They say you can't buy happiness

BUT, let me tell you: "they" might be wrong. Long story, short version (I hope):
*^* If you know me pretty well, you know I'm going to Spain this summer. If you know me more than pretty well, you know that Bill is going to fly out on the day we're scheduled to come home, and we're staying for a week. OK, so, Bill out of a bit of luck and a lot of kindness was able to get a ticket for free, except the additional stupid fees they always attached, but flying to spain for less than 70 dollars isn't bad.. especially since he gets to fly back too. Anyway so he's got his ticket. I know the plane he's on on the way back, and I'd like to be able to get that same plane.
Wow, harder than you'd expect... it's freakin' expensive and the better rates are all gone....... so,,, just trust me, I had a really stressful 2.5 days,, and to make matters worse, Bill is in Dallas and I couldn't get a hold of him, and then during the mess my mom and I (and two different travel agents) were having the pharmacist decided to call and tell me that I'm not registered under my health insurance... Damnit, they already screwed up and we thought we fixed it. Well, Amy if no one else knows that I need insurance because I have an important prescription. OK that's beside the point. Anyway, I decide to start crying and then just forget the ticket for now and go to my art history review to think about the test I had today instead. (there's another story about how I got myself to relax and actually be just fine, but this one's long enough, maybe some other time). Anyway on the way back I called Bill who'd left a message and he said I should just get it...... longer story lots of details,,,, I got the ticket. whew! I picked my seats and then went on NWA's website to pick out his,,, didn't let me do it. tear. Called NWA and the awesome lady I talked to reserved seats next to mine. :) happy day. after stressful days!
So, I spent about, oh, at least 400 if not 600 more dollars than I REALLY needed to on this ticket, but I get to sit with Bill on the long flight home. :) we're both happy... and it's not like we wouldn't be if I hadn't gotten the ticket, but we're happier.... and I bought it...
I'm not so sure that's the same type of happiness "they're" talking about, but given the circumstances, I think I'd have bought Bill too. So, I think if you know enough, maybe you CAN buy happiness. They've been lying to us all along!!!!
if nothing else, find something happy to buy... or make, or sing or talk to today!!!

Alright, I get it

You don't think I can do it. I don't have the capacity or the means. Yeah, well, you don't KNOW me. You've hardly begun to meet me. Other people wanted me to learn math and science and English grammar and how to read and write and how to play floor hockey in a gym class full of boys who don't think girls can do anything. And you know what, I learned it all. And I learned it all better than the average person. Now I WANT to learn something so don't you go and tell me that I can't. I'll get pissed and prove you all incredibly wrong. If I want something I work for it. I wanted to learn to paint so I found people who could teach me. I wanted to learn guitar so I found someone who could help me get started. I wanted to run so I found friends that run to get me started. But you know what, after the initial start I did it myself. Now I've found something that I've already found someone to help me start, AND I've got people to help me all the way. So DO NOT tell me I can't do it. You'll see. And then you'll see you had nothing--because you never knew me.

phone calls

I got a couple phone calls yesterday that made me feel good. First, Julie G called and said, "Let's barbeque Friday" (is that how you spell that?) My reaction, Um, OK! yeah! I love grillin' and chillin'. Plus, seeing Julie is a way added bonus, since very few weekends she's around, and when we get together rarely during the week, all we pretty much do is homework. So yeah Friday will be good. Whoever is reading this, you should come. OK, and then Amy called and asked if she could come to pick up our N64 or whatever it is today at 8. I had forgotten that she wanted it and it made me glad because I don't want it! And Bill seriously hasn't used it since we've been married, and maybe even before that I don't know. Unfortunately, we only have 4 games, two of which are pretty not good for the situation, and therefore only 2. How anyone with an N64 could not have Mario Bro's is absolutely beyond me! Oh well, at least we don't have the N64 anymore and I hope that it is helping kids out, even though all they get to play on it is Zelda. Hmmmm,, I'd have gone and bought Mario Bro's if I would have remembered . I have a test today in MIS. We'll see how that goes.. I don't really know what it's on but I got an A on the last test and I didn't really know what that one was about either,, although I knew it a lot better than I know this stuff. Hmmm,, wonder how I'd feel if I REALLY cared. Actually, I'd know how I'd feel and it would suck! Well, the Twins did pretty poorly yesterday. Go Santana tonight!
As an afterthought, another cool thing about the phone calls is that I actually got one, let alone two, from people other than my family (of course I like getting those calls too, it's just different)