Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Happy Holidays.....I think...

In all honesty, I am not in the spirit this year...... too busy dreaming of a life in the tropics, far from all this limiting snow and unreasonable commerce that both drive the season. At 10.25% sales tax.... its hard to buy milk.....

My thoughts are drifting to another time and place, when snow was fun and only limited getting to school, and that was good news. Where you put on snow-pants and went outside until your mittens were frozen blocks and your mom was yelling to get inside before you got frostbite. That was the life.

Lately I feel overwhelmed by my age, and by the inertia of just getting through the days. It seems as though life isn't really ours to live anymore. But instead completely navigated and controlled by our occupations. My job runs my life, and my husbands job runs his, and my friends.... when did we all convert from working-to-live to living-to-work. Its something I told myself I would never do, and here I am.

So.... as I sit at my desk today looking out on a frozen harbor and snow crippling the city... I have Jimmy Buffett playing ever so quietly on my computer... trying to reason with this hurricane season, and hoping to find a little holiday cheer. After all, December 25th is Jimmy's Birthday, so if for nothing else, happy birthday Mr Buffett.... and thanks for getting me through this day.

Happy Holidays everyone. I hope I am able to travel through the mess and see some of you soon.
Love,
Cyn

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

The Question of the Day.....

Can you get drunk on a flight, abuse your spouse,
then sue the airline for giving you the booze?

This, a headline on the front page of today's
Chicago Tribune.

Only in America.....

Happy Holidays
-Cyn

Friday, December 12, 2008

Amanda, Christie and I....just a random Saturday night....
oh, wait, no... Christie's dress.... that reminds me of this one night in Colombus, OH!
It was a great wedding.

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential. --Barack Obama

Just a thought for today.
-Cyn

Friday, December 05, 2008

Take a look at what pure joy looks like.....

Thanks Sammy, for reminding me that life
really can be THAT cool...
Love you!
Aunt BC