Welcome to my Blog

Welcome all. After reading so many others' interesting blogs, I decided, what the heck, might as well try, it looks fun. Hope you like it. An explanation about the name of my blog: I was born in the United States, but was raised from the age of 9 on the island of St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. My father and mother were very gregarious individuals who hosted many social gatherings for their equally outgoing and sociable friends. Very frequently I would hear them refer to life in the islands as "life in the left lane". Putting two and two together, I knew that we drove on the left hand side of the road, but with vehicles that had steering wheels on the left hand side. It was not like the european way of driving. For some reason, this fact made the "mainlanders" (anyone from the U.S.) really laugh. I never knew exactly what it all meant, but was aware that the relaxed, easy lifestyle had something to do with it. Well, as I grew older, I finally saw the light and realized that life in the islands is just, well...different. So this is my tribute to that easier, more relaxed way of living, wherein we had time to laugh at all the screwy things that occurred; had time to enjoy the slower pace without getting caught up in the rush of everyday living. Thank you for taking the time to read my thoughts here. I'm glad you stopped by.

-Jen