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{November 2, 2016} A perfect fortune

Tonight I was feeling like a Chinese takeaway for dinner.

The food was alright, the fortune…well that was pure perfection and just what I needed to hear/read.

“Long life with blessings of family & friends is yours”

I am truly lucky in my life with the family and friends who have come into my life and remained.

I am an aunt to so many amazing children, my sisters children and my amazing friends who have given me the honorary title. I am a grandmother! to six fabulous children, I can’t tell you what that means to me, maybe you have an idea…

My close friends, who I call family, luckily accept me for who I am, faults and all.

My immediate family and our friends, who are like extended family. I have moms, dads, sisters, brothers, could I be any luckier?

And most recently… PSM and his friends and family have taken me in as one of their own.

Could you burst from so much love, family, friends and awesomeness! I might!

So…fortune accurate? I would say so. I love you all!

{October 30, 2016} My travel day…good…bad…good…good

Let’s talk about my travel day. Now, technically by the time you get this, it’s Monday, October 31st, but I left Hawaii on Sunday, so here goes.

I’m home for the weekend, first time in almost two months. That’s too long! Last night was fun, we went to one of PSM’s co-workers homes for a BBQ with his family and another co-workers family. We had to prove that I wasn’t a figment of his imagination!

Today, I realized, it may be another two months before I get home again, although I hope not! That being said… I had to pack for four weeks of work with a two week vacation planned and the holidays with the family back on the mainland.

Can my clothes overlap? How much should I take for work? for the trip? for the holidays? PSM will take some stuff back after our trip, but what will I need for Christmas and Chanukah? Normally, I can pack for work in less than 20 minutes, this process took over an hour! So not me!

Then we chilled out and then it was time to head to the airport. I think Mollie knew what was up….she followed me around a lot, it was sweet.

Flight was long. Only 7.5 hours, which isn’t that bad, but when you’re in the second seat, you can’t always get out that easily to walk around or go to the lavatory. I’m glad I remembered to make some sandwiches for the trip, there is nothing for me to eat on these flights and unless you’re in first class, they don’t feed you.

The wifi was having issues, the entertainment was having issues. The good thing…United gave us something for our troubles, 5000 miles or $100, I took the miles.

Now I’m sitting in the United Sky Lounge, which is nice. Breakfast, drinks, comfortable seats, charging sstation. This is the way to go! I’m glad I have some passes for the lounge, although, if I spent more time in the airport, meaning time before my flights, I would consider getting a membership. It’s a nice way to kill a few hours before my next flight.

There was a rainbow as I left Hawaii I thought I would share it with you and the benches are from O’Hare airport, I love walking by and seeing art like this. i hope you enjoy them too.

Can’t wait to see all the Halloween posts later today! boo

{October 25, 2016} This is my dance space

I really had nothing more than a desire to post this image.

Dirty Dancing popped into my head with this image and quote.

Enjoy.

“Look, spaghetti arms. This is my dance space. This is your dance spans space. I don’t go into yours, you don’t go into mine.”

{October 20, 2016} Hilton…you’re feeding my addiction!

There is a bag! And a fireplace!

We all know by now that I have a bag addiction and when I travel, I’m spoiled. I stay in nice hotels and with my status, I get my choice of rooms.

I got to the hotel tonight and realized that I’ve stayed here before, it’s a nice hotel and they’ve renovated since I was here last.

The room they gave me is in the new executive wing. It’s a king suite with a kitchen, living room with a fireplace, a king bedroom and a ginormous bathroom with a whirlpool tub. I San handle this, is bigger than my first and last apartment put together!

I went down to the guest appreciation do that was happening in the bar, decided to use my drink ticket on a grown up drink, so I got an amaretto on the rocks, nursed that while I talked to the sales manager.

They had apple cider champagne, chili, grilled cheese and pumpkin pie cheesecake, nothing I could eat, but it looked nice. What they did have that I could take…a bag! Uh oh…along with wine and glass bottle openers, mints and some hand cleaner.

So, I got something out of it all. I can tell you what I took and the drink were better than the Chinese food I ordered. But…I enjoyed it all in the comfort of the living room in front of the fireplace watching The Great Pumpkin, sounds good to me.

{October 19, 2016} This day in history…

My history that is.

Where was I, two years ago, October 18, 2014? Roaming the streets of Dublin, Ireland. Would I go back? In a skinny minute! One day, I’m going to show it to PSM.

Where was I October 18, 2015? Completed a half marathon and then toured around Lisbon, Portugal with PSM. Let’s go back!

Where am I on October 18, 2016? Hanging out in Peoria, Illinois. The flowers are pretty.

I think I need to make October the month for travel…not to worry…in a few weeks I’ll have some more fabulous pictures.

{October 12, 2016} G’mar Hatima

Today is the Day of Atonement.

The Day of Atonement is the Day you confess your sins and ask for forgiveness. Forgiveness from family, friends, anyone you feel you need to.

Maybe we take a different tactic, confess the good we’ve done.

“A person should also be joyous concerning the good he or she has done. It follows that just as there is a great benefit to self-improvement through confessing one’s sins, so is there great benefit to confessing one’s good deeds,” Rabbi Weiss writes.

I love that idea, what about you?

{October 10, 2016} Where exactly are you going to go at this moment?

I just don’t get people all the time.

Forget wanting to get on the plane first…I somewhat understand that one, since everyone and their bother have to get their bag on the plane… whatever, I check mine most of the time.

It’s the people who stand up the millisecond the plane lands or I should say stops at the gate, as if they are getting off at that very moment. And, it’s mostly business travelers, who should have enough experience to know that ain’t happening!

They have to stop the plane, the flight attendants have to prepare whatever and eventually open the doors so we can all get out. But it’s not happening as soon as we stop.

I totally get if you have a connection, you’re going to want to get off the plane to make it, if we’re on time, you will be fine. I make connections almost every week, I’ll either make it or not. You are in that mindset, but people are generally nice and will let you out if you ask.

It’s these people who stand up, get their things from the overhead and then stand there looking annoyed because their not off the plane yet. There’s also supposed to be some semblance of order and consideration… one side goes, then the other, sometimes that happens, a lot of times not, you’re having to almost force you’re way into your aisle.

I think one of the thing that gets me is it’s as if most of those people think they’re more important than everyone else so they should be first.

Let’s go back to polite.

That’s it, just wondering where you think you’re going at this moment.

Have a happy Monday!

How perfect was this picture?!

{October 6, 2016} I’ve moved up a category! Uh…

I just realized something…

I was filling out a survey tonight and I jumped a category! As you know, I turned 45 last week and now, I’m in the 45-49 group!

Um… I’m cool with being 45, I am, but jumping the category, I don’t think I was prepared for that!

I remember turning 21 and I was excited I could but beer, for others. I turned 25, I could rent a car, little milestones.

It feels like just yesterday I was in the 30-34, 35-39, and literally last week, I was in the 40-44… now I’m until the 45-49? What?

Bring it on!

{September 29, 2016} Surreal and sad

I should be used to this already…but every time it takes getting used to.

This won’t be the most uplifting post, I appreciate your understanding.

I want to say that “home is where the heart is” and you know how much I love my friends and family and when I am with them, I feel at home, but I’m just visiting.

I am going to start with quasi-adulthood, instead of the just after college youth, if that’s alright with you.
I left Georgia after almost twenty years and now, when I go back, I’m renting a car and staying with friends, who are my family, or in hotels, I’m not “home”.

I left Colorado after a year and a half and now, when I go back, I’m renting a car, staying with friends or in hotels, I’m not “home”.

I left Boston three weeks ago, I had been moving my stuff over the past few months, including my car! and now, when I go back, I’m renting a car, staying with family, I’m not “home”.

When I left Colorado, I packed up some stuff, don’t forget, I have two storage units that I visit every time I go back, took the fur babies and moved in with my sister and family, it was great, I’d been spending so many weekends and weeks there, it was natural.

Then I got an apartment for me and the fur babies and coming “home” meant coming in from whatever project I was on, getting a rental car and going to my apartment to snuggle with them, seeing my family at least once or twice during the weekend.

Now, it’s a whole new experience. This is my first time coming to Boston and going straight to my sister’s, no apartment, no further babies. It’s surreal and it’s sad.

I’m going to be surrounded by family, friends and more love than I can imagine and it’s just what I need. Each trip will get a little easier, I know, but the first one is not going to be easy.

I’ll take your good vibes and positive thoughts my friends for this weekend. Let the healing begin.

{September 28, 2016} A sense of urgency…not really

I work really well under pressure.

I’ve always been that way, it doesn’t work for everyone and it shouldn’t. Sometimes the pressure is put on myself because I procrastinate. My mother hated, yes I said hated that I procrastinate. I really shouldn’t, but sometimes, that’s just the way it is.

I am currently working on something that I need to finish but I didn’t have a deadline, so I didn’t have a sense of urgency. Well, there was a sense of urgency and then it was gone, things change. I put one on myself, it might be more I just want to get it done, it might be that I don’t want anyone thinking I’m wasting time just sitting around.

I’ve also been waiting on others to send me what I need to finish, can’t make that happen myself, well, with a little nudge I can!

Well, earlier today, I got access to what I needed to finish and I think tomorrow might be the day! Wish me luck!

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