." He told me United puts out these seat pocket magazines with articles giving ideas of what to do in 3 days in a City. He sent me the one for Amsterdam and I can't wait to see all these museums, windmills, canal boat rides... Seriously, I'm absolutely geeked. THEN, I was talking with my dad yesterday and he just mentioned that Paris (yes folks, PARIS) is only a 4 hour train ride away from Amsterdam. How much more excited could I get than geeked (because I was previously, already geeked before finding that out)!? So anyways... it's almost 100% sure that we'll be headed that way some spring of 2010. I'm a little nervous because it'd be flying a buddy pass and I know you don't ALWAYS get on your flights with those but I'll trust him to get me there and the rest is dream trip come true!