~Dreams of a MoonDragon~

Listen

2025-06-12T13:26:00.000-07:00

As I stroll down the path feeling the snap of twigs and give of the moss and leaves under my feet. I close my eyes and take a deep breath, The smell of the pines, the damp earth that tiny hint of jasmine in the air. I look up to the sky and I see a Raven circling above me. I hear her voice. My child, why have you ignored my call? I have sent it to you in the breeze as it danced through the trees. And you have not listened. I have sent it on the wings of my Ravens. And yet you have not listened. I have sent it through the water as it swirls over the stones in the river. And yet you have not listened. I have sent it in the waves as they have crashed upon the shore, and yet you did not listen. So, here I stand. Walk with me my child, tell me what lays so heavy on your heart that you can not hear when your Raven Queen calls to you? Do you think I do not see your pain? Have you forgotten who you are? You have seen war, fought many battles. This is not new to you, You are the daughter of the Raven Queen. Stand tall and remind them who they are dealing with! And with that she was gone. There I stood, alone in the woods reminded of the power I hold within. I raised my face to the sky, filled my lungs and released my battle cry. I know who I am. I am the daughter of the Raven Queen, a daughter of Morrigan, I am a Warrior!

I am the storm

2024-02-24T15:56:00.000-08:00

A warrior does not give up.

Her shoulders may bend under the weight of her struggles.

But she will dig her heels in, take a deep breath, square her shoulders

hold her head high as she growls

"Give me your best! for you WILL.........NOT............Break me!

I will bow to NO man! I may bend but i will never break!

For I am the wind, the fire, I AM the storm!!!

And I will tear your world apart before I

EVER bend a knee to you!

I will fight until my dying breath.

I will never let another man put his hands on me

or try and control me again!

Council of Ancestors

2023-06-04T17:23:00.003-07:00

As slumber begins and the dream world beckons, I see her there in the shadows. I hear her whisper " come to me my child." I reach out to her and she takes ahold of my hand and pulls me thru the mist and shadows.

Now I stand here in the great hall before the council of my ancestors. Battle scarred and weary from fighting my demons. She stands and makes her way to me. I kneel and bow my head. In a voice barely above a whisper I say "Blessings my Raven Queen." She rests her hand upon my shoulder and quietly whispers "Rise my child."

As stand and raise my gaze to meet hers she says "I can see you have all but given up, lost faith in what it is you fight for. I lower my eyes in shame and with a trembling voice I say "Yes my Queen I have." I can feel her eyes on me. I fear she is ashamed of me. That I am too weak, unworthy of her love. She is a great warrior and has fought many battles. She is fearless in battle and will never cease a until she stands victorious over her enemy's.

With my head still bowed I whisper "I have lost so many of my companions, my brother and sisters slain without mercy. Now I stand alone on the battlefield. She lifts my head to meet her gaze, and says "You are never alone my child." As she looks back and sweeps her hand across the room. We are with you always, you may not see us, but we are there. And then one by one they stand and begin to beat their swords against their shields with an "Ah Woo". The room is soon filled with the echoes of their battle cry. The rhythmic of the clashing of their shields soon matches the beating of my own heart.

She turns and says to me "The night holds the medicine to calm your soul and ease your mind. It is here that you will rest and prepare for your next battle. As the early morning light begins to seep through the curtains, I open my eyes and see her briefly smile at me before she disappears into the shadows.

From this night forward I will rest easy knowing that while I sleep they stand guard over me. Giving me the time I need to rest my weary soul and prepare for the battle again in the morning.

Musical Memories

2023-06-04T17:18:00.002-07:00

As the sound of music swirls in the air, images begin to form in my mind. Those of lives once lived. All but forgotten now. As I am cradled in the arms of sleep, I begin to hear the murmurs and chants of my ancestors. As the music engulfs me, and the memories begin to stir. I hear their call, begging not be forgotten. As they swirl around me, each whispering in my ear. Telling me their stories. Of the battles they have fought, and the loves they have lost. They remind me of who I am, and the strength I possess. To remember in times of strife, I can call upon them. They walk beside me everyday. I live the life I do because of the battles they have fought.

Until Tomorrow

2023-02-12T13:22:00.001-08:00

Its twilight, near the end of a beautiful spring day. As i walk through these ancient redwood pines, I let my hand brush across the ferns as i pass by. The soft sound of my bare feet as I walk the same path my ancestors did before me. I can hear the sound of the stream as it makes its way twisting and turning continuing to carve its path. The sound of the birds as they begin to settle in for the night.

I stop and watch the fireflies as they dance through the ferns and ivy. Looking up through the tall redwood trees I see the day fade to night and the stars as they begin to shine.. I follow the sound of the stream, walking out of the woods I see a large flat rock still warm from sun. It sits just above a small waterfall. I stretch out enjoying the warmth of the stone, I close my eye enjoying the beauty of this place. Far off in the distance I can hear the faint rhythmic beating of drums, the sound hypnotic voices of my Ancestors as they chant.

This is where I come to reconnect with nature and my Ancestors. To sooth my soul and to recharge. To get away from the concrete jungle, the crowded highways and the constant buzz of technology. As the soft beams of the full moon begins to make its way through the trees. I stand up, stretch and begin to make my way home. After a few steps I turn around and say "Thank you, to the fireflies for their beautiful dance, the birds for their songs and the stream for its conversation.

Until tomorrow............

Domestic Violence

2022-11-06T12:05:00.000-08:00

I recently had a dream that brought a flashback of something from my past. I thought I had dealt with the pain and trauma. I thought I was no longer in that place of fear, of not knowing whether anything I did or said would bring on an attack. I was in a relationship that was full of abuse. Both physical and emotional. It started small. Being told he didn't like what I was wearing. If I wasn't home within 15 minutes of leaving work, I was cheating. And in my young mind I thought it was because he loved me. He was just being protective. But it slowly got to the point where he controlled every aspect of my life.

Being told what I was supposed to do. How I was supposed to dress and talk. To whom I could be friends with. And then the physical abuse. He didn't like what I cooked for dinner? The meal would be thrown at me and being slapped and then I was told I had to make something else. The grabbing me by my hair and being thrown to the ground and punched in the face because he didn't like the answer I gave him to a question he asked. It was always followed up with “ I love you, I ‘m sorry, I would never hurt you. You just made me mad. “I am sorry I just lost my temper” I promise “ it will never happen again”.

Before I knew it I was living a life of complete fear, total control and complete isolation. I had no friends, I was cut off from my family. And here is the crazy part! I thought all of this meant he loved me! If you have never been in the shoes of someone who is dealing with domestic violence it all seems so crazy to you. How can you let someone have that kind of control over you? Well, I can tell you this. It happens slowly. Little by little and it seems normal to you. They draw you in, You trust them, you think that all of their actions prove how much they love you.

I was lucky enough to get out. But not before the damage had been done. This relationship was followed by 2 more each just as abusive.. Each in their own way. But still abuse. I was broken. I felt unworthy of love. I was damaged. goods. I was used and broken. Who would want me? I was useless, I was ugly, I was stupid. The mental abuse was the most damning. The physical abuse is obvious. You can physically see the signs of it. But the emotional abuse is probably the most painful.

Because there is no outward sign of it. It doesn't show up like the bruises. The wounds heal, the scars will fade. But the abuse that attacks your mind, your sense of self, those scars run deep. And they take the longest to heal. It took a long time before I felt comfortable in my own skin. That I felt I was worthy. But with the love of my husband I finally started to heal those scars. Knowing that I had a man who loved me for me, Who protected me and would never let anything or anyone hurt me. That was huge. I finally began to let go of those fears. I could go to the store and not be afraid of what would happen when I got home. To be able to have a friend. I hadn't had a friend for a very long time. I missed that connection. I missed having someone I could talk to. Someone I could confide in.

And now, almost 30 years later, I have a man who loves me and trusts me. I have a best friend that is always there for me. These things to any other person seems trivial. But to me, to someone who had never felt the love, trust and respect of a man, it was huge! Even now, after 20 yrs of marriage, I still struggle to let go of my fear. It still creeps in. I still have those moments of “Oh god he is going to be so angry, he is going to hurt me”. To then remembering how much he loves and supports me in everything I do. That he would never raise a hand to me. He barely raises his voice at me. That he would never hurt me, that he has loved me since he was 8 and I was 9 years old.

Learning that a relationship is a two way street. You can not be the one who always takes and never gives. That we grow and need to love ourselves before any other person can love us. I will say this, we need to educate our children. Inform them of what is acceptable behavior and what isn’t. Because they learn from what they see, I want our children to be prepared. To learn how a man should treat the woman he loves. We have to be better role models. We need to break these cycles. But we also need to raise men that know that it is ok to express their feelings. This whole “Man up, and Men don’t cry” thing has to stop. We are only hurting them by continuing to raise men with these archaic way of thinking. If we want them to be better lovers, and husbands then they have to start by loving themselves.

I am She

2022-11-06T11:46:00.002-08:00

I am She

Lying in bed, I can hear her coming like the roar of a hurricane as it tears through a home. She is the demon that lives inside my head and she answers to my name. She talks to me in the middle of the night. Bringing back all the pain and self doubt. Tearing down the progress I have made in dealing with my past. She is the darkness that threatens to pull me under. She tells me how alone I truly am. She knows all the masks I use to hide behind. It has been a huge struggle for me lately. I have retreated to my cave. It’s where I go when it all feels so overwhelming. I don’t want to disappoint anyone. And I don’t want anyone to see me as weak. But sometimes I just have to admit that I am human. And I feel, I struggle, I fall down. But the most important thing is that I continue to get up and fight. She may make me doubt myself, but she will never keep me down. I am a fighter, I am a warrior. But most of all…. I am me. And I won’t give up.

May You Know

2022-09-20T18:11:00.001-07:00

May tonight's dreams be tomorrows reality.

May you know enough pain to keep you humble.

May your days be filled with joy and laughter.

May you know a love so strong

it marks your very soul.

May you know the value of a true friend.

And never feel the sting of betrayal.

May you meet each day with a smile on your face,

and just enough mischief in your eye to

eye to keep em guessing!

My Raven Queen

2022-09-20T17:41:00.000-07:00

Morrigan, my Goddess hear my plea,

My Soul is in great need of thee.

Morrigan, Morrigan please watch over me,

All my trust I place in thee.

Morrigan, My Raven Queen cast out these shadows that are plaguing me.

May your warriors wrath turn away all disquieted

spirits seeking to disrupt my way.

Fell all entities that seek to attach to me.

My Raven Queen I beg of thee, Protect me under your cloak of feathers

and aid me to strengthen my own shield.

Walk beside me always,

lending me strength along the way.

I place my trust in the My Raven Queen,

May you always watch over me.

Morrigan, Morrigan light my way.

With undying love and faith

I follow thee.

Darkness

2022-09-19T18:38:00.001-07:00

The darkness comes thick and heavy as it covers me like a shroud.

Blocking out even the smallest ray of light. I hear the demons as they taunt, beckoning me to stay.

I struggle, struggle to keep this painful painted on smile. To not let others see how lost I am.

If they looked in my eyes would they see my pain?

Would they see how hard I am fighting to keep it all together.

How hard I am fighting to keep the demons at bay? My pain is real. My struggle is real. My darkness…

..it is deep and it is real.

Maureen Jensen 2020

Never Left

2022-09-17T17:58:00.002-07:00

I have been watching you struggle since I left this physical world.. I have come to remind you that I have

never truly left you.. The Bond we have is far too close for me to ever truly leave you!. I am always

with you. I know when you close your eyes you see my face smiling back at you.. please let that be the memory

you hold on too. Remember the years of laughter and love. for they far outweigh the rest.

And when you feel the warmth of the sun on your skin, know that is my embrace.

And when the cool breeze brushes upon your cheek , know that is a kiss from me to you.

I know that some days the pain and emptiness seem to be more than your

heart can take. But rest assured my loves I am still here with you.. My physical body has left,

but my spirit is always with you. I sit with you while cry for me. I hear you when you talk to me.

I know you hear me when I answer you., And you see the signs I leave for you.. I will see you soon.

But know there is still work for you to do here. There are things I left unfinished..

On those nights when the ache just seems too much walk out and look up to the night

sky, the brightest star in the night sky is me looking back at you..

For you see..........I am here, I never left you.

I loving Memory of my niece Sabrina Dawn Mitchell June 8th 1989 - Feb 26th, 2022

A Friend to some, Loved by many, missed by all, 💜

Twin Flames

2022-07-02T13:05:00.001-07:00

(This was written in 2009 for my Anam Cara -soul friend in gaelic- Dawn Mitchell)

As I walk along a lonely path, enjoying the feel of the sun on my skin and the cool ocean breeze as it caresses my skin, leaving the slightest scent of salt water. I weave my way down the path as it leads me to the ocean shore. I stop and gaze upon the waves as they gently wash upon the shore. There is a sense fo calm that comes over me. There are things in this world that can not be seen, but felt with the your heart...felt in your very soul. Standing here taking in Mother Natures beauty I smile because I know you see the same waters I see. Oh, they may be called by another name, but it is still the same. You stand on one shore and I stand here on the other. Thousands of miles of blue water separate us, and many lifetimes as well. And yet we have always managed to find our way back to each other.

I feel as if I have wandered most of my life lost in search of something, yet not knowing what it was. Feeling as if a very part of my soul was missing. Always searching a strangers eyes......for what? I did not know. Would I recognize it when I saw it? Some spark of recognition? That sense of "I know you". The feeling that someone actually understood me......really understood me, who I was at my very core. I have the love of my life in my husband. But that is what I felt I was missing. It was a family bond, a sister? a brother? The only thing I could use to try and explain it was what I thought a twin would feel if the other were gone. They spent most of their life separated not knowing of the other. And then to find each other and have that emptiness filled. To finally feel complete.

We are sisters you and I. And we have been for longer that either of us can comprehend. We have had many lifetimes together, we always manage to find our way back to one another. We are twin flames, two souls who always find their way back to each other. Our fate is forever intertwined.

My Abilities

2018-02-21T11:13:00.002-08:00

Most of my life I have felt like the odd man out, like I didn't quite belong. I couldn't seem to relate to people the way others around me could. Even as a child I felt I felt distant, unlike everyone else. I felt older that my physical years. I sensed and talked to spirits. I felt them round me, I even had a playmate as a child that no one other than I could see. But I think that growing up in a strict catholic home with a mother who was a Nun before she married my father. We didn't talk about spirits. I dont know if it was my mother or my father who either saw spirits or were able to sense them as I do. It wasnt until a few years back talking to my brother that I learned that he saw spirits too. So once again my family is great at keeping secrets.

So now here I am in my 40's trying to understand this gift I have been given, what do I do with it? how do I use it? How do I relearn all the things that as a child came natural? The seeing and speaking to spirits as a child is as natural as drawing breath. Yet as I grew older in a society that pushed those things aside, told us that they were evil if we chose to worship a male and a female entity. Once I learned about the God and The Goddess and Paganism I finally began to feel things fall into place. I have been reconnecting with the gifts I have been given. You see I am an Empath and a Clairsentience. To explain what that means. An Empath is in short a sponge, they soak up everyones emotions and feelings. You find yourself battling with all kinds of emotions that sometimes will hit you out of no where, And that is the hardest part is separating your feelings from the what others are feeling. And being a Clairsentience is a very heightened form of being an Empath. Its the ability to feel the past, present and sometimes the future of a building, homes and public places. For as long as I can remember I would walk into certain places and just get this overwhelming sense of a presence other than the ones I could see. For most of my life I considered these to just be panic attacks. I don't like being somewhere with a large group of people. I tend to shut down as it is very overwhelming for me.

With the help of some wonderful people I have met in person and those I have meet through an online support group, I am slowly learning how to deal with these things. I am getting better at shielding. Which in short means putting up a physic and emotional wall around myself so that I am not as affect by others feeling and emotions. I still don't like being in certain social settings. But I am getting better. Everyday is a learning experience. But I continue to push ahead. I take things one day at a time.

Mexico 2014

2018-02-21T11:06:00.000-08:00

Hola My Friends!!

Well Dan and I finally got to take another international vacation! And let me tell you this was long overdue! With working 12-14 hour days 5 days a week for the last year and a half I really needed some time away. And Dan works so hard all the time he deserved this time away! And thanks to Dan's wonderful Aunt and Uncle, which by the way we happen to just Adore! Two of the most loving, giving and fun people I have ever met! We don't get to spend as much time with them as we would like. But we deeply cherish the times that we have together. They are always filled with laughter, and life lessons.

They have a beautiful time share down in Ixtapa, Mexico. And they have been telling us for years that we should come down. Well, this year we finally just did it! Just cost us our airfare and spending money. And I can not tell you just how beautiful this place is! We spent most of our time on the beach enjoying cold beers and a beautiful view. The people were so kind and generous. It was beautiful.

When my Mom passed I swore that anytime we went somewhere that they had never been I would take some of their ashes with me and spread them. I did just that on this trip. I went out in the ocean as far as I felt comfortable and spread their ashes in the sea. I am sure that by now they have been all over, the ocean tide carrying them to different places that they never thought they would see. I hope to continue this tradition and take their ashes to many more place that money allows us to travel.

I have beautiful memories of our time in Mexico and the amazing people we shared it with. We are hoping to take another trip to Europe some time in the next couple of years.

We will just have to wait and see what the Gods have in store of us.

Dealing with your past

2016-05-19T19:02:00.000-07:00

Does one ever really learn how to do such a thing? Your past can haunt you, break you. You can become so consumed with it that you forget to live in the present. The past is just that....the past. You can not alter or change it. Everyone has something in their past that they are not proud of. But if there is anything I have learned it is that my past has made me who I am today. I am stronger because I was weak, I found my spirit that was once shattered into a million pieces. I have slowly been putting all the pieces back together. I am making better decisions because of the poor choices I made in the past. I love deeper and stronger now than before. My life has been far from perfect. But it has made me who I am......Human, I have flaws but don't we all? Saying I am sorry to those I love and were suppose to protect is a mute point. Whats done is done. There is no fixing it or changing it. No one has walked in my shoes, they haven't lived my life, they don't and wont understand the things I have gone thru, the mistakes I have made. There are things that will haunt me forever. And when they rear their heads and try to flood my brain with all the memories of the things I have done, the things I cannot change, another piece of my soul cracks. And the darkness that follows consumes me. I find myself lost and alone in my own darkness struggling to find my light again.

Sometimes I feel like I will never see the light again. And no one around me understands what it is like to be so completely consumed by darkness. Sometime its so deep and dark that I swear I could reach out and touch it. The most exhausting part is trying to keep smiling and pretending like you are ok. When all I really want to do is find a dark corner and curl up and try to disappear. My brain becomes so consumed with all the mistakes I have made in my life, the people I have hurt, the people I have failed. Reliving my past. It taunts me, reminding me of my errors, the things that have been done to me, the things I have done to others. Sometimes I cant seem to get my head out of the past. But on the upside of things I have learned to be more in tune with my spirit. And in the process I have learned that I have a gift ......well 2 actually. And they could be part of the reason I go thru these bouts of darkness. I am an Empath and I am a Clairsentience.

Being an empath is when you are effected by other people's energies and emotions. To have the innate ability to intuitively feel and perceive others emotions. Your life is unconsciously influence by others thoughts and moods. Empaths can perceive physical sensitivities . You are either and empath or you are not. It is not something you can learn. You are always open, so to speak to have to process other emotions and feelings. Which means that you really feel and in many cases take on the emotion of others. Essentially you are walking around in this world as a sponge, you feel the emotions and energy from others. But not only am I an empath I am also what is called a Clairsentient which loosely translated, means "clear-feeling. It is perhaps the most basic of all intuitive skills. Clairsentient is an extremely heightened form of empathy. It is the ability to feel and experience the energy in an intuitive way. This energy stream includes other peoples feelings, inanimate objects, spiritual insights. Basically, you are aware of all types of energetic vibrations through your own body and emotions. But also those of others.

These things could be why I feel the way I do, Or why I find myself in complete emotional darkness at time and not knowing how or why it came about. I am still learning about my gifts and how to recognize that what I am feeling is not my own emotions but someone else's. Sometimes I will see something in my peripheral vision turn and look and there is nothing or no one there. Or the feeling of someone standing next to me when I am all alone. But at this moment I am just trying to focus on pulling myself out of the darkness I am in. It feels like I am trying to swim against a strong tide. And every now and then I get sucked under and have to struggle thru this abyss and break the surface so I can breathe before my lungs explode.

But if there is one thing I have learned about myself it is that I am a fighter, I am a warrior. I have made it thru things that would have broken others. I will keep fighting until I find my light again. The one thing I have in my life that is constant and true, is the love of my husband, He is my rock, my everything. The one person who has loved me all this time, despite my faults, He loves me for me. And I would be so lost without him.

Learning to understand and deal with my gifts has been a stuggle but I am taking it one day at a time. I am on a spiritual journey so to speak, Learning and understanding my gifts. And continuing on this journey we call life.

San Francisco Weekend

2013-03-01T14:05:00.000-08:00

This past weekend was just a San Francisco kind of weekend. Being my first weekend off in a while I had asked Dan what he wanted to do. He came to me a few minutes later with the response of "Go throw some clothes in a bag we are gonna go to San Francisco". I love how spontaneous my husband can be. So we threw some clothes in a bag and took off for the weekend. We made reservations at a hotel I have been wanting to stay at called the Queen Anne Hotel. The Queen Anne has been reported to be haunted. And those of you who know me know I couldn't pass up the chance to stay at a haunted hotel! Our room was really quite beautiful. It was like stepping back into the 1800's. We had a large king size canopy bed, a small fire place. It was all very quaint.

Although I don't think the hotel is haunted, it is a very interesting and beautiful place. The one thing we didn't know about our weekend away was that it was a Chinese New Year. So every Restaurant was packed. We found a great Steak house and were lucky enough to get a spot at the bar. We decided to break out of or normal routine of ordering beer. And went with a Martini. I had a Apple Martini and Dan and a Raspberry and Rosemary Martini both were delish!!!

The next day we decided to hit Haight Ashberry and do a little sight seeing. Everything down there is so eclectic. It is very interesting place to be. Lots of different people from all walks of life.

We even went back to visit my favorite place, Fort Point. Now this place I KNOW is haunted. I knew this the first time we visited there. There is something about the Powder room. There is a heaviness in that room that I cant quite explain. I just know that there is spiritual activity in that room I just haven't been able to tap into it yet. But I am hoping to explore it more on future visits. There is a deep sadness there.

But on another note we also managed to cross a few more things off our San Francisco Bucket list. We have finally ridden the cable cars and visited China town. Both were quite an adventure. The only thing we have left is to visit Alcatraz. But that is something we have to plan. As it is usually booked in advance. So the next trip will have to be a planned trip. All in all it was a great weekend.

For Amanda

2012-09-16T18:16:00.001-07:00

Well Hello All!

Ok as I was reminded by my lovely Best Friend and Sister In Law, it has been a long time since I have written anything on here. And that there are some of you who don't have Facebook so there are lots of photos you haven't seen. So I am here to add some pictures and just give you a little Hello!

So here are a few pictures from our trip just for you Amanda :-) I will do my best to give you a little info on each of the pics I post.

So lets get this started!

This first photo is of the Adam and Eve Pub in Norwich. It was built in approx 1100 AD. It had been a working Pub since the time of the vikings. It was a really amazing place. Despite the fact I had to duck to walk in the door! Those vikings were SHORT!

This is the Adam and Eve Pub

Now this is a photo taken from Ireland. This is the window in Biddy Early's Homestead. If you have read previous posts you know that Biddy is the famous witch of Ireland. People travel from all over the world to visit what remains of her home, and to pay respects to her. It is said that when you go you must leave an offering for Biddy or you will have bad luck. This is the window where people have left their offerings to her. Dan and I left her a small bottle of Mead and a gold coin.

Now this next photo is of Danny's tattoo that he got while we were in Norwich. The writing on the shield says "Then, Now and Always" and it matches a tattoo that i have on my arm.

And now on to the next, This is a photo of Darryl and I. Darryl is Dawns husband. And I can not EVEN begin to tell you how alike Danny and Darryl are!!!! Two peas in a pod I tell you!!!

Now this is just a beautiful English garden we passed while visiting Castle Rising near Norwich.

And this is Hore Abbey in Ireland. It is just down the road from The Rock of Cashel. Truly a beautiful place!

And with all the churches we visited and Dawn and I being Wiccan, we just couldn't refuse to have a bit of fun!

This is one of the outside halls of Norwich Cathedral. Built approx 1150!

This is the Celtic Sister Symbol that Dawn and I both got.

And back to Ireland. This was taken at Sligo Abbey. This was a really cool place and you could tell that there were spirits there. Certain places just had a heavy oppressive feel.

And here is a great pic of (L-R) Darryl, Dawn and their daughter Sabrina at Castle Rising

And of course Dawn and I.

The above photo is of Darryl, Dawn and their Daughter Sabrina

Now this next photo gave me chills when I first saw it. I cant remember exactly where it was taken but it was in Norwich. Can you see what is next to me?

the above shot is a close up of the previous pic. Now mind you it was not raining even tho my hood is up. The wind had just come up and blew my hood up. But you notice there is a bright green orb next to me. Dawn and I both feel this was Mom. There was another photo taken while we were visiting Norwich Castle in which there is another orb next to me. Pretty amazing right?

Ok well that is all I have for now. I will work on adding some more pics and filling you in on some of the details. Now mind you that I took over 3000 photos! so just bare with me!

I just returned home today from my weekend with the girls camping at what we call Estrogen Camp. It was a great weekend!!! Will work on posting pics of that too!

Ok all, hope you have enjoyed some of these pics!

Bright Blessings!

The Hill Family Holiday Gathering

2012-01-14T15:12:00.001-08:00

Its always so great when I get to be in the presence of some of the people I love more then anything else in this world. And this was one of those days! My Aunt Joyce, whom I have called Aunt Cookie since I was knee high to a grasshopper! She came up from LA. My cousin Carlos who is more a brother to me then a cousin came with his partner from Colorado. My son was there as well as my Brothers boys so it was going to be a grand day!!!

We arrived to a table full of food thanks to my wonderful sister-in-law Wendy. She always goes out of her way to make every gathering wonderful. It was just great to be in the same room with everyone. And me being me, had camera in hand pretty much the entire time. hahaha I cant help it! They are memories and I want to cherish them all! I have learned over the last 10 yrs. that life is short and you need to soak up and enjoy every minute your with your family! So that is why I am always with camera. I think I got some good ones that day. Sadly the day ended too soon as I had to head off to work. Well my friends that is where my holiday fun ended. I ended up getting into an auto accident on the freeway while heading to work that night. It was just a fender bender. Could have been much worse. I am working thru some health issues due to the accident. But I am thankful that I got to spend the time I did with both of my families. That accident was maybe a smack in the head from my mother or father or guardian sprit saying “Wake up! Appreciate the beauty around you and how lucky you are to have a loving husband and son, Family who will always be there for you. Even though you only see them once a year, if you needed them they would be there. It was a lesson I plan on heeding. Cuz you know I don’t need those types of slaps to the head very often!! hahahahah
I look forward to seeing them all again soon. And plan to do a better job of keeping in contact.

Blessings to all!!!

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Life after the Holidays.

2012-01-14T14:32:00.001-08:00

Well, life right up to Christmas was, well uneventful. We got to spend some time with Dan’s sisters before I had to head off to work Christmas Day. As always it was wonderful to see them. The times together are too short and the time between always too long. We and a nice lunch,, got to check out John’s winery! Wow he has some great stuff down there! Such a joyful day. Even managed to get us all together for a photo or two. Hard to believe how big the kids have gotten.

Just a few of the pics from the winery! Its just basically a lil Mom and Pop thing, but boy do they may good wine!!!
After our wine tasting session we stepped out to the beautiful surroundings and took a few family photos.

See, I told you the surroundings were beautiful! I would love to go back when everything is in full bloom! Oh the photos I cold get! Anyway, Now to the family photos.

So at the top we have all the Jensen kids (minus Amanda). Then you have Dan and his sisters Heather and Crystal. Then me with my fabulous sisters-in-law! Then Grandma Laural with her beautiful granddaughters Carina and Caitlyn. Then just a few more shots of the beautiful surroundings. We had a lovely day with them and hope it wont be so long before we all can be together again!!!

Stay tuned for the Hill family get together!!!!!! That is my next post!

Pieces of my heart

2011-11-18T18:55:00.001-08:00

Hello again Friends,

Well it is fastly approaching 2 months since we have left the UK. I always knew that I had this "thing" for England and Ireland. That there was something about it that felt so familiar to me. I always chalked it up to just my obsession with it. But it wasnt until I was there, until I had actually stepped foot on the soil there, that I felt like I was finally........home. I instantly felt comfortable and at ease. It all seemed so familiar. And of course there was Dawn. I have always been a firm believer in past lives. And I knew years ago that Dawn and I had a special connection. I know that we were once linked to each other in a past life. There is no way to explain it that it will sound like I am sane to those of you who dont believe. But I knew years ago that Dawn and I were sisters in a past life. We knew so much about each other without having ever met. There was this familiar feel about her when I spoke to her on the phone. She was and is my sister.

So once Dan and I finally arrived in England I was eager to see if that feeling transpired over to my physically seeing her. When I actually saw her, when I was finally able to wrap my arms around her and hug her, would it still feel the same? Would that familiar feeling still be there? And it was. When we finally got off the plane and made our way thru imigrations and security. When I walked thru the airport and finally saw her standing there eagerly searching the crowd for my face. I knew everything I had been feeling was accurate. When she finally saw me and smiled, I felt like I was finally home. And when we finally embraced each other..... my world finally fell into place. This was my sister, this was the "thing" in my life that always felt out of place, the thing that was always just out of reach. She was the other half of me. As if I was a twin searching eagerly for her long lost sister. Once I hugged her and looked into her eyes filled with tears, I knew that I was home, the puzzle was finally complete. Everything just seemed to fall into place.

And I have to say that our husbands....... They too seemed to be a mirror image of each other. My husband who is usually a quiet and reserved man, came out of his shell. The two of them seemed to feed off each other. They were so comfortable around each other.....as if they had known each other for a lifetime! Coincidence? for me I think not. I think.......no....... I know that the four of us have been apart of each others lives before. We are family, and we go back a long long time.

On the day that we left Norwich it was as if part of my heart was being torn out. As the bus pulled away and I looked back at the two of them, and then looked at Dan. I knew he too felt what I feeling. That we were leaving a huge piece of our hearts in Norwich. But I am not in sorrow for that piece of my heart for I know that it is being well cared for. My sister has that piece of my heart and she is protecting and cherishing it until I return. When the 4 of us are together, to laugh and to enjoy all the wonders that Norwich hold for us. When we can all go out and exlpore the beautiful relics that await us.

Until that day comes I will hold them here.....in my heart where they will stay safe and remembered every day.

A glimpse at our time in Norwich

2011-10-21T12:17:00.000-07:00

Hello Friends ~

Well we have been back from our amazing vacation for 3 weeks now. Seems like it was only yesterday that we were driving thru the beautiful Irish countryside looking to see where our adventure would take us next. Now that we are back I thought maybe I should give everyone an update on how the trip went since didn't do a very good job of keeping up with my blog while we were gone. So lets see how well this ole brain of mine is at remembering everything!!

Dawn & I our first picture together

the gang finally together!

Well as you all know we spent the first 10 days of our vacation with my wonderful friend and sister across the sea Dawn and her family. I don't know if I could find an adequate word to describe how amazing our time with them was. Sadly it was too short. But in that short amount of time we saw and did so many things! I quickly fell in love with Norwich! There are quite a few ancient ruins. Old Abbeys, Churches, Monasteries. Each more amazing then the one before! We covered so much of Norwich and its surrounding areas. On our first night there we had a BBQ with all of Dawn and Darryl's friends. Oh my and what a fun bunch of people they were! We had great food, and lots and lots of laughs! Towards the end of the evening we sent up some small hot air balloons.

Getting ready to send the balloons up

away they go!

That was fun and really beautiful to watch them go and sail away. Everyday was just one fun filled adventure after the next. With Darryl's help I quickly learned how to enjoy the taste of different Ales. I was always a Coors light drinker. But I can now proudly say that I enjoy the taste of many different types of beer! (Thanks Darryl!!!) I also found that putting malt vinegar on your fries is REALLY yummy!

One of the many Ales I fell in love with!

While we were in Norwich we went on a Ghost hunting adventure a Weeting Castle. If you have been reading my blog then you know about Weeting Castle as I have written about it in the past. It was quite an adventure. We met up with Eddie, Jean and Steve who are folks I had been chatting with and that live in the Norwich area and who regularly go out to Weeting and do investigations. Unfortunately I didn't get anything on camera. But, there were spots where you got some definite feelings that you were not alone. One of them was the old ice house. It is reportedly haunted by a rather ill natured spirit. I being the crazy person that I am went in to the ice house and spent a few minutes in there. And I can tell you that there is definitely something in there. I never thought I was one who was "Sensitive" to the spirit world, but after our time in Norwich and thru out Ireland I have since changed my mind on that. My body felt the physical effects of being near or in a place with spirit activity. I experienced it in several places in Norwich and in many places we stayed at and visited in Ireland.

Feeling the effects in the Ice house

The infamous Ice house

I wish I would have been smart and keep a journal of the places we went to everyday, but alas I didn't think about that until after we got home! Oh if I were to sit here and write about all the places we went and things we did in beautiful Norwich this blog would be the size of "War and Peace"! So, I will keep moving along. What I can tell you is that the time we spent in Norwich with Dawn and Darryl is something that I will forever cherish. It all ended too soon. And the day we had to leave was a sad one. I can tell you that while at the bus station just before we boarded our bus to the Airport, there were many tears shed and alot of hugs given. It was a difficult day. I miss them and am looking forward to when we can all be together again. Hopefully next time they will be able to come here so we can show them where we live.

I think I am going to end this here. I will pick up again next and fill you in on some of our adventures in Ireland.

Until next time my friends!

(I will include some photos here at the bottom for your enjoyment!)

White Horse pub (our first pub in Norwich!)

Bishops Bridge

The beautiful streets of Norwich

sorry for the long delay!

2011-09-23T10:41:00.000-07:00

Hello all!

Well straight off I need to apologize to everyone, my thought before I left for this incredible trip of a lifetime, was that I would write in my blog every night. Yeah well after arriving and beginning our journey I quickly realized that wasn't going to happen. I mean it was a great thought and all but it just wasnt practical! Dan and I are up every morning at about 7 am we have our amazing Irish breakfast then we hit the road. Mind you we are not in any kind of a rush to see things but things pop up along the way that we end up wanting to see so the morning that may have started with just one or two things to see may end up with 5 or 6 things in the end! And honestly we expected that during this journey. We start trying to find a place to lay our heads for the night by about 3-4:00pm. Once we accomplish that it is find some food, have a pint or two and then we are both out for the count by about 8-9pm! I know we are showing our age here! lol. But it is amazing how tired you are at the end of the day. At alot of the sights we are visiting there is ALOT of walking involved! And for me personally that has been difficult but I have made it thru! But at the end of the day I am exhausted! So I am sorry I haven't done a great job of keeping up with my blog. Let me see if I can give you a condensed version of what we have done so far.

..........Gosh I don't even know where to start! I have spread Mom and Dad's Ashes in some beautiful places along our journey. The first place was in Glendalough. It is a beautiful national park area, I know in my heart they would have loved it there! I wish I could add photos here but with my Ipad I just cant, So if you have Facebook you can see all my photos from our trip there. We have also visited the Village of Cong which is where the movie "The Quiet Man" was filmed. WOW! what an AMAZING village. It is so incredible, there are no words to describe to you just how beautiful this place is. If I could I would live there. I truly didn't want to leave!! Of course we have visited most of the Castles that you think of when you think of Ireland, Trim, Bunratty, etc. We did Newgrange and Knowth, the Hills of Tara, Loughcrew Carins, Connemara. But alas no I didn't kiss the Blarney stone. Figure with my family history there is no need! LOL

However, I did visit a couple of places that were special to me personally. As anyone who knows me knows that I am into the paranormal and you also know that I am wiccan. So one of the places I wanted to visit that was off the beaten path (ok way way WAY off the beaten path!) was Biddy Early's Homestead. Biddy Early is the most famous "Witch" of Ireland. In all honesty all she was was a healer, she used herbs to heal, but because of the King and the way Christianity was taking over the country anyone who didn't follow their ways was thought to be a witch. But anyway, (don't get off course here Maureen!) parts of Biddy's cottage are still standing. It is just outside of the Village Feakle. And a few people still make the trek to find her cottage to pay their respect the the Great Biddy Early. It is said that if you go to Biddy's Place you need to leave her an offering or else you will be plauged with bad luck. usually its a coin or whiskey etc. So on the day that Dan and I went to visit we came with a coin and a small bottle of mead. It took us awhile to find the place. Had it not been for a kind older gentleman walking along the road we would have never found it! I think we passed it at least 6 times! But once we found it and made our way up to her cottage, it was a very moving moment for me. Once I stepped thru the threshold of her cottage I was overcome with a wave of emotion. I felt this great sadness yet at the same time I also felt a sense of pride. I think that is what Biddy must have felt. Sadness that she was misunderstood but pride in the fact that she was helping people. While Dan walked around the outside I took a moment to pay my respects to Biddy. I thanked her for all that she did and told her that I honored her for the woman that she was and that she was ahead of her time. I told her that I was leaving her a coin and a good taste of Mead for her to enjoy later. I placed the objects on the windowsill along with items others had left for Biddy. I again thanked her for allowing me the privilege to be in her home, A cool breeze blew around the inside of the cottage for a moment and rustled the few leaves that were on the wet muddy ground inside and then it blew past me and out the door. I took this as Biddy's fair well, I looked around one last time and I left. This was truly an experience that will live with me for the rest of my life.

The second place that ranks really high on my list is Leap Castle. Leap Castle is THE most haunted Castle in all of Ireland. It has been on many of TV shows such as "Most Haunted, "Ghost Hunters" and "Ghost Hunters International". I have read about it for years! And being into the paranormal as much as I am Leap Castle is at the top of the list of places you have to see! It wasn't until we were getting ready to head back to Dublin when I realized that we hadnt seen Leap Castle! And I thought "Oh No!! I am gonna leave Ireland and not have seen Leap Castle!" But Dan being the amazing and worlds greatest husband EVER that he is, said "Honey we still have time, see if you can figure out how to get into visit and we will go". So that set me on a mad scrabble to see about getting in to visit the Castle. Now some of you may know and some may not, But Leap Castle is privately owned and you need to contact the owner directly to inquire about visiting. The owner Sean Ryan is a musician and he travels the world playing so it is not easy to get access to the Castle especially in the off season. Which is when we are here. I searched the web trying to find the correct way to contact him. Holy cow there are so many different email addresses and Phone numbers ! But then I realized that the Book that I brought with me had a small snippet about Leap Castle in it and it gave his email and a phone number!!!! so I emailed him and asked if we could come for a visit, mind you this was a last minute request so I wasn't expecting him to be home or to even say yes, let alone that I would get a reply in a timely manner. So I sent an email that night, the next morning to my surprise I got a reply!!!! He said we were welcome to come and visit! I was over the moon excited! so Dan and I headed out that morning. As we got close to the village of Kinnitty we had to stop and ask for directions since we didn't know exactly where we were going and there are no signs. We stopped at Kinnitty Castle which is a privately owned hotel (posh to say the least! this Castle has been standing since 430 AD!!!!) We got directions but promptly got lost! Stopped at a local pub to ask directions. Dan decided he would wait in the car and he would send me in to get directions.....oh brilliant idea honey! I walked into this pub to inquire about directions and every old man in the place was like "Well hello lass" boy they were MORE then eager to help me out! LOL The younger guy behind the bar told them all to behave which got me laughing! they all started talking at once trying to tell me how to get to Leap Castle. I said "Wait I need you to write it down" of course that made them all look at me funny for a moment. You know that look of "Ahhh of course, because she is a woman" I just looked at them and say "Hey I use to be blonde so you have to write things out for me!" They all laughed and then asked me to come back for a drink after we visited the castle! LOL But of course they wanted to know why I was going there......"Its haunted ye know Lass.....Why do ye wanna go there?" I said "That is exactly why I want to go there!" Anyway, finally found Leap Castle. Met the owner Sean Ryan, he has to be the nicest man EVER! we must have sat in front of his fire for at least an hour just chatting before he told us to go have a look about. He handed us a flashlight for the bloody chapel since there is no light going up. And Dan and I were off to explore! Boy that place has quite a feel about it! on the way up to the Bloody chapel there is a room off to the left, which Sean later told me was the smoking room where they smoked the meat. That room was very oppressive. While in that room I had the definate feel that I was not alone. My chest became very heavy, I felt as if someone had their hand around my heart it was a scary feeling. Sean told me that I was not the first person to experience that in that room. Once in the bloody chapel there was a room off to the left corner that Dan and I both felt something in that room. And then there was the Obliet (not sure of spelling) that is where they would throw the prisoners. Obliet is a french word which means "To Forget" . Captures we thrown down there and just forgotten until they died. We didn't catch much on camera, just a few orbs. however while we were downstairs sitting in front of the fire chatting with Sean Dan and I both heard a females voice. She was talking although we couldn't make out what she was saying. And I was the only female in the house at the time. Neither one of us knew that the other had heard this until we were driving back to Kinnitty Castle where we were staying. We were talking about the things we had experienced at the Castle. I mentioned that while Sean was talking I had heard a females voice and Dan looked at me and said "Oh my god I heard it too! I was looking around to see where it was coming from!" So we have personal experiences but not much visual. Just a few orbs. Which for me, validate something as I know what was and wasn't there. Usually orbs dont mean anything to me as they can usually be explained, but I was there I know what I saw and what was there and what wasnt there.

Well, hope you all enjoyed what little I could update you all on. I will try (not going to promise mind you) and update one more time before we leave. But at the moment I am sitting in Kinnitty Castle in a beautiful grand bar and it has inspired me to write. But we have 6 days left (I think! lol) so maybe I can write again once we are in Dublin) Much love to all !!!!

Goodbye Norwich...Hello Ireland

2011-09-13T08:33:00.000-07:00

Parting is such sweet sorrow, having to say goodbye to you Norwich and all the wonders and magic you held was a hard thing to do. With a heavy heart and tears in my eyes I said goodbye to my Soul sister and to Norwich. The times we had there will be forever engraved in my heart! We shared many of laughs over a good pint of ale in many fantastic pubs! It is funny how four people who have never met before could be so much alike! It was a whirlwind 10 days with a lifetime of things packed into it but Dan and I loved every minute of it and wouldnt change it or trade it for that million dollar lottery ticket......well ok maybe we would! LOL

In all seriousness I cant thank Dawn and Darryl enough for all their kindness, for putting up with Dan and I, for showing us their beautiful city. Introducing us to all their wonderful friends and just including us as part of their family. It was a joy to meet their beautiful daughter Sabrina and her boyfriend Chris. They are two great kids....well they arent kids....but ya know what I mean! LOL

Our flight to Dublin wasnt bad, it only took about an hour and it was a smooth flight, unlike the flight over from LA which was VERY bumpy! On that flight we had to fly up into Canada to Greenland and just over the tip of Iceland then down to England because of the Hurricane in the south (I cant at the moment rememberthe name I think it was Irene or something like that) So, this flight was alot better! Once we landed we did finded it to be quite windy and once we managed to get our rental car and then get to the hotel we found that Hurricane Katia was coming and that they were expecting 80 mph winds and possible tornados! Can you say "Welcome to Ireland!!!"

Dan took to driving on the wrong side rather well. Me on the other hand, well as a passenger and seeing how close he was getting to the side of the road and parked cars was well lets just say making me a bit nervous! Found it best to just close my eyes from time to time! We stayed in the airport hotel for the first 2 days as Dan wasnt feeling very well. On day 2 we ventured out on the road and headed on to our first destination - Powerscourt. It is a beautiful estate with over 42 acres of gardens. And then further up the road is a waterfall. This waterfall happens to be the largest in all of England and Ireland and let me tell you it is quite beautiful!! We had a nice walk around both places. Although we didn't stay long since the wind gust of 65+ made it a bit difficult to be out there.

From there we went on to our next desination which was Glendalough. Glendalough is the remains of a monastic settlement. In 498 AD a young monk named Kevin came here looking for solitude and a place to be one with nature. And let me tell you he couldnt have pick a better place! It is absolutley Stunning!!! I am a deeply spiritual person and this place just screams at you! you can feel it in every fiber of your being. There are still things here that go beyond our comprehension.

And to top off the visit, the hotel that we are staying at is litterally 100yds from the site! I can sit in my window and look down at the ruins. And when Dan and I checked into the hotel I just got a feeling that there was more to this hotel then met the eye, I had this.....ummm how do I explain this, almost like the feeling you get when someone is staring at you. Well that is the feeling i got as we walked down the empty hall to our room. So after we got settled in and had a pint in the bar, when Dan went back up to the room I went out front to take some pictures on the way back in I stopped at the front desk and asked the young lady behind the desk how old this hotel was, she said it was opened in the 1800's, so not too old. But then I asked her if they had ever had anything "strange" happen, she got this look on her face and looked around, I said to her that I am into the paranormal and that I do investigations. That seemed to put her at ease, she leaned forward and told me that they see and hear things all the time! lights go on and off, they hear people coming down the stairs and the hallway when there isnt anyone there. And that there has been the apparition of a child seen in the halls. She even told me that the owner has never had a night go by that he hasnt seen or heard something! Bells and whistles went off for me! I thought Whooo Hoooo!!!! I have hit the mother load!!! Where is Carrie and Dom when I need them! So guess what I will be doing when it gets dark? Yep you got it, I will be roaming the halls with digital voice recorder in hand and camera seeing if I can catch anything! might be hard as there are lots of guests but doesnt hurt to try!

Well my friends, that is an update of what we are up to as of late. Will try and update you all again as soon as I can. Dont know when we will have interent again so bear with me. Again if you have facebook that is the best way to see pictures as my Ipad will not let me add pictures here which I am really bummed about. But will keep you all up on our adventures as best I can!

Much love!!

First part of the UK journey

2011-09-05T14:14:00.000-07:00

We have now been in Norwich for 5 days, and this is the first chance that I have had to sit down and write in my blog. There is so much to tell you all that I don't quite know where to start! I am sure that it will take me a day or two before I even finish writing this and get it posted!

So, lets begin and the beginning....The flight! Well Dan and I arrived at LAX about 4 hours before our flight was due to depart as we knew we had to go thru customs and all of that BS. So we figured that it would be best to go thru it all as soon as possible to get it over and done with. Once we did that we just kinda hung out. Had a beer in the lounge, an EXPENSIVE beer mind you! By the time our flight was ready to board we found that instead of the Boeing 777 we would be boarding a smaller plane so some of the passenger would have to take a later flight. At this point all I could think was "WHAT! oh hell no!!! so I quickly went to the counter to see if we were still on the scheduled flight which thank god we were! so all was well. Took FOREVER to finally take off but finally did. The flight its self was ok until we had to fly up into Canada I am assuming because of Hurrican Irene. That is where the flight became my worst nightmare! We hit some pretty bad turbelence. Now when I say bad, I mean the entire plane felt as if I was on a freakin bull being tossed about! And dropped a few feet! I don't think Dan realized how serious I was about the fact that I was afraid to fly until I had my hand dug into his and he looked over at me and saw the tears streaming down my face. That had to be the scariest thing I have ever been thru!!! I didn't like it at all! I prayed to every bloody saint, goddess, deities I could think of to just get me thru it and get me back on the ground in one piece. If I am gonnna die in a plane crash let it be on the way home! After I have experienced England and Ireland!

When we finally landed in London and got thru customs it seemed like it took forever to get thru to where Dawn and Darryl were waiting for us. As we rounded the gate I spotted Dawn right away! I could see that she hadnt quite seen me yet so I just raised my arm and gave her a good wave and the smile that came over her face was worth the 10 hours of hell I had just been thru! As I finally let go of my bag and just got up to her and was able to finally wrap my arms around her, my sister, my long lost soul sister it all felt complete. I had come full circle. I was back where I belonged. I was home. The other part of me that I had always felt was missing was now there. And we started in with each other like we had just seen each other yesterday! The comfort was there. She is everything I knew she would be. And I love her even more then I thought I would. We are definatley alike! it is quite funny actually. On the 2nd day here Dawn and I went and got matching Tattoo's. We now have a celtic sister symbol on our right wrist. I wish I could add pictures to this blog but every time I try it wont let me. So if you dont have a facebook account you may want to consider it, as I am putting pictures on there every night of the photos I have taken that day. Since I cant do them here. So if you do get a facebook page you can find me as Maureen Hill Jensen.

Until the next time folks. Which in all honesty probably wont be until we get to Ireland! Love and miss you all!!!!

UK or Bust!

2011-08-30T15:00:00.000-07:00

Well my friends the time has finally come! We are on our way. I can not even begin to tell you how excited I am! I'm a bit nervous too as I don't like to fly. And the thought of being cooped up in a plane for just over 10 hours is not exactly my idea of fun. But I have been working on my meditation and have some movies downloaded to my Ipad as well as some nice relaxation music. I am keeping my eye on the prize so to speak and that will get me thru!

I cant wait to walk off the plane and actually get to finally, after all these years see Dawn face to face and be able to hug her! It has been a long time coming. Dawn did tell me that on the 3rd we are schedule to meet up with some other friends at Weeting Castle for an nightly Ghost investigation. I am really looking forward to that!!! I know that some of my friends here wish they were going too. But I will be sure to write all about my adventures the next day! And am sure I will have tons of pictures. There are so many wonderful adventures she has planed for us. So have no fear there will be plenty of pictures to keep you all entertained. And that is BEFORE we get to Ireland!

So, keep coming back and seeing what new and fun things we have been up too!!!!! But now its time for Dan and I to sail off into the sunset as our adventures await!