I Have a Good Life. A Nod to Jennifer Schwalbach.

This was first posted on MySpace on June 20, 2006.

I have been reading a lot of info about the movie Clerks 2 that will be coming out on July 21st. I can't wait for the movie since I am a huge Kevin Smith fan, love everything Clerks related and have crushes on most of the cast.

Today I was reading an article about the movie and more about Kevin and what a lucky guy he is. He's a geek that gets to buy toys, watch movies and does all that while finding a good woman that can deal with it all. That got me thinking about my life and how lucky I am.

At the end of the day I can say that I go to bed happy.

I've got a decent home. It still needs a lot of work and it's not that big, but there's food in the frig, the air conditioning works and I have places to keep all of my crap. And since I am a pack rat I've got lots of crap.

I am able to work in two industries that I love. Music and travel. The music business (www.blessyourheartmusic.com) is not simple and easy, but it's fun and the rewards are great. I am lucky enough to have found someone that wanted in the business and had enough cash to do it. So I get to be the "music maven" and live a dream I have been thinking about for decades. The travel business is pretty simple and easy. It's just a matter of volume. I need to get more people to book their travel with me. I love to travel. Cruises are my favorite thing in the world. Now I get to work enough to travel for free, or close to it. You can't beat that.

My health is good over all. Yes, I do have some medical issues and those things work against me and make it a struggle to be thin and I still don't know if I can have kids. But I can get out of bed in the morning. I can live my life without having to depend on medication (I was on meds for 16 years and spent about two years getting off the stuff). Being able to start and end my day without prescribed meds is a wonderful thing. If I can't have kids of my own then there's a world full of kids that need a home and I'm sure that "my" kid will find a way to me.

Then there's the best thing. My husband, Mike. I don't know how he puts up with me and all my antics. He really is a prince. He takes care of me. He loves me. He's still attracted to me even though I'm about 45 pounds heavier than when he met me. He fixes things. He builds things. If I need a light in my office, in an hour I have a new light. He washes the dishes. He takes out the trash. Now don't get me wrong, he's got his quirks too. We've a basement that looks like Starfleet exploded. He loves his 1976 Nova that I have named the "white trash moblie". He hasn't cut his hair in many months. But with all of those little things he just loves me. He tells me every day. He shows me all the time. He makes sure that I know it. He's my geek boy and I love him. He keeps my laughing every day. He keeps me guessing every day. He keeps me safe. He doesn't get mad or freak out when I am out the door to another concert. I got to see Paul Thorn play 15 shows in 12 months and that wouldn't happen if I had a hubby at home blocking the door.

We've been together for 8 years and it has been an adventure. With all the challenges that life brings I know that I am lucky. It just makes me think that's how Jennifer must feel.Our men are geeks but they know how to love. I can look at what my hubby has done and I am proud and Jennifer must be too. Now if I can get Mike to make up shirts with my name on it...