This is a valuable read for ANYONE in a relationship how-an-affair-really-begins . I watched my marriage disintegrate in the course of a year much this way with my Ex and his "mistress".
Be the stronger person, be aware before EVER engaging in this destructive behavior. Once it's done it can't be undone. You can choose your actions, but you don't get to choose the consequences....
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Friday, September 25, 2015
Trees
Lo and I found this hike last year in early October. Roughly 10 miles round trip (depending on how far away from the trailhead you have to park) and by far the most technical of those we've done. At that time the trees had already changed colors and were starting to drop their needles. We vowed to come back earlier this year and bring Rick! It really is a fun hike, the only downside to it is the hour and a half drive to the trailhead (we get spoiled with the no more than and hour drives), and on the weekends this hike is ridiculously popular.
Nonetheless it is well worth doing at least one fall!
She finds the switchbacks at the beginning boring so this becomes our entertainment
Out takes
The views of Mt. Stuart so close are impressive
The trees had just started to change
By the time we reached the lake a little weather moved in and I was glad I had packed a "puffy" in my pack.
This girl has been hiking with me for years. She's 13 now so I'm often met with a little resistance to going, but once she is out there it feels a bit like we are in "our" true element. She is amazing and entirely unaware of her strengths. She has equal endurance and can certainly go the same distance as me, but her technical ability has far surpassed mine. I love it, and can't wait to see all the places this will take her.
Posted with BlogsyThursday, September 17, 2015
Now
My favorite time of year in the valley is September and October. Our temperatures are amazing, and the outdoors comes alive with color and smell.
I've spent the last month and a half in my "interim" house. Ricks house while we try to sell it. I'm not made to build or remodel houses. It's not in my make up, in fact I can't think of anything worse to do with my time not working. This house he bought many years ago as a repo. It's been a s*#! Ton of work for him. Granted it looks amazing now, but truly at the cost of actually living.
I was starting to suffocate in this. Lose my self. I could feel myself slipping. Questioning my choices, myself. It's a scary place to be. So I turned to the place I knew would renew my soul, put life back into perspective. The wilderness. Covered 26 miles in three days, summited a mountain I have always wanted to. Found myself, my happiness, self assured ness, all out there. Now we can carry on.
Friday I have a window when I dropped Lo off until I pick her up from school. I've got Lake Colchuck down. I can take off, hike the 4.5 to the lake, eat lunch and be back to Wenatchee within 5 hours.
Saturday I went on a "blind date", with a gal I know but have never hung out with. She was awesome and so was Lake Minotaur and Theseus, as well as the views from Labryth.
Sunday after work, I could sense Rick needed the same. We made a quick sandwich hiked up another summit to view Lake Valhalla and have dinner. Perfect!
I've spent the last month and a half in my "interim" house. Ricks house while we try to sell it. I'm not made to build or remodel houses. It's not in my make up, in fact I can't think of anything worse to do with my time not working. This house he bought many years ago as a repo. It's been a s*#! Ton of work for him. Granted it looks amazing now, but truly at the cost of actually living.
I was starting to suffocate in this. Lose my self. I could feel myself slipping. Questioning my choices, myself. It's a scary place to be. So I turned to the place I knew would renew my soul, put life back into perspective. The wilderness. Covered 26 miles in three days, summited a mountain I have always wanted to. Found myself, my happiness, self assured ness, all out there. Now we can carry on.
Friday I have a window when I dropped Lo off until I pick her up from school. I've got Lake Colchuck down. I can take off, hike the 4.5 to the lake, eat lunch and be back to Wenatchee within 5 hours.
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Intentions
I have had every intention to get back to regular blogging, and one day I will. I have lots of hikes and photos to share, but I've been taking time to reconnect or make time to connect with people. In the last 5 weeks I have had four friends husbands die, one of them had been a friend of mine since middle school. This forces you to take a good look at how you are living. I have my core group of friends I love dearly, but I realized I've shut a lot of people out of my life, unintentionally. After everything that went down with my Ex, I simply tightened my circle. I stuck close to those that were there, that I trusted and proved to be authentic. I made no effort to reconnect with old friends.
In the last few weeks I've slowed down, disconnected a bit from the attachment to my phone, and focused on the important people in my life.
Some of the mommies and daughters went for a night away to see Matilda. Show was amazing but more so the 24 hours we spent and the memories we made as well as our daughters.
Then there was this group. In shock and sadness some of us that hadn't seen each other in almost 20 years (remember after we graduated there was barely Internet and certainly no social Media to keep us connected) came together. I had not realized how much I had missed everyone. I savored the entire weekend, visitors from other states were home, wanting to pack 19 missed years into 3 days.
In the last few weeks I've slowed down, disconnected a bit from the attachment to my phone, and focused on the important people in my life.
Some of the mommies and daughters went for a night away to see Matilda. Show was amazing but more so the 24 hours we spent and the memories we made as well as our daughters.
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