Orchids are my favorite flowers, and though I've never made any secret of that fact, no one has ever given me orchids.  (Though I love receiving flowers, any kind, and am always appreciative of such a gesture.)  Today I came home after a long day at work and found a lovely potted orchid plant on my back porch along with a sweet card from a new guy I've been seeing.  I haven't been able to stop smiling all evening.  What a wonderful surprise. (Yes, it is the little things in life that make me very happy.)

Now I just hope I don't kill the orchid plant too quickly.  I've never had much of a green thumb.  If anyone has any good tips, they'd be much appreciated.  I've put it in my front bay window since they like direct sunlight, but I wonder if that may be a bad idea with winter coming (even though that window is relatively new and well-insulated.)

I'm so excited... Jim is going to be down here in Florida this weekend and so we're hanging out tomorrow.  I've met him before but it will be so nice to hang out and catch up.  If I remember I'll try to take some pics (if he'll let me!).

This has nothing really to do with Ojar, but it's a big deal for me:

My little city just elected its first female Mayor last night!!!

I volunteered a few times for her campaign, took my kids to vote, and took them to the dinner we all had to wait for the results to come in. It was one of the most exciting nights of my life to see someone who works so hard become Mayor and blow the loser currently in office away!!

As each ward and precinct reported results, and with each one she won, the energy in the room grew. It was even more amazing when the current Mayor conceded the race 15 minutes after the polls closed because he knew she just kicked his a$$!!

This is a small victory in the grand scheme of things, but one of the largest victories I've been able to witness. So excited!!! 

Have I mentioned that I quit smoking at the end of August? 

So I was on Facebook talking to an old soldier and friend of mine. He is getting out of the Army in 2 weeks. We were just BSing about life on the outside and out of know where he tells me I was the best leader he ever had.

I took me by suprise, I was never big on praise, but this made me feel good, and gave me a sence of pride. It felt good to know that after 8 years he still looked at me as his best leader.

Just thought I would share

It's been a few weeks since I posted, but alot has happened. I got my own place! Yay me! It is a cute little two bedroom apartment and I just love it! I feel independent! Of course, my parents help me with my little girl, but at least I have my own place. 

And another thing that has happened, my EX asked me to move in with him, not to get back together, but he is having problems making it financially and needs a room mate. NO WAY! I told him to get a second job. He He!

AND... I went out on a date awhile ago with a co-worker. We went to lunch. We have been seeing each other off and on and it has been nice. He is a good guy. But tell me, why are good guys not a turn on? You'd think they would be. Why is it that when a guy treats you crappy that you (me) seem to drawn to that?

Anyway, thanks for listenting to me ramble... I didn't really know which thread to put this under but decided getting my own place was/is Something Wonderful.

So, I dance salsa and go out dancing a couple times a week with friends.  I was out one night a few months ago and met this guy who just made me dizzy with how good-looking he is and how well he dances.  A mutual friend made us friends on facebook and we've been talking on and off since then - just comments and random things.

I met him at a dance studio a couple weeks ago (we hadn't made plans but each of us knew the other was going via facebook status) and he was by the door when I got there - bought me drinks and asked me to dance more than a few times.

On Friday I was at another dance location with a bunch of friends, and this time I'd told him I was going to be there.  I was on FIRE Friday night; getting pulled onto the dance floor by lots of different people, and suddenly I notice he's there and watching me dance. We danced at least  6-7 times, and I swear dancing with him is like foreplay...now this guy is WANTED by so so many women (a number of whom are my friends LOL) and as I was leaving, he tells me he's sending me his number on fb and to call him.

This guy is just gorgeous, absolutely beautiful, well-spoken, successful, polite, friendly, and he wants ME to call him!  For the first time since I can remember - years - I have butterflies in my stomach thinking about a guy!

I feel alive, I feel beautiful, I feel wanted, and I feel so excited!!  A little scared and apprehensive, but SO excited!

That's all.  I just wanted to share 

We made it back into town Sunday afternoon.  The drive wasn't bad, a couple of long days on the road and some snow and cold weather the second day.  Nothing seems to be broken from the move.

Cherry was right, everything fell into place at the last minute.  (Thank you girl for listening to my fears and frustrations).  The person who was supposed to drive the truck at the last minute bailed and my cousin's new husband ended up driving the truck for me.

I am all moved into my new place, now I have the joy of unpacking all this crap.  It is amazing to be back home where I belong.  My friends are amazing, and a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders.

So, finally, after 4 years of boarding at someone elses barn, then 3 years of leasing a farm that we don't live on, to 2 farms, we have finally rented a farm house with a barn and enough paddocks for all our horses.

This may not sound huge to any of you, but this will cut my working day down to about 12 hours from 16-18 for the last year. Pheww, it will sure be nice to not have to run all over the place anymore.

This guy at work has offered to repair my ballast.  So other than the replacement ballast, I won't have to pay an electrician for labor. 

I know, no big deal, but it's like the first good thing that's happened to me in 2009. 

When I was out running errands after work today, someone pulled into the parking lot at my vet's office with a licence plate from PEI. I live on the opposite side of the country from PEI....these plates aren't common around here at all. In fact, I'd never seen a PEI licence plate before today.

Nothing too spectacular but it kindof made me feel weird because of something I got told by a "clairvoyant" I went to see last April.

(I might add that everything else she told me that day has been true and helpful.)

I am either finally freaking losing it totally OR this is a sign for me?

I dunno.

Right now I am not feeling so hopeful that I will get what I wanted for myself out of my life but I am also starting to think that maybe that is all over- rated anyhow. My life is basically good and I don't have much to complain about these days...hellova lot better than it was this time two years ago.

So what do you think? Care to vote?

Good sign? or Sign I am Officially Crazy Now That I've Started Noticing Random Licence Plate Numbers Around My Neighbourhood?

I found out today that my next class in my program will give me a Green Belt in Six Sigma!!!!!!

It's been a long process, but things are finally starting to pay off.