What I plan to do while I am in St. Augustine!

Oh so many things I want to do on this trip! First is the twelve hour drive with my family which I happen to enjoy. When you are in a car for twelve hours alot of interesting talk comes along with that. Both boys are wanting to drive some also so I should take along extra nerve pills for that. Then when we arrive there are so many things I want to do! My favorite is to stand on the beach and as the waves come in feel it pull the sand out from under my feet. I want to go to the lighthouse and look out over the railing. I am going to St. George Street and wonder in and out of the stores, no traffic is allowed on this street and it is all cobblestone. I want to visit the old cemetery in town at night and try to get some voices on a digital recorder, I am fascinated with that kind of stuff...
Beau wants to go to Harry's and eat! It is right downtown across from the bay and claims to be very haunted. They say there is a woman there who runs women out of the upstairs bathroom, me and gretchen tried to provoke her once but got nothing. But I will try again this time.
Johnny and Alex want to go to Osteens to eat shrimp, yum its good. Always a long wait but right across are antique shops I can browse while they wait.
Anstasia Island is my favorite place in St Augustine, you have to access it from a drawbridge...very cool. We will go by and check out our old home we used to live in while we were there.
The best part will be connecting with old friends and getting to see their kids and how they have grown since we been gone.

Well I will take lots of photos and share them with you when I get back after Memorial Day and let you know If I have any ghostly sightings.....

Kim

Today is Important

What you do today is important because you are exchanging a whole day of your life for it! I suggest we find ways to do good each day. When this day is gone it is in the books, lost forever unless we do good to others then that day will be remembered by those we did good for.

I have a few ideas to add good deeds to our everyday life.

1. A friendly smile and a sincere hello goes along way.
2. A card or call just to let someone know you are thinking of them brings great joy.
3. Donate some time to a charity.
4. Take time to listen to someone who needs to talk.
5. Give friends a true and sincere compliment, something you truly admire about them.
6. Don't be quick to judge others, we don't know what others are going through.
7. Hold the door open for someone, I always love when someone does it for me it makes me feel
special.
8. Pray for someone who is going through a tough situation.

I would love to hear your ideas on this subject.

Until next time, enjoy the weather, play in the rain, tell everyone you love that you love them and live fully.

Kim

Words of Encouragement!

Everyone needs an instant cheer you up kind of saying, a mantra! A piece of wisdom you can use when you are feeling down. Here are a few of my favorite:

It is never to late to be what we might have been. George Eliot

In the end it is not the years in your life, its the life in your years! Abraham Lincoln

Friendship doubles joys and halves grief! Unknown

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or heard, but must be felt with the heart...Helen Keller

Experience is the name we give our mistakes...Oscar Wilde

This too, shall pass...Unknown

If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all....Anna Quindlen

So if you need a pick me up, feel free to use one of these as your mantra! If you have one, feel free to leave it to me in my comments!

Have a great spring day!

Kim

Spring is Here!

Aww! Sweet Spring! Flowers starting to bloom, birds singing and people are just generally in a better mood! I hung some bird feeders and have a whole family of red birds visiting my deck each day! They are really beautiful to watch. The hummingbird feeders are up but no takers yet, but I know they are on their way!
Me & hubby been trying to walk at night and seen 2 full moons this week and last night a sight to behold just stars galore! What a great God we have to create all this for us to enjoy!
The best is yet to come...Thunderstorms!!!!!!!!!!I love them and am fascinated by their power and beauty. Yes Spring has Sprung! So kick off those shoes and run barefoot through the grass and plant as many flowers as you can and enjoy them all summer long with your family and friends around the grill and hanging out!!!!!!!!!!! Until next time!!! Enjoy!

Believe

I chose the word believe for my left wrist tattoo! Why? Cause I believe in many things.

I believe in God.

I believe in my family and friends and I believe they believe in me.

I believe in true love.

I believe that all humans have good qualities if you look close enough.

I believe in Karma.

I believe that good deeds will return ten fold.

I believe old friends are the best friends.

I believe that you can't blame others or events for things that you do.

I believe in ghosts.

I believe the smallest gestures makes me the happiest.

I may add more to this list later...

What do you believe in?

Getting a new tattoo tomorrow

I am getting this tattoo tomorrow! I am excited about it, I am thinking smaller and turquoise. I absolutely loved it when I saw it. I have one a butterfly on my toe...very painful place to get one but I loved it also. So wish me luck... I will post a picture of it soon.

Kim

Being in the Moment!

I have realized that alot of times I am not in the moments that are all around me. I have alot going on in my head with my new business and beau's graduation coming up! Living in the moment to me means living like there is no tomorrow, which there might not be! To find beauty and joy in whatever task or scene is before you.

Now I do realize this will take some practice since I am a type A (basically a control freak) personality. So I am going to try and slow down and savor the moments! I want to give full attention to what I am doing and let go of the outcomes. This doesn't mean I am giving up on goals that I have set for myself, I just will enjoy the journey of getting to those goals.

To make every moment count I must embrace it! Everything I do and everyone I come in contact with deserves my full attention! Living in the moment means letting go of the past and embrace the present.

So to all my friends! Carpe diem!

Kim