How did I get life???

Man, I feel old this week. 10 year reunion is less than three months away… lordie lord. This past Friday, I kicked it with the home girl E-lo. She has a little one, almost two and is as cute as can be =) We were talking about making time to remember to take care of ourselves and take advantage of the opportunities that you have at hand… one of the things I said I wanted to do is to travel out of the country. That would be so dope. I have often wondered what things are like on the other side of the world. I mean you can only read the magazines and watch those cutesy-poo travel shows for so long before you get a case of the get-up-and-go.
*sigh* it’s so funny/sad how we can easily forget ourselves. In a presentation once, a classmate said that the only time we are told to consciously take care of ourselves first is during a plane crash (if you don’t believe me, read the emergency manual the next time you fly). Isn’t that a trip? I hope to break out of the US bubble in the near future… while I don’t have too many attachments and such and can just enjoy life. Irony would have it that my good friend MJ called me with a fabulous opportunity to go to Brazil next year. Now that would be sweet! I can imagine the day I show my kids all the places I traveled… and when they ask mommy how she got all those beads in during the Mardi Gras parade, I’ll politely respond with a “mind your damn business.” =)