Better Days

It's no secret to most of you that I battle with depression as well as PTSD.  Both affect pretty much everything I do and how I deal with it, yet somehow and with alot of time and practice I've learned to control the reactions and press on.  Recently I had a rough time with being here and people being in my life not by my choice.  So glad that those people are gone now and although I don't currently have access to my usual treatment for the depression I'm able to cope and press forward. This brings me to one of my favorite quotes  " Pain in life is inevitable, suffering is optional".  

2012

Alot has happened since I last posted in September of 2011. We are almost 1 month into 2012, I am in new york, I live with Tim, We adopted a puggle named zero & a cat named Autumn, and we are currently planning a big move to Utah.  I've had ups and amazing adventures & I have had some lows. However I can honestly say I am grateful for where I am at right now.

Yesterday 9/11/2011

10 years ago yesterday I was in Boise Idaho. I had a roommate in the Air Force, a best friend in the Army, a friend in the Marines, and a pen pal in the Navy.  I woke up that morning with the TV still on and I thought I was watching a movie at first but then realized I was watching the Today show. I stood there in shock for a moment but quickly got dressed and rushed into work. I asked my co-workers if they knew what was going on , no one knew what I was talking about so I asked them to turn on the little TV we had in the warehouse office. The rest of the day we watched that little TV in horror over what unfolded. My four friends in the Military left not to long after that, all but one made it home.

The Final Countdown

OK we are at 10 days before I fly out of Utah and land in New York, well minus a layover in Georgia. I'm excited, happy, nervous, scared, little bit sad, and slight panic all rolled into one. Tim assures me that everything will go as planned and that we will be just fine. I am glad that my best friend and my sister are traveling with me to help me settle in, that helps big time.

My Hooters!!!

Sorry the picture is kind of blurry and they are not sanded yet so the edges look a little rough but these are my two very cute little owls I did.  Got the  cut wood shapes  from The Wood connection here in Salt Lake City. I really want to go back and get the x-large, large, and medium owls too.  I've been obsessed with owls since last year when I saw in a Halloween magazine a party decorated with vintage owls.