My Beautiful Escape

I am trying to think of what I should write, there are so many things I could write about. 
Well I started this routine with my husband where we wake up early in the morning and go to the beach and just relax or swim in the water.  Most times I do not feel like waking up and I feel grumpy.  However, today when I approached the sand, the beauty of God's creation just captured me.  I could not tell the difference between the sky and the water, it seemed like they both connected. At that instant I forgot I was tired and I forgot about any problems, I just was in another world.  I will post a picture next time.

Remember:  "You don't have to live long to enjoy life- you just have to enjoy life as long as you live." Vanessa

Best Friends Forever- Really?

I remember when I always wanted a best friend like what I saw other people had.  But now I realize that the title of best friend is sacred.  You cant call people that if they dont act like it.  Also, I now realize that some friendships are very one sided, unbalanced and that people with many friends are those who people can get something from.  For example, they have many friends because people like the way that person listens to their problems all the time, or how that person makes them laugh all the time  or maybe how that person gives them ideas.  So never be jealous of someone with many friends because most times they are only with that person because they are gaining something from the friendship and if they never got anything from the friendship- they probably would not check for that person anyway.  So I am now at the point in my life where I want balanced friendships, the ones where they check for me as much as I check for them. Otherwise adios!

Summer Bucket List Progress

Updated Bucket List  - yellow is what I have done, blue is what I still need to do.

1. start a blog
2.have a picnic on the beach
3.go swimming
4.sign up for a cake and pastry making course
5.read at least one book per month/I am changing this to read at least one book this summer
6.limit the amount of time on facebook
7.dance more
8.listen to favorite music more
9.move into my new house
10.plant a garden/  Plant something
11.go to the spa and then have lunch/ I found this awesome business called Traveling Spa , I will do this instead.
12.stay up later at night to do fun things
13. sleep in later in the mornings
14.enjoy my husband's company
15. try a new dessert recipe
16.go on a date with myself-just enjoying life by myself/ I dont know why but I have never gone to the movies by myself/ Do I need someone with me all the time to be happy or have fun? I am reflecting on this.
17.go to the movies
18.have dessert at an expensive restuarant
19.learn salsa
20.live in the present- I am continually working on this

Live life with urgency

I just found this blog again. I think I just couldnt remember the name of the blog or how to get to it.  Anyway, it is now summer 2012 and more than half of those things on my blog I have not done. I wonder why, procrastination.  I need a just do it attitude.  I guess its also because I make too many excuses.  Yesterday, Pastor Mark Bethel died, and I thought to my self, I really need to live life with urgency, do things with urgency and not put things off.  For instance , I have been telling my self I need to start preparing my self for school, but all I have done so far is made a to do list. Today I am going to do something that will help make my life easier at school. Today!