Is it bad that I feel A LOT of pressure writing this post? I mean, that's bad right? I don't know what is wrong with me- I have the same fear of posting on fb. Maybe it's because I am such a rule follower & I'm not exactly sure about the rules of "blogging." More likely though it's because I am all too aware of how terribly lame I am. Whatever the case, I may be lame but I am also competitive & since "In law" posted I figure I have to put something up so that he doesn't "win." (Win what, I am not exactly sure). Maybe while we get used to the whole blogging thing we would feel a bit more comfortable chatting about something that we all feel love talking about.... FARTS!

I did not go to WHS, I have never lived on Nelson Street, Coach Scanlon tought me nothing, I have never speed skated, and I do not remember Bandit. As an outsider, I offer the non-Winchester native view of the world. I am In Law.

Gettin' Back In The Saddle

I'm sooo glad to now have a "new" forum for sharing more of my random thoughts with my fam (and anyone else who might be interested). Although we are fortunate to see each other often, I sometimes feel that I've not had an adequate opportunity to share ALL of my thoughts at any given time. And I have lots of them :) To put it bluntly, I am sometimes unable to gain the center of the stage. With a big fam, it can be a battle you know! But I sure do try! So this might just be the perfect forum for me. And tonight I have some thoughts I'd like to share. And if I had seen you in person, I think these thoughts would have warranted center stage. Read along if your interested. Or even if you're not.

Over the last few days/weeks I've had a nagging feeling of sadness. Not even enjoying fb in the same way that I had over the last months (although I wasn't sure if I was just resisting the new fb layout!). I had even begun to lose my competitive edge in wanting to have more fb friends than the other members of the fam (with the exception of A, 'cause I know the rest of us will never get there). Wasn't sure if these feelings were related to the ending of summer maybe? I mean, where did the summer go?? Then last night, a big blow. And with this blow, the above feelings became all the more prominent. I lost a fb friend. And for those of you who haven't experienced this, it's painful. The panic associated with looking for a friend who has poofed off of the pages of your friends list is horrible. I wasn't sure how to rid myself of this sadness. I knew I needed to do something about these feelings.

Anyhoo, this was all changed in an instant, without much effort on my part, upon the completion of my work day. I was driving home from work this afternoon (Is 6:40pm still considered afternoon??) and the above feelings were banished. Thank God! I hate yucky feelings! The clouds were scattered in an amazing pattern with a fabulous glow from a sleepy sun. The hue around me was like none I'd seen before. Suddenly, one glorious ray poked out from the masses of clouds and painted a pathway of light for me to follow along Main St. (from Medford), serving to guide me along the remainder of my short journey to my Winchester destination. It was amazing!! The nagging ickyness began draining from within. A feeling of happiness took hold, for I became overwhelmed with the feeling that the summer had been fabulous (I mean, rowing around in an almost sinking Dory boat with the fam cannot be beat :) and that the fall would surely be as well. Sadness be gone!!

And with this, I knew I felt different than I had over the last several days. The light had drawn me. I became thrilled by the idea of getting home to get onto fb and to log into this new site. I hadn't felt like this in a while :) I was motivated to get "back in the saddle". So here I am. The thought of reconnecting with some long lost friends has a new excitement. I'm in quite a better place. Ready to steal some friends :) Not to mention, I'm now ready to go and seek out a lost fb friend!