A New Chapter A New List

My time in Hawaii is quickly coming to an end, and it is absolutely insane to think the year has already flown by and I am on my way back home to Texas. I thought I would of had more time, or time would have gone by slower or something but sure enough a year is over in a blink of an eye. When I first got to the island I made a bucket list, and I am so happy to say that I have accomplished most everything, there are a few things I have not checked off such as; I have not seen any whales yet, I never learned how to make the perfect jam but I sure did have the most perfect home made jam (so I am counting this as a half check) and I never saw any concerts while I was out here, I was suppose to several different times but the plans never materialized and that is okay, also I have not done the stairway to heaven because come to find out as soon as I got here it became illegal to do the hike and it is guarded so that no one can do the hike. I have no regrets though, and I will not be leaving this island wishing I had done more, I have done so much and I can honestly say I have seen all that there is to see on the island. It is strange though, this was my first home with my husband, this will always be such a special place for us and it is kind of scary leaving all of this behind. Even if I will be going back to exactly what I left behind when I moved here, there is security in that and comfortability knowing what to except and how our lives will be, but this is home this is where we made our first home, where we celebrated each day our of first year of marriage and as quickly as it all began it is all coming to an end so quickly. I am leaving in two weeks and my husband will soon to be following right behind me, we already have an apartment back home, I already have a job and we have everything ready to go for when we land in Texas and I could not be happier about how everything is starting to fall into place.

My house looks so bare and empty, my pets know the gig is up and have been acting so strange as they feed off our stress and nerves. Boxes everywhere which to my cat means more places to hide and nap, more adventure for her. My dog has been more talkative than ever, which has brought me to my most recent discovery a lab and a beagle should never be allowed to breed again, both are very talkative dogs and a beagles howl is most annoying. She does not stop, and I do not know what she wants, I put her out back and she just sits in front of the door and barks, so I let her in and she just barks, so then I take her for a walk and she doesn’t want that so when we get home she just barks more, so I feed her but that only stops her for a little while until she is done inhaling her food and then the barking starts right back up. Then there is Kitten who does not eat anymore, which I expected she’s finicky like that, but in place of her cat food she’s taken to eating the paint off our walls, she’s going crazy the stress is not a good look for her. Then there is the shedding! Oh my goodness, the shedding is out of control to be honest I am not even sure how either of my sweet little critters even have a coat anymore! I am getting more and more nervous about flying them, this is where most of my nerves and fear is directed to, what if something happens to them? I wonder how scared they will be, I wonder if they will think I have abandoned them, I wonder if they will sleep, or if they will be put beside each other in hopes that this will bring them some comfort. I wish I could just stick the both of them in the same kennel so they can keep each other company on the long flight home.  Too many what if’s that I have to force out of my mind or I will cry, and the stress will only just build and build more I just have to convince myself that everything will be all right and they will make it safely to texas, but then I wonder how they will acclimate to the texas weather, fine I am sure but they will be so disoriented. Anyways, I am rambling now but you get the idea! I am going insane with these what if’s!

But the real purpose for this post is to create a new bucket list, for when I get back home, for the new chapter of our lives so here is the beginnings of my new chapter new bucket list, list.

1) Teach yoga at a few different studios around the area
2) Take a course from Kino
3) Take a 500 hr yoga training
4) See the Grand Canyon
5) Visit Yellow Stone
6) Road Trip
7) Go back to college and get my degree in nutrition
8) Create the perfect jam!
9) Perfect the art of vegan baking
10) Start gardening
11) Start composting
12) Learn more about being an herbalist
13) Grow some herbs, and create some homemade remedies
14) Buy our first home
15) Half Marathon ( the white rock half as well as the wounded warrior one I am already signed up for)
16) Create a Volleyball team
17) Go on a romantic vacation, our first one
18) Open my own studio (this is a far off goal, the ultimate career goal)
19) Put on a few charity functions