The other day I was cleaning out my garage when I ran across an essay I'd written when I was 13 about where I imagined myself in 20 years. It's been 22 years and I've accomplished nothing on my list. Oh, I've accomplished other things, but nothing I wanted back then. My list:
1. Become an opthamologist. (This was because I knew my opthamologist made about $1 million a year. I didn't consider that I was bad at science, or that blood made me nauseous.)
2. Marry a nice Christian boy. (Haven't come close; even with a not nice, non-Christian boy.)
3. Have two or three kids. (Hardly possible considering I haven't even kissed a guy in five years.)
So I don't have a medical degree, but I do have an advanced degree, and people will call me Doctor in the next five years. And I don't have a husband or kids, but I can spend as much as I want on shoes and my brother and cousin loan me their kids anytime I feel maternal urges... which the kids quickly squelch.
What I do have.... amazing friends, wonderful family, and a good job that I really enjoy. So I feel pretty darned lucky. Especially since the 4-0 Cowboys are on MNF. Life is good.
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How about them COWBOYS!!!!
Cowboys almost gave me a heart attack!! Romo looked awful, but that was some goooooooooood football!!
Hey, Lori. Don't you love that you're deeply discussing your life, and all Lonnie and Kathy can talk about are the cowboys? Wow, guys. That's touching. :) For what it's worth, I think you have a great life!
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