Wednesday Wonders

I decided over the weekend to come up with doing what I like to call Wednesday Wonders. I know blogging is all about talking about what's going on in our own lives and letting other people know what's up with "us", but I'm an opinionated and vocal person, and I enjoy current events! I'm just very.. passionate about topics in my community and in the world that kind of lock on to my heartstrings and get me thinking critically. Anyways, it's just good to stay informed about what is going on inside our bubble, so if you want to play along all you need to do is title it Wednesday Wonders, then go to your local paper or newspaper website (ie. Atlanta Journal Constitution, New York Times, MSNBC, USA Today) and find an article that interests you. Here's the easy part, please place a link on your blog for everyone to go to the article, and just let us hear YOUR opinion and what all YOU are wondering about the issue or situation that is going on! So here's my very first:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28573113/

Hmmm.. another Kennedy with a seat in our Government??? It could be happening soon for Caroline kennedy, who is vying for the open seat left by Sen. Hiliary Clinton, and I'm on the fence about this one.
When I was in high school I had to do a term paper in a history class and decided my topic would be JFK, Jr. As I started researching our former President's life I became inthrawled. I couldn't find enough information to read fast enough. Just like all of us there were happy and sad moments in his life, as well as triumphs and pitfalls, but all of it stuck with me. I loved how his father made sure that their family was well-rounded.He had personally experienced a lot of hardships in his life all because he was Roman Catholic, and he never wanted his children to feel like outsiders. He would quiz them every night at the dinner table about politics, literature, world history, etc., anthing that would get the minds of Jack and his seven siblings' minds churning. Anyways, from my point of view Caroline Kennedy comes from a line of highly respectable ancestors.. even though their are a few (ie. her uncle Ted Kennedy) who I think our entire political system would be better without.
The MSNBC article discusses how there are men and women who do not believe it's fair that she use her name as a jumping off point straight into the deep end of our government. I for one think, " You go Girl!" for having the gumption to have chosen to stay home and raise a family after having graduated from Columbia Law School, but she definitely has proven herself worthy YET of such a large position. I think it would be wonderful to see in a position like this one day, but for now I just think she needs to show what she can do to help our country in other ways. Women have to work twice as hard to prove themselves in the business world, so I wouldn't think it's much different in the political world, atleast if you want to have respect of your colleagues and not just be a pretty face. She's a great role model as far as I'm concerned, so I hope she continues to be herself and use the knowledge and legacy of her family to do some great things in Senate or out!

Okay. so what's your thoughts?? Let's here 'em!


P.S. My mother's maiden name is Fitzgerald so.. there's a prety high chance that we're related to the Kennedy's, probably way way back when "we" scotch-irish folk were still in Scotland.. or Ireland!! just food for thought!

Where are you Mr. Laptop??

Have you heard the saying "A watched pot never boils"? Oh boy was that me all day today! I am dying to receive my beautiful new laptop from Dell, but because of all the issues I've had in the past with packages I had it sent to my work (yes, i made sure it was okay to do so!). I pretty much live in the middle of the country and for who knows what reason the FedEx people specifically have no clue how to actually deliver a package to our house. We have a gate which is clearly marked exactly how to ring the house etc. etc. .... point is its usually to try to send it there! So.. here I am trying with all my might to stare at my computer and do my work today.. too bad I am on the front of the office building.. and too bad I can see straight on down the road to see every single car that rolls on by! It was torture!!!! Ugh.. I must have looked up and caught atleast 9 FedEx trucks drive on by today and not a single one had turned in by 4pm. I was distraught to say the least!

Well.. gotta home just now from work and on my way in the door my phone beeps at me that i have an email. I check it and find out FedEx tried delivering at 5:11pm... too bad our mail room shuts down at 4:30!!! needless to say I'm less than pleased and pray it makes it's way back tomorrow!

Our New Pets

I thought I needed to put this up here to show what all goes on while I'm at work... I got a voice msg at lunch today from Ankoo telling me to check my email if I had a chance because he had sent me some pictures (I should mention he's up here visiting for a few days while he is working on his applications and enjoying the time leading up to a J.O.B.). Welp, here is what I found..



So cute! I love the country! Happy Tuesday Everyone!

I Resolute

I Resolute is all about me making a conscious decision to make 5 changes in my life in 2009 that I 100% intend to stick with. In other words, I have made 5 New Years Resolutions. Each has a different meaning and there is a large variety of them, but I thought inorder to get this started I needed to look at what a "Resolution" is defined as, so I turned to good ol' dictionary.com and here is what it read



Res⋅o⋅lu⋅tion 
[rez-uh-loo-shuhn]
–noun
1. a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group.
2. a resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something.
3. the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc.
4. the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute; firmness of purpose.
5. the act or process of resolving or separating into constituent or elementary parts.
6. the resulting state.



I must say that #3 hit the nail on the head because when it comes to making a resolution you have to First, state what it is that you intend to do, Secondly be as specific as possible about what all your resolution intails, Third lay out a plan of action to make sure you do not faulter, and Lastly care out your plan.



Resolutions certainly aren't easy, but it's pretty obvious that we make them because we've taken stock of our lives and noticed the areas where we are falling short of our own expectations of ourself. No matter how big are small, it's important to stick to a resolution once you've dedicated yourself to move forward with it.



So hear it is... NUMBER ONE

I RESOLUTE to Not buy Celebrity magazines at the grocery store on a weekly basis this year.



Okay... so many of the women reading this are probably laughing out loud at this right now, but I have completely fallen victim to caring way too much about the lives of people I do not even know, and as a matter of fact I'm not actually learning more about them by reading the gossip magazines because all that is in them is some really great fabrications from journalists who are great at making up fiction.



I'm undeniably a PEOPLE mag. junkie... my roommates and I even had a subscription sent to the apartment at college and we read it weekly. It always came on Thursday evenings and we'd all read it by Saturday. Either way, I have just made teh choice to stop caring so much about these people that aren't a part of my life and spending that newly freed up time calling up family and talking to them instead. Now, I have to be upfront with you all that I'm not saying I won't occansionally pick one up on a plane ride or over vacation in FL this coming summer, but I'm making a conscious choice to not buy them and not use them as a crutch as something to fill my spare time with. Time is too easily wasted!



So that's my number one! Four more to come this week!



Leave me your comments, Do y'all have resolutions started yet this year????

Has Anyone heard of this Man?

Okay, so much is on my mind, but this quick blog will have to do for now! Has anyone heard of the Seattle preacher Mark Driscoll before? I just ran across this article while I was scanning the homepage of the New York Times website this morning and haven't had a chance to really investigate more.

Just wondering if anyone has some info or just simply has an opinion about him! I'll let y'all give your views before I say anymore! Hope everyone's having a great Monday!

New Tracker and a Laptop on the Way!

Thanks to a new blog I found resently hosted my MckMama I found a tracker to use on my blog to keep up with how many people are actually viewing my site. I've never used one of these little diddies before so I hope I set it up right!! Anyways, it's in the top right corner, just thought I'd mention it! I'm proud of it, haha... it's sad, but I don't care. Gotta let the little things in life make you smile!!!!

ALSO, After literally being without my own latop since last January my very own sparkly red Dell Laptop is suppose to be coming in tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am over joyed to finally have a computer! I guarentee I will not be sleeping tomorrow night, I'll be up for hours enjoying my photo shops that I had installed and all the fabulous niceties that I made sure to get. I completely picture crazy, but based on my blog you'd have no clue because I've had no outlet to upload my many many pictures that are all sadly frozen in place on a stack on SD cards that I continue to buy because it is near impossible for me to try to sort through them on the camera and delete any photo that just *might* have the potential of being the most important photo in an entire stack of 500 others nearly the same as it! Annnnyways, I am atleast well organized in my own mind, and this little laptop will help me to become technilogically organized as well.

Prepare for photos sooon!!!

Love & Sunshine,

LIFE UPDATE

Hellllo there wonderful people!

If you haven't all given up on waiting for my return to my blog I appreciate you so much for the gap in time that I've allowed to go by! If it makes you all feel better I was commanded.. well asked, by my uncle at Christmas to pleeease post again soon! Lol, I don't think I realized until Christmas that I actually have some followers! I'm so happy to know that! Thanks Uncle Richard for the support and for telling others about my blog! Let them know I'll try not to disappear again, so they should keep reading! Anyways, some really great things have been happening this month and I'm ecstatic to share with you all.

To start with I have a job!! I started Jan. 5th and I love it so far. I'm working at a company in GA learning my way through the financial and marketing departments and trying my best to keep up! As many of you may know, my major was psychology and social work, so working in a manufacturing company is a world's difference that my brain (which has been on autopilot tryin to recover since May) is having to quickly adjust to. And you know what? To my surprise I'm love it!!!!!! It's a little crazy right now wtih coming back from the holidays and since things have picked up for the company it means I personally have a little more down time than I wish I had this week while everyone gets back in their groove. Anyways, It's certainly a blessing from God that I have peace about this job somehow because initial I had so many worries about not following through with my original plan. But sometimes we all have to put our plans on hold to take a detour in life that's need and that is going to lead us to a better place. Please keep me in your prayers always tho! I'm always grateful knowing someone out there is lifting me up.

Okay second bit of news which is wonderful: My always wonderful BF Ankoo finally figured out his plans.... for the next 2 months at least :) To explain, he has decided to go through a very intensive, full throttle Paralegal Certificate Program where after the next 8 weeks he's going to know the ends and outs of our wonderful U.S. Legal system and what all it takes daily( possibly daily for the next few years we hope) to work side by side at a law firm. Just in case someone doesn't know, the reason for a paralegal certification is to be knowledgeable in how to be the right hand man (or woman) to a Lawyer anywhere in the United States. It gets more detailed depending on what type of law a person wants to specifically pursue working in, but that seems to be what interests Ankoo even more; The opportunity to learn so much more about subjects that peak his attention daily.

Thank you thank you thank you to EVERY single one of you who had him in your prayers over the last month. I'm not the type to let things stress me out unless things get to be too last minute, but Ankoo worries when he feels as if he isn't living up his expectations for himself and those of the people who's opinions of him matter to him. He's such a hard worker and I can't wait to see down the line what firm he ends up working with. Continue to pray that he can find a temporary job to get him through these first two months and a Full time job after that. If anyone reading this lives in Georgia and miraculously knows of a law firm here looking for a paralegal or a legal assistant please let me know. God will come through for him, he always has and always will as long as we continue to keep our faith.

Okay-dee, well I'm typed out for now. How is everyone??? Please leave me a msg updating me on YOU and if there is absolutely anything I can pray about for you as well!

Love abundantly,