Diversity

Today I had off from work (day after Christmas 2011) so I decided to take a much needed walk around my neighborhood in attempts to work off some of this heavy Christmas food. haha So as I was walking around looking at all the different types of houses I thought to myself wow..there are so many different types of people who live in this area...there are conservative, funky liberals, artistic and war hero houses in this area. One house will have a bunch of junk (tables, mattress, dead plant and blanket) in the front yard and then right next to that one there will be a "conservative" looking colonial house with pale yellow siding and stark white columns on the front porch. I tend to like looking at the cleaned up cute "so called perfect" houses more than the junky yard ones with their dead plants and junk. I like to think about what the people in the house are like too. I know my neighbors are very nice, yet the woman has about 3 teeth total and lives with her brother who is somewhat slow. They are on social security or disability or something and she likes to gossip about all the neighbors due to lack of anything else to do. She told me one day, "You sure do run to and from a lot dont ya!?!??" I said ummm yep! hahha I guess I dont know any other way really. I'd like to slow down though and be able to take long walks like I did today. Love my little diverse neighborhood (good and bad) and feel somewhat safe.....there is a cop that lives down the street! hahha and I do have my weapons in here just in case. Maybe someday I'll own a house but for now renting is just fine for me. You know....I heard a song the other day that said you can't buy a house in heaven, which is true so why buy right now!? :)

Christmas was fabulous this year. Christmas Eve I spent with Mom, Michael and Brooke at her place and we had a nice breakfast brunch with biscuits and fruit and egg souflee! Got lots of great things and I enjoyed giving my gifts out to them. Michael got cologne, mom got a gcert to get her hair "did" and Brooke got candy and a candle. We had a lot of laughs and at the table we each said what we loved about Christmas. Yesterday I went to my uncle Ken's house and then over to my Dad and Steph's...it was very nice and fun as well. :) My favorite gift this year is the Brookstone pillow my mom got me!!!!! I never thought I'd actually get that, it was going to be a gift to me from me in January when I got some $. She really surprised me! Thank you Jesus for blessing me with such loving family and friends, I can't get over how much I have and have been given. :) So very happy and will continue to try to do His work throughout my life.

To be continued........