The infamous company Christmas party

31 October 2005
Megs, this ones for you:

So last week I got an e-mail for the company Christmas party and needed to RSVP. The invite said let my boss know if I was coming and if I was bringing my spouse, significant other, date or friend. Well last time I checked I wasn't married, in a serious relationship or even dating. I know I just admitted my loser dating status and non-existant love life-UGH! Luckily I have friends-THANK GOD for that! The thought that really crossed my mind was not if I was going to respond for one or two, but "Gosh, I thought once I graduated college I wouldn't have the task of trying to find a date to attend a function. After graduation you have no more school dances, sorority formals or date parties" -but alas you have work parties and there is the option to bring someone with you.

Well to let ya'll know I responded to the e-mail with 2. Now I have until December 10th to decide who I want to take. Many of you know who I'd like to take, but really I know that won't happen so it will be a last minute decision. (At least I didn't have to write out an enormous check to the social coordinator for me and my yet to be determined date.) Who knows maybe I might find an actual date before then (and as we usually say there is still a month-even though we know if I haven't had a date in such a long time like I am going to have one in a month.)

GOOD THING THERE IS GOING TO BE ALCOHOL AT THIS PARTY.

I'll let you know on December 11th how the eveing went. Yeah, for my first office Christmas party!

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Good cries

28 October 2005
I think I should be happy, but alas I cry.
The next couple of weeks should be exciting and I should be so happy to have friends visit, my dad come to Lawrence, a trip to Austin, followed by Thanksgiving and a trip to NYC, but no, for some reason I am not. Don't get me wrong there are moments of happiness I have had and will have during all of this excitement, but last night all I could do was cry. It was one of the biggest cries I think I have ever had. The tears started out of happiness for getting to see Ellyn, but then we couldn't stop cause we were sad that she was going back to Naples. Later I had more tears and even still after that I had more tears. Haven't cried like that in a long time. And when I woke up this morning my eyes could hardly open, but I felt better cause I had such an intense cry. Funny how that works.
As I write this I know my eyes are puffy, and I lost two contacts in the mess but the sun is shining and life is too short to be sad, so I am wiping away the tears until the next time I need to have a good cry-cause every once in a while they are necessary.

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Facebook finally listened

27 October 2005
Everyone should be so excited. If you don't already know Facebook has a new feature that allows you to create photo albums and post pics of you and your friends for all to see. Dangerous maybe, awesome definitely.

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Why??????????

16 October 2005
Why is it when I want to say something I can never get it out, but then after the moment has passed me by I know exactly what I should have said and done? UGH!!! My life would probably be totally different if I had the ability to act.

Note: Some of you might wonder where this is coming from, so yeah last night I should have done and said, but of course my inability prevented me from doing it. Now all I can do is look back on the situation and wonder what would have happened if I would had done it differently. UGH!!!

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Feelin' lucky

12 October 2005
Today the Kansas Powerball jackpot was $240 million and well based on my dream last week of winning the lottery, I saw it as a sign I should play. I have never gambled, bet or played the lottery before, so this was a big first. I called my mom before I went into the gas station to ask what numbers I should pick or how many there are cause I wanted to be prepared my first time. That didn't produce any results, I didn't know which numbers to play, so I tried my luck with the quickpick. I bought three tickets cause the other day on 90210 they went to Vegas and three was the lucky number (plus three and seven are my lucky numbers). Of course my luck sucks, as always, and I didn't win big. I did match two numbers, but I am not sure if I get anything for that? It was a fun experience and I will always remember my first time - even if I didn't get lucky.

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Life is so similar to 90210

06 October 2005
I watch 90210 almost everyday now thanks to DVR, and if I don't get to it that day then I wll watch it the next.
On Tuesday I was watching it, (FYI: now they are juniors in college), and Kelly was volunteering at at AIDS hospice. (This is after the whole cocaine mess.) Two things stuck out in this episode, one, Kelly got some blood on her and was afraid of getting HIV, luckily she didn't need to be worried about the blood getting on her but about unprotected sex she had had in the past. Right, always a lesson in those type of shows. The second thing is it was Rosh Hashanah. What perfect timing. Funny and all. Then the other thing that is currently an ongoing story line. is Valerie is having an affair with a married man- and most of you who read my blog will understand how that one relates to life. So, if you ever get a chance turn on SoapNet at 4:00 pm, you can catch an episode. It takes you back to the early 90s and aside from the hair and fashion what is going on in those episodes is so true to my life and many of your lives today.

Side note, I wish we had a Peach Pit, but maybe Louises Downtown can count as that considering how much we frequent that location. Still it would be fun to have a place like that to go to. Right, okay.

[Don't think I am crazy, just a little guilty pleasure, and we all can have one of those.]

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Being a good Jew

05 October 2005
Right, so I think everyone knew I was Jewish (or half Jewish that is). Since it was the high holy days I went to services this morning at the Jewish Community Center here in Lawrence. Everytime I go, which is on the holidays, I always ponder the meaning of what the service means, what is means to be a Jew. I realize that it is Rosh Hashanah, the new year and that I can ask forgiveness for my sins, but what is written in the text is something I don't exactly know what to believe (which is really my biggest thing about religion). Overall, I am not a highly religious person. I have faith and I know that exploring my Jewish heritage is important to me. I mean I went to services and my parents didn't make me. It makes me remember my grandparents, who are now deceased, and other family memories. Now whether I need a service to feel those connections is beyond me, but I do know that when I have a family I will allow them to make their own religious beliefs, cause one thing is for sure, I am glad my parents let me explore and find my own belief.

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