Last night's conversation with my parents did not go quite as I had planned. Turns out my father, in another attempt to buy my sister's affection, has agreed to pay back to me what she owes. I'll make the payments then he will pay the money back to me. Said it's her Christmas present. Bah. Would I have gotten that same thing? Hard to say but I doubt it. I was always expected to bail myself out of difficult situations. In college I didn't always have mom and dad to get me out of trouble, I was expected to act like an adult. This is just my opinion but I think that is part of my sister's problem. She has never lived on her own. Never left the house for any extended period of time. She's never had to survive on her own and I doubt she ever will. I can see it right now. She is taking the same path my mom did. From parents house right to marriage. No transition. No chance to have a little freedom.

Maybe that's my problem. I love my independence so much, that sense of only being responsible for myself that I don't want to give it up. Is that selfish? I don't think so. My life is my own and by living it the way I want to I am living it to its fullest. If that means being single right now then so be it. Granted, sleeping alone at night gets old but that's just the way it is. I've decided to fill my life with the things I want to do instead of going the marriage route, kids, dog (would still like one of these), etc. That's why this next step is so exciting to me. I'm about to jump off of the proverbial cliff into a new phase and whether I land softly or with a resounding thud only affects me. I understand it's going to be a little rough at the beginning and money is going to be a little tight (even more so after the cell phone episode is resolved). You adjust. One of the great life lessons I've learned so far is that you need to be able to bend with the storms, roll with the punches and all of those other overused cliches. Just take it all in stride baby, all in stride.

Lol, almost sounds like I know what I'm talking about. God help anyone who really thinks so.

Found this piece on MSNBC very interesting. Having grown up in the Methodist church and hearing the stories of women in the bible according to common thought I have seen how women are given a secondary role in the history of the church. The new theories about major female figures like Mary Magdalene, Elizabeth or Eve is fascinating to me. My church is starting a new series of bible studies in January and I honestly think I'm going to ask if we can do one based on this topic.

First snow of the season is on it's way! Sweet. I'm like a little kid when it snows. I'm even worse if I'm at work and it starts snowing because I want nothing more than to run up the nearest hill with my sled and go screaming mimi right back down. Like I told my friend Pete today, I can't concentrate and I stand there like a third grader with my nose pressed up against the window waiting for the teacher to announce we're leaving early. Woo-hoo! Early predictions are for 4-6" by the time the system blows out of here on Saturday. Bob's already made plans to stay overnight at the station tonight to tomorrow. Unfortunately I'll still be able to get to job #1. My car handles pretty well in snow considering it's made of plastic. Only bummer about the impending storm is that I may not get to play hockey. We're supposed to be playing in Warminster Saturday. The original plan was for me to drive there (about a 2 hour trip) to spend time with Erin, Tim and Addyson as well as meet my head person for Mary Kay. For now we'll play it by ear.

Just in case you were wondering....


You are the YELLOW M&M!
You are really dumb,
and kind of act dopey. You need some
schooling..there, bud.


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