Happy Saturday! :) my 13th Anniversary here on DS! :) Shopping, football, iced coffee cheers! :)

Happy Spirit Soaring Shopping Saturday!!! :) it's my 13th Anniversary here on DS! :) blueberry iced coffee cheers!!! :) oh my! :) we're enjoying a great day! :) it's a day of shopping, football party, and celebrating my 13th anniversary here on DS :) wow! :)13 years already! :) The years go by fast! :) Cheers! to family, and our wonderful family of DS friends :) i feel very thankful, blessed, and appreciative to have DS, and everyone's wonderful friendships we all have made, over the years :) January 11th, 2007, my journey here on DS began :) Cheers to 13 years, and Cheers! to the next 13! :) woot yeah!!! :) i'm so very heart happy, excited, and thrilled, to share in, and celebrate with everyone :) i've got some classic old school pictures, from 2007 to include in my journal today :) many wonderful years of friendship, very special memories, progress forward, adventures, and so many amazing times to reflect upon, and so much more to look forward too :) i'm very happy, thankful, and blessed to have you all in my life :) You all are family to us :) our DS family of friends :) big group warm caring Sunflower Friendship Hug! :) Thank you angel friends, so very much! :) i'm celebrating my 13th anniversary here on DS, in style, with family, friends, time on DS, nature, a blueberry iced coffee, and a sweet super mega awesome shopping adventure!!! :) We love the weekend's :) Today, my mom, dad, Holly, and i enjoyed a super fun time, shopping at the dollar tree :) it went really well! :) We bought some cards, gifts, and snacks :) it was so nice shopping, and browsing around :) We then cruised over to dunkin donuts, and got some iced cold drinks :) i got my favorite, blueberry iced coffee! :) woot yeah!!! :) our neighbor's son and his wife are cleaning out their dad's home, Mr. Cook has moved into a retirement community. he loves it there, and has friends there :) his son, and daughter inlaw put tons of free stuff outside :) my sister Jenn, Mike, and the kids came over :) We all got some very nice items, that David and his wife put outside :) my mom got curtains, my dad got tools, Jenn and Mike got a bureau cabinet, Holly got a table, a shoes rack, and i got a nice cabinet stand :) it's really nice :) our neighbors are getting some of the free items too :) It was so much fun, going shopping today, and getting some iced cold drinks at dunkins :) We love the items we got at the dollar tree :) Football party!!! :) it's the divisional round of the NFL playoffs! :) The 49ers vs Vikings game just began! :) We've got the game on, enjoying some foods, snacks, and drinks :) Holly's Ravens have a game tonight vs the Titans :) We're going to watch the first half of the game :) We're so excited and ready to cheer! :) the divisional round games, ae some of the most intense, classic games of the season :) the winners of this weekend's games, advance to the classic, and historic, Championship Sunday next weekend! :) There's lots of great things going on, and many special memories being made :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for sharing in, and celebrating these wonderful times with us :) Enjoying an awesome, and great day, and a very happy 13th Anniversary here on DS, with family, friends, nature, and the amazing spirit of the season :) Tonight, the Football Party is on!! :) woot!! :)

It's my 13th Anniversary here on DS! :) January 11th, 2007 :) Blueberry iced coffee Cheers!!! :) Hi angel friends! :) big warm caring happy sunny sunflower friendship hugs, sent with our love :) my family, Holly, and i hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying a wonderful day :) We love the weekend's, and are very happy and excited about many very special joys :) it's a spirited, fun day today :) i'm celebrating my 13th Anniversary here on DS :) we also had an awesome shopping adventure, having a football party :) 4 big games this weekend :) the first game of the weekend just began :) our hearts are very happy, sharing in, and celebrating with everyone :) i've got some classic, old school pictures from 2007, to share with everyone in my journal today, as a special reflection, and part of the celebrations of my 13th Anniversary here on DS :) many wonderful times, and so much more to look forward too :) We're very happy, thankful, and blessed to have you all in our lives :) Thank you everyone, for your sweet happy DS anniversary wishes :)

Thank you angel friends, so very much, for your wonderfully heart warming comments, on our baking friday journal :) aww! :) We're very happy, and thrilled, that everyone enjoyed our baking friday adventure, and pictures :) That warms our hearts, and makes us smile :) We had lots of fun baking the football cupcakes, and onion bagels :) everyone wants us to bake more onion bagels :) awesome!!! :) we'll definitely be baking some more soon :) it's a great fun joy, all of the baking friday fun :) during the evening yesterday, Holly and i had some nice onion bagels, some butternut squash soup, and also made some onion seasoned potatoes :) it was a delicious dinner :) We're looking forward to many more super fun baking friday adventures, as the new year continues to blossom :) We've got our upcoming superbowl themed baking friday adventure, and lots more :)

Celebrating a very special day! :) This morning, we had a sweet new day, rising and shining :) January 11th :) it's my 13th Anniversary here on DS :) wow!!! :) 13 years already! :) The years have gone by very fast :) i remember it like it was yesterday, when i first joined DS back in 2007 :) i was going through depression, anxiety, social anxiety, and extreme shyness. i remember posting a few journals, about my goals, my hopes, and began to meet some new friends here on DS :) i talked with my family, and friends that month, and decided to begin going out more, into stores, to try to overcome my shyness, and social anxiety :) i began by going to the original supercenter, and bought my first cell phone that day :) i remember being so proud :) i posted a journal about that experience, and then went back out again the following thursday, then saturday, and i wrote, and wrote, sharing about my experiences, and as the time went on, i made more and more friends :) my love for writing, blossomed here on DS :) i love having a journal to write in :) in august that year, is when i first began to correspond with friends through the mail, sharing our address, and beginning to send cards, treasures, friendships blossomed and blossomed :) i've made amazing progress over the years, from DS friends, family, supporting me 100%, all the way :) i feel very thankful, blessed, and appreciative :)

i'm very happy, thankful, and blessed to have DS in my life :) over the years, many wonderful friendships made, support, and encouragement shared :) we all have grown together so much, and have made amazing incredible progress :) it's progress we'll always have, and friendships to share, to always cherish and treasure :) From birthday's, to seasons, to holiday's, adventures, and lots more :) when i think of DS, i think of the wonderful friendships, caring support, encouragement, being there :) many times over the years, when i've needed to talk, or when a friend has needed to talk, it's a wonderful comfort knowing DS is there :) it's the spirit of DS :) in April 2007, i got my first digital camera, and my first picture was a picture of the sky with clouds :) sharing pictures over the years, and in September 2007, bakng friday tradition being born :) it's an amazing joy :) DS has given us so much :) Holly and i met here on DS in 2009, and began our famous ghost hunters party's, and our journey to these days, living together, sharing a wonderful relationship :) i have so many amazing, beautiful memories of DS, times with family and friends over the years, memories to last a lifetime, and many new memories being made :)To meet so many wonderful friends, from different states, countries, even meeting some friends in person :) it's amazing :) i think back to when i first joined, and i have come very far :) it's an amazing wonderful feeling :) it's wonderful how DS has brought us all together :)

i love being here for friends :) it's very special part of my heart, being able to help :) our family has grown over the years, since 2007, with nieces, nephews being born :) DS, is family :) i love looking at our beautiful cards, gifts, treasures over the years, that we've recieved, and i think of all of the beautiful friendships we share :) Everyone, all of our wonderful friends we've met here on DS over the years, are always in our hearts :) i love beginning my days, with signing onto DS, reading my hugs, journal comments, messages, and replying :) it's a great way to start the day :) Gardening season's shared, and so many firsts over the years, that we've all gotten to share :) through ups, downs, good times, rough times, it's journey of life, and life experiences, keeping moving forward each day, taking time to look back, reflecting upon times, and continuing to grow in the beautiful garden of life :) DS brings our hearts, lots of very special joy :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for being a wonderful, very special part of our days and our lives :) We love you all, and we cherish and treasure your beautiful friendships :) We'll always be here, for you and your family's :) To DS, to friendships made over the years, to continued joys of friendship, future times, and to all we have gotten to share, and to look forward too sharing, CHEERS!!! my 13th Anniversary here on DS :)

To me, the best joy of celebrating my 13th Anniversary here on DS, is celebrating it in style, with family, friends, time on DS, nature, a sweet classic, and golden saturday of spirited fun, adventures, and excitement! :) As the new day was blossoming, i gathered a big bowl of goodies, and went outside, for my early morning nature walk :) it's much warmer outside :) i put lots of goodies in the bird sanctuary area, in our backyard for our nature friends :) i love my nature walks, and the special joy it brings my heart :) The sky was glowing orange color, where the sun was rising up :) the sounds of bluejays around :) i love those nature sights and sounds :) The nice warmer weather, is refreshing :) even though it's winter, the warmer weather makes it feel like a hint of spring :)
It was a sweet spirited morning :) i enjoyed some nice time here on DS, writing to friends :) We enjoyed breakfast :) it's been an awesome stretch of days, as the month of January has been continuing to blossom :) It's a very special month, with anniversary's, birthday's, and lots more :) the NFL playoffs are in full swing, and we're very excited about all of the big games :) This morning, we were getting our shopping lists ready, for a fun shopping adventure :) we've been looking forward to shopping at the dollar tree :) Around mid-morning, we were getting all set, and ready to shop :) there were some nice items we wanted to buy, including some cards, gifts, and snacks :) it's one of my favorite joys, shopping each saturday :)

Super Fun, Spirited Saturday Shopping Adventure!!! :) my mom, dad, Holly, and i enjoyed a nice peaceful car ride over to the shopping center :) it's a nice warm day outside, in the upper 50's here :) it's amazing! :) We arrived at the shopping center, my dad dropped us off close to the entrance :) it's very nice of him :) we walked over to the dollar tree, and got some shopping baskets :) we began to browse around :) they have lots of nice Valentine's day items, and spring items :) We were browsing around, and finding some nice items :) i looked at the dvds, they didn't have any new ones, but it's fun browsing and seeing if they add new dvds :) it wasn't that busy at the dollar tree :) we were doing really well :)

We walked over to the cards aisles :) Holly and i picked out a nice happy anniversary card for my mom and dad, and we also bought 2 happy birthday cards for friend's :) i got some cookie tins for my mom and dad :) we were doing awesome, finding lots of nice items :) i went on the toys aisle, i looked at the hotwheels, they had a few new ones, i didn't buy any, but it's fun browsing, i love when the dollar tree has hotwheels :) i bought some zombies themed stickers/tattoos for the kids :) i also bought some nice animals themed stickers to put on cards/envelopes for our mailings :)

We were enjoying shopping :) my mom, dad, and Holly were finding some great items :) We went on the candy aisle, and also the foods, snacks aisles :) i bought some bags of rice crackers, they're one of my favorite snacks :) Holly bought some foods too :) We were enjoying shopping, browsing around :) We all met in the front area of the store, and were getting ready to check out :) i bought a nice organizer for Holly and i to put our mailing envelopes in, and also bought a nice decorative frog for Holly :) We went to the checkout :) it went really nice, and smoothly at the checkout, we checked out together :) after we were all set, and checked out, we walked outside into the nice warm air, it felt great, and a nice feeling of accomplishment :) we rocked it, with a sweet, and smooth, shopping adventure :) We put our items into our minivan, and then cruised over to dunkin donuts :) Holly and i treated my mom to a nice iced tea, i got a blueberry iced coffee :) Holly had coffee at home, and was all set, and my dad was all set, he made a tea earlier :) We then made our journey home :) we love the nice items we bought :) We're so excited, organizing the items, gonna mail out some treasures, birthday cards :) it was so nice shopping :) shopping on saturday's, we love it!!! :) just like my old school DS journals back in 2007, i raise my blueberry iced coffee, and CHEERS!!! we did it!!! :) Dollar tree shopping! :) we rocked it!!! :) woot!!! celebrating 13th anniversary on DS!!! :) an awesome shopping day! :)

Hi angel friends! :) recently, our neighbor Mr. Cook decided to move into a retirement community, he's lived here longer than my mom and dad. my mom, dad, Mr. Cook, and his late wife, Pat, were best of friends back in the 70's, 80's, 90's, and into 2000's. Mrs. Cook, Pat, she passed away in 2003. Mr. Cook has lived across the road from us, and i remember when i was a kid, he use too bring me basketballs, and soccer balls, as he worked as the gym coach at the school :) Mr. Cook wanted to move into the retirement community, after health issues, he had cancer, and was having falls at his home, and the ambulance was there often. he got treatments, and is doing so much better, but wants to be around people, and the retirement community he choose,he has friends, and nurses, doctor's there :) he's happy there, and doing well :) my dad delivers pizza's there, and saw mr. cook hanging out with friends there :) we're so glad, and thankful he's doing ok there, and is happy :) his son, David, and his wife, were there cleaning out mr. cook's home, and put lots of items outside, in their front yard, for free. my mom called my sister Jenn, and Jenn, Mike, and the kids came over, and also neighbors, and my mom and dad went outside, David and his wife said, everyone can have the items :) it's very nice, and generous of them :)

my mom and dad got curtains, tools, Jenn and Mike, got a beaurea cabinet, lots more, plus Holly got a table, a shoes rack, i got a cabinet, Alyssa got a snow-blower, and neighbors came over, and got items too :) we're so proud, to recycle, re-purpose the items, they'll get lots of good use :) David and his wife are so generous, to let everyone have the items :) one of the items my mom kept, is a picture of Mr. Cook and Mrs. Cook :) my mom and Mrs. Cook were best friends, they baked together, and raised kids together. my mom remembers David when he was a little kid. we're so happy we can keep these nice items, to continue to use, over the years :) our neighbors are getting some great items too :)

We're enjoying a great day! :) celebrating my 13th Anniversary here on DS! :) shopping fun! :) Football party! :) we love it!!! :) my family, Holly, and i are doing well, and are in great spirits :) Holly and i enjoyed a nature walk this afternoon :) We're enjoying the weekend and i'm having a very special time celebrating my 13th Anniversary here on DS :) it was so much fun, shopping today, browsing around at the dollar tree and going to dunkins :) We're enjoying some snacks, drinks, and got the first football game on, 49ers vs Vikings :) Holly and i are gonna watch the first half of the Ravens vs Titans game tonight :) We're loving our football party's :) everyone who is watching football, we hope everyone is enjoying the games :) There's lots of great things going on :) We're so happy and excited, about the nice items we bought today :) we're loving the spirit of the season :) tomorrow, i'm going to write some cards, a letter, and we're going to watch both of the football games :) This is such an exciting time in the new year, lots of great football games, and all of the spirited joy of the season :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for all that you do for us, and for the very special joy you all bring our hearts :) 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 :) There's many more wonderful times, and great things to look forward too, with family, friends, nature, and the awesome spirit of the season :)

-never lose hope :)

To Wildthing, Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day :) Wildthing, it's a great day! :) We had a fun time shopping, we bought cards, gifts, and snacks :) We're having a football party, and gonna watch football tonight :) i'm celebrating my 13th anniversary here on DS :) it's a very special joy in my life :) family, friends, and celebrating the spirit of life :) thinking of you, our dear friend :)
my mom says hello :) She says, "i hope everyone is having a really nice day" :) aww! :) We love you all bunches and bunches, our sweet dear wonderful guardian angel friends :) We hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying a wonderful day :) We think of you and your family's often :) i'm having an awesome fun time, celebrating my 13th Anniversary here on DS :) Cheers!!! to all of the great joys of friendship :) You all warm our hearts, and brighten our days :)

Celebrating my 13th Anniversary here on DS! :) Hi angel friends :) some very special, old school classic pictures, from 2007 :) i'm so very happy, excited, and thrilled, enjoying a wonderful time celebrating my 13th Anniversary here on DS, with everyone :) it's amazing, how fast the years go by. :) an incredible journey, and so many more special times to look forward too :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for your sweet happy DS anniversary wishes :) You all are very special, dear friends :) i'm so excited to share some classic pictures, from 2007 :)

This is a picture of me, in the Supercenter! :) i remember beginning to go there, to overcome my shyness, and social anxiety :) it was a big challenge for me, to go in there. i use too push the cart, and made it for opportunities, to have social anxiety, making eye contact, and helped me become more comfortable in the stores :) in this moment, i was feeling very proud, thinking of you all, and so excited to share about the experience in my journal, here on DS :)

The sunflower in the cart, i bought for our dear ds friend, my ds mum (Bloss) :)

This is a picture also, of one of my proudest moments :) it was December 15th, 2007 :) the day we rocked it at the supercenter, Crystal Mall in Waterford, CT, and Benny's store :) we all were together on this day, it was the heart of the holiday season :) i remember going into the mall, for the first time, in a very long time. the spirit, and excitement i felt in these moments, during the experience, was incredible :) at this stage in my therapy, i was absolutely amazed, to be in the mall, it's a feeling and moment i'll forever remember :) before we left the mall, i got this picture taken of me :)

Friendship Keychains :) Keychains from friends, that i brought with me during my experiences :) the keychains brought me lots of comfort :) i always feel like you all are right there with me, in spirit during my experiences and adventures :)

Meeting DS Friends! :) We've had the wonderful opportunity, to meet some DS friends in person, over the years :)
Emma (ZenEm) September 24, 2010 :) my mom, Taylynn, and i met Emma in New London, CT :) we went to dunkin donuts :) 

Deb (Stardust) :) September 14th, 2017 :) Deb was traveling to New York, and stopped by to visit with us down the road :)

The Sunflowers of 2007 :) in 2007, was our first gardening season we got to share in, and celebrate with everyone here on DS :) i remember growing sunflowers for everyone, and made this picture collage to share :)

The Birth of Mr. Cool Sunflower :) back in 2007, i had my sunglasses outside with me, and i was checking our plants, taking pictures, enjoying a blueberry iced coffee, and got the idea, to put the sunglasses on one of our sunflowers :) The famous Mr. Cool Sunflower was born :) Sunflower, You are... COOL! :)

Some old school nature pictures :)

Celebrating my 13th Anniversary here on DS :) Cheers! to Family, Friends, and growing together in the beautiful garden of life :)