My Pink Roadmap

It's "Move-In" weekend! I can't believe it! We got our new house! It has been a long (and I do mean LONG) week! Josh has been out of town for most of the week. I am looking forward to his return and making my house feel like a "HOME". I can't wait to hug him and dance around our empty living room!

Have a wonderfully relaxing weekend!     
-Stevi

Last September, Megan Monique, Brawn, Josh (my BF) & myself took a trip to Port Aransas, TX. As many of you have read through Megan, this trip was life changing in many ways. Megan surrendered her life to the Universe and I let myself "just be" and realized what a friend I had found in Megan. Josh & Brawn enjoyed the trip as well. (I don't know of any profound realizations they came to, but it was a great trip to say the least!)

Megan & I both share a love for thrift shopping so one afternoon we ventured out to find any and every thrift store on the island and see what treasures we could find!

I had the idea to send out a "Message in a Bottle" so I was looking for a cool bottle to put the note in. It had to be something different because I didn't want it to appear as trash washed up on a shore somewhere. I found an awesome bottle in one of the stores for only $2.00! So then I had the bottle but I wasn't sure what I wanted the note to say. I wanted the note to be magical so that the person who came across it would be inspired! I didn't want to include a name, return address or any contact information either. I wanted it to be a mystery to them and to me.

So after much thought I simply wrote:

"Peace does not mean to be a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all of these things and still be calm in your heart."
May the finder of this "message in a bottle" live a life full of joy, love and peace.

I dated it September 18th, 2009. (Megan's Birthday) At the bottom of the note, I wrote Port Aransas, Texas. I didn't even sign it! That night, Megan and I went to the farthest point of the island to the bayside and Megan gave it a good throw into the water. We watched it bob around until we could't see it anymore.

I don't know where that bottle ended up. For all I know, it may still be floating along in the ocean. If it isn't, I can only hope that the right person, at the right time was walking the beach off the coast of somewhere beautiful and came across it. I hope that it spoke to them and maybe they even kept the letter but wrote a new note to put back into the bottle so they could send their own message out to the world to whoever needed it after them.
 
I love the mystery of not knowing. Not knowing about the bottle. Not knowing about tomorrow or the next day or the next. There are things I don't know about myself. Things I don't know about you.  I like to think and dream and wish about all the possibilities. Why do we think we need to "know" everything all of the time? 

I don't know all the details of what I'm doing this weekend or where I'm going or who I will spend time with. I do know that I hope to see everyone at the Pink Posse Clothing Swap on Sunday!

Below is a live performance of John Mayer singing "Message in a Bottle." I absolutely ADORE him and it seemed appropriate. He is such a beautiful soul. I just might marry him one day! You Never Know?!?

Much Love,
Stevi

The last two weeks have been very busy for me. Josh and I were planning on building our very first home later this year, but we have decided that buying a house would be in our best interest for right now. There are so many things to think about when making a decision like this.

• Where do I want to live?
• Will I really want to live there for the next 30 yrs?
• Where I will be in 5 yrs much less 30?
• How much space do I need?
• Will I eventually have children?
• Do I even want children?
• What can I afford?

The list goes on...

When I began to think about these things, it honestly just gave me a headache and made me want a glass of wine. White Zinfandel, please! So...with a glass of wine in one hand, I dialed my mom with the other. I didn't call to tell her details of what was going on. I called to chat & catch up on what was going on in her world and take my mind off all the thoughts swarming in my head. It was just what I needed.

Let me tell you about my mom...She is incredible. She's a mother, a daughter, she's been a wife (twice), she's currently a girlfriend, she's a sister, an aunt, a friend, an excellent cook & baker. She loves being at the beach with her flip flops, cut offs and Corona beer. I could go on forever. There is so much to her. She has always worked in a corporate setting. She was always good at her job, made some good friends along the way and she could "live comfortably" but it wasn't rewarding otherwise. She was always a "City Girl", not much for the Country and she moves more than anyone I have ever known! (She's lived in Wisconsin, Georgia, California and has more than "zig-zagged" from place to place all over the state of Texas.)

Two years ago, my mom was single, working at her corporate insurance job and was living in her uptown studio apartment in downtown Plano. She loved to travel on the weekends and shop at little boutiques and get her nails & toes done etc. Now two years later, she has quit her corporate job, moved to middle-of-nowhere Mineola, TX in a travel trailer, met a great guy unexpectedly and has now enrolled herself in Massage Therapy school! She is absolutely and totally content with her life! How many people can truly say that? She loves where she is and what she is doing at the moment. Who would have guessed?

After hanging up the phone, it was clear to me that I will end up where ever I need to be. Josh and I will live in the house we are supposed to live in, when we are supposed to live in it. I will or won't have children when life is ready to answer those questions. You never know where life will take you!  My mom didn't know 2, 10 or 20 years ago that this is where she would be.
You and I don't either! 

What is it in your life that you try to control, simply don't understand or constantly question? I encourage you to let it go! Life will reveal all the answers when the time is right!

Let Go, Let God & Let It Be!

I hope you all have a lovely weekend!
-Stevi

Whenever the small things in life start getting you down, you just need to be uplifted by some good music! Jason Mraz always makes me smile! Hope he makes you smile today!

In my previous post on Friday, I informed everyone that I was going to participate in a "staff appreciation" event for Nickelback. It was an amazing experience.
We arrived at American Airlines Center at 11am on Saturday morning and parked our vehicles in the lot with Sick Puppies, Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin and Nickelback's tour buses! We got inside the AAC through a side door that took us downstairs and to the backstage area, where everyone was busy setting up lighting, pyrotechnics and speakers for the show. While they set up for the big event, we set up our stylists stations in the Visitor's Locker Room and got our "Nickelback Worker" stickers that allowed us access to pretty much anywhere we wanted to go.
I was one of two hair stylists, two manicurists, an acupunturist, a chiropractor and several massage therapists. I was told that we would be cutting hair for any of the staff who wanted a haircut. This included road crew, lighting guys, show promoters, assistants and possibly band members.
We were busy from 11am until 7pm. I did get a break to grab some catered lunch and they also brought up pizza for us. We met so many interesting people from all walks of life. My clients included drivers & lighting guys, Nickelback's sound guy, Orris and Brad, the band's assistant. He's only 25! (What an awesome job to have at 25!) I even met and cut their personal chef, J.P.'s hair. He smelled of garlic and onions. It was fabulous! I had to make sure not to leave any loose hair on him. Rock stars don't like hair in their food!
Those guys were all friendly and had such great personalities but the highlight of my day was cutting Emma Anzai, the bass player from Sick Puppies and Eric Bass, the bassist from Shinedown along with his wife. I even got a hug from Eric before he left for a "Meet & Greet".        

Now I can officially say I have done "Rock Star Hair!"

To top off an already awesome day, I was given 4 complimentary tickets to the show. I called my boyfriend, Josh, as soon as I found out and he brought along two of our good friends, Joel & Heather. The seats we had were perfect! We were so close we could feel the heat from the flames and fireworks on stage. All the performances were spectacular! Nickelback can really entertain a crowd! I didn't leave the AAC until after 11pm. (Yes, I spent 12 hrs at American Airlines Center.) It was an incredible oppurtunity and a day & night I will never forget!
To me this is just further proof that everything happens for a reason and God, The Universe, whatever you choose to call your Higher Power, puts you where you need to be to make these things happen, if you will just let go and "let it be". I never would have imagined that I would have had this oppurtunity but I am open to whatever comes and I know that with everything, there is something to learn! I feel truly blessed!

I've posted some pictures from Saturday! Check them out! I hope you all have a wonderful week! Much Love!

Let it Be,
-Stevi

 

I have seriously been slacking on my blog posts. I have been so busy that I haven't had time to even get on the computer. Journaling doesn't seem to be slowing the time down to a "slow enough" pace for me. The Pink Posse and mypinkroadmap.com are very important to me so please don't think I do not care or that I am just lazy.
Now that I have gotten that off my chest, I have really exciting news! Tomorrow (Saturday May 15th) I get to go to Dallas to do haircuts for the road crew and staff for Nickelback for their "staff appreciation" event. Nickelback, Shinedown & Breaking Benjamin are in Dallas and will be performing at American Airlines Center tomorrow night. I will get to be back stage and be a part of pre-show set up! I will get lunch and dinner catered to me and it's quite possible that I could get tickets to tomorrow night's show!!! How incredible is that?
I am very excited and  a little nervous since I really don't know what to expect. This is going to be "out of my comfort zone". I am used to working a nice little half a day on Saturdays. Tomorrow will be very long, but I am looking forward to it!
I hope to see all of you at the Pink Posse event on Sunday. I will have the details of my experience back stage. I have posted a song from Nickelback in case some of you are not familiar with their music. I thought this song was a good choice since it makes reference to some of the purposes of the Pink Posse!

Have a fantasticly relaxing weekend,
Stevi

Today is such a beautiful "summery" day and it got me thinking; I can't believe that this weekend is already going to be May 1st! How the time has flown by...

They say that the older you get the faster the time goes by! I don't see how it could possibly go any faster! How can we slow it down? Just a lttle bit? Is it possible?

I have found that when I write in my journal on a daily basis, it really does slow life down and put things into perspective. Instead of waking up, going to work, getting off work, going home, going to bed and starting over the next day; writing in a journal can help you reflect on your day,even if only for 10 minutes.

Ask Yourself Questions Like:
What did you do?
Who did you meet or connect with?
Did you learn anything?
Did you try out a new restaurant?
Did you hear a new song that made your day and you can't wait to hear it again?
What are 3 things you are grateful for?

If you are like me and time is just "flying by", see what a difference journaling will make in your life. By writing in your journal daily, it will absolutely slow down your days. (I promise!) It's like magic! Everyone loves magic!
 
If you don't already have a journal, I encourage you to get one. It can be a simple spiral notebook or a really unique hard cover book with blank unlined pages. Whatever suits your taste.

If journaling on computer appeals to you more try visiting The Journaling Lounge; it is a great place get cozy, write about whatever lies in your heart and share it with a community or keep it private. (Not to mention the great writing prompts they have to share with you!)

Peace & Love,
Stevi

Sunday April 11th: "Full House" and a dinner party with Lissa, Joy & Caren. We had our own little "Henna party".
Tuesday April 13th: Muir Beach. One of the most peaceful places I have ever been.