Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts

8.07.2011

Once Upon A Time… (SOCS)

Once upon a time… I blogged solely to spread information as efficiently as possible and it turned into a place to dump my thoughts more often than not.  Lately this blog has been neglected as I focus on getting things back in order in my life. 

There has been less time spent on a computer {for fun} and more time spent in airports, airplanes, and hotels with bad internet connections.  I’ve been in Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee since I last posted...  Spent about 8 hours on planes, nearly 12 hours in airports, and 16+ hours in cars.  I’m tired and my body aches trying to fight off something I probably picked up in the recirculated air on one of the planes.

But I’m happier and more stress free than I’ve been in such a long time. 

I will take the delays and endless hours spent reading in planes and hotel rooms over the crazy stress-filled existence I have lived since January any day.

Once upon a time I was hopeful, carefree, and happy… I’m finally getting back to that place once again!

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“We can only appreciate the miracle of a sunrise if we have waited in the darkness” – Unknown

<- Sunrise over Waco, TX

The Rack Pack in Atlanta, GA –>

We walk because we must.  We are strong because the journey demands it.  Together in body and united in spirit, we lay down our footsteps for this generation and the next.  This is our promise: a world without breast cancer.

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This was my 5 minute Stream of Consciousness Sunday post. It’s five minutes of your time and a brain dump. Want to try it? Here are the rules…

  • Set a timer and write for 5 minutes only.
  • Write an intro to the post if you want but don’t edit the post. No proofreading or spellchecking. This is writing in the raw.
  • Link up by clicking on the button below!

#SOCsunday

7.18.2011

Michigan Monday

A picture tribute to my recent trip back to the Mitten over 4th of July…
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4th of July Oooohs and Ahhhhs!

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Grand Haven, MI


“The longest road out is the shortest road home”
Irish Proverb

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7.01.2011

Happy 4th!

Ok I know it’s not the 4th yet but I am about 4 hours into my 12 hour drive home – that puts me in Eastern Kentucky currently – and I don’t know when I will be blogging again!  I’m heading back to Michigan to visit friends and family for the 4th aaand I get to visit the lab vampires my Endo friend. Yup that is super exciting.

What is exciting is that this is on my hotel room number plate:

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Oh if you only knew how much I looove fireworks! Here is some evidence… notice the supremely goofy face as I go to light the little fountain…

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But first there are the 12 loooooong hours of travel in front of me. Sigh… can someone please invent that teleportation device soon?  I guess if I could teleport I would miss out on cool scenery like this…
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Oh well.. I need to wrap this up and get some rest for the road in front of me!  Have a safe and happy 4th everyone!

Happy 4th of July!

5.16.2011

Moments in SLC

About 2 weeks ago I was in Salt Lake City, Utah for a work conference but managed to sneak away for a few photos while I was there!  Here are a few of my favorite shots…

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The Mormon Temple
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From the bus at the entry to
La Caille
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In Big Cottonwood Canyon
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The 700+ inches of snow were very melty!
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University of Utah Botanical Gardens
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5.13.2011

Mobile Blogging

Well my phone finally has an app for Blogger! Readers be warned I can now blog on whim instead of waiting until I'm home and/or plugged in somewhere to publish my thoughts.  It's a dangerous situation to be sure!

Thought for the day... I'm super excited that my birthday presents have begun to arrive! I received $70 in Barnes & Noble giftys and I put those to good use.  I have 14 books coming my way over the next few days (mostly fluffy summer reading type stuff) AND super smart me is also getting 4 frequent flier miles per $1 spent!  After one trip home, a trip to Florida, and last weeks trip to Utah... Looks like a free trip to somewhere isn't too far off on the horizion!