Today marks the end of 6 months............

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Today marks the end of my 6 month leave of absence....wow, how the time has blasted by! I recall 4 years ago when I started to plan for this time frame and thought , "good gawd, 4 years of saving is a long time"........and then that 4 years flew by in a flash.

I managed to accomplish everything in these past few months that I set my heart on: travel, spend some valuable time with my family and sell Harvey.........mission(s) accomplished!

During my travels, I met so many people and will keep in contact with a few special ones: Vanda from Tucson, Kate from Vancouver (and places inbetween), Alex from Australia, Scott from Australia, the boys at Artini II and all my Australian family Lee-Anne, Graham and Georgia Vickers, Chick, Auntie Ange and Benny!

Every day has been a blessing and I am thankful that I created this opportunity........I am particularly grateful to my family, my bestest pal Janet, Stevo and Mark for taking good care of my house while I was galavanting around the world.

Time flys by people!

So, forgive and forget, get a life, stop and smell the roses, meet lots of people, take a chance, live outside your comfort zone, love as often as you can, pitch in and help when you can, throw caution to the wind and get off your ass.........it's a sweet ride if you want it...........

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