Showing posts with label kayak. Show all posts
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Monday, July 11, 2011

Day 2

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Tonight I am grateful for:

My kayak

Sunsets

Quiet moments on the water

Summer nights

This stage of my life

the sound of my kayak cutting the water

Monday, January 31, 2011

Monday - last day of January!

 We are only 49 days away from SPRING!! Here's a picture just to remind us all of what is to come!

I'm ready to:
take pictures
step outside after work into the sunshine
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long days
shorts and bare feet
bright mornings
WARMTH
open the windows
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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Thursday 13 .. Month of October

It’s time for Thursday 13, and being the last Thursday of the month, keeping the tradition, here is the October’s Thursday ..

A photo:

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Being a dog is just a rough life … 

Current Scent: I’m finally burning the candle “Fresh Linen” that I’ve had for over a year!

What I am reading: Reading is going slow .. I have another book on the waiting list .. and today I found out three more titles … can I have summer back, so I can lay out on Ariel’s rock and read?

Newest music: Love, love, love the new song from Cee Lo Green .. the non-explicit version is “forget you..”, there are two other versions; use your creative mind on the titles! 

Movie I saw: We went and saw “the Town” .. excellent movie, highly recommended .. not sure if I liked it because it took place in Boston ..or if Ben Affleck has something to do with it ..

Something Yummy: .. I made spring rolls .. those were good ..I’m TRYING to be good . .. but, pumpkin whoopee pies, chocolate chip cookies …. ya .. trying to be good!!

the last place I ate: Fresh Ginger .. Chinese food ...

Something that made me cry: My ex ….when will it end?! I felt reprimanded by him .. the man is millions of miles away..over Instant Messaging …. and I allowed myself to feel like I was wrong ..wth??!

Something that made me laugh: listening to my girl trying to convince me to get another cat, puppy .. baby bunny..a fish .. She wants another pet..she doesn’t even walk HER dog!!

Something I look forward to in November: Thanksgiving..we go down to my sister’s in Massachusetts.. I love seeing my nephews and niece, and my awesome sister. Next to July 4, Thanksgiving is my favorite.

Something that I will remember in October: I’m still missing the freedoms of summer .. I need to move on and discover fall.

Something that I am thankful for: Always thankful for all our health, my job .. my kids … I’m thankful for Red wine.. I love my wine, and red wine moments

A photo i took this month:

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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Monday Mayhem on Wednesday ..


Join Us for Monday Mayhem

Welcome to Monday Mayhem- the best place to be on the slowest day of the week.
Today we are celebrating the five best pieces of advice. For each prompt, give your best advice. Be sure to have fun and visit the other participants.
1. Someone playing this meme has music playing on their site and it is disrupting what you have playing on your computer while you play this wonderful meme. What's your best advice to people who auto-play music on their site? Please don’t do it .. unless you can anticipate the music I love …(I know, I’m a party poop .. but I always jump when the music starts, because most of the time the volume is up)
2. What is your best advice to someone thinking about getting married? NOOO … don’t do it!!! hahahahah … JUST KIDDING!! REALLY!
I would say, wait and make sure … live a little .. get to know who you really are .. make sure you are ready to share your life ..  recognize it’s a forever change .. make sure you’re best friends first .. that you share the same ambitions and desires, also for each other .. make sure that you’re marrying for partnership and companionship,  not need ..
3. What's your best advice for someone wanting to purchase a new phone? what do you want it to do for you? (that’s a question ..)
4. What's your best advice to offer to the younger generation? Stop being so demanding and self centered (..oh, that’s a demand) …

5. What's your best advice for anyone wanting to buy a car? it’s all about knowing what you need out of the car, and will the car define some of who you are, and who you want to be .. how much function to you want to give the car? (oh, and then costs of course ..) 

6.What's the best advice to give to everyone?
take every opportunity to live life …laugh often …love passionately

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Words, words, Words .. Talk, talk, TALK!

So … I’m brain cramped .. blog brained .. or is it that my lap top crashed two weeks ago.. I lost all my 3000+ pictures .. I have no one to blame but me .. this is the second time in less than two years that all my pictures are gone ..except last time it was memories.. Disney, Texas .. Amsterdam .. this time it was mostly flowers and snow, water and the dog .. (ya.. a little sick ..  3000 of all that! It must be a disease!) Here is the link to my old blog http://wait4thenews.blogspot.com/2009/02/thursday-13-13-thoughts-while-i-miss-my.html   Interesting to see that the list of thirteen isn’t much different to now!
So, I move on… I have Windows 7 now instead of Vista .. I have
Microsoft 2010 now instead of 2007 .. everything has an up side right?
Okay .. I love this You Tube Clip:

Who doesn’t love Bob … “I’m sick of these words, words, words .. talk, talk, talk ..shut the *&%#! up! Just do it!! Stop the words, and just do it!  ...”  I’d like to keep that clip open at work and play it once in a while .. haha!
So I did mention I don’t have any pictures? Wait, I lied .. my teenager insisted on applying make up on me and taking a picture .. here it is:
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REALLY can’t tell she made up my eyes with black eyeliner  .. love those wrinkles .. life learning lines ..my mom would be proud! oh, and I have another picture
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Taken with my I phone .. Totally bummed .. my pictures … words, words words .. enough of this nonsense! More flowers …sick, sick, sick!
It’s time to get serious again .. haha .. time to seriously run … time to seriously eat healthy again .. time to seriously get involved with photo taking  . time to seriously blog again .. BUT .. we’re not committing!!! haha .. i crack myself up!
This season transition has me really in for a spin … I really was never ready for summer to end ..this past Sunday was a sign of things to come: I took the kayak j-bars off my roof rack .. no more kayaking .. then to add to it .. i went to the gym ..ya! The GYM!! Very, very difficult transitioning time! Of course my alarm went off at 4:15 this morning .. and I just couldn’t get myself up .. (having a cup of coffee before going to bed didn’t help the sleeping pattern..)but the time is here .. I want to be healthy .. I want to be strong .. I want to run four days a week . words, words, words … talk, talk talk … what’s that you said Bob???!? Enough of the words …Just do it? Yes, okay .. I get it … I’ll just do it.

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Sunday Stealing


It's time to play Sunday Stealing ... play along .. click here
41. What are your plans for this weekend?  I had so many plans this weekend .. I wanted to take the kids camping, then to Schoodic .. but then the teenagers wanted their boy/girl friends to go .. on this day, she couldn't go .. on this day, he had to work ... well, guess what guys .. we're not going to go .. I'm happy to stay home and just do solo kayak day trips.. or just go to the movies with my best friend ..
42. Do you think someone might be thinking poorly about you? Why might that be? I am sure someone, somewhere is thinking poorly of me .. I couldn't imagine why .. I am such a nice, sweet person .. haha! If I had to point and shoot, I would think my ex ..
42. What features don't you have that you would like on your cell? hmm..my iphone is pretty cool ..don't think I have any complaints
43. How many people can comfortably sleep in your bed? so... is that with me in it?!?! oh wait, the size of my bed?? It's a full .. two CAN sleep in it ..but it gets pretty crowded .. so .. to answer the question .. one can sleep comfortably ..two can sleep in it when it isn't 90 degrees, and there's no touching!
44. What are you hoping happens by the end of 2010? well, one thing I have learnt about 2010 .. nothing has gone the way I planned .. so I am just going to let 2010 run it's course .. it's about 'going with the flow' ...  
45. What was the last video you watched on YouTube? that would be the "swagger wagon" on April's site.
46. Would you ever agree to an open relationship with someone? open as in .. let's have it the way we want it with whom ever? .. not just 'no' ... but H3LL to the NO!
47. Is there something that you could never give up? hmm .. I'm deciding whether it's chocolate or red wine .. I think it's the red wine ..
48. Would you, (or did you) prefer a small, intimate wedding reception, or a big-scale, over-the-top reception? small and intimate
49. What’s bothering you right now? the fact that I can't seem to get out of my chocolate craving .. all I can think about at this moment is chocolate no bakes .. I made a batch on Friday night .. consumed some .. then thank goodness Teenager girl ate them all .. I want brownies and ice cream .. I want M&M with pretzel centers .. It's driving me crazy that this is all I can think of. (oh dear, you know what they say about substitute and chocolate .. maybe I'm lacking something good and sweet!)
50. Do you hate anyone? No .. I'm not a hater ..
51. What were you doing at 12 am last night? sleeping in my full size bed
52. Was this summer a good one? How warm was it where you live? YES >> this summer was awesome .. the weather was f.a.b.u.l.o.u.s .. I don't want to let it go
52. Is the last person you kissed before your current situation mad at you? I'm not sure if he is mad at me .. I'm sure I am not on his favorite people person list
53. Can a man and woman be friends without having feelings for each other? ohhh .. I say yes .. just don't get ever explore the possibilities in your mind .. I think there are several factors to a relationship  .. there's the physical attraction, the personality compatibility, where the morals and values are similar, and the basic "i really like being with this person" ... I think all three (four) have to have a strong presence in order for it to go beyond the friendship. (plus the moons need to be in alignment at the same time .. and Pluto needs to ride with Venus for it all to really work!)
54. Do you think long distance relationships work? If you’ve had one, tell us about it. That's tough .. I think it's a way to build a strong bond, as long as there is honesty .. and the expectations are kept real. I always swore that long distance relationships couldn't work just because I had a broken one in my senior year, many moons ago .. but now with the age of instant technology ...I think the communication piece is better ... sooooooooo ... maybe?! 
55. Do you know why it’s called “Random Boredom“? What is called "Random Boredom"?
56. Do you thing that it’s always the man’s responsibility to initiate sex? I have never thought it was the man's responsibility to initiate sex .. I just need to get over the fear of rejection factor!
57. Have you ever made love while you were in the same room with another couple? uhhhh ...humm... room ... no?! Wait, is this a trick question?
58. Tell us the best thing about your current or most recent S/O. My S/O? does that stand for special other/significant other/someone other [than]..(is that what we call it now??) ..sounded like "special order" or something .. i haven't placed a special order recently!  haha!
59. Tell us the worst thing about your current or most recent S/O.  I am sure the question is more about personality of a person (rather than the special order!) .. but if there was a "worst thing" then it wouldn't be part of the personality traits that make someone so attractive .. we all have our positives and negatives .. it's what makes the person .. it's about making sure that we can balance the good with the bad.
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I couldn't resist ... end of summer is so inevitable .. the flowers are losing their luster.. but then I looked again ..
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The colors are just going to be different .. still pretty.

*this was the last blog I tried to post right before my laptop crashed ... **

Friday, August 27, 2010

Friday Fill-Ins

 

It's Friday again ... click here to play ..

1. You do your thing; I do mine and sometimes _we'll meet____.
2. _the fact that it's Friday, and I want to go home__ is what's been on my mind on and off all day.
3. "Remember when _old ones died, and new were born, and life was changed, disassembled, rearranged .We came together, fell apart, and broke each other's hearts .. remember when"_.
4. _Melted M&M's, a warm brownie with  oreo cookie ice cream and passionate kisses___ are three of my favorite obsessions :-)
5. During the last year _we have lived in three different houses,  and the kids have been in two different schools,  we have seen so much change._
6. _Deep fried ice cream_ puts a smile on my face.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _wine and pizza, and perhaps a sunset kayak_, tomorrow my plans include _kayaking, maybe a run, and  groceries____ and Sunday, I want to _finally have breakfast with Cyn,  and some form of body moving..ya.. exercise_!

 

Happy weekend!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Thursday 13 - Month of August

So it's that time again .. time for Thursday13 .. click here to play! Happy Thursday ... it's close to the weekend!
A photo of:
a dragon lady!
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Current Scent:  I had to give in and buy a plug in Glade thing for the downstairs bathroom because I can't stand the smell of the litter box .. ugh! so now I walk into a house that smells of "rain water" and litter box .. overwhelming!
What I am reading: One of my patients dropped off a book about Running .. and how to run the right way! I love it!
Newest Music added to my play list: Don't Fight It by Kenny Loggins and Steve Perry - yes another old running song .. I just need to run again
Movie I saw: This is terrible .. the last movie was in June with Nelson .. how sad. I want to go see the new Julia Roberts movie "Eat, Pray, Love"
Something yummy:  ohhhh .. something .. more like all the time .. Pumpkin muffins with chocolate chips and butterscotch chips tonight .. Chocolate covered strawberries this past week TWICE!! .. no wonder I feel fat!
The last place I ate:  the last restaurant was Massimo's .. nice Italian restaurant .. I had delectable tuna and tiramisu .. yum!
Something that made me cry: I don't think I cried hard this month .. just a very angry moment this week ..
Something that made me laugh: At dinner tonight, listening to my Teenager banter with his girlfriend.
Something I look forward to in September: This is really tough .. I'm so sad to see the summer end .. just not ready for it. In September the teenagers start school. I'm excited for them .. I can't believe Teenager One will be a junior!!!
Something I want to remember from August: Hmm .. let me look at my calendar.. August flew by>> I want to remember the great road race: Beach2Beacon ..
Something I am thankful for: I'm always thankful for my kids, my job and my health ... 
A photo I took this month:
Another kayak moment ..
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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Sunday Stealing

Cheers to all of us thieves! This is where I go to Sunday Stealing to have some fun for the end of the weekend ... Click here to play.. 
1. Are you happier now than you were five months ago? hmm, that would have been March .. let me think ...  I think I am
2. Have you ever slept in the same bed with anyone that you shouldn't have? Yes .. most definitely ..and I would do it again! (hah!)
3. Can you sleep in total darkness? I can, but I don't like to
4. Your phone is ringing. It’s the person you fell hardest for, the one who got away, what do you say? I think I would be speechless ..
5. What do you think about the weather this summer? it was the best weather Maine has seen in quite a while
6. How many people do you trust with everything? just a few .. it's how honest they are with me that scares me!!!!
7. What was the last thing you drank? Red Wine .... silly question
8. Is there anyone you want to come see you? What a self serving question ....
9. Name one thing you love about winter?  I love the sound of the air when the snow has stopped falling ..
10. Have you ever dated a Goth? the answer would be no ..
11. What are you looking forward to tomorrow?  it's Monday ... another day I can hug my kids? oh, wait .. they are teenagers now, they don't like to be hugged ..haha .. I crack myself up sometimes
12. Name something you dislike about the day you’re having?  hmm, dislike the day I'm having .. I had a good day.. I need to take teenager's boyfriend home .. I dislike that
13. What's the longest that you have committed to one person and one person only? that would be the marriage I had ..
14. What’s the first thing you did when you opened your eyes today?  jumped .. there was a handsome man in my bed! (ohhh.. now I'm really rolling on the floor laughing!)
15. Has anyone ever told you they never want to ever lose you?  actually yes .. it was my ex ... action speaks louder than words
16. Is there anybody that you wish you could fix your relationship with?  yes .. I don't like leaving relationships unresolved ..
17. Could you go out in public, looking like you do now?  yes .. t-shirt and shorts ..
18. Do you think things will change in the next 3 months? How?  I think there are a lot of things that will change in three months .. We'll be in November .. GULP ... cold air .. holiday season .. I can feel the stress already ... I don't like Christmas (yes, **April**!!) ... can we skip and go straight to Spring in three months?
19. Do you believe that you never know what you got until you lose it?  Yes ... isn't that the same as Hindsight 20/20? That's why I try live for the now moment .. and try and maximize every moment ... wait, was this question referring to material things?? I forgot my cooling racks in Texas .. and a lot of other things .. that big mirror that was in the hall way .. all that furniture that I could have used in this house .. but I knew I had that ..  oh dear, now I'm confused ..  
20. Do you have a friend of the opposite sex you can talk to?  Yes ..... actually I have several .. I like my men friendships ..
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Another kayak moment ....

Say It Isn't So ...

 

I went kayaking today .. I tried to ignore it .. tell me it's not so ...

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I'm just not ready .. I won't give in!!

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I won't welcome fall .. with the cool crisp air .. I won't do it!  ... not yet!

Friday, August 20, 2010

Friday Fill Ins


Time to play again .. it's Friday!! Click here to play!

1. Laughter _is good for the soul___.

2. _I would like____ are the three words that started off the last email I sent.

3. What I'm most looking forward to today is _5:00pm .. I'm ready for the weekend again____.


4. _Feeling that motion, when the kayak slides from being on the beach to actually floating,__ puts a smile on my face.  (who are we kidding, it puts a huge grin on my face!)


5. Where in the world _"is Matt Lauer" came from the google search when I couldn't complete the sentence!__

6. _Coming home late last night, and enjoying freshly made chocolate covered strawberries that teenage girl had made was__ just what I needed!


7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _grilling some steak, then watching teenage son's girlfriend play soccer__, tomorrow my plans include _an attempt to run a 5K, probably some furniture moving, a possible dinner__ and Sunday, I want to _ go kayaking?____!

Friday, August 13, 2010

Friday Fill-Ins



1. Music __is what I need to get myself moving___.

2. _Ahh.. a good snuggle, and then a cup of coffee (oohh, wait ..that's two things...!_)___ is what I like first thing in the morning.


3. The first thing I said this morning was: _"hi, are you okay?"____.

4. __BBQ chicken pizza (and wine)___; it's what's for dinner tonight.


5. It's all been _balance____

6. __kayaking all day in the warm sun___ is what I feel like doing right now.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _being home and making dinner, having a glass of wine and just relaxing___, tomorrow my plans include _dump run for sure .. and i really, really want to get a kayak trip in . I'm in a panic mode because I feel like summer is coming to an end, and I'm not ready to give up the water____ and Sunday, I want to _kayak some more .. quite possibly help a friend move ..not sure yet ..____!

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Weekend Recap

Yay! Another road race ... and this was by far the best one yet! Cape Elizabeth is a beautiful town, great spectators ... and just overall a well put together race. One of the best moments was coming to mile three, and seeing a fire truck on each side of the road, with their ladders extended and an American flag suspended in the middle. It was the coolest thing, wish I could've taken a picture!
After the race I ventured to a summer party held at a house on the Saco River ... ahhh ...gorgeous! Once again .. on the water with friends .. adult beverages and food ...
 The good life!

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Little Princess ..

Today I abandoned most of my motherly duties, and decided to go kayaking by myself to get a little air. I wasn't sure what I was looking for; but I knew I just wanted to be in a kayak out looking! I came across this little princess .. a proud moment! For once I was able to see the eyes peeking out of the water from afar!

 

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Thursday 13





So .. it's 10:53pm and I am trying to get my thursday13 done ..i have no excuses other than I'm just having to much fun! So, I couldn't think of what to make a 13 list of .. so once again, I'm shameless and stole from ****April****, who stole from the guys at Sunday Stealing, who go about the blogosphere finding memes to steal from other blogs.  Cheers to all of us thieves!
1. Is there anything sparkly in the room you're in? No, nothing sparkly, unless you consider my ambiance lighting .. Martha Stewart attempt ... Christmas lights in a glass vase from Pottery Barn .. tacky I know ... but you know .. it gives a nice  glow!! LOL

2. How many countries have you visited? Visited? or lived? big differences ... visited...9 .. lived .. 6


3. Ever been on a train? Yes .. my sister and I took a train in '84 from Amsterdam to Paris .. only to do it again as two families in 2000. In Holland we're always on a train ... I'd like to take the train from Portland ME to Boston .. looks like that would be fun .. walk around the city..


4. Do you have a cell-phone? IPhone



5. Do you use Chap Stick? Hardly ever .. I used to be faithful every night, then started wondering if my lips were getting addicted ..I only use SPF 45 on my lips now ...YES SURPRISE .. 45!!


6. Who are you going to be with tonight? for a bit .. with the teenagers .. then it was me myself and I ..well, sort of!

7. Are you too forgiving? Does "sap" count?

8. Ever been in love? Absolutely.


9. What is your best friend(s) doing tomorrow (or the next soonest week day)? She'll be giving the best Patient Care Management to her patients

10. Ever have cream puffs? REALLY??

11. Last time you cried? Why always the crying question? Okay ... July 4th, I was alone for the day,  .. I was walking Bruce, and felt a surge of self pity come over me .. I felt big betrayal from my ex for not keeping up with his part of the wedding vows, and I felt a different betrayal because this summer wasn't supposed to be like this, not on the Fourth ... I sucked it up, and moved on .. no point in crying over spilled vodka milk. I kayaked for the day, then bought a grill and had my own d@mn  grilled chicken!!


12. What was the last question you asked? Which email tomorrow morning to send you a link?


13. Ever walked into a wall? Is that really a question? A glass sliding door maybe .. but a wall?? Teenager one ran into a concrete wall ... lost his adult front teeth .. he laughed, I cried!

Happy Thursday .. is it weekend yet??

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Happy Weekend!

In a nutshell, this was my weekend ... one big kayak time! I went twice on Saturday, and twice on Sunday ... both days were fabulous .. my last big hoorah before I was back to being mom! (okay.. so I never stopped, but it was fun to have moments where could I pretend!)
Here is where I park the kayak, and I grab my book ... and let the sun do her thing ..did I mention ...
I love being back in Maine!
(now if I could only find my running aura ..)

Friday, July 16, 2010

Firday Fill In

 To play click here:

1. This is what life does. It lets you __stumble around, fall on your face a couple of times, and then with more determination, you find a way to enjoy it all___.
2. _Have you learned how to _ appreciate the moment.
3. Upon reflection _ I would do it again __.
4. _I haven't run __ for quite a long time.
5. Later, you wake up _and wonder what that dream meant .. _
6. _Maybe one day I will kayak__ to the far and boundless sea. (Does kayaking in Belfast harbor count?)
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _some me time, with lobster salad, glass of wine, and early to bed__, tomorrow my plans include _an early morning kayak photo session, cleaning the house because the teenagers are coming back, and a massive grocery shopping excursion__ and Sunday, I want to _enjoy my very last day being single and teenager free .. ____!

Happy weekend! The last four weeks have flown by .. Teenagers are coming back on Monday night ..

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Thursday 13 .. first in July

My favorite meme … Thursday 13, make a list of 13 … just a list of whatever you want!

This past Saturday when we were getting ready to do the full moon kayaking .. I accidentally backed into a parked car. Mind you, the parked car was illegally parked, and because he was .. I had a difficult time getting out of my parking spot BECAUSE HE WAS BLOCKING THE PARKING SPOT I WAS PARKED IN!!  <cleansing breath>Since I was the moving vehicle, and he was the parked vehicle …… guess who is to blame!

Even though no one witnessed the scene of the crime … I was honest and left a note on the windshield … hence my mantra for the last couple of days has been “I did the right thing, I did the right thing, I did the right thing..”

YA>>>> $771.57 later!!!! … hey, I did the right thing.

So for Thursday 13 … a list of mantras  I have used in the last 6 months :

  1. I did the right thing, I did the right thing …
  2. Honesty is the best policy, Honesty is the best policy …
  3. Deep breath, count …, deep breath, count …
  4. run the hill, run the hill …
  5. it’s going to be a great day, it’s going to be a great day
  6. strong, strong, strong
  7. love my kayak, love my kayak …
  8. run away, run away
  9. better to have loved … better to have loved
  10. wax on, wax off …
  11. focus, focus …
  12. three more years, three more years
  13. love my kids, love my kids, love my kids …

Happy Thursday … Happy Weekend … and Happy Fourth of July!  It’s going to be a strange holiday for me .. its the first time that I’m not going to be with my kids .. very, very odd!RJuly209 002

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Fabulous Kayak weekend!

So this will  be a double post .. which means it counts as two posts since I am falling behind … only because I had such a great weekend!! First a little ridiculous news …. just slap the “L” on my forehead … I was going to run a race .. but oh, you can’t run a race on Sunday when it was scheduled on Saturday! Shall we review the ‘how to read a calendar’ class again ….. …..!

Okay .. on to new and much better things! Saturday night I had the pleasure of experiencing something new: a full moon paddle on the Penobscot! It was so cool! … and added benefit … there was an eagle perched on a tree. The pictures aren’t that great because I didn’t want to bring the Rebel .. so it was a point and shoot and my I phone .. and it was getting dark out. This was such a cool experience .. I’m definitely doing it again in July .. thank goodness the full moon comes out every month!

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Of course no real good pictures of the full moon…!

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So today I went and kayaked on my most favorite river ..in Belfast. You launch in the harbor and then paddle up and it becomes a river. I have no idea when it turns from ocean water to river … one of those mysteries I will just enjoy paddling in … but the weather was perfect .. and it felt so great to be back on this body of water.  On the way back the wind had picked up and it was tough going back towards the harbor .. that’s when the eagle was spotted. I’m surprised the picture came out as well as it did considering every time I stopped paddling, I would float backwards and sway side to side, away from him.

What a great weekend!! If the weather stays this great … my kayak and I are going to best friends! Between this weekend and last weekend I saw so many places where you could paddle to, climb out and just spread a blanket, bring a lunch, a good book and relax for the day …….

ahhhhh … i love being back in Maine!

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Thursday 13 .. the month of June

A photo of:  A peony

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Current Scent:  I’m so boring .. no scents

What I am reading:  I can’t wait … I have two books waiting for me!  A Slice of Life sent me a new book!

Newest music added to my playlist:  Last week I added Tim McGraw with Faith Hill .. Like We Never Loved At All

Movie I saw: The last movie I saw was with Nelson .. The Killers .. it was very cute and funny.

Something yummy:  it’s all yummy!

The last place I ate at: I think would have been for lunch at the 99

Something that made me cry:  Putting my kids on that plane!

Something that made me laugh:  how about smile? I smiled at the box that was sitting at my door step!

Something that I look forward to in July:  more Summer!!

Something I want to remember from this month: Road races, lots of  kayaking .. just knowing we are in summer ..

Something that I am thankful for:  my running legs! (and of course always the usual!

A photo I took this month: 

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My favorite moments! <I’m so boring!>

Happy Almost Weekend!