A New Tradition

I went to Barnes and Noble today for a drawing book. While I was there I remembered I needed a new calendar for next year. I needed a wall calendar and a planning calendar. I saw this one.

That is when I had my briliant idea. You see, I have always wanted to go to New York. I have always wanted to go to New York at Christmas time. I decided that I would plan my trip to New York for December 2009. I bought this calendar as a motivational tool to help me reach my goal. In this calendar are pictures of places in New York.

Rockefeller Center

Radio City Music Hall

I want to see the Christmas Spectacular

The Statue of Liberty

Time Square

I want to see all these places (and so much more) and this Calendar will motivate me to save the money to go.

I even chose a date (of course this date is not set in stone, but the month and year are!) and wrote it into my calendar.


SO what is my tradition? Every year I will buy a new calendar of the place I will go at the end of the year. Where will I go next? London, Paris, Sydney, I haven't decided yet. Right now I am just excited for New York!!!

Not a fan

I'm not a fan of Thanksgiving. Don't get me wrong, I love having a four day weekend, but it just doesn't feel like a holiday for me. Really, if Thanksgiving were on Sunday it would just be another Sunday dinner.

I woke up this morning at 7:30, I tried sleeping in later than that (I didn't get home until 12:30 in the morning) but I couldn't. I watched some tv and then got ready for the day. I had to go to the grocery store so I could make my contribution to the lunch. I made cran-apple chutney and crab stuffed mushrooms. I got home at 11:00 and started cooking. I couldn't enjoy the cooking because I was rushed. I had to be at my grandmas at 12:00. I get to Grandma's at 12:20. It is just my mom and dad, Clayton, me, my sister and her family, Uncle andy and his wife and daughter and Grandma and Bob. A very small gathering. We start eating and I am home at 3:30. My thanksgiving is over. It lasted about four hours. That's it - 4 hours, I guess five if you include the shopping.

Now I am home searcing for something to watch on t.v. trying to talk myself out of doing homework. ITS A HOLIDAY FOR PETES SAKE!!! I WILL NOT DO HOMEWORK!!!

So now you see why I am not a fan of the holiday

When I Grow Up

I was reading a blog this morning. The woman was talking about what she wants to be when she grows up. She would love to be a Grandchild follower. She would love to just follow her grandkids around and take pictures of their precious moments. (She had pics of her GK's on the blog - her grandsons caught a wild turkey!!!) Anyway, she asked the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" This got me thinking.

My immediate thought is - "I am already what I want to be - a teacher" I love my job. But as I was ironing my clothes this morning (btw - I HATE IRONING!!) I got to thinking about jobs. I decided to choose a job that I would never have but would love to do. I guess you would call it my dream job. I think I would love to be a photographer for a travel magazine. The magazine would pay for my trip! I could travel around the world (which I really want to do) and not have to pay for it. I would get to take pictures (which I also LOVE to do) and they publish them.

BEST JOB EVER!!!!

So I as well will pose the question,

What do you want to be when you grow up?