March wrap up

March flew by...

Faster And Faster And Faster

As people get older, "they just have this sense, this feeling that time is going faster than they are," says Warren Meck, a psychology professor at Duke University.

This seems to be true across cultures, across time, all over the world.

No one is sure where this feeling comes from.

Favorites

signing up for a race 10 miles! ("Soldier 10") http://www.soldierfield10.com/

training for race - helps having focus

Birthday celebration

Good crews - makes work fun!

visitors = eating out/brunch

supperclub

planning next vacation to germany

Not So Favorites

working a lot

thinking about apt hunting

ku loosing

dating

Things to look forward to

summertime!!

kansas

seeing spoon and kings of leon in concert

having my own place

europe

eating and drinking outside

bike rides

New Season

Yikes! Its been awhile since I've posted anything...

I have traveled far and wide in the past few couple of months as you can see from above:

*New York so good to see my best friends at last! Planning another trip soon

*Dubai amazing experience and a unique place and great spending time with Yolanda and John

*Mardi Gras (New Roads, LA) super fun laid back small town Mardi Gras style. Also a great time with Andrea and her family

*Road Trip from Texas to Montana beautiful drive (once out of texas) to carry a heart broken friend to heal with her family.

-Next up will be visiting Kansas first part of April

I recently realized this month of March is the first month I have not traveled anywhere on my own in almost three years. It sounds crazy but I'm pretty sure its true. Nevertheless there are lots of things happening this month while residing in Chicago and winter is almost over. Winter was bearable in Chicago this year and I actually kind of enjoyed it :-/. Although it might have to do with the fact I wasn't around for most of it.

on another note... breakups keep happening. It seems as if its a chain link reaction with close friends and I. All I can think is it makes us stronger and who we would rather be. The big love is waiting in the future.

Out of Chicagoland

"It's not about coming out ahead or behind in life. Its about the ride,

you got to have a kick ass ride."

xmas spirit

Goal for the week: Awaken xmas spirit.

Favorites

working with favorite crews (see photo)

retail therapy

play dates (brunch and ice skating!)

dec schedule (2 weeks off for xmas)

currently reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

New Moon

keeping up with the gym

pumpkin pie

Not so favorites

working on T-day (but getting paid time and a half)

must do some cleaning

married pilot having a crush on me (yuck)

missing friends in far places

emotional waves (but necessary)

Favorites

Big China Trip Concluded:

FAVORITES

- Forbidden City

- The Great Wall

- Summer Palace

- Bob taking me along to eat every night

- Hostel

- Cheap Cab rides

- Feeling like a superstar everyone taking a pic of me

- Getting a taste of a vastly different culture for the first time

- Learning a few chinese words I'll most likely never forget

- Feeling Safe

- Sitting first class from Tokyo to Chicago

NOT SO FAVORITES

- Scammed by a rickshaw driver=vulnerable

- being touched and feeling too much pressure to spend money at the silk market street

- getting lost by a taxi driver and therefore not getting to eat "good duck"

- not getting a chance to get a "foot massage" (next time) but scored a face massage on the seven hour layover in Tokyo!

- Overcoming jetlag

TODAY'S Favorites

- Found a great honest auto mechanic on craigslist (may seem like a bad idea I know)

- making dinner for friends

- planning more trips abroad

- apple/berry cobbler and bread pudding

Apache Blessing

May the sun bring you new energy by day

May the moon softly restore you by night

May the rain wash away your worries

May the breeze blow new strength into your being

May you walk gently through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life

The Greatest

Reasons why my life is amazing

Peaceful - when things quiet down

Healthy - physically and mentally

All love surrounds me - friends and family

Leaving on a jet plane - whenever I want

Traveling abroad - finally!

Very flexible job - enjoyable too

Not having to commute anywhere :-)

Knowing what makes me happy - oh happy day!