what happened to January?

January was crazy. I know people say that things are busy when they may or may not be… but january was crazy for me… between work and other obligations and some minor crises (and work being nuts because of the break), I didn’t have time to think, much less blog…

So things have slowed down considerably… and I just realized that it’s almost been two months since I stopped to put a few words on screen of what’s going on in my life… or of what I’ve been pondering…

I had a birthday. 29. I had to be at work early the day before, the day of, and the day after my birthday… and when I say early, I don’t mean 15 minutes – I mean 2 hours! Originally, I was supposed to be there at 5:30 – but after the first day, we realized I just needed to be there by 6… On any ordinary day, I’m still very much in REM sleep at 6 a.m.

But I did have a chance to celebrate my day. Friends from work made the day special, and then the night after, I went out with friends from church and had a great time. Alyssa sent me great presents from afar – a luggage tag that was shiny and pink and said “comes with baggage.” – that was my favorite – that and the disco ball car air freshener with HILARIOUS packaging…

I’m pretty sure that all my feelings of being old and more tired are just my imagination (running away with me)… but I do feel older… I am making a concentrated effort to go to the gym at least 4 times a week… I’m in week 2 and have been successful so far. (I know that’s not saying much… but if you know me, it is!)

Valentine’s Day is just a few days away… I typically hate this particular holiday… I like part of it – the simple wishing well to friends and telling people that they are important to me… and I like crafts sometimes, so hand-making holiday cards is kind of fun (if I can finish them on time!)…

But it is seriously out of control. There is so much emphasis placed on it that it makes people crazy… to hear ladies be so disappointed because their husbands won’t do enough and decorations everywhere… It’s just a lot.

Maybe I’m bitter.

I looked on Wikipedia and found some old cards that are kind of funny… and I’ll post them
below for fun.

I don’t really have anything else of note right now…

My hope is that I’ll do a better job at actually keeping up now that things have slowed down some!

on the one with the big face, it says:

"A Simpering Miss,

The smile that on your face appears,

Stretching your mouth to meet your ears,

You think, no doubt, as sweet as honey,

Whereas, dear girl, it's only funny."

that was my favorite part about it.