"Hey look...I'm in a hub cap!"

I couldn't resist the opportunity to creatively combine two things that I sincerely enjoy; old cars and photography. Last Saturday, Paul and I went to the little car show here in Brighton. I don't really consider myself a "car chick" yet, but there is just something about the 1950's model GMC trucks that I just love, and would really consider getting one someday to restore. My husband might be somehow activating a grease-monkey gene in my blood that I didn't know existed. Hmmm. Anyway, it got me thinking about what we enjoy, and the things that we don't get to do enough of. Sometimes, again when my brain is probably left too long to itself, I start to think to myself, I only get to live this life once. Am I going to look back and wonder why I didn't use more of my time to pursue happiness, life experiances, and other worthy things, instead of worrying about the things in life that can so easily beset us at times? There are times for being down, but I find often that the best pick me up is letting myself , and sometimes forcing myself to do those things which bring a good experiance into my life. Sometimes it's just as simple as getting some good ol' "retail therapy". But more often, its doing the things that remind you of who you really are inside, and enjoying the things that make you, you.

For me, right now I like seeing how many yummy things I can make with pumpkin. I'm wild about pumpkins for whatever reason, and look foreward to going to the pumpkin patch again this year. There's alot more I enjoy, but I don't want to bore everyone!

SO, what do YOU enjoy? Seriously, I'm curious!!

Tamales Anyone?

O.k. So I had a little reality check the other night. Paul and I were joyful to be done with our grocery shopping at Wal-mart, and were weeling our cart load out to the car. Just as we got done unloading a Latino woman comes over smiling, and says, "Hola, Como est as!" I, still on my high from finally being able to leave the store, smiled and said, "Hello, we're doing great tonight!". Then she asked if I would like to buy some tamales. I said, "No thanks", as I handed her my shopping cart. She asked if I was sure, and I assured her I didn't need any as she walked away with my cart. In the 3 seconds it took me to walk back to our car, my mind made an embarasing realization. "Oh my gosh! She doesn't even work here! AND SHE TOOK IT! After I told her I didn't want to buy her stuff! Wow." Paul had fun taunting me the whole way home. In his "goofy" voice, he said over and over, "Hey! Would you like to buy some tameales? No, but you can have my shopping cart!" I don't even know if I like tameales, and I have no idea where my brain was when I did that, but it certainly made me wonder what she must have been thinking. I'm actually kind of in awe of the woman for what she did. It tends to make me want to rethink my ideas of other people, to try to have a softer outlook toward them. I guess I say that because when I see all the things that people in this world are capable of, I tend to let the bad things make me feel defensive. I guess I just need to chill out and maybe try some tamales!....and remember the good things that people are capable of!