Rabbit (That's Me!)

1. I imagined my perfect ride on Taylor, from entering the gates at Congress until accepting my championship trophy (hey, thoughts can be impossible dreams too!)
2. What should I have for supper since it's Good Friday, am fasting (3 meals with no snacks), and cannot eat meat? I decided upon spaghetti with the plain tomato sauce...yum!
3. Does my truck still look cool even with the hole in the front of it?
4. I wonder if everyone on the road today is heading to and from work, or going home for the holidays? I wish I could go home, this is the first Easter spent away from my parents and sisters. I won't get to do the put-n-take eggs!!! I hope Dad makes the traditional Ugly Egg (the last egg dipped in every single color to make it an ugly puce brown color)
5. I wonder how Taylor will be at our first show of the year in a few weeks?
6. I think I will work on writing music for the 6th grade spring concert while travelling on the bus to Florida Monday. I wonder how long my laptop computer battery will last on the trip.
7. I wish Kevin would be home when I get home today. I wonder if I have enough energy to stop by the station and surprise him? I'd better not, surprise visits are always a pain in the butt.
8. Akron, Ohio has the WORST pothole-ridden highways I have ever driven on. It's almost worth taking some side roads to avoid them. I am feeling a little carsick from all the bumping. But how can I be carsick if I am driving a truck? There's no such thing as trucksick, so I must be OK.
9. You know, these long hours driving to and from the trainers is all going to be worth it when I have great rides at the shows this spring. It's going to be a good year, I can feel it.
10. I need a new hairstyle. This one's boring and messy.
11. Ugh I need a SHOWER! I can taste arena dirt in my teeth.
12. I wonder if Taylor misses me? I won't see her until the show on April 16. I hope we do well. I hope she doesn't spook.
13. I wish I could sleep in tomorrow, but alas I must get up at the crack of dawn again to drive to Dayton for a rehearsal for my Easter Gig. Yuck on the early morning, but the $200 I am getting paid to play 5 songs will be handy in a few weeks.

• I am sorry for snapping at you when you asked that question again, even though I already answered it earlier. That's no reason to be rude!
• I am sorry I didn't laugh at your jokes
• I am sorry I took personal offense at something you said very innocently...I know you didn't mean anything hurtful by it, but when my patience is gone so is the first few layers of my skin
• I am sorry I didn't respond when you showed me affection
• I am sorry I attacked back when you juimped my case over something silly. I understand that you also can be in a bad mood, and you don't always mean the things you say.
• I am sorry I didn't listen to you and your stories.
• I am sorry I became impatient with your comments about the TV program we were watching

I wish they sold patience at Wal-Mart. I'd buy a case of it...daily.

1. Buy a bigger house in the country with about 100 acres, build a huge barn, indoor arena, and a circular driveway so I will never have to back my trailer down the drive again!
2. Buy my dad a brand new Ford F-250 with a cap, color blue so we can name it Bluebell
3. Buy Kevin his own cool work truck with chrome bumpers
4. Buy a second broodmare so I could raise foals in pairs (they need playmates!)
5. Buy my niece a new trumpet
6. Buy myself a kickin F-350 dually crew cab so both Courtney and Pasta could go to the shows with me
7. Buy myself an ipod
8. Hire an assistant so I could cut down on my workload at work (like a full-time xerox operator!!!)
9. Buy myself a new printer, one that prints in more colors other than all green! (hey, my printer is 11 years old, give him a break!!!)
10. Pay for my entire family, sisters, etc. to take a 2 week vacation in Aruba
11. Send our marching band on a cruise, maybe eastern Caribbean? That would be cool :-]
12. Anonymously give money to various people who might need it for the small and frivolous things that enhance life but aren't necessary....sometimes the little things or the fun things are what's really important!
13. Retire early!!! Currently, I have to teach until age 67 to get my full retirement benefits...yikes! I'd like to retire when I run out of cool ideas.

You know, happiness is a lot of work. It's a lot easier to be negative and unhappy, especially in the morning before my daily dose of caffeine. It's the random little things in life that create true happiness. For instance, here's my list of stupid little things that make me happy:

• The smell of permanent markers (yum!)
• A two-hour fog delay
• Shiney, stiff magazine paper
• A fresh bag of Rold Gold pretzels (in the brown bag!)
• The smell of sawdust
• A smooth-writing pen
• A shedding horse (spring is here!)
• Erasers
• All-you-can-eat spaghetti buffet
• Sore muscles
• Colored chalk
• Anticipation of an upcoming show
• Crest vanilla toothpaste
• My mom's chicken soup
• Chef Boyardee pizza sauce, eaten straight from the can with a spoon!
• other happy people

Me happy!
This is where I am happiest! - with her!