Monday, June 18, 2007
Happy Birthday
I just found out that 2007 is the year in which we celebrate the 25th birthday of the most delicious, most refreshing drink in all the world...DIET COKE. Some may argue that this drink will cause you to forget things in years to come thanks to its aspartame goodness or that it's "aftertaste" is disgusting. I think Diet Coke lovers will come together all around the globe and say that this drink, the ONLY cola, if you will, is the reason we exist...to experience the fresh burn of the super cold Diet Coke as it graces our mouths. Ahhh...refreshing. Happy Birthday, Diet Coke.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Jury Duty
It has to be the most dreaded piece of mail that one can receive...a summons for jury duty. I received my first summons about 2 years ago...addressed to my maiden name asking me to report to serve in a county in which I no longer lived. And thanks to my marriage and a move to 3 counties away, I got out of it. Lucky me!
But my luck ran out last week. I received my "official" document in the mail and well, let's just say it wasn't the best day of my life. If I am chosen to serve on this particual jury, I'll be visiting the courthouse for my "service" the first week of July...the last week before our summer camps begin...the week when all the last minute details have to be worked out...the only week in July that I have more than 2.5 seconds to breathe. However, I can go to the courthouse tomorrow to try and be excused...and you better believe, that I'll be there at 9:15 am on the dot tomorrow morning. And I'll plead my case and ask to be excused and tell the nice courthouse people about all of my life's plans that would be rudely interrupted should I be "forced" to serve on said jury...funny, I didn't know I was the one on trial. And if I'm not excused, I HAVE to go...or I can be arrested and put in jail. Great.
UPDATE: After talking with the nice judge, I was excused for July. While I'm not totally off the hook, mr. nice judge did let me pick when I wanted to be assigned to another jury....and I chose September. Apparently, 2010 wasn't on his list.
But my luck ran out last week. I received my "official" document in the mail and well, let's just say it wasn't the best day of my life. If I am chosen to serve on this particual jury, I'll be visiting the courthouse for my "service" the first week of July...the last week before our summer camps begin...the week when all the last minute details have to be worked out...the only week in July that I have more than 2.5 seconds to breathe. However, I can go to the courthouse tomorrow to try and be excused...and you better believe, that I'll be there at 9:15 am on the dot tomorrow morning. And I'll plead my case and ask to be excused and tell the nice courthouse people about all of my life's plans that would be rudely interrupted should I be "forced" to serve on said jury...funny, I didn't know I was the one on trial. And if I'm not excused, I HAVE to go...or I can be arrested and put in jail. Great.
UPDATE: After talking with the nice judge, I was excused for July. While I'm not totally off the hook, mr. nice judge did let me pick when I wanted to be assigned to another jury....and I chose September. Apparently, 2010 wasn't on his list.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Family Ties
I'm aware that I've only posted once in the past 6 months...and I say it's time to hop back on the blogging train.
You mightremember, from late last summer, when I posted about my family. At the time, my dad and my step-mom had split up and, needless to say, I was devestated. I didn't want to be forced into the pain of divorce again and I certainly didn't want to have to say good bye to "family" members I had grown to love while my dad and step-mom were married.
Well, here we are a year later. The divorce was final on Tuesday. My step-mom is getting married on Saturday. My dad is getting married July 14th. And sometimes I just don't understand it. As a person who in her first and last marriage, maybe I'm not supposed to. I can't grasp how in 365 days, a person can move on completely to the point of committing to another person in marriage. I don't know how that happens...especially when, as the child (and not the person who is getting ready to make a covenant with another human being), I'm often not sure that I'm ready for another "mom", "sister" and "brother" so soon. Oh, I'll accept them with open arms and treat them with the respect that they deserve. But it won't mean that there's little to no work involved in forming relationships with these people. And I guess those are family ties that I'm just going to have to get used to.
You mightremember, from late last summer, when I posted about my family. At the time, my dad and my step-mom had split up and, needless to say, I was devestated. I didn't want to be forced into the pain of divorce again and I certainly didn't want to have to say good bye to "family" members I had grown to love while my dad and step-mom were married.
Well, here we are a year later. The divorce was final on Tuesday. My step-mom is getting married on Saturday. My dad is getting married July 14th. And sometimes I just don't understand it. As a person who in her first and last marriage, maybe I'm not supposed to. I can't grasp how in 365 days, a person can move on completely to the point of committing to another person in marriage. I don't know how that happens...especially when, as the child (and not the person who is getting ready to make a covenant with another human being), I'm often not sure that I'm ready for another "mom", "sister" and "brother" so soon. Oh, I'll accept them with open arms and treat them with the respect that they deserve. But it won't mean that there's little to no work involved in forming relationships with these people. And I guess those are family ties that I'm just going to have to get used to.
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