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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Reverse Order
Ok so, I really should blog about Hawaii to keep chronology correct on here, but for some reason I am not feeling like I can properly get words out to describe my vacation to paradise. Who knows, maybe by the end of this post I will be ready. In any case, I have been wanting to blog and putting it off, not feeling the right words, not finding the time. Admittedly I tended to blog at work when I lived in VT and my job now doesn't afford much time to do that (not to mention my computer screen faces the general room so probably not a good idea anyways). Also, I've been neglecting calling Penelope back after a quick game of phone tag, but have been thinking about her a lot which maybe is inspiring me to blog seeing as she was the initial inspiration behind even starting this thing.
So, let's see. I guess today finally fit for blogging because I had a day that wasn't necessarily out of the ordinary, but just seemed really great...like things all fit together quite nicely. I was stressing a bit about a proposal but we pitched it and it went really well. During the pitch itself, I felt so comfortable, so confident, the words just came, the flow was spot on, it just worked. Then I got some necessary errands done, chilled out for a bit and then packing seemed to go so well today...like I feel I packed pretty perfectly for the Thanksgiving break. You have to understand, as someone who travels ALL the time, I constantly strive for the "perfect" pack...essentially arriving somewhere and not thinking, "why the heck did I bring this shirt?" or "great, I packed about 1/2 of what I actually need". Nope, I'm feeling good about this one...so, here's hoping I'm right!
The energy is good right now. Not just today, but the past few days. Heck, maybe since the first day of my vacation. Despite a raging kidney infection the past week which should have gotten me down, the energy has been good...that kind that you feel and know it's glowing, not brooding or weighing down, but glowing.
This past Saturday was one of those perfect days...a day that I woke up Sunday smiling from. I planned a brunch for my small group of friends here, planned a grand fall menu, cleaned my place, got smelly candles out, had coffee brewing. The food was amazing (pumpkin pancakes, you did me right) and we ended up hanging out in my kitchen, eating, drinking various cocktails and playing Catch Phrase for literally 5 hours. We eventually moved to the living room to play another game and continue the slow day drinking, and finally moved to my local pub for cards and beers. The energy of the group was so perfect, the fact they all got into the games, the way the food went down, it just couldn't have been a better day. It was the first time I'd held a gathering at my place and I think it made me feel really "here", like I'm not floating around still nailing down my life here, I think it's really happening now. It's a pretty cool feeling.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Return to my childhood home
I'd be lying if I said I could focus on normal life right now. I'm so completely distracted by the recent development of travel. I will be flying from NYC to Honolulu, HI on Tuesday to visit a friend who's living there for the next 2 months to do live editing of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. It kind of came up last second and I was able to snag a ticket w/very few frequent flier miles (I mean, I have 200K of them) and have a house to stay at w/my friend and a few others there to work on the video production of the event. Not to mention I have all these vacation days that will be lost come January and I've been trying to take a vacay since September. So, stars aligned and in less then 3 days I'll be en route to paradise. So yeah...I'm having a little bit of difficulty focusing.
Beyond getting to see my friend Drew, a friend formed from another perfect aligning of stars last winter, I will be returning to my homeland! Yes, a little known fact is that I spent a few of my childhood years on the island of Oahu. My dad was stationed at Hickam Air Force Base for a few years...my dear ages of 3-7 years old. I have only 2 memories, literally, before Hawaii so essentially my life as I remember it started there...I'm a lucky girl, there is no doubt.
I think back to those years in Hawaii and they were some of the best. I'm definitely planning a trip by our old house, my elementary school, the place w/the amazing, huge, warm chocolate chip cookies, the Keyhole, Turtle Bay and more. It'll be like a reunion w/some of my favorite age years. I wonder what it'll feel like to see it again for the first time since I was 7...
Beyond getting to see my friend Drew, a friend formed from another perfect aligning of stars last winter, I will be returning to my homeland! Yes, a little known fact is that I spent a few of my childhood years on the island of Oahu. My dad was stationed at Hickam Air Force Base for a few years...my dear ages of 3-7 years old. I have only 2 memories, literally, before Hawaii so essentially my life as I remember it started there...I'm a lucky girl, there is no doubt.
I think back to those years in Hawaii and they were some of the best. I'm definitely planning a trip by our old house, my elementary school, the place w/the amazing, huge, warm chocolate chip cookies, the Keyhole, Turtle Bay and more. It'll be like a reunion w/some of my favorite age years. I wonder what it'll feel like to see it again for the first time since I was 7...
Friday, October 22, 2010
A constant wind
So, I'm being a little scandalous by blogging at work...but hey, it's Friday and I've been slacking on this but really really wanting to keep it up so sometimes you have to break some rules right?! I have literally wanted to blog every day this week and then got caught up in work, followed by things to do post-work or just not wanting to get back on a computer. But alas, I really need to be more diligent...I swore that I would utilize this as a way to share stories to my family back in VT and here I am, slacking.
I honestly can't believe it's already the end of October. I feel like the past few months have been a constant wind, as in, things have been forever moving forward, quickly whisking by, never slowing down. It feels like yesterday I was sitting on Soe's front porch drinking wine and eating cheese back in Burlington (that got me a little teary eyed to type!). But here I am, in Chicago, the windy city. Although I haven't really been here that much. It's crazy how much I'm traveling, more than I did in VT which is funny b/c I thought I'd travel less. But despite how exhausting it is, and how much of my "Me" time I've sacrificed over the past few months, I've gone to some amazing places and formed incredible memories, great friendships and learned a lot. I look through my photos of the past few months and there are pictures from sports games all over the country, Times Square at 3am, kissing one of the Budweiser Clydesdales, dancing w/a New Orleans Jazz legend, watching the lights of Vegas turn on, and more. I think about my life since I graduated college and how incredible it has been and what amazing stories I'll be able to tell my kids one day. I have spent my 20's traveling the US, experiencing so many incredible things, and on someone else's dime! I am a lucky girl.
So, along w/the excitement of travel and adventures comes the other side of me. As much of a "people person" as I am, I'm truly an introvert...I recharge in solitude. And solitude is not something I've had much of the past few months. I keep dreaming of a Sunday on my couch, sipping a latte, reading the paper, burning one of my favorite Yankee fall candles, listening to soft jazz. Spending an afternoon working on the art project I've been planning in my head for 3 years. Taking a walk and petting dogs, stopping for a glass of wine and reading a book. All these things I used to do so often that have been pushed aside. And sure, I do some of it myself because I told myself to not turn down any invitations as that will be the only way I meet people and make friends. I am just hoping for a reprieve of sorts, a few weekends to relax and catch up on me.
And to close out for today, I will list three things I love about this city to share w/my VT followers to let you in on my life here:
1) The sounds of the city. Trees rustling from the wind, dogs barking, the El whooshing by, children laughing, the occassional horn. I know it seems weird to like those, but it just reminds me how much life there is in the city.
2) The river. We were walking to lunch the other day and crossed the river into the Loop and I looked down the river at the glimmering water and towering skyscrapers reflected in it and had to pause...it is truly so beautiful.
3) The architecture. I love riding the El and seeing old brick buildings with the original name painted on the side, slowly fading, or the sleek glass cake-tier Trump building, or the rusty metal on the beams of the El tracks, or the old factories turned into lofts with balconies covered in plants and BBQ's and places people sit and enjoy their downtime.
I honestly can't believe it's already the end of October. I feel like the past few months have been a constant wind, as in, things have been forever moving forward, quickly whisking by, never slowing down. It feels like yesterday I was sitting on Soe's front porch drinking wine and eating cheese back in Burlington (that got me a little teary eyed to type!). But here I am, in Chicago, the windy city. Although I haven't really been here that much. It's crazy how much I'm traveling, more than I did in VT which is funny b/c I thought I'd travel less. But despite how exhausting it is, and how much of my "Me" time I've sacrificed over the past few months, I've gone to some amazing places and formed incredible memories, great friendships and learned a lot. I look through my photos of the past few months and there are pictures from sports games all over the country, Times Square at 3am, kissing one of the Budweiser Clydesdales, dancing w/a New Orleans Jazz legend, watching the lights of Vegas turn on, and more. I think about my life since I graduated college and how incredible it has been and what amazing stories I'll be able to tell my kids one day. I have spent my 20's traveling the US, experiencing so many incredible things, and on someone else's dime! I am a lucky girl.
So, along w/the excitement of travel and adventures comes the other side of me. As much of a "people person" as I am, I'm truly an introvert...I recharge in solitude. And solitude is not something I've had much of the past few months. I keep dreaming of a Sunday on my couch, sipping a latte, reading the paper, burning one of my favorite Yankee fall candles, listening to soft jazz. Spending an afternoon working on the art project I've been planning in my head for 3 years. Taking a walk and petting dogs, stopping for a glass of wine and reading a book. All these things I used to do so often that have been pushed aside. And sure, I do some of it myself because I told myself to not turn down any invitations as that will be the only way I meet people and make friends. I am just hoping for a reprieve of sorts, a few weekends to relax and catch up on me.
And to close out for today, I will list three things I love about this city to share w/my VT followers to let you in on my life here:
1) The sounds of the city. Trees rustling from the wind, dogs barking, the El whooshing by, children laughing, the occassional horn. I know it seems weird to like those, but it just reminds me how much life there is in the city.
2) The river. We were walking to lunch the other day and crossed the river into the Loop and I looked down the river at the glimmering water and towering skyscrapers reflected in it and had to pause...it is truly so beautiful.
3) The architecture. I love riding the El and seeing old brick buildings with the original name painted on the side, slowly fading, or the sleek glass cake-tier Trump building, or the rusty metal on the beams of the El tracks, or the old factories turned into lofts with balconies covered in plants and BBQ's and places people sit and enjoy their downtime.
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