Happy New Year

My dear Family and Friends,

I wanted to wish you a great upcoming new years~ 2007 is going to be fantastic I just know it! I am expecting a new nephew, attending weddings of wonderful friends and who knows what else. Whatever your plans are this New Year's Eve, make sure you have loads of fun, party hard if that is what you are in the mood for (I know I am) and get home safe.

Loads of love,

Anne-Marie -xxx-

I love Halloween :)

For as long as I can remember I have dressed up for halloween. When I was little, my mom used to make the best costumes for my sister and I. Of course, we often ended up wearing snowsuits over and under them killing the image, but it was all in good fun. Then we would go home and the candy triage would begin. Chocolate bars were always my favorite, so my sister would bargain with me so I could get more. My loot would be gone after one week, two tops! But Katherine always managed to keep hers for longer, she had incredible restraint for a kid!! Anywho, I love this time of year, I love the excuse that for one night a year, people can wear whatever they want without getting judged :) So everyone, I wish you a very happy halloween!

The Lazy Man has ruined it for us all...

I am sitting at work done my stuff for the day and am trying to figure out what to do... I have already advanced myself on several projects and am waiting for approvals or quotes or whatnot. I think to myself, there is an hour left to my day, why in the world can't I leave?! Because I am a 9 to 5er, even worst 8:15 to 5:30... I regularly do overtime and never mind because I love my job and I prefer to give it my all, it has proven to be the best way to go about it. Now, on the odd day where I finish my workload early I can't leave. You know why?! Because the mediocre man would take advantage of this and always leave early, because of the lazy person's attitude, I am stuck staying at work late writting blogs... Not that I mind sharing my insight with the world, it just highly frustrates me that I can't take my time and go to the gym or clean my house or anything except play on the internet. It boggles my mind and frustrates me... And that is my thought of the day :)

The importance of family & friends...

I have come to realize that because of love or pride sometimes we don't always see what is right in front of us... After seeing myself and many of my friends be in relationships with people that were so wrong for them, it makes me realize that denying all the people who love you most and wish nothing but the best for you is not always the way to go. Don't get me wrong, we have all been there. But the trick is to learn from our previous mistakes. I see so many of my friends so happy and finding that their families and friends were right all along. Now this is not restricted to relationships but it is the element in our life which we are often most stubborn about. I just hope for those who have not yet realized what everyone is telling them, that they will see the light...

Dr.Phil or Oprah...

Have you ever sat back to watch a Dr.Phil or Oprah episode to realize that the stories vividely reflected people you know?! Or worst, if was as if you were watching a story about your friends. I have honestly wanted to tape the episodes so I could give them to my friends so that they could see they are not alone and that they DO indeed have a problem and their behavior is irrational... It makes me think that we could all use a little therapy, some more then others... Not but really, you know who you are, lol!

Quality vs. Quantity

The older I get, the more I realize its hard to keep in touch. People have come into my life for seasons, reasons and lifetimes. The ones who will be around for a lifetime are the ones who understand that friendship is about the quality of time spent together, not the quantity... I only see some of my closest friends a few times a year because they either live far away or have riculously busy lives. Between work, spouses and family, it is so hard to balance a normal lifestyle without having demanding people in your life expecting too much.
Luckily, with time and good friends, you weed out the bad and treasure the good!

Friday bloody Friday...

Sitting in my office on a Friday at 5:45. The phone is dead and guess what I am doing?! Playing on the internet of course! This is ridiculous, I am exhausted, bored and aching to get out of here. I don't know who decided to make the work week 5 days but its ridiculous. At least give out special Friday hours, a finish at noon type of deal. It would certainly do wonders for everyone's moral and we would get so much more out of our weekend. Anyone in?