The Adventures of Jane, Marley and Cat

1. Rob, who is currently in Bakersfield “chillin’” told me that Otis has discovered swimming.  Apparently they are near a river or canal, and Otis likes to chase the ducks the old fashioned way: in the water.  He also swims for sticks.
2. Julia cut 4″ of my hair.  It looks better, but feels short.
3. We began our Annual American Idol Tuesday Night Fiesta.  Unfortunately we weren’t able to remain undistracted by other things, like Jane’s ears moving ever-so-slightly when we said her name.
4. However, I must say, my American Idol dream over the weekend was awesome.  I was the 4th judge, not that new girl.  I quite enjoyed myself because I was GIVING MY OPINION about things, and as you all know, there is nothing I enjoy more.
5. I taught myself to knit in an entirely new way.  Thank you YouTube for being so good at teaching me new tips and tricks.
6. Brahms is still kicking my butt, but less and less.  There is a fugue section in the 3rd movement and I believe he changes key at least 47 times.  I have learned to lip-sync in choir.
7. I am very excited to go visit my sister tomorrow night.  I think I’d better get serious about packing tonight, as I will be leaving right after work.
8. I just ate the best pumpkin curry soup EVER.
9. It was made by our new VP of Operations who has become the Cruise Director for the office.  Our niceness quotient has gone up several points since he started.
10. I remain as snarky and obsessive as ever.  What? You expected something different.

Tags: ADD, french kissing small dogs, knit purl, The Otis and Jane show, tv reality, work is cool

Birthdays have never bothered me.  Turing 53 next Sunday doesn’t bother me either.  In fact, I embrace my graceful descent into latter-middle age.  I don’t look my age, I only feel my age when I realize I can’t remember where I put my car keys or try to garden.  I am blessed with good genes that will likely carry me for at least another 35 or 40 years.

As I have for the last 5 years, I am celebrating my birthday with my sister and loved ones in So. Cal.  It is a welcome break from winter here in Utah.  Also, being with her at this time in our lives reconnects us with our shared history.  This trip we are having dinner with my childhood neighbor, who is my sister’s physician.  That should be more than fun.

I am so very, very blessed in my life.  I am close to my children.  I know there are many parents who suffer because of emotional and physical separateness from their children.  I, on the other hand, choose to hang out with my children on a regular basis.  The boys are in California right now and I miss them terribly (Otis too!).

I am blessed because I love my career.  I didn’t wake up one morning and say “I’m going to be in marketing”, it was just something that evolved.  I love the people with whom I work, and the even the daily minutia of my job is fun and interesting to me. I hope to be here for many more years.

I have wonderful friends, although my circle of up close people is smaller than it has been in years past.  I’m not particularly needing a community as much as my “go-to girls” who always support me and are always there for me.  As I have grown and changed, many of my loved ones have dropped away because they couldn’t support me in my new choices.  However, those who love me in spite of who I am and what I do, are the ones I choose to be with.

I am particularly blessed because I enjoy my own company.  I know how to entertain myself and being alone and in my own space is so wonderful to me.  I think this is something that has really developed into a fine art over the last two years.  I don’t need to have someone right there by me, and I don’t need to always be talking.  Quite solitude is really hitting the spot.

And so I age.  I consider my life to be an amazing journey, and at this particular moment in time, I’m really enjoying the ride.

Tags: evil offspring, Gratitude, older than I imagined, solitude

I love Sundays.

Today: knitting, sleeping, knitting, watching 30 Rock, hanging with Julia and Ben, cooking, sleeping, knitting.

Could it be any more perfect?

Tags: knit purl, Sundays are my favorites days, tina fey is a goddess