Growing Older

“And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.” -Abraham Lincoln

Having another birthday this week. Seems like I just had one. The years seems to be flying by now, and I'm more and more concerned about if what I'm doing/how I'm living is really meaningful.

I remember turning 7. The first year that I was depressed about the passage of time instead of thinking about the presents and upcoming Holidays. Can't really remember much before 7, but then again at around age 11. I learned some about the birds and the bees and it scared the shit out of me. I didn't want to have to deal with grown-up issues. I didn't want to have to think about my body doing weird things and separating me evermore from the boys I loved to be around.

Now I have to start thinking about aging, and changing around priorities as a result.
Jen and I had a spa day on Saturday. It was a sort of tame Bachelorette celebration. We got facials and massages. I was in the room with the lady doing my facial and she started asking what my routine was. What products I used. Of course, my response was along the lines of water and soap in the shower. She was appalled and started in on all the things I should be doing at my age to ensure my skin held up well with age. It was overwhelming. I didn't really go to the spa to be scolded. But I guess I do need to start preparing for the future. Be it my skin, a family, financially, etc.

I wish I could live in Neverneverland with the lost boys and never grow up.

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For Jen

Good luck on the Nuptials next week Jen. This is for you ;)

Spring is here
The sky is blue
(whoa-whoa-whoa)
Birds all sing
As if they knew
Today's the day
We'll say I do
And we'll never be lonely anymore
Because we're

Goin' to the chapel and we're
Gonna get married
Goin' to the chapel and we're
Gonna get married
Gee, I really love you and we're
Gonna get married
Goin' to the chapel of love

Bells will ring
The sun will shine
(whoa-whoa-whoa)
I'll be his and
He'll be mine
We'll love until
The end of time
And we'll never be lonely anymore
Because we're

Goin' to the chapel and we're
Gonna get married
Goin' to the chapel and we're
Gonna get married
Gee, I really love you and we're
Gonna get married
Goin' to the chapel of love

By the way, Candice and I coordinated and are wearing this to the wedding:




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Putting Audrey to Bed

Before I put the Audrey Hepburn 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' Halloween inspired background to rest, I thought I would share a poem she shared with her family during her last Christmas just weeks before she died.
It seemed fitting.

BEAUTY SECRETS

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge you never walk alone.
We leave you a tradition of the future. The tender loving care of human beings will never become obsolete.
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, redeemed and redeemed and redeemed. Never throw anyone away.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.
As you grow older, you'll discover that you have two hands: One for helping yourself, the second for helping others.
You have great days still ahead of you.
May there be many of them.
-Anonymous


What a woman.

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Change

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

Reinhold Niebuhr

So much change lately.
I got a promotion, this is a good thing. I'm a Purchasing Agent/Buyer. As of monday I've worked 7-7 everyday, not off to such a good start on that front. I think I have a tendency to jump in head first, and then get overwhelmed quickly. Hopefully things will slow some once I settle into that position.

We sold our house. We have to be out by mid-November, and we don't have a place to go as of yet. This whole situation feels out of my control. I liked my house, I liked the location, and I feel like a lot of the decisions revolving around this haven't been made with my opinion in mind. I'm trying to think positive, that this opens up a lot of great posibilities, but things just seem scary right now.

I guess I'm just not so good with change. I grew up in the same house my whole childhood, never moved. I was in my last job position for about 4 years. Now everything happens all at once, and I'm just trying to cope.

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October

Gotta love October TV.
Scary movies all month.
And this new TV series starts tonight.


Better Watch.
They'll be watching you.....

Muahahahaha.


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More work conversational gems....

From: J D
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 6:22 AM
To: S L ; Jennifer Stutzman; Melody Schmidt
Subject:


From: Jennifer Stutzman
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 7:30 AM
To: J D; S L ; Melody Schmidt
Subject: RE:

All thought provoking questions..

From: Melody Schmidt
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 7:31 AM
To: Jennifer Stutzman; J D ; S L
Subject: RE:

You only have a wedgie for eternity if you are going to hell. Imagine the torture…

Need Sleep

I feel like Jack on the Shining.


No sleep is seriously messing with my mental health.


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Pretty creepy eh?

FYI




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