blue beauty.

i've yet to come up with a name for the buick.  recently, i've evicted a family of mice from her trunk and just had an ignition coil replaced, which i had no idea even existed. hmm.... what to call her...?

well, whatever i decide, doesn't change the fact that's she running smoothly now.  from thinking she'd become a heap of parts, to, instead, my current chariot of fire.  so, it looks like i'll be road-tripping with the blue beauty this summah.

one. two. punch.

my ongoing battle with my bodily "cushion" and "natural insulation" has yet to cease fire.  lately i've not been helping my cause either.  maybe i'll sweep it under the rug called 'vacation' and move on.  which is what i need to and plan to do.  back on it hard core and hope by july (end of, maybe?) that i've reached my ultimate weight goal.  and then can train for this marathon, that i've got in my mind i'm going to run this october.

a friend posted this quote and i snatched it.  seems relevant.

“... Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.” Mary Tyler Moore.

well then, i might just be the bravest person i know, lol.

wild west adventures

my time in the lone star state was relaxing and adventurous; just what the doctor ordered.  i'm already planning shenanigans for next year, and hoping to extend it longer than 5 days, as well.  i'm excited already!

my top five (in no particular order):
1- an interesting snake encounter during a great river exploration



2- listening to a real auctioner talk super fast, and the behind the scenes cattle auction scene



3- time to think, and wide open, beautiful spaces to spend it in



4- getting lost and finding treasures



5- hunting tangerines and skunks, well and learning how to shoot, thanks to Chief



my next post may just be about all the things i hope to include in next years adventures there.

behind on running .... but my crack vitamins are now replenished so i'll be back up to almost two miles here shortly.

house/farm sitting for mom, and then the restoration of my computer (which in turn causes me to completely reorganize itunes), has put me a bit behind.  i'm wondering if i'm cut out for this grown up stuff. :)

etc.

happy birthday uncle sam!

ok, well that's not entirely accurate, but hey - i work for an accountant and at 5pm today, my life will start to ease up.

i work my second job and then the rat race of packing and getting stuff together ensues before a fun-filled weekend can start.

however, i am most excited about two things:

1. my trip to texas is right around the corner
2. on tuesday i should finialize a small loan, which will allow me to buy equipment for a small esthetics home business, as well as help me to continue to build credit. (i've decided my next will be going to a mac!)

two great things!

and at some point i'll get around to ordering prints and finding a company to purchase plastic sleeve covers from, to start my photo card business.

with a never ending to-do list, i'll get to the above at some point; hopefully sooner than later.

and then my next big tackle will hopefully be a stock purchase...  fun times!

will post pics from farm stay, farm visit and the upcoming weekend soon.

too much to process.

so much going through my head now .... and i'm wondering if everything i ever knew was false, because someone is lying, and actually, it wouldn't surprise me if both sides are, and i'm so confused.  my life isn't just a soap opera now, it's like an Anita Shreve novel.  In 'The Pilot's Wife' a wife discovers, after her husband's unexpected death, that he has a complete other family in England; a whole other life, hidden.  i knew and could handle all the dysfunction before, but this is a bit much, even for me.  maybe i should have rented Sherlock Holmes a while ago, like i had wanted... but instead will be praying for wisdom.

ran 2 days in a row.  not bad!

hope to progress on distance next. :)