Ok so here's the deal...

Sunday at lunch I made a deal...our Maryland friend who is now a fearless turtle has not been getting out of his dorm room much. Girls have asked to come watch movies in their rooms, go to parties, go to jello wrestling parties and he has refused. He has remained online with friends and family or continued his video game. Our task for him this semester is to get out and do stuff...hang out with people. Obviously people are interested in hanging out with him. We just have to get our little turtle out of his shell.

Now here is my deal...if he fails to do this...the county folks are going on a road trip...we will go up there and find him a woman...we will play poker and have a generally good time hanging out with our friend. We will accomplish our goal. Now he seems to think it will be a good plan to just not go out and call our bluff. He assumes that we won't really come up so now we must. He has until the end of February to make his move and if he hasn't we shall make our move. Really I just figure we can go visit him, hang out, attempt to improve his social life, and we can make a side trip to some cool shopping sites. So come March we are going up there.

It will be fun. You should join us. Actually our turtle should accept an offer now and then.

love ya,
Meg

Baby it's cold outside...

Ok well mother nature is apparently feeling a little more frosty this week than in the past. It is finally cold. And although I am tempted to complain I really can't. I love cold weather. Bundling up, fires, cocoa, etc. Winter is here. Yippee...hopefully snow will follow soon.

Sometimes its just awkward...

I am a happy person when it comes to my personal life...I am single...I am ok...yet there are times when it is awkward to be the single person. Let me tell you a story...Saturday night I went out for a birthday dinner...theirs not mine...with some friends. Now we have all been friends for ages and I know their husbands, boyfriends, and children. Yet when you are at a table with people who are married and have children and you are single with no children it can get awkward. Especially when the conversation turns to married life and children. Or the husbands are planning a guys night and the wives are planning a play date and they look at you the single person and say 'oh you can come too' Well thank you I feel special now...really I just felt like the extra person. I love these people so I am not going to stop hanging around with them because of it but I have to say it was strange.

What's weird is that when I first met all of these people we could talk for hours about many various topics. Now most conversations work around to children and husbands, etc. And well I can sort of relate because I am around alot of children between work and friends. And I can relate to discussions about marriage but since I'm single it seems I don't actually understand these things from their point of view.

Being single is not a problem for me...I rather like it...no one to check in with, no one to cook for, no one to clean up after, no one to fight with, etc but there are times where being the single and childless person can be a little awkward when you are one of the few among friends. OK LET ME MAKE THIS CLEAR...THIS IS NOT AN INVITATION FOR ANY OF YOU TO SET ME UP...I'm ok being single and I'm capable of finding a date thanks.

Oh and this is very important...now that I am back among the single people...I am making a plea...on behalf of all single people everywhere. Leave us be about being single...we are not freaks of nature nor are we incapable of finding a date. We do not want to meet your cousin, your cute co-worker, your sister-in-law's brother, your plummer, your friend, your lawyer, your doctor, your dog groomer...I think you get the point. Unless we approach you please don't set us up with anyone...and listen to us when we say no thank you. It is ironic really since I myself have set up a single friend or two. But single, dating or married I make a pledge to my single friends...I will not set you up unless you request it.

Baby, It's Warm Outside

I know I know you're thinking...'umm Meg I think you got that wrong' but alas no...it was warm outside today. Nothing says January 1st like 60+ temperatures. Oh well we'll be complaining when it is cold. I won't really but I know some who will.

Speaking of cold temperatures last Sunday brought something I haven't seen in years...no not a good sermon...hahaha...but snow. And not just that little wussy snow that we normally get but honest to goodness snow. There were up to 14 inches some places around us. That is impressive really. And it was so pretty. God I miss snow on a regular basis...once a northerner always a northerner I guess.

Well a little update...Christmas was good...quiet but good. My brother was jet-setting around Australia for his birthday and Christmas...he was missed. But he had a good time in a sailing race in Australia. His boat finished which given the weather was impressive and more impressively they finished 18th. (I think)

New Year's was awesome...once again the Wrenn's opened their casa to all us crazies. We played some poker, got involved in some awesome gibbage, toasted the New Year, and had an absolute blast. Thanks again to the Wrenn's!!! You are the al pa ha and o me ga!!!

I have Monday off from work and then it is back to the norm for work...only one major difference...for the first time in a long time I don't have to get ready to go back to school. It is a weird sensation really. Don't get me wrong it is awesome!!!

Hope to use some of my spare time to catch up on stuff I've been avoiding. Of course I know that won't happen because other things will come up to fill my time.

Anyway Hope all of you have a happy, safe and prosperous New Year!!
Meg