Sunday, March 11, 2012

Try again...

I went skiing today with my sister and her family. It was the first time I have been skiing in 8 years. I have never been good at it but haven't really thought much of it. And I have never even skied with my sister.
Today was incredible in so many ways. Although my first few runs were snow plowing the entire way, I improved after each run. It made me feel great to be able to ski better than I ever had. It meant even more that I was able to ski with my sister and her wonderful family. They were so patient and encouraging~ I am truly so lucky to have such an amazing family!
It was a beautiful Spring day~ Here are a few cell phone pictures~ I did not take too many since I was more focused on not crashing :)




If you may not be good at something, it never hurts to try again! I am so glad I went. I cannot wait to go again soon!

Friday, March 9, 2012

11 things ~

Ruthy tagged me in a post... 11 things...
Here are the rules...
1. Post these rules
2. Post a photo of yourself and 11 random things.
3. Answer the questions set for you in the original post.
4. Create 11 new questions and tag people to answer them.
5. Go to their blog/twitter and tell them you’ve tagged them.


11 random things ~
~I wish I would have gone to college.
~I love to dance around my house.
~I want to just take off and travel the world but I think that I need to have a job and health insurance (most importantly health insurance) :) (Oh and I could not really afford to do that anyways, but I WANT TO!)
~I don't sleep in past 6:30 in the morning, but sometimes I wish I could.
~I love taking naps.
~I am embarrassed that it took me so long to try cooking because I thought it would be really hard.
~I want to buy a road bike this year, but I am also scared of getting hit by cars.
~I don't have kids and probably wont, but I love kids and I LOVE being an aunt~
~I use a lot of exclamation points!!! And smiley faces :)
~I turn into a pumpkin at about 10:00 pm.
~I wish I could write something or do something that would make a difference to someone, somehow.

Ruthies questions
1. What’s a belief that you hold with which many people disagree?
Equal rights~ especially in this state.
2. Which activities make you lose track of time?
Reading, because you get lost in the story.
3. Would you rather be good looking or rich? Why?
How about rich so that I could travel!
4. What was your favorite book as a child and why?
"Hope for the Flowers" because my mom took me to see the play and bought me the book.
5. Have you ever been on tv and if you have when?
No
6. Would you rather see a movie at the theater or at home and why do you have that preference?
Both! I love movies in theaters! But a movie in the coziness of home is always awesome too.
7. What is a dream you have or something you’d like to accomplish in your life?
I would like to write or do something that makes a difference to people. I want to take the last few years of my life with the loss of my beautiful mother and help someone, or do something that matters~really matters!
8. If you were a monkey what type of monkey would you be and what would your day be like?
Howler or Spider Monkeys! I would live in Tikal in Guatemala and enjoy the jungle and watch the funny tourists!
9. What would life be like if you had no computers or internet?
Probably more productive ~ You would be forced to reach out to people in person more and send letters in the mail and meet face to face with your family and friends.
10. What’s your favorite true story that you enjoy sharing with others?
Hmmm... let me think about this one....
11. If you could go back and change something about your high school days what would it be? I would have worked harder at school and applied to college and just gone! Not cared so much about the random teenage things and really focused on school.

I tag Amanda, leslie, Andy, Kelly Ann, Charity, Janet

My 11 questions to them are...
1~ What is your favorite childhood memory?
2~ What song is playing in your car right now?
3~ Do you sing out loud when you drive?
4~ What is the one place on earth you would travel if money was no object?
5~ What is your favorite book?
6~ What is your favorite movie?
7~ What seems more scary to do ~ Scuba Dive or Sky Dive?
8~ What is your favorite thing to do with your spare time?
9~ What are you passionate about?
10~What are you afraid of?
11~Are you Happy?

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Are you addicted too?

Follow me on pinterest :)
I am sure that I am one of the last people to venture into the land of pinterest but in the last month since I signed up I am just loving it.
There is so much to find and share!
Recipes~
Beautiful photographs~
Creative projects~
etc!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Inspiration from pinterest....

I love all of the amazing things you can find on pinterest ! I am addicted ~
Some of my favorite things so far are the amazing inspirational quotes that come across just when you need them!

Monday, March 5, 2012

101

Today my beautiful grandmother on my dads side is celebrating her 101st birthday!
She looks the same as she did when I was a child. She is so amazing!
I cannot imagine what she has seen and experienced in 101 years of life!
Happy Birthday Grandma!
The photos are taken with my phone a few weeks ago when I went to see her. She was making cross stitched panels for a quilt!


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Sunday, March 4, 2012

...forgiveness....

"Forgiveness is typically defined as the process of concluding resentment, indignation or anger as a result of a perceived offense, difference or mistake, or ceasing to demand punishment or restitution.[1][2] The Oxford English Dictionary defines forgiveness as 'to grant free pardon and to give up all claim on account of an offense or debt'." ~Wikipedia

I have been thinking a lot about forgiveness lately...
I have been wondering why it is so much harder to forgive yourself than it is to forgive someone else. I wonder if this is true for everyone...
Have you been able to forgive yourself for things?
How do you move forward from this ~
I always love the thoughts and ideas that all of you share with me here~
Would love your input!