tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60449562024-03-13T05:44:23.120-05:00Sabrina's TravelsCreated as a daily update of my time volunteering in Belfast, Northern Ireland with pages from other trips to Ireland and England. Now a journal of my travels through life.Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.comBlogger428125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-63495309305032889042023-11-02T18:49:00.001-05:002023-11-02T18:49:40.235-05:00Eating disorder I am in intensive outpatient treatment for an eating disorder. I used to be anorexic and after trauma, it morphed into binge eating disorder. One of the things that made it change was the belief that I was no longer safe in a smaller body. I changed my body shape to protect me from unwanted male attention. I also starting wearing my dad's shirts to hide my body. There's always been this Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-47826848860184673222023-05-18T21:02:00.000-05:002023-05-18T21:02:26.437-05:00St. Petersburg, Florida In May 2023, I spent the day in St. Petersburg, Florida. Here's what I saw:The Fountain of YouthSo this fountain is now just municipal tap water, but it is really an homage to a spring that used to be there that drew visitors from around the world. I still drank from it and rubbed it on me. Here's a post from roadsideamerica.comSunken GardensThis is a real "old" Florida attractionSabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-28819085973020450672023-05-18T20:21:00.000-05:002023-05-18T20:21:08.315-05:00Ode to exes So I got a fancy new car that I can hook my phone up to and play Spotify. And Spotify is funny because I'll start it off with a song and then let it go off on its own and play whatever. Sometimes these absolute gems come out of it. Sometimes they bring back a memory you forgot you had. And sometimes they remind you of people you try hard to forget.Well, I decided I don't want to forget Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-30550103604054886742022-09-17T21:45:00.000-05:002022-09-17T21:45:01.333-05:00Humble Impressions Thrift Store, Indianapolis, IN Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-61011866424374859902022-09-17T21:43:00.001-05:002022-09-17T21:43:44.700-05:00Ass, Glass, and Sass Antique Store, Indianapolis, IN Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-22580848882980747942022-09-07T20:53:00.000-05:002022-09-07T20:53:26.971-05:00Dayton, Ohio This Labor Day weekend I visited Dayton, Ohio. It is about a two and a half hour drive away from my current home of Greencastle, Indiana. I drove my new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox by myself. The kids were at their mom's house and Geoff had work. I got some ideas for my roadtrip from roadsideamerica.com I stopped in New Castle, Indiana to take a picture with a giant "shoe" which Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-27593664943271190132021-08-14T20:01:00.004-05:002021-08-14T20:54:38.358-05:00Married - Greencastle, IndianaI am a married woman! Geoff and I got married in November 2020. We had a very small wedding due to the pandemic. It was located in our town of Greencastle, Indiana. My niece, Emma, was my maid of honor and Geoff's son, Luke, was his best man. Geoff's daughter, Megan, was the flower girl. It was beautiful. Today is our nine month wedding anniversary. No baby. But that's another story. Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-66590056904478951072020-08-01T20:01:00.021-05:002021-08-14T20:48:32.877-05:00Graduated from law school - Montgomery, AlabamaI graduated from law school! In May of 2020, I finished the course work, but because of the pandemic, graduation was not held until August. Mom and Dad drove to Alabama from Indiana for the festivities. My brother, Brian, and his wife, Millisa, drove up from Tampa, Florida. Brian acted as my "hooder" which is the person who puts your hood (like a backwards necklace/scarf thing) on you. Mom and Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0Montgomery, AL, USA32.3792233 -86.30773684.0689894638211541 -121.4639868 60.689457136178845 -51.1514868tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-5298992204351442902018-11-30T21:50:00.000-06:002018-11-30T21:50:07.575-06:00Hank Williams boyhood home - Georgiana, Alabama Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-92012001044103555012018-11-19T21:49:00.000-06:002019-04-07T23:21:54.215-05:00New OrleansLast weekend I drove from my temporary home in Montgomery, Alabama to New Orleans, Louisiana. It took about 4.5 hours. I rented a car because I wanted to keep the miles off my car (which has many). I got the car from Thrifty via hotwire.com I usually rent from Enterprise via Costco Travel, but I left it too late and there was nothing available from Enterprise. I had to pick up my car at Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0New Orleans, LA, USA29.951065799999991 -90.071532329.511172299999991 -90.7169793 30.390959299999992 -89.4260853tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-67847618501484646272018-07-01T21:42:00.001-05:002018-07-01T21:42:14.068-05:00Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) Britain May 2004When I was a volunteer in Salford (outside Manchester) in England in 2004, I attended a training by Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) Britain. It was in May of that year and the training was actually held in Ashton under Lyne, which required a long multiple buses ride for me, but it was worth it. This training was 14 years ago, but I do remember some things. One of the activities done was toSabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-404834041268570162018-05-25T23:24:00.001-05:002018-05-25T23:24:11.194-05:00I am a TornadoI am a tornado. In life. In love. In everything. Most of the time I don't want to be a tornado, I want to be a slow, warm breeze that barely caresses your shoulders. Sometimes I try. I tip toe through and try to be very gentle. "See, I'm just like everyone else," I whisper as I panickly look around to see if anyone can tell the truth. I may start off slow and calm, but the tornado always comes. Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-26703194222547649062018-05-23T23:34:00.000-05:002018-05-24T00:28:19.850-05:00Costa Maya, Mexico
I took a Carnival Cruise out of Mobile, Alabama to Costa Maya, Mexico and Cozumel, Mexico. This post is just about Costa Maya. The first part of the day we spent at Mahahual, which is a village on Costa Maya. We took a taxi there. The taxi rates are set by the government and for this trip it was $8. On the beach of Mahahual, there are several restaurants providing lounge chairs and beachside Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-886556135444416242018-04-15T23:50:00.003-05:002018-04-15T23:50:52.039-05:00Friends with an ex never goes well - virtual or otherwiseI was Facebook friends with an ex for a short while. It did not end well.
It's been a week since me and ex stopped being Facebook friends. I feel strangely relieved now that he is out of my life again. Though, to most others, that's unsurprising. How do some people just bring out the worst in us? Whether it's anger, jealousy or in my case, with this ex - intense insecurity. No matter how far I Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-47953617037400629682018-04-14T23:58:00.000-05:002018-04-16T00:08:35.421-05:00I've got spurs that jingle jangle jingle
I dropped my Constitutional Law book on the top of my foot (actually it flew out of my car's hatchback). So after turning multiple shades of purple and green, I decided to go to urgent care to get it checked out. They did x rays and nothing was broken, hurrah. However, the Dr pointed out a "nasty bone spur" on the bottom of my foot along with one forming at the heel. Huh? I never knew about Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-41382459115167499672018-04-12T00:13:00.000-05:002018-04-16T00:15:20.349-05:00Photo Shoot
When I went up to Indiana for my brother's wedding on St. Patrick's Day, I booked this photo session. I was already planning on getting my hair and make up done for the wedding, so I figured getting some nice pictures while I was all done up would be fun. After all, it's not very often that I get professional beauty treatment! It was so fun and amazing and the pictures turned out great. Had a Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-40751142501624835232018-02-23T15:04:00.001-06:002018-02-23T15:24:23.701-06:00Crying Girl UpdateBack in 2003, I posted about being The Crying Girl at the bus station.
After spending the night at my boyfriend's house in Derry, he unceremoniously sent me back on to a bus to Belfast (about two and half hours away). I was so confused. Why?
Nothing significant happened between the night before and the morning of. We took care of his infant daughter, who was sickly, and that was allSabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-41179464712107333102018-02-18T00:17:00.000-06:002018-04-16T00:27:06.767-05:00I met President Jimmy Carter - Plains, Georgia
Here I am with President Jimmy Carter and his niece, who delivered the Sunday school service in his place. At first, we though Carter would not be there, and it was only the 2nd time in 30 years that he had cancelled an appearance at his church in Plains, Georgia. A couple times a month, he does a Sunday school service and then will do photos with visitors after the sermon. On this weekend, hisSabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-56645209253879158432017-10-19T22:58:00.000-05:002018-01-17T23:06:50.678-06:00Law School, Finally
October 19, 2017, Montgomery, AL
I can’t believe I’m writing this, but I’m in law school and
I’m living in Alabama. It all happened so fast. Life is funny. It’s like I got
a 2nd chance. I was accepted into University of Alabama for college
and my parents begged me not to go, so I stayed home and ewent to Purdue
Calumet. I ended up droppinmg out twice before I finally got it together and
Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0Montgomery, AL, USA32.3668052 -86.2999689000000132.152163200000004 -86.6226924 32.5814472 -85.977245400000015tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-90307530266583923152017-03-09T20:03:00.001-06:002018-02-23T15:27:49.065-06:00Robot Restaurant - TokyoOn my way to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, I had an overnight layover in Tokyo. I decided to get as much as I could out of it. I booked a Manga Capsule Hotel in the Shinjuku district and got tickets to the Robot Restaurant. I first heard about it on a facebook post by The Points Guy and thought, "I have got to go there" even before I knew I was going to be in Tokyo.
I walked there from the Hotel. ISabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-1121873400079730012017-02-26T15:35:00.002-06:002017-02-26T15:35:55.334-06:00Do you recognize this girl?
We didn't take "selfies". We had photo booths. You paid two or three dollars and got four chances to get it right. You would then wait a few minutes to see how it turned out.
There was photo booth in Woodmar Mall that I loved. I took pictures with nearly every person who went there with me. It was located right outside of Carsons. I remember sitting and waiting for the Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-44421750239145095312017-02-26T12:58:00.002-06:002017-02-26T12:58:55.997-06:00Scorpion and the foxI'm scanning old letters for a project. And getting pissed off. I say, "why was he such a dick to me?" Geoff says, "because he was dick. Have you ever heard of the scorpion and the fox?"
Here it is told as a frog...
The Scorpion and the Frog
A scorpion and a frog meet on the bank of a stream and the
scorpion asks the frog to carry him across on its back. The
frog asks, "How do I know Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-74470109966474731922016-12-18T19:56:00.000-06:002016-12-18T19:56:06.346-06:00What I Need Is Not Your Opinion
I
am tired of living my life the way others want me to.
Travel too much; don’t travel
enough
Date too much; don’t date enough
Put others first; put yourself first
I have lived in self-imposed
exile for the last twenty plus years. I put the beliefs and feelings of others
above my own for two decades. I’m sick of it. I am not doing it any longer.
I make my own money. I have a job
that Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-69440480964329428452016-11-28T01:05:00.001-06:002018-02-23T15:28:13.612-06:00Cambodia - HotelI have arrived safe and sound at home the bag for my trip to Cambodia. Since there's so much to tell about the trip I figured I'd break it up into pieces. Today's blog post about the hotel. I booked the hotel on agoda.com. since it is 90 degrees in Cambodia right now I knew that air conditioning was an absolute must for my hotel stay. I was able to limit search based on that parameter. I then Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044956.post-91166829737064278012016-11-13T21:58:00.002-06:002016-11-13T22:17:30.125-06:00Planning and PanicI am leaving for Cambodia in just a few days. I am so excited and nervous and know that there is no turning back now!
Just to review where all the info from this trip came:
I found out about the flight through The Points Guy on Facebook. His main schtick is getting miles from credit cards, but he also posts really good air fare deals when they become available. My round trip flight from Chicago Sabrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823515732923411284noreply@blogger.com0