Nachos at Siamsa with a new crew

     I tend to be a bit of an enigma when it comes to doing things.  I crave new at every turn because my brain and spirit seem to need the stimulation.  What makes it tricky though...is that I hold on to ritual and tradition with a death grip.  (This is the girl who puts her right shoe on first don't forget).   "But THIS is how we do it" or "I ONLY do it this way" were words frequently uttered from these little lips.  This year I have thrown all of that out of the window.  WHY?  Because, that mindset was no longer working for anyone.   

     The beauty of my current vibe is to combine what I love with something new.  It is to allow new traditions and new experiences to blossom.  I take suggestions, I am gently led to the uncharted and I savor the adventure of it all.  

     My friends and I have had many changes this year.  Separation, marriage, growing babies, moves, loss, job changes, etc.  It has been an obstacle course of change.  Parts were easy, others were challenging and some knocked me to my knees in the mud.  How I choose to come out of this mess is up to me.  I have reached out to those I love with honesty and admiration.  I have clung to traditions I am NOT willing to relinquish.  I have tried some new stuff and have loved the changes.  I have mourned  the loss of things that will never be.  But now it is time to read the next chapter.

     

Recipe for a fun night: 

     2 cherished friends

     1 new buddy

     my oldest friend

     1 known Irish pub

     dash of bad DJ music

     3 Blue Moons

     5 hours of laughter

     1 plate of nachos with everything