Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Hello From Lake Tahoe
Happy to be in Lake Tahoe...Sad my camera's battery read full when we left the house, but now, for some unknown reason, it is dead. (I'd only shot five pictures.)
Happy to be here during a full blown snow storm...Sad all routes out of here require us crossing very high passes where the snow is measured in feet. (The news says stay put if you can.)
Happy to be able to see many great friends all together in one place this morning...Sad to watch a friend of nineteen years be put into the ground today. (Sharon, your kids carefully chose your plot with a view of the lake.)
Happy to be here during a full blown snow storm...Sad all routes out of here require us crossing very high passes where the snow is measured in feet. (The news says stay put if you can.)
Happy to be able to see many great friends all together in one place this morning...Sad to watch a friend of nineteen years be put into the ground today. (Sharon, your kids carefully chose your plot with a view of the lake.)
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Exciting News! (No, I'm Not Pregnant)
I was going through my hard drive last night and came across this photo, taken my last day in Cambodia while we were touring the Angkor Wat temple.
If you read my blog, you may remember I was planning a return trip to Cambodia to attend my friend Ratha's wedding. That would have been at the end of August.
I ended up cancelling that trip. I also cancelled a mini-triathlon I was training for around that time. I rescheduled photo shoots, stopped blogging, and basically dropped out of life for a few months. I took that time to simplify my life. I was exhausted from always living life at full speed, doing things that weren't always best for me, but for others. I got over my fear of disappointing others and saying no. I spent less time on the computer and more with my kids. I reconnected with my husband and realized that a strong marriage must come before EVERYTHING else. Yes, that's a biggie.
One thing that will always be important to me is going on missions. Water, food, shelter, my husband and family, a good job, and humanitarian work...see, it ranks right up there on top.
With that said, my gypsy feet have been itching to travel again. So a few months ago, I signed up to serve another dental mission. This trip will be for 3 weeks, leaving mid-April. Words cannot express how excited I am to go again.
Guess how mean I am? I am not even telling you where I am going! Not yet!! I am cruelly going to make you guess, and I'll divulge the location later on.
Leave a comment and tell me where you think I'll be going. And you can't guess if I've already told you! Here are three hints:
1. It is in Asia
2. It is not Cambodia
3. I'll need a warm coat and trekkiing poles
If you read my blog, you may remember I was planning a return trip to Cambodia to attend my friend Ratha's wedding. That would have been at the end of August.
I ended up cancelling that trip. I also cancelled a mini-triathlon I was training for around that time. I rescheduled photo shoots, stopped blogging, and basically dropped out of life for a few months. I took that time to simplify my life. I was exhausted from always living life at full speed, doing things that weren't always best for me, but for others. I got over my fear of disappointing others and saying no. I spent less time on the computer and more with my kids. I reconnected with my husband and realized that a strong marriage must come before EVERYTHING else. Yes, that's a biggie.
One thing that will always be important to me is going on missions. Water, food, shelter, my husband and family, a good job, and humanitarian work...see, it ranks right up there on top.
With that said, my gypsy feet have been itching to travel again. So a few months ago, I signed up to serve another dental mission. This trip will be for 3 weeks, leaving mid-April. Words cannot express how excited I am to go again.
Guess how mean I am? I am not even telling you where I am going! Not yet!! I am cruelly going to make you guess, and I'll divulge the location later on.
Leave a comment and tell me where you think I'll be going. And you can't guess if I've already told you! Here are three hints:
1. It is in Asia
2. It is not Cambodia
3. I'll need a warm coat and trekkiing poles
Monday, November 1, 2010
Halloween Pictures
Wow. It's been so long since I have blogged I can barely remember the HTML code to post pictures. I'd love to share the last four months with y'all...
Anyway.
Here are some pictures from Halloween last night.
Anyway.
Here are some pictures from Halloween last night.
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