Just got back from a 4-day R&R. Hubby and I went to a fantastic B&B on Mobile bay in Fairhope, AL. We had spa services on Friday and Saturday, read books on the pier overlooking the bay, fished, ate, drank, and yes, wogged. Ten miles...afraid not. We did 7 miles and ran out of time because of the spa appt. We took too long socializing after breakfast before we hit the road and then realized we could not finish the 10 miles...bummer. I felt like I could have gone on and on. Those endorphins were pumping. There was such a nice breeze off the bay and a beautiful place to wog. On Sunday, well, we were just slugs. New leaf upon return...I WILL TRAIN EVERYDAY THIS WEEK.
On Friday, we fly off to NC for a week to visit family and friends. My husband's best friend has an aggressive type of Leukemia so we are afraid this will be our last visit with him. So sad. My uncle who is 73 is building an airplane from scratch so we have to go see his big project in progress. It is a one-seater...just as well...who would go for a ride in a plane a 73-yr. old built! Guess that is ugly of me. Sorry.
I hope to rekindle a broken friendship with my best buddy of the last 40 years. We have been estranged for the past 5 years and it is like a huge thorn in my side. We are wasting precious time. It was my fault...I was neglectful of our friendship and did not give it the priority it deserved. It is more challenging to nurture a long distance friendship, but I am not giving any excuses. DON'T NEGLECT YOUR FRIENDS. She was always the one who called, who reached out to me and I did not always reciprocate. I also neglected some important events in her life. Boy, do I regret it! The last event that I did not acknowledge was the straw that broke the camel's back and caused her to "wash her hands of me". Although I have reached out and apologized, she is still hurt and is not ready to mend the fence. I am not giving up. But this trip may be my last attempt. Sorry to bore y'all, but writing about it is therapeutic for me.
Kristy and Steven are going to NC the same week, but we will see them just on the day we go see Uncle Jim's plane. They will spend the week at a beach house there, whereas hubby and I will be packing and unpacking all week staying with different friends and relatives each night. I will need a vacation to recover! Gotta figure out a place to do my LSD when I get there.
Oh, the title above are names of various animals that lived or visited on a regular basis at the B&B. They were a wild black crow that would eat out of Becky's hand (not mine), 2 huge geese that hiss because Morticia is laying eggs, a duck, a dog, the pier cat, the treehouse cat, and a seagull. Becky, one of the B&B owners, had conveniently placed 3 ft. sticks with orange plastic fringe on the end all around the property to use for "shooing" away the hissing geese...she called these sticks, GOOSE BUSTERS. LOL.
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I'm glad you had a good time! It sounds fun!
That is such a funny blog. And good. Glad you are not going to give up on your friendship! Have fun in your next "adventure". You have quite the traveling family!
Your trip sounds awesome! I'm glad you're trying again with your friend. It is hard and I've lost many friends doing the same thing. Good luck with that.
If you can get a copy, I recommend a book called "Crucial Conversations" by Joseph Grenny and Kerry Patterson that has some really good tips on how to have a converstaion with someone where emotions run high. I have learned a lot from the book and you might find some of the techniques useful in your conversation with your friend. The biggest part is to "start with the heart" and make sure your friend knows that your motives are "pure".
Good luck!
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