Maybe She's Mental

I asked myself one morning this week as I was laying in bed with my arm around each of  my two daughters, when am I at my happiest?  Right away, I answered.... swimming in the ocean joyfully playing with a dear friend... no responsibilities... no expectations.... just allowing the ocean to cradle me. Mall of America - Nickelodeon Universe And then the rest of my weekend happened... and I realized I have an equally happy time when I'm alone playing with my children.... it went like this:  I agree to go to one of the largest malls in America during Christmas vacation to the indoor amusement park.  It will probably be one of the busiest days of the year for them.  BUT the little cousins were in town and my kids would so love having a fun outing with them.  So I agree to go knowing that my children are excited beyond belief to be able to have this experience.  The first ride.... water ride/log chute... oh man... but Alyse (4) wanted to go and I had t...

Just got back from vacation in a most vibrant location... so much vibrance that this lady can't sleep during the night.... seriously... every night about 2 or 3 am, I would wake up.  Woah!  And I wasn't tired the next day... must be high in oxygen or something because they pump oxygen into the Vegas casinos so people don't get tired... :)  That's part of the fun.... although I'm not a good customer for them, to me, that just means more time to dance! :) So...  This photo shows where I was. This was taken on one of my morning walks on the beach at about 5:30 or 6 when I finally just decided to get out of bed rather than lay in bed and dance with my iPod. :)  There just is no way I can sleep! Ok... now I need to stop talking about sleep because the title says I'm going to write about a little bit of love craziness.... for one who throws out the term 'love' quite often, I realized a little more about my definition of love; the kind I want to experience ...