Letter Boxing and GeoCaching

     Well my "weekend" from work was a big hit this week. I got some healthy grocery shopping done and I'm proud to report that I bought 2 weeks of groceries for just under $45. It was my last $45, but hey, healthy living is more important sometimes than extra cash.
     I also took on an adventure yesterday with my older brother, Thomas. We went on a journey called letter boxing. It's kind of a modern day treasure hunting. People all over the country will hide a rubber stamp with a booklet and online they leave clues as to where this stamp is hidden. Now when you find the stamp, you stamp it in your own personal booklet and leave a stamp of your own in the booklet found. It's more about the journey than the stamp, but it is very fun and exciting. We looked for five different stamps and found one. Two of the five had been removed, but we found where they were suppose to be and one of the remaining three we found by following the instructions. The last two I believe are still out there, but I don't think we followed the instructions quite the right way. The final three we looked for were in a state park type area and had to be hiked to. The first one wasn't too difficult to find and it brought on a lot of excitement. The other two on the other hand were pretty far back into the woods and we hiked for over an hour looking for them. Now I don't think we were even in the right area, I'm not the best at following vague directions, but we got a lot of exercise in and it was really peaceful to be outside in the woods. I mean, I'm not one for bugs, but at least I wasn't sweating, then it would have been miserable. Time with my older brother was nice too. I should commit to doing that on a regular basis with him. It was an adventure and I believe we are going to start geocaching next, which is pretty much the same thing, but instead of stamps there are little treasures, like an eraser, or a sticker. Nothing too extravagant, but something to look forward to.
     I finally feel like my life is passing with me in it this year, and I am so grateful for my awareness. I am consciously working on being the best me possible, making new friends, reading a lot more (which is suppose to make me more intelligent), and just over all having a good time while I grow up. Maybe all of these things will happen, maybe they won't, but I do know that for this life to pass without me would be a devastation. I want to be involved in my life and be happy with where I am going.

On with the journey and until next time :)


-- Ashley