Reunion?

10 years have passed since I left high school, and there I was ready to take on the future loving every mile that got me away from the town of not enough. I had dreams and aspirations of becoming more but then I had experiences, loved and let go, went to 3 colleges and figured out who I was and how I fit into the plan laid out for me. College was the greatest experience for me, like some this time is where we find who we are, learn to stand firm in our beliefs and test the boundaries we were given. Now high school, it was the right of passage, everyone has to go thru it and we make the most of it, there are a few things that stand out that made it worth the while, teachers that made an impact and coaches that made each day better. Do I go back? My close girlfriends I still see, do I join them or just let it be? A lot has happend since I walked across the stage and out the doors. I don't want to regret this one time opportunity but also know how much I have grown up and see how little others have.

On a search

We are just over a month away from our first wedding anniversary, and as fast as this last year has gone it cannot be summed up very easily. We faced adventure, long drives, flights, shopping trips, a tough start to a new year, and lots of laughs. Now I think of myself as a decent gift giver and with our first anniversary I have to come up with something memorable. I put this stress on myself because Darren is so hard to shop for, he is the man that buys what he wants and needs, does not give many hints making it that much harder. Trying to use some parts of the classic anniversary gifts, keeping my ears open to what Darren might say. I think I have a few ideas but want to make sure my streak of great ideas does not hit the fan on this special occassion. I looked up some ideas from other people online, mixed with some of his hobbies and hopefully I can come up with something great. I will let you know how it goes.

Finally, s-z

S- Silly, happens a lot in our home making our days lighter T- toilets are just as bad as dishes, but it all still has to get done U- umbrellas, I have plenty except with me when I need one V- victory at the end of a challenge is what I look forward to, whether is a post work out great inner feeling or a task that takes more time in the end it's all worth it for that moment of joy W- water is my main source of relief from becoming parch, goal of 64 oz a day is what I am for although the weekends are the hardest for me to get it all in X- marks the spot  Y- I can yap, yak, yelp- gotta catch myself in those moments Z- zits are not welcome, zest of lime can be a nice touch to some foods

Where did the time go?

About four years ago, Memorial day weekend Darren and I met. At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the 500 Indy car race is what brought us together. Our singleness, being the odd one out in our circle of friends that are all couples, and our past time of running. I gave Darren my number, my newness to the city, as I had just moved to Indy a couple months before, gave Darren the opportunity to show me around. And that how we began this amazing journey, we have grown, moved, been to a lot of races, still learning to live together, proposed to in a not so wonderful hotel room in Canada, engaged/planned a wedding/remodeled our home at the same time and survived the stress of it all. It's still just the begining of it all. But I still like to hear Darren's version of how we met and he thought that I gave him a bad phone number. It is after all his ideal story to tell when people ask how we met, it's been a fairy tale all our own.

N, o, p, q, r

N- nausea induced illness scares me, as vomiting grosses me out O- operation sneaky wife makes me giddy P- paranoia can sometimes get me going Q- quiet home is not always fun R- road rage can happen at times

I, j, k, l, m

I- indecisive, so I make choices based on 3 options J- joker, I try K- Keeper of secrets L- laughing at myself makes me feel human M- motherly

A break in the alphabet

To recognize the death that has come to me, not a physical death but an emotional and written death. Today, after much procrastination and thinking that if I let it be it would disappear and never be talked about again. But it did not disappear, vanish into thin air after so many months of not speaking of it instead it made me ruin my weekend thinking about it and made me sweat profusely today. I changed my name, I did not want to, ever, I wanted to keep on being me. And I know that I personally will not change but my identity has, the emotional tie I had to my given last name has been damaged. It's who I became, I finally learned to love myself and accepted who I became long after everyone else did. I was able to grasp how powerful as a woman I could become and the great strengths that no one else could show or give me. I now have two middle names, does that make me better than before? Or simply just me with an additional last name? Going through the motions and it's going I take quite a few glasses of wine. I loved me, the me that finally blossomed and changed, accepted, believed, took chances, the person that Darren fell in love with. I know more changed are yet to come and like this one, time, friends, laughter, and a glass of red will surely make it clear that it's the way it was supposed to be all along.

E, f, g, h

E- exquisite taste, atleast I believe so F- family, of upmost importance G- glamorous is always a thought to evoke when dressing and shopping H- happy, hopeful, honest

A,b,c,d

Sorry for my slacking, I did have great intentions on my April photo challenge and then I let life carry me away. To other causes, gym nights and sleep. I always I need my sleep and weekend naps make everything better. So something new, I thought of this as a way for expression and hey maybe I saw it somewhere and now it's coming to light. A- anxious for what's to come in life. B- believe that there is more, each day a new chance to start over. C- constantly thinking, wondering, hoping and praying. D- dessert should never be passed up.

April

http://www.fatmumslim.com.au/2012/03/april-photo-day-list-join-in.html?m=1

I found this awhile back on Pinterest and thought, I am going to do this!  Needless to say I knew that the first week would be a little tricky as we would be away on vacation but then again its just committing to make the time to look for the different items through out the day.

Day 1 Your Reflection

Day 2 Colour

I kinda cheated on this one, I had it in my photo library. But still a fave for me.

Day 3 Mail

This one I also took at home as we had no mail at the hotel. Mail takes over our kitchen table.

Day 4 Someone who Makes you Happy

That would be Darren for me, this was while on vacation. Fun!

Day 5 Tiny

Darren was collecting shells while at the beach and I was finally able to photograph them today.

Day 6 Lunch

It does not take me long to down my lunch, It was a scrambled egg with tortilla sandwich, a few churritos (mexican fried chip like with chili powder), string cheese and a beverage.

Needless to say I hope to have some more interesting photo moments the rest of this month. 

Soon I will post some vacay photos.