The Winds of Change

Its 2010. I know, what the hell? is exactly what I thought too. Followed quickly by: And mid-March already? Girl, what the hell have you been doing?!?!

Um, staying alive? With a little itty bit of my sanity? This winter has been the roughest yet of all the midwest winters since moving in 2004. The cold, the snow, the hardships. I look in the mirror and I see new lines on my face, a little more rough around the edges... a little more character. And then Spring arrives, and poof, all the weight is lifted, takes flight. maybe this weight was a gift, like i had to see what I could lift.... and so i think to myself, with all this changing rapidly, What was I so bent out of shape for? Who knows and who cares, the sun is shining, the birds are singing and its all arriving right on time.

And then I realized, everything is always right on time if you show up. Who knew?

Life's constantly in motion, and i know not where your path will take you. Most days I barely know where mine is leading, I just keep putting 1 foot in front of the other and hoping for mostly solid ground.

And speaking of solid ground, this is the year that we are tearing the shit up outta this yard, and making our own garden, our little bit of city land is gonna be all shaped up and exactly what we were lookin for.

There is excitement around every corner these days.... spring, summer, vacations, new landscaping, family, friends, food, laughter.... and I am just gonna ride this tidal wave and bask in the glory of it all....

and on the days like today, where it went a little to the cold side, and the spring rain is rushing down, there's always tanning and my ipod to get me through. Because no matter what, I'm on the other side.....

--over and out-