NM

NM today, NM tomorrow, NM forever. 

- The Holloman Games

Its November.  Time to be grateful, aye? 

I'm sitting here by myself on a Friday night... one can get in a very negative mood. 

Why don't we gots any friends? We've been here for more than a year. Are we freaks? Do we legit stink? I know Obie stinks but he's a dog and rolls in poop. Which that reminds me, he needs a bath and I should probably buy shampoo--"

And then I totally get carried away in my thoughts. But to reel it back. There could be a thousand things I could choose to be ungrateful for. Like case in point- We have ZERO friends and have been stuck on this base for more than a year. Or that we have the ugliest backyard probably on the planet; we have a creature that digs land mines in it, its that bad people (no its not Obie but he creates havoc back there too).

But instead of wallowing in self pity about how crappy our situation looks/feels...I really want to try to be thankful for where we are at this point in our life. Cause who knows, in the future we may turn around and be like "Yo, that was a real learning point in our life. Look how that place made us grow". 

And I've also realized, if you tell yourself that you are /your atmosphere is cruddy, then the majority of the time... its gonna be REAL CRUDDY. 

Again, why waste your precious life tearing it down?  Why not use the same energy and make something of it? 

Sorry, so much babbling. I can go on and on when I get rambling. 

I really want to be more appreciative and grateful. I'm truly blessed where God has placed me in this crazy world. It may not be the quote unquote life dream... but it's God's dream for me. He's brought us on this adventure... now it's our turn to make the very most of it. As my dad has told me 'Wring it out like an old rag"... I love Jeff Ralston knowledge. 

So yes, we are on a very desolate base, but on a plus side- we have the world at our finger tips. We just have to look. When push comes to shove, you have to LOOK for the good. Don't wait for it to come, cause you'll be miserable. Don't wait for happiness to sit on you. Create it, work for it, live for it. 

Heck, we have no friends.... YET. We cool kids... we'll achieve friends at some point. 

Jk.. there's got to be weirdos like us on this base. Just gotta find them. Obie must find other poop rolling buds. 

And about that backyard.... dang, I've been working with landscapes since I was a youngling. I should  be able to concoct something right? Just have to get rid of that stupid monster.... again, NOT Obie y'all. 

But this place does have some awesome sunsets... and those wide open skies. They're perfect for a star lover, like myself. He's given me the beautiful gift of His stars. Like seriously.. You can't miss them. He's practically throwing them at my face. Most every night is clear... you just have to look up and your breath is taken away. 

God likes to see you smile. 

I'm grateful for NM, stop #1 in the big Cherry family adventure. 

This is where we began... in this vast desert. It's home.