If you could....

I know I failed at the Blog Challenge... but there were some questions/topics that I just couldn't pass up, so here's one of the topics: If you could, who would you switch lives with for 1 day and why: I could obviously pick someone famous, someone who has a lot of power, fame and money… but as I thought about it, I didn’t like the feeling that, well, that’ll never be me, so why dream that big? Why get a taste of something that isn’t realistically within reach? So I went and hopped on a different train of thought and this is the stop I chose… If I could switch lives with one person for a day, I would choose my sister-in-law Courtney. Here’s why: 1. Goofy reason: I’ve never been a size 2 – how amazing would it be to be able to fit into absolutely anything I wanted? To eat an entire foot-long Subway sandwich and not have it cost me an hour on the treadmill the next day? (Yes, I have seen her accomplish this feat).

2. Obvious reason: She’s amazing! She’s one of the prettiest women I know, she’s funny, smart, sweet, easy going, outgoing, caring, crafty & creative, and has grownup taste buds.

3. Maybe not so well-known reason: She’s great at sticking to her budget and doing whatever she can to accomplish her goals. For example: eating peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, canned soup or fruit rollups for lunch. I can’t do this… I have to go out to lunch at least once a week, if not more. When Courtney and my brother wanted to get into a house of their own, she never strayed, she held onto every penny she had so that she could achieve what she really wanted. I wish I had that money savvy quality.

4. Biggest reason: Courtney is the most amazing mommy and I look up to her for the choices she’s made and continues to make concerning this part of her life. And really, she has THE cutest baby girl – who wouldn’t want to spend a whole day with that adorable munchkin? Now, we all know I’ve never been one of those girls who can’t wait to have kids or one who instantly bonds with kids… but I do love her little one. I love that Courtney has been able to be a stay-at-home mother, something I’ve always thought was imperative if I actually did have kids, so I praise her for being able to do this. I’m proud of both her and Joe for setting this as a priority in their parenting goals. Again, she helped bring that into reality when she saved her dollars and stayed out of debt so her income wasn't completely necessary.

So that’s it… If I could switch, it would be with my cutest sister-in-law Courtney, I’m pretty sure she’d be bored out of her mind while in my shoes… but at least we wear the same size!

Missed me?

Hi readers... all 4 of you... ;) I know it's been a long time since I posted anything. It's just so hard for me to find the time to post. I spend 10 hours sitting at a computer all day at work so the last thing I want to do when I get home is spend more time staring at a screen... So instead of reading my book today at lunch I thought I'd jump on here and post a little life update. I'm busy busy busy at work these days. I was given full responsibility of a big project and it keeps me running till 5:30 most days. Our evaluations are coming up next month so we'll see if my Supervisor thinks I've done a good job or not. I've finally gotten back into scrapbooking... I am sooooo far behind that whenever I sat down to try and get a page done, I'd look at my box of pictures, throw up my hands and say 'forget it!' But I was flipping through an old book and thought, ok, I'll just do one event and see how that goes. I spent the whole weekend on it since JJ was at work and I finished 5 layouts. Go me! JJ accepted a new position at a new branch; this is a big change for him since he's not 3 minutes away from home anymore and he doesn't know a single person there. It's still pretty new, but we're hoping he'll love it. JJ is still at the U and getting really great grades, my hubby is so smart! :) He'll hopefully receive his Bachelor's Degree next year... then it's onto the Masters program. Eeek! Kind of daunting, but worth it in the long run. Then just maybe we'll get into a house of our own and (maybe) start a little family. :) That's it for us these days... Until next time!