I'm now back in MN after being in Hawaii and San Francisco for the past week. Good times. I'm peeling pretty bad, but yes, I was tan at one point.
 
Here's a little something that I thought was cute:
A grandmother was surprised by her 7 year old grandson one morning. He had made her coffee. She drank what was the worst cup of coffee in her life. When she got to the bottom, there were three of those little green army men in the cup. She said, "Honey, what are the army men doing in my coffee?"Her grandson said, "Grandma, it says on TV-'The best part of waking up is soldiers in your cup!'"
 
Anywho, I just experienced the saying "what goes around, comes around". It makes you feel like a big shmuck and I wish I could go back in time.  To whom this concerns: I really am sorry. I understand why, though.
 
Don't be a library book; this was the advise that I got from reading one of the girlie magazines that I have and yet it was some of the best advise I've gotten. Basically, don't let someone walk over you. Don't be the book that they can check out when they want, shelf when their finished, and yet you'll be waiting for when they want to check you out again.
 
I've come to the realization that I desperately need to start over. I need the opportunity to reinvent myself: become something that people don't think I am or can be. I need to meet new people who don't hold preconceived ideas about who I am and what I'm capable of. I need to prove to myself that I can be the person I have always thought I would become, instead of settling for who I am right now. I need to move on to new things and new places and yes, new people. I am grateful to everyone because they have helped make me the person I am today, but the time has come to grow up and move on from St. Louis Park, MN. Even if that means small town people from Indiana. I've finally let myself grasp that it is ok to leave the ones you love, because the friendships you truly have will remain, even if it's over 2 time zones or 5 states.  And now that I know what I want and need, I can't wait to start the new part of my life.
 
Till another day: I bid you adieu. 

PS: here is my horoscope for today, which hits home for me: With the Moon, Mars and Mercury all in fixed Leo, circumstances become more rigid now as you bump up against some obvious facts -- even if these facts have been present for a while. The most important thing is to realize that there are situations in your life that you cannot change. Trying to alter them will only make you frustrated and bring on unhappiness. Your dramas feel big, but they are no bigger than those of others. Greater perspective is your friend. The more you open your eyes, the more options you'll see.