Saturday, August 13, 2011

Lost Romance

1 Year Ago Today......at this very spot..........



a young man asked a young lady if she would like to be in a relationship together and a first kiss was shared



1 Year Ago Today.....the young man comes back to this same place alone



But during that 1 year, the young man has learned so much and has grown up into a great man



Love you Aaron. Hope some day that this spot won't be such a sad reminder to you and you'll be able to smile and think about the happy memory that was shared there.

Friday, August 12, 2011

And we're leaving.....on a jet plane

....don't know when we'll be back again......



Actually, we do know exactly when we are leaving on that Delta jet plane and when we are coming back. September 17-20 and we are going to.......ATLANTA!!



Woo hoo.....didn't have to be home very long before the next opportunity for travel arose. However, I would like to point out that this trip is strictly business....just business....with a little bit of fun thrown in there.

We will be attending the SoFo Foods Expo on Sunday and part of Monday, but the rest of the time is ours!

This is where we'll be staying - The Crowne Plaza



In between the seminars, ALL the food sampling, talking to vendors, competing in the gourmet pizza competition, and partying at their Expo party here are a few of the things that are MUST see for us in Atlanta.

Number 7 on the Presidential Library Tour. The Jimmy Carter Library and Presidential Museum.



Learning about the Civil War and perhaps getting the opportunity to visit a museum or a famous Civil War site.



Or maybe even taking a tour of this place:



But of course we must remember, we are here to do this:





Thursday, August 11, 2011

A-dawgs special day

25 years ago today I gave birth to him and what a delight he has been to raise.

Here's the way you could describe him:

Crazy --



Loves to be the center of attention --



Really loves being with his family --



Is very loving and has a caring heart --



Is my baby and always will be.
Happy Birthday Aaron -- I am really proud of you!


Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Wordless Wednesday: Things that make me smile...

......or even crack me up



......or fill me with peace (see the shadow on church wall at end of the street. You can click on photo to enlarge)



......or fill me with love



.....or fill me with family



Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Collecting the dustballs

Now that is an "attention getting" title.

Actually, todays post is going to be like little dustballs. You know how they are just little pieces of dirt that collect together to form something bigger.

I have little tidbits of information that didn't mean much individually, but when we collect them all together -- now it's worth sitting down and writing about.

Last week has been busy....as usual. We've been hiring, trying to catch up, and Paul get better.

Last Wednesday was trivia night. Our whole team played and we trounced the competition with a first place victory. Our location has changed once again (because the last place closed down) and we are now playing at a seafood restaurant. Which means when you win a first place $50 gift certificate -- you know you are eating good again next week!



On Saturday night one of our favorite bands was playing at our usual hangout and we were going to meet up with our "Beatles" friends. Paul has been sick for about 3 weeks and still feeling under the weather, so we decided to lay low and stay home. I do have to say that it sure is nice having the whole house to ourselves. We made dinner together, watched something on Netflix, played a tournament in online poker, and then ended the evening tired, but very happy and rested.



Monday night we went to another place to go to on occasion and played their Monday night bingo. Note: this is not your grandmother's bingo game. They have funny games in between the bingo games and you can win extra boards for the last game. Paul played in "Name the State Capitals" and he smoked his competition. In fact, Paul only had to name one state capital and won the game!

I won the Stinko Bingo. Everyone stands up and they start calling numbers. If they call a number that you have on your bingo card -- you sit down. The object is to have the "bad" card and not get any numbers. It came down to three people: Paul, myself, and a guy at the table next to us. Paul dropped out and it was the other guy and myself and when they called B2 -- he lost! Another funny thing they do is when someone wins -- everyone in the bar crinkles up their bingo cards and throws them at the winner!



Ok, now that I've bored you with the boring stuff we did this past week -- it's time for me to get back to work. I need a productive day because my "social director" informed me this morning he wants to go midtown and get a pizza and play trivia tonight. Crazy guy!

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

No news is..........no news

Well I'm sure everyone is just dying to find out the next chapter since that "mysterious" phone call from last week.

You know the one I'm talking about. The one about the adopted family, and grandmother's estate, and the half sisters from another life.

Well actually......we're dying to find out the next chapter as well!

We check the mailbox every day (my husband is worse than I am) and are eagerly waiting to hear what news this "mysterious" phone call will bring next.

So stay tuned........this might be fun!