Day 3 of the Challenge

I like how consistent I am being with blogging every day for the challenge. ; )

Today's topic is my view on drugs and alcohol.

I don't mind alcohol, seeing how I love to drink and do so often, and I don't even mind weed, although I don't smoke it. But everything else? I have huge problems with and hate with a passion. I have a close family member that is a recovering drug addict, a recovering crack addict to be specific. It tore our family apart and it wasn't just their addiction, it was all of ours because we all dealt with the fallout and heartache. It was about 5 or 6 years before they really stopped and these were some of the worst years of my life. It was incredibly hard to get through and I still have a lot of anger and sadness over it.

So, because it's painful I'll sum up my views quickly: drugs are a problem and I hate them. Do I think weed is as bad as crack? No, but a drug is a drug and if you sell it or are found with it, you should be arrested. These things are illegal for a reason, but I would be ok with legalizing weed and taxing the hell out of it. I am just a walking contradiction I guess.

NIAW and 10 Years from Now

It's National Infertility Awareness Week, this means I get to annoy my FB friends with statuses about raising IF awareness...yay for them! It's always interesting to see who responds and who doesn't, gives me insight to the people I have in my life. You can just really feel the camaraderie among the blogs during NIAW so I hope to blog more this week to add my part and and spread my love and support. Go here to learn more about this week.

Now, on to the blog challenge; day 2 is about where you'd like to be in 10 years. I can barely see past this Summer so imagining 10 years from now is hard for me. Let's see, in 10 years I will be 38 and I will be a mother, those two I know for sure...oh, and I'm pretty sure C will still be my hubby. I would very much like to be living in our forever home back in Texas, probably in the Houston area so we can be close to our loved ones. I hope we will have traveled to Italy, Hawaii, France and the UK by then, sometimes dragging our kid(s) along with us and sometimes leaving them to the safe care of my Mom. I imagine we will lead full lives, filled with activities with the kids, family get-togethers and plenty of stress that all that brings with it.

That's all I got, it's hard for me to imagine the future when it's still so unclear right now. I don't really like living for the future, I like to stay here in the present and deal with life as it comes. Sometimes this is good for me and sometimes it smacks me in the face. I do know that no matter what, 10 years from now, I will still carry IF with me. Not the sting and bitterness that is so prevalent now but rather the scars of that, the memory of how much it hurt and how it almost destroyed me. But with the bad comes the good and I will also carry the strength I gained and the memory of how C loved me through it all, how we got each other through it to the other side. In 10 years, this will all be worth it because our dream will have come true. We will be parents.

A Challenge

There is so much running through my mind these days that it makes blogging difficult, but stumbling across the 30 Day Challenge on Kristin's lovely blog might just be the push I need. I'm joining her for this but will probably break from it time to time for Grateful Friday and other updates/random thoughts. Join us and we can get to know each other even more. [anyone know how to insert a smiley face? please walk me through it!]

So, here it goes! First up is my current relationship. Already I am smiling and feeling all lovey dovey! I married my high school sweetheart on July 15, 2006. We grew up in the same neighborhood but didn't became good friends until high school. We started "going out" in October 1999 at the very mature age of sixteen..LOL! C is my best friend, my partner in crime and the only person I want by my side if a Zombie Apocalypse breaks out. He is good with a gun AND has studied every Sylvester Stallone/Jason Statham/Jet Li movie ever made so I know he can kick ass based on that alone. ; )

We have a strong relationship and I think that is because we have always put such an emphasis on communication. I can talk his ear off, y'all. Poor guy, bless his heart! But, we're far from perfect and tend to bicker a lot. We also enjoy talking shit to each other and I know that sounds horrible but it's just teasing really, we tease each other nonstop. We don't take ourselves or our relationship too seriously so as a result, we laugh a lot. We built our relationship on a foundation of love, laughter and hope. That's the key for us...we make each other laugh, we push and challenge each other, encourage each other, hold the other up when they fall apart and thank God every night for the other.

::sigh:: He's amazing and I wouldn't trade all the sperm in the world for him.


[I just want to thank all of you so much for the sweet comments, thoughts and prayers. You guys are the best and I'm sending you all gigantic hugs and kisses.]