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Alexandra

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was on

About Me


Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time.

My Interests

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This only is denied to God: the power to undo the past

My Blog

Waiting

Imagine the sense of calm and quiet right before the storm hits and destroys everything in its path. Since being on the East coast I've experienced the calm before the storm. When you know its coming....
Posted by Alexandra on Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:22:00 PST

Quotes

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms ...
Posted by Alexandra on Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:20:00 PST

Fighting

"You can only push a girl so far before she walks away and never looks back." Confusion. Clarity.Pain. Numbness.Love. Hate.Anger. Depression.Truth. Lies. How much of all these emotions can one person ...
Posted by Alexandra on Wed, 28 May 2008 05:56:00 PST

Virginia

What is there to say? VA is very different compared to CA. I find myself missing the desert and its stark beauty.Now that Im gone I realize that I didn’t fully appreciate the cloudless skies. Th...
Posted by Alexandra on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:34:00 PST

One week at THU

THU (temporary holding unit), or for those of us lucky enough to be residents... a pergutory or limbo of sorts. No longer recruits but not yet treated as full sailors, those of us in ship 17 "live for...
Posted by Alexandra on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:28:00 PST

Best Prayer I've Heard...

Heavenly Father, Help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the l...
Posted by Alexandra on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:21:00 PST

Thoughts

I think that Im in a pretty good place in my life right now. Everything is sort of coming together, I leave for the Navy in one month, I just celebrated my 6th month anniversary of marriage, and my sc...
Posted by Alexandra on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:31:00 PST

Its Official

To put it unceremoniously, I tied the knot. January 16th of this year to be exact. Im not exactly sure how I feel about it. Ive had so many friends and family tell me that this is NOT a committment to...
Posted by Alexandra on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:01:00 PST

Life

You never know where life is going to take you. As a child, or even as a young adult (especially during that time) you have all these aspirations and goals and dreams. But usually where you end up is ...
Posted by Alexandra on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:28:00 PST

Mexico

Mexico has been pretty good so far. Its not like when I visit Merida. In Merida, its ALWAYS hott, no matter the hour, but here, it rains everyday and its pretty cold.All I have to say to that is that ...
Posted by Alexandra on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 06:37:00 PST