Let the celebrating begin

We are now a full day into the third month of the year. Where has the time gone? Seriously, at the end of this month, we will be 1/4 of the way into the year. Crazy! The cool thing, though, is that it is March! This is the month that I set aside for celebrating 35! I do not want to turn 35. I want to embrace it and celebrate it in any way I can.

That starts this weekend.

I am meeting two friends. One is divorced. The other is in the process of divorce. The second is the one with whom I am writing the book. This weekend will include some research. It will include some sharing of ideas. It will include some writing. And, of course, it will kick of the celebrating. I am incredibly thankful for this opportunity. This will be the longest I have been away from both kids. I came up with a travel plan that has me leaving after dinner tonight and home in time for dinner on Sunday. They have a visit with their dad tomorrow. I really won't be away from them all that much. I will only miss one dinner and yet, it feels like it will be an eternity. That makes me all the more thankful for my two friends who will help me enjoy the weekend. There is much to do and enjoy  in the next two days. I am excited! I am really excited!

Two weeks from Sunday is the half marathon I am doing. Just two weeks to go! I can hardly believe it! Someone mentioned the Northern California Survivor Mud Run to me yesterday. I am totally interested in doing it, but I think it will be far more fun with a group of people. So, I've started talking to friends to see who would like to do it. I think we're going to try to shoot for next year. That gives me another goal and another thing to look forward to! I love it!

A couple of weeks ago, I came to realization that I am really happy with my church involvement and the things I am doing with my two beautiful children. I felt at ease with where I am in life. I was totally ok with it. Then, at the beginning of this week, I had myself convinced (with a little nudging from a friend) that I should start seeing what (who) is out "there" and go from there. So, I started poking around the Christian Mingle and Match websites. I admit it, I got very interested and caught up in it all. What I have since realized is that I preferred where I was two weeks ago. I was happy. I was content. I was in a good place. I wasn't worried about where I was going or what I was doing or who I was meeting (or not meeting). I was just living life for myself, for my kids, and for God. I am trying to return myself to that place of contentment where I felt I was living a good life. I am not ready to get caught up in whatever games people play. I am not ready to see what or who is out "there" for me. If I have some fun, I have some fun. Fun is a good thing. I can do fun. But, I don't need a man in my life right now. I have learned that I don't need a partner...I survived long enough without a true partner and I am doing just fine now. I do not feel as if there is anything missing from my life. So, for some that race to the finish may be what they need. But I do not. I think I'll stick with run-walking a marathon and starting to prepare for the mud run. That's enough race for me. I have a full and fullfilling life. And I am ready to have some fun.

Sp, let the celebrating begin! CELEBRATE 35!!! Woo-hoo!