Forgive me, for I am a few martinis deep thank you to Liza for planting the recipe in my head Saturday night...I had to come home and try making them myself! I would have done it yesterday, but i was too tired to drink, but today is a new day so here I am!
Let me fill you in on the happenings of the weekend. Friday was a blur, why I do not know - but I could not tell you what I did Friday night....oh wait, oh wait - No, I cannot tell you what I did simply because I cannot remember. See, I took Thursday and Friday off since Danny was out of school. We went to the beach on Thursday, Friday we went for a bit...oh I remember now! Danny was sick with a headache so he and I stayed home while Ryan went to Danny's travel baseball game. So we stayed home watching Nickelodeon while the rest of the world suffered out in the heat.
Saturday was my 20 year high school reunion. You see I went to 2 high schools, a private one my first 2 years and a public one my second 2. Both are memorable in their own way...this Reunion was for my first 2 years. I left late afternoon to head our to Morristown to pick up my date. After we headed over to our friends from school who are now married to go out for the evening. In school we were all always together. There were a few more of us, but for this night it was for us to reunite and catch up. We went out for drinks and some chow and talked, laughed and remembered some great times and talked about our futures. We got to the reunion and caught up with others and had a great time. Thank you Jeff for being my date, Jill for letting him be my date, Billy and Liza for having us over and to all of you for the memories past and future! No one could have better friends then you!!!
This is also where my tales begin....Liza is the reason I am sitting here, half in the bag writing my blog right now, as she is the keeper of the GREATEST MARTINI RECIPE! I searched high and low today for the secret ingredient, to no avail! But fear not, the loot is secure at a secret location and I will have it by the end of the week. In the mean time, I am using a very expensive substitute to fill my needs.
Love you all...happy Monday - A VERY HAPPY MONDAY XXXOOO!!!
Sunny Spot
Monday, June 28, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
Friday
Aren't Friday's the best day of the week? This week I took Thursday and Friday off since school was let out on Wednesday so we could enjoy our first days of summer vacation. We got up yesterday and ran our errands, stopped and got sandwiches packed our cooler and headed to the beach. We ran into friends and spent the afternoon. When the storms rolled in we haded home, changed and went out shopping. We needed a few odds and ends for camp, so we made the best of the rain and got that out of the way. Danny and I were both exhausted, so we hunkered down and were both asleep by 9pm.
This morning we got up and were going to head back to the beach. We got there early and had to wait for the life guards to set up, but 1130am we had already had it and it was filling up fast. We opted to head home so Ryan and Danny could spend some time together. They played a round of wiffle ball, then I got dragged into kickball. We played for a while, but it seems we are all burned out today.
Tomorrow is my 20 year high school reunion...when did I get old?
Happy Friday XXXOOO
This morning we got up and were going to head back to the beach. We got there early and had to wait for the life guards to set up, but 1130am we had already had it and it was filling up fast. We opted to head home so Ryan and Danny could spend some time together. They played a round of wiffle ball, then I got dragged into kickball. We played for a while, but it seems we are all burned out today.
Tomorrow is my 20 year high school reunion...when did I get old?
Happy Friday XXXOOO
Monday, June 21, 2010
Father's Day
Isn't Father's Day supposed to be a fun time for fathers and their sons? A time to spend bonding and doing manly things? Growing up I remember my uncle and grandfather sitting on the swing, scratching their respective ball with one hand and drinking a beer with the other. The only time they would get up was if they had to pee or one of us kids wasn't around to get them a fresh beer...come to think of it, if we weren't around they probably just peed in the can.
I always remember Father's Day with my dad and a day we let him sleep late, made him breakfast and then watched CBS wide world of sports until dinner was ready. Once in a while he would chase us from the house and we would go swimming just to get out of his "hair". We made him cheesy gifts at school and that was all he got and liked it. My mother didn't fuss over him, after all it was Father's Day...it was our job to do this.
So how did it come to be that the gifts have gotten bigger and the day has become a day to spend away from your kids? I heard of fathers taking this day to play golf with their buddies, go fishing or both. What happened to this being the day, the ONE day, you spend with your dad...bonding and catching up. Are fathers these days not busy? Do they have so much time on their hands that they can take Father's Day to play with their friends and not with their kids?
All this comes about because I spent all day yesterday playing ref between Ryan and Danny. It seems that neither of them realize that they are exactly the same person in different bodies. At one point I told Ryan to take everything about Danny that annoyed him and double it...that is my life. They are both annoying when they want something, bitchy when they are hungry and pig headed stubborn. They are smelly, dirty and sloppy, but also cute, cuddly and very sweet when no one is looking.
Danny and I do everything together, it's just a fact, he and I have and non verbal agreement; we go and do what he wants and he doesn't complain or we leave. To this he also has to make concessions and go and do somethings with me without complaint...it works for us. There is never an argument, a dirty look or a debate...when he goes out with Ryan is usually and argument that has warped into a grunting match because no one can yell over the other anymore. Ryan loves the word no and don't, these are two words that drive Danny into a tailspin of bad behavior.
These are the things that make for a good Father's Day:
Having a Scout Camp Day the day before and coming home late so monster sleeps in
Making BBQ for dinner, little monster and big monster love long cooking meat
A thunderstorm in the middle of the day, makes for good down time to watch baseball
Having dinner early so there is time for LOTS of dessert
Family Movie Night the includes lots of farting jokes...both monsters love that
Happy Monday XXXOOO
I always remember Father's Day with my dad and a day we let him sleep late, made him breakfast and then watched CBS wide world of sports until dinner was ready. Once in a while he would chase us from the house and we would go swimming just to get out of his "hair". We made him cheesy gifts at school and that was all he got and liked it. My mother didn't fuss over him, after all it was Father's Day...it was our job to do this.
So how did it come to be that the gifts have gotten bigger and the day has become a day to spend away from your kids? I heard of fathers taking this day to play golf with their buddies, go fishing or both. What happened to this being the day, the ONE day, you spend with your dad...bonding and catching up. Are fathers these days not busy? Do they have so much time on their hands that they can take Father's Day to play with their friends and not with their kids?
All this comes about because I spent all day yesterday playing ref between Ryan and Danny. It seems that neither of them realize that they are exactly the same person in different bodies. At one point I told Ryan to take everything about Danny that annoyed him and double it...that is my life. They are both annoying when they want something, bitchy when they are hungry and pig headed stubborn. They are smelly, dirty and sloppy, but also cute, cuddly and very sweet when no one is looking.
Danny and I do everything together, it's just a fact, he and I have and non verbal agreement; we go and do what he wants and he doesn't complain or we leave. To this he also has to make concessions and go and do somethings with me without complaint...it works for us. There is never an argument, a dirty look or a debate...when he goes out with Ryan is usually and argument that has warped into a grunting match because no one can yell over the other anymore. Ryan loves the word no and don't, these are two words that drive Danny into a tailspin of bad behavior.
These are the things that make for a good Father's Day:
Having a Scout Camp Day the day before and coming home late so monster sleeps in
Making BBQ for dinner, little monster and big monster love long cooking meat
A thunderstorm in the middle of the day, makes for good down time to watch baseball
Having dinner early so there is time for LOTS of dessert
Family Movie Night the includes lots of farting jokes...both monsters love that
Happy Monday XXXOOO
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
I think the universe is trying to tell me something
The other day I posted a blog about a movie I watched that made me cry. Today I finished a book that made me cry again...what's with the emotions??? It's not like me at all...usually I'm very verbal but not emotional.
The book is Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah...it's a story about friendship that spans 30 years, through life, love and kids. Even though they prepare you for the ending, I don't think you are ever ready...you become a part of their lives and know the emotions like your own. Read it...great book and perfectly written.
XXXOOO
The book is Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah...it's a story about friendship that spans 30 years, through life, love and kids. Even though they prepare you for the ending, I don't think you are ever ready...you become a part of their lives and know the emotions like your own. Read it...great book and perfectly written.
XXXOOO
Saturday, June 5, 2010
My Sisters Keeper
Today I had a little time alone, so I opted to watch a movie. I chose to watch My Sisters Keeper...it was SAD, so horribly SAD. I smiled and cried, at times I smiles thru my tears.
The sisters called each other Sissy, something I called my sister most of my life and still do from time to time. It was a movie that I caution you is VERY SAD, but a story about what sisters will do for one another. I won't tell you that you need to see it, or have to see it...but if you love your sister....AND I DO...give it a thought.
Oh...and my mother, at the ripe old age of 60, got her first tattoo today!!! Could a daughter be any more proud???
XXXOOO
The sisters called each other Sissy, something I called my sister most of my life and still do from time to time. It was a movie that I caution you is VERY SAD, but a story about what sisters will do for one another. I won't tell you that you need to see it, or have to see it...but if you love your sister....AND I DO...give it a thought.
Oh...and my mother, at the ripe old age of 60, got her first tattoo today!!! Could a daughter be any more proud???
XXXOOO
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