Robert Frost

I watched Marley and Me today. I curled up with Scout on this rainy afternoon and watched. Jared refused this movie as he heard that the dog dies at the end and wanted no part in such horrible sadness. Scout kinda of watched the movie with me. Usually she just sleeps the time away. However, today she kept looking at the screen and barking whenever she saw the dog or heard him bark. Anyway, there is a poignant scene in the movie for me. Owen Wilson has given up a major career goal as a writer for the New York Times to be a husband to Jennifer Anniston and father to three children. He happens to pass an old friend on the street. This friend got hired by the New York Times and was in town doing research. The friend is single and without children. Wow. That's life right there. Choose one thing and give up another. There are days when I think about this. I always thought I would travel around the globe as a single woman for the rest of my life. (I never thought about how I would fund this constant movement and excitement.) However, here I sit in a sweet home in Gardendale, AL with a solid job, a handsome best friend/husband, and my puppy dog. I chose this path. To paraphrase Jennifer Anniston, "It was not in the plan and it's better this way."

I remember watching 'The Family Man' starring Nicholas Cage with my mom years ago before I had the opportunity to make such grown-up decisions. She was really touched by the movie and tried to engage me in a discussion about life changing decisions. I didn't get it then. I get it now, Mom.