2011 already

Hello all! I know it has been months since you have seen or heard from me. I'm still here, just consumed with other things of late. You are like that old friend that you just don't get to see as much of as you did once upon a time but still have every desire to keep around. About the time you think you will pick up the phone and make that call, something else pops up and you promise yourself you will do it soon.

I'm sorry old friend(s). I'm as guilty as the next. So my visit today is to share what's going on and where I think I'm headed. In July of 2010 I took a different position with my current company. It was the right time to do it, and the learning opportunity I needed. Since then, I've met some wonderful professional people, been asked to write a book on project management, gained frequent flyer status on too many airlines, let my personal life completely fall apart, become an aunt, and a started to lose sight of the people and things that matter most to me. All and all, I would say it's been a busy few months.

On the horizon I have the professional opportunity of a lifetime almost within my reach. I almost fear to say it out loud, as it seems to good to be true. Along this same line, this opportunity would take back to Pennsylvania and take some of worry off of my mind that has been consuming me with my father and mother. It's strange how therapeutic my visit to Pa was last year. I know there are many things about my family I cannot change, and in general they can do little to shape the person I have become but there are so many things I can do to fine tune the relationships that have been in place for so many years.

My heart really wants to be in Arizona right now, for reasons I cannot not logically explain. However, it would appear it's not my time for that just yet. So in the meantime I will do everything I can to see more of Janeal and plan for my future down there whenver that may be...

As I look to going home, I have also found my daughters embracing this decision as I never could have imagined. They are looking forward to it but if you ask them why, they will say they don't know why... possibly another sign this is just the way it is suppose to be.

So, I will keep you posted old friend. Hope you are surviving the winter.