A Totally Random Post

This morning as I was getting ready for church I was thinking about James. He goes to church earlier than I do because he has meetings he needs to attend. At any rate, I don't know why, or even where these thoughts came from, but I started thinking about how smart he really is. Now, I am not saying this because it is my biased opinion. I am truly stating this on fact. When it comes to history, politics, current events, football, the economy, and especially orchids he astounds me with his knowledge. This morning I imagined James and I being at a big fancy party complete with fabulous dresses, tuxedos, light piano music playing and chatter from some of the finest guests in the world. James would look fantastic in his tux and I would be his sheepish looking wife in the red dress with sparkles, of course. Now, stay with me because I am going somewhere with this. James and I would be offered something to the equivalent of a fine cocktail beverage and he would politely decline, while I would be the one asking if they had Dr. Pepper with light ice and a straw; any color. Someone would come up, shake our hands, state something about how it is a pleasure to see us and then wish to know our thoughts on the latest economic crisis. James would completely jump in, offer his opinion, ask others their thoughts, then prominently express his opinion followed by some witty joke to which everyone around would laugh delicately, because loud laughter is inappropriate for these parties...no wait! For these types of gatherings. Yes, that's a better word. Meanwhile, I would be standing next to him, smiling, listening to what he was saying until I notice someone else in the distance who had carelessly rested their glass on the edge of the windowsill where at any moment it would slip and fall on the floor causing a crash and a mess and then how would they clean that up without everyone noticing, and wouldn't that person just be so embarrassed that they dropped their beverage on the beautiful hard wood floors that I am sure were of the finest quality and I wonder what type of wood it is and I bet James could put real wood floors down in our house and not those cheap looking (and sounding) vinyl wood floors that many people have now and why couldn't they just go with real wood if they really wanted wood floors in the first place, but I guess that's what they get when they just follow the crowd instead of just doing things on their own and not worrying about what anyone else thinks and...oh, people are laughing...I'll join in even though I have no idea what they are laughing about, but if James said it, then it must be funny. Ha ha ha!! Only my laugh is loud and boisterous and it ricochets off the walls and everyone turns to look at me, and it's right about then that I'm the one who is embarrassed and my face ends up matching my red sparkly dress and I'm wondering where my Dr. Pepper is because I'm suddenly extremely thirsty. James would place his hand over mine and give me a reassuring smile as he turns to the group once more and says "So, how about those Broncos?"

I know I'm random, but I think that's part of my charm. :) I don't have a creative imagination at all, now do I? :)

Bring on 2009!

I must admit that I get excited for the new year to come. It's not because I enjoy rewriting the date on all my papers, or remembering just exactly how old I am (or how old I am getting for that matter). No, I think it's because it's a possibility for a new start; a fresh beginning; a chance to try again. True, in essence, we get that each week or even each day. And a person could even go as far as to say we get that each minute and they would very much be right. Still, there is something about a brand new year, with all the possibilities in front of it, that make me very excited. 

I am one who enjoys creating New Years Resolutions. I know most people would rather through themselves out the nearest window than do something of this nature, but I start thinking about my resolutions in the beginning of December. I become motivated with all the new things I could do. Some of the goals I achieve, and some of them I don't. However, at the end of each year I look back over my resolutions and see what I have accomplished (or not accomplished) and then I get excited to try it all over again. I modify, I adjust, and I build upon things that have worked in the prior year and I try different approaches to things I didn't succeed at before. Some things I end up throwing out all together while others I fine tune. I always have something I want to accomplish in the coming year.

So, all that being said, here are a few of my New Years Resolutions. I try not to make too many so I don't become too stressed and pressure myself into doing things I know I won't be able to complete in the first place.

1. Get organized - I really look forward to this one because it means that we are going to have a place for everything and put everything in its place. We are even going to clear out all our closets, throw away all the junk we seriously don't need anymore, and store all the stuff we will use in proper storage bins. This means no more boxes!! I love having things organized.

2. Update the blog more frequently - This is something I could be doing a lot better. I'll admit that one of my excuses for not updating more frequently is that I don't feel like I have much going on in my life. I love reading all the blogs from my friends because most, if not all of them, have either stories about their kids, or very exciting adventures that I live vicariously through. James' sister told me she likes reading my blog especially when I talk about James. Well, I could certainly do that!! I'm going to try and post more intriguing things to make up for the lack of kid stories and exciting adventures. :) I think I'll start by posting something once a week at least.

3. Keep a journal again - I know most people would say that keeping a blog is done in place of a journal. However, there are many things of a personal nature that are not shared on my blog for obvious reasons. Keeping a journal will also help me to become less stressed, and give me a chance to go back and look at all the things James and I have done. I am excited about this one as well, though a bit nervous because I am much faster at typing than I am at writing, but I'll definitely give it a go.

See? Nothing too bad, and definitely attainable if you ask me. I'm going to try and update my blog page for each month as well. I know my page says "January" but I wanted to create a new page for the new year to go with this new post. :) Enjoy everyone! And have a fantastic New Year!