It's Been Too Long.

Well, it has. I just wanted to say hi. I am sitting here in my room with listening to the amazing band McFly. I love that the US iTunes finally offered this amazing British bands current music. Anyway, I got back from Shreveport just last week and had a good time. It was amazing to see my family again - even if I did catch a lovely little virus. I was out of order for about two days before we left but I am much better now =] I found out that I will be done at GCCC next semester if all goes as planned and then on to FSUPC. Then on to a career in teaching. I have been reading a lot and will probably try to start writing some more and I am going to start with this post. So, here is some food for thought.

Why is it that life can become so routine? I feel like for me it does, it becomes quite repetitive. Wake up, get dressed, work, lunch, work, errands, dinner, bed, wake up and start it all over again. I think with this past vacation it just made me realize that life is really going good for me and I am amazingly blessed but I truly take it for granted. I do my best to make it through each day but in the process all I find myself doing is griping about how I really do not want to do this or I should have done this and so on. You know what? That attitude just sucks. Plain and simple. The truth is that I miss enjoying life. Now do not get me wrong I LOVE my life but I miss actually enjoying it. Enjoying the little things. Enjoying work. Enjoying eating mac and cheese for dinner instead of going out to eat. Enjoying that my dog wants me to play with her. Enjoying that I live at the beach. Okay maybe not that one because I actually do not like sand. Anyway, I am sick of the same, old same, old and I think that now is the perfect time to not worry so much and be enjoy the little things. Gene and I have dedicated Tuesday's movie nights. We will be rotating choices (it starts with me getting to pick - now that in itself is enough to bring me joy - Pride & Prejudice here we come!!) When I first suggested this to Gene he thought for a minute and then said he thought it was a great idea. Then he slowly let a small smile creep on his face while he innocently asked me if he could "forfeit" his movie choice in favor for a game if one happened to be on TV. Now, I am not a huge sports fan but he looked so genuine and I know how happy it would make him if I showed some interest. After all he does have to put up with the plot and summary of whichever book I am reading. So, In return I thought about it and agreed as long as I could read a book. Now I know what you are thinking "How is that quality time when you are doing two separate things?" Well for us it is =] For us it is important to just be curled up under a blanket together and not in separate rooms. I love that we can do our own things but do them together. So this Tuesday we will embark on our "Togetherness Tuesdays" He also said that when it's his choice he might opt to taking me out to dinner and a movie. That put a smile on my face. As a matter of fact, I am smiling as I recall this. The point is we can sometimes get so caught up in the day to day things that absolutely have to be done and we forget about the little things that we enjoy. I do not want my last day on this Earth (which I hope that does not come for a loooong time) to be spent fretting over work or appointments or school. I am going to conclude this rant with challenging you to try to enjoy one thing today/tomorrow wether it be ice cream or reading a book to your child or going for a walk. JUST DO IT!