it just looks like a dead animal.....

but

it keeps my head really warm

when we're out walking in the park

and

it makes my hubby laugh at me

which sometimes feels like the best reason to do just about anything

~~

ANYHOW

by the time you read this

my packed bags and totally vacationed self

will be on a plane

heading back to wisconsin

where I'll be ready to jump into

2010

with both feet

~~

some past years

have come along all prickly or crooked or a few sizes too small or just kind of smelly

and

it was easy to get lost at the crossroads

where I felt the need to look both ways

and

question so many things before me

but

not this year

~~

this year

there's no way I'm turning my back

on what's in front of me

or

even sticking my finger cautiously into it

just to take a taste of it

like frosting on a cupcake

~~

nope

this year

I'm eating the whole thing

wrapper and all

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