Thoughts

I worked 11 hours today. I'll be going in early tomorrow. All because people can't stick to a schedule. At least I'll probably get to leave early tomorrow, since the proposal has to be in by 2.

I wanted to volunteer at an animal shelter or rescue organization. The shelter will need landscapers in the spring, possibly to plant a veggie garden so bunnies can have fresh stuff. Which sounds cool. Right now they only want foster parents. It'd be cool to foster bunnies but I have to ok it with landlords and roommates. And Joey, who may just try to eat bunnies. Can't foster a dog.

It was the perfect fall day. All rainy this morning then cool, crisp, and sunny later in the day. This made me appreciate the new scarves I got in the mail. Except 2 were supposed to be xmas gifts. I may have to order another of the one I got for mom cause I like it too much.

I have a recipe for pumpkin pie that includes apple butter. So it's pumpkin apple pie. I think I may try it out.

I am not going camping tomorrow. John and I were supposed to go to Shenandoah. We are not now. He's going to West Virginia though. Mike's going with his family so I can't crash their party. Jealous of them both! I must find more people who like camping.

I currently have no Halloween plans. Sad!

Wedding Recap

Look at me and my regular blog posting. You are crossing your fingers that it lasts...I know you are.

So this weekend Rob got married! Since he is reading this I won't talk about how awful it was. Just kidding Rob it was great! You are Jamie will be so happy!

Ok so John was my date for the wedding. After things went downhill I heavily debated whether I should bring him or not. Was it going to be too hard? Should I cut all ties completely? Would it be more difficult to give up one more thing we had planned? In the end, yes, he came. I have had multiple plans canceled since we're not together and it seemed best to just keep one thing happy and deal with the "what now" after the wedding. And I think it was the right decision. Some of my old coworkers were there, but I would not have had as good a time if John hadn't been there. It was good to have someone to talk to and stuff. Since it was a small affair I wasn't just mingling around cute single boys.

The wedding was perfectly simple. On the farm. The vows were said under a tree. There were ducks wandering around. John fought for male dominance with a turkey. Just family and close friends. It was great. To quote John "That was the best wedding I've ever been too. That's how I'd do a wedding." (me: Uh yeah, that's pretty much what we said we were debating whether to get married or not! A wedding that would have taken place the day before, mind you! but let's not go there.)

One thing that stood out to me was Rob talking about going to his brother's wedding and having never known a love like what he saw between that couple. Until he met his bride. I totally teared up! B/c of course, I had felt the kind of love I was witnessing. And had believed it would be forever, but it wasn't. And as I'm making myself not cry, John reached over and grabbed my hand. Which in a way was exactly what I needed at that moment. But also, what the heck dude?!

The Year's Soundtrack

In case you didn't know John and I have been broken up for a year. It's an anniversary I hope not to remember next year. We were really back together for the last 6 months but are broken up again. Anyway, I heard a song on the radio that I could not listen to last October. And this time I did not burst into tears! Yay! So I just got to thinking about how much music tells a story and I get hooked on songs when they relate to my life. You always see comments about the soundtrack to your life and such. And I've always wanted to put one together. 1 song for each year. Or something like that. But this last year could have a soundtrack all its own! So here are some songs that illustrate Oct 2009 through Oct 2010.

Don't Speak - No Doubt
Loving Arms - Dixie Chicks
Let Go - Frou Frou (there can be beauty in the breakdown! really!)
Where Does the Good Go - Tegan and Sara
If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To - Weezer
Savior - Rise Against
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I want to know your plan - Say Anything
Earthquake - The Van Bondies

Horoscopes

Facebook horoscope apps aren't really to be trusted, but I thought this was kind of funny. Especially on the weekend where John and I went to a wedding together. Oh life.


While you normally like all of your romantic relationships to be extremely nurturing and comforting, you may find that this isn't always possible, Cancer. There's a disconnect between you and a close partner right now that could be hard to rectify. Time is really the only thing that's likely to resolve this sort of problem. Remember that all of your relationships can't always go exactly according to plan