Seconds.

This past weekend was quite the experience for me.  I had the joy of attending a good friends wedding with a few other amazingly phenomenal friends.  First off, I had rushed down to Chicago from work and ended up stuck in traffic for about an hour and a half and found myself steaming at the lack of public transportation actually moving in a modern city.  It took myself many times telling myself to 'slow down and chill' throughout this bumper interstate that transverses that city.  Finally I took a side street, followed my gps and found myself completely relaxing.  It didn't matter if this route was going to take me 5, 10, or 20 miles outside of where I was focused on going, it was all about getting the space to breathe!  Once again it made me think I need to get out.....it's weird feeling so claustrophobic in a country that is so vast.  I have to wonder if someday this whole planet will feel cramped to me?  I did always want to see what was beyond earth and get that amazing view of our blue planet from space.  :)  And Neptune always seems so beautiful....although a bit cold and gasy. 

As Saturday rolled in, I found myself slowing down and enjoying the wedding, feeling beautiful and more confident than I usually do.  The wedding was beautiful and the company was good.  Throughout the day I found myself opening up and relaxing, it felt good.   It always does me well to be around people who I can just relax and be me with and not feel judged, something I consistently feel at work.

Sunday was a relaxing day and J and I went to see Eat, Pray, Love.  My 2nd time around of course.  It was good for me to refresh those feelings I have about traveling which have come full force with this movie.  I focused in this time with the scene about the box.  The one character had the box of baby clothes, something I was sick to my stomach about (really thinking kids/marriage just isn't me) and the other, Liz's was a box of travel.  So this is my next step in the journey of where I'm headed....I bought my box.  It's a blue, cloth letter type of box with two simple silver hinges on it.  Thank you Ikea, it only costs $4.00.  (I know this trip can be affordable.....and this was yet another 'sign' of sorts!)  Now the box is here, it's started.  The 2nd ticket stub of Eat Pray Love is inside of it.  Let the journey begin continue.