.turkey day.

Adam and I were separated on Thanksgiving this year.  

Spending time with the newest lil' ones in our lives. 

And of course, the old ones.

Happy Day.  Be thankful for each one!!!

Erica & Emilie

Whatta doll?

Adam & Kaiis

Black Friday

I have never really understood the phenomenon of Black Friday.

I looked thru the ads, stacked high on my kitchen table, and besides the dog beds at Menard's for $3.97, I didn't really want or need anything else.  I imagine as a parent, buying for a little one, this could be beneficial, but for me now, not worth it.  

Instead, I happily slept in my warm bed till 8am.  Woke up, had a small bowl of Lucky Charms, and glanced at the ads again.

I made a few purchases online.

Anthro and Bath and Body.

Glanced at the ads again, OK fine, I ran to Menards.   Dog beds... sold out.  

Damn, but oh well.

Walked aimlessly around Target.  Nothing really good there worth purchasing.

And then come home, check my email, and what do I see?

My one and only purchase from Anthro, CANCELLED.

My life will go on, I know, but come on....

Brett

In my own little corner of cyper space I would like to pay a bit of tribute to our wedding dj Brett.  Two weeks ago while preparing for a wedding, he collapsed.  Not long after he was pronounced dead.  He was 29 years old.  Although, I only knew him professionally, my heart hurts for him and for his family.  The day I interviewed him for our wedding, he was one of a couple meetings I had.  When Adam asked me for my opinions on all the different dj's, I remember telling him, "I like Brett, and I like him cause I would want to be his friend."  Case closed, we picked him.  

In these past two weeks I have been keeping up with his posts on his Facebook.  It has become a sound board to the many friends and family he has left behind.  It touches my heart to read all the comments they have left.  He was a great guy, with a great gift, who left this world too early.  May he rest in peace.  And as most of his friends would say, “May you keep rocking!”

Times Flying

Well we are in that transition.

As I was shopping for my 1/2 price Halloween candy today, I was overhearing Alvin and the Chipmunks singing "Christmas Christmas time is here!!!"  I can not believe it is the beginning of November already.  When adults used to say the words, "the time just flies by...." I would think to myself, what are they talking about? Seemed like Friday would never come.  And now the Fridays, and the weeks, and the months are most definitely flying by.

I have been on my mother in laws case to draw names already for our family Christmas grab bag.  It's not that I want Christmas to be here already, I just want to get the shopping part over with, for my sanity.  Have you found people in stores becoming extra, incredibly rude?  I can't even stand it anymore.  I foresee me getting my one phone call to Adam in the near future, asking for a bail out of jail, probably due to the fact that my wise ass remarks to complete strangers for being such jerks are going to turn into a "situation."  I just can't help myself anymore.

Stomping it Out

 October 16th was the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk sponsored by the American Cancer Society.  My friend Katie has been walking in honor of her mom, Sherry, for the last 5 years now.  This year I decided to not only donate, but to walk with the group.  Due to the weather they shortened the walk from 5 miles to 3 which I was bummed about.  In past years, you get to walk along the shore line of Lake Michigan, we didn't get to that this year.  Luckily, the rain ended up stopping about half hour into our walk and the sun showed its face a bit.  All in all it was a good time, and I hope to do it again next year!

Mother and Daughter

After the walk we all met at Tweet for brunch.  It was amazing.  The restaurant was packed and we had to wait a while to get in, but don't fear, Mimosas and Bloody Marys were on hand.  My drink of choice... a Peach Bellini.

Brunch was excellent... out of all the people pictured above, not one of us had something we didn't like.  

And so there you have it... we definitely stomped it out.

Happy Birthday CW!

Happy Birthday Charlie Wilson!

It's been 2 years since our paths have crossed, even though we find you walking on tables like a cat, eating all the food on the table, barking like a crazy dog when you know we are leaving, and peeing on something whether we have been gone 8 hours or 5 minutes.  We love you Florida dog!

yoga blues

Today I took a yoga class and I was seriously almost in tears.  I just can't do it.  I can't bend, my spine is crooked no matter what I do, and I can't get the whole exhale when you do this, inhale when you do that concept.  I find myself constantly holding my breath, and constantly stopping and looking at the instructor on both feet, hands on my hips, and a look on my face that says, "you're kidding, right!?"  

Just as I thought about wrapping up my mat, and calling it quits for today, the instructor said, "it's great that no one has walked out yet!"  My cue to stay at it, and cheat when I could.  

I constantly compare myself to Ms. Bendy who always seems to choose the spot next to me in every class I take.  Now I know, I shouldn't be comparing myself to anyone else and to move at my own pace, but I just can't help it.

Oh well... water aerobics here I come!