I don’t think I ever posted this one. It fits this week’s Have More Fun
challenge so I thought I might as well.

This is for the Have More Fun class. The challenge was to use something
lying around that’s not typically what you use. I used a canvas paper
from my pad and painted my own background. Can’t say I love it but it
was fun. I told myself I would let myself have fun with this class and
see where it takes me. I am really happy with how much fun I am having
so far.

And finally. This is for catalyst
nineteen at creative therapy. This week’s about one of your quirks.

I never learned how to really drive until I was thirty. I left Turkey
before the legal age to get a license (eighteen) and then went to
college where I didn’t need a car. And then I lived in New York for
seven years, where, again, you didn’t need a car. So I was almost thirty
by the time we moved to San Diego where you couldn’t do anything without
a car. Let me be the first to say that learning to drive at thirty is
not the same as when you’re sixteen and dying to have some freedom. It’s
scary.

So here we are, four years later, and now I can drive. Well, just
barely. I still don’t get on the freeway. I am still pretty nervous.
But, I can go to work, to the library, and grocery store. I can also go
to David’s doctor’s and mine. That’s about all I need. For now at least.
OH, have I mentioned I can’t ride a bike either? Yes, I know. I am
transportation-challenged. Then again, I can walk just fine.

Most of the time.

This one is also for “Have More Fun” and this challenge was to cut out a
silhouette and to not use any straight edges. So I cheated by using
ribbon. It was so so much fun!

I’d been putting off doing any of the “Have More Fun” projects for no
good reason. Actually it was because I was worried I couldn’t come up
with anything cool and hated the idea of sub-par stuff in my gallery.
Then I realized how lame I was and decided to actually have fun. That’s
the point of life, after all, isn’t it?

This is my interpretation of Tamara’s project. A little Altoid box of
fun moments from this year. The image on the front is all her, so I
won’t take any credit for it.

My second layout for Shimelle’s class. Very similar to the time one,
meant to work together, sort of. Here are the words:

Out of all the places we went and the trips we took, there’s one that
stands above all. Even above our honeymoon in the Seychelles, which was
truly magical.

This trip wasn’t to an exotic island. It wasn’t even out of the country.
This trip didn’t require a plane. All it took was a car, a tent, two
sleeping bags, and a whole bunch of maps.

In the summer of 2003, Jake and I spent several months driving across
the country. We visited around thirty states. We camped. We read books
out loud. We listened to books on tape. We saw a lunar eclipse. We took
photos. We got in a car accident. We saw the most amazing natural beauty.

We ate some of the best food we’ve ever had. We spent every single
minute of every day together, most of it in a car. We laughed. We
argued. We were awed by nature. We saw deer, bison, eagles, and prairie
dogs.

We didn’t spend time worrying about the future. We were in the moment
and we had fun. We had no plans. We climbed the sand dunes. We went into
caves. We figured it out as we went along.

When I look back upon those months, I am filled with joy. I am so glad
that we made those memories. I am so glad that we felt that carefree and
we spent that time together. It taught me that travel doesn’t have to be
stressful or planned out. That we can be spontaneous and have the best
time of our lives. All we need is a car and each other.