MAY 5, 2008 entry taken from my previous blog
Recently, a good friend of mine sent out some photos of her new beautiful belly. No, she's not some psycho who is proud of being fat, but she is pregnant. She's absolutely too cute to boot in her temp body and it got me to thinking about some things. Two things that really struck a chord in me were:
"...Do I recommend it? Without a doubt, though I think it's important to get all of your SELFISH DESIRES out of the way. I am very glad that I waited until later in life to begin my family because everything in life has become about the baby. So that fabulous VACATION to Costa Rica, Peru, Europe, Vegas etc. don't put it off. Do it now and enjoy it."
Another friend who got me thinking about this stuff was "J" who awhile back was hospitalized for meningitis. It was some scary shit for him, but his whole thing was "the world is worth exploring and life is too short to be strapped behind a desk." I was just in awe that he's following his motto or whatever you call it.
Then there was the Italian who came to dinner. Gianluca, had spent all this time in Mexico and then came to Austin with his street performance group. While they were here, they spent the whole time couch surfing.
And yet another friend who I envy is Vato who in this past year took off to Mexico for a good 2 months, came home, went back and came back into the US on the West Coast went to the East Coast and came back and has now uprooted from Austin and is in Buffalo, NY.
To put it plain and simple, I want to be that person. I want to be the person who just takes off con el viento. I don't want to be the person who has to prepare for a trip 6-12 months before. Unfortunately, I'm not that kind of person and I have all the places that I want to visit before I have children.
1. San Felipe, MX
2. Costa Rica
3. Macchu Picchu, Peru
4. Cozumel, MX...we're visiting the temples
5. Dubai, UAE
6. the Alps, dunno which country though
7. Flagstaff, AZ..."Let's go skiing!"
8. Australia...once John and Kori get there
9. Buffalo, NY
10. Lund, Sweden...so close, yet so far
11. San Juan, Puerto Rico
12. IRELAND! If Mamma Rita can go, why can't I?
13. Bhutan, Russia, Greece, Turkey...these places would be kick ass to visit if I get the chance to.
And of course, ya'll know I want to visit the new Republik of Kosova but may have to wait till I can afford to adopt a child.
2 comments:
I liked this post. And you made me reflect about my own situation. I'm doing things in a reverse order. I'm getting married next year, but instead of buying a house, settling, having kids and all that, the next step is going to be leaving our 9 to 5 jobs and going traveling around the world. However I am still one of those who needs to plan these things 6-12 months before...
I can't break the habit either! Although, I will be going to San Felipe at the end of this month and surprise, surprise...I only bought my tix a month ago. I'm gettin' better. LOL! But I have to admit I was envious when I read of ya'll's plans to travel through Asia and South America. It sounds absolutely exciting! I have to admit that Ireland is definitely on my list becos my Mamma Rita (italian mom) knows only 2 english words: "cool" and "hot dog", and she did just fine! I figure, I'll do great considering English is my first language. LOL
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