It's Time To Write...

Well it's been a hot minute since I have written anything and my inner spirits are yelling "IT'S TIME TO WRITE!". So I am listening and writing! So much has been going on since my last post in the beginning of May. Hang on and let me tell you my stories....

I'm going to start with yoga. Holy shit! Who knew I would fall so deeply in love with something. Is it okay to be in love with an activity? I hope so, because I am. I've attended a yoga class or two in my past but holy cow! This is different. I told myself I wanted to start doing yoga back in April so I searched the internet and found a place that felt right near our home. I visited one Saturday and immediately fell in love with the place. I signed up for a 2 week pass and off I went. After my two weeks, I signed up for 3 months. It's crazy. I can't get enough. The studio is small and welcoming. I feel like it hugs me every time I am there. There are four different teachers I practice with and each one of them brings a different talent, style, feel... They are all amazing. I was especially drawn to one. Robbie. She is more of a storyteller. She starts each class with a short story about the history of the pose we will end up doing. She suggests an intention for each class that we can go back to during poses that may be challenging. Or when we are relaxing.

A couple weeks ago, the AC in the studio went out and they had to close for 6 days. I was horrified. I went online to find a substitute, knowing it would not be the same. I found nothing. EXCEPT..... Robbie has her own practice. She does Reiki and she does yoga retreats. All I could think of was "I knew I was drawn to her!". I would have never found this had the AC my normal studio had not gone out. After finding this out, I didn't search for another studio. I just registered for online sessions and hoped the AC got fixed quickly. Which it did.

Since then, I have had a Reiki session with Robbie and will be signing up for a yoga retreat with her in Mexico soon. I feel like I have found my grounding place.

I would tell you about my Reiki session with her but honestly, it's personal and I am not ready to share. I will say that it was awesome! One little tidbit I will share is that after the session we talked about energies we felt. One of the things she said was that she saw the color orange. I won't go into details about why but today something very strange happened. One of my coworkers had a bag of M&Ms and offered me some. As we all know, there are a variety of colors in a bag. I reached in and came out with four M&Ms. All ORANGE. Are you a believer? I am!

Other things going on.....

I got a promotion. Associate Director. I am very excited, humbled and happy about this. However, I am working a LOT. We had a very talented Sr. Real Estate Manager transfer out of state and until we find a replacement, I am trying to help with her building. I became really good friends with her and I miss her dearly. We talk frequently but I can't just invite myself to her house for a glass of wine any longer. Still, I am very happy for her! We also had another manager leave so I am overseeing those buildings also. I am also helping on business development and participating on pitches. I would have never dreamed I would be comfortable doing that but I honestly enjoy it. I think when you believe in something, it comes easy.

And on top of all that, I am taking classes to get a designation that I am determined to get. Crazy time.

Another fun thing is now that COVID is easing up, we are now able to entertain guests again. We had a dear friend spend the weekend. We had so much fun even though it was a short weekend. Saturday was spent hiking during the day and then experiencing Broadway in the evening. Just for the record, Nashville is in full swing. Especially on Broadway. The streets were insane. We managed to find a great restaurant with excellent service and had an amazing evening. (yes, that is a hot tub in the last picture).

On the Shelby front..... she's getting along okay. She is on chemo treatments but chemo treatments for animals is much different. She takes two pills every two weeks. She has lost a couple patches of hair but that is it. She's extremely skinny but still manages to annoy the heck out of us with her talking. Especially when she takes the pills that increase her appetite. One of the side effects is "increased vocalization". When I read that I thought "How bad can it be?". Well, let me tell you. It's bad. She knows how to open the door to our shower in our master bedroom and she will go in there and howl. And it echos. And it's 3:00 am!!!!! I've learned to keep food in our bathroom for her at night.

Update on Jim: He is preparing for his 4th of July show in our neighborhood and having a great time. I am so impressed with his skillset of organizing this. (Now if he could just get the tire on my bike fixed..... (kidding) .

Jaimey and Justin are coming to town over the 4th also so I can't wait to see them. They will be here for almost a week and I am SO EXCITED!

And..... we went to a NASCAR race in Nashville. #Nashcar We had a blast but talk about spiritual energy! When we left, we knew it would take us forever to get out of the parking lot. This was the first race in ten years at this track and it was the FIRST NASCAR race. We got back to our car and opened the doors and the hatch and were just hanging out for a bit. A young couple walked up and asked if by any chance we were headed to downtown Nashville. I told them no, I work downtown and try to stay away from it on the weekends. They were super sweet, thanked us and walked away. As they walked away we saw her crying. Jim said he had been in that position before (stranded) and said that the girl reminded him of Jaimey. I was already starting to think of the quickest way to get downtown. We made the decision to take them. Nothing we had to do was more important than helping them. We closed the car up, stopped the exiting traffic and yelled to them to get in the car. The look on her face when Jim said, "Come on and get in" was pure relief. They got into the car and we started talking. She was still crying and said, "we don't even live in this state". Of course we asked where they were from. Her answer......... St. Louis. I wasn't surprised but damn. Once again, the universe works wonders. We found out they had come to Nashville for the race but had also been married the day before. And her birthday was the following day. We got them to their hotel safe and sound. They tried to pay us but we asked them to just do us a favor and pay it forward sometime. She told us we were angels. I have never been called an angel before but it was very humbling. In my heart I knew that it was a much higher power than me but I was still happy to have been a part of it.

I am in such a happy place right now. I have finally found my place with my husband, my yoga, my job......... I feel grounded. I know my son and his family are doing great and I am so proud of their accomplishments.

There is a full moon tonight. I am at peace. Jim is happy. The cats are happy. Life is not only good, it is great!