realizations and such

as i wind down....way past my bedtime.....i feel the best way to clear my mind is through a new blog entry.

this has been a very eventful and enlightening weekend to say the least.

i would like to take a moment to send out thank you's

1. i want to thank whatever diety or energy has granted me the life that i have. i am so grateful and appreciative of how wonderful my life is, even though i can sometimes act like a spoiled american. i am grateful for my families in indiana and california, my wonderful and amazing husband, my cool-as-hell pets, my house, cars, etc, the fact that i have a good job and the opportunity to pursue my dream of teaching, and last but not least my friends from all over the globe.

2. i want to thank amanda bruner for showing me this weekend that true best friends never fall apart no matter how many years and miles separate them. <3 no matter how old and gray i am, she will never stop being my best friend.

3. i want to thank rachel gilliland for pushing me out the door on friday. i enjoyed my time with the girls, i needed it.  sometimes i need that extra push. i would also like to thank her for being the first to RSVP yes to my birthday plans :)

4. i want to thank ashley kimball for the yummy snacks, fun games, and good conversation on saturday. i am so happy i got to catch up with her.

5. i want to thank anthony holliday for being a good sport and working hard to clean up my yard today. he didnt give up even though i know he wanted to.

6. i want to thank amburlyn sherwood. even though her and i have our ins and outs i am somehow drawn back to her. tonight i was very enlightened by our conversation. thank you for pushing me to grow and an individual throughout our friendship. and DONT EVER DO THAT TO ME AGAIN :P i wish you and your family nothing but happiness.

it seems that i had more to be thankful for at this moment buy my mind is boggled by many other thoughts so i am sorry if i have forgotten someone at this moment.

for those who are wondering here is a (kinda) brief overview of my weekend.

i actually enjoyed my weekend. it did not leave me any time to wallow is pointless crap that doesnt matter anyway.

FRIDAY

i got off work early (YAY) i went out to lunch, took a trip to total wine, and get a much needed pedicure. i went out to eat with rachel, tabitha, and misty. i watched a movie, drank some wine, and went to bed. it was a good day.

saturday i woke up at a reasonable time and spent the entire day scrubbing out all the dog hair sam has left in my living room and on my furniture. i also scrubbed my kitchen. i watched a movie. went and hung out with ashley. we drank wine, played sonic on the xbox (weird thought) and some weird version of mortal kombat. came home and paid bills (yuck).  another good night.

sunday anthony cleaned my yard, i helped a little. i shampooed the carpets, did laundry, work on cleaning my room up, and bought anthony and i some chinese food. i also had a much needed conversation with ambur.

all-in-all a successful weekend

i just want to mention again how happy i am to have such loving people in my life. i dont know where i would be without them.

and on that note, i feel slightly relieved and am going to try and catch a few ZzzZzzz's.