Imagination Nation

 

You know, sometimes you just don't see what life is going to throw at you.  Many of you know I'd been stressing because one of my roommate's was moving out and the other was literally missing.  Yesterday I thought I may not have either room rented out by the end of the week and then, well, all at once everything is taken care of...missing roommate returns in LITERALLY the 11th hour alive and with back rent and future rent in hand.  Also new tenant lined up to sign the lease tomorrow morning for Steve's room.  The new roommate's name?  "New Steve"

 

All at once, I'm breathing a huge sigh of relief and think I'm going to sleep like a baby tonight.

 

So much stress, so much anxiety, couldn't see the finish line and now I've crossed it before I even realized it.

 

I'm smiling a genuine, relaxed smile for the first time in a couple of weeks.  I will be coming up for air and people will see me again.  I'll also soon be introducing my newest furry houseguest, Rory the Boxer.  He's been here a couple of weeks but I've been so overwhelmed, I haven't been able to give him a proper introduction here.

 

 

Finally,  Andre Agassi won tonight in his last US Open tournament.  Happy day.

 

So my friend Patrick sent me this article today.  Now Patrick and I have some similar experiences in the world of romance so he knew I'd appreciate the complexity of this article. He wrote:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060813/hl_nm/life_marriage_dc

"It seems right to say that people who are not depressed are at risk, that
if they marry a depressed person this could be a bad deal for them"

I'm so confused.  :) 

Today I had afternoon tea with an amazing group of women.  Sara (mentioned yesterday), Penny, Melinda and I all used to work together at SAIC several years ago.  In a very short time, I learned that having great chemistry in the workplace isn't something that happens every day.  We worked together and genuinely liked each other.  While we don't stay in touch all that well, it doesn't really matter because we can always without fail pick up right where we left off.  I have a few relationships in my life that feel that way and today I realized how blessed I am in that respect.  I learn each day that while life may not be a bed of roses, in many ways I wouldn't change a thing if it meant losing those connections.

 

For my Bullpen team -

 

Lara Cantuti Can of Fruiti, Melinda Melonball Baran, Penny Buca Baby, Sara Sushiroll Whitaker, Christy Cheesy Romano

 

For Penny - I'll miss you:

 

Pine trees, Pine trees, Pine trees, Pine trees, Pine trees, Pine trees, Pine trees, Pine trees.  (Send that to Bob too) 

 

You just can't cry during the Pine trees song.

Ok so I do have more serious news to share, but serious news feels like a Monday entry, not a fun Saturday night entry.  And what better way to start off my blogging experience than with a bit of humor.

 

 

Let's be honest, if we knew treadmills could be so much fun, we'd have all be doing this a long time ago.  And it's perhaps a very sad commentary on my love life that I find myself crushing on these guys a little bit.  I .

 

Thanks to my friend Sara "Sushiroll" Whitaker for sending it to me.  You get me!  We may not stay in great touch all the time but it's QUALITY over quantity.