Last minute packing

To do: 10 loads of laundry, all the packing, find my license, get house and cat ready for us being gone

Already done:

Random collection of thoughts

Riahna looks so adorable getting on and off the school bus. Such a big girl.

I'm really enjoying having time every day where just Julien is home with me. That's something you don't always get with the second child.

For my sanity, I need this election to be over. Hasn't it been going on forever? Of course, it would need to end the way I want it to, otherwise my sanity will be in question for a very long time.

Disney World in 9 days!

Allergies suck.

Life would be a sad sad exercise without music and dance.

It's Britney, Bitch

It's official...Britney will be opening the VMA's again this year. After last year's train wreck, I'm surprised they're giving her another chance. She'd better be brilliant. Something tells me she won't disappoint.

UPDATE: Whatever. That didn't count as opening the show. Total false advertising. I was happy to see her win though.

Happiness in song

Amy MacDonald - This is the life


Passenger - Night vision binoculars (Walk you home)

My poor eyes

Two weeks of the Olympics and now the Democratic Convention and US Open, plus a disgusting amount of hours every day on the computer. My eyes are starting to hate me. I don't think it's the TV so much as the computer because of all the reading. Erg. Maybe I should get a job as a park ranger or something. Any suggestions or helpful hints?

UPDATE: Convention is over (it was amazing!) and I'm only watching the Open here and there. There's no getting away from hours every day on the computer, but I'm trying to spend as much of my non-computer time outside as possible. So far, my eyes are thanking me. :-)

Olympics

I always look forward to watching them and then spend many hours doing just that. It's wonderful to see the whole world come together for a common purpose, and it's incredible to see the best athletes in every sport from every country competing against each other. Phelps blew everybody out of the water, making history in the process, and Bolt practically jogged across the finish line in the 100 meters, so far ahead of the other fastest men in the world that he seemed superhuman. But so far my favorite athlete to watch has been Roger Federer. Yes, he got knocked out early in singles. But to see him playing doubles with fellow Swiss Wawrinka was a treat. He was like a little boy running, jumping and rolling around the court. He was so excited about winning, and it was so much fun to watch. Can't wait to see what happens in the second week.

Change

I've learned this week that it's easier to be the one moving away than the one left behind. Being someone who understands the need to experience new places doesn't make it any easier; emotions aren't logical like that. But one never knows what the future holds in store, and there is always a silver lining. Change is ultimately always good, however painful it seems in the moment.