It is so infuriating when you get on a good rant/rave/roll and then blogger tells you that you may have problems posting and you go to select and save cuz it's a long and involved post and then your computer crashes. *sigh* It really was a good one. Maybe that's why it didn't get posted. Maybe the computer gods decided I was sharing too much or something. I don't know. So I'll do another post and save sporadically and then put it all together. It'll be a long one but a good one. *fingers crossed*

Dreams
Did you ever have a dream that mad you could spit nails and you just wanted to put your feet in the small of your s0/bf/gf's back and push'em outta bed. The only problem with my dreaming like this is that I end up with an instant headache. I had to get out of bed and do a few laps around my 1bdrm apartment, have a glass of water, sit and pet the kittens and then I was fine. I crawled back into bed and went to sleep. The next mornin' tho' the dream was still pretty vivid and I was still a little angry. How do you vent something that hasn't happened? I looked up the Dream Dictionary and lo and behold:

Anger
Being angry in your dream may have been carried over from your waking life. Dreams can function as a safe outlet where you can express your strong and/or negative emotions. You have some suppressed anger and aggression that you have not consciously acknowledged.

Wedding
To see a wedding in your dream, symbolizes a new beginning or transition in your current life. Dreams involving weddings are generally negative and highlight some anxiety or fear. It often refers to feelings of bitterness, sorrow, or death. Alternatively, wedding dreams reflect your issues about commitment and independence.

Holy freakin' goodness...did I really need to know all of that? I can look into myself and find answers to the answers but *shakes head* waay too much for the moment.

Family
I recently went back to Trail to attend a surpise birthday dinner for my Gran. She turned 80 and to attend a surprise benefit for my Auntie R. Auntie R was diagnosed with cancer in December and underwent surgery right away. She is a single mom of twin 13 yr old boys (who have fought since the womb) and works waay too many jobs.

The surprise dinner for my Gran went very well. She knew I was coming into town as I had called and let her know that I was coming in to see my best T, as she is expecting and I wanted to see her while I was in town. I have to specify whether itsa friend trip or a family trip...although they are related....anyways. My Auntie R and I drove my Gran up to a pub where my Aunt said why don't we go in for a drink before heading up to Rossland. Gran agreed. We entered and there was five of my Gran's six kids, grandkids and friends - we totalled 18. It was a good surprise and o'course my Gran cried and got angry because of the fuss but I think all was good.

After dinner we picked up T and headed up to Rossland. We had a few drinks, I reintroduced myself to people who hadn't seen me in a few years and then I was overwhelmed with laughter and tears. Several community organizations presented my Auntie with cheques and a little speech thanking her for doing so much in the community and now it's their turn to help her out. She was shocked. Got angry, cried and thanked everyone. She had absolutely no idea. That is totally the way that surprises are supposed to work. It was awesome!

*HUGE HUGS* More later....gotta run.