An Unexpected Road Trip

So last Friday my dear friend Tracey called me as I was getting ready for bed. She was in Newark and her plane to Syracuse had been cancelled. So she went to the bus station near by. But the bus never came. So I decided to pick her up and drive her up there.

Tracey met a girl at the bus stop in a similar situation. Trish came with and her sister drove down from Syracuse to meet us halfway.

It was an adventure! We kept getting lost but finally arrived just outside Binghamton after 4am. Driving back home I watched the sunrise over parts of eastern Pennsylvania. It drew me back to some of the fantastic moments on my cross-country drive last summer.

Wednesday I came home to find a beautiful bouquet of flowers from Tracey. Along with some yummy chocolates.

I will drive eight hours again if I know chocolate is on the other end!

The Cheese Stands Alone

I'm feeling lonely.

Booked my flight

I just booked a flight to visit Portland at the end of the month. I'll be there the last weekend. Could you please let me know if anything is going on then? It would be good to see people!

Happy Easter!!!

My Next Path in Life

I had a phone interview this morning. The job sounds okay. I would be starting out working an unfortunate schedule. But I believe I'm also currently working an unfortunate schedule, so I guess that's not much different! I'm also in talks with my current employer about further "opportunities for growth."

That all had me asking myself, "What is my big long-term goal?" I don't think I really have one. In fact, I think I have a few, which is making things sort of difficult.

I started out my career planning just one path with just me on it. I wanted to get as far up the ladder as I could, as quickly as possible. And for a while, I was on my way.
Then a few years ago I stayed in one place. I liked it there. I realized there were many, many paths I could take and I liked the one I was on... mostly.

So here I am, choosing another path.
My two paths to choose from right now both offer me a life still here in New York, but offer me a tad bit differing career goals. Just a tad. And I'm wondering the best approach.

This has me thinking about something else...

Ladies, tell me your thoughts. I've had many discussions about our inevitable choice of the "two paths" of our lives. I'm going to be blunt. Many of us feel we need to plan the path of "What if I end up alone?" and "What if I end up married?" Is it a fact that we give up one path for the other? When we were told "you can have it all" when we were young, were we lied to? Can you have it all? Do you WANT it all? Are any of you seriously going to comment on this on my blog?

Grody to the Max

Let's talk about this.
I had the flu yesterday. All hail live-streaming General Conference or my sicko self wouldn't have been spiritually uplifted.
Today I've had some broth, gatorade, and crackers.
I do not like feeling ill.
PLUS, I came to work. Am I crazy?
[that was rhetorical]

I have a job interview tomorrow.