My Bucket List

1. Be a Mom
2. Travel to Germany
3. Travel to the Western side of the United States
4. Take a cruise to Alaska
5. Lose weight and keep it off
6. Live in the country where I have no neighbors
7. Run a race...any "real" race
8. Read the Bible in a year


I guess that is it, for now at least. I thought it would be longer. Is that because I am happy with life? Is it because I am a simple person? Is it because I have experienced a lot in life already? Who knows? I am sure the people that really know me can answer that question better than I.

Kind of odd

My Mom and I purchased bulbs (tulips, daffodils, etc.) in the Fall but I never got my planted because of trying to get ready for my surgery. The other day I looked at the box...guess what...they are sprouting in the box! Here I was worried they would be bad and never grow. Tomorrow's job...GET THEM PLANTED...FINALLY!

Back in the game

I started Weight Watchers almost 3 weeks ago. The first two weeks I lost 7 pounds. This week has been very off and on. It is really hard to eat healthy when I am at home...too much access to bad foods.

I also would like to start running. It will definitely be a slow start because I am so out of shape but at least a start. I purchased new running shoes last week. They are yellow so I love them.

Life goes on, Stephanie, life goes on

A wise woman use to say to me often, Life goes on, Stephanie, life goes on. Who was that wise woman? My Grandma Semple. No matter what the problem she or I had she would say life goes on. Life truly does go on. However, there are those trying times when it seems life won't go on. The night we lost my Grandma Lundgren or Semple I could not even imagine life going on but it did. We had another loss in the family yesterday. My adopted Uncle Eddie passed away. So young but gone in an instant. Why does life go on? How do we get through the tough times, the times we don't think we can get through...let me tell you...God. I cannot imagine how unbelievers get through these times. The same wise woman who use to say life goes on also use to say another phrase...but by God.

Back by popular demand :D

Not really but I know I have not posted in a long time. I have thought of so many things to post but haven't done it. Thanks, Aunt Linda, for motivating me to get back into it. Love you!

Memories

One of the most treasured things we have are memories. Without memories we would forget the great times. Without memories we would forget the wonderful, special people we have had in our lives and lost in some way. We also have memories of the not so great things in life. The things we would like to forget but things that surely taught us a lesson or turned into good. As I get older I realize that memories do fade and memories get forgotten. They may resurface at some point because of something seen, heard or smelled because they are always there. But they are not as close the surface as they were when they happened. I want to record my memories. I don't want to forget the times I have had. I want to someday share them with my grandchildren. I urge you...write down your memories, share them, don't keep them inside to be forgotten or to fade.