The Luckiest Girl

Alone, but far from lonely.

Kenny Chesney! Tonight we are seeing the Kenny Chesney show, I'm very excited. We are on the 'guest list'! But first I have to head back to the airport to get a rental car since Kelley's car is being...tempermental. We've been stranded twice in two days. So, I called up Dad and of course he took care of me. I love you Dad!

PS- Espero-o estão amigo bem hoje, caro. Eu o verei logo!

posted by: squintzinca at April 28, 2005 14:50 | link | comments |

I'm having a great time out here. Today we went to the rehearsal, and just kind of hung around. Kelley has a great house (595/mo!) and racoons visit and eat his cat's food. There's plenty to go around, and even though I know they can be dangerous and diseased, the racoons are adorable! Check them out! (and LS too!)

          

Hope everyone is having a good week!

PS - Я тоскую без Вас, мой специальный друг!

posted by: squintzinca at April 28, 2005 01:58 | link | comments (2) |

Well, I made it to Mississippi! Gulfport, to be exact. It's beautiful, though so far I've only seen it in the dark. I'm so excited because I just found out that Kelley & I will be heading over to watch Lynyrd Skynyrd rehearse for tonights show. We won't be going to the show, but it will be fun to hang out at the rehearsal. I'll take pictures, and keep you posted on my southern fun as much as possible! Have a great week!

posted by: squintzinca at April 27, 2005 15:33 | link | comments |

On the road again, I just can’t wait to get back on the road again, hm-hm-hm-hm-hm…

Okay, enough of that. ‘Tis true though, I am just about to head off on another vacation. This time, a long overdue trip to visit my dear cousin in Mississippi . For those of you who didn’t know me way back when, I shared my first apartment with my cousin, Kelley. It was this amazing place, right on the Mokelumne River in Lodi . IT was a crazy 6 months, we were B-R-O-K-E! But we learned a lot about ourselves and each other during that time. We have remained close despite some terrible fights and he really is one of my best friends. He’s the guy who tells it like it is, even if I ask him not to. This might seem mean, but I do the same for him.

I’m so excited because Kelley lives in the exciting world of music. He is in concert lighting and works for a company that takes him all over doing various shows. He goes from Florida to Las Vegas to Indiana and back to Mississippi , helping with shows from KC and the Sunshine band to Kenny Rogers. While I’m there, I’ll get to tag along to Kenny Chesney and Montgomery Gentry. Both fairly big country acts, and I’ll be backstage for both. I can’t wait.

 

I’ll be sure to fill you in on all the details when I get back, so y’all have a good week!

posted by: squintzinca at April 25, 2005 14:54 | link | comments (1) |

There's nothing quite like a girl's night out to give you just what you need. Especially when what you need is both a sympathetic ear and a kick in the butt. A true friend will give you both. Such was the case as this California girl spent her weekend hanging out with her best girlfriends cursing her luck and being gently reminded of her blessings.

My girlfriends and I have recently had the unique, if short-lived, experience of all being fabulously single at the same time. And what is it that we smart, successful, beautiful women do when such a historical time comes to pass? Facials, sleepovers, nails, girls night out’s, etc.? Of course! And we do these things as we sit around and talk about, you guessed it, MEN! Until, inevitably, one of us jumps up in disgust and cries out how ridiculous it is and we move on to work and family and…right back around to men. The ones we’ve lost, the ones who’ve lost us, and the ones we are currently pining for, though no self-respecting woman would never admit to pining.

The thing is we are all mostly happy and content as we are. We don’t want to ‘need’ someone. We are self-respecting, independent, successful human beings that can do for ourselves just fine, thank you. But the question that comes ‘round again and again is, Do we want to? Do we want to take out the trash and change our own oil and change the smoke alarm batteries? May I be so bold as to say No. That is not what we want. We can, and we do (occasionally), but the truth is, we would love to give up these particular responsibilities to a warm and caring man who has just stepped off the pages of a Disney story, with a little Harlequin romance thrown in for fun. Giving up those things is the easy part.

The hard part is discovering that you have found someone. That seemingly perfect blend of whatever you need at any given moment and yet you can’t quite reach out and grab it. It’s taking that leap from where you are at, slightly unfulfilling but comfortably familiar, to the risk of holding your heart out to someone and saying “you want this?” Because what if they don’t, or can’t, or take it but aren’t very careful with it?

I know that this fear of rejection and hurt is pretty much universal and not really gender specific. Which brings me back to my girlfriends. We sit around and obsess, but we keep each other grounded and help each other up when we fall into the same holes over and over again. We point out safer roads, but hold each other’s hands and walk side by side when we insist on treading down the same dangerous paths as before. We love a beer with the guys, but know that nothing can beat margaritas with the girls.

Thank you, girlfriends. You know who you are. You are a blessing in my life, and I love you from the depths of my soul.

posted by: squintzinca at April 17, 2005 01:09 | link | comments (1) |

The beautiful bride...

The amazing parents...

Nothing beats leading by example. A special thanks to my parents, you truly are an inspiration!

posted by: squintzinca at April 11, 2005 16:40 | link | comments (1) |

Well, I am back in town and back to work - ugh! Things around here are interesting. Budget and auditing nightmares have everyone wondering about job security and several people have already been laid off.

The wedding was perfect. Despite several near catastrophes in the days leading up to the wedding (including needing to run out and buy a new dress the day before!), the actual ceremony was great, and Kim was beautiful. A good time was had by all as we danced the night away! I will admit I did feel a small pang of jealousy as the bride and groom were introduced and took the dance floor for the first dance. They were obviously very much in love, and for the moment at least, all was right in their world.

Someone recently told me that love was overrated. HIGHLY overrated. I concluded that this person has not really experienced true love. But later realized that this person has perhaps been hurt that deeply by love. And it's hard to get over a hurt like that and harder still to consider taking another risk with your heart.

Despite my still hurting heart, I will not denounce love. Certainly, it is not perfect, but wrapped up in real love, it's about the closest to perfection one can be. And it's funny, because even if you are the giver and not the receiver, the result is similar. Love is mysterious and confusing, but overrated? I think not!

posted by: squintzinca at April 06, 2005 17:30 | link | comments (4) |

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