....Stop me if you've heard this one.

First let me say that the following is simply whining. Nothing more and nothing less.  My feelings are validated...well because I say so, and at this point in my life I don't believe in justifying emotions. I am simply allowed to just have emotions.

I deactivated my Facebook about a month ago.  I won't lie to you...I've reactivated a total of 3 times in that month to scope out my newsfeed just to see what I was missing.  One day I even posted because I was in the middle of a four hour History 103 binge and needed an escape.  But the reason for original deactivation was two fold.
1) I'm reading this book about getting rid of excess.... Dear Everyone,  Facebook is an excess.  While I miss having instant wireless connections to many people, I do love and value my face to face time with my closest friends much more.

And here is where the whining starts.  

(skip this paragraph it really is what I call a "First World Problem")

2) I was logging onto Facebook and seeing a whole lot of engagements.  Don't get me wrong...I am happy for my friends (and their significant others) who have recently decided to tie the knot in the next year or two. All SEVEN of them.  Yup that is right, for the past six weeks someone has gotten engaged.  One week, two of my friends got engaged in the SAME week.  Congrats, I love you all, but my love for you as the lovely human beings that you are does not overshadow some tinges of jealousy I occasionally expierience in my times of being a human (and an imperfect&flawed human at best)

I'm definitely NOT out here saying "OMG I WANT TO BE MARRIED AND I WANT TO BE MARRIED NOW"  Totally NOT what this is about.  None the less I would like to feel like I had "that person" in my life or that I was at least closer to finding that person.

Okay so END whining, cue other important things.

Things I do have... (and am VERY thankful)

• Jesus (He is the bomb.com)  If you don't know him, call me.  I'll introduce you, (I'll even give you the number to his direct line) and it will change your life.
• Food.  Let's discuss more about that excess.  Hey did you know there are kids who don't have food? Some people go days without eating...and they probably whine less than me.
• Friends.  All of them. (Even you engaged ones that I might be feeling slightly jealous about) Yup I love all of you, and I'm glad I have you in my life.
• Family.   My mom and I currently are in the best spot we've been in for a long time.  My last trip home went amazingly well and I felt like we got some good Mom/Daughter time. She is the best, and my Dad is quite the guy too.  I'm proud to be their daughter, and I am simply lucky to have parents.
• My job. Yes I whine. Yes I complain.  But heck, they pay me so all in all it's not that bad.