Tag Archive for Mexico

You’re Acting CRAZY

22 July 2013 / / One comment

We’ve all been in a stituation when we react in a dramatic way that’s out of character a little for us.

Last year, I was packed and ready to go for a long weekend of scuba diving in Mexico. My friend Randy–who’s also a diver– was picking me up at my place at O’Dark Thirty to drive me to the scuba diving store. That’s where we would meet with the rest of the divers caravaning during the drive to the Sea of Cortez.

I had placed my iPod on my little tabletop stereo to charge overnight.

iPod charging on stereo. Don't leave it here, Sip and Go Girl

iPod charging on stereo. Don’t leave it here, Sip and Go Girl

Although I don’t use the MP3 player often, I absolutely love and adore it for the boat rides out to the island. I watch the just-risen sun kiss the tips of the cliffs around the marina. The birds skim the surface of the ocean as the crew churns the Newton ’48 through the water. The air is clear and fresh. I take all this in while being lost in my music. It’s a religious experience that allows me the chance to meditate over where I’ve been, where I am, and where I am going.
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Say Goodbye And Thank You

7 May 2013 / / One comment

Saying goodbye and thanking people is so important that I actually become anxious when I don’t do it.

My 2nd grade teacher at the Seattle-area school I attended was named Mrs. Haydon. She was smart and thoughtful. She encouraged me scholastically and I represented the entire 2nd grade during a school-wide spelling bee. Most of all, she exposed me to different cultures. Mrs. Haydon’s family was Japanese.

Mrs. Haydon’s second grade class in the Seattle, WA area. Sip and Go Girl is in pic.

I didn’t like doing art projects in general, but we did neat crafts in her class. We put a pile of wet ink on white and pink paper and by blowing gently threw a straw, I would watch the ink flow and wiggle into delicate and graceful shapes.

I loved Mrs. Haydon. She was so unique.
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It’s My Birthday And I’ll Be Happy If I Want To

22 April 2013 / / 8 comments

The last two years, I have had special birthdays. In 2011, the celebration lasted two weeks. I received a surprise party, a work party, cards and gifts including a scuba dive tool (aka knife I strap to my leg like a pirate). Later that month there was a huge birthday dinner during a scuba dive trip. Then on the boat, my fellow divers dumped chocolate syrup and masa flour over my head. I smelled DELICIOUS.

Last year, my sister Renee’ and her husband Eric took me to Las Vegas for dancing, ziplines, yummy food, and good times.

This year, I had nothing planned. And the best thing was that I didn’t care. In the past, I would have been sad and lonely about that fact. I would have taken my lack of plans as a sign that no one cared.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsYJyVEUaC4

Oh how silly of me to think that. I realize now the only person responsible for me is me.
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