This trip south has been a whirlwind to say the least! What started off as an incredibly exciting adventure for me, turned sour pretty quickly. Not to dwell on the details but what I thought was a mutually beneficial relationship both in business and in life, abruptly came to an end and for the first time in my life, I had been ghosted.
To top it off, while driving through Canada, later than I typically prefer, in the start of winter, I was hit by a deer. SHE literally hit ME as I was driving into Jasper and happened to notice her off to the side of the road. Unfortunately, due to the icy road conditions, my brakes locked up and she continued on her path right into the front passenger headlight. Luckily for her, she got up and shook it off, seemingly unharmed. My car on the other hand…
In any event, I had not meant to end up in Arizona but because of the aforementioned series of events, I found myself driving aimlessly (albeit, with some purpose/backup plan always lurking in my head) and was invited to Thanksgiving with a girlfriend of mine who joined me earlier this fall in Alaska, on a moose hunt.
Holly has been a breath of fresh air. Kind and generous and drop dead gorgeous!! Why she is single is beyond me however, that wasn’t always the case. Remember Tyler from Below Deck Season 6? Not much of a character on the show. His scenes were brief, much like his, well, I digress...
Anyway, Holly met Tyler at some point shortly after filming Season 6 Tahiti. He left his mark on the town basically the same way as on M/Y My Seanna. Long story short, Holly and I have Tyler to thank for our friendship and I couldn’t be more stoked! Seeing as Tyler tends to follow the “likes” on social media, falls in love with every other girlfriend and would much rather be disingenuous than genuinely, a good person, Holly and I were both, his loss.
Arizona was a stop along this trip that I desperately needed. It allowed me time to focus and to have a bit of much needed girl time. It’s easy to lose touch with the ones you love the most while traveling so much so to be able to stop in and experience the love and friendship of those I admire and respect, does a body good. I’ve managed to pick up several new minerals and items to create more unusual jewelry pieces with. I continue to be astonished at the amount of love and support from friends and fans that have purchased my pieces.
Sedona proved to be a favorite of mine. Stopping in Jerome along the way, I was able to speak to many local copper miners and pick out a few awesome pieces. Huge thanks to Joshua and his adorable french bulldog, Andre, who has gone out of his way to show me an amazing time in this states red rocks as well as his friends Matteo and Holly (diff Holly) who shared with us their amazing AirBnB right in the heart of Sedona!
