For the Parents

It's very strange when you get old enough (and some of us are not/were not that old) to realize that your parents are people. Complex, idiosyncratic people that sometimes need to be saved. From themselves, mostly. But sometimes from an illness or just from getting old.

It's weird.

A dear friend of mine had the strangest encounter over the holidays, and I have known her since 6th grade. So we both grew up with each other's parents, both dealt with the divorces, and both watched a sort of painfully slow deterioration of one parent.

It's so strange. I mean, here we are, just starting our lives, and it sometimes seems like our parents need someone to take care of them. But we can't. Because there are too many problems to fix. And it seems waaaay too soon to have to do that, already. They aren't that old.

I wonder when we have kids and they end up seeing us in all our quirks and little fantasy worlds-- will they feel sad for us too? Is that where we are headed too? I mean, technically, genetically--it's in our blood to behave certain ways. When you get older, all your little neuroses get amplified in strange ways. Will they feel sorry for us too?

Heigh ho (fill in the rest)

Back to the grind.

and OH the stories I could write about my coworkers, if I didn't think there was true potential to be sued for slander. Although it would all be true. That is just how things are working around here this week.

I feel the need to make some resolutions, even though I wasn't able to make them during the traditional celebration.

Resolution One
look hot in my wedding dress.
Now, this seems like it would be a standard "get in shape" type of resolution. But since I like to do everything the hard way, I think that it will be an incredible challenge, considering that I am teaching, TDing, and Directing our school musical. OH, and warring with my staff. But I really do want to do this, so I am going to work out at my NEW gym tonight, and slap down some moolah on a trainer. Because I'm worth it. AND, it will make me actually show up.

Resolution Two
I think I want to be a dentist. I have been mulling it over, and I think I want to go to dental school. This needs some more thought, obviously, but I am tired of working so hard for so few beans. This seems like a good way to get out of this crazy gig and get into a more lucrative field.

Resolution Three
To get out of the house more, and lessen my TV slug- time(or, more specifically, my Law & Order consumption.)
There's lots to do in this world, and since we got Direct TV, I am missing it!

Resolution Four
Finish house projects. I'd like to get the following done: mosaic tabletop for our kitchen table, build our headboard, fix and paint the rest of my chairs, paint our bedroom, put together my wacky china collection, build chuppah (okay, not for the house, for the wedding...duh!) and any other project I deem worthy of my time and home improvement!

Resolution Five
Get married. ha hahahahaha

Resolution Six
Travel on a whim to a foriegn country. Besides our honeymoon in St. Maarten. (might be alot easier soon, since best friend is moving to freaking Romania!)

Resolution Seven
Make more money. I don't think we should have to scrimp and starve to get the things we want. period.

Resolution Eight
Be nicer to myself and people I care about.

Resolution Nine
Learn a foriegn language. Italian, preferrably.

Resolution Ten
Buy a house, or at least move towards that goal.

This was the serious list. More to be posted later.