live well. laugh often. LOVE much.

so, i'm having a pretty atypical type of day. we've been testing a shitload of twins lately and it is certainly beginning to be DRAINING. anyway, i could have taken a day off, but i decided i was either going to try to just work through it (i have so much work that i'm backed up on - but check me out as i BLOG!) or take a half day. anyway, andy had to report to jury duty today and i decided i was just going to drop him off downtown and hoping that he would get released by lunchtime, I would just go down there and we could have lunch at Bandar and I would take the rest of the day off. anyway, that didn't work out... i don't feel like typing out the whole thing, but my point was... on my way after dropping him off and on my way to work, i was listening to 93.3. so they were talking about "eternal sunshine" regarding the whole erasing your memory deal (we saw it on saturday, btw, and it was very interesting) and i don't remember how this quote had anything to do with anything, but i think it is very poignant when you think about it...

"The world would be a better place if only people could just remember that every single person has a story to tell about themselves that could break your heart."

wow, i thought. i think if i could incorporate that into my own daily life, i could definitely be a more compassionate person. on any given day, i can go about my day and if i'm having a bad day i just do my thing... get irritated with other drivers on the road, etc., and how often do we (myself, really) stop to think about what kind of day (or life) that other person may be having.

i'm not saying that there aren't rude asshole people out there that really just deserve a punch in the gut, but at least maybe it's worth a 2nd thought. LOL... interesting, interesting.

ugh, did i mention this is the only full weekend i have off until we go camping? poopy. there isn't really alot of reason for me to save up days for working on weekends, - cause hopefully i won't be taking time out of work days to go volunteer anymore!!!, so i should be able to start taking week days off and getting lots of stuff done.

i'm really so tired of working. not my job in particular, but just working. money is nice and all, but i really believe that if you can find a job when you become an "adult" that you truly love, then you couldn't ask for anything more in your life to be better. we had subjects last Friday and this very topic came up and someone said "if you find yourself in a job that you like and truly enjoy, then you will never have worked a day in your life." so true, i think.

the stresses of wedding planning are really beyond comprehension. money-wise, decision-wise, planning-wise, there really is something very difficult about doing it all. i feel like everything else in my life is being neglected because this is all i do. it's a good thing that andy and kyle are "cleaners" because our house would be in a lot worse shape if they didn't do that stuff around the house.

sorry, i'm feeling a little complaint. did i use that properly? i don't think so. i don't care really... at least this monday morning is going QUICKLY! and we have 4 pairs of subjects this week. whoever heard of such a thing? oh! and I saw some people from the old lab that i used to volunteer in... and they were telling me that i'm looking better these days!!! yes, now that's motivating!

what a clever cookie you are, finally getting that. good for you. LOL... by the way, cit had the best rundown of last weekend. i truly enjoy reading blogs while i'm at work and since my office is down at the end, i really sound like a crazy person as i burst out in uncontrollable fits of laughter. "ooh, a casino!"..... "oooh, SHOE CITY!!" funny, funny.

well, i was there when they finally got len's (julena, but from now on AKA "steal my sunshine") ears pierced. at least ronald was able to keep it together. my mom couldn't even stand 5 feet away from her, much less watch the incident go down. as soon as steal my sunshine started crying, all the girls near us in the store just started frowning, feeling her pain. she got through it like a trooper and in 10 minutes she was just fine and dandy as if nothing had just happened. i got to be photographer for the event because i was the only one who could withstand watching it. i kept trying to tell everyone it wasn't like it was female genital mutilation. have you all heard of that little common practice in other countries? see, now our barbaric custom of ear piercing pales in comparison.

so this saturday is the only saturday i have off this month. sunovabitch. oh well. me and andy have so much running around to do, it ain't even funny. seriously, it ain't even funny, i tell you.

Eh, what's a jigger? JIGGA WHAT? JIGGA WHO??

oh wow. that was nuts. "what now, again about the girl with tourrettes??" LOL! i am so exhausted and i can't wait until the weekend... and it's only sunday night.

"see, now that's how you play the game..."

"is this?.... are you?...what's happening??... ARE YOU MAKING A U-TURN????!!!"

"andy, how come your friend always wants to be in the bathroom??"

$22 for a 5 minute cab ride

"on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being you are peeing in your pants. how bad do you have to go?"

"no, seriously, why do you have a black eye?"

"no, don't take pictures. i don't want to look like tourism."

"okay, i'll call you the next time we're up here-bye!"

i think there's more, but i really need to be getting in bed.

Today has been a bit of a rough day... things just weren't going right. One thing after another everything just seemed to be against me and Andy... but at least this helped a little bit. Today is almost over, and you never know, tomorrow can be 1,000 times better. At least, let's hope so.

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.

Let's think about what God HAS blessed us with. And what we are doing each day to promote ourselves mentally, physically, emotionally. I hope you all have a blessed day.