1 apology and 2 Thank yous

I am so sorry but the Life is a party wordart had a mistake on it. I've fixed it now and reloaded it at 4shared. Thank you Kelsey for letting me know!

You can get the corrected version here...

http://www.4shared.com/file/67994131/aaa718f0/Life_10-21-08.html

My second thank you goes out to Christine. I don't always read my email before leaving in the mornings, but today I did and I am so glad! You will never know how much your short message meant to me. My spirit needed a lift and thanks to you it got one.

Here's a goodie for everyone in your honor...

http://www.4shared.com/file/67996441/49248457/Life_10-22-08.html

I can only make a quick post today. I've got lots of things to do and I am behind on all of them.....by that I mean that I haven't started any of them. LOL! I have candy bar wrappers to design for a 10 year old's birthday party, Halloween treats to make for my friends, patterns to trace for tomorrow's art center, a Halloween bragbook page to make for a swap I'm in and I need to design voter registration cards and ballots for the great GPES election of '08. I wonder who will win----ice cream or pizza. Thank goodness I've got a long weekend coming up!

After reading back over my last couple of entries here it looks like I've been in a very serious mood, but it's actually been quite the opposite. Have you ever noticed that it's when you are the busiest that you are the happiest and the most creative? Right now I'm so tired that I don't know if I'm coming or going but I've got a hundred ideas flowing through my brain. Maybe I'm coming out of that creative rut I've been in.

Enjoy your day! Here's a goodie for you...

http://www.4shared.com/file/67879449/6bf071f7/Rules_10-22-08.html

Life is a party

***If you downloaded this on or before 10-22-08, please check below and make sure you have the corrected version. Kelsey, thanks for the heads up!


Have you ever heard of Lincoln Road on Miami Beach? I live within walking distance of this popular place for trendy shops and restaurants. My friends and I like to go out at least once a week and visit. Ususally we'll end up sitting at one of the outside tables in front of any of the restaurants along Lincoln Road. It's fun to sit there and discuss our day while we people watch. If you've ever visited Miami Beach, you know that we've got lots of people to watch. LOL!

We've been having such beautiful weather here lately that we just had to go out and enjoy it. So there we sat Monday night, drink in hand, sharing stories of everything that's happpened since we had last sat at that same exact table four night earlier. We laughed, we made plans for the weekend, we laughed some more, we walked home.

It sounds like a simple night spent with friends and that's what it was. Yet, it was also so much more than that. It was a party. A small party, but a party just the same and I am so glad that I was invitted. But I'm even more glad that I chose to go and not sit at home.

Will you accept the next invitation you receive or will you let it pass you by? Here's a goodie for you while you think about your answer...

http://www.4shared.com/file/67994131/aaa718f0/Life_10-21-08.html

Then and now

Yesterday, I had someone from my past contact me. It was an old boyfriend. He was my "what if" guy. You know, the one you think about and wonder how different your life would be if you had stayed together. We had kept in touch through Christmas cards and the occasional phone call every year or so, but we hadn't seen each other since right after college. So, when he called to say that he was in Miami and would love to see me I was shocked. Mostly, because he had always said that he hated Miami. LOL!

I met him for dinner last night and we did some sight seeing. We laughed over stories from our past and caught up on our current lives. His son turning sixteen, my still having a North Carolina accent, the divorce from his wife, the fact that I still can't speak spanish, the new job that brought him to Miami, my love for this city that keeps me here, the chances of him visiting again...

Well, it was good to see him and the sight of him still makes my heart skip a beat. He has grown into an even more wonderful man then he was all those years ago and he was pretty wonderful then. His life is full and happy and I am happy for him.

After I left him at his hotel, I smiled all the way home. We had shared a wonderful night, but (didn't you just know there would be a but) I wouldn't trade the life I've known since we parted for the life I would have had if things had worked out for us way back then. Staying with him all those years ago would have meant never meeting Charlie, the real love of my life.

It's been almost three years since Charlie passed away and they've been rough years. I miss him everyday, but the years that we had together have given me the strength to get through. My life is not perfect and it isn't the life I used to dream of, but it's my life and it's a pretty good one to have.

My life may not be perfect, but I do have perfect days and if those Dolphins had been able to pull off a win, yesterday would have been one of them. LOL! I can't wait to see what today has in store for me!

How are you going to spend your day...

http://www.4shared.com/file/67581680/4667fed1/Today_10-20-08.html

Life is good!

This morning I participated in the Buddy Walk to support the Downs Syndrome Foundation. I was part of a group walking in honor of my student, Vincent. The three mile walk took place on the boardwalk at Hollywood Beach. There was a nice breeze and the sky was a little overcast so the sun wasn't too bright. There was a breakfast for us and a cookout after the walk was over. They even set up bounce houses for the kids. The Ocean lifeguards were training on the beach so us female walkers had some eye candy. LOL! It was funny how everyone stopped for a break right where those guys were.

As we huddled up for pictures I looked around at the group I was with and smiled. I am lucky enough to have friends that will give up a Sunday morning just because I asked them to. Friends who are honest enough to tell me when they don't like my shoes or outfits. Friends with shoulders that I have leaned on more times than I can count. Friends who let me know when I'm getting just a little too full of myself. Friends who showed up to honor a five year old boy.

I have the best friends in the world and life is good. Now, if only the Dolphins could manage to beat the Ravens...

Here's a goodie for those of you that have found friends as good as mine and for those of you that are still looking...

http://www.4shared.com/file/67435000/b9dd7d88/Travels_10-19-08.html

Creativity

Lately, I've suffered from a lack of creativity. Have you gone through that? I need to make Halloween gifts for my class, but I don't like anything that I've come up with so far. I need to catch up on some scrapbook pages, but I just can't get into it. I'm getting paid to make some candy bar wrappers for a friend to give out at her daughter's tenth birthday party, but I just want to eat the chocolate. LOL!

I think I've fallen into a rut. I keep doing the same things the same way and I need a change. I need to step out of my comfort zone and try something new. I have no idea what that something new will be, so wish me luck!

Here's a goodie for anyone else that has ever fallen into a rut...

http://www.4shared.com/file/66537707/e5d4ee34/Creatively_10-19-08.html

It's a beautiful day!

It's a beautiful day here on Miami Beach! It's 79 outside and the sun is shining. Does life get better than this?

I had plans to get so many things accomplished today and haven't done any of them. I decided to play instead! I won't be doing any housecleaning today. Today my home is a "No broom zone" LOL!

Here's a goodie for anyone else that decided to play today...

http://www.4shared.com/file/67448333/49f5c565/Broom_10-18-08.html

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going back outside!