Archive for July, 2008

Trying to fit in.

Things I’ve done in the past 30 days:

-Picked up Archery and got a new Martin X-200 Recurve that I shoot every Saturday in the woods.

-Made a friend.  Her name is Jess.  Every Monday is “Manic Monday with Jess & Lacey”.  We’re very glad to have met each other as both of us are new to the area.

-Found the gun my dad has been desperately searching for in Montana and had it shipped here.

-Shot 2 rifles, a .45 ACP revolver, and a couple more pistols.

-Got poison ivy.

-Went to a pig roast.

-Laid on the beach…twice.  Destin, Florida & Panama City, Florida.  Both beautiful places.

-Got an awful sunburn on top of the poison ivy.

-Went to a BBQ with my new friend and was surrounded by more than 2 people my age for the first time in 3 months.

-Planned a trip to Blackwater River in Florida with my dad which we will be doing this weekend. (Saturday + Sunday canoeing, plus sleeping under the stars on the beach Saturday night)  There will be lots of photos.

-Pulled over to pick up a beautiful turtle from the middle of the road.

-Had some of the weirdest dreams I’ve ever experienced in my life. (I blame the heat for that one).

…I’ll add more as I think of them.

We only get stronger from here.

It’s be rough to say the least. Two people in my life died within five days of each other. The first being a dear friend who taught me many life lessons and the other, a close friend of my mother’s who made me laugh often while I was growing up.

Because of my current location & lack of friends around, it’s been difficult to handle all of this news…so as a way to cope & truly express my feelings (since I do so better through photos than words), I took a bike ride down Route 1 in honor of Adrian (& now also Rick) with the purpose of taking photos of the surrounding environment. Here is the outcome of that ride. I apologize for how small these are. If you click on them they’ll get larger.

This one’s for you A.W.

(Enjoy this song while you look. You’ll have to go to this link.)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AratTMGrHaQ

You are loved & missed Adrian Wilson & Rick Martnick.

fin.