~~Thanksgiving 2008~~

We were in Panama City Beach, Florida for Thanksgiving with my future sister/brother-in-law. And we enjoyed spending time with them and eating some fantastic food! Yvette makes the best sweet potato casserole and spicy stuffing in the world, hands down! Patrick deep Fry's the turkey with Cajun seasonings inside ...it is the BEST, yum!! I love being there during Thanksgiving (actually I love being there ANYTIME!).

Ed had not been feeling well for a few days and finally on Wednesday night, (the night before Thanksgiving) I took him to the emergency room at Sacred Heart in Destin, ends up he has a kidney stone! Lots of fluids...and pain med.

Regardless of our emergency room trip, we had a great time. We are certainly blessed and have so much to be thankful for; family, friends, health, jobs, our pups and lots more.

And as for Mr. Cooper, he is handsome as ever and growing up!

Early Autumn Walk w/dogs

We woke up early this morning and took the dogs for a walk. It was rather cool out, the leaves had fallen and covered the street, which made for a pretty photo and a nice walk!

My Favorite -Sarah Brightman

We went to the Sarah Brightman "Symphony" concert on Tuesday night. She is my all time favorite, I never get tired of listening to her! I have seen her 4 times in the past and she is quite outstanding. With her theatrical background she really has a creative concert and the woman can sing! Although, this was not my favorite concert of hers (Harem in 2003 is my favorite..and both Eden & La Luna were excellent!)..it still was a great one! I hope she doesn't wait another 5 years before a new CD/tour. Love her! http://www.sarah-brightman.com/ Check out a few of my favorites: Eden CD

• Deliver Me- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpefMQptCcs&feature=related
• Only an Ocean Away -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmyRdF-nQHw&feature=related

La Luna CD

• He Doesn't See Me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrR2LGjB0QU
• A Whiter Shade of Pale - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Crx6KbJgwE&feature=related
• There For Me (w/Josh Groban, 1st time I ever heard of him!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwATMMi23yc

Harem CD

• Free - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5mPtyNE1rk
• It's A Beautiful Day - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbsFWk31S5Y&feature=related
• The War is Over -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U3vCihO18c&feature=related

Symphony CD

• Let It Rain - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJqD3-LKr80&feature=related
• Fleurs Du Mal - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMZdpkS5OBI&feature=related
• Symphony -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG8WxwIFzSM&feature=related

Enjoy!

Quantum Of Solace - B

Today we went to see Quantum of Solace, the new James Bond movie, which was released yesterday. The movie was of course loaded with action, pretty intense fight scenes and some fantastic technology gadgets. I had never seen any of the past "007" movies until the last one (with Daniel Craig - Casino Royale) which was a great movie and I enjoyed. I guess you could say with Mr. Craig playing "BOND", James Bond ..I am now a fan! I give this movie a B ..basically because comparing it to the last one, there was NO BATHING SUIT on the beach and only one shirtless scene! And let's face it ..the man has a body to be seen! Quantum Of Solace was a good movie and if you love action and creative fight scenes ...it is a definite movie to see! I do hope Daniel Craig will grace us with more Bond movies in the future.......and maybe a few more ab scenes! http://www.007.com/

TGIF!...??

I have been saying all day, "Thank goodness its finally Friday"! It has been one of those weeks where I could not wait until it was OVER and really not due to a specific reason, maybe because of the rainy weather, missing my sweet man (he has been out of town on business for a few days..BACK TONITE!) or the constant barking and fighting between the two wonderful precious pups of ours was taking a toll on me ........ ahhhhhh...so I am finally at home, shoes off, sitting on the sofa...Then, I flip on the news...(should have turned off immediately and enjoyed it being Friday evening)! But, I left it on and as I listened more about how the economy stinks, the stock market down 300+ points again today, massive numbers of layoffs from companies and people losing their jobs, etc... NOW, I sit here thinking what I need to be doing at work next week and how thankful I am that I have my job and believe it or not...LOVE IT, love what I do! Actually I am quite lucky, I even love the people I work FOR and WITH (most of the time!). So, next week as I am wishing for Friday to get here..I will stop and read this blog, to remind me ....to be thankful that I am truly blessed to not only love my job..but to be employed!

Now...news off! ..and until Monday at work....I will move on to a movie or book....OH..nope...need to break up the fighting between the dogs!

eeeek! Eddiiiieee.........kill it!

Screaming for Eddie ...in between complete loss of my breath, panic-stricken, paralyzed in the spot I stand, with a bottle of Windex in my hand, "IT" still continues to crawl and freak me out, although it should have drown by now in the half bottle of Windex I have unleashed upon it! But NO...its legs are still moving! House centipedes are by far my biggest fear in life (well, other than tornado's, car accidents, spiders, etc..) OK one of my biggest fears! I always thought they were silverfish, but nope, they are house centipedes and soo very gross! I looked them up on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_centipede they reference the "benefits" of these nasty, 5 million legged insects (really -they have 4 pairs of legs when hatched and can grow up to 15 PAIRS of legs, that's a total of 30 legs for those of you counting, if they live their normal 3 to 7 years, NOT IN MY HOUSE, not staying that long - Not WELCOME!) OK, not only do the legs freak me out...but how about the fact these creepy monsters can run 16 inches PER SECOND, up walls, along the ceiling and floor, way to fast for me to attempt to step on one ...all while they are watching me, yep, watching me...why you ask? because apparently not only are they blessed with way too many legs and fancy speed, but they have well-developed, faceted eyes (....better to see me with)! So the benefit, is apparently they eat spiders, bedbugs, ants, silverfish, roaches, termites (eeesh, nasty diet) and do you want to know how?...by injecting them with a venomous bite (supposedly too "weak" to hurt a human or pet, not testing that theory). Oh, if all this doesn't leave you as petrified, frozen in fear as me, how about they lay an average of 60 to 150 eggs (which do I need to point out...those eggs turn into more legs..heehee rhymes)! So, I will either have to get a cat (recommended by Wikipedia).. (can't do, Ga is too scared of cats), teach Larry & Ga to eat bugs (they have tried, its just cleaning up the vomited bug parts afterwards..hm, maybe not worth it..) dehumidify our house, or live with them, NOT!! ...OK, gotta go... off to get out the dehumidifier!!

President Barack Obama - History Made

The Presidential Election is finally over! And although exciting to see the possibility of the first woman vice-president on the Republican ticket or the first African American president on the Democrat ticket, it seems the campaigning went on forever and I am glad to see it finally - over.--No more TV ads!! In the end, our new president elected was Barack Obama. I personally did not cast my vote for him for several reasons, mostly my concern of how he plans to handle the Iraq/Afghanistan wars, (since he lacks experience in international affairs) and his tax plans. However, on the upside of this election, it does show to the world that the people of the US want change and there is opportunity for all people in this country. For me, I think in our world today the President really has become a PR person that represents our country to other nations. And I do think President Obama is well spoken and seems to remain calm in tense situations. So, in 2008, History was made and that is pretty cool to witness! Now as a true American and happy to live in this country, I will stand behind President Obama and hope he can bring to light some of the changes this country needs while keeping us safe on our own soil. God Bless- President Obama, please give him the wisdom and knowledge to lead this country in the right direction!

Cooper -cutest Little MAN- Ever!

As I opened my inbox tonite, my future Sister/Brother-in-law had sent us the latest photos of our nephew and he is by far the cutest little man ever! Cooper Patrick Nation, born on May 27th is as adorable as can be and I am one proud Aunt! Of course both his mother and father are as gorgeous as can be AND the sweetest people on earth! I truly feel blessed that I am lucky enough not only to have found the man of my dreams but to become part of this family... is something I could never have dreamed of!

I am looking forward to spending time with them during the Thanksgiving holiday and holding the cutest little MAN ever!

Wicked - The Musical

About 3 months ago, we purchased tickets to see Wicked at the Fox for Halloween night and Friday was finally the big night! I had only heard of Wicked a few years ago...It's the story of Elphaba (otherwise known as "The Wicked Witch of the West" in the Wizard of Oz)and how she became to be known as wicked. It tells how she was born with green skin, ridiculed, laughed at, became best friends with Glinda ("The Good Witch") and completely misunderstood as being "wicked". The storyline ties into the Wizard Of Oz brilliantly. I am not sure if it was the writer's creativity or how I related with Elphaba that made me cry and laugh out loud. The performance by a talented cast, costumes and stage details were simply amazing and in my opinion, truly hands down, the best musical I have ever seen. The music, singing and acting were top notch by all cast members and with each song/act I was drawn more and more into the story. I left longing to see it again and again. I can only hope Wicked is made into a movie so all can see...how only seeing and hearing one side of a story can make for someone to be so easily misunderstood! I loved it and highly recommend anyone that has an opportunity to see this musical...do indeed! A++ http://www.wickedthemusical.com/