So, its been a long long time...

Things have changed so much in the last few years. We haved moved, and moved again. I have managed an apartment complex and am now working as a Communiations Dispatcher for Benton County Emergency Services in Richland, Wa. I am very happy to be out of The Dalles and really like it here in the Tri-Cities. This is now how I spend my evenings...

Pictures from my day out

Ahhhhhh

My journey yesterday fell a little short of my expectations. To start off I forgot the memory card in my camera so the pictures I did take are stuck on my camera :( The tattoo artist is amazing but wasn't prepared so I spent 2.5 hrs just sitting around waiting for him to finish the drawings for my arm. By the time we were done tattooing for the day, I was spent. The last 30 minutes was so painful I ended up with mascara running down my face. I ran out of time and couldn't get my fish tacos which really bummed me out. The texts from home begging me to come back kinda ruined the mood as well. Oh well, such is life... At least I had some "me" time...even if it was painful in more than one way.

Today I am setting out on a journey...

a journey to find me. I really don't think "finding myself" is a valid reason for anything but I am creating and exploring the rock star in myself. I basically know who I am, I just haven't been that person. I have tried very hard in my life to do things that others have wanted me to do; I have tried to be the person I thought everyone else wanted me to be. I woke up this morning and realized that life is passing me by. Now I know that 40 isn't over the hill. I just imagined myself in a different place at this age. I am going to explore that more on this blog.
Not only is today my first trip out completely kid-less (in a year), but I am also on a journey. I am heading to P-town to enjoy some art, culture, fine coffee, and pain. Yep, I'm getting a tattoo. Listen, I'm almost 40 and I think I have thought about it long enough...