Yosemite is a majestic place that takes your breathe away! I love being here and feeling so small compared to the huge mountains, tall trees, granite walls and rushing waterfalls. Life is beautiful.
First time skiing together
My baby
My big baby!
Love the light
Horsetail Falls right before sunset
Hope you had a good day!
nAMaste
You know there’s always a back story to what we see and read.
Facebook and Instagram and blogging and family photos and parties and e-V-e-R-y-T-h-I-n-G is a show. They represent the-best-of-our life show! But there’s typically the behind the scenes events we don’t share. Only the people closest to us get to see and really know and get the back stage pass.
We work hard every day to hold it together, to shine, to be prepared, to show up, to be the best we can be and it takes work and struggles and makeup and cute clothes and wigs. Yeah, we all have a wig or a mask that we wear. Yep, we do. Quick, smile, you’re on candid camera!!
I choose to share the highlights and yet there is usually a back story. Sometimes the back story helps me to actually write my story after I stop and digest and reflect to glean the good.
Today one of my BFFs shared this with me after I gave her a back stage pass to one of my posts: “I love the way your back stories always end with a silver lining. You seek it out and recognize it. That’s your gift.”
We all have our struggles. We are all learning and adapting and doing the best we can. Isn’t that a beautiful thing? We’re doing something right and sharing the (high)lights and creating our love stories every day. I love seeing your snapchat stories, Instagram posts, blogs and Facebook status updates. You’re the best reality TV! Keep shining. Keep sharing. Keep living it up.
nAMaste and thank you my friend for sharing your words of wisdom.
xo
Our schedules are busy. Our lives are full. We long to create space and to spend meaningful time together.
Today we decided to walk 2.2 miles together to pick up my car from the dealer. We enjoyed the journey and the quiet time together, feeling the wind on our faces, watching the gray clouds roll in and noticing things we don’t normally see from the car.
After we got the car, we continued our date with French fries and chicken strips from Chick- Fil-a, and just sat together, watching the rain fall down talking about life.
I’m thankful she still wants to be with me and that we made time for each other. Thanks my sweetheart, teenager! I love you and our crazy journey together!!
Have one of your BFFs text you to make plans for the next day, only to say she’ll be over in ten minutes to whisk you away, anywhere you want to go.
Thank you Jewels! You made my day, Sunshine!
Doug loves to fish.
Doug shares pictures of his Pacific Catch on Facebook.
Adriana asks Doug about his awesome fishing trip and all the fish he and his friends caught.
Doug shares his fish with Adriana.
Adriana is so happy.
Be like Doug.
Be happy, like Adriana.
Thank you, Doug.
The End.
Know this and every little thing will be all right.
So, there.
You are loved, BeLoveRs. It doesn’t get much better than this.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
nAMaste
Today we celebrated a wonderful woman whose love and light touched so many.
Her service lasted for two hours, before lunch was even served, because there were so many meaningful stories and songs and love to share. It was amazing to witness.
She loved life and was the best she could be. She fought cancer and never gave up. They told her she had five months to live and she fought and survived for almost six years, until the cancer completely consumed her.
There were several lessons I learned today and throughout the years from her. The thing that stood out the most to me was how she really lived out her values every day and loved everyone, sharing a smile and conversation and connections, always.
She knew who she was and what was important to her and she lived accordingly, creating the best life possible, for herself, her husband, her family and for all those with whom she associated.
I admire her and how she chose to live it up, love it out, sing out loud, and to love everyone and to be of service. She had a clear purpose and was rooted, solid, and graceful.
God speed, Mom #2. Thank you for being an angel on earth and now an angel in heaven.
“So,there! Put that in your pipe and smoke it. Shine it.” Shine on, bright star.
nAMaste
Several of my friends have lost their mamas recently. This makes me feel sad and vulnerable and I have empathy, imagining what this gap must feel like to them.
I have fear of losing my own mama and just want to love her up, not knowing how much time we have left together. We never know for any of us, of course, but seeing my friends experience this time in their lives makes me think.
It makes me aware that time is passing and that we are aging and so are our parents.
This weekend I will celebrate my other mama and grieve along side my friend and my other family as we celebrate her beautiful life together and share memories and stories from over the past years. We will remember.
Wishing comfort and peace and love to all who grieve, and especially to Cindy, Laura, and Katie. Be well, friends.
namaste
Another practical joke…
Charlie came home with these today and I thought you might need a laugh too.
He won them in his math class, and his teacher modeled them for everyone, over her pants of course. Maybe this is what they mean by Common Core??
They basically looked and felt like a thin, sheer and shiny hair net and made everyone laugh at their ridiculousness.
I took a picture of him modeling them and he begged me not to share it, reminding me that I must respect his privacy, which I do. Without his permission, I don’t share anything that would harm or embarrass him, so I’ll have to keep that memory for myself.
Just know, that emergency underwear folded into a little tin do exist, in case you were wondering and wanted to be prepared for an emergency or if you need to make someone laugh.
Safe. Sanitary. Secure.
Be well and stay safe! 🙂
Love,
Adriana
Do you ever think about how powerful your mind is?
Do you ever think about this amazing gift that we’ve all been given and all the choices we get to make?
And how all the choices we make build on each other and take us where we are going?
We get to choose over and over again and if we don’t like something, we can change our mind. We can pick a different path. We can be still. We can be consumed. We can be determined. We can let go.
This amazes me.
Where is your mind taking you? Do you know where you want to go?
nAMaste
here i am 