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Happy New Year !
I have a lot of things I want to do this year, but try not to make a list of too many so I dont disappoint myself. Besides I like the surprises that come my way to do things I may not do or have thought of during the year !
2010 brought a lot of those surprises to me and a few items on my "bucket list".
I will probably forget a lot of them but here are a few
My baby girl got married finally in November and she was very beautiful in her dress ! I wish I could say things went well but there were some family conflicts that made me sad while I watched her become Mrs. I am proud of the woman she has become and hope she will always be happy.
The beginning of the year, my middle daughter showed her talent at the Richmond Bridal Show with her fantastic photography. Melody has a great eye for art and doesnt try to do the usual bridal and wedding pics. She opened her new studio in Colonial Heights this year and has really made some big changes in our lives.
I went to see the Broadway Show - Wicked at the Landmark in Richmond. It was one of my favorite shows that I have seen. My daughter and son in law had seen it in New York and made sure I had front seats here to see it.
I did a little treasure hunting this year as we have been off our game for awhile. Doing the Eye of Horus kind of wore us out learning so many skills to accomplish one of the best caches in the USA.
Taking my grandson to see the Bowman Body was another of my favorite moments and to know his picture will be in the documentary this year makes me happy. The many afternoons I watched Shock Theater with the BB as the host kept my mind off of struggles I went thru back then. and most of all it gave me the love of Halloween in ways I never thought I would be.
The summer gave me time to spend with all my grandchildren. Playing dress up, swimming, having them all together here every day was a lot of fun. Making fairy houses, teaching them about insects and now they love collecting stamps that I started them on this summer. Just like my grandma did with me when I was that age.
Speaking of Halloween, I took this year off from my own house haunting to see other places. Sometimes we all need a change of scenery to get our creativity going again. I posted a picture of the home we went to and have to say it was the best I have been to and makes me wish I could do something similar. ahhh those backyard hauntings are the best but kids now dont seem to appreciate it anymore.
I am skipping around the year, but I have to thank Facebook for helping me find my old friend from grammer school in January. We both liked a certain news station and she made a comment that showed up one morning as I was reading over the news of the day. I checked out her pic and said wow maybe this is her and sent a message. We got together a few days later and had a great time talking over old times and catching up to now. There is nothing like old friends in our life !
Another favorite moment or two that I enjoyed was going to the burlesque shows in Richmond this year. I needed those laughs and the sparkle of the costumes. and meeting some of Richmonds favorite Drag Queens really made my year too.
But of all the things I have done this year, being with Perrin meant the most to me. He makes my heart sing with joy every day even when he is not being his best. Watching him grow up is one of the best gifts I have in this life and being able to be a big part of his world is awesome to see it in a childs eyes. Perrin had his own 15 minutes of fame several times this year though. The big one was meeting author of the Wheel of Time, Robert Jordans wife and the cowriter of his books since his death. Perrins mom and dad named him after a character in the books so when Mom wrote an essay about why she wanted to be a Tower Guard at the newest book signing she mentioned she named her son from the book. So they asked her to bring him along when she won ! Along with Perrin being a small piece of the Bowman Body documentary and meeting him, Perrin also met Pamela Kinney, a local writer of ghost stories. He and I had a great time at the Art thru Literature Festival that day even though it was very very hot.
So I am sure I left out a lot of things but thats what I get for not writing like I should in my blog. but I will probably write about it later.
Til then Happy New Year ! and for those who blog more than me, that I follow, you inspire me with your stories and give me new things to think about for which I am happy that I read your blogs !