Viva La Vida

How Do You Quench Your Thirst?   I remember for a while that Sprite commercials used to claim that just by simply drinking Sprite, your thirst would be quenched.  That's a pretty good slogan for them to sell you on the idea that your thirst will be quenched by consuming soda!  Well, I'm sure we're all aware that that's not really the case, but either way, it's a good marketing scheme.  But, this whole concept about thirst has me thinking about life...    When I'm thirsty, I just want a nice glass, cup, or bottle of cold water!  Speaking of, I'm still getting used to the way water is served here in Europe.  I was asked on the first night I went out to dinner if I wanted water "with gas" and it made me giggle because I hadn't heard that term before.  It took me a minute to realize the waiter was just asking if I wanted "sparkling (with bubbles/gas)" or "distilled (no bubbles/gas)" water.  I'm definitely a "No

My Mom is a pretty interesting lady.  She's in her 50s, but lives as she if she's still in her 20s.  What do I mean by that?  No she doesn't dress young and she doesn't run around trying to look like she's a 20 year old (although she looks great for her age:).  What I mean is that she lives life adventurously.  Imagine all of the different things you want to do in your lifetime.  Some people have a "bucket list" or some just have some "must do" things that they want to accomplish before it's simply too late.  She sent me a text last week to tell me that she was taking a motorcycle riders class.  Now for those who know my Mom, seeing her as a "biker chick" seems to be a far stretch.  However, she passed the class and is now on the hunt for her own bike.  Everyday when she wakes up, she thanks God for the next adventure that the day may bring her and she steps into it with complete faith.  That mentality of hers has certainly rubbed o