Life is a University - What's there to learn???

19 July 2009

Play Ball

I have never been a sports fan like those cheese heads you see with painted bodies in the middle of winter, or those that purchase tons of sports memorabilia keeping it in its unopened packaging on display or stored in a storage box somewhere. But hubby grew up identifying with his sports teams all his life. Its a part of him and you cant separate the two. Some men are like that. And some women are like me...

So hubby found a new friend in our new place. (I call him his boyfriend as to which he gets mad at my teasing). I am just so happy he found a real friend. They were both born in misery (oops, I mean Missouri), and they both moved/relocated to San Diego, they both love the same sports teams and they both love to travel. Much in common, which is a rare find, I hope it becomes a strong relationship for years to come.

New friend and hubby decided to buy tickets to a baseball game. Since our tour of the facility, we decided I should go too and meet his new friend. Though the team didnt have a winning streak, 28K fans showed up to show their support. We all received free San Diego Padre visors. And since we had such GREAT seats (thanks hubby), we were behind second and third base, low to the field, second row back...I was concerned about fly balls or balls hitting his (since we were so close - many men had their gloves!) I found myself watching every bat, following every ball to see where it was headed..I didnt want to end up a statistic.

Needless to say, no balls came close to us, the only one injured from a baseball was a player at bat (sad, he is still in the hospital), but as forgiving as it was - THE TEAM WON!!!

I love winning!

I realized as I sat there, watching hubby and his new friend chat about sports, and eavesdropping on the conversations around me, that people come to games like this to chat, socialize and chill with people they like as they absorb the game between conversations. I have to say, I went to several baseball games in my Tennessee Hometown (the Nashville Sounds), but it was more of a social event and not a fan-support thing. However, it was fun to hang out with them and show love to "the game".

Following, pictures of our visit:

17 July 2009

Curious Dream 7-16

I had a dream last night that hubby and I were in this house I didnt recognize. And his brother was harrassing him and somehow lived with us. When the brother left, we decided to move. However, my son had pre-empted our actions and hired some moving company who arrived after we packed and picked up our entire house and moved it far off into a new neighborhood facing people who used their garage as a recreation area. They looked unhappy to see us in their neighborhood so the movers rotated our house so they could not see us through the windows. I remember packing boxes and glasses on a shelf. Weird dream.

Checking out the dream dictionary, this is what some key elements decifered:

-house: represents me or my life and security/protection, events in the dream represents events in my life

-harrass: pay attention to how you feel about this person, underly clue to dream meaning

-escape: represents the feeling of escaping or the need to escape from something in real life

-lift: ability to succeed or fail

-transport: trying to carry too many things or heavy burdened, taking responsibility for someone or something

-relocate/move: change, transition or new beginning

-rotate: ideas making no progress, randomness, chaos, lack of direction, feeling lost

-packing: preparing for a change, setting priorities, mobility

-glasses: opportunity to satisfy a yearning, thirst, craving, desire

Sounds like to me as a recap of us relocating and my desire for more...So...what does it sound like to you?

Sheer Exhaustion

Can I tell you how tired and exhausted I am? All kinds of ways: emotionally, physically, mentally, etc. I could sleep all weekend. Not one night has gone by that I had trouble sleeping.

But on a good note, I got a $5 starbucks card which I quickly used up on a soy chai latte and a pumpkin loaf slice. I got caught up on all my work from being out on bereavement leave last week. I am going to a Padres game for the first time this weekend with my hubby's new guy friend. And I made it through an incredibly tough week.

On the downside, I gained back all the weight I lost last year. My BMI is offically too high again. I found two swollen and tender knots under my arm and I think they are swollen lymph nodes. So freaked out. Took some time, but I finally have an appointment to see the doctor next Tuesday. A new assistant is being trained next week by the wicked witches I work with, but this time they are actually preparing to welcome and train her (unlike with me) and had the audacity to ask for my notes I took on how to learn new processes (The nerve!)

Hubby (in case you are wondering) is doing well in his morning process. Still angry. No big breakdown yet, but I think as a man, he will get through it at some point. I had been reading a book called When Men Grieve, but I havent had time to pick it back up this week. Busy week.

Life is like a flower once plucked. Its a living thing. All living things must die. But instead of wondering when the flower will finally wilt and die, I am going to enjoy it while I can. The same is to be said for life. Just going enjoy it while I can.

I close this blog by restating my serenity prayer:

Lord, please grant me the serenity to accept those things I cannot change, the courage to change those things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.

16 July 2009

Uncovered - Finally

Small Victory: it was decided that the panty hose requirement at work was "old fashion" and the requirement has now been removed.

YES!!!!!!

I am very grateful. Who in Sunny California would want to wear them? Ugh!

Nice welcomed change