Happy Birthday Dad! @gveit

Happy Birthday to the Best Guy I Know

Happy Birthday to you.

Happy Birthday dear Dad.

A happy happy birthday to you!

Love you a lot! You're a great father and I'm very lucky to have you as my father.

xox

Love,

Your little girl

VIDEO Diary: Bored, Cold, and Tired + Book Review of The Godling Chronicles & Trylle Series

F%$# Winter

I'm bored and tired. No sleep again. So blogging, yes that is what I do when I should be on the treadmill and don't want to go outside. I blog and wish I could be outside without freezing my face off, or losing a toe to frost bite. Bike/running/mud season where are you?

Yeah, I could take a nap but I have things I could do. They may not be fun things, but there is always something to do. I could probably go out, but truthfully my one night at the bar this week was probably enough to last me six months. I wouldn't mind listening to Jazz, going to see an art museum, or eating sushi but other than the sushi I can't thing of anywhere I could do that. The art center doesn't have an exhibit right now, I already know my own art inside out, and well a quiet music venue on my own.. I'm not sure I know of anything.

So yes, I'm being lame and pessimistic but I continue to miss spring/summer/fall. I hate winter.

VIDEO DIARY: Snow DAY with @yorkiecharles 3 Videos!

Charlie Says Hi Too  

TRAVEL JOURNAL (DIARY) ENTRY: Some of the best music at Dublin's Oldest Pub - The Brazenhead

I love Irish music and culture. This is live music in Dublin, Ireland. The bar is known as the Brazenhead and is the OLDEST pub (bar) in Ireland. They serve Guinness and other great drinks, have nightly live music, a lively courtyard. Its a hidden gem just barely off the beaten path. This place will make you fall in love with Ireland and never want to leave.

They also offer a dinner and storytelling event. It's a 4 course meal with live music and a genuine Irish storyteller!

Sorry about the video quality but the music is amazing and of good quality.

JOURNAL (DIARY) ENTRY: Personal lives on a shelf #tbt

Blogging your personal life is basically like putting your personal life on a public shelf and waiting to be scrutinized. I started this new blog on the 17th. So I've been writing and publishing entries for about a week.

JOURNAL (DIARY) ENTRY: I Love These Guys... A Tribute to my Two Favorite Men

(with a few photos of Charles thrown in)

My dad is a great guy.

He hates having his photo taken. 

So does my brother... it must run in the family. 

...

JOURNAL {DIARY} ENTRY: What's New with Desarae V

What's new in the small world of Desarae V? 

Well, that's a matter of perspective. What is the time range to consider something new? A day? A week? A year? Am I making this too complicated? Probably, but then again I'm just babbling on trying to reflect on my day. 

I've been promoted. Moved offices to a window spot. Rearranged my house. Taught Charles some new tricks. Started blogging again. 

Overall, par for the course. This is my day-to-day life. 

Instead of talking about the present, let's look at some photos from the recent past...

Recording the Moment

I have quirks, flaws, dreams and motivations just like everyone else. And like everyone else my life has obstacles like money, not enough time in the day and a lack of dating. In everyday I work hard, write multiple blogs, and use life as a limitless resource to draw inspiration for teaching videos and blog posts. My dreams right now simply consist of finding more work, working hard, and traveling. I love traveling. For the time being I’m staying with my dad at Cool River Ranch. This has a few purposes for me. I get to help out with chores and save up so I can pay off all my student loans, that way when I leave here I will be debt free and able to travel without excess bills. I love what I do and even loved living Minneapolis. The thing is, working for yourself often defines how quickly you can do or get what you want.

Travel Diary: Montana to Idaho + Eat. Pray. Love. Book Review

Eat Pray Love

Overall

Performance

Story

We are in Montana today. Woke up early to leave Rapid City, the city of black hills gold, my birth place. It only took a couple of short hours to get through South Dakota and another half hour to go through Wyoming. Montana on the other hand has been a full day venture through hills, mountains, and vast amounts of nothing but open air. I’ve made this drive before and from what I can tell you of it, you are better off going with a friend, an audio book, and expecting not to talk on the phone or use any form of internet the whole trek. The real upside for me is I have my dad, my puppy, an iPad, iPhone and a mac book pro to keep me company.