This is a pretty fun meme i copped from a friends blog. I won't tag anyone, i'll just post my contribution here.
Enjoy!!
The Page 123 Book Meme. Here are the rules:
1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.
from "Anybody Out There"
"Duh...because he asked you?" Testily she said "it was a joke. Sort of. So why won't you marry the guy?"
Incoherently, I spluttered, "Reason (a) I barely know him and i've spent too much of my life being impulsive, I've used it all up. Reason (b) Aidan has too much baggage and i don't want a fixer-upper. Reason (c) As you yourself, Jacqui Staniforth, said - and I bet you're right- he's probably a hard dog to keep on the porch... What if he's unfaithful to me?"
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Sunday, March 2, 2008
something to make you smile
I adore my dogs. They are like my little babies. I know, they are dogs-not children but they bring me so much joy and when i am feeling as low as i could get, they have a way of bringing me back. They are my salvation.
This morning i heard that a woman in Peotone was busted with stacks of caged puppies that she had mistreated and neglected. The animals are at PAWS animal rescue in Tinley Park. If you are looking for a pet, please check out PAWS Chicago, The Anti-Cruelty, or any other animal rescue for your new companion. They can and will love you unconditionally and nothing feels better than that.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Did i miss an opportunity or dodge a bullet?
when i was 16, just starting my junior year in high school i found out a certan boy liked me.
I went to an all girl Catholic High School and had been over-protected growing up so i really didn't know what to make of this.
I had been sheltered by a nervous grandmother who was going to do everything in her power to see that i got an education, a career, and then a family. The teen pregnancy rate in our family was a little high around that time so she was prepared to chain me to a radiator in the basement if she had to.
This boy and i met through friends. His friend was dating my friend and our crowd occasionally hung out together. I knew he was a nice guy so i felt confident that my honor would be safe with him.
Ultimately he and i started talking and decided to go to a movie. He was my first real "date" - one on one, just me and him. We went to see "Halloween 3 (or was it 4)
The Season of the Witch. I remember it for how awful the movie was. We had a nice time and i was excited to see him again, i was eager to face this new chapter in my life.
Well, my friends after our date decided to tease me. He was very tall, i'm very short. It was all good natured ribbing, nothing mean but i freaked. It was like they saw every vulnerability i had. I couldn't handle it and i just wanted it to go away. I stopped seeing him before we really started. I had already asked him to go with me to my Junior Ring Dance so i made up a feeble story about being grounded and unable to go. Pretty transparent.
We never really talked to each other again after that. Our friends dated for a long time afterwards so on occasion we'd see each other but he was never again cordial to me.
It's been over 25 years and for some reason lately it has been bothering me. I know that he's married, has a family and appears to be a content guy. Why i should let this bother me now, maybe it's just the reflection on all the chances i had in life and let slip away because i was afraid.
It's time to start grabbing the bull by the horns and stop being afraid.
I regret and have always regreted being so immature, and unwilling to stand up for what i wanted. I let someone who may have been a pretty decent first boyfriend get away.
I went to an all girl Catholic High School and had been over-protected growing up so i really didn't know what to make of this.
I had been sheltered by a nervous grandmother who was going to do everything in her power to see that i got an education, a career, and then a family. The teen pregnancy rate in our family was a little high around that time so she was prepared to chain me to a radiator in the basement if she had to.
This boy and i met through friends. His friend was dating my friend and our crowd occasionally hung out together. I knew he was a nice guy so i felt confident that my honor would be safe with him.
Ultimately he and i started talking and decided to go to a movie. He was my first real "date" - one on one, just me and him. We went to see "Halloween 3 (or was it 4)
The Season of the Witch. I remember it for how awful the movie was. We had a nice time and i was excited to see him again, i was eager to face this new chapter in my life.
Well, my friends after our date decided to tease me. He was very tall, i'm very short. It was all good natured ribbing, nothing mean but i freaked. It was like they saw every vulnerability i had. I couldn't handle it and i just wanted it to go away. I stopped seeing him before we really started. I had already asked him to go with me to my Junior Ring Dance so i made up a feeble story about being grounded and unable to go. Pretty transparent.
We never really talked to each other again after that. Our friends dated for a long time afterwards so on occasion we'd see each other but he was never again cordial to me.
It's been over 25 years and for some reason lately it has been bothering me. I know that he's married, has a family and appears to be a content guy. Why i should let this bother me now, maybe it's just the reflection on all the chances i had in life and let slip away because i was afraid.
It's time to start grabbing the bull by the horns and stop being afraid.
I regret and have always regreted being so immature, and unwilling to stand up for what i wanted. I let someone who may have been a pretty decent first boyfriend get away.
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