Taking on New Challenges and Taking Stock

  Summer has wound down and apparently so have I!  I've been in serious need of a recharge lately.  Maybe that's why I haven't tried to post on the In The Pink Blog before now.  I've been in the habit of setting aside time to write for the e-mail newsletter but for some reason, learning to blog just bogged me down, overwhelmed me and made me tired!!  Bogged down has been a theme with me lately!

  So I did what any good Pink Hatter would do, I spent the weekend surrounded by Red and Pink Hat Sisters.  I hit the beach, Virginia Beach, for the Virginia Beach Blast Funvention. I relaxed on the patio to our room watching the water and Navy jets (a personal favorite of mine), dressed like a pirate,enjoyed mimosas and strawberries, walked the board walk with the ladies sporting our parasols and watched while everyone danced the night away, okay I danced a little too!  I laughed alot, caught up with friends from far away and got to share it all with my niece who was attending her first Red Hat Funvention.  Then somewhere between our fantastic Elvis performance and the conga line the DJ played the song, "We are Family" and it hit me how much better I felt.

  We are family and I've touched on this theme several times before but it needs repeating because we can all get overwhelmed and forget that one of the perks of the Red Hat Society Sisterhood is we are all there for each other.  That family feeling has wrapped me in love and support during dealing with issues outside my Red Hat life lately.  Thank you all who have offered your prayers and support to my family during this time of illness of one of my cousins.  I appreciate you all more than I can say.  Forgive me for sometimes forgetting I don't have to be overwhelmed, I can lean on you all and vice versa!

  So now as we ease into Fall, my head is a little more together.  I feel I can learn to blog it you'll stick with me while I work the kinks out!  I also think I'll tackle applying for a job in a different field-something to do with books, a passion of mine.  I can take on the world-I'M A PINK HATTER!!  Sisters, you can too, because we are family and we'll all be here for you if the world fights back and there is nothing a group of Red and Pink Hatters can't conquer together.

  Until next time, enjoy the cooling nights, pumpkins, spice and all that Fall will bring your way!!