Family, Home and other stuff

Like I said in my first post, I have lots to say. Now confession time, no real plan of what to say or how to say it. One thing I learned from my Mom and Dad was to have a plan and a backup plan and sometimes a backup to the backup!! So, I thought I would start with what is precious to me my family and my 'home'.

BTW, is there an etiquette to these blog posts? I hope that I don't offend anyone; that is not my intention. My initial plan is to just write what is on my mind, sort of a stream of consciousness and to tell my story, share my travels and share my family. With that said, let's get this thing started!

Let me start with home....Home is where the heart is and those that know me well know my heart is in Texas and more specifically, Houston where I was born and Galveston where I live right now. I am a city girl, no doubt about it, first and foremost. I have to have the large malls to shop in and choices of restaurants and lots of entertainment. BUT, I am also a die-hard beach bum!! I never thought I would have loved living on Galveston Island as much as I do but I cannot imagine living out the rest of my life anyplace else and of that I am 100% sure. I've tried living in other places in Texas and enjoyed some more than others. San Antonio and Fort Worth were special because my babies were born in those places. College Station/Bryan because I love being an Aggie and I do bleed maroon. Beaumont [sorry Wiz] was the worst place in Texas I've lived. And then there was my ill-advised move out of state. Suffice it to say that I came home and left some good friends behind but I can always go visit or stay in touch online. I can say unequivocally, I will live out the rest of my remaining years in Texas!!!

Then there is family. I am so very blessed to have a large extended family - my own precious children, a wonderful son-in-law, brothers, sisters, niece and nephew, cousins, aunts, uncles and that's just the biological family. Then, there is my chosen family, of which there are many members, scattered far and wide across the U.S.A. My parents and grandparents molded a very strong sense of family from a very young age. When you are part Italian, part Irish and part Cajun French you can't help but have an enormously strong sense of family. I was the oldest of 4 and was lucky enough to know so many of the aunts, uncles and cousins that my younger siblings never knew and for that I am ever so grateful. My only regret is that I didn't record some of 'those conversations', you know the ones where Aunt So-and-So tells you those old family stories. If Only...If Only....I had recorded or had written something down.......so, one of the things I will focus on in my blog posts is to re-tell family history, as I know it. IF you get bored with my family ramblings, just skim on down and I will respect that this isn't very interesting to some....or most.

There you have it, my first official blog post. That first one last night was only a test. I hope this is the first of many to come!.

Inaugural Blog post

My first ever blog post. I have no idea what to say or how to say it but I have something to say!

Check back later and I may.....or may not....have something profound to take away.

For now, a saying I found online today:

Don't make a lateral move from one "average" friend to
another.
Start collecting friends w/better character and drive!
Those who challenge you to do more and be more!
Hang w/people who enjoy helping other people and do so
without expectation of repayment.