Emotions and Ice Cream

I keep eating ice cream. I think it has become my comfort food, sometimes I have it before lunch on the weekend.

It is driving me a little crazy that we are finally getting all the odds 'n' ends done around the house, making it all nice only in hopes to have someone else fall in love with it. I must remind myself it is only a house, simply a structure providing shelter. Home on the other hand is where ever your loved ones are and it doesn't have to be one place, just places you simply love being. Living on a boat will let us have many homes over the course of a year.

I like to think that everyone who says they will come visit us actually will. Albany is a very lively city, a city I have very much enjoyed for the last 9 years and there will be a lot to miss, but most of all it will be our friends. We have great friends.

One thing I remember from when I was a kid in the Daisy's Troop- being a Daisy means your working your way up to become a Girl Scout. The sequence is; Daisy, Brownie, Girl Scout. I only made it to a Brownie, then bailed b/c it was way to girly-we weren't learning to camp or survive we were learning songs, arts and crafts (which at the time really bothered me). Even back then I was smart enough to know that singing "kum-by-ya" when I'm lost in the woods is not going to save me from a grizzly. But I did take away one valuable lesson- "Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver, and the other is gold" Albany will always be my gold, they simply rock!

We met our friend Maude and her daughter at the ice cream parlor the other night. Alana is 3 and watching her walk up to the ice cream parlor and upon seeing us her eyes light up, my heart just melts. This little girl may be one of the coolest kids/people I have ever met. Alana lights up a room. At her age the world is kind, people are friendly, laughter is often, and life is good. As Alana and Maude approached the door I couldn't help but think how much I would miss nights like this. What I love about Maude is that though she thinks we are a little crazy she supports our decision. K Family...you MUST come visit!

Ok so on the right here is the Daisy uniform...really do I need an apron, since when did anyone put on an apron before hiking into the woods? Even the girl in the sketch appears to be saying "Really, I have to wear-THIS?