love or hate me

part one:

sara told me that i needed to post something new because she was sick of opening my blog and seeing her face pop up. :) instead, she gets to see the flowers that she received for valentine's day, which was awesome by the way. i took the day off and we went out to breakfast, to see a movie "No Country for Old Men," and had a nice quiet evening at home. it's pretty rare for us to have a day alone together, but even rarer is TWO in a row.

the second day, we actually had company. her friend molly joined us for dinner and to exchange christmas gifts. (yeah, it's been that long.) molly gave me one of the best magnets that i've ever gotten. and everyone is just going have to come over to see it...it's that cool. :)

this is her rabbit, Bunny Foo-Foo. she was being very friendly, thus a photo had to be taken and shared. a good time was had by all and luckily, we get to see molly again really soon. her birthday is on February 29th and this is the first time that we get to go out and celebrate it together...gotta love leap year. i thought my birthday was interesting.

part two:

the reason for the headline was something that came up in discussion with a friend last night. while asking the question, "how do you decide on who you are friends with?" i pointed out that i attract a certain kind of person. i also seem to hire people with very distinct personalities. the people in my life to whom i am closest are very straightforward, chock full of opinions (on everything), and have a "love me or hate me" personality. i have a lot of different types of friends, but this seems to a recurring theme. everyone knows i love quiet people as well, but these folks tend not to be quiet. as a result, i think i've become more direct and have developed opinions that i am actually willing to share. and i am way more comfortable in my skin than i have been in a really long time. i don't think i would ever fully become a "love me or hate me" person, but i do think that i have that within me and i LOVE that about other people.

besides, i'm so indirect with my feelings about things... i need people willing to put a mirror to my face to keep me honest. so, hate on haters.