Walk In Beauty: A little homesick

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Last year's Parade. My friend Katie and her son.

Good Morning! This morning I was awaken with coffee and breakfast. You have to love a man that brings you breakfast in bed. I'm excited for tonight. I'm going to drag my husband to the showing of Breaking Dawn Part 2. The last movie in the Twilight Series. I was hooked to the series since the first movie. By the time I knew there was a book series, the movie was already out. The weekend plans will our into the weekend. While we wake up at the buttcrack of dawn, to see the Christmas Parade in Raliegh. I went there last year with my best pal, Katie. Where she almost ended the life of a celebrity with her baby's stroller. HAHA! Fortunately, there are no Traffic Laws for strollers. Well this year, I will have the company of my Husband and enjoy the parade. This will also be the oppurtune time to test my new camera lens! As you see a picture I took of my dog below. They are very great!

Shadow, my 11 month old Sheltie.

They grow up so fast!

Onward to me feeling, homesick. Recently, I have found pictures of home on Pinterest. Which just sends me down Memory lane. I miss the Flea Markets on Fridays and Saturdays. I miss the food. You haven't lived until you try Fry Bread and Steamed Corn Stew. So bad for you, but sooo good. I also miss my mom's cooking. After being away from home for years, you realize you can't recreate and find her recipes. I miss the beautiful sunsets and sunrises. They're like Paintings in the Sky. The air is so clear that you don't need a high end camera to capture the beauty.
You can't find the jewelry or the price anywhere else. Only you can see the beauty of corals, turqouise and sterling silver. The bond between Natives are Universal. I have met many here on the East Coast. Some while in the army, some veterans that I met while out. Being this far way from the reservation, you need the company of natives to share stories or jokes of the rez that no one else would understand. Like stories of growing up with grandparents, the navajo version of the boogeyman(skinwalkers), or scary ghost stories and ceremonies.

Turquoise!

The thing about being in the army, is that you have to say goodbye to friends. People are constantly moving to new duty stations or getting out and moving away. Sometimes it can be a small world and you see them else where. But you always make new friends.

Coming from an area where the Native population is greater than any other ethnicity, I was in a culture shock. I never felt like I was the only one in a 100 mile radius! Maybe i wasn't, but that's how I felt. Now after four years of being away, I have come more comfortable living a thousand miles away from home.

Now I have wonderful little family. A husband, a dog and a cat. I know it's not you're traditional family. But, it's mine. They keep me happy and pets are just like children. My home turns into a Race Track from time to time. Usually, the Cat and Dog. One day they will be friends. Hopefully.