I want to know what love is...

Okay, Okay.  I promise I'm not going to whine about my lack of a love life. I actually was just sitting here trying to think of what to write and this song is just stuck in my head! I want to know what love is video  One of my friends on facebook had posted it the other day and every so often it creeps back in.  Well I was searching for ringtones today on myexr.com (I totally recommend the site for free ringtones) and found it!  So, I set it for all unknown or unset incoming phone calls.

Today was a very good day.  It was my Friday for the week.  Tomorrow, I have about a million things that I have to do.  For those that do not know, I am skipping out on my family with my best friends, Tuesday & Tawnya.  We are going to Minnesota for the Understand the Times Conference in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.  So I am getting everything ready for this trip!

First I have to finish reading chapters 5 and 6 in my Intro to Policing book and then take the Unit 3 test.  Second, I have to do my laundry since I wore the three outfits I have chosen for the trip to work this week.  Two of them were new outfits and I absolutely could not resist the urge to wear them!  So... now I have to do laundry! ha.  Third, I need to pack and get everything rounded up.  I went to the grocery store today for "munchies", drinks and ice.  So I'm set there at least.

I'm really looking forward to this trip.  I was thinking about it today and this will be the first real vacation I've taken since I started working eons ago.  By saying that, I don't consider the various (somewhat local) conferences I've attended as being vacations as I was well within an hour or two from home.  This will also be the furthest North I've ever been in my life.  Prior to now, Chicago has held the title.  After the conference ends on Saturday, we're staying an additional day to go to Mall of America.  My only real plans for that location is to hit the book store and load up on Forensic Science and crime books! ha.

Plus...  

Just spending time with my two best friends.  A girls' weekend out!  These two ladies have become so near and dear to me.  They're not just my two best friends... they're also my sisters!!  It will be fun to get away without the distractions of home with them.  It will be a bonding experience for us all.  I need that. Sometimes I get really beat down emotionally but these two special ladies have a way of picking me up off the floor and helping me to get back where I need to be.  I can honestly say that of all the friendships I have had through the years, these two ladies have been the most strengthening friends I've ever had... I'm used to having to be the "strong" one but with these two friends.... I can lean on either one of them when I'm going through rough times....  I praise the Lord for that!

God has been so good to me and He is answering so many prayers right now.  I am excited to see what He brings next in my life....  Well, I am off to watch an episode of CSI and then scoot off to bed.  I think this will be an "Africa" night.  Good night all!!