Friday, July 29, 2011

41 and Counting...

Yesterday was my 41st Birthday and it was an interesting day! I started my birthday off with a nutritious breakfast...



And ended it by eating birthday cake, macaroni and cheese, and asparagus with my crazy family!

AND the coolest bit of my birthday...

I love the show community, and I got a birthday tweet from the actor who plays one of my favorite characters Abed! First I sent out this tweet:


And before I knew it, I found this in my twitter mailbox:


Now I love that show even more!

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

One Week's Worth...

These photo's were taken by photographer Peter Menzel, for his book called Hungry Planet. The book features families from all over the world, photographed with one weeks worth of food.


United States $341.98 per week



Chad $1.23 per week



Ecuador $31.55 per week




Bhutan $5.03 per week




Egypt $68.53 per week

Monday, July 25, 2011

Learning to Fly...

It's my Birthday month! Last year at this time I was celebrating my 40th in Ibiza...



I can't believe it's been a year since I got on a plane, and headed to Spain for the summer.

If you've seen this month's newsletter, than you know that I've finally gotten some good news about my visa! September 15th is the tentative date that it'll be ready for pick up. Which means soon, I will be able to leave! Now I'm starting to finalize stuff here in Vegas.

I still need to:

1. Sell my Car! - I've never done that before, so it should be an interesting experience. I'm going to try to sell it myself instead of to a dealership. Anybody got any car selling advice?

2. Death to the Pack Rat! - Yes I admit it, I am a pack rat! I'm making myself go through my remaining boxes, and throw away all of the stuff that I don't really need. I have one box that I've been through at least 4 times! I'm learning to let go...

3. Packing and Shipping - I'm trying to pack as much as I can, so I don't have to ship a lot. To ship an average sized box to Spain costs about $60-70, so I don't want to send many of those! I'm thinking I'll ship my bedding, and pillows, and maybe a few other things...

4. My Books! - If any of you have ever had the privilege of helping me move before, you know that 80% of what I own are books! I know that I can't take all of my babies with me, so I've been trying to decide which ones I'll take, and which ones will stay here in Vegas. Tough Choices!

As the days pass, I'm getting more and more excited to go. For the past several months, God has been teaching me a lot about FAITH. As I get ready to step out into the unknown, I feel like more than ever He's asking for my trust. I read this great quote last week...




"When you have come to the edge of all light that you know, and are about to drop off into the darkness of the unknown, FAITH is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on, or you will be taught to fly"

- Patrick Overton





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Here's to learning how to fly...

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Surrender...



“The greatness of a man's power is the measure of his surrender.”


-William Booth