I'm in one of those thinky moods.

I kind of hate when I get like this. I mean, honestly, do I have time to think? Apparently I do. I'm re-reading Twilight and am just taken back to the time of innocent new love. I can't really compare my own experiences to Edwards. He, after all, has some issues I don't have. But I can relate to that feeling of utter confusion and exasperation and joy and sorrow and tenderness and violent passion. Love is such a bizarre emotion. It's kind of like being in labor. When you are, you know it. Otherwise, it's probably a practice session.

In the 2nd book Bella is torn between 2 loves. One is safe and secure and full. The other is wild and crazy and pure emotion. What a choice. How can one possibly decide between the 2? Again, I can relate a bit because my choices are not limited to one gender. I have a belief that people should love who they love. But what do you do when you love 2?

So this stupid young adult fiction story has shoved me forward into a realm of thought and passion I thought I'd had to leave behind when I "settled down". Wrong. I still got it (and more) and so does my relationship with my husband.

Along with all of this emotion I have reconnected with a handful of people who were really important to me in my younger days. Facebook rocks! Like my Ipod, I should have investigated a long time ago. But I'm there now and I'm glad. It is still awe-inspiring to me to be able to combine those 2 worlds. Past and present are just pooling together and creating one interesting looking future. I'm a social creature and Facebook and world-blending are my element man. I love it.

I know lots of people are terribly worried for our future, but I really am hopeful that President Obama can do what he needs to do. I was watching some PBS political show and they were talking about how the majority of people THINK they know how bad the economy is, but in reality we are teetering on disaster. Not many people are ready. Are you? I'm not, but I'm working on it. I have a laundry list of things to do to meet that goal. Tops on the list is buying a new tent. A friend of ours has a fantastic one that withstood a scary rain/hail/thunder storm and kept their stuff dry so that's the winner I think. We have a tent that is in ok condition but it was a cheapy and I didn't like it after camping with it a few times. We're also creating emergency kits for possible emergency scenarios. Namely severe storms, a kit for the car and one for the house. I hope to have a fully stocked and organized pantry with enough to survive on for several weeks should we need to do so. Quite frankly, we've had issues before where money has been tight and other things are a priority. A stocked pantry in good times can help us be prepared for crises of all sorts later.

Finally, I'd like to propose a toast, to good friends, old and new. I am raising my Vitamin Water to all of you.