If I Had My Life to Live Over - Erma Bombeck

IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER - by Erma Bombeck
(written after she found out she was dying from cancer).

I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.

I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.

I would have talked less and listened more.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.

I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.

I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.

I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband.

I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.

I would have sat on the lawn with my grass stains.

I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more while watching life.

I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.

Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, 'Later. Now go get washed up for dinner.' There would have been more 'I love you's' More 'I'm sorry's.'
But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute ... look at it and really see it … live it and never give it back.. STOP SWEATING THE SMALL STUFF!!!
Don't worry about who doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing what
Instead, let's cherish the relationships we have with those who do love us.

A few thoughts

First, I'm VERY happy that the semester's over!!! 3 weeks of fun before I have to go back for Summer classes (not that the fun will stop then...), Suzanne's wedding's this weekend and then Tennessee with Andrew for a weekend! Back to back awesomeness!



Next Saturday I'm also doing the Great Strides walk for Cystic Fibrosis with DphiE's Metro Atlanta Alumnae Association (The MAAA). I came across this blog that a girl did through the last few years of her life fighting CF, and it's very powerful. You guys should definitely check it out: 65 Red Roses, and a CBC story about her death http://www.cbc.ca/video/player.html?category=News&clipid=1484276671. If you would like to donate to help fight CF, please do so at: http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/TaraDemianyk.

Puzzle Progress

Me and Andrew bought a puzzle at Wal-mart over a month ago, and it has been sitting in the game room ever since. Then Becca came over Friday night after I bought her and Lauren dinner at the meal plan (I STILL have 10 credits to use...) and we decided to finally get around to starting it!

We got quite a bit done Friday night:

Tonight me and Lauren worked on it again, but it's SO big! I need to remember next time that we have a super small table, and should stick to 1000 pieces, not 2000... Oh well, here's tonight progress:

Oh yea, all of those pieces that were in the middle? They got in our way so they were banished back into the box... They didn't go with a colour theme, it's not my fault......

Appliances

Check out Lauren's post, You know you're an adult when... to see pics of our fun new appliances! She's really excited about our new "pretty" washer and dryer (that live in a closet...), but I'm more excited about our new stove!!!

Fyi, our old "ugly" washer and dryer are already living with Cassie & Kyla, but we're selling our old "ugly" stove and microwave. Just make an offer :)

Wow. Looking at the 2 pictures you can really see how much nicer our kitchen looks with the new appliances! And, just for reference, here's a shot from before we moved in... :)

The trouble with life is there's no background music

Twenty-Nine Lines to Make You Smile


1. My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God and I didn't.
2. I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it. 
3. Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.
4. I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
5. Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive. 
6. You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me 
7. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
8. Earth is the insane asylum for the universe. 
9. I'm not a complete idiot -- Some parts are just missing. 
10. Out of my mind. Back in five minutes. 
11. NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning medicine.
12. God must love stupid people; He made so many.
13. The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
14. Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.
15. Ever stop to think, and forget to start again? 
16. Being 'over the hill' is much better than being under it!
17. Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew up.
18. Procrastinate Now! 
19. I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That? 
20. A hangover is the wrath of grapes. 
21. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.
22. Stupidity is not a handicap. Park elsewhere!
23. They call it PMS because Mad Cow Disease was already taken. 
24. He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless DEAD. 
25. A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up three thousand times the memory.
26. Ham and eggs...A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.
27. The trouble with life is there's no background music. 
28. The original point and click interface was a Smith &Wesson. 
29. I smile because I don't know what the hell is going on. 

OUCH!!!

My eyes are really itchy. Apparently I'm allergic to something in the air. Shocker, I know... 


Andrew suggested that I put a cool damp cloth on my eyes, which helped a lot the other day, not so much today though...


Luckily Lauren had some drops I could use. They helped enough that now I can blog about my itchy eyes.

My Aloe Plants

A few months ago someone at work was giving away aloe plants. So of course I got excited and took 2 home (one for me, one for Cash). Following a treacherous ride home (I'm not the best driver, as you know...) and spilling a LOT of dirt in my car (which is still there) the plants arrived at their new home (I decided to nurse Cash's back to health before giving it to her). 


You're only supposed to water aloe plants every 2-3 weeks, so they're the perfect plant for me (although, I keep loosing track of time so I set a reminder in my phone this time). 


A few weeks ago Andrew & me were at Wal-mart and I bought a new pot for them, so today I thought would be the perfect day to replant them (it's pretty outside, and I don't want to study).

Aren't they pretty? In case you can't tell, the pot's blue :) The one on the right is Cash's, which is still not doing to hot, but we'll see. Once I think it's strong enough to handle the move I'll get hers it's own pot and it can live happily ever after at her house (as long as her cats are nice to it...)


I think I use brackets too often also. Oh well.

What better time is there?

So, I'm half done my finals, and I decided, what better time to start blogging again! haha. First things first, I decided that I don't want them automatically importing into facebook, because my blog is pretty and people need to see it! But, I don't see a place to do that anymore, so I'm not going to worry about it i suppose...


This semester has been interesting (class wise), I ended up liking the class I was dreading (Media Law) & was bored in the one I thought would be interesting (Film). Of course, I knew I would like Com Theory and Writing for a Digital World, which I did. 


My favourite part of the semester was definitely the projects that I did for my writing class. I made a website for DphiE's Atlanta Alumnae Association (granted it hasn't been updated since then, but we'll ignore that fact), I wrote a paper on twitter, and I did a photo essay on The Big Shanty Festival!

My favourite image from my photo essay :)

I really do need to update more often, because as I'm sitting here thinking, I could do 3 posts on my weekend alone! Yup, this is me committing to blogging more! Not to mention, it takes like 5 minutes and is an excuse to not do class work, so what more could you want? 


I think I use commas too often. Oh well.