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Saying Thank You Is...

This is an old post from my facebook wall but thought it might get your Tuesday to start off right.  Just say thank you...it really is that easy. Today, as I was on my early morning commute to work, I was driving in the section that I always dread. It's where the traffic gets insanely thick and people are constantly cutting one another off, getting into turn lanes just to skip practically everyone who is on the slower side, to only then almost cause an accident by swerving to get into the correct side after bypassing all others. Then there are cars on cross streets where these people don't have traffic lights and ar e frantically trying to pull in when there's not even a second of space. Those in the other lanes won't allow these on the side to pull in for fear of wasting more of their time or precious space. And today, at 7:30 AM, I was on the main line of traffic, whilst I could tell that another person was trying to get across traffic to our side. Though

Try to Have a Good Night...

Some days you teach two three hour classes back to back and for some reason, agree to a three hour birthday party after that. Even after a successful birthday party and a happy birthday girl, you have a sore throat and we’re not rewarded with a tip from the family. Begrudgingly you take a whole pizza from the party that was left unwanted and split it with your also exhausted co teacher. You walk the half mile back to your car (because that’s where you have to park so you  don’t have to move your car constantly or pay), all things weighing on your back and in your arms. You finally reach your car and plop down full weight with a sigh, thankful to finally be sitting. (And vow here and now to never stand again!) You start to drive home and then you see her. You’ve seen her before-standing on the corner of the funeral home on Beverly Blvd, holding a sign you can never read quickly enough because you’re driving by. You’ve thought about it before. “Maybe I should stop and offer her w

Opposites DO Attract

A conversation last night, whilst laying in bed in the dark: Me:  ...what are you thinking about? Hubs:  Oh, going to law school.  Changing my entire career and what it would take. Hubs:  ....what about you? Me:  Well...if I could wear my strappy black sports bra with my blank tank top and if it would look cute or weird. Hubs:  This just summed up our relationship and the differences on how we look at life.  YEP.