10 Things Thursday

10 Drinks I Love

1. Sweet tea. Delicious, anytime, anywhere.

2. Coke, not Pepsi and definitely not diet.

3. Hornsby's hard apple cider. The best hot tub drink. Fell in love while sharing this drink.

4. Starbucks Iced chai. Gave a friend a ride home from the gorge & he ordered it and then fell asleep. I had my first taste & I think he woke up to an empty cup. hee hee

5. Cherry Slurpee, no other flavor will do & it must be from 7-11.

6. Lava Flow. 1st trip to Hawaii with Calista. Pina Colada with strawberry. Better without the liquor.

7. Cosmo, my usual. Best one ever is served at Portland City Grill. Mmmm

8. Berry blossom tea. Warm & delightful.

9. Hot chocolate, sometimes with vanilla.

10. Water, learning to love it. The colder, the better.

Random Ramblings

I am on the fourth and final book of the Twilight series and I am only on page 47. I'm not reading it because I don't want it to be over. Is that crazy???

Have an appointment with my attorney tomorrow about custody of my son. Not looking forward to all of this but it must be done. Should have been done a long time ago.

Also have lunch with a girlfriend and a pedi with another girlfriend. A great opportunity to discuss said appointment and take my mind off of those things for a while. And then the hubby has a softball game. That will be a perfect way to end the day. I love to watch him play. And he always hits a homer for me.

My girlfriend that does my hair, and Aidan's hair and Adam's hair is having a baby in August. Yikes! I need to get in and get some beautification before she is gone for months.

I was going to try and do an experiment for 20 days in August. Spend no money. None. None at all. Decided it isn't going to work. Adam's birthday is on the 12th and my besty is coming in to town and all of us girls have an outdoor movie date. Plus as previously mentioned...I need to get my hair done. So...not going to work. But maybe in September. And maybe it should start out as 10 days.

I pitted and froze the cherries that I had picked the other day. I felt so proud and actually it was a lot of fun. Plus, that cherry cobbler will be even that more delicious knowing that I did it all from start to finish.

My sister is having a yard sale this weekend. I'm taking my junk (which is someones treasure) up there. I do have some big stuff, furniture, baby stroller, you know the stuff that brings the money. Wish me luck.

Armageddon with no Bruce Willis

We had a wicked storm last night. I love myself a summer storm. Usually. I was woke up by the continuous thunder. And by continuous thunder I don't mean a thunder strike every few moments. I mean continuous rolling thunder . I counted twenty four seconds on one of them. I know, right? It thundered for twenty four seconds straight. And the lightning lit up the entire sky for long enough to match the thunder. I have never in my thirty years witnessed a storm like this. Which is probably why I thought it was the second coming. Seriously. I woke up frightened to the core. I was rendered motionless. I was frozen. I thought for a moment of the Left Behind movie. Which for the record only made it worse. Because I was still here. At that moment I pictured both of my babies gone, along with my parents. Adam still laid asleep beside me so he apparently wasn't good enough to make the first round either. I just kept listening to the thunder and watching the lightning. And then I started wondering who else would be left with me. Who else was just not good enough to go. Who else had to endure the next few years of turmoil with me. And then it hit me. Perhaps that is why I was still left here...just call me little miss judgey judgerton. Oh no. I wasn't trying to be judgey. I was trying to figure out who I should call. Who I would surround myself with. I fell asleep trying to devise a plan only to be suddenly woke again by the loud rolling thunder. I jumped and woke up Adam with a four letter word that rhymes with sit. Which might also be the reason I'm still here...potty mouth. Dang! Adam questioned me and my surprising vulgar wake up call. I explained the thunder, the lightning and my thought of Armageddon. He laughed quietly, grabbed me and rolled me toward him. This calmed me enough to sleep and when I woke this morning I found my innocent and beautiful daughter smiling beside me where Adam had just placed her. Ahhhh, it was just a summer thunder storm and nothing else.

Not Me Monday

I have rolled my eyes at the mention of Twilight for the last few years. I ridiculed my friends, my sister and all the crazy fans of this silly vampire book. I finally give in and read it for a quick and easy beach read. I then, of course, did not proceed to fall madly in love with the first book and finish it one day. And then I did not read the second book the very next day. I am not working on the third book and the only reason it isn't finished is because I think my sweet husband was feeling a little neglected.

I did not do a load of whites and find that I own more wife beaters than any self respecting person.

I did not pack my sons bag for his trip to the coast with my parents and sneak in a little treat with a love note. I'm sure he will be more excited about the treat than the note but I just wanted him to know I was thinking of him.

I did not "help" clean out the garage by mostly sitting and looking through old boxes of my stuff. I found my son's baby book, craft projects to be done, books, pictures and a TON of stuff to yard sale. Regardless of the work I didn't do my husband loved just having me out there. We laughed and talked and who do you know can have so much fun while doing that chore?

I did not wait three weeks to take our feather bed to the dry cleaners. I finally took it last week. I have known the owners for years and they are great people. So when the husband called me and told me he wanted to completely wash it instead of spot clean it, I immediately agreed. And when I went to pick it up I was grateful that they gave us a discount. It was only after I got it home and we put it back on the bed and then laid down we realized the discount wasn't because they loved me...it was because the stuffing was all balled up and they couldn't get it back to normal. It is lumpy and bumpy and not fluffy and feathery anymore. Dang!

Plan Schman

Things I had planned to do today...

Freeze some cherries
Clean out kitchen
Take a nap
Hang pictures in entry way
Make delicious dinner
Pick some rhubarb

What I actually did...

Read the third book in the Twilight series
Painted my daughters toe nails for the first time
Took a nap
Laundry

So...one out six ain't bad

Farmers Market

We just got home from our local farmers market. I love it there. Even if I don't buy anything*. It is shaded and cool. It is colorful and lively. There is live music playing from the small stage. There are friendly community people everywhere. There are fresh herbs, flowers. There is delicious salsa and salmon. Handmade goodies for your home, your body and your backyard. You run into friends. You run into strangers that somehow quickly become friends. Plus you also get to support your town. Support the local growers and crafters. There is absolutely no reason under the sun (or shade) not to.

*Wish List
Herb Pot (um, my herbs didn't so much grow. at all)
Taco Chic Salsa (have some in my fridge right now)
Hand painted signs
Fresh home made bread
Leaf bird bath
White double Adirondack chair

Cherrilicious

These are the cherries I picked today. Delicious. We have some friends that have cherry trees and raspberry plants. We went up there today so Adam could mow the lawn and I got some fresh fruit out of the deal. Yeah!! These friends are the most kind and giving people I know. Oh and they both make me laugh. I love to laugh. It is always nice to see them. But it was also so nice to be up there today. That is where Adam and I got married. In their backyard. It is beautiful.

I put a blanket down in the grass for Abby to play and I walked over to the cherry trees. When I turned around to check on her I could see my wedding like a movie. I could see the white chairs, I could see my family and friends. I could see my son walking me down the aisle. I could see my sweet husband and our first kiss as husband and wife. I could see my best friend taking pictures and the tables where we had our reception. I saw pink cupcakes and pink flowers and pink candles. And then I saw my sweet husband mowing the grass right through my memory. He looked up and smiled at me. I love him more today than I did that day. Our anniversary is just next week which might be why it hit me today while we were there. I'm glad it did. It was a wonderful day. My wedding day and today.

10 Things Thursday

10 last movies I watched/books I read

1. Rachel Getting Married
Not so good. Long and weird scenes that seemed unnecessary and just like time fillers. Got bored, cleaned my room and walked Abby around the house while it played in my room.

2. New Moon
Read it in one day. Second in the Twilight series...delicious. Team Edward? Team Jacob? How does one choose.

3. Twilight
Finally gave in to the crazy Twilight mania. Fell in love and finished within one day.

4. Gran Torino
Clint Eastwood used his Dirty Harry voice more than once. Acting was horrible. Language was also horrible. Adam said it was a good story. Good overcomes. Whatev. Read Twilight while it was on.

5. Shadow of the Wind
Delightful reading about a boy and a book. Put it on your summer reading list. Was a gift from my besty and she is a great judge of books, not so much movies. (she liked Gran Torino)

6. Night at the Museum 2
Took the fam to an afternoon showing. We all laughed and have been quoting parts since then. Sack in the box. Cinco de Mayo. It's Brunden. Hilarious.

7. He's Just Not That Into You
Been waiting to see this. Finally got a chance. Soooo many famous people. Wow. How did they get them all together. Cute movie. I can't help but adoring Jennifer Aniston.

8. Taken
Dad saves daughter movie. I liked it, didn't like the ending. Little violent.

9. Public Enemies
I love myself some Johnny Depp. He does great in this old time movie about John Dillinger.

10. Pirates of the Caribbean
Aidan put this on this morning. The reason he chose this...because his mom loves herself some Johnny Depp.

#21

21. Burn the candles, use the nice dishes, wear the fancy lingerie.
Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.


This was on a list I was emailed the other day. You can see it was #21. It was a really good list. I saved a few of them as a reminder.

This one is so super true, right? I have a friend who won't wear her favorite perfume unless it is a special occasion. I have a beautiful dress with the tags still on waiting for something special to be worn.

This does seem a little silly. None of us know how many days we have left on this beautiful earth. What if I never get to wear the dress? What if the perfume just sits in a bottle forever? A lot of good it does there. I think we should embrace number twenty one and use it as our new life motto. Today is special. The sun came up, we get to be with the ones we love and make memories. Treat today like the special day it is. Even better, make it special. Do something you love. Make someone smile. Use the good dishes even if you are having grilled cheese. Wear your favorite perfume if only you can smell it.

What will you do to make it special?

Not Me Monday

I did not watch the finale of Grey's Anatomy that I have on dvr for the third time and cry once again.

I did not convinve my husband that the seventh day is a day of rest and instead of finishing his yard work he should take a Sunday afternoon nap with me and his precious daughter.

I did not take a two week vacation from my job that I definitely should not have taken. I think maybe that is the good and the bad thing about working for yourself. Oopsy.

I did not practically sit in my husbands lap at the movie theatre on our Friday night double date because the lady that sat down beside me had garlic seeping from her pores.

I did not have to get wood pieces out of my daughters mouth after she was chewing on the restaraunt table without me noticing. Apparently sometimes teethers just aren't as tasty.