Years and years have passed since then,

The times I used to document every where and when.

Friends have come and gone...

No one remains to welcome each new dawn.

 

But the stories Xanga holds

And the life that it enfolds

Will forever stamp its pages.

All my rampages

And fits of wrath...

The lights along my path...

 

Here I now dedicate

The remnants of each and every date

To whoever may find my tales of woe and joy.

I pray it may be to every girl and boy

A little lesson along life's journey.

One of my friends posted this excellent blog entry a few weeks ago, and I just had to repost it since it totally echoes my own thoughts. (Not sic, btw. My edits are included. No offense, Nikki! You know me...little editor that I am...lol.)
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Hi everyone, just thought I'd inform you that I'm not engaged, am very far from getting married, and even further from being a potential parent! Oh, and just so you know, I'm single and inclined to stay so for awhile. haha! No worries, I'm not hating on people. It just seems that I'm seeing a lot of headlines that say people are either engaged, now married (or soon to be married), or soon to be a parent. It's rather amusing.

One question that pops up in my mind when I see these headlines is,"Why?" Seriously, most of these people are my age, and some even younger than I. And true, each person's temperament and situation is different. But it seems like such a pain to get married this young.... I'm mean, I can't picture myself married right now, not even in two years. I have so much ahead of me, so much to explore and find out. I would think that there is a lot yet to discover about yourself still at this age, so why rush into getting into a relationship? I'm not a dependent person, so that may be a cause for my lack of empathy on this matter. So if I'm offending any, I un-empathetically apologize. (I do understand crushes and feelings of attachment, though, but I don't understand the hurry to settle down.)

It's a bit of an annoyance when people expect me to be in a relationship, and it's even more annoying when people try to play set-up. I don't appreciate it. If there is Warrior Prince out there for me, he'll find me on his own, thank you.

I can't see myself getting into a relationship until I know that I can manage myself decently and not have to be dependent on a man to take care of me and my family, because often there have been guys who haven't been able to provide well for a family. I'm not going to be dependent on the idea that I'm going to marry a financially secure guy or that I'll even marry at all. There are just too many things I've got to yet prove to myself.

Oh, by the way to any of you who have been recently married, engaged, or have become parents. Congratulations! Blessings to you all!
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Amen, amen, and amen!!!! Preach it, sista!!! ^_^