Has it REALLY been 20 days?

Man! How time FLIES when there is fun to be had!
After the wedding there are ALL of these wonderful photos I keep receiving from friends and my baby sister, Jacque, gave us ALL a copy of a VHS of the wedding.
I cried while watching it and no one could see me do it!

I have been busy working. My day job has increased in some of the responsibilities. I keep thinking I am catching up and then it changes directions...so I try to multitask which NEVER really works.

I have backed off creating jewelry for a while. I have a few repairs to do... I would REALLY like to make a piece for me to enjoy wearing.

As most of you know...I recently celebrated my 45th birthday!
I have been SO spoiled by my friends and family!
I love getting flowers and received 2 WONDERFUL arrangements!
Mark Menowsky sent 4 roses of different colors and related how the colors represented different emotions. Very touching.
Amanda did the arrangement at her work in Whole Foods Market and ALSO gave me an arrangement of Orchids that are dyed a brilliant blue with purple centers....and there were 7 purple Dutch Irises included! BEAUTIFUL!
I received several cards that will stay up until the end of the month...as they should.
My son sang to me as did my friends and family. Unfortunately I had left my cell phone with my girlfriend Janelle!
Poor Janelle and her family got to hear my phone ring ALL NIGHT with the TRADITION of "who can call first after midnight!" :)
She didn't know how to turn off my phone ;)
LOL
I do get great enjoyment at knowing I was so well thought of that there were SO many calls.... hehehe. Payback is a bit hard to deal with at times...I lucked out this year! My girlfriend Antje gave me some very nice hiking boots so that I don't mess up my ankles anymore whie hiking and a beautiful skirt and a much needed running shirt! My dad and stepmom sent me a gift that was TOTALLY unexpected!
Thanks so much! I really had no expectation of a gift.
My daughter took me out for coffee also.
I had another girlfriend and her family cook me dinner, too. They sent me home with a Movie Gift and popcorn!
Oh I LOVE popcorn....
Bob, Sharon and Kassy tell me I have a raincheck for my birthday dinner with them.

I did go camping on the weekend of October 15th. Bob, Sharon, and little Miss Paige and I traveled to Palo Dura Canyon state park. My friend Red Spicer is the race director for a 20k, 50k, and 50 mile trail race. I could not run this year but will try for it next year!
My friends Lisa and Jeff did well in the race! I volunteered this year at the Two Moons aid station.
Paige got to ride her bike a lot and see a lot of things in the USA's 2nd largest Canyon. Palo Dura is BEAUTIFUL!
I have loads of pictures that I will be uploading a photo link to soon.

Well...soon is relative anyway.

I had a birthday cake given to me while we were camping...and I ALMOST broke my leg jumping out of my truck bed cause Bob was hollering at me to "MY GOD CIRCE! THE FIRE!
COME QUICK!"
I got there and everyone is smiling at me and start to sing Happy Birthday!

SO awesome!

I have a night job helping to great guests and check ID's at a friends club on some weekends. Then there is the NEW thing I am doing :)
Always something, isn't it?
There is a new establishment that my friends Kevin and Janelle are opening up called Absinthe Lounge. I am making mosaic tables for the bar. I will be going down on Wednesday nights and holding a community effort to involve the local artist in making some of the tables to. The Bar is decorated in Art nouveau style of 1910-20 and modern today fittings.
I really find that it is a very comfortable place to get to work with Artists. I hope of few of my friends will be willing to come and visit and maybe work on the table some! I actually have made a custom necklace for their grand opening.

I have ridden my bike a little. Not near as much as I wish I did.
I haven't been rock climbing in almost 2 months!

I plan on rectifying that on THURSDAY when my friend Cecil arrives from out of town and.
I talk with Marty a lot and he is doing really well!
He is counting down to his coming home too!

I have had another woman friend and her boyfriend do well after he donated a kidney to her. AWESOME!

Lots to write about and the discovery that there is too much to tell when doing this so sporadically.

I stay busy because I have discovered I have a LOT of very valuable friends. I am learning a lot of new things about myself too.
I can truly say I am HAPPY. Really happy at just being me.

I will write more later... It is WAY past bedtime!

kisses to all... and enlightening dreams.