Spring Forward

Corny title I know. But it's in light of my life, and of course.... daylight savings!! woo hoot! I know.... loser... right here... all fingers point at her and laugh... alrighty then.

I don't necessarily LIKE "spring forward" time because I lose an hour of sleep, but this just means the sun is up that much longer. And it also brings spring and summer. It just means we are just that much closer to freedom and leisureful (sp?) activities. OH glorious summer, where for art thou summer? Again, the loserisms are just pouring out of me tonight. It must be the lack of sleep on my part. Well it's not totally my fault. Zach was here!!! YAY! And now he must return to Iraq. Boo you government. Boo.

My life has been a happy one since I made the decision that I am, yes prepare for it, QUITTING PANERA BREAD! I made the decision and I'm sticking to it. I can't do it anymore. It made me a bitter bitter person for the last month and I will not let it take hold of my life. Do I want to leave the people? No. Do I want to leave the inevitable payraise? Heck no. Do I want to start all over after I have put in so much? Heavens no. But it is time for change. It is time to be done with work before 11:30pm... to still be asleep at 4:00AM even if you have to open in the morning. This is the reason that I am looking into banking! The hours would be fantastic, the money would be decent, and they could help me with loans! And we all know that I need help with that. It's a win-win situation in my eyes. Maybe not, maybe it's boring, but I'm ready for a change. I think we all agree that I need to leave this place. If I'm unhappy, why stay? Even the raise that I may get shouldn't keep me. So when I do get it, and it's absolutely amazing, slap my wrist and say NO! Bad Amy! Cuz I will want to stay. But no... life must "spring forward."

I had some bitterness with friends recently, but I've made peace, and surprisingly, they made peace right back. Which I never expected from a few of them. I know Anna gets me when I say that sometimes you feel that no one cares and that your friends have completely and utterly abandoned you. But once you get through it all, you know that it's just Satan telling you lies. I think the thing we all fail at is keeping in touch with one another. We label each other's lives with business and then blame the other friend for not keeping in touch with you. In reality, it is OUR fault that the touch is being lost. Yes, the other person may be working a lot, doing homework all the time, getting engaged, whatever, but when we put these labels on them, we stop making the time. All that does is hurt the person you've done this to and yourself. So if you are reading this, take the time, even just a moment, to call or talk to someone you've done this to. Believe me, they will greatly appreciate it. And you will feel good because you just got to talk to someone you may have not seen in a loooong time.

Lets see here... what else have I been doing... OH YES!!! SNOW DAY!! Hip hip hooray! We had a half snowday on Thursday and a complete one on Friday. It was such a God-sent thing. I think everyone needed that time to either catch up on homework or catch up on their childhood. Kara and I watched Grey's and then watched movies with Jesse and Justin. We also made macaroni, which I must say was absolutely AMAZING!!! Then on Friday we went to Target with Charis and she went to work and that's when I built my amazing Igloo with Natalie Herringshaw! Yah, that's right... an igloo. It took up our whole afternoon, but man was it worth it. Then of course came the Mat Kearney concert!! We were second row from the stage, he signed my purse, and he took two photos with us because he wasn't focusing in the first one. Haha. Love it. It was soo fantastic. He does a really good job playing live. I know a lot of people just do not live up to the music they created in the studio, but he for sure does. It was wonderful. Then I went to Adam's new townhouse with Kara, Jen, Jake, and Nate. I made a pitstop and bought them stuff from the Clearance section of Cub and it caused quite a laugh. It was just garbage but it was cheap and sadly, it was stuff they would have never thought of to buy and would need eventually. Lol. That night was really full of giggles and odd moments with Jen. Kara did Suduko.......... congrats!! Saturday was work and then we made a blanket fort at Adam's (we meaning Jen and Nate, I came later) and we all slept in it! It was also a giggly night cuz Jen and I bought them Easter Presents... haha... oh the secrets behind such odd moments. Only Jen and I will ever know! LOVE IT!!!!

Oh man, this got lengthy.... your poor weary eyes... they need their rest, and so do my fingers. So I'm done finished...etc.... enjoy wonderful readers, enjoy!

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