It's been a year

What a blog slacker I've been. I saw that my time I posted was Aug. 9, 2009. I see how my friends have so much to share on their blog and I love reading them, but who wants to see hear what a single chick really had to say. I guess when I look at it - I have this blog for me, to remember times in my life and to share things that are on my mind. So here I am typing my first post in a year. Go figure. I have gone through some of my friends' blogs and see that they are not posting as much as they did in the beginning too.

I've only gone on one away vacation and it was amazing and I'm looking forward to going again in 2011. I so look forward to my Easter Myrtle Beach, SC vacation.

I'm feeling speechless right this minute, but needed to document something - post something. Now if I can make it not a year in between posts...that will be the goal.

Alaska

I'm sorry for not keeping up with this. I said I'd write about my Alaska vacation when I got home and well....have just flaked. It's been a couple weeks since I got home. It was a great vacation. I think my friend's and I had figure out that it had been three years since I'd been up there. The place is still as beautiful as ever.

This year we went camping in Valdez. It was sunny the first day, but then the rain came. And did it rain. We camped for 4 nights and would relax, fish (the kids mainly) and wonder around Valdez. I had a lot of fun with my friends. I've missed them so much. It was great to see how much their kids had grown.

When we came back from camping in Valdez; I spent a couple days visiting with various friends that I had not seen in years. It was awesome to see where life had taken them, catching up and meeting their kids.

One of the highlights of my trip was getting to watch three brown bears in the creek. I believe it was a mom and her two cubs. At one point the mom and one of the cubs wondered off into the trees and the other cub stayed behind playing with a sandbag that he had found in the creek. It was amazing and fun to watch.

It was a great vacation and so nice to spend time with people that I love dearly.

I just had to share one of my favorite pictures from my trip. I was just taking a photo of the fishing boats and I happened to capture a bird in flight centered in my photo. There is no way I could have planned it.

Life

Well not much has been going on since my last post. Life has kept me busy with work, going to baseball games and spending time with friends. Right now I am on vacation for the next two weeks and will be leaving for Alaska in a day or two. I've finally met with the Academy and am putting together the information about our 15 year reunion. I'm really hoping for a good turn out and am looking forward to seeing/catching up with everyone.

I thought I should post something on this since I am now working on a second blog that is just for our alumni class. I will email that out to everyone I have an email address for from the Class of '94. This way we can try and see what we want as a class and what is all planned for us.

I will post again on this one when I get back from Alaska about that trip and with pictures.

"Lord I'm amazed by YOU"

I was telling a good friend of mine about how strange this past week had been with a number of people (men) from my past coming back into my life at random. As the words were coming from me it dawned on me that it was HIS work, HIS hand in it all. I had been so blown away by it all and just thought this had been a crazy/random week. But reflecting on it, just stopping - taking a breath; it was HIM showing me that HE had been listening and reminding me how amazing HE is.

For the past couple weeks I've been feeling down and lonely. I'll admit that there are times when being single gets to me. I look forward to the day when I am in a relationship/married. I definitely don't want to be in just anything so that I'm not single. But being single does take its toll on me.

Last week three different men from my past (all friends from when I was at the Maritime Academy) came back into my life. Each one of them has played a large part in who I am and have always meant more to me than I think I could ever tell them or than they ever knew. One of them as been there through the years, but not consistently (long distance sort of thing). He was my very best friend and really helped me get through school/life. Another one has always been in and out. We've always had a strange friendship - love/hate brother/sister kind, but it has meant a lot to me and has made a huge impact. Lastly the one who I looked up to - he was the older brother type. I never thought I'd hear from him again and then there he was. And to think he has lived near the same area as I have all these years. They are amazing men who I cherish and will always have great love for. Two of them have great wives and wonderful children. I get so much joy from seeing how life has turned out for them.

So here I am amazed by GOD and how HE fills my heart and takes away that loneliness. Sure it isn't what I had thought was missing or needed. Isn't that how it always is.

Sunday at church we sang "Lord I'm amazed by YOU, Lord I'm amazed by YOU and how YOU love me." It just reaffirmed it all. When I had started too sink into "my world"; HE shows HIS love and gives me just want I need - the ones I need. How can I feel lonely when my life has so many amazing people in it / awesome male figures. I made a comment last week how I couldn't find any joy and now as I type this - I am full of joy, amazement and HIS love.

Thank you God for blessing my life and constantly amazing me. I pray that I remember more often to stop and see YOU and YOUR works.

My first home painting project

I have finally (well basically) completed my first home painting project. I said before that I was use to not being able to paint a wall - life of a renter and all. After 2 1/2 years I have broken this trend. I still have touch up to do, but I now have a Tangy Tangellio/White/Faultline colored bathroom. I'm actually proud of myself for doing it. Here are pictures of my accomplishment - yea me. hahaha

Now I have really no excuses for not getting around and posting about my vacation to Myrtle Beach. That will soon come.

I'm been side tracked!

I've been meaning to post about my trip to Myrtle Beach, but have been side tracked. I apologize to those who have been wanting to see pictures and hear about my trip.

As a lot of you know; while I was gone the HOA had to tear up my bathroom. The neighbor had a flood which caused damage to our common wall. It worked out that I'd be gone during the work. If not I would have been spending the week in a hotel without it being fun. Anyway, after the work was completed there were slight flaws (which stood out to me) that motivated me to actual paint the bathroom a color. It has turned into being two colors (Tangy Tangelio & Faultline).

This is the first time I've ever painted. Sounds crazy I know. I have been a renter for so long and you couldn't (shouldn't have) paint. Now I've been a home owner for well over two years, but have had a difficult time bringing myself to paint. Now here I go - therefore the side track from blogging about my vacation.

I will say my lesson learned is don't start with a room like the bathroom to paint. There is so much to tape off - so much prep. I'm starting to think it is one of the rooms that will always be the most work; lots of stuff to go around. I guess if I get through this all other rooms will be easy compared to this.

I need to get more tape and get back to work. When all is said in done I will finally blog about Myrtle Beach and post photos; then there will also be pictures of my first painting adventure.

Forever and a day

I know it has been way too long (almost a month) since I've written about anything. I've just been plugging along doing my thing. Not too much excitement.

I see lots of excitement to come though. A's season begins next week...YES! I'm so ready for my hobby. Then in a little over a week I'll be heading out to South Carolina. Myrtle Beach here I come. I'm looking forward to exploring somewhere I've never been and in spending time with my friends who now live there. I've missed them.

So with that said.....in the next few weeks I'll have something great to post and pictures of my adventure.