Friday Fill in ..

It's Friday again ... click here to play along! And...here we go!


1. I was _thinking maybe later on, we could get together for awhile .. it's been such a long, time and I really do miss your smile ...___. (name that tune!!)

2. _Okay, blogging has taken up my free time___ and I left my book _in the box, unread__.

3. Why _do birds, suddenly appear.. everytime you are near? Just like me, they long to be, close to you ..__.

4. __hmmm, could it be that Robbie_ was in my thoughts today. ?

5. One of my father's favorite sayings was _the sun will rise again tomorrow____.

6. _Have that pit in your stomach?___--I know that feeling!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _a glass of wine, possibly with an old friend___, tomorrow my plans include _a possible 10k race, and a movie____ and Sunday, I want to _take pictures and play with my camera____!

Thursday 13 .. 13 things in April

We are on the last Thursday for the month of April ... so here are 13 things that happened in April. (To join Thursday13, click here..)

1. A picture  of:       I love the dandelion .. as if it  snuck into the picture!                                                                                                                                                                                                             
2. Current Scent: I started using Honeysuckle .. it reminds me of my sister Sa
3. What I am reading: I'm still not reading anything in book form.. since this new blog, I have many more comments on the blogs, so I go back and read other blogs..
4. Newest music added to my playlist: I added a few, but my favorite is Adam Lambert's What Do You Want From Me?
5. Movie I saw: Nelson and I saw Date Night on Saturday night ... cute and funny.
6. Something yummy: this week my crave is Trail Mix .. who knew WM's trail mix has real M&M's?! My favorite trail mix is from Trader Joe's .... yummmmmmmy (but very fibrous!)
7. The last place I ate at: I think it was Miquel's (best place for Deep Fried Ice cream!) ..I ate lunch there with an old co-worker
8. Something that made me cry: ahh .. funny, I look back at last year's post (www.wait4thenews.blogspot.com) and it is interesting that I was crying at times for the same reason ...I wish I could be stronger when it comes to "that man". For as strong as I believe I am, I am mush when it comes to him... it needs to stop!!
9. Something that made me laugh: Moments in my photography class .. it seems that being in there with Cyn and Dory can be dangerous!
10. Something that I look forward to in May: warmer weather .. we were teased, and now I am ready for warmth.
11. Something I want to remember  from this month: hmmmm...I want to remember that I ran my first race in almost 2 years .. one of the things on my list, accomplished!
12. Something that I am thankful for: (always my kids..) I am thankful for my job... so thankful!
13. A photo I took this month:

Manic Monday #2 (a little late ..)

Another late Manic Monday ... click here to play!

If you could write your own bill of rights, what would you include? OH ..so much fun ..I would make so that I have the right to change my mind when I want ...  

What is going on in the world today that affects you the most? Unfortunately there is a small rift between my sisters since the election. My sister, the Obama fan, can not understand how we can be so world'sapart with the opinions in the political arena of the US, especially since we are  from the same family!

What do you think is the secret to a good life? Being at peace with yourself, accepting that you can not control everything, ... take a chance, and dance! ...... and of course end the evening with a glass of red wine!

Weekend Recap

Saturday was race day! I ran my first trail race .. what a blast! 

I will definitely run trails again!

This was the view of the hill as we neared the finish. We had to run up this killer hill. The bottom picture is from the top of the hill (yes, those three specs on top are people, and they are standing in the same spot when I took the bottom picture!!!)

 

The weather was gorgeous on Saturday … picture taking time! Sunday I did get to have breakfast with Cyn .. and in the afternoon, a good walk. All in all a good weekend was had ..

More photo opportunities! I love Spring!!

Friday fill in ..

Time for Friday Fill in! Click here to play!

1. Where are my _cooling racks? Did i leave them in Tx along side my food chopper_?

2. If wishes were horses, my horse barn would be full ____.

3. I'd like to see _some of my wishes come to fruition_.

4. When I was a teen, I thought _that 'having a step-mom' was truly a horrible thing. I believed stepmoms were evil like from the Fairy Tales!__.

5. One of my mother's favorite sayings was _I did it my way!(Frank Sinatra way)__.

6. I'd have a hard time doing without my _music when i run__.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _just relaxing with wine__, tomorrow my plans include _my first trail race, _and maybe some photo opps___ and Sunday, I want to _make sure I have breakfast with Cyn ... and I may actually have a long walk and talk with the man I call my friend (...)!

Happy Weekend!

Thursday 13 - Something different ..

So for Thursday 13, I cheated a little and combined two things .. I saw this meme from one of my favorite bloggers, thank you Susie! Luckily she had 13 items …  and since it was 13, it would be good enough for T13. Click here if you want to play!

Outside My Window..  is the main road, and all sorts of traffic drives by. At 4:15am I also try and look through the blinds to see if the sun has risen so that I can run outside instead of going to the gym. (note to self: the sun doesn’t rise at 4:15!!)

I am thankful for… so much.. always the basics.. my health..my teenagers.. my job .. my girlie friends .. and right now, I am ever so grateful for chaos to help quiet my sad heart.

From the kitchen… I have my coffee ready for brewing in the morning …. 3 large onions chopped, spices mixed .. all we need to do is open the cans of crushed tomatoes to make a great marinara sauce.

I am wearing…gray striped socks. gap jeans, my old faithful pink long sleeved old navy t-shirt .. detailed enough?

I am creating... a new sense of life… in the last year so much has changed ..(h*ll, in the last four years everything has changed…) I am looking for a purpose .. life shouldn’t just be about getting up in the morning, going to work and coming home ..

I am going… to run a trail race on Saturday .. my first one ever! Then hopefully next Saturday will be a 10k road race …

I am reading… cooking light! I want to eat healthier and more exciting.

I am hoping... that the stupid 6 pounds I have gained in the last month will soon disappear. Yes … SIX pounds!! SIX! I am being very behaved right now and not telling you what I yelled said at to the scale in the gym.

I am hearing…the loud purring from Tyson ..

Around the house… things are looking bare! I have most of my boxes unpacked .. but I lack furniture, so the house still looks empty.

One of my favorite things… My Canon Rebel .. I am so ready to take classes again, and take time for photo opportunities.. weekends away ..

Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week… just staying busy .. get ready for the trail run.. have meals ready .. you know, the usual “mom” things!

Here is picture thought I am sharing

My girl is so fun! Happy Thursday!

Tyson ..

Here is the newest member .. this was taken last week .. he had been hiding on top of the kitchen cabinets. Seven days later he has adapted quite well ..

Manic Monday #1

So I haven’t played Manic Monday in quite a while … in efforts to be more faithful to blogging; here we go! If you would like to play, click here …. and join the Manic Monday-ers!

How has your life been different than you imagined?  Well .. when did the imagination start? I was never one to imagine myself a sparkling bride, living in a house with a white picket fence .. lots of kids .. etc.  Maybe it’s different to what I imagined it to be when I got married … I think now I am starting to imagine what I want it to look like 20 years from now! So, ask me in 20 years!

What lessons have you learned from your relationships? Ha..ha!  I laugh because the recent turn of events of someone so meaningful to me .. another story, different day ..(although check out my old blog www.wait4thenews.blogspot.com) .. so what have I learnt from relationships .. in my men relationships, I have learned that I am a slow learner, and that I need to stay away from men for a while. From my teenagers relationships .. I learn to pick my battles, and recognize that in three  years this stage is over, so try and enjoy it now. From my sister relationships .. I value the little time I get with them, and regret that we don’t live closer to each other because I miss them tremendously, and from my best girlie relationships .. (I have the best girl friends) .. they are like my other sisters .. they have taught me to be honest with myself … and lessons from my mom .. to have faith!

If you had to move to a city besides the one you currently live in, where would you move? hahaha!! I worked hard to return to this little town where I finally registered myself not even a week ago!! But to answer the question, I am now toying with doing an extending visit (not living) to Sydney Australia once the kids are in college. Honestly with all the different cities I have lived in, I have felt the most comfortable right here in Maine, and that’s why I moved back here. But if I had to pick a city …. Boston probably .. it’s familiar

 

Be ready for lots of flower pictures .. something I am learning about myself is that I love taking pictures of flowers… there is something so fresh, beautiful and peaceful about them.

Spring is here!!!!!!

True signs of Spring! I am so excited … next week we start our photography class .. plans our being made for more photo opportunity weekends!! I can’t wait!!! YEAH!

Friday Fill In

 

Time for Friday fill In .. to play, click here:
1. I'd like  _to have conversation with a certain someone, and really tell him how I feel__.
2. One of my most favorite romantic memories is _lying on a beach ..many moons ago, with my high school sweetheart, one night.. after not seeing each other for two years_.
3. Last night, I had Penne Pasta with spinach, feta, Kalmata olives  for dinner. (recipe from Tommie)
4. Sorry for the _constant whining__.
5. Can we  move on_ now?
6. One of my worst temptations is _a warm brownie with Oreo ice cream, caramel and hot fudge sauce__; _incredibly_ hard to resist! (you know, I kept that one clean!!!)
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _getting rid of cardboard boxes_, tomorrow my plans include work (ugh!) and hopefully a long run, or possibly a movie with Nelson_ and Sunday, I want to have breakfast with Cyn, and a run if it doesn’t happen on Saturday__!

Happy Weekend!!

Say it isn’t so!

This morning my cat knocked over the mirror .. it shattered! My loving daughter exclaimed “Mom! Now you’re going to have bad luck!” Say it isn’t so!!! What is counter active remedy for broken mirrors? I googled it, but all that popped up was remedies for cold sores! Ya, don’t need that … thank goodness!

Thursday 13 - Summer!

So this week I had to discuss the teenagers’ summer plans with the ex….

This brought me to the thoughts of my summer … and wondering what I’ll be doing while they are gone .. so here is my list for Thursday 13 … if you want to play, click here.

1. To go to Vermont for a weekend - possibly Stowe, I want to take pictures there
2. Run the Fourth of July race (I think the Fourth is going to be a difficult time for me.. it’s one of my favorite days, and not to have the kids here will be strange)
3. Take my kayak and go to Bay of Fundy, the Hopewell Rocks in particular.
4. Running a race in August
5. Hopefully get to spend a weekend in Quechee Vermont .. I love it up there ..
6. I keep telling my favorite cousin that he should come for a visit while the youngsters are gone .. what a blast we would have!
7. Go to the a coastal town, not sure which one .. Boothbay, Bar Harbor, Camden .. they are all pretty ~ photo opportunities.
8. Last year I missed out on a couple of field trips with the photography class, so hopefully this year I can catch it
9. Considering they are only gone for four weekends, some of my to-do list will be while they are here.
10. I thought about a camping trip with the teenagers .. but I think I am too spoiled .. tenting is not an option, and realistically, I’m not going to haul a camper… been there, done that.. so, okay, not on the list!
11. I'm struggling! … could it be that I am out of  ideas for the summer .. say it isn’t so!
12. Kayaking goes without saying .. there is a chance that my old time kayak partner and I may try to meet up in New York .. but it’s a stretch …. that would be a dangerous combination.
13. Okay … eat lobster at least once!

Happy Thursday 13~ what’s your list?

A day off ..

Today was the first day off in a very long time. Yes, in my old job I worked from home .. but I had this guilt thing going on when I was away from my laptop for more than an hour.

My highlight of the day was officially registering in the town .. I am back to being a resident in the town I live .. woohoo!! Very exciting! We had moved four years ago, and it was probably one of my biggest regrets …  but at the time, I thought it was the right thing to do .. but now were back! Next week I’ll have to change over my driver’s license and then it’ll all be done.

Also, today we welcomed a new family member .. Tyson the 16 pound cat. I met Tyson this past Saturday at the local hardware store .. I started talking to his owner and she mentioned that she was looking for a home for him … well, I’m a sucker when it comes to sad pet stories …. so I volunteered our house. Kit the cat is pretty upset with me, Bruce the Golden is pleased as punch.. a new toy to play with .. I’m not sure what I was thinking! I had been adamant that once Kit and Bruce were gone .. I was done .. hmm

I’ll get a picture posted soon .. Tyson is hiding under the bed, Kit is growling around the bed .. I think I am in for an interesting night.

Here we go …

So … here we go! I couldn’t have asked for a better fortune for a new blog!

The first blog

It’s official … a new blog! With a new beginning .. it’s quite apropos that we start with a new blog. (you can still visit my old blog at wait4thenews.blogspot.com).

I never realized how blogging has been a form of therapy for me .. kind of like the “if life is a bowl of cherries, why am i in the pits” or something like that! Well, truth be told, it’s not really the pits, I have a lot to be thankful for .. first my teenagers and their sense of (sometimes unwanted) humor .. my health and physical strength .. my job, my comfortable shelter and then of course my girlfriends who forever listen to my whining .. what more could a girl want?

So perhaps with this blog I will try and be more faithful .. life was getting rough around the edges, and therefore I started falling behind .. but I’ve made some decisions .. and would like to live more like this:

Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning, the devil says “oh crap, She’s up!”. ~ Author John Maxwell

So here’s to a new blog … I hope you’ll find it entertaining and fun!