Not so random

Well, it’s been 6 months since I posted on here. I did not mean to take that long but there is always something. I got a little busy and then October 1st happened. Of the 58 people who died in the Route 91 Music Festival shooting in Las Vegas, one of them was a friend. He worked for me when he was a student, joined the staff full time when he graduated and then moved on. We still got together once a year though when our former boss would come to town. This year, he won’t be with us.

It was surreal. I just got into the office the morning of October 2nd and my former boss was calling me. I was not able to pick up because I was talking to someone else. Then, my other friend texted me the (horrible) news. That was what my former boss was calling about. She found out first. OMG, OMG, was all I kept saying. He was so young. He went through some tough times and he just turned his life around. Life was good.

That once a year get together is in two weeks. We will remember him. Talk about the good times. Remember his one liner comments and laugh. Assure ourselves that he is in a better place.

Of Porches and BMWs

(This event took place back in 2010 which I have written down in my journal. The kids are now teenagers but not driving yet. Close though.)

Hubby and I were charged to drive 5 kids – 2 girls and 3 boys – to a party earlier tonight. Since we wouldn’t fit in one car, we drove separately. I got the girls (no, they’re not sisters) and hubby got the boys. While driving, the girls had this conversation:

Girl 1: When I’m 16, I’m going to drive a Lexus.
Girl 2: I don’t like Lexus!
Girl 1: Oh, a BMW then!
Girl 2: I’m going to drive a Porsche!

Listening to them, I was amused and horrified at the same time. A 7 and an 8-year-old having a conversation about the cars they’re going to drive when they’re 16 with no idea how much those vehicles cost. I guess they go by what their parents drive and assume that they’re going to be driving the same cars. I entered into the conversation and told them that maybe at 16 they should not be driving Porsches and BMW’s. That maybe, they should wait until they’re done with school, earning good money and then drive the car they want to drive, buying it with their own money. They both responded that they need a car at 16 because they would then be driving themselves to places. I said I understand they would a need a car then but it doesn’t have to be the cars they mentioned but something cheaper but still reliable. I mentioned Kia as an example and they both said, “What is that?” Maybe I should have used Honda or Toyota as an example. Anyway, I went on lecturing but I think it didn’t register.

At the end of it, both girls were still really confident that they would get their BMW and Porsche at 16. Perhaps they will. The BMW kid will most likely get hers but I’m not too sure about the Porsche girl. What I’m sure though, is that she’s most likely going to throw a fit if she doesn’t get it.

I told hubby about the conversation while we were having dinner and he said he’s so glad that we do not have a girl. If we had, then we would probably be moving out of our neighborhood when our child gets closer to being a teenager. He thinks the pressure to have whatever your friends have is greater and more common in girls. Based on observation, I suppose that is true.