LIFE: "THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN" - AN UPDATE, TRAVELS, SONG AND MORE

Happy Wednesday, Everyone!
Tomorrow, tomorrow . . . oh wait, I'm not performing in "Annie," Ha!   Back to reality.
In just over 12 hours, I'll have set out on yet another cross-country road trip, and oh how I love a good road trip!  I'll be stopping in different cities along the way, revisiting some, celebrating my niece's 1st birthday and seeing friends, many of whom I haven't seen in years, and family along the way.  
I'll be spending time in Ohio, Wisconsin, South Dakota and Wyoming before getting to Aspen, Colorado, a place I've always wanted to visit.  My whole family and I have rented a home there for 2 weeks, and I think it might quickly become one of the highlights of the year for me, definitely the summer.
After quality downtime in Aspen, I'll be in Park City, Utah before arriving in Los Angeles, California aka LA LA Land.  It will be my first time in LA since I moved from there, back to NYC, at the end of 2011.  Hard to believe that that much time has passed, and I think it's going to be a very bitter-sweet visit for me.
Then, I'll be spending time with my college friend in Arizona and sister, brother-in-law, nephew and niece in New Mexico.  Followed by adventures in Texas, Oklahoma, Nashville, Tennessee and more, including other locations that call to me en route.
My life continues to be a culmination of new chapters, which I'm hoping, finally, will lead me onto the path I'm meant to be, but only time will tell.  In the meantime, I'm NOT going to wait, but instead do things I've always wanted, push pesky fear aside and fully live in each and every moment. "I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees." - Henry David Thoreau
Flower Dress: Forever 21 = $22.80  /  14k Gold Filled Bars Necklace: Illusy = $28

This truly is the perfect time for me to go on an adventure, meet new people, spend quality time with family and friends, discover new spots, and perhaps even find the next city to move to, and call home, as early as this fall.  I can't sit and wait for things to come to me, I have to be out there to make it happen!
Ultimately, I'm planning to mark a few things off my Ladder List, my friend's and my more uplifting version of a Bucket List.  I'll be documenting the whole thing daily on my Instagram, as well as here on my blog in my relatively new Travel Diary feature.
I'm looking forward to sharing this new chapter with each of you.  Many of you have so kindly been with me since 2009 when I randomly started this blog, late one night, while sitting in front of my laptop and bedroom window in Burbank, CA.  
This was all prior to my life first taking one of many unforeseen detours, which I can at least say, looking back, made me stronger.  As much as I wouldn't like to ever relive that time, I'm somewhat thankful it happened.  I needed it to give me that strength, find my voice, no matter how small, and remind me to trust instincts and follow my heart.
So, ready or not, I'm coming for you world, adventure, unplanned moments and love that wholeheartedly choses me, without question, and lasts a lifetime because I believe it's out there, somewhere. ❤

"The Future Is Unwritten" Travel Journal by Mara-Mi: TJ Maxx = $4.99

"Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield

. . . An oldie, but a goodie.

I am unwritten

Can't read my mind

I'm undefined

I'm just beginning

The pen's in my hand

Ending unplanned

Staring at the blank page before you

Open up the dirty window

Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance

So close you can almost taste it

Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin

No one else can feel it for you

Only you can let it in

No one else, no one else

Can speak the words on your lips

Drench yourself in words unspoken

Live your life with arms wide open

Today is where your book begins

The rest is still unwritten

Oh, oh, oh

I break tradition

Sometimes my tries are outside the lines

We've been conditioned to not make mistakes

But I can't live that way

Staring at the blank page before you

Open up the dirty window

Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance

So close you can almost taste it

Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin

No one else can feel it for you

Only you can let it in

No one else, no one else

Can speak the words on your lips

Drench yourself in words unspoken

Live your life with arms wide open

Today is where your book begins

Feel the rain on your skin

No one else can feel it for you

Only you can let it in

No one else, no one else

Can speak the words on your lips

Drench yourself in words unspoken

Live your life with arms wide open

Today is where your book begins

The rest is still unwritten

Staring at the blank page before you

Open up the dirty window

Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance

So close you can almost taste it

Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin

No one else can feel it for you

Only you can let it in

No one else, no one else

Can speak the words on your lips

Drench yourself in words unspoken

Live your life with arms wide open

Today is where your book begins

Feel the rain on your skin

No one else can feel it for you

Only you can let it in

No one else, no one else

Can speak the words on your lips

Drench yourself in words unspoken

Live your life with arms wide open

Today is where your book begins

The rest is still unwritten

The rest is still unwritten

The rest is still unwritten

Oh, yeah, yeah

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