I Eat Therefore I Spill

     At the moment ny director is stil here and he is on a conference call to Australia and I can hear the people on the other end as he is on speaker. I am very distracted by a lovely baritone voice with the cutest accent speaking LOL   But onto my blog for today :-)  
     I tell you folks, I try so hard no to spill food, but 90 times out of 100 I will!  it's so frustrating to me and I am finding it's rather humorous to those around me.  Now last weekend when we ate the crabs I decided not to wear the bib and as I said that was not the best idea. Today I'm eating a grilled chicken salad and a red pepper slides off my fork and lands ...yup...on my left boob. Heaven knows with my shape it won't end up on my lap! I quickly pick it off and look to see if the dressing was on it. Luckily I was sparred an excess of dressing or staining from the peppers. I have not alwasy gotten of so easy.  I even have, on more than one occasion I'm telling you, come home at the end of the day and when I take off my bra a piece of food will fall out. The other night it was a piece of carrot!! I don't mind, it's like having a little snack available for later.  LOL  hehe thats what my hubs says when I take off my bra, little snacks ;-) or stress balls - he says that one a lot!!   Men do love boobs don't they? Bless them!! I have gotten smaller in that area and I am not happy but I will buy the ones I want when the time comes.  I was looking at pics the other night on another blog site and lots of ladies had nude or topless pics on it  and hubs asked me what I was doing. So I look at him all big eyed and innocent and reply "Window shopping" :-D
     Well tomorrow I head out to NY to visit with my Dad.  My Uncle was in critical care for a few days as he had a blod clot in his cartoid artery and they had to watch for brain hemoraging. Thankfully the heparin he is taking seems to be doing its job but I want to offer my Dad a ride up to see him. Its about a 2 1/2 hour drive from my Dad's house but that's no biggie. I love to drive, if we don't go then I will meet up with a friend of mine and go out to dinner. Anold friend wants to go for coffee in the afternoon but if we see my Uncle I wont be able to see him but no worries, I haven't sen him in a long time anyway, so perhaps next time unless I already have plans.   I dont knwo if I will be doing a blog tomorrow night, it depends on how tired I am. I am leaving right from work as I am working the early shift and may leave at noon. This way I will hopefully beat the storm that's heading up our way. It's most likely due to the Hurricane Beryl that was down in the Carribean. I hate driving the Belt Parkway in general and it's even worse in the rain and it's down right deadly in bad rain!!!
     So my friends I will say Ciao For Now and promise if nothing tomorrow or Saturday I will do a catch up on Sunday night. 

As The Sun Sets In The West

     It's leaving a huge streak of light right across my computer screen. It's so nice to see it in comparison to yesterday's downpour.  I hope all of you have been well, I see i have a few new countries and it is such a turn on to see that :-D    Thank you again all of you who read my blog.
     Well I got my first review today as a supervisor and it went well. A few things need to be worked on but I am in accord with the constructive suggestions :-)  Overall it was a very good review and our director even said a few nice comments and i was told he does not often do that so I am pleased.  I want to excel at my position, I want to learn more and I want to be the person that can help my reps help our employees get the answers they need.  I am lucky to say that I actually like coming here every day :-D  I now know how they feel about me and it feels good that they like me. They like me they really like me (sorry - channeling my inner Sally Field) I would like to be manager one day instead of supervisor and then go up from there, who knows. I am a sponge that wants to get wet and soak up all the knowledge that is here for me! :-)
     So peeps, if I recall a while back I was talking about different products for beauty and scents and scrubs, etc.  Well yesterday I had to laugh. I got a little sunburnt this past weekend and so yesterday I had not a stitch of make-up on. Well long story short one of my reps and I were talking and I said something and I said yea this is what 50 looks like. Her mouth fell open and her eyes got wide. She said "No Way!!! You are not 50!" I laughed and she said but you have no wrinkles. I replied that its the fat that pushes them out from the inside ;-)   She laughed. Look I carry my age well and I have a very simple beauty routine. I use Clarins moisturizers day and night. A company called Sugar that makes a  fabulous lip softener, then I use an apricot scrub every other day since I can have oily skin, especially in the summer. I have tried so many scrubs and I have even made my own which was really nice BUT the top prize goes to St.Ives Apricot scrub. I have used this product for over 25 years and it never fails to work wonders. The price? A very affordable one that is around $3.50 a tube. Now I dont look at cost when buying skin care because I have tried facial scrubs that cost 10x or more but St.Ives beats them. I have found Clarins works so well for me so I stick with that. I have a nice new eye cream that I am now using by Origins called GinZing. Its a ginger eyecream that works very well for me. Its a bit pricy but you don't need much. I also adore my Yves St. Laurent TOUCHE ÉCLAT  which is a wonderful brighter/concealer for under and around your eyes. It perks them right up. A dear friend turned me onto it and I am forever grateful.   I wear Urban Decay make up, especially their eyeliner pencils. They are fab!! I have the Naked Palette and there are so may cool colors to mix and match. Just got some new brushes too. Funny thing is, in day to day living I wear minimal make-up. But I love the stuff, that and scent. I'm always looking for fun new ones.  Beauty is only skin deep they say but I say love the skin your in and treat it right.  We are all different and that's a beautiful thing. 
     So this ends my beauty review for today  lol , don't cry poppets, I have something good lined up for tomorrow, unless I post it later tonight.....oooh I'm a tease  LOL
     This is where I say Ciao For Now :-D

I'm back peeps, it's after midnight but I can't sleep. You know life is so crazy, one moment you  feel really good and then not even 24 hours later you are sitting up in bed a little scared. My Uncle is in the hospital in Intensive Care but I spoke to my Dad tonight and he sounded lost. I mean my Uncle is my Dad's last immediate family member and to lose him would be a gigantic tragedy for my Dad and my Uncle's family both. My Dad has stood and watched his wife pass, his sister pass also, then a year later his brother and now his baby brother is in the hospital. Nurses told my Aunt they have to keep him monitored for 48 hours, so these next few days will be crazy. I am visiting my dad this weekend and I want to make sure he is okay. I mean he's all I have of MY immediate family. I'm sorry to sound so morbid. It's late and I'm tired and all this is a big part of life and I always try to be strong, but right now I am allowing myself to be weak.  Man I need to go out somewhere -I'm being such a kill joy to this party of fun blogs. Sorry! Well each day is a new start and hopefully there will be good news, and why the hell shouldn't there be!!!!!
   

Sorry I Hosed my Netbook

Hey all I didnt do a blog last night as I got a virus on my net book and was so angry. I have no idea what happened either. All of a sudden I got blue screen and it won't reboot! I don't want to let hubs know although he could fix it I'm sure. So I will do a blog from work later tonight so there will be one tonight. So sorry that I'm a computer killer but I will have to write something special tonight. Well I'm going back to sleep for a few hours but I wanted to keep you all up to date. Ciao for now

Weekend wind up

That feels odd to write on a Monday night. This weekend has been quite the stand out. Saturday was the busiest day I think, as I wrote in my blog. Today was the most chill, did stuff around the house as the temps hit 90! It was a bit sticky out so air condition is. Dry welcome here lol I'm going to say goodnight and leave you all wanting more. I'm just tired so until next time peps ciao for now

That Makes Two

     Hello one and all. I come here tonight more sunburned than I expected. Today was a good day, that makes 2 in a row....I like how it's going :-)  We had a bit of a lazy morning, not even getting out of bed until after10AM. We then went out for brunch and took a little drive. The weather has been holding up with no rain (except a quick moving thunderstorm earlier tonight) 
     We eneded up at a community yard sale and local streets were closed. So many stores had booths, with lots of different items. These ranged from local honey and other foods to handmade soaps, and then stoneware, rings, bracelets, anything you could imagine it seemed. It was a nice time but it was getting really warm so we drove a little then I went to the store to pick up dinner for tomorrow as we went out tonight.   We went to Dumfries and ate while we looked at the Potomac. Its called Tims and it was really good.  Here's the link if you want to see: http://timsrivershore.com/   They had a pig roast this weekend, never saw an entire pig cooked all at the same time.  I feel like I gorged on crabs. They were very tasty. Hubs had a platter with several different things on it like stuffed shrimp, crab cakes and fish & chips LOL  He finished and I was only about halfway through with my dinner and he's watching me and smiling. I asked him why he was smiling and he replied he was enjoying the show. He meant me eating crabs. Okay I admit i kind of look like a 5 year old when I do. Stuff gets everywhere. He said that fragments of shell actually went over my shoulder. I don't believe that at all!! But its so primal, I love it. eating with your hands, breaking open the shell and get the meat. YUM!!!  hahahaha
     Then we went for another drive and I surprised hubs with a playlist of ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) they are his favorite. He was actually singing the songs to me and was enjoying the night. I was loving it and sang along on the songs I knew. Then he was talking about their albums and there is one called  OLE ELO. He asked if I knew why and i said no. It's because its the same forwards and backwards.  So trying to get my educated self asserted I say "Oh it's a pannendrome! He said yes dear thats what it is and I kept saying it and he's laughing. I am like why are you laughng and he asks is that anything like a palendrome (sp?) and I realize I said the word wrong. I told him he just didn't hear me with al the air circulating through the car snce the top was down. He laughed harder. 
    After that we came home and settled in. He's on his new IPad and I watched Mad Men. We are now having some tea in the bedroom and Mars Attacks is onin the background. I forgot Tom Jones was in it! LOL  It will be nice not to have to set an alarm for the morning. I will check in tomorrow night peeps so until then ....Ciao For Now

Saturday Night & There's Still 2 Days Left

     How awesome is that peeps. Here in the USA its Memorial Day weekend, the "un-official start of summer", Monday will be the actual holiday. I even switched over my black purse to a light pink one..LOL  

     Well peeps it was a good Friday at work, and brought home some Thai food from a new place near work. It was very good, the summer roles were so big, refreshing, and the panang curry I had was yummy. Hubby had something called Wild Pork, but he tamed it. So as the day dawned today, Saturday, I decided to hit the gym and then came home, showered , and then went to get my hair done. I was asked if I wanted anything to drink and they said coffee and I quickly answered yes please, I had had nothing at all. I know that was dumb since I went to work out but I don't know, when the weather gets hot, I don't always feel hungry. Caffeine was needed by this point. Then did a few chores,oh peeps, as I drove, with the top down of course, the sweet smell of freshly mowed grass filed my nostrils and if I wasn't driving I would have closed my eyes and just have breathed in deeply. That scent is glorious, I wish I could bottle it!! That's one reason I love having a convertible this time of year.  I love my Mustang  (I love muscle cars, always have) and driving her topless (the car not me lol) just makes me feel so young again. Maybe its the wind whipping my hair all about, maybe its how the sun warms your skin yet the breeze as you ride allows it to never be too hot. Of course there is the ability to smell the great outdoors. (which sometimes is not pleasant - think skunk hehe)  I just love it.  Rounding all out. Tonight for dinner was, an awesome grilled chicken on mixed greens with strawberries and blueberries, topped with shaved parmesan cheese. A fat free raspberry vinaigrette was the dressing of choice. The later part of the night...meaning NOW, it has been a relaxing calm night. Had several cocktails with hubs and now just looking online for kitchenware.

     I am finding out, by looking for kitchen items, that I am a mug junkie! Yes - there I said it!!! I love mugs.  That's it, I'm going to be one of those odd folks that have a small little room in the basement, still has wood paneling on the walls and there it will be. Floor to ceiling, on neat shelves, will be my mug collection. I can see it now...BWAHAHAHA Help........     ;-D       

I found a set that I actually do want for my kitchen. Imagine my kitchen is all white, then on the wall as functional art will be 4 shelves with 4 mugs each. They are colorful, with drawings of cookies, biscuits if you will, on them. Since they are made in England I suppose its biscuits.  They are produced by Make International and are the Biscuit Line by artist Martin Wiscombe. I want all of them. I found them on Ebay, I may get one or two at a time, I believe you can buy them on the website but not sure if I can use my cc on it. All will be as I see in my head for my kitchen soon enough. First things first.  I need to actually complete a new kitchen before I can even think of buying accessories LOL

    It's closing in on a nice day, we went for a ride tonight after dinner and before The Captain showed up ;-). The sunset was so lovely. Streaks of orange and red, turning into purples with blueish tints as it got closer to setting. I've said it before, I love this time, when day gives itself over to night. I also love daybreak, when night returns us to day. They almost seem magickal, these few hours. It seems during those times your allowed to dream, to wish for better. The veil between heavens and the earth is open, allowing your hopes to take flight and possibly become reality. I  try to psyche myself up during these times when I'm able. I make agreements with myself, nothing big. Remember when I started this blog I said baby steps lead to great strides. I am now taking toddler steps.....oh your little girl is growing up!!! 

     Peeps I am going to say good night. We have plans to see a movie and I am on the prowl for some crabs and oysters for dinner tomorrow night. Also hoping to get a few clothing items, sales are on you know.. YES honor the memory of your departed loved ones who served in the armed forces by taking an additional 35% off this lovely sofa!!!!!!!!  America, we can be so silly sometimes, but hey - we're young  :-)  Ciao For Now

The Nature Of The Beast

     Well the day started so nice. I got to speak to my friend who just got back from what the pictures show to be an outrageous vaca and then the day was sunny  and work started good, but as the day progressed things kept popping up.  Now, I have been a supervisor over a year now and we have a good team but lately many times I had to BE that supervisor. I lost my cool tonight and not that I yelled but I got forceful in what I was saying with one of my reps. It needed to be said but I think I was too forceful which actually surprised me. I'm a pussycat and i let out a Lion's roar.  Hence the Nature Of The Beast.  Could it be I am more assertive than I ever thought. I think I may be growing in my position but I don't want to change who I am. I like who I am and I believe other people do too. I am just glad the day is over, and I'm focusing more on the joy my friends had and trudge on being true to me. I'll let you know how I am when I'm finished with me, so ai doubt it will be as I am truly a work in progress :-D
     You don't know but i was gone for about an hour.  I was on the phone and it seems that my Uncle had another stroke, a mini one this time but he will be okay. They are just concerned about a possible blot clot in his cartoid artery. I'm sure he will be okay, and he's not the only one. Seems that several people I know of are having health issues. They are all on different levels but I pray to Goddess every night for every one of them, wether they are family or friends family. 
     I right now am sitting on my bed looking at my bookcase and smiling. In the one corner there is a napkin folded to look like a chicken. I call him Angus LOL  If I look at the bottom edge of the bed I see the cat curled up sleeping, and to my right my hubby is in a rare state of sleep. SO I sit here teacup in hand and I just smile. My hubs, my kitty and my friends are going through my mind. The thoughts soothe me, make me laugh, and calm me down. I feel sore but a good sore since I went back to the gym. No one ever said the road was going to be an straight flat rise but I have so much love and good thngs in my life that staedy me when the bumps and turns appear. I guess this blog seems to be turing into a testimony to myself, but hey, it's my blog so I'm going with it :-) 
     I will say good night peeps, will have more to say as i get my review tomorrow. Cant wait to see how it goes. So until then Ciao For Now

Thunder and Lightning

     Not too frightening  LOL  I love a good thunderstorm and the air is so charged, it's very invigorating! I just love it!! :-D 

     I must apologize my readers, I have not really been doing my usual blogs. Just that work has been extra busy. We have 2 people out and one of them is our email guy and since I used to do emails when I was a rep I am filing in for him. Its not going as well as I would have liked because I still have to help my reps with their questions and that takes up time from the day. I dont mind of course, I mean it's my job, but I dont want the emails to get behind. I may go in on Saturday to knock 50 or so out for next week. 

     Speaking of next week, Monday is a holiday here in the US  WOOHOO!! Not sure if it is anywhere else. It's Memorial Day, un-official star of summer.  All the community pools are open, and the farmers markets are a go! I love going to the farmers markets. They have some awesome local veggies and last year I even got eggs from a  local farm. They were incredible tasting. The strawberries will be coming out soon and I adore fresh strawberries, blueberries too but that happens in July. The Japanese have a saying that loosely translates to eat things in their season and they will always taste better. So true and summer fruits are just so good! This is a 3 day relaxing weekend, possibly head out to the in-laws which would be nice and I want to go to a movie for heavens sake. I am so behind as there are many I want to see. The Avengers is number 1 though.  I also plan on just sitting out on my deck getting some sun and reading my book. I downloaded then onto my kindle fire and they are the Fifty Shades Of Gray series that I believe I mentioned prior to this. Well I am almost done with book number 2 and oh man - so sexy and I am hooked!! Love reading it right before bed...gives ya good dreams! hehehe

     Changing subjects here......the other day I got  my car's brakes done and it was a bigger chunk of cash than I was expecting. It came to $938 dollars. In trying to hold off as long as possible but by doing so the rotors in the front needed replacing so, ipso facto more money not less! At lease now I can put the top down and not cringe when I hear that scraping. I suppose that should have been a clue to get to the dealership sooner..sigh  I really can't complain though, the car will be 5 years old in August and it has a little over 71,000 miles on it. I was concerned about my plane fare to England next year since I used my 401K money to help pay our taxes so what Im going to do is after my last payment in August I will save the amount of my payment for a few months and I will have my money for my ticket again...yay!!!   

    Well peeps, tea is finished and time to settle in with my porn, er....I mean my book! LOL  So Until next time Ciao For Now

Blah, Blah, Yadda, Yadda

So peeps I am writing this from my phone. It's just past midnight and yet I'm not terribly sleepy. The cat has curled herself up against my butt and she is comfy, hubs is gently snoring, and it's quite peaceful. Yet, I am not at peace with myself at the moment. Things on my mind took over and I have not been careful of my food intake, hell I'd go so far as to say I almost sabatoged all my hard work. My cooler head prevailed today and I forced myself to get on the scale. I am 6 pounds heavier. I knew it as I felt sluggish and I must admit I thought I gained more. I can drop this and more I just need to search inside myself. The last month has had some things going on and where others don't eat when stressed I eat more bad things. I got that and it's just me so I need to go shopping tomorrow for work and get good stuff!! It's life right!? I do kind of feel like I've let people down. Well no more...time to get serious again I know my blogs have not been up to par Even for my own reading of them lol son I hope to be back on track so hang in there. Catch you all tomorrow night. Ciao for now

Love Is In The Air

     Well I know I was going to write about health care, and I will but first I want to say that I had the pleasure of watching my friend and his wife renew their wedding vows. On my lunch hour on my computer, ahh the joy of technology. :-) It was so lovely and they were renewing vows along with their friends who got married the same year. I was watching the ceremony and watching their faces all smiling and then I felt the tears start to flow. I started to think of my husband and how love over the years settles into a comforting soft ember glow and every now and again the fact that we can ignite it into a roaring blaze again is just a beautiful testimony to the heart. These 2 couples did just that today and I got to watch!! It was very moving and they are great people and may love live on!!!!  
     NOW back to reality of the day to day, which seems so blech now in comparison to the above paragraph. LOL  You know what peeps I am going to make this the entire blog, you can't out do love and it was the day for it for them so here's love, may you have it, experience it and may it always be beautiful.
   I PROMISE I will be back to my rants and raves soon and I realize my blogs are almost not worth reading right now so i thank all of you faithfull peeps who check in on a regular basis, you will be rewarded!! :-D  Ciao For Now

Weekend is Almost Upon Us

Well peeps  I must share last night i was driving home and a truck driver yells out to me that I am pretty and should have my top down and the car's top too. LOL  I admit i kind of felt good, I mean it's nice to have others find you attractive.  I then started thinking of the friends I have the women are pretty and the men actually are even prettier  LOL Of course I mean handsome but yea they are. I started thinking that hey we had nothing to do with it as its all a big DNA crapshoot but we can take care of what we have. I do try to do this and have spent hundreds of dollars and hundreds of hours finding the right thing. Know what I found? That many things I was able to make myself and that one of the best and i mean the best scrubs for your face is called St.Ives Apricot Scrub. You but it at the drug store or pharmacy or chemists which ever you call it and it's cheap  only about $3.50 per tube. I use it 2x a week and 3x in the summer when my face gets a bit oilier.  It's fabulous!!  I think my blog tomorrow is going to center around beauty. It's in the eye of the beholder right so I am the one beholding this blog and thats what it shall be!! LOL
     I really have to rush off tonigh lovlies but i wil be back tomorrow with beauty, fun and a wedding !!! So until then..ciao for now

Blood Blood

    Biggest news so far  is yesterday I gave blood at work.  Funny thing is that they couldn't find my veins in my left arm then one tech said I know there is one and he went into my right arm and got one but good. He was like oh wow! I said "What?" He then told me that I was filling the bag really fast.  I asked how long is normal and he said about 6 minutes, and I filled in in under 4!  WhooHoo  my blood flows fast. LOL  I'm odd I have a thing for blood, no I'm not a vampire and I dont use any (other than my own) in any rituals.  I would never kill or mame any animal for blood or skins  I love them too much. I have no problem pricking my finger if a drop of blood is needed, I mean it's my ritual should be my blood. Anyway right now you are probably thinking what the hell is she talking about and should I alert the authorities :-)  Well the answer is no to both of those, I'm perfectly fine. LOL
     Work has been decent these past few days, but peeps I'm reading this book called Fifty Shades Of Grey and all I can say is that one needs a cold shower after reading it. I admit I get so horny as its just well that kind of book. I can't wait to read the next 2 books inthe series and I hope by the time I'm done there is a 4th book!  I love to read and although this book is dubbed as "mommy porn" its an easy (& exciting) read and gives me really good dreams - wink wink  bwahahahahaha
     I went to the gym this morning and man oh man I am sore, I am rewarding myself with Chines food tonight.  lol  I got a cool new tee shirt to wear, it's pink and it is a parody of the English "Keep Calm and Carry On"  it says "Keep Calm and Drink Tea" hehe and there is a teapot in place of where the crown usually is.
     So peeps, what to talk about? I feel that perhaps I get out that soapbox too often and I of course bore yo already with my life that I dont want my opinions to do the same. As I like to say all my advice is free and worth every penny.  I often wish I had gone into counseling, NO not me starting to go to counsling but becoming a counsler. Although I am sure many think I should go for counsling  bwahahaha   I just like helping people in whatever way I can. I have been critized, just lately as a matter of fact, for being too nice.  Is there such a thing? I actually had a boyfriends mother not like me because she said I must be up to something since I was so nice. It kind of saddens me a little to think that the world has gotten so cycnical that being nice is looked on suspiciously. It's a shame that we have made it hard to allow someone to do something for us. What equally pisses me off is when you are nice to someone , ie: hold a door or let them in front of you, they do not even acknowledge you. That to me is just rude! Social graces seem to be less and less, and it's kind of understandable when kids are in their houses playing video games and not interacting with other people. I say please and thank you and I knwo my neices and nephews are taught to say it also so I know that somewhere out there others are too and it does make me feel better.  Ah maybe I'm just old but I sometimes wish common sense could be taught. Wow tangent time!! LOL  
     Well peeps I will be back its just a busy week and it will pinnacle with the renewal of my friends wedding vows. he & his wife will be doing this and it's so romantic, they are a fab couple with a fab family. So until next tiem as always Ciao For Now

There was much needed fun!

     Well my peeps I am home tonight just relaxing as I had a great night last night in PA with 2 of my girlfriends. We have been trying to plan this night out for months and it finally worked. It was funny as my one friend called me to see how far I had gotten and we found that she was only two exits infrong of me by a rest stop so I met her there and we arrived at out other friends house together. Can you say perfect timing?! :-D   Well one girlbrought her golden retriever Bella and my other frind has a little maltese , it was hillarious to watch as Bella tried squeezing into Joey's little dog bed. All she had to do was put her head over the egde and she could drink water with out even getting out, was funny.
     Us ladies decided to go to a seafood house and we had a feast of raw oysters, shrimp and clams with lots of drinks, we then went to the bar and had lots more to drink. We laughed and laughed so hard then went back to the house to drink and laugh some more.
     We went tot he grocery store on the way home as I was making us breakfast the next day. A healthy one consisting of coffee, corned beef hash and eggs AND pancakes!!! Oink Oink!! I did have it all but a teeny bite of each so I don't feel bad.  It was amusing to hear them tell me that my blouse was so big on me it looked silly. They may be right as I doneed new clothes.  We walked that entor store about 10x laughing anf joking , here is one pic that didn't make it on face book, LOL 

We are so naughty when we get together, especially myself and the girl in the pic, she is a dear friend and there is really not much she doesn't know about me and vice versa. A sister from another mister if you will.  What I didn't mention is that when we got home from the store we pulled into the garage and I was texting so they both got out and left me. I went to open the door and it hit against something and i couldn't open it! I tried to squeeze out but no way in hell I was going to make it. I would have gone back in the truck but I had slid out so both feet were on theground and I couldn't move. So I started yelling but they were letting the dogs out and didn't hear me. So there I am..I'm drunk, in a garage, stuck!!! So of course I start to laugh then i call them and neither answer their phones. So I go back to yelling at the top of my lungs for help. They finally come out and just burst out laughing. So my pal gets in the car and tells me to get in, I tell her I can't and then suggest she just start the truck (a ford explorer) and put it in reverse SLOWLY and I will walk with the truck until the door can open enough. Which is what we did, and the entire time my other chica is peeing she's laughing so hard.  So we go into the house and then I proceed to attack my bottle of Sailor Jerry's and they empty quite a few bottles of Blue Moon beer.  Finallywe go to bed. What I love about  my friends house is that it's so bright!! I went to bed with the sound of crickets lulling me to sleep from outside coming in through the open window then awoken to the sun warming my face. I stretched and the room was so lit up!! My own home is dark as there are not as many windows as I would like, so it was a pleasant change.

     It was such a great night/early day and now I am just chillin' and hoping to see Dark Shadows tomorrow afternoon.  Hubs is into and I may even set an alarm so I get up in time.  That's it for now but I may be back Sunday night as always.  Two friends have birthdays this upcoming week, I love them dearly and wish them the best in the world!! Plus they're getting old so all good wishes are needed...hehehehe MUAH if you are reading this guys!! LMAO  

     So until next time Ciao For Now



The Weekend is Finally Here

     Well, it will be, in about 15 hours when I get to leave work and head out to my friends house for a girls get together. I can't wait, it's going to be a blast! I already picked up some Captain, and will get the diet coke later when we all go shopping to get supplies so I can make breakfast on Saturday. I've been requested to make corned beef hash and eggs, & homemade beer bread. I make good beer bread! lol
     I also plan to see Dark Shadows this weekend if possible. I do want to get a few yard items on Sunday, I hope it doesn't rain, but if it does I can work on the bedroom more.   hahaha  people you just took a ride in my thoughts, I hope no one was hurt.  LOL :-) 
     I have not 1, but 2 birthdays next week!! One dear friend is almost mid 40's ( I must tease her mercilessly HEHE), and one dear friend is turning 40!! (Old Man! LOL)  Big birthday plans for both parties, and I wish I was with each of them on their special day!! Of course I will be turning 40 some year soon....hahaha yea right!!!  Friends I will have a much more interesting blog Sunday, as I wil have all the antics of the weekend to tell, so until that time I say Ciao For Now

Short & Sweet (like me - LOL)

     Happy Hump Day night peeps.  I heard something yesterday that amused me. One of the ladies at work left today to go home for a family visit to New Zealand. So she is at my desk and a few of us are talking and she said she was excited only one more sleep until her trip. I had not ever heard this until a friend of mine in England was going away and he used this as a countdown. Now last night my friend did this to count down our girls night. I think we have another British invasion starting...lol  once was music now it's venacular. I even time to time call my cell phone my mobile phone :-D 
     I went to the gym this morning and man I pushed myself hard. Moving today was a 5 motrin moment, yes you heard right 1000mg is what it took to get me moving this morning.  I know that is a lot but trust me it was needed.  The rest of the day went okay except that soemhow all the reports I did last week are no longer there.  NOOOOOOOOOOOOO   Well big sigh and I had to start over today and I must finish by tomorrow as I leave work at 1PM Friday to head out to PA for my girls night. We have the derby races at work Friday but I will miss the pot luck which is okay as I so need to hang with the girls. We are going out for drinks then back to one friends home for more drinks. And a light snack. It's going to be great!!!
     Not much going on all and I feel the need for a facial, so I am off to give myself one. I will have more tomorrow night, promise. So until then Ciao For Now

The Nutter Made a Brief Appearance(much to the world's dismay)

     The day was a very MEH kind of day. Not once, no not once, but twice this morning the nutter made her presence known today to two of my dearest friends. This happens on occasion, I don't know why, but she is a real pain in the ass. Her road is paved with pure intent but it loses something in the translation. LOL I always was the one my friends went to when they were less than happy. It made me always be concerned when those I care about don't sound their chipper self.  I like being there for them so they can talk and get it out of them. Thing is, people don't always want to share at the time you are talking. I know this but I so want to make friends smile and I'm afraid many times I'm sure they regret picking up the phone. So to you two I am putting down the stick while the horse is only slighty dead and letting it go. 
     I really am in a good mood and thrilled about this coming Friday, I can't wait to see them, it's been a long time. We are finalizing plans tomorrow.  So many things happening all around. I actually started to look for airfare costs for my trip next year. I think I am missing something as they seemed really expensive. I will have to speak with my friend as he knows costs better than I.
     Went to the gym worked my ass off!!! Well not off (if only LOL) but man I was achy. I think this may have also had something with the tone of the day. :-)   I seem to be losing inches more than weight but loss is loss. I really need new work out clothes, maybe when I am in PA ,  I can go to an outlet.
     Peeps I am going to say good night. Not much going on, I just want to end the day so a new one can start. Not a bad day, just not a fab day. I live by "Any day I wake up is a good day" and I am very grateful for every one I get. Son until next time, Ciao For Now

A Little Early Tonight

     Hi All, hope you are having a wonderful weekend or had!!  Right now the scent of chicken cooking is filling the house making it smell yummy. I have beendoing crock ppt (or slow cooker) Sundays as of late. I like that it gives me the freedom to do other things. Like this weekend was taking charge of my bedroom. It's getting there. I see the entire room already done in my head, and believe me it looks great!! LOL
     Well I got my blood tests results today. They called earlier this morning.  Good news is my cholesterol is good, it's 100. Good ones are good and bad ones are low. The only thing that has me a little concerned is that my CBC came back with an elevated white blood cell count. They think it may be that I have allergies and it may have caused it to show that way. I have to go back in 3 months for another blood test to see what it reads then. Goody the one I had this last time is still healing so just as the bruise goes away it will be time for a new one! LOL It's odd to see bruises on me as I rarely do. It drives hubs crazy as he is determined to give me a hicky  hahahaha   Nope, it shows for maybe an hour then it's gone!  Sorry hubs, I am the hidden hicky queen! :-D
     Not much to report here and my thoughts tonight are several but one is not shinning out over the rest so I will leave them to formulate for next time. Besides I think the blog before this was a good length and I don't want to really bore you all :-)  So I will say Ciao For Now

They're So Cute At That Age

What age you ask? 84!!!  Of course I'm talking about my Dad.  Growing up I was a Daddy's girl. I used to go for walks with my Dad and he used to always take me to this one place I remember very well. It was called McGuiness. It was a burger slash kids amusement place. They had little rides and game rooms, way before Chuck E Cheese was a thought. He would take me every Sunday after church for a burger and then I would go on rides. This way Mom could prepare Sunday dinner in peace.  LOL   Nothing really special or grandious but it was daddy & me time. Of course when I hit my teens I turned more towards my mother, but now as I am an adult talking with my Dad and listening to his stories; I realize that I am more like him than I ever would have thought. This both amuses me and freaks me a little bit.  My Dad is a pretty cool old guy and is very well liked. He will talk to anyone and loves a good party. Yep very much alike...LOL  I do miss that he doesn't live near me but truth be told if I took him out of New York it would be his demise. He is still able to do everything on his own. He even goes to the YMCA in Manhattan 2x a week. His neighbors look out for him and the one weekend I showed up on a spur of the moment trip to meet friends, there were people coming over making sure he was okay. This was wonderful to see and eased my concerns a great deal.  Now for my Dad and his antics, which never seem to stop. HAHA  Things actually find him too. He told me today that he was at the grocery store yesterday and some lady was giving out samples of pigs in blankets. If you are not familiar with them, they are like little vienna sausages wrapped in pastry dough and baked. They are addicting, yummy and fattening. LOVE THEM!!  So my dad asks the lady if he can have 2 of them, lol, she says sure and then asks if she can take his picture.  He says sure. So I aksed him why did she do that? He replied that he has no idea. So then I ask, well what was the name of the company she was selling them for. He again said, no idea.  I told him he should have asked, he says yea I guess I should have.  No clue why, of all the people in line she asks my Dad. I told him I better not see his face on some other body in Playgirls Grandfather Edition.  He roared at that, and I like that I can make him laugh. He means the world to me.
     Oh Peeps, I must tell you - I am such a softie and sometimes the world presents things that I have such a hard time comprehending. I was on my way to work on Friday and all of a sudden people started stopping and slamming on breaks. I saw why a moment later. There was a Mamma Goose, three little gosslings (still fuzzy yellow) and the Dad Goose crossing this highway. I was able to pass them and so were the cars that I saw in my review mirror, but they had 8 lanes to cross and traffic was too heavy so I will guess they did not make it across. I started to cry (actually I am getting teary writing this)  Those poor little creatures, they don't know about cars and roads and traffic they were just walking. The babies, the babies were so little. Why did they have to be born only to die?  It took me quite some time to calm down once I got to work. I know I'm silly, but those innocent babies and the Mom & Dad goose. Why couldn't they have stayed on the grass and gone the other direction?  I will never understand that!!
     Switching gears here. This weekend so far has been relaxing and yet productive.  I got up early, went to the gym then got a small coffee and went for a drive with the car top down as it was already 70 degrees at 8AM. Brought breaky home for hubs and I then cleaned the bedroom. Going to wash the walls tonight I think or maybe in the morning. Hubs and I made a re-pact on the no added sugar or sweets and very few carbs. I've been good but it's time to roll back the plan to jump the old metabolism again. So today we are eating well, a few sugars and carbs but nothing out of control. I have not had cakes or candies of any kind and you know what?  I dont miss them. I am a carb junkie though, I know this, and admit it freely.  I went to the store just before and I know this is going to sound weird but I am really excited about what I bought. I made sure I purchased fruits and veg but I also got Greek yogurt and some low fat actually good nutrition facts granola (bear naked is the brand) and raw honey. I'm looking forward to a nice breakfast in the morning of this with some of the fresh raspberries and blueberries I bought. I know that's pathetic but the oddest things turn me on.  No I don't mean that sexually you pervs  LMAO  I know, with me one would assume sexually, as I admit I MAY be A LITTLE oversexed, but so may things turn me on in general. The car drives is a big one. I think that driving when there is no set destination is wonderful. Follow your nose and it leads you to some great and very interesting things. Life really is fucking wonderful, even the shit times have meaning, they help you appreciate when that light shines on you in a better way.
     Friends have a lot to do with your life of course and thinking of mine, especially right now are making me smile big time!! One I can't say but will at a later time, one lady who I need to call seems to finally be getting her life where it is meant to be, she deserves nothing but good things and then this coming weekend I get to go to Pennsylvannia to hang with 2 of my girls. I am leaving work early on Friday and we are going to just have a great night, catching up, having some wine and cooking together. We are meeting at the house of one of them, so all it will cost is gas and groceries for me. The other lady may be moving to Georgia soon and her life is moving along so fast but beautifully and we need to have this time to ourselves. I also want to head up to Maine in a few months to see my other girlfriend, my "sister from another mister" if you will.  So no real big vaca trips planned as I am saving my time for my trip to England next year. Hubs can't take any vaca either now so it works out. I wil get 3 weeks starting in November so thats cool. By that I mean that in the course of a year I will accrue 3 weeks vacation, this of course can be carried over but I will need to take a day here and there so I keep accruing.  I would like to plan a long weekend for my anniversary in September. We shall see . So there ya have it peeps. I will be back Sunday night I'm sure even if it's just to say hello.  So I say once again, Ciao For Now.

Are You My Momma?

     Well just today, in the short time I have have been here, about 8 hours so far, I have received 26 adverts for Mother's Day. This has included, flowers, perfume and even cell phones. Anything and everything they can say now has "For Mother's Day" on it. I kind of dread this day or a few reasons.  It's stricktly personal and really not against anyone. My dearest friends are Mother's and it's one of the hardest jobs ever. I have nothing but respect for the Mother's I know. That is one job I would have loved to have had.
      Sadly that is one reason this day is hard for me. Due to medical reasons I could not have children and since I am married and older when I am out on that day I get wished a Happy Mother's Day, I just smile and say thank you but each time it's a little pang in my heart. I had always dreamed of being a Mom. Now don't get me wrong, I have Nieces and Nephews who I adore but it's still not the same. I know this is why I go overboard with kids if I don't watch myself. LOL I love them. Perhaps maybe in my next lifetime I will be a Mom.  
     The other reason it's hard for me is that my Mom passed away years ago and it's another reminder she is not here. In retrospect it's much better for her as she was in pain but it still hurts, even to this day. My husband's mother is also passed so no Mom's to make breaky for in bed.
     Don't get me wrong I am not a sad sack because of it, just the opposite, I love to wish all the Mom's I know a happy day, they deserve it!!
     Life is not always what you thought it would be but you have to roll with the punches and work with what you have and make it better as only you can!! I did not have the pleasure of having a child but this has given me the freedom so to speak to do other things I probably wouldn't have been able to do. I have to admit I like what I do and in the end it worked out as it should have.

     I am looking forward to this weekend as I believe we wil be seeing "The Avengers" on Sunday.  I am working in my bedroom all day Saurday as the weather is forcasting rain so I am going through the dressers and closets and then washing the walls so we can paint the room. I have a lovely sage green color picked out that i will accent around the room in plum tones but right now the walls are a horrid eggshell color that is so boring.  I mean you would think white is boring but its not, you can do so much with a white room but this eggshell - ugh!!!  Very 1970's and not groovy at all!!!    I have had my windows and screens door open and the breeze comes in and makes everything smell so good. I went for a drive last weekend and went past a field, oh man!! the scent that my nose picked up was just fantastic. It was that mix of fresh cut grass and wildflowers that are just divine. I wish I could bottle that fragrance, I'd make a fortune!! 
    Well peeps, I will end this blog here.  I wish you all all great night or day , depending on where you are.  So Ciao For Now!
    
   

Hump Day Night

     Well happy Hump Night peeps. Good day today, as always being me I walked right into a few things;  meaning said or written things, not actually walking into desks or something. lol Although I did spill a little soup on me but luckily it was tomato and I was wearing a red blouse. haha
     OMG I just got notice that I have 5 minutes remaining on my netbook I thought I had full power. I don't have my power cord handy so I am going to have to go. I may come back, but it's late and I'm a little tired. Look for another at some point tonorrow morning.    Ciao For Now!!

A Spring Night

     Well I tell ya that Beltane certainly brought in some nice weather. When I left work tonight it was so balmy outside. I was tempted to put the top down but I didn't. I just opened all the windows and enjoyed the breeze. HELL it's 10pm and it's 69 degrees. Okay enough weather report LOL  I am about to start a little Beltane ritual and wanted to stop in before I do.
     Today was a decent day but there was some sadness. My manager's dog passed away on Sunday, and I know she is devestated. Then one of my other co-workers got the news that HIS dog passed this afternoon. So sad. I came home and made sure to give my kitty an extra hug. Our fur babies are such a huge part of our families. I am so sorry for both of them.
     A brighter not and a rather funny one is that we are going to have a Derby Day at work. We are having a pot luck picnic style. We are getting the hamburgers and hot dogs and the employees bring in home made side dishes, desserts or nibbles. Then we will have a horse race, hence the derby days. LOL We have horse heads on sticks and then I throw  huge blow up dice with instructions on each side, like move 3 spaces forward hopping on one foot, etc. It's quite funny and we shut down the call center for an hour or so this way everyone can eat and laugh and relax a little. We have pot lucks about 3 or 4 times a year and they are always nice. I am looking forward to it.
     I just wanted to say hi to you all and hope you had a great day. I will have a better blog tomorrow as I have thoughts I've been mulling about and need to think on tonight. So I am off to my Beltane ritual so until next tine Ciao For Now