2008 Olympics-- Just a war between China and the US without bombs.

Current mood: accomplished
So I spent a week in Nashville with my boyfriend and my friends from Sweden and my best Nashville friend, Lena. We had so much fun but you know how I love to procrastinate packing... I hate packing. You'd think I'd be used to it by now...
So we waited until the last day to pack... I really didn't think I had a lot of stuff... apparently I've accumulated quite a few things in the last 2 years since the day that I showed up to Nashville with just the things that fit into my mustang.

There was no way that we could finish packing in the one day so Rick moved his flights back one day and I had to cancel going to Ireland... which was sad but much needed since I had to be out of my apartment that next day. We spent 2 solid days packing and cleaning and moving everything into storage. Unfortunately I had 2 cats that liked to lay on every piece of furniture I owned so my cat allergic boyfriend had a very hard time breathing. We thought we were gonna have to take him to the hospital one night. He was wearing a face mask to help him breathe but cat hair had gotten inside the filters. Poor guy! There is no way I could have moved and gotten everything done without him.

So I officially have no residence and no ties to Nashville except for my storage unit. I also have no place in Atlanta but the airport. So I'm gonna see how long I can go without paying rent to help me catch up on things... Maybe 2009 will bring me an address... I'm not complaining at all because I have tons of places I can go and sleep... and I fly for free so I can go anywhere at anytime... but it's nice to have a place of your own where you can dance in your underwear while singing along to Backstreet Boys & Brittney Spears at the top of your lungs into your hairbrush... oh wait... i don't do that... I'm a grown up now... but I'd like to have that option, maybe... :) I realize how important it is to have a place to retreat to alone... to create, to write, to think... It's been a very emotional week for me. Some days I feel defeated... some days I feel empowered. Life's a roller coaster... especially when you are a girl... cause we tend to be a little more sensitive some times...

All my ties are finally cut with my ex husband too cause my name is off everything he had and I have my own last name on everything again. This is a very good thing. It's easy to forget I was married cause I'm emotionally unattached from it even though I know I am still healing... but I get constant reminders every day of those three years of marriage and 4 and a half years of commitment. For example today... I'm sitting at the San Antonio airport and behind the gate agent's counter there is a pillow that says "peace"... this is no ordinary pillow... this pillow is THE pillow that was hand made for me and given to me as a wedding present... What are the odds that it's sitting underneath the San Antonio airport ticket counter today? I am pretty sure I had either sold it at a garage sale or gave it away to the Salvation Army. I will just use it as a sign that I'm moving on and am better without my old life and old reminders. I did promise myself I would never move back to this silly city but everyday my ties get stronger and stronger here.

September is going to be a good month... busy as anything but good. I got the days off I needed to go to my little sisters wedding in Michigan... I'm so excited about that! I got the days off to come to San Antonio for my sister's reception in Texas and also the day off for my boyfriend's birthday. So I'm happy. I also picked up a trip to Africa. It's six days away from the U.S. and I get to spend two nights in Dakar, Senegal and one night in Johannesburg, South Africa. I never dreamed in my life I'd get to go to Africa! I'm so nervous but so excited! I was hoping to go to Chile this month because it is our Independence week... but that isn't going to happen... Maybe next month... summertime is best anyways because all the fruit and veggies are so fresh and cheap. YUM!

I've been so lazy with my Hebrew lessons and with my writing... Now that the move is out of the way I am hoping to somehow get back into the swing of things. I'm starting my myspace things up again and this fall I will start working for my favorite singer/ songwriter Reese Browning again. I forgot how much I missed music. It's my passion for sure... I have to remember that flying is a job and a life-style but it isn't my life. I don't want to end up like these old women who have nothing else but flying.

Anyways... that is just a little update from me... I've been off work for two weeks and start back up at 5:30 am tomorrow morning on domestic standby... yuck! Hopefully I will get a good trip...somewhere sunny for a long layover. Crossing my fingers for Hawaii as always. :) Life is good... I wouldn't trade it with anyone else for anything... well maybe on the days that I feel homesick... wherever home may be... but that only lasts a minute. :)

I'll be back with more updates soon. All my love!
julieKristine