Say Uncle

I've waited most of my life for this album.

The new album by Al Koenig

Growing up my Uncle Al didn't always have a lot to say,

but he always had his guitar

and when he played his music said 

all you needed to know.

As an adult,

my Uncle Al has been the father I never quite had.

Supportive, encouraging, grounded.

I'm not saying that we talk a lot about things,

because neither of us are really that type.

Luckily, we don't really need too.

He plays and I listen.

He has a lot of great advice,

and now I can carry it with me

everywhere I go.

Get it for yourself!

Dig'n The New Digs

Waiting to learn what my apartment would be

was like waiting to find out if Santa

thought I had been naughty or nice.

Would I get coal or candy?

It seems I was a good girl this year.

Digital flat screen TV and digital cable.

New furniture to mix with my lost and found pieces.

A well planned and useful kitchen.

Another beautiful bed which I don't really use yet, my sofa is so nice.

Spacious area for doing things. 

Dirty Girl

It was a holiday and

Yertle's birthday.

 No better time for adventure.

So off we went to magical Daejon.

Our jump off point was the Eco Forest

where we took the path less traveled

and wondered off into the mountains of Korea.

Yertle, reviewing all she can see.

Yertle (Alyssa) and Landino celebrate her birthday.

Happiness is the path less traveled.

We left the world behind.

Landino took it like a man.

 At the end of the hike 

we found our ourselves.

dirty

sweaty

hungry

thirsty

sore

beat up

and

far from the maddening crowd.

But we were there,

unabashedly ourselves.

 Which is why it's so much easier

to find yourself

when on an adventure.

A Terrible Fright

My baby got sick.

She had a bad cough and kind of fell apart.

I took her to the emergency room.

It was touch and go for a while.

I thought I might have to put her under.

However, exploratory surgery proved successful.

She was rebuilt and doing just fine now.

 

I am very thankful.

She's my light on dark days.

My freedom when the walls get too tight.

You Can't Run Away

When my Drama was surprisingly sold to a new channel,

it was a difficult and painful turnover.

I'd become quite attached to my caste-mates.

However, this time I couldn't bring myself to say goodbye.

So I decided to simply leave as quietly as I had arrived.

However, my wonderful ladies had other plans for me,

and instead sent me away with a heart more full

then I ever dreamed it could be.

Letter's I'll love forever. I heart you all, too.

 I miss them all deeply.

Thankfully I'm not very far away.