Keepin' It Real

I believe the last time I wrote on here was the end of July and now it is the end of August. Realistically I am making significant progress with this blog compared to those in the past where months or eternity went in between blogs. SOOO much has happened in one month that I don't even know where to begin. I will not bore you with all of the details but will sum it up with the fact that I love my life.

I went on to spend time with my very good friend Sascha in Holland and what a wonderful time we had. I was blasted with very bad news while there about the death of my grandmother. I was her "doll baby" and her favorite grandchild, I am sure of it. She was my favorite person as well all of my life. I chose to stay right where I was and capitalize on the quality of life I can still have that she could not. She would have wanted it that way. If only grandma would have known that on the day of her funeral I would be sipping a chardonnay while sunning myself in the nude at a co-ed nude day spa. I will go to my grave believing she would have been proud of me. I may sound like an evil person but you should also know, this was post having a good cry on the shores of the North Sea and visiting a church to light a candle in honor of her.

I then ventured to Denmark to visit my friend Nicolai, whom I met on Mt. Kilimanjaro. Visiting the land of the Little Mermaid gave me a juvenile sense of joy although in the end, we never even made it to the bloody statue. He did however give me a good test of reflexes...we rode bikes through Copenhagen to the amusement park, Tivoli Gardens. It is where Walt Disney actually went to get inspired for the creation of Disneyland. I enjoyed every moment of my bicycle with a bell and basket that his aunt let me borrow. What a wonderful city and time I had there.

And then I had to come back to reality here in the "real world." Back to work with 19 screaming 9 year olds put a very big smile in my heart actually. I truly love my work and although it can be just a little too much at times, the love of a child can mend any stressor in one's life. We haven't had air conditioning though for 8 days now...August in Florida mind you. It has been awful for everyone!

I was really looking forward to a very special person in New York coming to see me this weekend but with the outrageous airfares, it looks like it may not happen. I still have hope but if anyone knows of a cheap way to get from LGA or JFK to MCO(Orlando) for this weekend, please let me know! He is the reason that I have been so inspired to move to NY at the end of this year. We have so much fun together and I just feel so alive with him. It is great to be with someone that you can totally trust and be yourself with. No secrets, no lies or deceit. Just being real and I cherish that with him.

I suppose this has turned out to be more of a diary entry but, hopefully I will have more to talk about on a specific topic. I am not very good at this, but I will learn.