Car Dealerships

I am currently sitting in my car dealership waiting for my car to be finished. Unfortunately, because my car is still under warranty I need to get oil changes and services done at the dealership. I say unfortunately because they always charge way more to do a simple oil change then any other place.

Anyway...as I am sitting in the waiting room (they are nice enough to provide free wi-fi, coffee, and usually Food Network on the TV) many of the car salesmen have walked from the front. I've noticed that almost all of these salesmen look the same. Why is that? Is there a requirement that you must be a white, slightly overweight, middle aged man to sell cars? And have a creepy smile that says "You're a woman what do you know so I'm going to sell you a car for the highest price possible."

They're probably wondering why the chick with the computer keeps glaring at them when they are simply just walking to the bathroom.

Can we have it all?

I like to consider myself an optimist. I actually do see the glass half full and a silver lining on even the darkest of dark clouds. But I've been wondering lately if we can have it all?

I currently live in CO, but I grew up in NY and that is where all my family still is. I am lucky enough to have an awesome family that I love and actually want to spend time with. I moved here for a change, to experience something/some place different, and plus I had never been to CO until I drove across the boarder with all my belongings packed in my car. In August it will be 3 years that I have lived here. Although, I have a pretty decent job (some days are better than others, but isn't that every job?) and have amazing friends, there isn't a day that goes by that I don't feel the ache of missing my family. I keep thinking that I could easily move closer to my family, but then I would be leaving everything and everyone I have here.

So I keep wondering if its possible to have a great job, amazing friends, and family close by? Am I asking too much? Is this a selfish request? Do I have to sacrifice one of these things to have the others?

The best man in the world

My dad has this saying that he declares on random occasions. It pops up a lot when we have been in the middle of a family vacation or during holiday dinners or even when we are just sitting around chatting with each other. He will look at all of us and say "who's living better than me?"

I was thinking of this yesterday and it dawned on me (more like smacked me across the face) that he is dead serious when he says this. Not that I thought he was lying or trying to make a joke, I just never honestly put much thought to it. When he says this he honestly thinks that no one else in the entire world has it better than himself at that very moment.

I am trying to adopt this mentality. Although it's extremely hard since we are constantly told to want more and that we deserve more. No one tells you that the simple things in life are the best.