Hi All,
Writing this in blue for the blue sea because that is what R will see for the next 4 months! I dropped R off at the North Charleston terminal this morning. He is on a 120 and I applied for a TWIC card so that I can actually drive him to the ship. . .it is hard to say good-bye in front of Port Police!
Alice Ann has cried since we dropped "Daddy" off. Yes, Sailor and Alice Ann went with so they could give loves, hugs and kisses! More for R's benefit than theirs'! Anyhoo. . .she is the biggest diva for being so small. I felt so bad for them that I even went to Lucia's and bought them each a $6.99 Bully Stick! They both were gone in 5 minutes!
Headed home this weekend for Linds' shower in anticipation of my first niece, the oh so fabulous, Elle Adeline! I love her already!
Pearls of wisdom for the day. . .Never be too proud to pick up a penny!
Love to all!
XOXOXO
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Live Each Day To Its Fullest
Hi Friends and Family,
Writing this in Georgia font again, but green for a high school friend who just lost her husband. When I think of her, I remember her wearing a green shirt to school. I can't recall if she did this often, once or perhaps, not at all. I just think of this color when I think of her. Wanting to respect her privacy, all I will say is that she is 30 with two very young children and now a widow. From what I gather, she showed enormous strength, dignity and grace at her husband's memorial and to be honest, I would never had expected otherwise. She is the kind of person that you just look at and smile. She always had a welcoming demeanor and her brown eyes exuded warmth and compassion. My heart aches and my eyes have had tears in them for much of the past few days. I don't want to make this tragedy my own by any means, but when something like this happens, most people selfishly think, "What if that happened to someone I loved?" and then proclaim to never take anything for granted. Well, guess what? That is exactly what I did! R and I spent the weekend on the boat, at the beach and shared 2 romantic dinners together. Not that monetary things make you live each day to its fullest, but with R's schedule we hardly ever get to have "dates." So, it was a treat! And to top it off, R found out today that he is leaving on Thursday for 4 months! Guess it was worth it after all.
Love to all and really. . .live each day to its fullest!
Writing this in Georgia font again, but green for a high school friend who just lost her husband. When I think of her, I remember her wearing a green shirt to school. I can't recall if she did this often, once or perhaps, not at all. I just think of this color when I think of her. Wanting to respect her privacy, all I will say is that she is 30 with two very young children and now a widow. From what I gather, she showed enormous strength, dignity and grace at her husband's memorial and to be honest, I would never had expected otherwise. She is the kind of person that you just look at and smile. She always had a welcoming demeanor and her brown eyes exuded warmth and compassion. My heart aches and my eyes have had tears in them for much of the past few days. I don't want to make this tragedy my own by any means, but when something like this happens, most people selfishly think, "What if that happened to someone I loved?" and then proclaim to never take anything for granted. Well, guess what? That is exactly what I did! R and I spent the weekend on the boat, at the beach and shared 2 romantic dinners together. Not that monetary things make you live each day to its fullest, but with R's schedule we hardly ever get to have "dates." So, it was a treat! And to top it off, R found out today that he is leaving on Thursday for 4 months! Guess it was worth it after all.
Love to all and really. . .live each day to its fullest!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Roll With the Punches
If nobody did nobody wrong then the world would be a better place. . .however, reality says different. BUT, as my fabulous, terrific, wonderful, spectacular professor, ASR, would say, "Please, no kiss, chop!" Sooooo, I am very thankful for the things I have in my life, but. . . Do you know when someone says something to you and you are so caught off guard that you have no time to respond? Well, that happened to me and I tell you-I have a lot that I now know that I should have said. What to do? Take the higher road? Yep, but it is so hard! So, I am going to pull up my boot straps, stay calm and carry on! Just had to vent!
If life stayed the way it was. . .
Love to all!
If life stayed the way it was. . .
Love to all!
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