billionaire.

so this one is for L and the gals at the office with whom i have started a lottery pool with. we really want to win. not too much - we are not greedy - but just enough to pay off our mortgages, credit card debt and vehicles. we don't mind working still (uh, duh - i'd definitely go back to school to be a metalsmith/welder), but it would be nice to just not necessarily HAVE to.

(and who doesn't love this song! unfortunately, the original drops the f-bomb and since this is a family-friendly blog, i didn't want to post it here. thank goodness the pretty boys on glee do it up nice.)

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champagne wishes and caviar dreams.

today, we were coming back from lunch and saw a lotto max sign saying that tomorrow's jackpot would be $50 million dollars, and of course we launched into our fantasies about what we would do if we won. 

seriously, i honestly don't know what i'd do if i won.  i would definitely pay off all of my debt, and the debt of those closest to me.  maybe take a very long vacation somewhere hot (and that had no bedbugs).  i'd give my parents a whack of cash to thank them for having me and putting up with my shenanigans.  i'd set up a trust fund for the mini.  i'd set up a REAL recording studio for the husband.  i'd buy each of my sisters a house.  i'd move becks and jeb to a bigger house.  i'd buy a condo for L, help J buy the farm, and send M to England FOREVER.  i'd probably even donate some $$$ to the place where i work.

but what happens after that?  do i field phone calls from long lost friends and relatives for the rest of my life - or at least till the money runs out?  do i work?   i know i'd continue to make jewelry (and yes, in a bigger studio with better tools so i wouldn't hurt myself so often) but would i travel?  would i move?  would i become a different person?

thank goodness i NEVER win - i'm kind of scared to find out.

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