Ah Sunday...

One of my dear friends has a small child. An adorable small child. Coordinating events with someone who has a small child is "challenging." Or something. I guess it's all good practice for later in life when we get around to having a human child, right?

Not that we don't have our own challenges with our doggie children. It's the weekend. I'm doing laundry. I have as many, or more, loads of dog sheets and dog towels, as I do people stuff. And their food is nearly as expensive (or seems that way sometimes) as mine. But I love them.

Gus got a full body shave yesterday. His head and tail are still fluffy, but the poor thing looks scrawny. He was thin before, and now it looks like I don't feed him. Jeremy insisted on the shave b/c he sheds so much. But now I look like a bad mother.

Went out last night with a friend from high school, Christy, who lives in Alexandria, about 30 min away. Granted, not that far, but that's a big deal distance in the DC area, where all road are awful, all the time. The flying car will be invented here, I'm convinced.

Anyway, had a great time seeing her, and meeting her boyfriend Jimmy. I wouldn't have even known they were here if not for Facebook. So take that all you FB bashers! But it's wonderful to have people that you have some history and a few stories with...for instance, how bad my hair was 15 years ago. And now I feel old.

So I'm recovering from hanging at a great smoky bar. Drinking tea. Wearing my glasses. Enjoying the quiet. I wish you a nice, chill Sunday morning.

Thank Goodness for my Trainers

So all my friends are my trainers. In various realms. I'm a notorious labeller, so have a look:
Cliff: family shrink
Sarah & Jason: religious counselling
Jasmine: positivity and motivation
Kori: humor specialist
Autumn: scheduling guru lol

and the list goes on and on. Everyone who comes into my life has an impact. The more time I spend with the person, the larger the impact. And I've decided to only keep those people who have a POSITIVE impact in my life. I want to, and need to, learn from all of you in order to continue to grow and improve as a person. Seems simple, right? But with the advent of the WWW and our recent move to VA, some of the impacts are felt from a longer distance. Still just as vital, just further away. So that requires a bit more upkeep.

Case in point. I haven't had a conversation (physically talking) with my bff Kori in at least 4 weeks. She's getting married in October. How shitty am I? We keep trying to connect but with life, time zones, and travel, etc. it's actually really hard. I hope that she isn't now wanting me to dye my hair for her Halloween wedding... And I still need to plan the bachelorette!

So if you are reading this, please do me a favor and leave me some kind of POSITIVE comment. Aim my energy. Direct my current thoughts. I will now exit to leave Kori another text.