Busy!

It's been a while since I've updated my blog. Of course, like everyone else, I've been busy. I've been busy getting my life back. In the past several weeks, I've been seeing a lot of my friends. We had a small high school reunion and there were 25 adults and 27 kids! More kids than adults. My classmates have been very busy. And a really good friend just gave birth to a bouncing baby boy: 9 pounds, 4 oz. I just found out that another friend had a boy on 8/8/8 and we celebrated his one year birthday with a BBQ!

I've met up with one high school teacher who is now retired and told me stories about his sabatical; he traveled around the world. And he has a map hanging on his wall with the path he took on it.

There's so much going on and I can't believe that I've missed most of it. But it also gives us many reasons to get together now!

Reunion 2009

It's so awesome to see old friends!

There were more kids than adults!

True Friends

Do you know who your true friends are? I know mine. After what I went through, I can honestly say I know exactly who my true friends are. They are the ones that give support and friendship even when I've been absent. Wow! I can't tell you guys enough how much that touches me. I am ashamed that I've been away for so long. I know that I've lost a lot of time and missed a lot of stuff, but it doesn't feel like it. We can spend time together and not lose any of the connections.

That says a lot! These are my true friends. I love you all.

The Word is Out

It feels bad and good. I had to do it. I couldn't stand it anymore. After I realized that the decision had to be made, it felt good. I'm finally taking my life back. I sent the email today. Almost immediately, I got emails back from people and I'm glad to call these people my friends. They made me feel a tremendous amount of support and I realized I made the right decision. For that, I owe them all a huge thank you!

I know that I made mistakes. I'm at the point of trying to learn from it and move on. I cannot dwell on the past; I cannot change it. So why waste the energy. Instead, I need to take back my future and my life. Today is the beginning of the rest of my life.

Fog

I was driving down 101 and I saw this. I had to pull over.