Fishing the Sky with DragonFLY

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Friday, August 21, 2009

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Sunday, August 16, 2009

HOW COOL for Y.E. YANG!

Y.E Yang is the winner of the 2009 PGA Championship.

He is the first Asian born player to win a major.

Friday, August 14, 2009

...Post #869 and I have learned so much since my first post about myself and others through collecting my thoughts here and in my personal journals where I still to this day use an actual pen on a book of blank pages to write me, my thoughts, on a page. First, I have been wanting to once again just publicly to you, one reader out there, that I have the most amazing husband. I know I refer to him in this blog as Mr. Wonderful and it's true. His amazingness has transitioned over well into being a father and it has become so special to see him interact with our baby girl and love her through the various stages of her day. I always knew he would be a great dad but until your child arrives and all is in motion, you never really know what that will look like. He really, really is a great dad. Now before you get naucious, know that I didn't say he was perfect. He's not. But even so, he is right there with me, imperfections and all with both of us, doing the best job possible.

Second, I've had this shift in attitude just in general about a lot of things. Not sure if it's confidence or certainty about who I am but it's as if I've been given permission to just be and with that, I am okay with whatever may come...So far, I've been able to find a lot of realness in my conversations and my relationships. I think before I would accept shrinking myself in certain settings because I didn't want to make others uncomfortable. And to know now, that it was never about me is really important. Now, I'm making an effort to choose both to create a more balanced exchange of friendship and honesty.

And, third, I am once again in a place of opportunity. It's exciting and I would be untrue if I said I wasn't nervous but not because I don't think it will be a positive experience but because I know it will stretch me further than what I'm used to. Here's to being the best while making best of everything!

Lastly, I am so thankful...So thankful for life and for choices that I've made and that I will make.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Reminded...

To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.

William Shakespeare

Sunday, August 09, 2009

Beach Baby Girl

Ormond Beach, Florida

She loves the ocean!

in her sun hat and sun shirt

Friday, August 07, 2009

Rock on!

fio's baby girl, aka little diva, got all dressed up as a rock 'n roll chic today.

so. freakin'. cute!

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Need to Fish More...

I was just reviewing all of my July photos and the end of June. So much to post and write about. Life is good. THANK YOU! Just keep checkin' back...I will get caught up.

August, here we go!!!

Friday, July 24, 2009

Lunch with Keith at Antonnio's.

Thank you KJ for all of your hard work and for brightening up the house!

You will be missed!!

Monday, July 20, 2009

the Bucket List via Facebook/linda

Here's an interesting little exercise that's going around on Facebook...I decided to blog it instead.

Things you have done during your lifetime (bolded):

Gone on a blind date
Donated Blood
Skipped school
Watched someone die
Been to Canada
Been to Mexico
Been to Florida
Been to Hawaii
Been to St Lucia
Been on a plane
Been on a helicopter
Been lost
Gone to Washington, DC
Hugged a homeless person
Swam in the ocean
Swam with Stingrays - Steve Irwin's folley.
Been sailing in the ocean
Cried yourself to sleep
Played cops and robbers
Recently colored with crayons
Ran a marathon
Sang Karaoke
Volunteered at a soup kitchen
Paid for a meal with coins only
Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch
Seen the Northern Lights
Been Parasailing
Been on TV
Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
Fed an elephant
Caught a snowflake on your tongue
Fired a gun
Danced in the rain
Been in love
Been to the Opera
Written a letter to Santa Claus
Serenaded someone
Seen a U.S.President in person
Been kissed under the mistletoe
Watched the sunrise with someone
Driven a race car
Been to a National Museum
Been to a Wax Museum
Eaten caviar
Blown bubbles
Gone ice-skating
Gone to the movies
Been deep sea fishing
Driven across the United States
Been in a hot air balloon
Been sky diving
Gone snowmobiling
Lived in more than one country
Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
Seen a falling star and made a wish
Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
Seen the Grand Canyon
Seen the Statue of Liberty
Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
Been on a cruise
Traveled by train
Traveled by motorcycle
Been horse back riding
Ridden on a San Francisco cable car
Been to Disneyland OR Disney World
Truly believe in the power of prayer
Been in a rain forest
Seen whales in the ocean
Been to Niagara Falls
Ridden on an elephant
Swam with dolphins
Been to the Olympics
Walked on the Great Wall of China
Saw and heard a glacier calf
Been spinnaker flying
Been water-skiing
Been snow-skiing
Been to Westminster Abbey
Been to the Louvre
Swam in the Mediterranean
Been to a Major League Baseball game
Been to a National Football League game
Swam with sharks
Been White Water Rafting
Written a book or screen play
Wrote a poem for somebody

Friday, July 17, 2009

C Goes to Sea World with Aunt Tori

Splashing, Splashing!

With Aunt Tori at Sea World

Starting our day with a visit with Shamu

With daddy and the cute flamingo friends

As expected, the weather was extremely hot but we went for it. The park was packed and we were hoping to get together with my brother's family but right after we watched the Shamu Show (fabulous!), we headed to the Shark Encounter to make our reservation at Underwater Grill and the sky broke open. Rain, rain and more rain came down and thankfully, we were under cover and our table was available about 10 minutes later. Lunch was wonderful even with a screaming toddler who, thank the Lord, fell asleep about an hour into it. (Mommy Break!) There were a lot of people doing the deep dive experience that day so every time I looked over to enjoy the sharks and other fish swimming around, I noticed that there was a cage of two people staring at us. Kept thinking...Can they see me? Can they talk to each other?

After lunch, we walked around and saw some seals as well as the horses. Happy Harbor was hopping so we changed the baby girl and let her run loose in the splash park. I have posted the picture at the top since it's one of my favorites ever!

So glad we got to spend the day with Aunt Tori. Baby girl was so good all day long and had a great time. We'll be back, Shamu!