Easter

This weekend we went to my husband's parent's house to celebrate Easter.  I have been drained for the last few weeks so I have required additional napping. Yesterday, while at his parents place, I had a dream that my parents and my sister's family came over to spend Easter with us at the H's parent's house. I was really happy that both families were getting together. I was on the second floor looking out at and could see the driveway and people parking to come in. I talked to my sister and played with my nephew. Then all of the sudden I was at a bar in a small town in Nebraska. My ex- was having a party. I saw him from across the room. He was laughing and smiling with his friends, as I always remembered him to do. We exchanged pleasantries briefly. I saw people from work that we used to work with, that I haven't seen in years. We were in the bar at mid-day. The bar had stark white walls with expresso shelves and dark animal horns mounted randomly. I felt alone even though I was surrounded by all these people I used to know. 

New Beemer & old classmates

Last night I dreamt about our new beautiful blue BMW, which I like to affectionately refer to as "Monaco", and meeting up two Filipino classmates - Johanna & Grace - for a bite to eat. We never actually ate. I remember walking down the street with them, and talking. I remember seeing Monaco parked on the street at a meter, and the 3 of us were walking to Johanna's car.  Johanna had an irresistably sweet personality - VERY loving. If I remember correctly, she had a silver Volvo convertible that we all got into. ***end of scene***

Next dream:

I was at my old job and saw my old boss. She didn't talk to me. It hurt my feelings.

Confetti and Winter gloves

Things that are going on in my life are primarily work oriented. I have inherited the Director of Nursing position (interim) , on top of my normal position as Director of Knowledge and Performance Management. Currently, I am on a hiring spree for many positions. I had a few good interviews yesterday and today.

I don't remember much at all about last nights dreams besides confetti & later dreaming of seeing my black seude and sweater winter gloves. 

Confetti 
To see or throw confetti in your dream, represents achievement and success. You have achieved a higher level of growth and learning and are a turning point in your life. Alternatively, it symbolizes much festivity and fanfare. You may be expressing joy, victory, and freedom from restraint.

Gloves  To see or wear gloves in your dream, represent the way you handle things. You are getting a handle on a problem or you are being overly cautious in some situation. Alternatively, wearing gloves may mean that your creative abilities are still latent. You need to acknowledge and express that creative side.� To dream that you are taking off gloves, symbolizes respect. To dream that you are wearing work gloves, represents a difficult situation that may get your hands dirty. To dream that you throw a glove on the floor, indicates your need to challenge or address someone about an issue that has been bothering you. Not sure what it means.

C.O.D & thug life

Last night I dreamt that I was at work but it felt like I was back at C.O.D (College of DuPage). In the waiting room of the clinic I was surprised to see my friend D.Mo applying to work/go to school at this place as he is a Cardiology fellow at a prominent university hospital, locally, so why would he be applying to go to school at C.O.D or wanting to work in community health?!?! The front of the building looked much like this picture of COD but the inside looked like my workplace. In anycase he was there, we spoke a bit at the security desk.  While we were speaking there only briefly, a lady came an placed a tray of cookies (my personal favorite double chocolate chip with white chocolate chips).

and cupcakes on the counter for anyone to eat. They were clearly Sweet Mandy B's cupcakes,

 but she called them brownies.  In anycase, I just remember her placing them there, I remember reaching for one however I don't remember actually eating it. 

I was originally just stopping by the center briefly, and had parked in the fire lane, illegally, outside. When I went back outside, my car was gone (towed??). I went back into the building to the security desk to ask them if they had any cars towed. Then I saw my father-in-law, Manny, who was one of the security/maintenence crew and asked him if he knew what was going on with my car (Manny knows pretty much everything). Strangely, while answering my question, he was walked around the back of the security desk behind the stairs (which we don't have in the center behind the desk, in reality) and then to a nook/sitting area for the crew (which we don't have either). He was talking but I couldn't make out what he was saying (I think he was mumbling or the speech was garbled.) He took off his baseball cap and revealed his Don King hair.

I walked to the middle hallway where there were seats where I could wait and I saw some young, teenaged hooligans passing by. I was in an area that looked like the patient registration area but the lights were off in the area and there was an empty purse on the floor and I had my own purse on me. As the thugs walked by, they looked at me and the purses and they hesitated to approach me, before they finally walked away but mumbled something about how they were looking for hidden guns stored in unused purses. I looked at the maroon sequined clutch on the floor wondering if a gun was indeed in there. I didn't bother looking though. I let some time pass, as I knew the youngn's had gone to the back before I proceeded to the back of the building. At the end of the hall, on the right hand side, was an auditorium where a big program or lecture was taking place, on the left, there was a door that opened up to the bedroom of my old house. I knew I had old, empty purses stored in the top shelf of my closet of this old room and wanted to get to them before they did. Not knowing where the thugs were, I slowly pushed open the already partially open door to enter my old room, and I felt resistance behind it, like someone was behind the door. 

The resistance gradually increased until finally I couldn't open the door, and I got scared and stopped trying. So I ran to the front of the building. It was now dusk, and I was looking for my car (which was now safely parked in the parking lot). I was sure that the thugs were behind me, but I didn't look. I simply wanted to focus on unlocking my car and and driving away safely. But then I woke up (as I was headed to my car in the lot).

Miss Saigon & Judy

I don't remember much of my dream from last night, but I remember that while doing stuff around the house I was singing (belting) more than a few songs from Miss Saigon. I LOVE this musical and if I hear any of the songs from the soundtrack, I can't help but get involved - vocally & emotionally. I don't know what it is about this musical, maybe the tragedy that it is, but it struck a deep chord within me the first time I saw it.  I have seen it multiple times, and still, to this day am deeply moved by the story and the songs.  I asked my hubby when I woke up if I was singing out loud, and he said no. I certainly felt as though I had. Not sure what that means...

The other thing I remember dreaming about last night was my best girl-friend from highschool, Judy. Whenever we get together, we laugh uncontrollably. In my dreams, it was no different. We were laughing hysterically ( as we usually do) and it felt SOOO good as I haven't had such a hearty and bawdy laugh in a long time. I can't believe I used to experience that with her on a regular basis! My the things we take for granted. I miss her and the great, lighthearted times that we shared. 

New Job

This one took place in what looked like my current job except a lot of the people were people from my old job (all nurses). In one sectioned off area, there was a leak and onto old tiles and dirty floors which made it look like a swamp and spawning from this area were alligators and crocodiles (which didn't seem to bother me, but were snapping amongst themselves and at other people).

I also remember making out with my sister and feeling like I was obligated to please her sexually (which even in my dream I thought was weird & daunting). I don't remember actually DOING anything to her than hugging her and kissing her neck (which is my personal errogenous zone). I was doing things to her that would normally turn ME on. 

My Interpretation:

I am not sure what my old friends at my new job represent, but the leak I think is metaphoric for the "leak" of the new information about a lady being fired at work (whose position I now cover). I am sure the crocs and alligators represented the people and situations that lurk below the surface that I will encounter, but might not necessarily have a problem with as they weren't bothering me, particularly. As for the dream about my sister, the more that I think about it, I realize it is about my husband.  Many of his qualities he reminds me of my sister. 

Fight

My dream from last night:

My husband stormed off angrily saying that he wanted to stay in the "other room" which looked like my brother's room in my Texas house, but this one was located between our washer and dryer nook & our front closet (by the cat bathroom). At first I was worried that I had done something wrong. Then he said "have you seen how filthy our place is?"  Then I got fired up and said "I sure have, but what have YOU done to help clean it up?" I am not a screamer in general, but I remember never screaming harder. In real life, I had just done some laundry and it is piled up on our bedroom drawer. In my dream, he said "your laundry is plied 2 feet high!!!" to which I fired back "well at least 1/2 a foot of it is your laundry that you haven't put away in 2 months now (this is true in real life as well)."

I was pissed and I stormed off to the room to go fold my laundry, but then I found that it was all put away. Then my heart melted because I knew he put it away for me. I then went and apologized to him.