Change is in the air

Several things have happened in the past week, both personally and nationally, which have changed my day-to-day life. Our dear friends, L & G, have moved on to Cali. It was really sad to see them go, even though we will be a much shorter drive to them in just a year. G was Hubby's buddy on the boat, someone who got his warped sense of humor, and someone who liked to go hiking as much as he does. L was my Ross buddy, someone who I hung out with while the men were on those hikes, and someone who got MY warped sense of humor. They were also Auntie and Uncle to LB, so even though he can't speak, I'm sure he'd say he misses them, too.

Last week, Hubby came home from duty with boat nastiness, and oh-so-kindly passed it on to LB and me. So, we've all been battling yet another cold for a week now. LB's much better off than Hubby and I are, so I'm glad for that. The last time he got sick, it seemed like the world was going to end!

And, speaking of that, holy crap- what's going on with the economy? I'm a little nervous that we've already started the descent into recession, but nobody seems to be acknoledging that. I, for one, have been trying to live like we are, only buying things that we absolutely need and holding off on splurges... okay, MOST of the time. :P But, what's going to happen? All of these banks are going under and being taken over, it makes me nervous about the state of our future (and I use "our" meaning the entire country, not just my family).

On to other things, I have noticed something that has been noticably absent as far as change in the air. It's another autumn in Hawaii, meaning another autumn without the crisp, cool air, the changing leaves, the hayrides, the pumpkins, the sweaters and jeans, etc. It's actually (and I can't believe I'm saying this) depressing to live someplace where it's ALWAYS the same, weatherwise. It's so boring! I miss the changing of the seasons.

I suppose with all these changes around me, maybe I should make a change, too. The 3 of us were walking past some stores yesterday, and we stopped to look at the puppy store. They were adorable, but I told Hubby, "You know we could never buy them." He asked why, and I explained how puppy mills work. "You should google it, or youtube it sometime," I said. It got me thinking, why haven't I been pursuing this more? I watched a video this morning that had me in tears. So maybe my change will be to stand up for those animals and help take down the puppy mills.

PS- Go ahead and youtube it if you want. Be warned that it might make you cry.