The laughter of a child (or When I grow up, I wanna be a systems analyst)

January 23, 2008 - Wednesday

In the past few days, my aunt and uncle have been sending me great old photos of me, my sisters and my cousins. My profile photo is me and Laura at their old house.

When I look at those photos it's hard to believe we are the same people. I try to think back at what I wanted to be when I grew up. I used to always tell my dad I wanted to be a lawyer just to piss him off. I get a good laugh about that now that I want to be a law librarian.

What I wonder is how much of what we want as children translates into drive and ambition as adults. Many times in life these desires and dreams are beaten out of our heads as we grow and are told what we can and can't do. (Some might disagree, but regardless of talent and intelligence, everyone has come up against someone or something that has made them think they could not do everything they want.)

Do these situations change our dreams or do our ambitions change as we grow? What about the dreams we tell no one about? Do those ever have the chance to grow and change or do they live a childhood existence in our adult heads? And if that is the case, does that make us deluded or optimistic?

I think many of us let our desires fall to the side as other things come along and as we "grow up." It's not to say that we let go but that we just let them fade with all the other priorities. I want to look at my dreams with the eyes of a child. Anything is possible, right?

What’s a Vikings fan to do?

January 15, 2008 - Tuesday

With the NFC Championship game coming up on Sunday, I am usually pretty excited for one team or the other to win. This year, however, is a completely different story. In one corner, the Green Bay Packers, and in the other, the New York Giants.

Now it should go without saying that I want the Packers to lose. I'm a Minnesota fan! It's in our blood…like drinking Premium and complaining about the weather no matter what the season. However, the Giants have had the Vikes number for years and I can't stand them. So…what's a girl to do? I could not care but that's no fun! I guess I will hope for a good game. The Patriots likely will take it all anyway.

My ode to the New Year’s resolution

January 10, 2008 - Thursday

To all you people clogging up my gym:
I can't decide whether I am happy or irritated with all the extra traffic.
Did you know that the average person doesn't make it to their 4th visit to the gym? So, for my sake, either get those three visits out of the way and get out or work out and change your lifestyle!