Something I am not particularly good at...

Debating. When I'm unprepared for it, I'm not very good at it. I met up with one of my favorite friends, Misty, and some other friends only to have that fun meeting turn into one of...politics. Not exactly what I had in mind, since we hadn't seen each other in over a year. I'm just glad I acted against my urge to change the subject to religion to dig myself out of that hole! The people I was arguing with (or really, mostly just listened to) were staunch Obama protestors; and of course they wanted to talk about health care reform, which I don't even really know a whole lot about. There are some topics I follow a lot more than others, and the ones I don't...well, I'm not very good at pulling arguments out of my ass. Like our mutual friend said, I don't like confrontation; couldn't have said it better myself.

My time with my niece was a blast. I spent much of last night playing card games with her and Matt; I can't believe I'd forgotten how to play Old Maid! This morning was spent running around the house playing Hide and Seek and Mario 64; I also taught Madison the "Go to sleep" spell, so that she might use it on her uncles. She used it...about 30 times. I think she very well may have put us into a coma...

I really am in no hurry to go back to Flagstaff. I especially don't want to go back to work just yet; there's someone I'd like to avoid still, and it's kind of nice to be here relaxing and not even thinking about work. Or other things, for that matter. I will head back, though, a little more resolute than before; I'm an optimistic at heart, so I have to believe something even better will come along. Misty and Brian, two of my best friends, are moving back into town in January...that's one more thing I can honestly say brightens my day every time I think about it.

Matt's gone and gotten me hooked on something else: A&W's Cream Soda. I swear, if I were diabetic, my taste buds would be in a world of hurt...