More gorgeous scenery in AZ

On Sunday, Brian surprised me and took me up to Fish Creek which is only about 30 minutes away from my house. I am constantly amazed at all the beauty that is so near by. Here are some of the pictures we took. A lot of the scenery was absolutely breathtaking!!

I believe this is a yucca plant, not 100% sure. It just growing kind of by itself with the blue sky in the background was too pretty to pass up.

You have to take at least one driving picture=)

This was the view down from the road. We drove about 5-10 miles back on a dirt road to get to Fish Creek (which wasn't really a creek by the way)

The view from inside the cave we hiked up to.

Outside the cave

These two pictures definitely made me feel very small.

This huge boulder was in the middle of the "creek".

Okay, so there was a little bit of water up at the top of the creek. I think it just dries out during the summertime. There was actually fish up at this spot about 4 inches long in these little ponds, crazy!

Some pics there are no words to describe. You truly can see God's glory in nature.

I couldn't believe this, this is a COMPLETELY ORANGE dragonfly!! Body, wings, everything-I have never seen anything like it.

We finished off the day with ice cream at the Ghost Town. Whoever comes to visit me next, I will be taking you all to these spots.

So that was my weekend. I love being able to get out into nature and to see all of God's many creations. I love being able to go out and see all of these things. There are so many places to go and explore down here, and I can't wait to see more of them.

Weekend in Show Low

Last Saturday, I went up to Show Low with Brian and his parents to visit some friends and for a pig roast (no I did not eat any, hopefully no one is thinking that!!!) Anyways, it was nice to get out of the heat for a little bit, even though it did rain almost all day on Saturday and I froze to death! But it was a lot of fun.
Don't get too used to me posting this much, cuz I probably won't do it all the time, just trying to get everyone caught up on stuff going on in my life=)

FAMILY AND FRIENDS...THE REASON I AM WHERE I AM TODAY

Cause every moment counts from the good times to the bad, I don't have time to envy those that got things I've never had. Cause the one thing most important is the one we take for granted, And until your life is on that line I think it's the way God had planned it... To open up your eyes and make you realize, That to some life is money, but what's money without life? Cause all's I need is the air that I breathe and my friends and family to believe in me......(Trik Turner/Friends and Family)

If it weren't for the support and love of my family and friends, I would not be able to be making it through all of this right now. I love you all and am so thankful that God has put you in my life. Thank you for loving me for who I am and supporting me through out my life.

Yep, I am still alive, and doing better than I ever have!

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Welcome to my new blog!!! So a lot has gone on for me the last few months. For those of you who I haven't talked to in awhile, here is the short version of the last couple months. First off, Bobby and I are no longer together. The divorce should be final in a couple of months. It's a long story, but bottom line is I wasn't happy with the way things were going, wasn't happy with my life and knew it was time to change. There are a lot of things in my life that I hadn't ever dealt with, and it was time for me to stop covering up everything and ignoring the major problems in my life. With all of this, I have realized how strong of a person I am, and I truly am happier than I have been in a long, long time, and the most important thing is, I am sober, not drinking every day. I am looking at life in a whole different way, and loving what I see.

The next major event that has happened was I had to have surgery to take out 75% of my left ovary. I had a cyst inside the ovary that was hemoragging and kept getting bigger. They also found a lot of endemetriosis all through out my pelvis, on the lining for my bladder, on my pelvic wall, everywhere. There was one mass they were not able to take care of because it is on the ligament that supports the uterus, so if the pain continues, I may have to go in for surgery at the Mayo Clinic where the surgery would be performed by a robot. Hopefully the pain will subside, and I will be okay. I have recovered pretty well, mostly thanks to my mom, dad, and Melissa who came down to help me out for a week. With everything else going on, I don't know that I could have recovered as well as I did.

I am going to try to post a little bit more often now, and will be posting some pictures of my friends and I soon. First I guess I better take some pictures! I have been blessed with some wonderful friends down here who have really been here for me and have helped me out so much emotionally, since my family can't be here with me now.

But I am okay, no worries here! Like I said, I'm doing better than I have in such a long, long time. I am smiling, I am happy, life is good!

I'm going to close this post with the lyrics to one of my favorite songs by the band Incubus:

"WARNING"

Bat your eyes girl. Be otherworldly. Count your blessings. Seduce a stranger. What's so wrong with being happy? Kudos to those who see through sickness...yeah Over and over and over and over........... She woke in the morning. She knew that her life had passed her by She called out a warning. Don't ever let life pass you by. I suggest we Learn to love ourselves, Before its made illegal When will we learn, When will we change Just in time to see it all come down Those left standing will make millions Writing books on ways it should have been She woke in the morning. She knew that her life had passed her by She called out a warning. Don't ever let life pass you by. Floating in this cosmic Jacuzzi We are like frogs oblivious Soon the water starting to boil, Now I flinched and we all float face down She woke in the morning. She knew that her life had passed her by She called out a warning. Don't ever let life pass you by. Pass you by.