Money can't buy happiness, but can pay for new memories

Last year this time things were so different I was single and living in my own apartment for the first time in my life. I had a steady job. I was getting ready to go to Scotland and looking forward to going to Bali. I was finally traveling to exotic places and had the whole world ahead of me.

Paris Las Vegas

In a month another chapter of my life will come to a close and a new one will “Officially” begin.  I’m having a tough time letting go and moving on. For some reason this past year keeps flashing thought my head. I have tried so hard to let go of the hurt, anger, and pain, but that is so much easier said then done.  I think it’s a combination of my body being out of whack due to the trauma I’m putting my body through as I get these allergy shots out of the way and just the timing.  I keep thinking about this past year and all of the money I spent.  I know money can’t buy happiness on the other hand it can do a lot.  For one, if I had the money I’d go back to Europe and do it all again on my own this time.  Make new memories and hopefully those will replace the bad ones. I don’t know if it would work, but I’m willing to give it a try.  But I’m too practical to waste my money like that. Being the practical frugal person I am I’m going to have to come up with a cheaper alternative to rid me of these nightmares.

Venetian, Las Vegas

What will that be? I’m not really sure.  I still dream of traveling. I just can’t get it off of my mind. I want to go see the world, I want to go to Oriental NC and see the quaint little town it is, I want to take a bike ride in New England in the fall, I want to go to Thailand in Nov with Julia and Swim in a warm waterfall, I want to go to Fiji and stay in a cute little hut, I want to see the Pyramids of Egypt, I want to stay in a beach house for a week and listen to the ocean as I fall asleep at night.

Maybe next time I get married I’ll get married in Vegas at the Paris hotel or Venetian and take millions of amazing pictures.  It’s not the same thing, but not a bad alternative as all I really want now is pictures. Call me cheezy, but I want my happily every after, my fairy tale. I know life will never be perfect, but there will be perfect moments.