AS IF I haven't already spent way too much of my days soul searching, contemplating the twists and turns my life has taken to lead me to where I am now. And then I pull Arizona from my BJP coin jar. The first thought that came to me was Missed Opportunity.
When I was 19 I flew out to Phoenix to spend some time with my Aunt Patsy and Uncle Dave and my cousins. What a blast we had. Two of my cousins (Patrick just a few years younger than me and Joanne a few years older than me) and I took a trek up to the Grand Canyon and stopped at various places along the way. Patrick is the brother that I never had and Joanne is just an awesome soul. I won't bore you with the details, but that trip (including riding the mules down the Grand Canyon) was beyond spectacular. If I should ever come in to money, the first thing I would do -- do that trip again with my cousins.
Missed Opportunity? Yeah. Why in world did I not pack up my bags and start my life out there while I was young??! Not only was a part of my family that I just adore out there, I loved those rocks, canyons, wide open skies. Patrick lives in Flagstaff now and Joanne is out in California, my Aunt and Uncle have since passed on. I made my choice to return to New York. And here I am. But my heart is still with them out West.
I had no plan in mind when I started. And it felt so good to just bead. No rhyme or reason to placement. Just bead. Sigh.
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April 2011 BJP
Arizona |
Luckily Patrick and Joanne have both made it back 'home' in the past few years. They are just the most comfortable people to be around. True Treasures.
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| Patrick and Me |
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Kathy, Joanne and Me
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March BJP 2011
Pennsylvania |
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February BJP 2011
California |
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January BJP 2011
Florida |
~ Bead Happy and Often ~
When I was 19 I flew out to Phoenix to spend some time with my Aunt Patsy and Uncle Dave and my cousins. What a blast we had. Two of my cousins (Patrick just a few years younger than me and Joanne a few years older than me) and I took a trek up to the Grand Canyon and stopped at various places along the way. Patrick is the brother that I never had and Joanne is just an awesome soul. I won't bore you with the details, but that trip (including riding the mules down the Grand Canyon) was beyond spectacular. If I should ever come in to money, the first thing I would do -- do that trip again with my cousins. 
I had no plan in mind when I started. And it felt so good to just bead. No rhyme or reason to placement. Just bead. Sigh. 
Luckily Patrick and Joanne have both made it back 'home' in the past few years. They are just the most comfortable people to be around. True Treasures.
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April 23, 2011
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