what it all comes down to

Everything changes at some point. I'd say this is a pretty well known fact of life.

Yet as I watched all of the news segments on the upcoming inauguration before, there were still people attempting to ruin the excitement and optimism of this huge, historical event. Specifically, these were some older people, maybe in their 60s or 70s, who said that they didn't care at all about the political change. It didn't matter to them - to people who are citizens of this country just like the rest of us, whether we voted or not. Okay, so maybe you voted for John McCain, or were one of those who supported Hillary, but neither of them made it. Move on and hope for the best at that point. After all, I'd say most people would agree that things can only get better without Bush. Improvement will probably be slower in coming than a lot of Americans would like it to be, but at least there's a better chance of it with Obama taking office on Tuesday.

Of course there's a chance that I'm biased in this situation. I voted for Obama, but I didn't just vote for him because I'm a young person just out of college who only considers Democrats. I voted for him because I really believe that he's the best shot we have at creating a brighter future for the country and the rest of the world. But we can't even begin to create a brighter future without changing the way things are right now. People are losing their jobs at a drastically high rate, more and more kids can't afford a college education, stocks are unstable, the housing market is still in a rough position - how can any of this get better if we don't change something?

I just don't understand how anyone who lives in the United States and sees what's happening can know about all of these issues and not care at all. Granted, there appear to be more people who are waiting and ready to embrace changes, but then there are others who seem to think that it's impossible for the country to be prosperous again. I mean, there are people coming to Washington, D.C. from all over the world to be a part of this inauguration, and they're excited about it! Doesn't that show how significant this is? Doesn't it show how much this one presidency could affect the path that we're on right now? Doesn't it show how much hope has been restored just because of one person? Sure, we have to see Obama's work before we can create a valid opinion of him, but there's never anything wrong with changing things that aren't working, and there's certainly nothing wrong with believing that it's possible to make them better.

Think about it - without change, this country wouldn't have gone from 13 colonies to 50 states. We wouldn't have our own government without its hard-working founders who wanted to change the lives they knew before they came here. We wouldn't have faster, more accurate technology if no one was willing to work on changes for it. This will probably sound horribly cliche, but change is the only constant that anyone ever has in life. If everything stayed the same, no one would ever grow old enough to vote on who will be the next person running our country... it would be like living through the same day over and over again. What's the point of that?

Apathy is a disgusting thing, especially when it comes to events like the one we're anticipating this week - the start of something that we'll be working through for the next 4 years, at least. Over that course, I'm expecting big differences. I'm not sure if they'll be positive or negative, but time will tell. But if we don't take the opportunity to change the mess we're in right now, we'll never know if it could work, if millions of people could live more comfortably and feel more secure.

Wouldn't that be a great change?

hm.

Me: bob says to me on our way to the movies "ya know, it's really weird thinking about how close the wedding is, especially with it being one of our good friends"
Me: so i'm like, "yeah, try being in the actual wedding party!"
Me: lol
Laura: oh boy!
Laura: wonder when yours will be..
Me: pshhhhhhhhhh
Laura: O:-)


the girl doesn't give up. seriously.

sooner than you think.

Just over 6 months til Laura's wedding!

Spent the night at her house on Friday, and then went shopping for a bridesmaid dress with her and her sister, Janice. Justine (friend from college) and Brandy (friend of Laura's for a long time) weren't there though. The snowstorm was worrying Justine's dad, so he told her not to come, and Brandy's car apparently needs to be registered, although Laura didn't think she was coming even before she heard that. Needless to say, she was a bit stressed about figuring out new dates for them to get their dresses.

What to do? Well, it was a morning full of trying to get her to think happy thoughts! It started out as a sunny day, and she at least had Janice and me to go shopping with. I think she was just slightly amused at the thought of torturing us with 4 different styles of dresses to try on, but we just went along with it like the good sports that we are. :) After going in and out of the dressing rooms a few times, we finally decided on one. The store didn't have that dress in black though (Laura's got a black and white theme going on for this), so we had to order them, and they should arrive by early March!

So she doesn't have to worry about us anymore. A little relief there at least. So we left David's Bridal and went back to her house to drop off her sister and get my things ready. We had planned on me staying until today, but considering that we all thought there was gonna be this HUUUUGE snowstorm, her parents suggested that I get back before it started. It made sense, but we hadn't seen each other since June, so we were bummed.

On the way back though, of course with Laura being the kind of spontaneous person she is, she had a brainstorm! All those 395 North signs reminded her of the way she goes to Worcester, where Dave is. So off to Worcester she went, after she brought me home, but at least she called to let me know she got there fine. Not sure how her parents felt about that, but the storm didn't end up being too bad anyway.


Kinda getting tired of the snow now. We've had too much at one time this winter. Hopefully it'll stay away for a while....

miss high school much?

No, not me. Really. But I think my boss does.

I don't even like going upstairs to leave my lunch in the fridge anymore because every time I do, he calls me in his office. Well, maybe not every time, but many times. It's not so much that I don't want to talk to him in general, but I don't expect to be in there to listen to him talk about the other employees. If he has a problem with them, he should talk to whoever it is personally. And I especially don't want to be hearing him complain about the person who trained me for the job I've been doing since the middle of June (no, that person was not my boss). If it weren't for Diana, I would know virtually nothing about my job. No exaggeration there either.

Hearing all of that crap from him just made me feel like I was back in high school... like the morning gatherings near lockers for gossip sessions. I was hardly ever involved in those, but I was normally inconvenienced by hearing them. Long story short, they're not on my list of favorite things.

All of this is why I made to sure avoid going up there again this morning. I'd rather have a warm lunch than to get myself stuck in his office for half an hour listening to him make up stories about the people who work there. And what really makes me wonder is, if he says all these things to me about Diana and Lori (our receptionist), what would he say to them about me when I'm not around? Someone needs to find a little more maturity......

starting all over again

New blog! I definitely needed one.
But for now, it's bedtime... more to come soon!

:)