What A Week ..

Hot to cold, slow to fast, relaxed to stressed.. I don't know how else to sum it up. It's been a week. At least I can say that some of the 'Rocks' in my life were still there at the end of it. No matter how crazy the week seems, if it comes to a close and my wife and Molly are there for me.. by my side.. then nothing else matters.

So It Was A Week From Hell ..

To put it bluntly. Not only did my company sell out and (basically) sell me to another employer, on top of all that, my office manager had a severe accident. An accident that left me performing two jobs for the price of one at a very turbulent time as it was. Of course I'm too proud to beg for help.. although I don't know if I would get some anyhow. Also, sometimes things are best done by oneself if one wants them done correctly. lol.

I decided that no time like the present to work on my time management skills. My gosh, what a terrible thing to have to be faced with trauma. I feel for her and pray that she pulls through this set back. I feel terrible for even thinking that I am inconvenienced by such an event. But that's life! We step it up when times get tough... right? I would expect other to do the same for me if I were faced with such a tragedy.

And Maybe A Drink Is What Is Needed ..

Although I usually would say that drinking is not the answer, it was a savior for me this week. It took the edge off an otherwise brutal go at life. I'm not a fan of the Espresso Martini, but sometimes we need to stay awake to enjoy the buzz. Also I had a lot of thinking to do before the weekend comes to an end and I start all over again. Caffeine helps with that. My wife loves this drink and turned me on to it.. We order it 'Creamy', meaning "with Baileys". Try it sometime.. you may like it!

Hey, It's not all that bad.. Every day we learn a little something about ourselves. We learn that we are stronger than we thought and we learn that we have more in the gas tank than we thought we had, when times get tough. It's then when we can relax, reflect, and kiss the week goodbye with a smile.. Things aren't really all that bad. Life is still okay and the drinks helped. I can't lie.

Here's a face that makes things right as rain.. How can you hate how life is treating you when you take a second to look at what is sleeping gently by your side? Molly has been a savior lately. Not a day goes by that I won't find her lying close by while I peck away at the computer. She has been my comfort through many a rough office meeting. She simply lies there, barking in her sleep, and just being 'Miss Chill Molly' through it all. I look down and see her sleeping.. tongue out and all, and can't help but feel my soul slide back to reality. It's the simple things in life that seem to put things into perspective. Simply put, she grounds us.

Hey.. She can't help it.. She's missing a few teeth. Her tongue just seems to sort of fall out every once and a while. It's cute, and hell.. I have NO IDEA what I look like when I'm fast asleep. Maybe I look the same way. BUT let's hope not.

On Top Of All That ..

It got cold out. What the heck! What happened to summer and cool fall temperatures? All of a sudden it's cold like January around these parts. I woke up this morning to temps in the 20's (F). Just last weekend it was near 80 (F) and feeling like summer. Really??!! Come on Autumn.. Don't treat me like this!

I was in shorts and Molly was loving it!

But All Good Things Come To An End ..

Or so they say.. But we are the creators of our own destiny. The writer of our own story. The captain of our own vessel. There are so many other ways to say it, but the meaning is the same. We are who we are because of how we react to the environment and stresses we are faced with. Some will break under the pressures of life, while others will ride the glorious waves of uncertainty.

Life is what we make of it ..

And how we choose to face it, is our own choice. Someone once said, "Get busy living or get busy dying." There really is a lot of truth in that. As for me, I'm going to get busy living and meet these challenges head on. I'm not ready to give up, roll over and die. Nope. I have a lot going for me...

A lovely Supportive Wife

An Awesome Furry Friend Called Molly

And The Little Touches Of Life That Make It All Worth While ...

Along with cold temperatures come the most beautiful sunsets!

I Guess One Could Say, "The Silver Lining"

“To all those who care,
You can't forever.
Time steals the years,
And your reflection in the mirror.
But I can still see the story in your eyes,
And your timeless passion that’s never died.
While your skin became tired,
Your heart became strong,
The present became the past,
And your memories like a song.
And though the moment at hand is all that we have,
You’ve taught me to live it like it is our last.
Since two words don't say ‘thank you’ the way they are meant to,
I'll try all my life to be something like you.”
― Crystal Woods, Write like no one is reading

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