24th Birthday

I know that it is 6 days late but its nice to be 24 now. One more year and I will be able to rent a car by myself and my insurance will go down. My birthday was one of the best I have ever had if not the Best. Bill drove me to work which is always nice. Next thing I know is that it is nine o'clock and time to unlock the doors. To my surprise Bill is standing there in front of a door with a coffee. My next surprise was Bill bringing me flowers. It was a beautiful bouquet. My lunch was wonderful Bill went down to the deli got me sandwiches and a Henry Weinhards Rootbeer and took me to our lookout which was fabulous! I loved it. My last surprise was steak and potatoes, I was amazingly good and I had such a wonderful time. Bill did such amazing things that now I'm trying to think of what to do for Bill for his birthday to give him an amazing time that he gave me.

24TH Birthday

My 24th birthday is in 7 days and I'm so excited. Bill and I are going to a movie on Saturday with any friends that are going to sh0w up. Then Bill and I are going to do something that he planned out on my actual birthday. I have no idea what is going to happen but I know it will be exciting. I'm looking forward to it a lot.

The First Autocross

So this weekend is the first Autocross of the season! Now I don't go to race cars because I just don't think that it is great fun for me. What I go to do is help out in timing and just to see people. Our group is so small that a few of us have become really close. It is more of a social gathering to me then a car race. However since it is going to be close to my friends house I'm not sure if I am going to actually make it to the autocross. Bill tends to leave me to do other things so I can't really hang out with him and there is a person there that will probably be in timing to make my life miserable because we are trying out a new timing system which I should be there to use it but I'm not sure I can handle being around that person in timing. She'll probably tell me what to do and how to use the system which I'm not dumb I can probably figure it out myself but you know I might just have to deal with it. However I just haven't made up my mind to go or not. The thrill for me is the staying with our friends. I am very excited to stay with them and enjoy a weekend together.

First Time Mothers

First time mothers are an interesting phenomenon. Overprotective, over exhausted, afraid to do anything wrong with their children, afraid to drop them, etcetera. Now what I have noticed and heard is with the first baby the mother's tend to freak out. Now I'm not saying that I wouldn't because I'm sure I would do the same faux pas but some are just hilarious. First time mothers tend to wrap their newborns in too many blankets or clothes to where they sweat and the mother freaks out because they are sweating and why. Others are overly cautious with everything baby, you can't hold my baby until you have washed your hands at least twice.

They don't want to take their baby anywhere afraid that something will happen to them and then freak out that their newborn is going to get sick and catch a cold, getting some sort of disease from the outside world. It's funny to watch new mothers with their children. Being on the outside you notice things that mothers don't know that they are doing. Of course I can say that now not being a mother myself besides to my 3 animal children (2 dogs and a cat). I'm sure though when I do have a child I'll do the same faux pas things. I think that my faults are going to be horribly overprotective and concerned to make sure that they don't hurt themselves so who am I to judge what any mother has done with their child.

Saturday.

I know that this is a tad late and that's a travesty but it's now or never. Saturday. The only saving grace to what happened on Saturday that slightly saved it was the fact that I at least got to hang out with Mama Griffith all day long. In hopes of going to the Seattle zoo (which I have never been to), getting her car back that only took 3 weeks to finish, and going to a lot of Starbucks only two out of the three happened. The beginning of the day started out good. On the way up to Mama Griffith's mother-in-laws to meet her sister-in-law to get her Volvo back we stopped at Starbucks and Walmart those 2 stops was going to have us be late, to our appointment time of 11, by only 30 minutes. Which was all fine because Mama Griffiths sister-in-law, I will give her the name of Molly that way I can stop writing sister-in-law, is usually late herself all the time. We got up to the house of mama griffiths mother-in-law, Mona, with Molly not there yet so we were thinking great at least we didn't make her wait around or have to sit there a long time. A big dark cloud was a foot. We walked in the door and Mona said Hi how about making some cookies. Both Mama Griffith and I were like we don't have time to make cookies if we are going to go to the zoo in a couple of minutes to a half an hour. Well it turned out to be 4 hours later that Molly showed up!!! 4 hours late!!!! That would have been a curtesy call to say that yes indeed I left an hour late and you should go to the zoo and I will meet you there. I almost died. If the 4 hours late wasn't bad enough there was a weird vibe that came from staying with Mona. There weird vibe between Mona and Mama Griffith was almost hard to take. It's like when there needs to be something said but no one is going to say it but they should to clear the air. It was that feeling. Now back to the 4 hours being late by Molly. Now granted that Molly also has 3 kids but to be 4 hours late I don't think so. She said that she took 4 breaks between her home and Monas to go to the bathroom. Now I asked Mama Griffith how long it usually takes a regular person to drive, 2 and a half hours. Now considering she left at 9:30 she should have been an hour late as it was to be there by 12. However she didn't get there until 3:30!! Each break we figured out that she took was 45 minutes long. Now I don't have kids and even though I don't I have my own ideas of how long a break should be maybe at the most 5 minutes if her son pied on the side of the road maybe 20 minutes if she had to take all of her sons into the bathroom at a place. I think that I would be a mean mother and make then pee on the side of the road if I had that many children and only one had to go to the bathroom. I have also talked to other mothers and they couldn't believe the 45 minute bathroom breaks either. So now the question comes up whether or not something else was a foot. Needless to say we switched cars loaded up the kids and took off back home. We made it about a quater of the way or less when the one kid who had his heart set on the zoo began to cry. We felt really horrible for him. The entire way up to Monas house was a constant question of are we going to the zoo and are we at the zoo yet which made having to tell him no we aren't going to the zoo today that much harder to bear. We ended up getting home at 8 as aposed to probably 6 or 7 or maybe even 8 depending on how long we stayed at the zoo. There was my tale. Like I said the only saving grace that was there was spending time with Mama Griffith.

Hans Solo VS Luke Skywalker

I think that Luke is the best compared to Hans Solo. Although I have always had a thing for the main character and hero of any movie. There is always so much bravado and courage that comes with being the main character. I think the real reason I really like Luke Skywalker and any other hero that comes out of a movie is because I wish that I had the strengths especially when someone evil like the emperor comes knocking at my door I could beat the cramp out of him and live to tell the tale. Luke Skywalker sure might in the first 2 movies be a little unsure of himself ask for a lot from people or in the case of mama griffiths blog be a whiner but all in all he was trying to find himself. For the most part when you are trying to find yourself and find power within yourself to go and beat the Emperor and Darth Vader wouldn't you whine a little bit. I'm sure I would. Hans Solo sure he has chewbacca but that is all he has in my book and the cool ship. Therefore Hans Solo vs Luke, Luke would definately win.

Smile and Laugh Always!

This is my last post for today so.....it will be short and sweet!!

Be kind to neighbors and friends.
Drink when absolutely necessary to take the edge off really bad days.
Smile often to make any day better.
Laugh even more often to live a long and enjoyable life.
Learn new things every day.
Take time to appreciate the small things in life.
Don't get angry easily.
Take your time on anything you are doing.
Realize a dream and fulfill it.
Go on a least one road trip every year.

Have a wonderful day and make the most of everything you have.