I know I am a True TX girl, but this heat is going to kill me. It is only mid June and we are well into triple digit temperatures everyday. I don't think I'm going to survive. I was so excited to be able to get outside and start being active, but I don't even like walking to my car in this heat. I swear my skin was burning just from walking to my car from school today. (If you have ever had to park at UTSA you know that is a hike though.)
The thing that kills me are all theses crazies out running in the heat of the day. Hello people, YOU ARE GOING TO DIE OUT THERE! Many moons ago when I aspired to to be a marathon runner, I would run on the access road of 1604. One day I went out for a 6 mile run and I literally wanted to jump in front of a car to be put out of my misery, and it was only like 80 degrees outside. I swear there were vultures following me waiting for me to drop, and not the cool ones that talked like the Beatles from The Jungle Book. I could see there creepy shadows on the road, True Story.
I know I should be used to it, but I'm not and don't think I ever will be. So where "Some Like it Hot", I DO NOT! And now I have that Robert Palmer song playing in my head over and over, and Bananarama.(I am a true child of the 80's.)
"Hot summer streets and the pavements are burning I sit around. Trying to smile but the air is so heavy and dry....It's a cruel cruel summer..." Bananarama
Well, after much thought I have decided to start a blog. If for some reason you are reading this and you don't know me, here's a little background info. I'm a TX girl born and raised! I love TX. It's not just where I live, it's who I am. I come from one of those crazy families where my parents are still married, and we have dinner together at least twice a week. (sad that we are not the norm.) I have an older sister who has a two year old daughter. They are my life! We all live within a mile of each other, so we can't get away from each other if we tried.
Back to me...I am a 30 year old recent college graduate. Why did it take me so long to finish school? Refer to my blog title for your answer. I had given up on school after many failed attempts to finish a semester of classes when the most wonderful thing happened to me...I found Christ. In 2007, I accepted Christ into my life and decided to start making some life changes. I could either sit around and complain about the crappy hand I had been dealt, or I could start to change things for the better. So that's what I did. I slowly went back to school and have finally finished my undergrad. I am so proud of this accomplishment, but now this means I have to grow up and get a real job. Ugh!!!
My goal in life has been to marry rich so that I won't have to work. Well, that's taking a little longer than expected so let the job search begin... My posts will highlight the struggles a 30 year old single aunt goes through day to day. I hope that you find humor, hope, or inspiration while you read. I leave you with a line from the song that inspired my blog title.
"Well I never seem to do it like anybody else, Maybe someday I'm gonna settle down. If you ever wanna find me I can still be found, Taking the Long Way Around.....Dixie Chicks
