I started thinking over the weekend....what if I won the lottery? What would I do with the money? I put a lot of thought into this and have come up with several things I would absolutely do.
- First things first, I would quit my job. No more speech therapy for me! I like my job, but would I stay if I won the lottery....no. I think that calls for a HELL no!
- I wouldn't take too much money to make me happy, so I would give the majority of it to charity. I would keep enough to know that no one in my family would ever have to worry about money again.
- I would take my Mama to Hawaii.
- I would take my Daddy to Montana, in fact I might just buy my Daddy a house in Montana out in the middle of nowhere, miles and miles from anyone. He would be happy as a pig in mud :)
- I would buy three houses:
- One home would be in rural Alabama, out in the middle of the woods. It would be beside some form of water, whether it was a river or just a small creek. It would have a front porch with a swing and multiple rocking chairs, so I could sit outside on a summer night with a cold beer and watch lightning bugs or in the early morning light with a cup of coffee. It would have a big screen porch in the back with a bed, so I could sleep outside on cool nights. I would learn to plant flowers in my yard and I would also have a vegetable garden, with every kind of vegetable imaginable. I would work in my garden, read books, go fishing, work crossword puzzles, and enjoy all those little things that you don't have time to do when you are working.
- I would buy a house on a remote Caribbean island, where I could walk outside and put my toes in the sand immediately. I would lay out in the sun constantly and be golden brown. I would get to wear swimsuits and flip flops every day! I would buy a sailboat and learn how to sail. I would eat lots and lots of seafood. I would make friends with all the locals and buy a moped which would be my main form of transportation.
- Lastly, I would buy a house out west, right in the middle of a mountain range. I would have a big window in my bedroom, so every morning I would wake up and see a gorgeous mountain. My house would have a hot tub, in which I would sit outside in often with a glass of wine and bask in the beautiful scenery around me. I would learn how to ski and drink hot chocolate on winter nights.
- Of course, it goes without saying I would pay for all my family and friends to visit me at my homes anytime they pleased...I mean I am a millionaire now! Plus, I wouldn't let anyone decorate my homes, I would spend all my new found free time doing it myself and love every minute of it!
- I would travel....everywhere. I would take several months to travel around Europe. I would go on an African safari. ( I can't imagine seeing a lion, a giraffe, elephants just roaming around, not in a zoo, in their natural habitat.) I would go to New Zealand. I would go an Alaskan cruise. I would go to the Maldives,Tahiti, and Bora Bora. I would stay in an igloo in Iceland. I would go to Carnival in Brazil. I would see the Pyramids in Egypt. I mean I would go everywhere!!
- I would get a kick-ass RV and take the road trip of all road trips and see every inch of America.
- I probably would buy a nice car, but to be honest I would be just as satisfied driving my Honda Accord. :)
- Now that I am a millionaire and don't have to go to work, I would never wear make-up. However, if I did have to go somewhere I would pay someone to come over and fix my hair and make-up. I would never have to straighten this mane of hair or apply mascara again! Plus, this person that came to my house would also paint my nails. I would never have chipping nail polish again!
Thought this was fitting :)
Luke 1:74:75
We have been rescued from our enemies, so we can serve God without fear, in holiness and righteousness for as long as we live.
