A girlfriend of mine and I have been having some major problems, my husband commented on her facebook on my account and no matter how many times I apologize she will not accept it and I noticed yesterday she blocked me from Facebook, what is that? We have known each other for over 30+ years, have not lived in the same city since high school.  So, when I travel out to see her or she comes home we try to get together. I have been looking back on my life lately and it is just upsetting is all.

I am flying out to Illnois in a few days and would love to get together with her, but she is not responding to me.  We are going to see the husband's family and then spend the weekend together in Chicago so very excited, and I am at the mindset of vacation...

Today, we cleaned the house, we are getting ready to go to Chicago next Sunday, so for me, just in case I have the house clean.  I am a bit of nerd but it is true, you never know what will happen.  I am so excited about our trip.  Seeing family and not working ( well I will be connected) but really not at work..

Spring has come to NH

 Mask 2005

 Mask 2012

 Our Night out!

 We won!

Last night ,we went to a Masqaurade Gala here in the Lakes Region, the first mask was from our wedding decorations, I think it was better than the masks from last night.  We still had a really nice time, food was good met some nice people and we got to dress up.  We do not get an opportunity to dress up that much here in NH, it is so much easier to just wear jeans everywhere but I do like to dress up. I am sure when we go to Chicago next Sunday there will be a few days we dress up. 

We are going to a Cubs game, I want to see Wrigley Field, I love Baseball and the husband just puts up with it. We are also visiting family and going to the Mall of America, can not wait to see it. On Saturday night we are doing a "Dine Around" in Chicago, so excited!!  I need a vacation before the big season kicks in!!

Summer is fast approaching!  So excited, today was so beautiful walking to work and hearing the birds singing.  Even though it has been a mild winter, it seems the Lake becomes so much more once summer hits.  Here are a few pictures from past summers on the Lake. The Winnipeaukee BELLE will start cruising May 19 for our first events, then Dailies beginning end of June.  Wedding Season also begins May 19. The Inn is shaping up and the BELLE looks wonderful.  I am ready for the season to kick in, then I do know when August hits, I will be wishing for November, but for now, getting excited.

Lately, I have been thinking of the past, and how many twists and turns life takes. This past weekend, a friend of mine I have not seen since 2005, came up to visit in NH. We had so much fun with her  & her new boyfriend. We laughed so much and just enjoyed hanging out again. 

Christine and I lived together in 1997 for about  year, her twins were about 3 years old, they are now 18 and it is so strange to believe they are all grown up. We had been friends since 1990, and when my relationship exploded, she was there for me, and it was amazing, we had an apartment in a awful neighborhood in Norwich, but the apartment itself was nice and big.  We went our separate ways since my wedding, she had gotten married and divorced since I saw her last.  When we saw each other it was like we were back in the 90's laughing about stupid crap and just enjoying our friendship.

So, then I went back and found some old pictures from the 1990's when I first started working at the "Flood Tide", and the pictures are so funny. To see people that were so important in our lives, who have faded away.  Some are no longer with us, others have moved out of CT, myself to NH, others to Texas, California it is just interesting to see who we have become, but I remember that time so fondly.

I posted some of the pictures on face book, and it is so funny to hear from people, and just look back.  My 30th class reunion is this summer, I can not go, but looking at my high school years, my years as a server in restaurants, it is amazing and somewhat sad on people that move in an out of your life. How people change, how you yourself have changed.  I am just being a bit nostalgic, when my life becomes so stressful and overwhelming I sometimes wish I was still back in the restaurant business and maybe still a server, even though I know in truth my body could not be on my feet all day long. 

I do remember struggling to pay bills, but I also remember all of us in the same boat and it seemed there was always someone there to snap me out of my funk, or to get together, maybe have a blow out party, if you have seen "Waiting" the party after hours was very accurate especially on a busy Saturday night..