May 19, 2006

DEAL

i just wrote a self-indulgent, venting e-mail to an on-line friend. time to post. if you haven't been able to figure me out by now, i'll try to explain a little bit more. in my attempt to educate, ahem. or just cuz i like talking about myself. don't look at me like that.

my life philosophy (see my kids rolling their eyes at this -- they've heard it a million times): life is shit, AND life is beautiful. deal with the shit, and notice and enjoy the hell out of the beauty.

you should know that i share only SOME of the shit. i don't spend a lot of time thinking about whether or not to share. i just don't. i'm kind of a private person in some ways. stop laughing. now, damnit. don't make me get out of this chair.

because i've looked at the crap enough today, i'm going to look at -- and enumerate -- some good stuff. cuz that's my philosophy you know. and because i'm sick of hearing myself whine today. so here goes.

1. god, i love my family. my husband. my kids. my friends. and those of you i've had the pleasure of getting to know. you rock. and thanks for your lovely support.

2. all my kids will be here for most of next weekend. i'm way too excited about this.

3. i love, love, love the work the contractor did in the loft.

4. my (paying) job ends may 31. after that i'll be working "for" bill. i see a lot of driving around in a golf cart this summer in the crystal ball.

5. jax is staying clean. working verrry hard at it. [these are NOT in any order of importance, you know.]

6. love, love, love living downtown.

7. no yard work. don't miss that one bit.

8. GO CAVS!

9. friends. i know i said that before. worth saying again.

10. house. boston legal. lost. family guy. futurama.

11. lebron james. anderson varejao.

12. strawberry lemonade. 1 pump venti mocha with a shot of toffee nut.

13. the totally dirty dream i had last night. phew. dirty in a really good way.

i'm thankful for a lot of things. thanks for letting me think more about them. i feel much, much better. was it good for you?

Posted by Stacey at May 19, 2006 10:26 AM
Comments

Stacey, I just love you!!!! You are really, truly, a fantastic person.

I think I'll make strawberry lemonade this weekend and toast you!

Posted by: moonandsun03 at May 19, 2006 12:05 PM

you know... you are kind of scaring me with this optimistic crap. Are you sure you haven't been invaded by aliens?

(just kidding!)
-d

Posted by: -d at May 19, 2006 09:28 PM

Gad to hear jax is going okay. Strawberry lemonade sounds wonderful to me. I always see the half bottle full too.(and I'm not talking lemonade there)

Posted by: Anji at May 21, 2006 10:40 AM

I think the dirty dream deserves its own blog entry!

Posted by: Charm at May 21, 2006 09:51 PM

*snort* I got down to the dirty dream and thought the same damn thing as Charm. ;) But then, my mind is more often in the gutter these days as not. Love your whole damn family, Stace. That man-boy Jax has every ounce of my energy that I can spare toward his staying clean. I wish I could send so much more. All my love to every one of you. This internet is a funny thing. Mind blowing. Here's to positivity... your caffienated drink of choice sound fab...

Posted by: Keri at May 22, 2006 11:28 PM

Oh oh, I love Family Guy. Stewie is my hero!

Posted by: Jeff A at May 24, 2006 01:19 AM

I LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUR LIFE PHILOSOPHY!!!

"life is shit, AND life is beautiful. deal with the shit, and notice and enjoy the hell out of the beauty."

You are brilliant! *smooches*

Posted by: KathyHowe at May 26, 2006 08:55 AM