walkin' on the "wild" side

Today I read a friend's blog & they talked about someone having died & wrote about what life is about, taking each moment..........really living it.

I was inspired by it...........but not in a melancholy sort of way........I just feel so blessed. For the past 14 days I've been here in North Carolina, on this "surprise" trip, surrounded by beautious nature & amazing friends.

In a previous post, I mentioned about the spontaneous-ness of this trip. It was one of those "carpe diem" moments....where you take a risk, throw caution (money ha, ha) to the wind & jump!

You never know which of life's risky ventures will "pay off" but maybe that's not the point even. It's all about learning to trust, learning to love, learning to LIVE! Here's to the journey as He continues to make it!

even better than the real thing

Am I allowed to brag about certain things in my "unofficial" area of expertise???

I made the BEST cheesecake to date in my repetoire of desserts & cheesecake making. Following is a visual display, though of course tasting it would be the most adequate method of "judging".

Typically I have stuck to the traditional New York Cheesecake......always topping with a plethora of berries to conceal the cracks beneath - tsk, tsk. This one, still had some minor crackage issues - gotta have some thorn in the "flesh" eh? (keep me humble).......but seriously smooth texture, melt in your mouth & stick to your hips! Amazing!

Bailey's Irish Cream Cheesecake.........my tastebuds still water.......

Roll Up The Rim

I WON!

ha, ha

Biscuits, gravy, grits....

I am still in a bit of shock as to the days events............it's starting to sink in, I think.... :)

It seemed to be every bit a normal day.......but somewhere along the way I booked a flight to Charlotte, North Carolina to go visit some pretty amazing Peeps! I had not been thinking about this at all so it's definitely something born of pure spontaneity - & how I'm loving it, well the thought of it so far :)

Had to laugh when I looked @ my previous post & thought about that movie quote & then all this happening?! Tres cool indeed.......

So I'm practicing up on my southern drawl so I fit in - ha ha jk :)

Stay tuned for stories of the south.

a toast

"who knows what the tide will bring" - this being a quote from one of my favourite movies.

Here's to hope, love & Him who gives us reason for this & much much more!

Cheers :)

Thinking

well, I'm just looking through an old disc I have w/various burned humorous stuffs.........I have always loved this one & so for old time's sake I post it :)


THINKING

It started out innocently enough. I began to think at parties now andthen to loosen up. Inevitably though, one thought led to another, andsoon I was more than just a social thinker.I began to think alone - "to relax," I told myself - but I knew itwasn't true.

Thinking became more and more important to me, and finally I wasthinking all the time. I began to think on the job. I knew thatthinking and employment don't mix, but I couldn't stop myself.

I began to avoid friends at lunchtime so I could read Thoreau andKafka. I would return to the office dizzied and confused, asking,"What is it exactly we are doing here?"

Things weren't going so great at home either. One evening I hadturned off the TV and asked my wife about the meaning of life. Shespent that night at her mother's.

I soon had a reputation as a heavy thinker. One day the boss calledme in. He said, "I like you, and it hurts me to say this, but yourthinking has become a real problem. If you don't stop thinking on thejob, you'll have to find another job."

This gave me a lot to think about.

I came home early after my conversation with the boss. "Honey," Iconfessed, "I've been thinking..."

"I know you've been thinking," she said, "and I want a divorce!"

"But Honey, surely it's not that serious."

"It is serious," she said, lower lip aquiver.

"You think as much as college professors, and college professors don'tmake any money, so if you keep on thinking we won't have any money!"

"That's a faulty syllogism," I said impatiently, and she began to cry.I'd had enough. "I'm going to the library," I snarled as I stompedout the door. I headed for the library, in the mood for someNietzsche. I roared into the parking lot and ran up to the big glassdoors... they didn't open. The library was closed. As I sank to theground clawing at the unfeeling glass, whimpering for Zarathustra, aposter caught my eye. "Friend, is heavy thinking ruining your life?"it asked. You probably recognize that line. It comes from thestandard Thinkers Anonymous poster.

Which is why I am what I am today: a recovering thinker. I never miss aTA meeting.

At each meeting we watch a non-educational video; last week it was"Porky's."

Then we share experiences about how we avoided thinking since the lastmeeting. I still have my job, and things are a lot better at home.Life just seemed... easier, somehow, as soon as I stopped thinking.