Hear Me Out...: April 2010

Okay, I have thought many things in the almost 39 years I have been here on Earth... and the one thing that gets me every time is the temptation to try something new... whether it be a new city, a new type of food, a new drink, a new outlook, a new perspective, a new truth... Usually when I do try one of these things, I either am happy with the choice, or I choose not to do it again.

Thoughts in my head right now are exploring my options. I really don't have anything holding me here in Houston. Well, let me take that back... my family is here. My mom and my sister... and my friends... most of them. But that doesn't mean that I won't make new friends. Haven't really had an issue with that before. But I really want to travel. See places I haven't seen.

And yes, I do want to do these things... :) call me crazy. but I do.

I guess it's time for me to write a list... of what I want to do... it may be too long for this blog... but it'll be fun.

1. skydive (tandem of course)
2. fly in a two seater plane with the wind hitting my face.
3. write a book (fiction) on my own time, preferably near an ocean.
4. go deep sea fishing (without touching the fish)
5. get in touch with 5 friends from the past (you know the ones that I swore would be friends forever)
6. tell at least 5 people a week what contribution they have made (or are making) in my life.
7. play in a volleyball tournament this summer.
8. go back to NYC to visit KT and possibly see the NYC Marathon in November.
9. record a song (for the pure fun of it)
10. take photos of old post offices in Texas. (quirky, I know)
11. compile a book with Jessica with photos and stories... (photojournalist style)
12. go to a game of each this year: astros, aeros, rockets and texans
13. dance in the rain again (it felt so good)
14. pray with someone close to me.
15. finish the flooring in my house, and decide what I'm going to do with it
16. go to North Carolina, at some point.
17. get an iPad for Mom.
18. simplify my life (get rid of junk and things that clutter my life)
19. invent something.
20. rebrand my image (photographic design)
21. go to a play on Broadway.
22. go snowboarding (in Colorado preferably)
23. drink more water
24. work out at least 5 days a week.
25. set weekly goals.
26. pay my student loans off before I die.
27. sleep under the stars (without the bugs)
28. get a massage at least once a month.
29. reveal a memory to a new friend that tells them something about me.
30. get over the texture (and cold, raw) thing, and try sashimi. -- I don't forsee this happening.

ok the list could go on, but I'll start with that... and I'll revisit that every now and then to see if I have done ANY of it... or more like see what I HAVE DONE.

:) To each of you who read this, God Bless You. You make my life better just by being in it. God has a plan. I can't wait to see what He has in store!!

love each of you!!

Sitting here in a hotel room in Austin... can't go to sleep because I drank too much iced tea today... nice. (but I did get to eat Chuy's) Working all day tomorrow... I'm sure the 5-hr energy drink will come in handy in the a.m.

The past two weeks have been crazy. My divorce was final on Monday. Flew to NYC on Friday to work in Philly Saturday and Sunday, then back to NYC to fly home Monday night. Tuesday I slept most of the day. Wednesday I had volleyball. Thursday I left for the ACMs in Vegas way too early... but it provided me time to lay out by the pool at the Golden Nugget, waiting on Michelle to get there...

Friday, Debbie and Cheryl joined us...