A decade later...

Hello everyone!
Well Tuesday it was back to work for me.
Before that, I just enjoyed the fact I had extended  weekend because  of the weather.  Here in San Antonio,  the weather had definitely cleared up on Monday. Now we're making sure the victims get the help they need.
I also spoke with my friend Matt on Monday night. He reminded me we have known each other for a decade now, and decided that it was a good thing when we where going to college we did not have snapchat. I was already bad enough with text messaging to the point where the president of  ABLE( the advocacy group for students with disabilities at the time I was there had to tell me there was no sexting ( sending sexually explicit text messages) at our meetings. ( I know where's the fun in that, right?) Although, we both agreed having UBER back in college would have come in handy, because that way we could have had a designated driver after a night of drinking - I mean studying .  It made me wonder what makes some friendships last over the years, and others not so much.
10 years later, I am still just as perverted , and  sarcastic as I was back in the day.The only difference is I have to keep it PG  during the day since I work in an office. 
Perhaps the answer to what makes relationships of any sort last is last genuinely accepting people for they are. In the book I finished Sunday night, Bittersweet,the heroine of the story was getting a divorce because her husband in the story just wanted her to stay home and raise the children, and not work at all- even after their kids where away in college and he knows photojournalism is a passion of hers.  But ,in the end, the heroine found someone who really appreciated what she had to offer , and she didn't have to change at all.
 So here's to another decade of friendship , and  many cups of coffee together.
 Love you all.
-Donna

Hurricane Harvey....

Well,  yesterday was quite the day. They let us all leave work at 4  yesterday because of Hurricane Harvey and unless they say otherwise, I am off until Tuesday.   Anyway, after I got home, mom and I went to the store to get some supplies , and now we are waiting for the rain to pass. We have bottled water, some soup, and now it is time for the storm to pass.
Today I ran three miles on the treadmill, let everyone know I am ok, and I have Mamma Mia on so I can imagine singing ABBA songs on a Greek island while I am housebound. So far there has not been any flooding, however it is raining and  still windy , so  I am staying home unless I really need to go somewhere.  I have only went out to get the mail, and  as of three hours ago, according  to the national weather service we are under a tropical storm warning.

Stay safe and dry everyone.  Love you all.
-Donna

Jumpdrive pictures....

So, I am 32 now. For my birthday , Wendy one of the coaches from our running group made a birthday cake, and my mom and I ate lunch together. I went to the movies with my friend Debra , and a couple of friends of ours, There I learned if enough people in your group tell the guy at the ticket counter they are senior citizens,  out of confusion, they will give everyone in your group a senior discount. I ended up only paying 5.00 for my ticket .  The movie we saw, Girls Trip was funny, and I want to see a movie at the Hueber Oaks theater again. I loved the reclining chairs we got to sit in while watching the movie.
 I  also got some packages from Washington in the mail.
 I came across a jump drive with old photos, and writings from when I was 18, and the beginning of my twenties because my grandma loved to save everything.

While looking back at pictures, and things I wrote back back then I wondered how much I have changed since then.
 I know I at least try to be healthy. I have learned that I can keep a job, and since I have been 18 have between now and then have lived with a friend, boyfriend, and of course family. My friend Shavonne said I have more backbone then when we first met. I would like to think I am a little better with money. I remember being in the red at the bank when I was younger, and charging things on credit cards that I knew I really couldn't afford.   I hope that I continue to  grow as a person. I want to be the kind of person that is always doing something to keep my mind, and body active, as well as be  that person  you can talk to about anything and everything.

 But of course there are some things that will never change with age. I am still neurotic. I still daydream alot.  I still like coffee,  swimming, seeing friends, reading,writing, netflix binging, and staying up late. I am still waiting for my acceptance letter to Hogwarts, and I am still the girl who can't leave half price books without buying a book, or two, or three there.
So, perhaps  as we get older, we are more like the trees in our yard. As much as we branch out, the important things will always stay the same.
Love you all,
Donna