blessed are the forgetful…
…for they get the better even of their blunders.
talk about an odd month. i left alaska and headed down to san francisco. it was my first time in the frisco city and i’m sad i didn’t get more time there. all the more reason to go back. after the airport lost my ticket, then my luggage, i finally got to san fran with one day to do all the things i wanted to do. i managed to go to chinatown, which was pretty neat and then alcatraz the next day, which i’ve always wanted to do. it was a perfect sunny day and it was a great way to start my trip. from there, i boarded a cruise ship. my first time on a cruise. it was pretty overwhelming. it was so big. like a floating 5 star hotel in the middle of the ocean. our first stop was cabo san lucus, where it was about 95 degrees. we spent the afternoon taking a float boat to different reefs and snorkeling. it was my first time snorkeling, but i got the hang of it pretty fast, although i managed to swallow about 2 gallons of salt water. yuck. i also got pretty sunburnt, but it was worth it. without going into too much detail, our next ports were costa rica, panama city, colombia and aruba. costa rica was almost dreamlike as we took to the mountains on horseback and zip-lined through the cloud forrest over waterfalls and the cliffs. i even saw a baby sloth.
needless to say, the trip was pretty amazing. the ship was beautiful and although i was the youngest person on it, good times were still had.
then it was a brief visit in florida. the first time i had ever been actually, and i ended up liking it more than i thought i would. i was in jacksonville for the bulk of my trip, visiting my dear pregnant friend alicia. then i headed north to see my sister in minneapolis. and that brings me to here. right now. in alaska. back home. safe and sound. the past month has really gone by in a flash. and so many miles traveled.
it snowed today. thick, wet snow that creates puddles of ice and sticks to your windshield. it was a good day. productive and low key. i am happy. i’m slowly starting to put together my list of baking ideas for thanksgiving and i made a list of things i would like to accomplish this winter. books, harry potter movie marathon, trip to fairbanks, alyeska snowboarding. how exciting.
and when i get too caught up in…everything, and focus too much on what has happened and what isn’t happening, i just remind myself to realize it. and breathe. and take one step at a time. because thats really all you can do, right? and i have to keep reminding myself that i am not stupid. (even though lately i’ve been feeling like the biggest idiot in the world).
sigh.
moving on.
“Long have you timidly waded
Holding a plank by the shore,
Now I will you to be a bold swimmer,
To jump off in the midst of the sea,
Rise again, nod to me, shout,
And laughingly dash with your hair.”
— walt whitman
