30s Here I Come : )

So the big day has come and almost gone and I don't really feel "old" as some people would like for me to believe. Maybe I am one of the few that is ready to hit my 30s, but I have never been known to fly with the rest of the flock either ; ) My 20s...they were torturous and hellacious but I was able to learn what I will not put up with in my life from that decade. I learned everything the hard way and hopefully now I can put those lessons to good use in my 30s. It's a new decade so that means new things and new experiences ahead and I just can't wait! I am ready to embrace being 30 and beyond because damn I sacrificed a lot to get where I am at right now in my life. I lost my soul and spirit in my 20s and finally feel like I have it back in a brand new shiny improved way. So I say...Bring It!

I also want to say thank you to everyone in my life, old and new, that acknowledged my birthday. It really meant a lot to me. I am in a whole new world out here, without my constant support system that was always physically nearby on the east and west coast, and it meant a lot that everyone remembered me and brought me home again : ) I also want to thank my new friends over here that made me feel like I was home also!

Here are some quotes and sayings that were shared with me by loved ones, and since I am such a giver I would like to share with all of you:

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. -Joseph Addison, writer(1672-1719)

1. Love yourself because it only gets better from here on out!

And I am still following my whole birthday week mantra this week (hey I might elongate it to 2 weeks considering it is a "BIG" one : ) I love all of you and Mahalo!

Rosebud

Do you believe that people come into your life for a reason?

The more experiences I go through in life, I have to say I am a believer. In the last few years (in which I started living again), I have had some amazing people come into my life. And when I reflect on their effect in my life, I have to say I am blessed. There is a reason why I am here in Hawaii-one that I still have not realized yet but hopefully I will. Remember "the one"? Well, I thought that maybe he had just slowly faded away into the sunset of my life because of the last conversation that we had about a couple of months ago. He just popped back into my life today. It sort of freaked me out and it was just an email! I am still not sure how to sort out my feelings about it yet but that's for another blog (maybe). There is a reason why I do bring him up though in this blog. I realized that it was him that inspired/motivated me to make the decision to come out here in the first place. In the really short time I spent with him, he made me realize a lot of things about myself and pushed me to become more self aware. So that's why I have to believe in the fact that people come into your life for a reason. It's either to show you your faults or strengthen your strengths or even just to make you realize those traits within yourself that you were never able to acknowledge on your own. This blog is dedicated to all the people in my life, old and new, that have made me the person that I am today. And on a sidenote: I am self aware enough now to know that I have a lot of self improvement to still do! Well, as always, I hope all is well with everyone and please keep me up to date with what's going on in your lives.

Love and kisses,
Rosebud

Rules are meant to be broken....

Or so I think that they should be. Especially when it comes to the heart. The heart does not come with rules so why should it abide by them? You may be asking yourself why am I delving into this subject, or not. I was out last night doing my usual Friday night ritual of socializing ; ) and in my constant vigil of people watching, a small little drama arose. We all know when drama arises it usually originates from some type of overemphasized emotion. The drama was small in comparison to other drama that I have been in or been witness to. Alright let me get to the point....A girlfriend of mine that is in the military and an officer likes another man in the military but is not an officer and they both ran into each other last night. I guess in the military world there is a big taboo of not dating under your rank. They had gone out before and the guy was "counseled" about cavorting with an officer. Is it just me but isn't this a little archaeic in thought? Now my girlfriend really likes this guy but has to limit herself and her heart to just that. She would be shunned from the institution in which is her livelihood if she were to pursue her heart. I am not saying that there is a huge love affair going on here but what if he was the "one" and she would never be able to have the chance to know. I think that's a shame. I know we have the same type of hierachy in the civilian world where we are not supposed to date or cavort with bosses if we are employees and vice versa but it happens everyday. In our world today, where do most of us spend the most of our time? At work. So it's natural to possibly find love or the possibility of love in the place that you spend the majority of your time. Really, is there proof of workplace love and dating on different status levels as being detrimental to the workplace? Should people really be punished for following their natural emotional instincts? I think it's a travesty but that's my opinion and after last night I don't think it's a popular opinion. Or so I was told by the military officers I was out with last night. You know I have to bring up some type of drunken debate before the end of the night ; ) I say life is too short so live it to the fullest.....Well enough of my random thoughts...Still miss everyone : (

Aloha,
Rosebud

I think Hawaii has the market on "Laidback"

I thought I was laidback but Hawaii has redefined the term for me. Not that this is such a bad thing but it is a change. It's different being laidback in a "constantly on the run" environment. Very different. Here the environment is definitely not on the run. They run on island time around or so I have been told. I got the BUS schedule for the bus that I take to go downtown and I don't know what purpose it really has because the BUS does not run on this schedule at all. The shocking thing is that noone gets irate about this. Everyone just has this attitude that whenever it gets here, it gets here. I wonder why most people even own a watch around here. LOL. Riding the BUS has been quite entertaining to say the least. You never what type of person you are going to run into.
I have already made friends with a couple of neighbors so that's pretty good for someone who is only been here for a week. Patrick wants to know when I am going to run for the Chamber of Commerce around here because of all the people I have met so far : )
My roommates are great. Patrick has introduced me to some really cool people around here and has just been really helpful with everything. Phil is an ultra nice guy and has been pretty encouraging in my transition here. Sidenote: I was told not to say anything bad about them in my blog ; ) However, I confirmed the fact that if they were bad people I would not have them in my life....simple as that. But I did say that if any silly or stupid actions happened that were worth mentioning would have to be published by moi.
I have been back and forth all week with school stuff and next week I officially start classes. I am now in the mode of trying to find a job that works with my schedule. This should be fun ; ) I am looking for something flexible like restaurant or retail. This is going to be a little different for me because I feel like I am regressing a little on my career path but I need to maintain my lifestyle somehow, right? I here oil wrestlers are big here but that may clog my pores and weigh down my hair. LOL
Well, miss everyone and hope is well. Love and kisses.

Aloha,
Rosebud