Everyone comes into our lives for a season. Some seasons span years and others a much shorter time. It is our responsibility to learn what we can from the situation. Relationships are work! But it takes 2 to tango.
I recently met a man that I connected with immediately. Things were amazing.....to begin with. Then things changed, with no warning, no explanation. The writing on the wall was starting to show, but I kept holding on......silly Gretchen, you know better!
My friends keep saying, sorry and want to be angry with KCS. This is why I love my inner circle! I am not angry with him, I don't hate him. I am actually thankful for him! He reminded me that I like being vulnerable to someone, that feeling butterflies is exciting and scary at the same time. He reminded me that I am a damn good girlfriend and the right guy will be lucky to have him.
He also gave me a gift that I have been desperate to receive for the past 10 years. He gave me emotional freedom from a past relationship. A relationship that has haunted me. I am finally able to think back on it with fondness! I am finally able to look towards rebuilding a friendship with this person.
I have learned a lot about myself. I learned that I am happy and content to be by myself. I don't need someone to complete me, because I am complete. I worked really hard over the last 9 years to build a life that I could be proud of. I have worked hard to find balance, peace and be happy with who I am.
Am I perfect? NO
Am I finished growing and changing? Nope......
But I am whole, I am happy and I am ready to let someone share my world. It will take someone special, someone who is whole themselves to be welcome.
I deserve someone who is able to give me what I am willing to give back. Someone who wants to grow together, but still have their own identity.
There is a whole world to explore and I am prepared to explore it as someone who is single and has an amazing inner circle of family and friends, but I am open to sharing the journey with someone.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Monday, July 27, 2015
Oh, the Places You'll Go Update: Drive through the Irish Country side and kiss the Blarney stone (June/July 2015)
My mother's maternal grandmother is from County Cork, Ireland!
I have been drawn to everything Irish for as long as I can remember! The landscape, the livestock, the beer, the people. I have been talking about going to Ireland for 6 years and this year I promised my mother, I would make it happen.
I didn't know who I would go with, but that just didn't matter. My friend Alice decided she wanted to go, we had never traveled together before. She was an excellent travel companion!
We booked our trip through CIE Tours and they were fantastic.
The trip was better than I could have imagined and I am convinced that God made Ireland last! I figure, he tried out a few things first and when he decided he figured it out, he made Ireland!
I was able to connect with an old camp friend that I haven't seen in 23 years! She was the perfect host and showed us her village of Skerries, which was lovely!
This was a sampler trip and I know I will go back and spend more time in the Ring of Kerry and County Cork.
I have been drawn to everything Irish for as long as I can remember! The landscape, the livestock, the beer, the people. I have been talking about going to Ireland for 6 years and this year I promised my mother, I would make it happen.
I didn't know who I would go with, but that just didn't matter. My friend Alice decided she wanted to go, we had never traveled together before. She was an excellent travel companion!
We booked our trip through CIE Tours and they were fantastic.
The trip was better than I could have imagined and I am convinced that God made Ireland last! I figure, he tried out a few things first and when he decided he figured it out, he made Ireland!
I was able to connect with an old camp friend that I haven't seen in 23 years! She was the perfect host and showed us her village of Skerries, which was lovely!
This was a sampler trip and I know I will go back and spend more time in the Ring of Kerry and County Cork.
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| Cliff's of Moher |
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| Kissing the Blarney Stone |
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| Blarney Castle |
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| Giant's Causway |
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| County Clare |
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| Me, Alice, Stephen and Camille in Skerries! |
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| Skerries, Co. Dublin |
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| Ring of Kerry |
Thursday, February 12, 2015
My new love
On June 5, 2014 my life changed again! I adopted Maisie Moon. I swore up and down that I would not have another dog until after my trip to Ireland. You may be saying....well what happened then?
A high school classmate had posted a picture on Facebook of a yellow lab. I popped over to the page to check her out and when I started looking through the pictures, I came across the following. This was on 5.29.14. This little pups name was Haven. I sent her picture to everyone I could.
Next thing I knew, I was applying with Pets Tail Rescue. I was already heading to Haverhill, MA to celebrate my birthday with my family, so when I was approved to adopt her, I went to NH to meet the sweet girl. She was the last one of her litter to be adopted. She was rescued from South Carolina.
It has been a very busy (and sometimes stressful) 9 months. I can't believe she will be 1 year old on March 3rd. She is spoiled, listens 90% of the time and one of the sweetest little pups I have ever met. (Okay, I am a little biased, but just ask the people at her daycare).
I truly believe that Sadie Mae and LuLu Bird sent her to me.
Thanks for letting me be your person Maisie Moon!
A high school classmate had posted a picture on Facebook of a yellow lab. I popped over to the page to check her out and when I started looking through the pictures, I came across the following. This was on 5.29.14. This little pups name was Haven. I sent her picture to everyone I could.
Next thing I knew, I was applying with Pets Tail Rescue. I was already heading to Haverhill, MA to celebrate my birthday with my family, so when I was approved to adopt her, I went to NH to meet the sweet girl. She was the last one of her litter to be adopted. She was rescued from South Carolina.
It has been a very busy (and sometimes stressful) 9 months. I can't believe she will be 1 year old on March 3rd. She is spoiled, listens 90% of the time and one of the sweetest little pups I have ever met. (Okay, I am a little biased, but just ask the people at her daycare).
I truly believe that Sadie Mae and LuLu Bird sent her to me.
Thanks for letting me be your person Maisie Moon!
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