I was out somewhere (maybe at work) when I realized that it was Christmas Eve and we would be leaving on our trip the next day.  I hadn't packed anything yet and was obviously running out of time.  I went home to start packing and when I arrived home, I realized that it was only November 20th and I still had time.

Interpretation:

To dream of Christmas, symbolizes family togetherness,  reunions, celebration, peace, goodwill, generosity, and human kindness. It is also representative of new beginnings and fresh starts. Consider also your own associations with this holiday. 

To dream that you are going on a trip, suggests that you are in need of a change of scenery.  You are feeling overworked and need to take time out for yourself for some fun and relaxation. 

To dream about time, indicates your fears of not being able to cope with the pressures and stresses of everyday life. 

To dream that you do not have enough time, signifies stress, anxiety and fear. You may feel that time is running out in a business or personal matter.

To dream of the month of November, signifies of an indifferent success in all affairs.

I was getting ready for my high school reunion and when I looked in the mirror I saw that my entire forehead was covered in pimples right by my hair line.

 Interpretation:

 To see your own reflection in the mirror, suggests that you are pondering thoughts about your inner self. The reflection in the mirror is how you perceive yourself or how you want others to see you. You may be contemplating on strengthening and changing  aspects of your character. 

To see a fine and smooth forehead in your dream, signifies your good judgment and fairness. It is also indicative of your intellectual capacities.

 To dream that you have pimples, relates to issues about your self-esteem and self-image. You are feeling awkward or out of place in some situation or relationship. 

Mood:  blue

In my dream this morning, I had come home from work and found Hazel sick on the bed.  She was scarily thin and I wanted her to eat.  I knew she was dying and urged Jamie to help me get her to eat.  He told me to just let her go.  I went downstairs to make her dinner, but it was too late and she had already died.  :(

Interpretation:

To see a cat in your dream, signifies much misfortune, treachery, and bad luck. However, for the cat lover, cats signifies an independent spirit, feminine sexuality, creativity, and power.

To see your or someone else's pet in your dream, represents civilized instincts. You are keeping your temper in line. Alternatively, it indicates a need for love and acceptance. You are lacking attention from others and are feeling neglected. The pet may also be a pun for "petting" as in some sexual behavior.

I don't remember much about this dream other than I was at work and Shawn was wearing a dress.  It was blue with white flowers and a crisp twill fabric.  I thought it was odd since she never wears dresses or even dresses femininely at all.

Interpretation:

To see your coworkers in your dream, highlights aspects of your waking relationship with them, including difficulties/support. It signifies your ambition, struggles and competitive nature.

To see or wear a dress in your dream, represents a feminine outlook or feminine perspective on a situation. You are freely expressing your femininity.

Blue represents truth, wisdom, heaven, eternity, devotion, tranquility, loyalty and openness. The presence of this color in your dream, may symbolize your spiritual guide and your optimism of the future. You have clarity of mind.

White represents purity, perfection, peace, innocence, dignity, cleanliness, awareness, and new beginnings. You may be experiencing a reawakening or have a fresh outlook on life.

In this dream friends of ours were getting married (though I don't know who they were).  Jamie disappeared during most of the dream, but I showed up way over dressed, in the dress I wore to the gala at work.  When I arrived I realized I was overdressed and headed back to my room to change.  We lived in a hotel, which is also where the wedding was being held, but each room was like an apartment.  I got back to my closet and was rummaging through clothes.  I kept thinking I had a brown dress I could wear to a wedding, but didn't remember what it looked like or where it was.  I think I finally ended up just staying in my blue fancy dress.  I arrived back at the wedding, and saw Jamie who was wearing jeans and a T-shirt.  I sent him back to the room to change into something more appropriate and never saw him again.

Interpretation:

To see a wedding in your dream, symbolizes a new beginning or transition in your current life.  Dreams involving weddings are often negative and highlight some anxiety or fear. It often refers to feelings of bitterness, sorrow, or death.  Alternatively, wedding dreams reflect your issues about commitment and independence.

To see or wear a dress in your dream, represents a feminine outlook or feminine perspective on a situation. You are freely expressing your femininity.

To dream that you are having trouble getting dressed, signifies that some evil person will preoccupy your mind to the point where you are not able to enjoy your daily life and its pleasure.

To see a hotel in your dream, signifies a new state of mind or a shift in personal identity. You are undergoing some sort of transition and need to move away from your old habits and old way of thinking. Or you feel the need to temporarily escape from your daily life. Alternatively, the dream may imply a loss in your personal identity.

To dream about an apartment, symbolizes a financial or situational state. 

To see a closet in your dream, symbolizes something in your life that you have kept hidden. It may also signify an unveiling of previously hidden aspects of yourself, as in "coming out of the closet".

Jamie and I were going to Martinsville for the race.  We took a plane to Danville and then went to catch a connecting flight to Martinsville; however, the connecting flight had been cancelled.  They offered us another flight the next day, but it was too late, we were stuck in Danville and missed the flight.

In the second segment of the dream I was traveling somewhere by myself and was flying.  I was scared in the first dream, apparently screaming when the plane took off, but in this dream I was super calm.  Until of course the plane started to dip and headed towards the ground shortly after takeoff.  I told myself that I was fine and that the captains would save the plane, but we just continued our nosedive until eventually we crashed into the ground.  Thankfully everyone survived since we had just taken off.

I was then stuck at the airport and ran into old classmates, including one that started a fight with me and I think threw soda all over me in which case I threw chocolate milk all over her.

Interpretation: 

To see an airplane in your dream, indicates  that you will overcome your obstacles and rise above to a new level of prominence and status. You may experience a higher consciousness, new-found freedom and greater awareness. 

To dream that you transfer planes, implies an important transitional phase in your life which will take you away from your intended path. Changes will occur in your life which will take you to new directions and new heights of status and recognition.

To dream that a plane crashes, suggests that you have set overly high and unrealistic goals for yourself.  Your goals may be too high and are impossible to realize. You are in danger of having it come crashing down. Alternatively, your lack of confidence, self-defeating attitude and self-doubt toward the goals you have set for yourself is represented by the crashing airplane; you do not believe in your ability to attain those goals. Loss of power and uncertainty in achieving your goals are also signified.

To see a busy airport in your dream, signifies the desire for freedom, high ideals, ambition, and hopes. It is an indication that you are approaching a new departure in your life. Some new idea is taking off or is ready to take off. You may be experiencing a new relationship, new career path or new adventure. 

To see milk in your dream, symbolizes maternal instincts and motherly love. It also denotes human kindness,  wholesomeness, and compassion for new acquaintances. 

To dream that you are drinking milk, signifies domestic bliss and inner nourishment. It may also imply your need to strengthen your ties and relationships with others. 

To spill milk in your dream, symbolizes a loss of faith, opportunity, and trust. It may indicate that your friends will cause you much temporary disappointment and unhappiness..

In this dream Jamie and I were at a lovely restaurant and while walking back to our table, I saw a camera case on a table that looked just like our old one.  No one was at the table and I pointed it out to Jamie, telling him it looked like our old camera case.  He said it didn't and kept walking, but I couldn't get over how similar it was.  I just knew it was ours.  So I picked it up and looked inside at the camera and sure enough it was ours.  I took the camera, absolutely ecstatic that I had found the stolen camera.  As I was sitting down, the couple that presumably stole my camera came up and demanded their camera back.  I informed them that it's not their camera if they steal it from someone else.  We were making such a fuss that the manager of the restaurant came up to see if he could help us with something.  I told him that these two people had stolen my camera and I was not giving it back.  Suddenly all the pictures on the camera appeared in a photo album and I flipped through showing the waiter our 1100 photos and their 15.  It was quite obvious that the camera belonged to us (I also found it very creepy that these people had kept all of our old pictures).  He told the couple that we would keep the camera.  This did not seem to appease them though because when we left the restaurant they began following us, showing up everywhere we went, including the house of friends of ours.  We went inside to lay low for the night and the psycho's walked right in behind us, chasing me everywhere insisting they wanted the camera back.  I finally escaped them early the next morning by locking myself in the master bedroom, and by climbing out the window and onto the roof.

I could feel myself waking up and was so saddened all over again that it was only a dream and I did not really have my stolen camera back.  :(

Interpretation:

To see a camera in your dream, signifies your desires to cling on and/or live in the past. Alternatively, it may represent you need to focus on a particular situation. Perhaps you need to get a clearer picture or idea.

To dream that you are on a roof, symbolizes boundless success.

To dream that you are looking through a photo album, suggests that you are unwilling to let go of your memories and the past. You are idealizing about the past.

To dream that you are in a restaurant, suggests that you are feeling overwhelmed by decisions/choices that you need to make in your life. Alternatively, it indicates that you are seeking emotional nourishment outside of your social support system. 

The first dream was that Jamie and I were going out for dinner and I had to go to the bathroom first.  I tried to go at home, but couldn't for some reason, so we arrived at the restaurant and I tried to go then, but there were other people in the restroom and I didn't feel as though I could go there.  I finally found a one person bathroom, but just sat on the toilet and nothing happened.  Of course when I woke up I really did have to go!

Next one was that I had woken up and Jamie wished me a Merry Christmas.  I told him it wasn't Christmas and he informed me that in fact, it was.  I was so sad because I had first of all not bought any gifts, but in addition, I had missed all the build up to Christmas as well as Christmas Eve - tracking Santa and listening to Christmas caroles on the radio all night.  I was so sad that Christmas had come and I had missed all the good stuff.

Next thing was that I was at work where I apparently lived with my parents.  I went out to McDonald's to get them something to eat.  I got a #4, which was two cheeseburgers value meal.  I also ordered a large and medium fry.  I went through the drive through, but had to go inside to get my stuff.  I walked out with stuffed easter bunnies and a George Strait CD that converted to a scanner.  I had a large trash bag full of stuff.

Interpretation:

To dream that you are in the bathroom, relates to your instinctual urges. You may be experiencing some burdens/feelings and need to "relieve yourself".  Alternatively, it may symbolize purification and self-renewal. You need to cleanse yourself, both emotionally and psychologically.

To see a toilet in your dream, symbolizes a release of emotions or getting rid of something in your life that is useless.

To dream of Christmas, symbolizes family togetherness,  reunions, celebration, peace, goodwill, generosity, and human kindness. It is also representative of new beginnings and fresh starts. Consider also your own associations with this holiday.

To dream that you are sad, suggests that you need to learn from your disappointments and make yourself happy. Try not to dwell on the negative.

To see food in your dream, represents physical and emotional nourishment and energies.

To see or eat French Fries in your dream, suggests that you should not overlook the frivolous and seemingly minute things in life.

 To see a stuffed animal in your dream, represents an immature attitude. You may be trying to escape from your daily responsibilities and problems. Alternatively, it may indicate your need to relax and be less serious. You need to allow your mind and body to rejuvenate. A stuffed animal could also mean security, love, comfort, support and unconditional or unquestioned love.

To see a rabbit in your dream, foretells of luck, magic and of a favorable turn of events and a positive outlook in your future  endeavors. Alternatively, rabbits symbolize your sexual activity.

To see  a compact disc in your dream, represents a need for enjoyment or a distraction.  It denotes opportunities and possibilities. Consider the type of music and the title of the compact disc.

To see a bag in your dream, represents the responsibilities that you carry.

To dream of a bag full of junk, symbolizes that you are burdened with worries and problems; you have to find a way on unloading some of this load.

So last night I was going out with some friends and dropped my mom off at a nearby park that was in front of some woods.  I went off for girls night with Amy #2 and Leah and told her I'd pick her up later.  I went home that night but forgot to pick her up.  By the time I remembered, it was dark and I went back to the park but she wasn't there.  I remember being very scared, I felt terrible and didn't know where she was.  I was hoping she had walked home, but when I arrived back home she had not.  The next morning still no mom so I started calling all the presets on her phone.  The first person I got was a man who I didn't know.  He told me my mom was probably at the drug and alcoholic clinic.  He called over there and that's where she was, so I went to pick her up and she was quite surprised to see me when she came out.

Then Jamie went to work and Ralph started yelling at him about getting his priorities straight and about how he cannot take three days off of work for his MIL.  Jamie informed him that his mother, not his MIL was in the hospital and that's why he took the time off.

 Interpretation:

To dream that you are at a park, represents a temporary escape from reality. It indicates renewal, meditation, and spirituality. It is also an indication of a readjustment period after a serious personal conflict or an ending of a passionate affair. 

To see your mother in your dream, represents the nurturing aspect of your own character. Mothers offer shelter, comfort, life, guidance and protection. Some people may have problems freeing themselves from their mothers and are thus seeking their own individuality and development.

To see your friends in your dream, signifies aspects of your personality that you have rejected, but are ready to integrate these rejected part of yourself.  The relationships you have with those around you are important in learning about yourself. Additionally, this symbol foretells of happy tidings from them and the arrival of good news.

To see or hear a telephone in your dream, signifies a message from your unconscious or some sort of telepathic communication. You may be forced to confront issues which you have tried to avoid. Alternatively, the telephone represents your communication and relationship with others.

Mood:  down

Of all the scary dreams I have, the most terrifying are being chased by my crazy ex-boyfriend.  Once again, last night, he was out to hurt me.  I don't know how we ran into each other, but once we did, he wouldn't let me out of his sight.  I knew my only hope for survival was to try to trick him, so I let him think that I was interested and then ran away at my first available chance.  As usual, in my dreams, I cannot run fast enough and he always caught up to me.  This continued throughout the dream:  like him, run away, get caught, like him, run away, get caught.  I even ran into a coffee shop urging people to call 911, but no one would.  One woman took pity on me and let me get in her sports car as she attempted to speed us away from him, but he still caught us.

As usual, I woke up terrified.

Interpretation:

To dream that you are being chased, signifies that you are avoiding a situation that you do not think is conquerable. It is often a metaphor for some form of insecurity.

Chase dreams often stem from feelings of anxiety in your walking life. The way we respond to anxiety and pressure in real life is typically manifested as a chase dream. Running is an instinctive response to physical threats in our environment. Often in these dream scenarios, you are being pursued by some attacker, who wants to hurt or possibly kill you. You are running away, hiding, or trying to outwit your pursuer. Chase dreams may represent your way of coping with fears, stress or various situations in your waking life. Instead of confronting the situation, you are running away and avoiding it. Ask yourself who is the one chasing you and you may gain some understanding and insight on the source of your fears and pressure.

The pursuer or attacker who is chasing you in your dream may also represent a part of yourself. Your own feelings of anger, jealousy, fear, and possibly love, can assume the appearance of threatening figure. You may be projecting these feelings onto the unknown chaser. Next time you have a chase dream, turn around and confront your pursuer. Ask them why they are chasing you.

To dream that you are running away from someone, indicates an issue that you are trying to avoid. You are not taking or accepting responsibility for your actions. In particular, if you are running from an attacker or any danger, then it suggests that you are not facing and confronting your fears. 

To dream that you are trying to run but cannot make your feet move as fast as you want them to, signifies lack of self-esteem and self-confidence. It may also reflect your actual state of REM paralysis while in the dream state.

It seems to me that I'm either annoyed (still) about the situation with my mom, or scared immensely about what will happen with Jamie's mom.

Mood:  sad

It's quite sad that I have had about two years since I've posted regularly.  How many dreams have I missed that I will never remember?

Last night I was quite busy.  First, I was being chased by a dinosaur.  I've had this dream since I was a child, but it always remains the same that the terror is extraordinary.  Trying to run and hide all the while knowing they could eat you and you'll be dead.

Interpretation: 

To see a dinosaur in your dream, symbolizes an outdated attitude. You may need to discard your old ways of thinking and habits.

To dream that you are being chased by a dinosaur, indicates your fears of no longer being needed or useful. Alternatively, being chased by a dinosaur, may reflect old issues that are still coming back to haunt you.

 In another dream, Dingo's past owner called me up and told me they wanted her back.  I told them I wanted to keep Dingo, she was happy where she was, and I would not be giving her back.  They became insistent.  I came into work to talk to Eric who told me that I'd have to give Dingo back to her original owner at least for now, an I could take them court if I felt necessary.  I told him to start drawing up the lawsuit because I was not giving my dog up.

The last dream was that Hugh had hired two new employees at work and then pulled me aside to tell me that Jessica and I would be working the night shift as he was now going to 24 hour days.  I told him I would not be working the night shift and that it didn't make any sense for me to do so.  I explained to him that he needed someone here during the day who knew what they were doing and that the new people should be put on the night shift when no one would be calling them.  I also told him that this had not been cleared with me and I was not okay with it.  He refused to budge so I told him I would either a) stay on the day shift, b) quit and give two weeks notice or c) quit now and walk out.  He wouldn't answer me, so I told him I was leaving.  As I was packing up my stuff he was surprised that I was actually leaving over somthing so small.

Mood:  rushed

It was the first day of my new job.  I got up and got ready, and started my new commute to work.  I am to be there at 8:30, so I left at 7:30.  Plenty of time!  However, I knew I was going to be late half an hour later when I had only managed to make it two blocks!!  At this point I realized that I didn't have a lunch, I didn't have my mug of water with me and I wasn't even dressed appropriately.  I was wearing jeans and one sock.  So I said, "Screw this" and went back home, where I showered, got dressed (running around like crazy tyring to find a second sock!  LOL).  I made my lunch and finally made it out the door at 8:40.  Definitely I was going to be late for my first day.  LOL.  Then suddenly that dream ended.

I had a dream then that I spent hours making a new signature for an Ivillage friend.  She didn't ask me to, but I wanted to surprise her.  After all my work, I decided not to send it to her because I was afraid she'd think I was trying to replace her original signature with one of my own.

Then I was back at home, but not our house.  Well, not our house now, but our house in my dreams.  And this is the second time I've dreamed of this house.  I was running up to our bedroom (on the third floor), I think still trying to get ready for work again!  When I realized that I hadn't looked around the house since the first time I dreamed about it.  (Weird how sometimes I know I'm dreaming and other times I do not.)  The house is beautiful.  Three floors, like six bedrooms.  The whole third floor is our bedroom, the second floor has four bedrooms and a deck.  In the first dream about the house, we had originally moved in and picked this gigantic room on the second floor as our bedroom, but as the dream went on we realized it was a haunted room, so while we were hosting a party in the backyard, I was moving all of our furniture out of that bedroom and upstairs to the third floor.  So I walked down the hallway last night to get a look at our old bedroom, and there it was in all it's beautiful glory.  Just a wonderfully huge bedroom, but I reminded myself that it was haunted and that we did not want to sleep there.  I looked around and there were a ton of candles in there.  I love candles and am always buying more and more, so to find a whole room filled with candles was a nice surprise, however I realized that since the room was haunted, probably the ghosts were controlling the candles as well.  I was afraid if I used them the house would burn down thanks to the ghosts, so I left them alone.  LOL.  I then walked over to the door to the deck and apparently it had been awhile since anyone had been down that far.  We had vines and such growing up the side of the house and into the screen door.  Little Guy (one of our cats) was sitting there eating the grass that was growing into the house and I realized that we needed to spend more time down here grooming the outside to keep this from happening!  I woke up shortly after that.

Mood:  rushed
There have been a ton of dreams that I have not recorded recently. Of course now I don't remember them, so I'll try to do better.

Last night Jamie and I were leaving for our trip, but we kept getting side tracked. It was time to leave and I hadn't even packed yet, so I started freaking out and trying to remember what I needed - pants, shorts, sandals, tennis shoes, etc. I'm throwing everything into my bag and when I'm done I realize that my face is dry and I need my moisterizer, which is at the bottom of my bag under my two weeks worth of clothes, so I'm not sure what to do. While I'm trying to figure that out because I don't want to dig through it all, Jamie disappears because he has to take care of something. Time keeps passing and more things keep happening. When he returns I leave for work for some super silly reason I'm sure. I'm at work trying to leave and get home, and I keep getting pulled aside with people who need me to do something right away. By the time I got home and everything settled down and we grabbed everything we needed, we were leaving 20 hours later than we wanted to.

Mood:  spacey
A couple of dreams here. In the first one I think Leah offers to give me Ben because she doesn't want him anymore and she thinks that I do want a kid. I feel really bad because I really don't want him either. I know she's going to get rid of him if I don't take him, so I'm not quite sure what to do.

Then I'm hanging around with some friends and we're all discussing permanent birth control solutions. Many of them are discussing the Essure method and they all seem pretty interested. Then my friend, Kristen, an old co worker tells us that she has already had the procedure done. I am shocked about this as she is only 23, and I know most doctors will not do the procedure when you are that young and do not already have any children. So I'm asking her how she managed to get it done, and she just said that she had researched all of her options and told her doctor why she had chosen to get it done.

Next Jamie and I are on our trip again. We have just left and have already arrived at our first hotel room. We check in, but then I realize that there are like five other hotel chains at the exact same intersection that we did not check out first. I call the Hampton Inn across the street to see how much a room is. The receptionist asks me how much I'm willing to pay. I tell her $82. She thinks about this and then says okay. I say great, thank her, and hang up. I tell Jamie it's $82 and I start to gather up our things when he stops me and says, "What about this hotel room we already have? If we leave now, we lose the $82 we spent for this room." Oh yeah! I forogt we already had a room! So I say forget it and we stay.

At this point I realize that we didn't bring the book with us of places to visit in America - the book that Jamie got me for our first anniversary. I'm very upset about this as I never want to leave without the book ever again. However, then I realize that I haven't given my mom any kind of feeding instructions for our fish, or even our turtle! She could probably figure out the fish - but having never cared for a turtle, I'm not sure. I'm very upset about this and decide we have to go home to make sure everything is taken care of when I wake up.

Mood:  mischievious
I had this dream very early in the morning. There were a whole bunch of people in our yard and around our house - even on our house! It was like a church congregation and they were sitting on our roof and our lawn and just everywhere, singing, and talking, and generally praising the Lord, I guess. I'm not sure why they decided to use our house, but in the middle of this I realize that my car isn't locked. I pick up the alarm fob to lock it and rethink it. Do I really want to disturb their church meeting? But I decide to do so anyway. It's only a very light beep one time to tell me that it's locked, so I hit the lock button and go on my way. A few minutes, seconds, whatever later I hear all this commotion and look outside. They are taking baseball bats and such to my car for interrupting them. Big dents are in the sides of the car, the roof, the windows are busted. They are generally ruining my car. After all is quiet and they have left, I go outside to look at the damage and suddenly it's not my car anymore. Some grey four door is sitting there all smashed up. I don't know whose car it is, but certainly they shouldn't have parked in front of our house! I go back inside. :)

Mood:  not sure
I was at work and we were discussing the merger that is supposed to take place this summer. No one is still sure at this point whether or not our plant is going to stay open. I asked my boss, but even he didn't know.

Also, his boss took away HSE and gave it to another manager to handle. We were strictly in charge of Security at that point.

Mood:  lazy
What a fun dream. Jamie and I were on our trip and we had stopped for the night and found a hotel room. It was just a little room - nothing fancy. But while we were settling in we decided to see if they had any suites with a jacuzzi or hot job. So we went back to the front desk, and they did in fact have such a room. It had a living room, and an entrance right out onto the beach. We decided to splurge and get the room and we went to check it out. As we're walking around in this room - just in awe of how amazing it is, we're trying to decide which room we should stay in for the night. I think our plan was to use both somehow - and just walk down the hall to get back and forth. But then I realize that this suite was just too perfect and there was no way we were going to use the other room. I realize at that point that we had just wasted about $80 on the other hotel room. But we left all our stuff in the suite, and went outside for a walk on the beach.

Mood:  don't ask
My mom and I were outside standing by my car for someo reason when a strange lady we don't know came up to us and started yelling things at us. I don't really remember what she was yelling about or if we even yelled back, but I remember she pulled out a gun and I was understandably scared. I woke up after that.

Mood:  silly
Last night I was at home and I let Tippy out of his tank. He got away from me and took off running. I couldn't catch up with him. He ran down the stairs into the living room where Jamie was sitting. I kept yelling, "Tippy, stop! Tippy, get back here!" I did finally catch him and put him back in his tank, but after chasing him for quite awhile.

There was something else that happened afterwards, but I don't remember it now. I really need to start taking notes when I wake up.

Mood:  irritated
I was at work and we had all gathered around for a meeting. We were being shown a slideshow for some reason by the people in accounting. They touched on being child free by choice and a co worker mumbled something bad about that, so I spoke up and said, "Let me tell you a thing or two about being child free by choice." Then I looked at a coworker in purchasing who was handling this meeting and said, "Oh, are we allowed to make comments about the slide show?" She said no and everyone sat there and stared at me since I had made a commotion, and we were just supposed to be sitting there watching the show - no questions or comments allowed.