Happiness

Listening to "The First Noel" by Helen Cornelius

Yes, it's only October and I'm already starting to listen to Christmas music. I personally blame the weatherman for this. Where I live it is never this cold this early in fall. So there's only one logical thing for me to do...break out the Christmas music!

I'm really looking forward to NaNoWriMo next month. In case you haven't heard, November is National Novel Writing Month. I have plans to write a synopsis today because "just winging it" my favorite way to write a novel kinda didn't work so well last time.

I'm also looking forward to the debut issue of my magazine on November 1st. It's getting closer and closer. I've worked really hard and other than a few minor issues, I think it should be ready to go live on the given date.

All I have time for today is a quick update so I must go work on that synopsis. Have a Merry Christmas, everyone! Unless that's too geeky to say this early...

Trip Highlights

My family had to take a trip to North Carolina this weekend. Here's part of my journal entry about the trip. Don't worry, I corrected my fragments so it looks like I can write coherently. :-)

10/17/2008

It's 5:15pm. I'm listening to Lie in the Sound by Trespassers William. It is one of the most achingly beautiful songs I've ever heard.

Let's see a few highlights from the day:

Eating at Dairy Queens for lunch. We stopped and took an hour to eat. Our family was laid back and calm (for the most part). The food was good. The restaurant was clean and almost empty, leaving us our pick of tables. Everybody was feeling silly and playful, even a drink was spilled, there wasn't any drama (which says a lot for my family ;).

Seeing signs of autumn. I saw leaves in every shade of red, burnt orange and gold imaginable. They were falling in places, leaving the trees bare.

The rainy weather. It was a just one of those beautiful rainy fall days that makes you want to curl up with pen and paper and write until you have nothing left to say.

Spending time with my relatives. I got to spend time with my aunt (the good one), my uncle, my nineteen month old cousin, and my grandfather. I made sure to get several group shots. :)

A few pictures are below...

Trip Pictures

I hate putting multiple pictures in a blog post because well, they never want to align right. So here are the pictures from the trip. Trip highlights to follow soon.

That is the blessed NC state line that I was very grateful to see.

The beautiful rainy weather which was actually one of the trip highlights but then, I wasn't the one trying to navigate the interstate in that weather.

The fog over the mountains was simply breath-taking. This picture truly doesn't do it justice.

I simply loved all the fall colors in this picture. Mmm...does anyone besides me want hot chocolate now?

Building the Foundation

"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them." - Henry David Thoreau

I love this quote. It's one of my favorites. Doesn't it describe the writer's life so well? We spend so much of our time, dreaming and we need to remember to build those foundations.

What is one thing you can do today to start making your dream a reality? Go to the gym? Write for an hour? Whatever it is, start today. Life is much too short to spend it only dreaming of the wonderful things we will one day do. ♥

Fireproof

Yay! I saw Fireproof for the second time last night. It was even better the second time around. What is really great about the movie is being able to plop down in the theater and not have to worry about inappropriate scenes or crude humor. And it definitely didn't hurt that Kirk Cameron is hot. ; )

If you haven't seen it yet, go see it! Now! : )

Why I'm So Happy

Monday night I was at my local Wal-mart when one of the door greeters started a conversation with me. When she asked me if I'd had a good day, I replied (perhaps a bit over enthusiatically) that it had been a great day.

She looked at me and said, "You're too happy."

But one week a year ago, my world was falling apart. I spent a year in and out of the hospital, trying different medications. I couldn't walk. I was completely bedridden.

My once healthy body betrayed me and I was devasted. I was unable to continue working for a NY advertising agency. Once a good student, I could no longer concentrate on simple sentences.

If I seem a little too happy this week, it's because I've been celebrating. Giving thanks that I am once again healthy. It hasn't been an easy journey but I am so thankful for it. ♥