Points on a Map

I am trying to make a commitment to be happy in the moment.
I am generally a happy person but I am a big future thinker - Once I complete X goal Things will be better but then there is always a next goal. I still am I big believer in goal setting but as I get older the carrots need to be set closer together. Its important to remember why we work. I do get a sense of accomplishment in my work but if I wait too long to take advantage of what there is to do in life it may too late. I work for resources to live my life by. Our lives are mapped by the experiences we create and those we respond to. I want my family to have a great head start on their lifemap. The points I create give me passion, purpose and something to look forward to.
In November I asked Brad to set aside a weekend for us to get away. I have free flights and at least 1 free night hotel stay. My dart can land anywhere Southwest flys. My first thought was possibly New Orleans. Now I am leaning towards Napa. Last year's cruise is a distant memory and I couldn't quite afford this year's cruise. Where will my next point on the map be and how will it help color my life?

Patience Pernilla

I know I have not been prolific over the last few months. Thank you for patience!
"Patience Pernilla" my father would say as I was growing up. I still don't know the derivation of the phrase but I always knew what he meant. After all these years this is still a concept I haven't mastered. How do you get it? In a world of "NOW" where can I go to get some patience? When is it good and when can it be perceived as a weakness?
When your child falls after you have asked them several times to stop jumping on the couch, I am likely to take a laid back approach and not run to assist.  When my child refuses to do their homework, I have no patience for this and immediately respond with disdain and dissappointment.
When I want my home to be clean I want the skills of  Samantha Stephens. I would like my family to be run with the skills of Alice Nelson who seemed to have no issues organizing the mornings and afternoons for 6 kids. I would love to have the technology used in the Incredible Shrinking Woman, although it would need some improvements to only shrink the desired areas.
My patience and anxiety are inevitably linked. When my anxiety goes up my patience is gone.
I can't help but be reminded," Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."
I have definitely lost sight and can't help sounding like Veruca salt "I want it now!"

Romance in the Milky Way

The anticipation of the weekend was palpable. Driving into the country with no lights and little to no street markings - we drove into a driveway that looked like a bed and breakfast to quickly find out we were in someone's driveway. I am really glad Brad didn't take my advice and just try the key in the door. We could have had a whole different story about Valentines 2010.  Once we found our way to our private getaway, I stepped out of the truck and could feel a blanket of stars on my shoulders. The sky was so clear we could see the astroid belt among the millions of stars and even some planets. It was awe inspiring! We spent the next day touring and tasting at five different wineries in the hill country. Wine is kind of like people- Its's all made of the same basic ingredients but the differences are vast and endless. Not mention that we get better with age. It was a wonderful day in the back of the Lincoln stretch limo between wineries. We spent the late afternoon napping on the veranda overlooking the river on a huge lounger. The heat of our skin taking off the chill of the air. I slept on his chest until the sun went down. We did not make our fancy dinner reservations as I had a better offer.  It going to be difficult to top this Valentines! 

On the Road Again

Mind you you I am writing this after 2 glasses of wine in my hotel room in Lubbock Texas, but life on the road must be difficult for many people. I used to think that I wanted to job that allowed me to travel the world. Dancing or singing on a cruise ship or stage managing the production company of a smashing musical perhaps. All I really want to know is what is going on at home, no matter how menial. I call home to see if everyone is behaving properly, if everyone got a bath and what homework got complete.  Currently traveling for work is a little break from the everyday but I couldn't imagine being on the road each week. My other hinderence is my propensity to fall asleep in the car. Once they get the whole teleportation thing worked out I'm in. My guess is that with the continued expansion of vacations in space that traveling for work will have a whole new meaning in the next 20 years. " Hey Honey I'm going to the moon and to Alpha Base until Thursday can get the kids to school?" will be the conversation over dinner.

Goin' places that I've never been.

Seein' things that I may never see again
I just can't wait to get on the road again