the simple things in life

good friends ~aren't they wonderful. you know that no matter what they will be there for you. no matter where you are in life, down and out or up and in, they have your back. i remember one time in hawaii i locked myself out of my touch pad entry on my expedition (i entered the wrong code way to many times). i was in honolulu visiting a college girlfriend that was in town, and after dinner and a movie it was late. eric was gone, what do i do? call an awesome friend - late at night, chugging her two kids with her, breaking into my house and getting an extra key - for me. thanks allison. after the years of moving and having to endlessly dig my heals in, make new connections, start new networks, and try to find good friends - i realize what a good friend is. i have met many wonderful friends here and thankful for each one of them. in life friends come and go, but it is the good ones that leave a mark. the old saying, make new friends but keep the old, one is silver the other gold - how true in my life. this year has brought me to different levels in my friendship network, where i have struggled in understanding why some friendships change and have cherished each new minute that my baby sister and i have grown in our friendship.


computers that work~ holy cow, now isn't that something simple?? maybe it is in my finger tips, but a computer always seems to go haywire when i use it. always. when you go to use ole faithful it is so wonderful when it does what you have asked it to do. for instance, ripping a cd (a new cool term that i am slowly learning to use). how cool is that, go to your girlfriends house and slip in a cd and bam! you have all her music on your pc. where was this when i was trying to steal music from napster. don't worry, i couldn't figure it out so i didn't steal much.



dishwashers ~ oh thank you, thank you, thank you. isn't it so nice when something is done for you? that is how i feel when i cram as many toddler handled items as i can into that handy black box that miracously spits them back out nice and clean.


online shopping ~ never thought i would admit it, but i love online shopping. of course the basics, no crowds/parking/kids screaming/others kids screaming/slow check outs, etc. but for me it is like a two in one. ya see, i love to get mail (i said mail, not bills), so not only do you get an item without dealing with the elements, you get mail too! i recently bought a new pair of tennis shoes online. my old kicks have had better days. since i started running about 8 months ago, they have logged quite a few miles. finding a size 11.5 wide shoe is not happening any where but online for me. they arrived today, and obviously i am excited. i can't wait to break them in.







of course there are so many more important simple things in life. truly there are, but these things seem to be making my life a bit easier here lately. (a dishwasher???) hopefully you all have spotted the tickers on the right. i can't wait wait wait until the 'daddy comes home' ticker is in double didgets...that is a simple thing, huh?