Scuba

Hey All, I know I haven't finished uploading pictures. Here is hoping my efforts are successful tonight!

Sunday was 11 months since Allen passed. While I was in MI, I had a lot of time to think. I made a decision and choice in MI to move forward with my life. I will always have Allen in my heart; however, his physical presence is gone. I could choose to be sad and live in the past or reconstruct my life and discover a new me. As the one year marker is fastly approaching, I find myself thinking about the direction my life is taking me. I am taking a trip to Florida soon. That trip should help a lot as it will coincide with the one year point. Then, I will be seeing Nickelback in Concert upon my return. Lacrisha promised to keep me busy upon my return.

Anyway, the new me is the point of this blog. I wish to share and express my new life journey. There are things which I have always wanted to do yet never had. Now is the time for me to embark on those things. Scuba is one of them.

I went with a friend to Vortex in Florida. It is a scuba training center. First, my friend rocks! Second, I have been wanting to learn to dive for some time now and just have never moved forward with that desire. I observed the classes in and out of the water. I also met some cool and fun people. While my friend went cave diving, I had time to think about issues in my life that had been weighing on my mind. So, I thought, why not do it?

The course I am taking will be in Montgomery. It will be a blast. I've been glancing through the book and I so miss studying so now I have a study focus to help me get back into my school/study routine.

I'm off to try to upload pics!!!

Friends

I am happy to be back to work. I don't think I've blogged about this but my work absolutely rocks! My bosses are so nice. I don't think I would have made it through this last year without the understanding of Lacrisha, Jay, Johnny, and all the guys at work.

My close friend Kelly came over tonight to return some books and things she was holding for me. We had a great time talking about issues in my life. She is a near and dear friend!!!!


I am still processing the trip. I did receive the closure I needed. I shared the pictures from the day I scattered Allen's ashes with Kellie. For those of you who don't know, Kellie was the friend I called the night Allen died. When he went into his seizure, I called 911 then her. She left work and drove over. Allen died before she got here. She stayed with me while the paramedics looked at Allen's medicine, while the coroner was determining if he needed an autopsy, and while I was waiting for the funeral home to pick him up. She didn't leave until mother arrived.

I plan on blogging tomorrow in more detail.

Love and hugs to all!!!!

Home

Hi all from wonderfull Birmingham, Alabama!!! I had a great time on the trip with my mom and wouldn't trade the time spend with her for ANYTHING!!!!!! Love you mom!!!!!

I am still processing the trip. I am working on uploading the public and private pictures. I will blog more tomorrow when I am more rested.

Friday Update

Well, mother is asleep in an Indiana hotel room whilst I have been crying my eyes out for an hour or so. I appreciate the time alone to cry.

I am moving pics from the SD cards to my laptop and will try to upload some tonight. I will have a private album for the boat pics where I scattered his ashes. I will be mailing the password out to those who knew Allen as I am sure you will want to feel as if you participated.

Mother and I had some good times in the midst of a sad purpose. I still can not articulate everything too well at the moment. I will probably blog in more detail on Sunday after my arrival home.

I will say that I was impressed with the hotel that Kim from the travel agency picked for mother and I. It was nice. I dreaded carrying our luggage to our hotel but found out that the Lake View had porter service to and from the ferry. Whew!! What a relief that was!!!!!

I got to see the Grand Hotel, Baxter's coin shop, and scattered Allen's ashes off the shore in the water by the lighthouse from the movie Somewhere in Time. Mother bought me a framed picture of Richard and Elise on the lighthouse shore which will promptly be hung in my living room upon my arrival home.

It is getting late and I need to burn these pics to a cd for mother before we get up at the crack of dawn for our journey home tomorrow.

A special note for Dianna: It is very beautiful on the island. I thought about you and how much you liked Allen. I will be mailing you the password on Facebook.

Night all.

Mother and i had our first musical clash. LD, she hates Hinder and Flor ida..... Haha... We settled on Garth Brooks.

I am texting from the road. Talk to everyone from Indiana.

I am extremely sad. I will blog later. Big hugs to my friends.