Hot Air Balloons

Have you ever been on a hot air ballon? Do you want to?

I have never been in a hot air ballon. It would be fun to do before I die though. 

Even if I am terrified of heights. 

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"Learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for tomorrow." - Albert Einstein

East Coast Part One

This post is going to be two parts. Part two will be posted next Tuesday. One of the most exciting trips I have ever taken took place in June of 2009. I had the opportunity to travel and visit multiple states on the East Coast for two and a half weeks with my friend Madi and her family. As vivid as most of the trip still is, I can not remember the exact order of where we traveled. We flew into New York and drove to Pennsylvania. While we were driving, not far from the shore line, we found a turtle in the middle of the road. We stopped and picked it up to release it back into the water. I was so pretty and green there. We also were able to go to Canada. Crossing the border was very interesting. We were able to spend a few days at Niagara Falls. We took a boat up pretty close to the falls. It was amazing. At night they would light up the falls in different colors. I hope I am able to go back someday.  From there we went to Boston. Our hotel was right on the coast. We spent a few days there as well. We spent a day at the Boston Aquarium, which I thought was really well designed. I took so many pictures of penguins and seals. My favorite animal was the giant sea turtle. It was at least as long as an average human. We then spent two days doing the Freedom Trail. We decided to do the tour guides, which made the trail a lot more interesting and gave me more information then I would have learned on my own. The guides even dress up. We saw graveyards where multiple presidents were buried along with Paul Revere. I would definitely recommend you do the Freedom Trail tours if you ever visit Boston.

Below are some pictures from the three places above. 

Have you ever been to any of the places above? What was your favorite part?

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Positivity

Everything you do has an effect on something else in your life. Live your life as if every thing you do or decide is the best option for you. Make sure it moves you in the direction you want it to. The quote above really says it all.

I hope everyone starts their week strong.

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Always watching

We live in a world full of different beliefs and different people. Some people believe in different gods. When it comes down to it, no matter what you believe in or what you worship, most people believe someone is looking out for them. It is very easy to let the worldly things consume us. I can tell you that it is a lot easier for me to sit at home and watch tv or play video games rather then get dressed and go to church. It happens to everyone. There are also people in the world that do not believe there is a god. Sometimes those people will try to tear you down. As long as you always keep in mind that there is someone looking out for you, those people can't bring you down.

This topic reminds me of a song that I loved when I was younger. "Someone's Watching Over Me" by Hillary Duff.  It says, So I won't give up. No I won't break down. Sooner than it seems life turns around. And I will be strong. Even if it all goes wrong. When I'm standing in the dark I'll still believe. Someone's watching over me.

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"Learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for tomorrow." - Albert Einstein

My Day

My Day by Danielle Bradbery has been a song being played a lot in my car lately. I was not a very big fan of hers until I saw her in concert a couple weeks ago. She is an amazing performer and very good live.

Lyrics

Like a lotus flower growing in the dirt
Ain't nobody ever noticed what it's worth
'Til the sun shines and the rain falls and
In no time it all is beautiful

This is my day, this is my day
Ohhhh, won't let it slip away
Oh, waiting for these changes to say, this is my day

There's a voice inside that's trying to be heard, hmmm
And it's echoing across the universe
If you listen, it'll lead you to that place you've always been running to

This is my day, this is my day
Ohhhh, won't let it slip away
Oh, I'm waiting for these changes to say, this is my day

I always saw it coming
A little light behind the clouds
This is the start of something
My heart believes it now

This is my day, this is my day
Oh, won't let it slip away
Oh, this is my day, this is my day
Oh, won't let it slip away
Oh, I'm waiting for these changes to say
This is my day, this is my day,

Ohhh, my day.
Like a lotus flower growing in the dirt

It is amazing how everyday can be different. I challenge you to wake up everyday with the thought of today is my day and no one can bring me down.

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Five Minute Friday: Mess

I feel like my life has been a mess in the last month. With my mom moving I have been bringing a lot of stuff home with me and still do not have places for everything. Everywhere I turn there are boxes of something. Having a new job on top of it I have been trying really hard to not miss any work. The house has come down with a bug which is no fun. I am really hoping that in the next month things start to settle down. Then I will have more time to relax and feel like everything is less crazy. On a normal day I feel like my daughter enjoys pulling all her toys out of her room just so she can throw them back in her room on the floor.

Do you ever feel like you are overwhelmed with a mess of things in your life? How do you deal with it?

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Sick Kids

Sorry for being delayed on this post. We have had some sort of illness going around my house. I was very sick yesterday morning. I then had to drive to Denver to attend the CNI Cindy Acree Hope Awards. It was a nice night. I made it back home and fell asleep around midnight. Then had the pleasure of being woken up around one because my daughter's tummy was hurting. She asked me to kiss it better and then she went back to sleep. After two more of these she actually got sick in bed. Best part is it was only 3:30AM!

Needless to say I am very thankful for all those moms out there who have raised kids, or stayed home with sick ones. It is not an easy job. I hate not being able to do anything for her.

Does anyone have any tips for taking care of a sick (almost) three year old and making them feel better?

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