47 years of marital bliss? Probably ain't gonna happen for me

And so here we are on Day 4 of 2011. This happens to be my parents' 47th wedding anniversary. That's just something you don't see everyday. When I look at my parents, I am so grateful that they have each other. Sometimes it is comical watching them relate to each other, but overall it is just touching to see them uplift and support each other through the ups and downs of life.

At some point, I thought that I would live "happily ever after" in this manner with Mr. Right. It became a painful reality that perhaps this may not be so for me. I gotta tell you, approaching middle age with this in mind is unsettling, to say the least. These are the kind of frightening thoughts that can lead to bad decisions. I mean... Decisions that at the time it seem like a good decision to chase away the lonelies and horrid thoughts of growing old with no one to love you but a cat or two or three.

So who talks me out of doing something I will probably regret? Apparently, Ralphie from the movie "A Christmas Story" had a little message for me. Check out this podcast to see what I mean. It is well worth the 45ish minutes. So if you get a chance check it out or bookmark it for later. Momentum Church Podcast: A Christmas Story

So big picture thinking... Odds are that I will not be celebrating my own 47th wedding anniversary (unless I meet someone pretty quickly and we both live to be 100). I may not have Mr. Right and I am vowing to not settle for Mr. Right Now. God has given me something just as good, if not better. My support network is phenomenal. I have the example of my parents. I have my sister her family (of whom I ADORE). I have my MoGroup, I have my girlz (from college). I have my aunts, uncles and cousins. I have my kitties. I have super duper girls from church that help me walk through and sort out crap. I have 583 Facebook Friends. Okay some of those are more like acquaintances, but I think you get my point.

Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad!!

don't forget to see my year unfold 1 picture at a time.

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I guess I am in a talkative/blogative mood today, so I will post a bit of an update regarding my journey to health.

I know I promised to be transparent regarding my weight, but I guess I lied. I am not telling you how much I weigh. I actually don't know. I had to stop weighing myself because it was becoming an obsession.

Anyway, I have significantly decreased my fast food intake and I have been very consistent with my Mon-Fri visits to the YMCA.

2010 was a good year for me to develop better eating/fitness habits. I intend to continue making improvements in those areas through 2011.

I took a health assesment for a wellness program that I have joined. I expected to receive a low grade because of my weight. Suprisingly, I received a rating of a 87 out of 100. Of course my weight affected my grade, but the facts that I am a non-smoker and (for the most part) living a healthy lifestyle helped me get a way better rating than I expected.

I guess that at some point in the wellness program, someone is going to ask me to get on a scale. If you want to know how much I weigh at that point.... too bad. I still ain't tellin!!

New Year/New Project(365)

So my whole idea of blogging didn't really pan out last year. Blogging requires a good amount of time, energy and a pretty good vocabulary. I seem to be lacking in one or the other on any given day. So as much as I hate to say it... my blogging grade gets a big fat F!

Well, I have recently heard of this neat thing called Project 365. It's been around for a couple of years in various forms, but I have just learned of it this week. I have decided to give it a try. What is going to happen is that I am going to take one picture everyday. I am certainly not trying to showcase any super photog skills or creativity or fancy lifestyle, cuz Lord knows...I got neither. There is no theme as of yet... although I may try out weekly themes in the near future. I am pretty certain that I will not be blogging w/ every pic, but hopefully the most interesting ones or at least some sort of weekly summary.

I have zero photography skills and 5% luck on getting good shots. In fact, I don't even have my camera with me today so my first pics have come from my horrible little camera phone that is almost useless.

I am hoping for a way better grade at the end of the year than I got on my regular blogging. Check it out: http://dwana365ish.blogspot.com/

Wish me luck.