Forget Fear.

Stop being afraid.

Happy Leap Day!

Oldies

I found a few of my boxes in storage.
I hope to one day have all my things out of boxes and in a home of my own.
In those boxes I found a lot of old pictures and they brought back so many memories.
Seriously, where has the time gone?!

All ready for Junior Prom with Grammary & Poppy Steve
2003

My first unofficial date at City Walk
2003

Best of friends

Alaska cruise with my 2 best friends
2004

Pretty in Pink

Me & my sissy
Laughlin 2004

Senior Prom
2004

It's fun to look at old pictures...I am blessed to have so many fun, exciting, & adventurous memories.

Warning.

What’s so wrong with being happy?
She woke in the morning,
she knew that her life had passed her by.
She called out a warning, don’t ever let life pass you by.

Incubus

Arizona

My mom & I drove to Arizona to spend a few days with family.
We stayed in Prescott to spend time with Grandma & her 4 cats.
We watched movies, went to dinner, talked, and enjoyed the great weather.
I spent a day in Scottsdale at Grammary's.
Although it's a sad time for that side of my family it was good to be there and see everyone.
My cousin Kacie showed me around old town Scottsdale, which was fun & artsy.

I loved this

This art tree is made out of jeans

It was good to see Leon again

Yummy White Russian ice cream

On the way we drove by Lake Mead, it was beautiful

I'm loving all the traveling I've been doing and it's been great spending time with friends and family. Next week I'm headed to California.

Things I Learned

Things I learned while visiting Seattle
1. it's a cold but beautiful city
2. it's an artsy city and I like that
3. there are SO many restaurants
4. if people offer you a free sample take it
5. boots are fun to wear
6. dogs are allowed in pretty much any building
7. people try to help out the homeless as much as possible
8. there are a lot of islands in Washington
9. always be prepared for rain...and the sun does come out
10. dogs are fun and make me happy

My last few days I stayed with my Peace Corps friends Paul & Alyssa & their dog Sa'sa
it was great visiting with them!

It was great to see lots of great people

It was good to see the sights

It was fun to walk around Pike's Place Market

Adjust.

I'm starting to feel adjusted
....
And I'm loving feeling pretty

Hearts & Love

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope hearts are healed.
I hope hearts are full of love.
I hope hearts are overjoyed.
I hope hearts are beating to the rhythm of
life, love, and happiness.

I hope you feel loved.
I hope you believe in love.
Because love is all around you.

Seattle.

I love the movie Sleepless in Seattle.

I'm also loving spending time in Seattle/Washington.
Seattle is such a neat, hip, artsy city.
I love everything being surrounded by water and forest.

It's a bit chilly but beautiful.

Dan is working in Seattle so my mom and I decided to visit.
So far we've...

Had lunch in the space needle, it was so cool
and a great way to see the whole city

Saw the space needle at night

Visited Pike's Place Market

Walked over Deception Pass

Had a nice dinner with Mary, her sister Genna, and her boyfriend

& I tried on Big Foot's hat :)

There's still a lot more to see and do...

Poppy.

Early Friday morning my dad called with the news that Poppy Steve passed away.
In April he was diagnosed with lung cancer and a couple of months ago the doctors told him his cancer cells were shrinking so we thought that was a good sign. But unfortunately his heart gave out.
My mom and I had already planned to drive to Arizona on the 20th of this month thinking I would get to spend more time with Poppy.
I am so happy I decided to travel from Guyana to see him and say goodbye back in September.

Poppy Steve was a hard working, good man.
He was a jokester and loved to make people laugh.
He was a teddy bear.
He will be deeply missed and forever loved.

I know he is in a better place now and resting in peace.

Poppy Steve & Grammary celebrating her 80th birthday in 2008

Travel.

For the next few weeks I'll be traveling.
Spending time in airplanes and on the road.
Visiting with friends and family.
Seeing new sights
& snapping photos.

There so much to see and do in this great world.
Get out there and explore!

iphone photos.

I've been having fun messing around with my iphone.
I love the picture apps.

New.

A new chapter in life deserves a
new blog.