on the road again

with both my girls in college, i have spent many a day on the road visiting them. before they decided which school they would attend, we took many road trips to explore which california university they would connect with. the trips up the california coast were a real hardship...seeing all the beautiful scenery california has to offer...what a killer!  the only problem is that i have no sense of direction...and my oldest daughter is no better. how we made it up to san francisco and back is a question that will never be answered. we attempted to go from our hotel in SF to CSUSF, which should have been a 20 minute drive, but ended up taking us an hour, going full circle back to the hotel. we did get to see the entire city of san francisco, though, traveling the perimeter, but had not had any intention of seeing it on THAT day. surprise!!!! how lucky were we??

aside from that...i have made some observations while ON THE ROAD AGAIN...

please explain to me the purpose of a bra on a car hood?  if you are covering up the one part you want to protect so that it looks good, but no one ever sees it because it's always covered up...what's the point?

i'm all for letting whomever wants to live in this country move here...become a citizen...but when you get on the freeways...the speed limit is 65. do NOT go 40.  when you're in the fast lane...do NOT go under 80...it's just rude to those of us who actually speed.

anyone who has a gorgeous sports car and goes the speed limit...SHAME on you...that's not the point!

and finally...you know you are taking too many road trips when: (only 5...i couldn't come up with 10)

5. you know the logos of every motel in the USA and notice when they change them (for any of you who are interested...holiday inn has recently changed theirs)
4. you know which gas stations have the cleanest restrooms
3. you know the exact hiding places of the cops
2. you know which stretch of freeway has the worst smelling cattle

and the number ONE reason you know you are taking too many road trips....

1. you start wondering what colors and design your cab on your SEMI would have if you drove one

to dream the impossible dream

as i was driving home from lunch out with a friend today, blocking my driveway was one of those delivery trucks that drop off cars at their destination. at first...i was a little perturbed. on one side of the street was this trailer filled with a BMW, a Porsche, a Mercedes, an Audi and some monstrosity that would've passed the cash for clunkers program. on the other side of the street was one of the biggest moving vans i have ever seen in my entire life...had to have been a half block long. so there i was...stuck between these trucks with nowhere to go. then it dawned on me...MY BIRTHDAY IS IN 6 DAYS!! OMG...someone is surprising me with a new car!! i've only had my car for 8 years with 110,000 miles on it, a mommy car that i outgrew 6 years ago, with juice box stains and crumbs embedded between the seats...why wouldn't i need a new car? so i parked my horse and buggy down the street and got out to look for the driver of the truck, who was nowhere to be seen. so i thought to myself...i'll just walk up the ramp to the cars and check them out...let's see if i can figure out which one is mine. anyone who knows me knows i have always wanted a convertible audi tt...and there it was...absolutely beautiful. white with black interior, 5 speed, black convertible top...PERFECTION in a nutshell. the door was unlocked. i looked around and no one was within viewing range. i got in the drivers side and sat down. ahhhhhh....this fits me perfectly. i'm checking out the dashboard, beautiful sound system, gps...and again...anyone who knows me knows i can get lost in my own bathroom, so a gps is an absolute necessity...and then all of a sudden, i felt a little jerk. i looked out the driver window and in slow motion the houses were moving...and the slow motion is now turning into a quicker pace...the driver is leaving the premises. panic set in...i had no idea what to do. i started honking but the engine noise was so loud, the driver couldn't hear me. i pulled out my cell, called my friend and told her i'm on a trip to hell...she needs to come stop this driver from leaving the neighborhood. good thing is she lives just down the street...so she flagged him down...he stopped the truck...i snuck out of the car and ran as fast as i could. they had a quickie in the back of the BMW and i'm still driving my mini bus.

where do you draw the line

sometimes when you are trying to help people, you hurt them in the process. all we ever want to do is come to the aid of those who are in emotional turmoil...but there are times it backfires. sometimes being honest ends up causing others pain. it's never to intentionally hurt anyone, but there are times it invariably does. when you are not given the opportunity to explain, the frustration becomes unbearable. so where do you draw the line? don't you wish we had the power to take back those few moments where we may have blurted out those few words that may have changed our lives forever?

9-9 and you have 9 shopping days!

9 days til 9-9 (my birthday)...9 days for shopping...9 days to send gifts...9 reasons to send gifts...1. it's fun to give 2. you have nothing else to spend ur money on 3. it's labor day wkend and the sales are incredible 4. the economy needs ur money 5. you don't want to look cheap because others are sending gifts 6. you are a good friend so it's your duty 7. you aren't a good friend but want to become one 8. you think you will win a prize for the best gift sent....and the 9th reason to send a gift.....you aren't a good friend but want to look like you are to all those friends you just reconnected with.

happy birthday to me!

turning 56..you have got to be kidding me! my mind is saying to my body...slow down, wouldya! and my body is saying "do ya think if i  had any control over this, i would choose to look like this?"  i am now in the "late" side of 50's....WTF! i never in a million years thought i would be here...well...honestly...i didn't want  the alternative, but who woulda thunk as much as i hate the physical aging process...i absolutely love the mental age. I'm still so young and stupid, but i'm so much smarter and mentally healthy. who could ask for anything more. Except maybe a few more thousand dollars for some body lifts!!! here's to aging...you have no choice...but how great do you feel!

single vs married - one person's trash is another person's treasure?

if you're home on a friday or saturday nite and you're married, that's acceptable, but if you're home on a friday or saturday nite and you're single...there's a whole different perception of who you are.  there are times, now that i'm single again, where i choose to be home alone rather than be out with people i don't enjoy being with. i choose not to go out with men that don't interest me, rather than go out just to say i have plans for the weekend. but we tend to look at those who are home alone as losers. what about all those years they were married and were busy all the time...but unhappy. they CHOSE to unattach themselves and be alone until the right person came along. so let's not be so quick to judge based on what you are seeing from the outside. before you know the real story...why don't you weigh the options of whether it's better to be with someone you're unhappy with...or be alone and at peace.

keep your opinions to yourself

if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all...when i ask for your opinion, then you may give it...and only then.

why is it people think it's ok to criticize without being asked for their opinions? why do they think what they have to say overrules what others do or think? why can't they just keep their opinions to themselves...at least until it's the right forum to exercise and voice them.

on this blog...i AM ASKING for your opinion...but in life itself...people are not silently asking...they are just living...so keep your opinions to yourself!