My heart breaks for Chelsea's family.  I can not even begin to imagine how they must be feeling.  How do you move forward from that?!

Chelsea became OUR daughter, friend and sister.  You might be feeling this way also but I'm so sad and so angry. 

There are a million posts on Facebook about her loss and how angry everyone is at this dirt bag who took her life.

I feel the same way but at the same time I feel the best way to honor Chelsea and the best way to move forward is to not focus on the anger we are feeling but to focus on the love we feel for Chelsea.

And the best thing we can do especially as women is empower ourselves.  Take self defense classes, martial arts training...whatever works for you to protect yourself. 

And as a runner, I promise to never run by myself again!  ...

I don't know about you but I don't handle change very well; at least not in the beginning.  Rationally I know change is good for us and we need it to grow and blossom but I'm a creature of habit and like my "things" to stay the way they are!

I've had the same hair stylist for a zillion years, the same pharmacy, I shop at the same two grocery stores in the same two locations and have forever, I've lived in my home for twelve years.....you get the picture.

But in the past couple of weeks so much has changed.  Everything feels so turned upside down from changes within my industry and company and even our show to getting grips on friends moving away and trying to balance my busy life between family, friends, horse, dog...wow!

I think last week everything hit me the hardest and I was feeling ...

I realize my last entry was entitled "Dear God" and now "Thank You Jesus"!

Maybe the big guy upstairs is influencing me but this week I had the coolest encounter.

I was walking my dog Jack and kind of in my own little world sort of looking down at the trail and my running shoes and the top of Jack's cute head when I looked up to see a man clearing the top of a hill.  He was a pretty large man and I could tell that hill took everything out of him.  He was sweating pretty hard and panting pretty heavily but you couldn't miss the big, wide smile on his face and the next thing I heard was "Thank You Jesus"!!  He put his hands in the air and I think he might have even teared up.

All I know is I got goosebumps and grinned ear to ...

I find it amazing that when things are going wrong and you're freaking out about something the promises you'll make to God just to make things right again!

Yah, I was having one of those moments yesterday.  I woke up with too much on my mind for a Sunday morning.  So as I grabbed my dog Jack, hopped in the car and headed to the lake about two miles from my house, I really wasn't in that happy zen place I like to be.  And poor Jack had to pay the price.  I love my adorable Black Lab.  He's super sweet and loving but I do believe he has ADD.  So I'm constantly reminding him to not pull on the leash and don't drag me over to that tree and on and on.  So at some point, in my crabby mood, I snap!  Jack!!  Arrrggh!!  And now I'm the big ...

Happy New Year!

I love January.  A fresh start to a new year, the month of my birthday and that feeling of what's about to come!

Every year I have a tradition where I write a letter on January 1st.  I reflect on the previous year and talk about my hopes and dreams for the upcoming year.  Then I fold it up, seal it and hide it in my Christmas decorations.  So when the following Christmas comes along and I break out the decorations, I find my letter and see if my year came close to my letter!

This year along with my special tradition my Cousin came to visit and brought the newest addition to our family.  He's three months old and the most precious boy you've ever met.  It's so amazing to have a baby in the family.  He brings us so much joy and love and it just makes me ...

So there I was Saturday night....just after 9:30....raining outside, home, fire in the fireplace, Christmas decorations up, happily cozied up for the night.

When all of a sudden I hear Jack outside growling like he's protecting the entire neighborhood.  When I called him in, there was a big commotion and as he came running up to me, I saw he had one eye closed and he was frothing at the mouth!

Before I went into a complete panic thinking he was having some kind of crazy seisure, I realized he could very well have been sprayed by a skunk.

The problem is, I have no sense of smell so I didn't know for sure.  Cripes!

There he was staring up at me with that one eye shut, froth dripping from his mouth.  It was like something out of a horror film!

So in my sweats and slippers I took Jack ...

I recently went on a horseback ride with a couple of friends and we decided it would be a great idea to bring our Santa hats and take Christmas photos with our horses!  hee hee

I don't know if the horses liked it but we sure did!

I haven't laughed that hard in so long!  And right then....I was in the Christmas spirit.  I found myself driving around after singing along with Christmas songs, smiling at all the twinkling Christmas lights and really looking forward to spending time with my family and friends during this holiday season.

I guess you could say I found the "Merry" in Merry Christmas!

I can't wait for the big day!

How are YOU spending Christmas?

Email me and let me know!

Gosh...have you had this awful flu that's going around?  I got walloped with it!  And to add to it I got Bronchitis and a sinus infection just to make it more fun!

And you know me, I'm the healthy girl!  I mean, I try really hard to eat healthy and to watch what I eat, get lots of exercise and generally live a healthy life style. 

But I guess even I couldn't avoid getting this thing.

I do think the thing that saved me is the fact that I do take good care of myself.  I can't imagine how I would have felt if I didn't!

So I'm going to continue to eat organic, drink healthful veggie and fruit juices and live my healthy lifestyle and trust that if I do happen to get some little bug, I'll be able to conquer it quickly.

Oh and by the way, Cliff ...

It feels like I had a zillion things going on last week and I just wish I could have cloned myself so I could take care of everything that needed to be taken care of and connect with everyone I needed to connect with!  Whew!

By the end of the week, I was worn out and feeling a bit frustrated trying to juggle so much.

So there I was on my horse, going for a nice trail ride when it hit me.  This is my happy place!!

I was so peaceful and calm and had a smile on my face and my heart was so full.

It got me to thinking that we all need to have a happy place.  Whatever it is, reading with your kids, gardening, singing in the shower....I don't care what you do, just find your happy place and get there as often as you can.

I had a great weekend!  Got some really good horseback riding in, went to the grand opening for Wearin' Out the West, a new clothing store in Poway...(cute cowgirl clothes!!!!)  my friends from Cornerstone Therapeutic Riding Center were there with one of their horses taking Christmas photos with kids and I went to a really fun party where I was able to reconnect with some good friends I hadn't seen in awhile.

 

As I woke up this morning I looked back at the weekend and thought how lucky I am to have so many wonderful friends. 

Everything I did included friends from different circles whether I was riding, supporting an event or just plain socializing.

It just reminds me to keep myself "out there" socially, stay connected and don't take any relationships for granted.

 

 

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