New confidence, New eyes, New prospective.

Paris was everything I had anticipated and more, whether it was strolling along the Champs Elysees, drifting down the the Seine river on an evening cruise or standing under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, I realized that this is a city that everyone should see. The beauty, the history and the people were all wonderful. Nothing was a disappointment. On this trip I learned so much not only about this city but about myself.  I learned that I am a self-reliant woman, confident, and strong,  and I am actually following my passion. The more places I visit, the more I want to send other people to witnesses what I have witnessed. I never felt this confident before, I always played it safe, stayed in my comfort zone and told myself that this is all there was for me, now I know different, and if I can figure this out about myself then anyone can.  You can step out of your comfort zone and learn more about yourself, it only takes one step and a huge desire.  

There has been something that has really been weighing on mind.  When I was in France, I would look at things with such wonder. No matter whether it was a huge museum or the small flower shop on the corner, everything I looked at, I saw beauty and amazement. Now that I am home, I wish that I should have that same feeling with things in my own backyard.  I think we all get into a rut; we look at the same things, whether it’s our Mountains or our Skyline, every day and we become complacent and unappreciative.  It’s not until we see things through a new prospective that we can once again appreciate its beauty.  Those mountains that I look at every day and sometime don’t even notice anymore are the same mountains that fill a newcomer with amazement and awe.  So I am on a mission.  I am going to try to look at everything as if it was the first time I was seeing it. Even when I look into the eyes of my husband, sons, family and friends, I want to feel that joy and amazement, I first felt.   I’m tired of feeling like I am missing out on something, when I have such beauty in my backyard and in my life. I hope that as you look at your surroundings, family and friends this Holiday season, you will take in every aspect of it, whether it is the same Christmas ornament that has been hanging on your tree for years, the beautiful stars in the sky, the sunset over the mountains, the sunrise over the skyline, or the smiles on your family and friends face, notice the beauty and think to yourself, how would someone that never saw this before view it and feel.  I hope that you all have a wonderful New Year’s filled with new prospective, new sites and lots of love.   Thanks for your support , for the prayers for my Father (he is doing great), and for reading my blog for the past year. 

 I love your comments and look forward to more interaction in 2013. See you next year.

God Bless
Happy and Safe Travels.

A lot has happened since I completed part 2 of my France adventure

I am sorry to keep you hanging.  I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and before I get on with my recent events let me finish my adventure to the South of France. 

Day 4 was a filling of such mixed emotion, I new my father was going to have surgery but hey I was in FRANCE and my father would want me to enjoy myself, right.  Those feelings were very conflicting, I wanted to be happy and excited buy I was very frightened about my father.  We started the day going to Uzès a little village that was the first duchy of France we then proceeded to the Pont Du Gard.  A UNESCO World Heritage site and words cannot describe this amazing site.  It is a huge aqueduct that now has 3 levels.  We where accompanied by a tour guide through the top level. (a tour that you can only get with special access through your travel agent)  It was amazing, and what was more amazing is while I’m on the top of this world heritage site, I get a Skype call from my niece and was able to see and talk to my father before he went into surgery.  It was very healing to my heart and allowed me to enjoy myself and my surrounding.  We departed from there to visit my one of my favorite towns on the trip Nimes. It was here I again was able to Skype with my father after surgery and I new everything was going to be okay. It was a lovely little town; wonderful shops a beautiful church and still home to bullfights in a miniature Roman Coliseum.  Here we spent a wonderful evening in a little sidewalk café.  Day 5 we visited a “Town of art and History” Pezenas.  This little town is a place I could retire to someday.  It was clean, quaint, friendly and beautiful, also about 20 minutes from the Mediterranean.  Then we returned to Montpellier where it all began.  We had a short tour of the town and a visited the Fabre Museum. My dad was doing well and the trip was almost completed and I had made many, many memories. All that was left in the South of France was to catch the TGV (high speed train) to Paris for my next adventure. 

So that ends my adventure in the South of France.  My next entry will follow me to Paris and continue to update you on my father. 

As I said in the beginning a lot has happened.  I attended my first travel sale and training meeting in Las Vegas,  over 1100 agent from all over came together to learn about travel.  It was very overwhelming the amount of knowledge filled my head.  Then one of most amazing things happened to me.  At the end of the meeting I won the opportunity of a lifetime.  I will be traveling around the world with my husband.  Yes a paid trip for 2 around the world courtesy of Ker & Downey.  We will visiting New Zealand, Hong Kong, Saigon, Dubai, Mauritius, Johannesburg and Buenos Aries, and it will be taking place in March of 2013.  I can wait. 

So as we enter this holiday season and even though I may be struggling financially trying to build a business is a very slow process, I still have so much to be thankful for.  Everyone says that winning this trip and being able to experience France as I did, is a sure sign that choosing to follow my passion, even with the financial burdens was the right choice.  Thank you all for your support.

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God Bless

Happy and Safe travels

My France Adventure Part 2

So here I am a mature woman seeing things I never anticipated, seeing and having a feeling of total amazement of the beauty that is surrounding me.  Day 2 we departed Mountpellier for the Mediterranean Pyrenees, we will visit 4 towns today, each one with its own special character.  We stop in Rivesaltes for a wine tasting experience I never expected.  This beautiful region is dedicated to producing outstanding wines.  The product of their grapes are so diverse, there is a wine created there for every taste my favorite the Muscat di Rivesalte.  After a wonderful lunch at La Table d’Ayme Restaurant we ventured on to Perpignan, a beautiful little town, where we had a tour through the center of the city, so many historical sites to see you could spend days here, including the beautiful Saint Jean Cathedral.  We then boarded the bus for one of my favorite town, Collioure, a breathtaking town, colorful, charming, clean and right on the Mediterranean. Yes, I actually put my feet in the Mediterranean. After a short tour, we had some free time to walk around the little shops and enjoy the wonderful weather and scenery.  Here I definitely could have stay a few days, but not this time, back on the bus to Banyuls for a seaside dinner and back to the hotel in Perpignan for a little rest.  Day 3 took me to a fairly land we stopped first in Narbonne, where we were greeted with a wonderful City tour and then to an historical Abby, where peace and serenity surrounded you. They had a beautiful rose garden that even in the fall was beautiful, after a wonderful lunch, we departed to Carcassonne and a 2 hour boat tour in the Cana du Midi a tree lined canal that I expect is breathtaking in the spring and summer.  We were then taken to Carcassonne’s’ medieval City a grand castle that was once a medieval fortress.  This castle was like being in a fairy tale.  Our hotel was inside the castle walls and the room, made me feel like a princess. We dined on local cuisine in a small restaurant inside the castle. I was having a magical time when I received news from home, my father had a brain hemorrhage and was going to have surgery in the morning.  Every feeling ran through me, should I leave, should I stay, I knew that God wouldn’t take my father from me while I was on the wonderful trip.  I spoke with my family and settled into a bed knowing that my father was in good hands. As I said in part one this trip was filled will every feeling imaginable. On one hand It’s sad to think how much of this world and the beauty God created lies hidden and if we get to view it it’s through a television screen, computer screen or magazine, on the other hand if it wasn’t for the magic of technology I wouldn’t have been able to speak with my family.  I will sign off for now, but will continue the story of my journey later.  Make sure to follow me, comment and share my adventure with your friend.  Also, within the next few days I hope to post  video of my trip on my website. For now

God Bless and Happy and Safe travels.