Happy Cool Monday! :) it's my 14th Anniversary on DS :) Cheers! :) a great day! :)

Happy Cool Monday! :) i'm Celebrating my 14th Anniversary here on DS! :) Blueberry iced coffee cheers to you all, our dear angel friends!!! :) We're enjoying a great day, blossoming into the new week : )We enjoyed the weekend, lots of football excitement, and the countdown to the divisional round next weekend is on :) we've got the sports radio on, and keeping up with all of the football news :) Today, i'm celebrating a very special day, January 11th, is my 14th Anniversary here on DS :) i joined in 2007 :) my family, Holly, and i are so very happy, thankful, and blessed to have you all in our lives, and are very appreciative, and grateful for all of the wonderful friendships made over the years, and all of the wonderfully special times we all get to share, throughout the weeks, months, seasons, holiday's, all throughout the year :) We all have come a long way together, and blossoming in the garden of life :) You all are like family to us, and always have a very special place in our hearts :) i'm celebrating my 14th anniversary here on DS, in the most awesome and very special way i can imagine, with family, friends, having a blueberry iced coffee, and of course, enjoying some great time here on DS, writing to friends :) Cheers! to 14 years, and Cheers! to the next 14 years! :) Friends Forever :) <3 Thank you angel friends, for all that you do for us :) it's a great start to the new week :) We've been enjoying some foods, snacks, drinks, and i've also been browsing online at some collectibles, i may order some collectibles soon :) i wrote 2 letters this past weekend, and writing cards today :) There's so much more, to look forward too :) We have my parents 56th anniversary coming up, and the 2nd anniversary of Holly living here with us in Connecticut :) We love sharing in, and celebrating these wonderful times with you all :) To all of the very special times we all get to share with eachother, all throughout the seasons, and years, CHEERS!!! :) We love you all bunches and bunches! :) Enjoying a great day, and start to the week, celebrating my 14th anniversary here on DS, with family, friends, nature, writing, sports radio, and the awesome spirit of the season :) Tomorrow's sweet treats tuesday! :) We look forward to going out to get some treats! :)

Blueberry iced coffee cheers!!! :) Big warm caring happy sunny friendship hugs :) Hi angel friends! :) This CHEERS!!! is for you! <3 :) my family, Holly, and i hope everyone is doing well, healthy, and enjoying a great day, as we blossom into the new week :) We had a beautiful sunrise sky this morning, with bright pink, and orange colors shining in the sky, and lots of nature friends :) i saw 2 seagulls soaring over, in the sunrise sky :) i love those sweet spirit soaring nature moments, and being in those moments, it's awesome! :) We're enjoying a great start to the new week :) We enjoyed the weekend, and all of the great football action, and excitement of wildcard weekend :) We look forward to the divisional round games next weekend :) We're so happy and excited, for lots of special joys, my mom and dad's 56th anniversary and Holly's 2nd anniversary coming up : )The month of January has settled in nicely, along with the winter season :) it's that time of the year, with icy cold mornings, and it creates these cool icy designs on our front door, that looks so neat :) Lots of nature joys, and spirit soaring times to share in, with family and friends :)

Today, is my 14th Anniversary here on DS :) i'm very happy, and excited to be sharing in, and celebrating this awesome day, with family and friends :) my favorite way to celebrate, with family, friends, having a blueberry iced coffee, and enjoying some nice time here on DS, writing to friends :) 14 years already! :) wow! :) The years go by very fast! :) January 11th, 2007 is when i joined DS :) i remember it like it was yesterday :) 2007 was a very special year :) many of us began to meet here on DS, becoming friends, the old school days of the site :) So many journeys, times, many very special friendships made :) DS is such a great blessing in my life, that i am very thankful, appreciative of, and grateful for :) when i joined, i was deep into my shyness, social anxiety, and felt stuck/depressed. Joining DS changed my life, and made me feel very happy, spirit soaring, and to be able to share in our journey's here on DS, through our very wonderfully special friendships we share, is a very special joy :)

i remember my 1st picture here on DS, it was a picture of me in front of my computer, looking out window, wishing i would someday be able to feel brave, and courageous enough to go out more, to face my shyness, social anxiety, DS and friendship, and family helped me face that challenge, and my next picture here on DS, was me outside, in a sunny garden full of sunflowers, which is my profile picture here on DS, and so many more times shared :) i feel inspired by everyone's journey's, and makes me to want to face each day as a continued journey to make the most of each day :) i'm very proud of us all, progress we've made, and all of the great friendships we share, and have made over the years :) when i think of us all, i think of a field of sunflowers, blossoming, and smiling at the sun, from all of the great progress we all have made :) So many wonderful special memories made, and so much more to look forward too :) DS truly is a treasure trove, of love, care, support, encouragement, and it's very comforting, uplifting knowing friends are there :) i love beginning my days, with some nice time here on DS :) i have so many special memories over the years, of turning my computer on, signing into DS, beginning the day with my hugs, messages, journal comments :) i love it, i love you all, and i'm very happy, and excited to be sharing in, and celebrating my wonderful proud happiness, on this awesome day, 14th anniversary here on DS :)

the years have truly flown by very fast :) our family has grown so much over the past 14 years, with new nieces, nephews, awesome adventures, special occasions, times of being there for eachother, helping :) it's an amazing comfort, no matter what kind of time is going on, whether it's good days, or rough days, times, i always know, i can sign into DS anytime of the day, whether it's 5am, or 12am midnight, it's here, and that's a comforting, and uplifting blessing i'm very thankful, grateful, and appreciate to have in my life :) every day, always feels like a special journey is just beginning, with a positive outlook on the day, and seeing where the days take us, whether it's smooth sailing ,or bumpy waves, we all have such a great site here, DS, and i'm so happy, and thankful for all of the wonderful people, friends i've met here on DS, and meeting new members who join over the years :) Your very special friendships here, are wonderfully special, to us all, and you all forever have a very special place in our hearts :) i've got so many amazing memories, of times shared over the years here on DS, i truly could write all month, all year, about this journey, and i'm so very happy, that each day, i get to write in my journal, about the journey of the day, and weeks, that go on :)

Thank you angel friends, so very much, for being a very special part of our days, our lives, and our hearts :) i'm celebrating today, 14th anniversary here on DS, in the most very special and awesome way i can imagine, with friends, family, having a blueberry iced coffee, and of course, spending time here on DS, and writing in my journal :) Life is very special, and precious :) i love to be in the moments, of spirit soaring times with everyone :) those spirit soaring times, when they are happening in real time, and in those moments, thinking about how special these moments are, are some of the best moments in life :) i love writing, especially about those moments :) my writings, in those moments, i love when my writings can bring smiles, relaxation, and can make everyone feel like they were right there with me in spirit :) my heart continues to be filled every day, with those heart-felt moments, and there's always room for more :) To our DS, dailystrength, to friendship, family, CHEERS!!! <3 :) my journal, is my story, and my journey, and every day is a chapter to be in the moments of living in, and i love that very much :) to my family, and family of friends who have helped this sunflower grow, stand strong and tall, in all kinds of different moments, and helped this sunflower blossom, for that sunny smiling view of the sunshine, thank you :) To 14 years here on DS, i say, CHEERS!!! to 14 years, and CHEERS!!! To the next 14 years, and many more :) Love you all bunches, our dear angel friends, and these writing moments, are my heart writing a big smile, from my heart to yours :) Thank you, so very much, for all you do, for being there, for being such wonderful friends, and most importantly, for being YOU! :)

This morning, we had a sweet new day, rising and shining :) January 11th, i woke up feeling energized, refreshed, and ready for this brand new day, a cool monday to blossom into the new week :) i was up early, and enjoyed some nice time here on DS, writing to friends :) it was a nice weekend, and lots of great football games, and excitement of the games :) We already can't wait untl next weekend's games :) it was a wintery cold morning, about 17 degrees here this morning. brrrrrr!!! i bundled up for my early morning nature walk, gathered a big bowl of goodies, and went outside :) the sky looked really neat this morning, with glowing orange, and pinkish color :) i love taking in the beautiful nature sights, all throughout the season :) i put lots of goodies in our backyard, for our nature friends :) they love gathering the goodies, and the goodies help them during these colder months of the year. As winter has settled in, we are gaining more daylight each day now, especially noticeable in the evenings, with it staying a bit lighter outside each day :) we're so happy, our nature friends are enjoying the goodies :) it was very neat, seeing the sky glowing this morning :)

it was so nice, blossoming into the new day :) We enjoyed a nice breakfast, i'm having my blueberry iced coffee today along with water, and hot tea with peppermint candies :) We've got the sports radio on, tuning into the football talk :) it was a wild, wildcard weekend, with very surprising results, including 4 road teams, winning in the wildcard round. Congrats to the Ravens, Saints, and Browns on joining the Bills, Rams, and Bucs, on advancing to the divisional round of the playoffs : )there's 4 great matchups for next weekend, that are sure to be great games, with Saints vs Bucs, Packers vs Rams, Bills vs Ravens, and Chiefs vs Browns :) We look forward to celebrating the divisional round, having foods, snacks, and drinks :) it's gonna be so nice :) Gameday party's are on!! :) woot yeah!!! :) i had a really special time, with all of the wildcard week excitement, with my Washington football team, and cheering them on : )That was a run ride, and really hoping for continued seasons of my team making the playoffs :)

Sweet Writing Joys! :) This past weekend, i had a great writing weekend, in between the football games :) i wrote 2 new letters, and blossoming into the new week, with writing some cards :) i'm having a great start to the new year with some writing :) i love it, and i'm enjoying my writing area very much :) i'm continuing to add gifts, treasures, our lovely cards, to it, and so excitd o see my writing area glowing bright :) it's awesome :) i'm looking forward to taking new pictures of my writing area to share with everyone :) along with writing today, i've been checking out some sports football news, and browsing collectibles on ebay and amazon :) i may buy some more collectibles soon :) there's these cool minit football collectibles, that come in blind bags, there's 2 per pack :) i'd like to collect them, and i also want to add to my mini helmets collection too :) with the playoffs here, and superbowl right around the corner, it be great to add to my collection :)

We're enjoying a great day, blossoming into the new week :) With writing time, sports radio, and celebrating my 14th anniversary here on DS :) my family, Holly, and i are doing well, healthy, and in good spirits :) We're enjoying a great start to the new week, celebrating my 14th anniversary here on DS :) Cheers! to family, friends, and to DS! :) i'm enjoying celebrating, with an iced coffee and time here on DS :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for sharing in the day and season with us :) Your friendships are very special to us :) We've been tuning into the sports radio today, and so excited for the next round of the NFL playoffs :) Tonight, Holly and i are going to watch some episodes of Scrubs show :) Tomorrow's sweet treats tuesday! :) We look forward to going out to get some treats :) keep healthy, safe, and strong everyone :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for all that you do for us, and for the very special heart warming joy you all bring to our days, our hearts, and our lives :) You all are wonderfully nice, sweet, and very caring :) We deeply appreciate everything, with all of the love of our hearts :) big group warm caring happy sunny friendship hug and cheers! :) You all give us strength, hope, inspiring us to enjoy each day to the fullest :) Thank you all, for brightening our days and making each day very special :) We're so happy, thankful, and blessed to have you all in our lives :) We look forward to sharing in many more very special times, adventures, and all of the seasonal winter time traditions and festivities with family, friends, nature walks, and the wonderful spirit of the season, as we blossom into the new year, 2021, with many more special times to share in :)

-never lose hope :)

To Wildthing, Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day :) Wildthing, we're enjoying a great day, blossoming into the new week :) i'm enjoying my 14th anniversary here on DS with family, friends, and having a blueberry iced coffee :) we're enjoying some nature time, writing, and also checking out the football news, sports radio :) We're so happy and excited for the next football games, and also going out to get treats tomorrow :) Thinking of you, our dear friend :)

my mom says hi :) She says, "i hope everyone is doing well, in good health, and enjoying a good day" :) Awww! :) We love you all bunches and bunches, our sweet dear wonderful guardian angel friends :) We hope everyone is doing well, healthy, and enjoying a great day :) we think of you and your family's often :) We're enjoying some sweet times, blossoming into the new week, and new year, month of January with everyone, with so much more to look forward too :) Thank you angel friends, for making each day, very special, and memorable :)

Happy nature smiles! :) Hi angel friends! :) i'm enjoying sharing some nature pictures, and so excited to share lots more, as the week goes on :) We had a beautiful sunrise sky this morning, as the sun was rising up, and an awesome orange and pinkish colored sky :) thank you angel friends, for your wonderful comments :) i'm so happy, and delighted, that everyone is enjoying my nature pictures :) i love these spirit soaring moments :)

Sunrise sky this morning :)