Kissing on a First Date

I saw this video posted on MSN and thought it was pretty funny. It is about a 3 and a half minute video about reading the signs on whether or not to go in for the kiss on the first date. It made me laugh because I think the older I get, the more I revert to being 16 when it comes to dating. Maybe it is because I am out of practice or maybe it is because I have moved past the haze of college when everything seems acceptable. Hope you enjoy this good laugh too.

Atlanta is #3

Atlanta is #3 on the List of Best Cities for Young Professionals. I was kind of surpised - thought we would be 5-8 but glad we are at number 3. Of course my stat to figure this information out isn't even accounted for because I didn't go to the likes of Harvard and I stayed in the same city as my college. The article is pretty interesting, any guesses on #1? It shouldn't be a surprised - actually most cities aren't really a suprise just the order they fall in.

Halfway to Dooms Day

Everyone keeps telling me to stop referring to turning 30 as "the death march to 30". That is easy for you to say because you are either over the hill and are glad for me to join you or you are far enough of way to later say to me that it is so great to be 20. So from where I sit right now in July, I rather be heading towards any birthday in my 20s than my 30the birthday. I love college and would trade it all for those happy go lucky days. Maybe I romanticize the college days because studying for Thermo or writing an English paper was sure no phone but waking up at 10am, 11am, noon was great and always having someone around to stuff with was awesome and going to a party down the street from your house every weekend wasn't so bad either. While I reminiscence about the good old days and try to think of new ways not to look like I am that old girl in the club, I will recount for you where I am on my List of Things to Do in 2007....

Drum roll please....

1. Flights - 52, I think I am on my way to doubling 29 on this one
2. New restaurants - 24, a very distant 2nd but close to my goal of 29
3. Cities - 13
4. Books I have Read - 12, definitely doable to make 29

And that pretty much rounds out anything that is close to 29. I think I will accomplish my 29 hrs of skiing because I am going skiing for 5 days soon and have already been for 3. I probably have met 29 people but if I didn't catch your name or didn't have a meaningful convo then I haven't counted you. I have field 2 kickball teams where I have maybe know 5-10 people so that in itself would hit the 29 mark. The date category has not changed since my 1Q checkin - I would like for that number to improve. I am sitting at goose eggs for hrs at the beach (this makes me very sad) and holes of golf (maybe I should strive for hitting 29 balls at a driving range).

Despite my list be less than complete, I feel like to date I have accomplished a lot this year and will have found memories of 2007. I did the muddy buddy race again, I went biking on the silver comet trail with my family for Father's Day, I have had several good vacations to the mtns and have a great vaca coming up. I will strive to hit my marks on my list but I know some goals were high and would be like climbing Mt Everest. I have other personal goals that weren't on the list of 29 so I am also happy about that. So this is me checking in, back to day dreaming of the good old days...

The Sunflower

I just finished reading The Sunflower by Richard Paul Evans. It is probably the most touching book that I have a read in quite so time and what makes this unique is that it is a based on a true story. The book is exotic because the story takes you on a journey following a humanitarian effort through the jungles of Peru. It is also a love story and how love is more powerful than pain. Each chapter is a diary extert of one of the main characters and follows the journey of a woman finding herself and a man who has done so much for others finally finds peace. I would encourage everyone to read this book - it is a quick read and I think you can find out a lot about yourself and how it is important to remember that you are one in this huge world and what may seem like a big problem to you is a luxury for others. And that we all have the strength to go on, we sometimes just need that extra push from a friend and someone to believe in us that we have the strength to do anything. Anyone want to go to Peru?