I'm Back

Sorry I have been away. On Sunday Eileen & I embarked on a road trip to Cooperstown, NY, The Baseball Hall of Fame! Another item on my bucket list.(which may me think I need to add more items to my bucket list lest I finish everything, don't want to chance finishing the list marking the finish of me!) We had one of those Garmin satellite navigator systems. We followed that lovely voice, over hill over Dale (what is a Dale?)across the dusty trail! Cooperstown is in the middle of no where! No joke it is a one street town and we went in the back door. Only signs on the road were those watch out for Amish buggy signs. It was a Long and winding road! We made it and in my excitement and Eileen's support of my excitement we forgot to eat. The Baseball Hall of Fame was standing there in front of me and food was a long way from my mind. Poor Eileen, I don't believe she would visit the HOF if someone offered her a limo and driver. That is a true friend, going someplace you don't want to and being genuinely happy for being there. The HOF was awesome! It is small, but being there, seeing the balls, bats, cleats-WOW! And all the plaques of every player in the hall. The history of the game right there! I took 200 pictures! Yes, that is probably too many huh? It was just so much. A lifelong dream brought to fruition! We need to do things like this! Seems so often we put off filling our dreams because there are obligations; we can't just walk away from our obligations, we can fill in the moments in between with some bucket list items! It is important! Many of us live every day with the idea of living to the fullest. That is the way it should be! Whether you enjoy bike riding, reading, walking, golf, picking weeds-whatever brings you joy-this is how we ought to fill the moments in between the moments we have obligations. The bills will keep coming and the curveballs will keep coming-like sand through an hour glass our time is fleeting. (you thought I was going to say these are the days of our lives, fooled ya!) let us pledge to ourselves and pledge to our loved ones and pledge to God-today I am going to do one thing which makes me just silly with happiness! I am going to do one thing which brings me peace-and I will, tonight before I lay down my head - I will make sure those I love know I love them! I will make sure I give thanks for the gifts I have received-and I most certainly will remember if I wake up tomorrow on the right side of the dirt I won't waste one second of that gift whining or complaining! It is not easy because there are times life just heaps piles of dirt on our heads-we can prevail! We can make this day a celebration of us! In thanks to God we will live this day fully and completely! Who's with me. Post a comment, what is one thing you did today just because it brought you joy-peace-fulfillment! I would like to thank my dear friend Eileen, she participated in completion of a bucket list item with such enthusaism and kindness. I reckon just having a friend like Eileen is a gift I have received every day for 47 years-how amazing is that? I am blessed! Sorry for spelling and grammar errors-hard to write this on my iPhone. Celebrate Life!!