14 posts tagged “life”

Mike and I have a serious problem keeping anything from each other. This is the reason we normally do shopping for holidays the day of or the day before. Otherwise, we’ll give the gift way before we should.

At our last Christmas party Mike surprised me with a new-to-me Kayak. I was thrilled. It was the first time he’d EVER really surprised me and not spilled the beans before hand. It was really cool.

I was determined to do the same for him this Valentine’s Day.

I went on Ebay and found a great deal on a package of things for his new MP3 player: FM Transmitter, car charger, home charger, 2 skins, 2 arm bands and some other stuff all for $19 dollars! It was a steal. That and I knew he wanted to be able to charge it without a computer. So, I ordered it and yesterday it came.

When I got the mail I told Nathan that Daddy’s present came. I knew he would tell Mike that it came and then I’d get to tell him “nanna nanna nanna you can’t have it!” Just like he did with me before the Christmas party.

Nathan did as expected and Mike looks at me and says “Please can I have it? I really need something to charge my MP3 Player.”

Furious, I get the package and say “since you already know what it is…just take it!”

Well, he did know what it was but didn’t know all the other cool things I had gotten too. He felt pretty rotten about the whole thing. I would have too if I were in his shoes and I didn’t mean to make him feel that way but I was pretty ticked. Now, I’d have to go out and get something else for him.

Mike made me promise I wouldn’t get anything else saying all he really wanted was some much needed “us” time alone. That only made me cry more. By the time we get Nathan to bed and the household stuff livable…we go to sleep too. Not much us time happening. I guess we’ve both just been feeling that way, not just me. It’s nice to know that.

How do you feel about your birthday?  Do you look forward to it and remind all your friends, or do you dread it and try to keep it a secret?

Secretly, I get really excited about it because I hope that someone is taking time to make it special.

I'm usually dissapointed.

People are busy.

This year, I think I'm going to put something together myself. That way I know it's going to be good. However, it matters a lot less now that I have Nathan. I get more excited about HIS birthday than my own.

What do you do with the cards and letters you receive?  Do you keep them all, just keep the photos, throw them away? 
Inspired by jacolily.

I toss the cards. I used to keep them but I keep too much stuff and sometimes things just have to go. I keep them for a week or so and then it's "bye-bye". Photos I keep. I'll hang them on the fridge or bulletin board in my bedroom. I hate to toss photos out. I wouldn't want someone to just throw away pictures I sent them out.

Have you ever backed out on doing something you promised you'd do? Did you have a good reason for going back on your word? 
Submitted by enSue.

I've never actually done this...but I've really really wanted to a few times. I always end up telling myself I said I would do it for a reason and normally it's not as bad as I thought it would be.

When did you really get to make a difference for someone else? 
Submitted by bodhibound.

I think it's important to spend some of our energy on this earth making it better. If it's for the enviornment, someone special, or someone you've never met, it's important to spend some of your time doing something for others. My work is pretty awesome and it has a "contract" with Meals on Wheels to let some it it's employees take time out of their day to deliver meals. I get to do this once a month and though it's a burden some days when I'm really busy it's rewarding at the end.

My 2008 resolution is to spend more time helping people out who need it. I'm hoping to start a crochet/knitting program with my Jr High kids (probably mostly the girls though it would be neat to get the guys involved). I figure our first project would be scarves for the homeless. Maybe eventually we could all do a afghan and auction it off and send the money to a charity for the homeless.

Yes, my heart is very much saddened by the way homeless are treated in this country. I can remember being little and begging my mom to give money to the homeless outside of the supermarkets. I can remember this one guy we saw all the time. He reaked of booze and was very dirty. My mom would buy him hot meals from the grocery store deli. He was so thankful and appreciated every bite. Sometimes people really can't afford the help they need or plain just don't have the smarts to get it. That doesn't mean they don't deserve to eat.  

When I lived in Riverside, CA I would always see this one guy in front of the grocery store I went to. There was a McDonalds near by and I would always ask what he wanted and go buy it for him. I can remember the look on his face when I asked him what he wanted on his burger. The fact that I actually cared if he liked onions or not made him feel special. To me, that was one of the most important questions I've ever asked someone.

Show us your favorite winter activity.

Hot Chocolate

Just add peppermint schnapps. See, I knew I'd use this picture again! Awesome.

What's on your holiday wishlist?

I want mittens, size 8 boots, socks...actually pretty much just new clothes in general.

I wanted an iTouch but I got that on Thanksgiving because my husband loves me and we can never wait to give each other gifts.

I want money to pay all my bills.

I wouldn't mind a new house because I just found out our neighbor is a convicted felon. Scary.

What is your daily commute like?  What is the weirdest thing you've seen on that commute? 
Submitted by E. 

My morning commute is two street 5 turns and I'm at the daycare. Another right, straight, another left and I'm at work. All in all we're talking 3 miles.

However, people in my neighborhood do not watch before crossing the street. These people are lucky to be alive because when it's dark or when the sun is shinning directly in your eyes you cannot see them. There are plenty of times I've had to make screeching halts because either I almost hit them or the person in front of me breaked quick and swerved to miss them. I've heard numerous people from out of town tell me if they did that in their town...they'd be dead. I guess our pedestrians are lucky.

What are your irrational fears? 
Submitted by Dan Culhane.  

Definatly clowns are my irrational fear. I am scared to death of them and only keep from running away because I know I would look like a damn fool. I also don't want my son to have the same fear so I try and keep it under control.

I'm also scared of spiders and of being alone.

List five reasons (at least) why you are awesome.
Submitted by goobers18.

1. I have an alternate personality named Naynay. If you piss her off you better run. Jessica is a little more meek and will let things go...however, if it happens to be a Naynay moment you're screwed.

2. I have the most awesome friends in the world. I've been told who you hang out with is a direct reflection of yourself. If so, I'm pretty damn awesome.

3. I can see all points of view even if it differs from my own. It doesn't mean I agree or am wishy washy but I'm open minded enough to discuss and listen to what you have to say.

4. I have had my hair dyed every color you can think of...everything but blue but I did do a black blue once and that just might count.

5. I will always call you back. I hate leaving things to the last minute and it bugs me if I'm late to anything. I value my time and therefore am careful to not waste other's.