* leave bread crumbs if you need to......*

....so here i sit...

on my kitty kat painted bar stool
tired
but
no
....cant sleep....

..just bought a couple new songs off itunes..
poured a smooth yummy glass of wine
...hoping to tire myself...
*its not working*

im
..reading emails..
...catching up on my favorite blogs...
responding to emails
* very nice emails i MUST add*

thank YOU

im very lucky

very very lucky

so many of you have followed me for
years
....know my path...

as it was so sweetly put the other day
'i have some here signed MC'
... yes ...
paintings signed
maggie crawford
...gotta admit...
that was
a total

* light bulb moment for me *

yes
thats
me
still
me

im
...colmans mom...
mrs crawford to his old buddies
...i always will be...

awkward?
yes
i am no longer married to his father
&
to be honest
not well liked by him at the moment

...im looking forward...
WAIT
who am i kidding
* im thrilled *
to
be
marrying soon!!!
i will be
...changing my name...
yes
* just once more *
mrs wright
sounds
just
right
huh?
:)

all the states & addresses
i have had the last 3-4 years
.... arizona ....
...minnesota...
now
...florida...
yes
southwest
midwest
southeast

.. its still me ..
maggie

*
all i have
experienced through
deaths
divorce
friendships
&
family
the last 3 years
*
all a part of me

*
im
.... not a gypsy...
im
...not running from anything...
..just following my path..
making choices that
i know
are
the BEST for
me
&
my boy

*****
not letting time fly by
&
...regretting...
....wondering....
*
there
are no
~ coulda woulda shouldas ~

*
im
... just someone riding her path...
looking both ways
....holding my boys hand....
&
*grabbing a parachute*
( im no fool! )


* playing in the ocean *
* dancing in a sudden rain storm *
* shivering in the snow *
* desert..country...city *

we're
experiencing
~ life ~
our life
...what we create...
our path

so
yes
its
...me...
maggie brudos
formerly/occasionally still known as
...maggie crawford...

birth name
~ sara-margaret mary brudos ~
*with a hyphen*

&
YES
it
extends over my photo on my drivers license
&
yes
people are always shocked to learn it
&
yes
i see
...its a pretty name...
&
yes
my parents love
the name
*sara-margaret mary*
but obviously i needed a nickname!
....when my dad died it was triple checked to
make sure it
was spelled correct in his obituary ...

my mom is the only one who calls me
sara-margaret
i secretly enjoy that
*
its mine
like my path
all me
all my path
&
* i embrace it *
beautiful isnt it?
*******

leave bread crumbs if you need to
BUT
i hope
you
try to
follow & embrace
your
path
too
*

~ maggie ~