- On the 10th, I will celebrate my 7th anniversary for being a San Diego resident,
- On the 14th, my parents will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary,
- On the 14th, our nation will honor the 232nd anniversary for adopting the flag of the United States.
In the last 7 years...
I have lived in Oceanside, Leucadia, and La Costa (Carlsbad).
I have learned to love this ocean so deeply. The surfing, the fishing, the beach outtings, and especially the "sea bone" collecting. I find solice, and peace, and answers when I'm on her - and even near her.
I have learned the crisp and definative lines drawn between a Native and a Transplant, and have met wonderous people from both sides. :)
I have worked at a Sportfishing company, an Asian restaraunt, the fantastic Trader Joes, a marketing firm (unworthy of a plug), and eventually went back to the real world with a successful Security Technology Distribution company that brought me full circle to my passion - Information Security.
I have been a mother to 60+ plants, 3 fish, 2 frogs, and my most precious Sadie - the most gracious miniature schnauzer.
I've had the pleasure to have lived as close as 3 houses from the ocean and loved hearing her whisper me to sleep, or have her furocious surf wake me during a heavy storm... and I also learned, being this close = mold will live on everything, paperbacks/photos/receipts/letters - pretty much anything paper will not survive, and clothes NEVER dry.
I have enjoyed watching countless sunrises and sunsets from my board and the sand, finding sea treasures on every walk, playing in the glowing fun of red tides, and witnessing her ever changing dispostion. And I have gained a enormous respect for her. To some, she is a line. To me, she is my world.
Just over a year ago, Sadie and I moved 5 miles inland *gasp* but have realized just how lucky we are. We are in such a wonderful home with amenities a single gal can't afford solo on the beach. Oh how I missed the bubble baths! We still have an amazing view of the sunset, and have since replaced all the furnishings - and healthily live mold free! :) Soon we'll be making another move when our family expands. I'm excited to see where this next path will lead, and have no doubt in my mind it will be even more spectacular than I could even imagine.
And, I smile.
