Farewell Thee Well

Onwards and upwards. I will no longer be updating this blog. I hope to re-invent myself. I have come to a crossroads and I see other pursuits in the horizon.

Cheers, good day, and may you always “Sparkle”.

*Stacy

Blink

One day he is a baby,

Turn around and he’s 10.

Happy 10th Birthday! I love you son. You are my heart.

The Road

“The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.” ~ Robert Frost

When you wish upon a star…

We just returned from a trip to DisneyWorld. It was an amazing whirlwind of a trip. It began with surprising the kids. We struggled for months to keep this trip a secret so that they would always have that special memory. We pulled it off and they were stunned into silence! No screams or whoops or huge smiles. Just confusion. Until we asked them to load into the car and head to the airport. At the airport awaited our second surprise. We were meeting up with friends. The couple and their children were traveling with us!

All in all we had a perfect trip. We visited Magic Kingdom twice, Epcot, SeaWorld, Discovery Cove, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom and Coco Beach. We even through in a day of swimming at the pool, shopping and golf.

We could not have asked for a more magical moment in time. The weather was gorgeous, the kids at perfect ages, the friendship blossomed.

Dreams really do come true.

*Stacy

Be Happy

“Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.”  ~ Guillaume Apollinaire

Here are a few of my happy things:

Music. The color orange. Photos. Quotes. Family. Dogs. Flowers. Travel.

Enjoy your day. Enjoy all your days Be Happy!

*Stacy

It’s COLD

Froid. Frío. Freddo. Kälte.

Woke up this morning at -18f. Wind chill makes it -25f.

Did I mention it’s cold?  

Stay Warm! ~ Stacy

I See The Moon

At first it was going to be a family affair. When we learned about the rare lunar eclipse on the winter solstice last night we were all going to watch. Then we learned it would take 2 hours to complete. At that point I said to myself I would just stay in bed. Then circumstances allowed me to be awake at the start of the eclipse, so I grabbed my blanket and camera, and shared 30 minutes of the eclipse with our kitty, Moose. I am glad I did. It was an amazing sight. I only watched for half an hour, but it was very special.

Happy Winter! Merry Christmas!

* Stacy

Age is Just a Number

How old would you be if you didn’t know your age?

Even though my years are gaining on me, I still feel young. Perhaps I will be 17 forever? If only in my mind…

Yikes… It’s my birthday!

And, Happy Birthday to my beloved Blake. He is 3 years old today!

And finally, my heart, Miss Rae, turned 7 this weekend. Happy Birthday to my baby!

*Stacy

The Highlands & The Deer

“My heart’s in the Highlands, my heart is not here,
My heart’s in the Highlands, a-chasing the deer;
Chasing the wild-deer, and following the roe,
My heart’s in the Highlands, wherever I go. ” ~ Robert Burns

Such is my life

*Stacy

Honey Bee, Honey Bee

“Place a beehive on my grave and let the honey soak through, when I am dead and gone that’s what I want from you. The streets of heaven and gold and sunny, but I’ll stick with my plot and a pot of honey. Place a beehive on my grave and let the honey soak through.” ~ Sue Monk Kidd