Hello steemit folks. Here is a true introductory into my world.
As stated before, I was brought here by a wonderful friend. One who has been hounding me since shortly after she joined. Much love @sykochica!
My name is Crystal. I just recently turned 32 and yes, I am your typical crazy Gemini. I was born in St. Louis, Missouri and in 2006 ventured my way down to Springfield, Missouri. An ex and I had split and I already had a bunch of friends down in that town. It was the start of life in the unknown. For I never thought growing up that I would ever leave my home town. Now I find myself in a whole different state. We moved to Colorado just a year ago for a job promotion. Life is quite the wild ride and we should all remember to “stop and look around once in a while or you might miss it.” - Ferris Buller
Along with moving my life around, I have also done a little bit of traveling and adventuring. With my ex, we did a lot of 4-wheeling trips with his jeep club. This took us most times to Indiana, but we also went to Michigan and Utah. Most of my traveling has been with my long time partner, Drew. In 2010 we took our first long road trip to New Orleans and the Smokey Mountains. In 2011 we took another road trip for a family vacation in Oregon. Driving north into the the Badlands, making a stop in Yellowstone to see Old Faithful, stayed in Oregon a few days on the coast, drove part of scenic highway 1 in California, had lunch in Vegas, and watched the sun set over the Grand Canyon. In 2012 we packed our home into storage and started an adventure that was planted into our minds from our Smokey Mountain visit. Hiking the Appalachian Trail. What an experience it was! The first year we rounded 3 months and almost half the trail tackled. However, we had to break away as my mother passed away. So in her honor, we made sure to head back out the following year to finish it out. Again 3 months in, Drew came down with a bad respiratory issue and we had to break away. There is still 455 miles and 2 states left and one day.....one day we shall return and finish it off.
For now we shall get ourselves back into shape with the other mountain range. How different they are, but both incredibly beautiful. Which will most likely be what the majority of my posts are about. The nature life around Colorado. And if I'm (we're) lucky, I will own another spiffy camera before the end of the year. Allowing me to provide higher quality photos, ones that still won't do the scenery justice. For now tho, you'll have to settle with simple phone pics.
Other style of posts you might find from me will be related to cooking and maybe some medicinal herbal knowledge. My love is a cook, so I find myself trying to find new and creative things to make for him. It can be quite intimidating, but at least I have someone to ask for tips. With the herbal goodness, well, I just enjoy making my own things from other things. Enjoying a bit of the natural life. Making posts about them will help send me into motivation to do lots of research....so thanks for that steemit buddies. Eventually I will find myself with a yard and again have a garden. Nothing like growing your own food.
Beyond the hobbies, we all have “adulting” to do. Maintaining a job to support our home life and our joys. For 14 years now I have been in the optical field. My experience lies within the lab. The actual manufacturing of eyeglasses. I love that my job involves me truly helping people. I help to give them a gift that many people take for granted. Vision. That sweet ability to view the world around us.
Well that's a bit about me. I'm sure as time goes you'll come to learn more. Don't ever hesitate to ask questions! Just as long as you're prepared for honest answers. :) Have a great one!!!!
From one crazy Gemini to another ~ welcome @dragons ! Shout out to @sykochica chicana! Thank you for finally coming onboard and making our community even more beautiful !
Much appreciated my gemini pal
Woots!! I've been soooooooooooooooooo looking forward to seeing your more formal introduction post sweetie!! :D Hugz!
I can't wait to see all the happy awesomeness you bring to Steemit!! ...and of course @lone-silver too!! :D
welcome to steemit, glad to have you join us
I wish you the best! and hope to see you soon.
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Welcome
Happy birthday (ish). I look forward to some herbal medicinal lore coming from your direction. We're a bit into such things here at Temple of Wow as well. These evenings enjoying the Valerian Root tea.
Thanks for the wishes. It was June 1st, so you aren't far off. mmm valerian root tea....that stuff has such a smell and taste. I tend to take capsules myself. I have also discovered that cats respond to it like catnip. hehe
Just told Rivka what you say about cats and she goes, "well they can't have any". We sometimes refer to it as "sock tea". It's actually pretty nice if you make golden milk with it. That's not our recipe. We basically boil turmeric powder or chopped root with some combination of ginger, black pepper, sometime cacao nibs, dandelion root. And we use raw cows milk.
Reishi mushroom
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cool intro crazy gemini girl, oops i mean Crystal lol
lol. Thanks
Dammit! I came here to see some Dragons! Not even one single picture of a REAL dragon?!?! WTH!?!? :D
Oh, yeah - welcome to SteemIt! Good luck in your quest for dragons!
very nice intro.
Thanks!
Hi Crystal,
It's great to have you on Steemit!
Nice to meet you!
Welcome to steemit! I like to follow people all over the world, of all different ages. I read introduction posts and follow people who seem legit and real! You totally seem interesting! Following you to learn more about the world you live in and how you see it from your local perspective! I hope you will check out my posts too now and then!- @sircork - I've up voted and followed you!
Thanks. I hope to make a few posts of the life and adventures in Colorado. I've already started collecting pictures. Thanks for the follow and I'll follow you.
Also, congrats on getting to steemit early enough to still be able to get that user name :) I, @sircork, hereby promise not to slay these @dragons! :)
Wait til you see my dragon egg. ;)
Oddly, or perhaps not so oddly, I sometimes casually play one and only one video game, called Guild Wars 2, in which I recently had to follow a story line of finding and protecting a dragon egg, and then raising the baby dragon (which is still a part of my story line) as the baby dragon, a GOOD dragon is the only way the game world will be able to defeat the 5 evil dragons that torture the game world's people. So you should have seen MY dragon egg :) I carried it in a backpack for while, to get it out of a dangerous jungle! LOL Now it lives in it's own special golden gilded dragon nursery underneath an ancient city guarded by benevolent warrior ghosts.
You are welcome to steemit! Looking forward to see your posts!
hi crystal hope you enjoy steemit ,upvoted and followed.
Upvoted and @resteemable
Welcome to Steemit @dragons Followed, voted and looking forward to more posts from you :)
Welcome! Nice to see you here!
Welcome to steemit @dragons. You will do great here
FUS RO DAH
Look at all those beautiful pictures! Evidence of a life being well-lived <3
Thanks hon
And it does seem to be like a family here
Yes, Lady and as The godfather Vito Corleone said: "Don´t break our heart" hehehehhehe regards honey!!!
Welcome @dragons Have a nice day on Steemit Upvote🙂
Welcome to the Steemit community @dragons. Enjoy your stay.
Nice to meet you. Welcome to steemit!
Welcome to Steemit @dragons
Welcome Have a nice day on Steemit
@jungs
Cute, haz pie, is friend of @sykochica... Win!
Welcome to Steemit. You'll fit right in.
I thanks! She was bugging me forever.
I've Upvoted for sure. happy to meet you in this big family.
looking forward to your next post.
You can follow my food blog to know more about me @fatkid
Welcome @dragons! What took you so long? @sykochica has been rocking it for quite some time - you must have had constant success updates?
Oh well, it is still the early days. You are here now and I will be looking for your posts. :D
Thanks. Every time I would show her a pic or make a post on facebook, she would always be like "you know that would do so well on steemit" lol
Definetly following you! Im friends with @sykochica, she was helpful along the way and still is! Thank you for joining. Upvoted and followed you hope you follow me too
She seems to be quite the popular lady around here and I def will be picking her brain for tips.
Welcome to Steemit !!
welcome crazy gemini! :)
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You might be a crazy Gemini, but you're MY crazy Gemini!
Happy to see you on Steemit, @dragons ! Miss your face!
Hi Crystal,
Such a lovely intro. Enjoyed learning more about you.
Wish you all the best here.
And glad to see you have accepted adulting. :D
Something I am ignoring all the time!
And 14 years in the optic field is pretty crazy!
Would love to know more about it soon...
Best wishes! <3
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I am Sure you will find this useful. Feel Free to up vote, follow me.
Thanks! I could use suggestions. I get stuck easily on what to even write about.
Welcome to steemit. You are welcome to look at my post
Welcome to Steemit @dragons, good photos about this place, this cake looks delicious, Good Sunday!!!
Thanks. Its actually a pot pie homemade. You say this place, does that mean you are in Colorado?
No, im from Colombia, i try to write in English in some Post with Google Translator XD
That awesome! Lemne know if u need any English help
thanks @dragons
All the best with conquering that last remaining bit of trail! Looking forward to hearing more about it in your future posts :)