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Franklin Park, New Jersey, United States

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

with this ring I me wed...

Growing up I always imagined that I'd "have it all". Sometimes I saw myself going out there and getting it and sometimes I saw myself getting a few things and then having the rest handed to me by the elusive "him".

As I am swiftly becoming, "a woman of a certain age" I find myself more than ever attempting to get my affairs in order. It's no longer okay to rent where I live, I want roots. I want to be able to hang pictures without worrying about how I'll cover the holes when I move. I want to purchase furniture. For the first time. Everything I possess is hand-me downs, articles that been eaten off of, sat on and slept in before they belonged to me.

It's not okay to stay with the same company just because I've been here for seven years already. I want to move on-explore my options. Maybe I'll fall on my face and prove everyone right but I want to at least be able to say that, "I did it, when I wanted to do it". I can't follow behind people who have lives that are half lived.

This past year I've had a growing affinity for diamonds so, I bought myself some. I bought a pair of diamond studs and most recently a diamond band for my right hand. They are truly a girls best friend! I'm all about this new diamonds on your right hand movement that is going on. In this life, I believe you have to decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for other people to do it for you.

Whenever I get complimented on my earrings or ring I just smile and say thanks, "I bought them for me".

-pic coming soon

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Books

1. One book that’s changed your life.
Small Town Girls. It touched me on so many different levels.

2. One book that you have read more than once.
A tree grows in Brooklyn-I love it more each time.

3. One book that you would want on a deserted island
Sister of my heart by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

4. One book that made you cry
I'm pretty mushy so there has been more than one. The most recent was, "My sisters keeper by Jodi Picoult, I bawled.

5. One book that made you laugh.
If they can make you cry they can generally make you laugh. I stick to those listed above.

6. One book you wish had been written.
Small Town Girls.

7. One book you wish had never been written.
There is something for everyone. There is a book I can't get into and I've TRIED like 3 times it's, "A prayer for Owen Meany". I see people reading it and I'm like, "HOW??".

8. One book you are currently reading.
Mercy by Jodi Picoult.

9. One book you’ve been meaning to read.
Straight up and Dirty by Stephanie Klein.

10. One book you're glad to own.
I love all my books.

11. One book from which you must read aloud.
The Hundred Penny Box.