Shits & Giggles

Yesterday I met up with my male friend, Danny, that I have been friends with since high school. When he’s in town we often get together and catch up. We are both aware of each other’s dating lives and the ups and downs those have caused.  We got on the topic of men. And my dating life, like we often do. It’s often complicated to be completely honest and straight forward to people in person. I can be to many people but it has to be the right person, right environment and right situation of course.   Anyway, in today’s world people (specifically) men don’t acknowledge their emotions. They don’t validate them, and they don’t work through them. It’s terrible. And on top of that, they don’t communicate their emotions in respectful way. Okay. This isn’t just men, many woman are this way too — I’m just upset at men because that’s all I find it with.  I find it so frustrating that a man can be putting effort in and then because something tough comes up, some challenges them, thin...

As the new year has started...today. I have of course seen many facebook/instagram posts about goals for the future or reflecting on the last year. Sometimes I enjoy reading them..and sometimes I just think "Oh brother" and roll my eyes, is it necessary? But as I think (and reflect), I think it is important to acknowledge what we've been through and the struggles we have gotten through. Along with the things to be grateful and thankful for.  2018 was a good year! My life is all in place. I have a house, a good job, wonderful friends and family. In the early part of the year, we (as a family -- Mom, Mike, my brother and his wife, my stepsiblings and their significant others) all went to Memphis. What an  experience  that was. Live  music, Graceland, Beale Street, a huge pyramid, and a million pounds of pulled pork.  In September my stepdad, Mike, decided he should drive an old (like 90+ year old) motorcycle across the country, the Motorcycle Cannonball ...