Hero

7 May

I’ve been feeling particularly powerful lately. Have you? Well, just in case you need some motivation, here are some fierce thoughts to get you started on the right foot this week.

{Pics courtesy of Pinterest}

And what a coincidence, this lovely note was waiting for me in my inbox this morning.

Remember, you will always have friends, guides, and love, Grace, but no one is coming to “save you.”

 That’s the adventure package you signed up for.

 The one that comes with all the superpowers, guaranteed rebounding abilities, and the all-powerful scrunched-nose-when-you-smile. 

 Your 5 Star Time-Space Adventure Tour Agency Manager,

    The Universe

Happy Monday! Have a great week!

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Wedding Weekend!

5 May

I’ve had a wonderful time the past two weeks. I was able to visit a lot of family and check in with a whole bunch of my college friends. It was so great and really hard to say goodbye to everyone.

I was fortunate enough to be included in the bridal party for the wedding weekend, granted there were 16 bridesmaids! (I know, I can practically feel a whole bunch of eyebrows raised.) But hear me out, it really worked. We were an extremely close knit group while in school and the bride did not want to have to choose. We all wore any black dress we wanted and choose to wear dark purple heels to tie in with her wedding colors.

The only bad part was I came down with bronchitis while away. I felt like hell, but still had a fantastic time and that says a lot :)

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Travel List

19 Apr

I’m a list maker. I can’t always rely on memory and there is something helpful about writing it down. I do it for everything: grocery lists, to- do lists, packing lists. Everything. So I saw this on Danielle Abroad’s blog and wanted to see how I fare on the list. I’ve bolded places I’ve been and  truth be told, I really haven’t been to many places in the U.S. I think I’ll have to change that. But hopefully this will help inspire you to start planning and making a list of your own! :)
1)Alamo; San Antonio, TX, USA

2.  Alhambra;Grenada, Spain

3. Andros Island, Bahamas

4. Angel Falls, Venezuela
5. Angkor Wat; Angkor, Cambodia
6.Atlantic City Boardwalk; Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA 
7. Ayers Rock; Australia
8. Big Ben; London, England
9. Bora Bora, Polynesia
10. British Museum; London, England
11. Canals of Amsterdam; Amsterdam, Netherlands
12. Cathedral of Seville, Spain
13. Cave of Crystals, Mexico
14. Christ the Redeemer; Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
15. Cinque Terre National Park, Italy

16. Colosseum; Rome, Italy

17. Crater Lake National Park; Oregon, USA
18. Dead Sea, Israel/Jordan
19. Death Valley National Park, California, USA
20. Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, USA
21. Dome of the Rock; Jerusalem, Israel
22. Easter Island Statues; Polynesia
23. Edinburgh Castle; Edinburgh, Scotland
24. Eiffel Tower; Paris, France
25. Empire State Building; New York, New York, USA
26. Forbidden City; Beijing, China
27.French Quarter; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
28. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
29. Gateway Arch; St. Louis, Missouri, USA
30. Gettysburg Battlefield; Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

 

31. Glacier Bay Basin, Alaska, USA
32. Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
33. Glowworm Cave, New Zealand
34. Golden Gate Bridge; San Francisco, California, USA
35. Grand Canal; Venice, Italy
36.Grand Canyon; Arizona, USA
37. Grand Mosque in Mecca; Saudi Arabia
38. Great Barrier Reef; Queensland, Australia
39. Great Mosque of Cordoba; Cordoba, Spain
40. Great Wall of China, China
41. Hagia Sophia; Istanbul, Turkey
42. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, USA
43. Hollywood Boulevard; Hollywood, California, USA
44. Iguazu Falls, Argentina & Brazil
45. Kiyomizu-dera; Kyoto, Japan

46. Kremlin; Moscow, Russia
47. Lake Titicaca, Peru
48. Las Ramblas; Barcelona, Spain
49. Las Vegas Strip; Las Vegas, Nevada
50. Leaning Tower of Pisa; Pisa, Italy
51. Louvre Museum; Paris, France
52. Macchu Picchu, Peru
53. Matterhorn, Switzerland
54. Mayan Pyramids of Chichen Itza; Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
55. Metropolitan Museum of Art; New York, New York, USA
56. Mount Everest, Nepal
57. Mount Fuji, Japan
58. Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
59. Mount Rushmore; Keystone, South Dakota, USA
60. Napa Valley; California, USA

61. Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
62. Niagara Falls, New York, USA
63. Notre Dame Cathedral; Paris, France
64. Pacific Rim National Park; British Columbia, Canada
65. Pebble Beaches of Nice; Nice, France
66. Petra, Jordan
67. Petronas Twin Towers; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
68. Portland Head Lighthouse; Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
69. Puerta Del Sol; Madrid, Spain

70. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
71. Redwood National Park; California, USA
72. Rock of Gibraltar, Gibraltar
73. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA
74. Ruins of Athens; Athens, Greece
75. Ruins of Pompeii; Pompei, Italy

76. Sagrada Famila; Barcelona, Spain
77. Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower); Chicago, Illinois, USA
78. Sedlec Ossuary, Czech Republic
79. Sistine Chapel; Vatican City, Italy
80. Smithsonian Institution; Washington, D.C., USA
81. Space Needle; Seattle, Washington, USA
82. St. Peter’s Basilica; Vatican City, Italy
83. Statue of Liberty; New York, New York, USA
84. Stonehenge; Wiltshire County, England
85. Sydney Opera House; Sydney, Australia

86. Taj Mahal; Agra, India
87. Temple of the Golden Pavilion; Kyoto, Japan
88. Teotihuacan, Mexico
89. Tian Tan Buddha; Hong Kong, China
90. Times Square; New York, New York, USA
91. Varanasi; Uttar Pradesh, India
92. Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
93. Wailing Wall; Jerusalem, Israel
94. Walt Disney World Resort; Orlando, Florida
95. Washington Monument; Washington, D.C., USA
96. White Cliffs of Dover; Dover, England
97. White House; Washington, D.C., USA
98. Winchester Cathedral; Hampshire, England
99. Yosemite National Park, California, USA
100. Zion National Park, Utah, USA
Have a great week!

Travel Envy

28 Mar

Even though I have quite a bit of travel ahead of me, I’m always jonesing for a fabulous place to see. I came across some great pics that I wanted to share.

Iceland

Norway

Fairbourne, Wales

Dunnottar Castle, Scotland

Paldiski, Estonia

Denmark

Enjoy!

*Note*: These are not my pictures. Visit my Pinterest for original source link.

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The Heart of the Matter

12 Mar

I used to think I was an optimist, but as I’ve gotten older the dial seems to be inching closer and closer to a more realistic place. My grand plans always seemed to work themselves out in my dreams. I wouldn’t imagine any obstacles, no trouble. That’s great for a childhood imagination but not so great for a practical adult.

I’ve never been one to pay much attention to “the journey” either.  Granted, I have gotten a bit better but I do like to get where I’m going- and quickly. .  My recent stint without work has showed me more than ever that things have a way of working themselves out and in it’s own time for that matter. It’s practically become my unemployment  battle cry, but I’m determined to believe it. I’m ready for bigger and better things. With cautious optimism, I say bring it on.

 

 

 

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