I've also been watching her Passport to Europe series. She's so bubbly I can't help enjoying watching her.

Hmmm.. envy...

I don't know if I want to actually be someone else.. just me and better would be nice. I think I could say I do some hardcore admiring of many people...

Oh, I don't want to be Alisa at any other time but this vacation. Let's clarify that.

Not that I don't think she's amazing.... But I've FINALLY gotten to this point in my life where I have confidence and while things are rough I'm happy with where my life is at for the most part.

But yeah, if I could be Alisa for the weekend, this weekend, I'd be ok with that.

My mom who will be retiring in 13 weeks. Mmmm, retirement. Only 40 more years to go!

I have a feeling that, for me, retiring will be the same thing as dying.

To all who say they don't want to be someone else: I agree. I don't want to BE my friends in SD. I just envy their home. I love my life and am truly happy to be me.

C'mon, don't tell me you don't envy anyone, ever. :rolleyes: :)

Yeah, it's okay to be you and me. Free to be you and me!

Heh.

I do like being me. The thing about my mentioned envy? I have daydreamed about being in a traveling vaudeville act, singing and dancing and swallowing swords. Escape artistry. Magic. Blah, blah, blah. The costumes. And then along comes a band that is the embodiment of this little daydream of mine. Just about floored me. I was listening to them yesterday and imagining how I'd dress if I were performing the music. Went to their website and they were wearing pretty much my daydream garb.

Freaky.

If it isn't me, though, at least some girls are out there doing it. Very happy.

Nah. There's no one that really turns me that lovely shad of "Envy Green". There are a lot of people I DON'T envy, though.

I don't envy any one or small group of person(s) but I do aspire to develop some of the qualities I see in others.

For example (and this is NOT a blatant ploy for mojo, so don't)

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Happily married, with a husband that obviously cares a lot about her. Maybe it'll happen for me one day. I haven't given up.

Optimistic, even with some of hard blows she's had dealt to her lately

Respected by her peers - I mean, come on, have you ever seen the majority of a message board just up and leave because one person was so mistreated? I haven't. Or I should say, I hadn't until a few months ago.

Those are the kinds of qualities I envy (or aspire to) when I see them in other people.

I could name many people on this board possessing qualities that bring out this kind of response in me.

But for me, it never approaches that green eyed kind of envy either.

WOW! I'm blushing in my own house with no one here but some fuzzies!

Thank you. Very sweet things to say, Sam.:cheers: :cool:

Lisa