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T-minus…
11 days. that’s it. then i’m back in paradise.
a surprising turn of events in my life this past week , i was offered the opportunity to move – unfortunately to a place very, very cold. most people would love this city, but it’s just not where my heart is. could i grow to like it? possibly. it’s not on my 2012 list though. probably not on any list at this point.
it did get me thinking about cost of living in various places that i would consider lovely. their requirements (has to have at least 2 of these):
- beach
- beach + mountains
- love of coffee
- love of wine
- culturally diverse
- has destinations nearby worth taking the drive for
- no hurricane’s
as you can probably guess, any destination with any of this will be costly – but worth it. it’s all talk for now. too bad the one who offered me the move couldn’t be located in one of these! until then tulsa serves just nicely.
unfortunately this may be my last beach trip for a bit. they’re sending me up north the rest of the year – which will be nice come june. here’s to 11 more days in the arctic!
fallin
i love landon pigg. well, his song really. here’s the video of it…delightful
i have these grandeur dreams of all the fabulous people in my life that i will have met by the most random of circumstances. perhaps because that’s exactly how my life is – random. i do meet the most amazing people – everywhere – whether in tulsa or seattle or san diego or san antonio – i am better because of them.
last night i sat out on the front porch with my roomy for a few minutes dreaming of what could be. she laughed & said i had way too much time on my hands today. it was true. nonetheless, i figured it was about time for another ‘what if’ post. i’m so proud actually as many of the what if’s have been crossed off. so here’s to my new list!
what if i:
- started cooking more often
- made dinner for others every week
- became a sommelier
- stopped analyzing
- ate more appetizers
- was consistent with working out
- took a day trip to seattle
- moved to seattle
- went for a hike
- wrote a study
- drove without a destination
- was settled
- dressed up to the 9′s without a purpose
- learned how to just be
- let him see my heart
- fell in love (at a coffee shop would be delightful)
- moved on
- sold the house today
- had a blind date
- had a date
- tried out those restaurants ‘for dates only’ that i’ve wanted to for so very long
- balanced life consistently
- ate more sushi
- sat for the cmp credential
- went to more bonfires
- owned a dog
- traveled less
- worked 2 jobs
- gave gifts
- was more organized with my clothes closet & car
- seized each day like it was my last
i do love brainstorms. perhaps some will happen this year – perhaps not on others. i need goals, dreams, things i look forward to so i don’t go insane. i hope your what if’s are not stagnant – but that you strive for them with all your heart.
portland
portland was awesome. ok, quadruple awesome & then maybe you’ll get a glimpse of just how awesome it was. i feel like i had a week of memories shoved into two days. i’m still floating on cloud 9.
as amy and i were talking on the plane ride back, there were many memorable moments and quotes. i don’t have enough room for all of them, but here are a few:
“i’m so oregonian.” ~ bc
“i bet he was a hot dad. you know, cause you had friends that hot dads. yep, he was a hot dad.” ~ aj
“i know my husbands hot. i have a hot husband’ ~ grooms mother in response to our two days of laughter from the above
“ma’m, this is illegal. you can’t buy liquor before 7am” ~ old mean lady at 6:52 am (trying to buy cute bottles of wine for the newly weds)
“sorry, i’m from oklahoma.” ~ bc
“this is OREGON”. ~ oml…thank you for the clarification, i was confused“so, what do i search for on google maps in my iphone? ” ~ hss looking for bachelorette stuff
“what does that mean?!” ~ bbh
marionberry. enough said.
“come up & visit me! it’s rodeo season & we have good looking young men. you can sleep in my horse trailor!’ ~ groom’s 75 yr old gma. i’m hopping on my trusty steed now.
the unknown hoops & yoyo card of congratulations given to the bride on the morning of the wedding. it said congratulations when i opened it, but a lot more hilarious things to the bride!
seeing my best friend in her wedding dress & knowing this was right.
“so funny story, i went to the bathroom at 2:30am & locked myself out” ~ hss due to our ‘european style lodge’
“what would you like for breakfast?” ~ waitress at mothers bistro
“what’s the special? ~ bc
“eggs benedict with crab crakes” ~ waitress
“yes, yes, i shall have that” ~ and that completed the second best vacation ever
