So Luke and I booked our next vacation! We are off to Mexico in a little more then a month! I can't wait! This one is a little shorter, but we are both really looking forward to it. We found a package for 3 full days, all inclusive, leaving early Friday AM coming home on Monday PM. The perfect long weekend! I can't wait to take him to the Argentinian steakhouse I went to last time I was there. It's awesome!
We also have our upcoming Cabin Fever party coming up this weekend. It's our 'first annual'. Right now I am planning for about 50 people give or take. Hopefully it'll be a good time for everyone. We're going to have a DJ, a big bon fire, lots of food, maybe a little beer pong and who knows what else. I still have to order the porta potty - yep, better that then overloading the septic! It's an outdoor barn party so it'll save people walking in and out of the house. That many people it's just too much. So this will work out good.
Anyway, hope all is well! More to come soon!
~B
Monday, February 23, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
Martini Time...
So tonight we have a Martini Mixer at Jess and Paul's house. I am really looking forward to it! I am going to be making Oprah's Legends Lemon Drop Martini. Here's the recipe, in case you're interested...
Juice of 6 lemons
4 tbsp sugar
6 fresh mint leaves
4 shots of vodka (guess I am only having one, maybe two?)
Ice in shaker
1 sugar rimmed glass
Mix lemon juice, sugar and vodka in a martini shaker filled with ice. Shake well and pour into sugar-rimmed martini glass. Garnish with mint. Sounds yummy doesn't it?
And I also wanted to post today b/c I am in much better spirits then I was when I wrote last. Guess you could say I was in the funky place again...but since then, things have made a turn for the better. Actually a pretty scary event happened involving my dad and a body surfing accident. Don't ask. But he's on the road to recovery now and it really made me do a lot of soul searching. Life is what you make of it. Living your life is up to you and if you are happy then you are doing just fine. And I AM happy. Happier then I have ever been. So life is good.
Well have to make this short and sweet. Happy V-day all!
~B
Monday, February 2, 2009
"Everywhere I go, there I am again..."
So I found this quote and it really struck a chord with me.
Lately I have felt like I have been living with what I call the Groundhog syndrome. Day in, day out, I feel like nothing is changing. I am not changing. More importantly I am not growing. I have been feeling as though I am missing something. What it is I do not know. For if I did, I wouldn't be rambling about it here. The old saying, do what you always did get what you always got I suppose. But what am I doing? That is probably the biggest question. What am I doing with my life?
Over the weekend I ran into an old family friend and the normal question of, 'So how are you? What are you doing these days?' was asked. And my usual response is 'Oh good. Just working that's about it really.' And that IS it. And I am thankful for that. I truly am. To be working these days is a blessing. But as far as what I am doing with my life? Working? Really? That's the best I can come up with?
So I parted with my friend and was left with more self assessment and contemplation. Just what am I doing with my life? Going to work, coming home, exercising, cooking dinner, cleaning, catch the news and then bed. Repeat...THAT's what I have been doing with my life. Occasionally you can throw in 'have a few glasses of wine'.
What am I SUPPOSED to be doing with my life? Living it right? How am I supposed to answer the question - What are you doing these days? More importantly how do I know that I am in fact living my life? Especially when "everywhere I go, there I am again."
Perplexed. Frustrated. Questioning. Searching. Hopeful...
~ B
Lately I have felt like I have been living with what I call the Groundhog syndrome. Day in, day out, I feel like nothing is changing. I am not changing. More importantly I am not growing. I have been feeling as though I am missing something. What it is I do not know. For if I did, I wouldn't be rambling about it here. The old saying, do what you always did get what you always got I suppose. But what am I doing? That is probably the biggest question. What am I doing with my life?
Over the weekend I ran into an old family friend and the normal question of, 'So how are you? What are you doing these days?' was asked. And my usual response is 'Oh good. Just working that's about it really.' And that IS it. And I am thankful for that. I truly am. To be working these days is a blessing. But as far as what I am doing with my life? Working? Really? That's the best I can come up with?
So I parted with my friend and was left with more self assessment and contemplation. Just what am I doing with my life? Going to work, coming home, exercising, cooking dinner, cleaning, catch the news and then bed. Repeat...THAT's what I have been doing with my life. Occasionally you can throw in 'have a few glasses of wine'.
What am I SUPPOSED to be doing with my life? Living it right? How am I supposed to answer the question - What are you doing these days? More importantly how do I know that I am in fact living my life? Especially when "everywhere I go, there I am again."
Perplexed. Frustrated. Questioning. Searching. Hopeful...
~ B
January 2009 - Come and Gone.
So it's February. Can you believe that? It seems like it was just Christmas and here it is a new month already!
Here's a re-cap of the last month:
So far so good on the new year's resolution of exercise 4 days per week. There was one week that I did not get to 4 days but I did 3. And there have been weeks with 5 days, so I am cutting myself some slack. And I can definitely tell a difference. My cardio endurance has gotten a lot better, but more importantly I FEEL better. I am sleeping better, clothes fit better, I am on my way. I haven't weighed myself in 3 weeks, but I know I have lost a few pounds. So, as I said so far, so good.
Hmm, what else? Lots to report with others little ones this month. We had Ashli's baby shower for her little one due the end of Feb. Gavigan celebrated his first birthday on the 22nd. The Liedel family welcomed a new little one on the 23rd. Jace Michael. And the Knox twins had their birthday on the 29th.
Besides that not much really has happened. Kind of a slow month really. As far as happenings. Which is fine.
What's coming in February?
Well we have a martini party mid-February at Jessica and Paul's house.
A new great niece/nephew on the way for Luke this month
A few birthdays to celebrate - Jessica, John
And our first annual Cabin Fever party is the last day of the month. I am hoping to make it a good one. The plans are in the works. More to come on that...
~ B
Here's a re-cap of the last month:
So far so good on the new year's resolution of exercise 4 days per week. There was one week that I did not get to 4 days but I did 3. And there have been weeks with 5 days, so I am cutting myself some slack. And I can definitely tell a difference. My cardio endurance has gotten a lot better, but more importantly I FEEL better. I am sleeping better, clothes fit better, I am on my way. I haven't weighed myself in 3 weeks, but I know I have lost a few pounds. So, as I said so far, so good.
Hmm, what else? Lots to report with others little ones this month. We had Ashli's baby shower for her little one due the end of Feb. Gavigan celebrated his first birthday on the 22nd. The Liedel family welcomed a new little one on the 23rd. Jace Michael. And the Knox twins had their birthday on the 29th.
Besides that not much really has happened. Kind of a slow month really. As far as happenings. Which is fine.
What's coming in February?
Well we have a martini party mid-February at Jessica and Paul's house.
A new great niece/nephew on the way for Luke this month
A few birthdays to celebrate - Jessica, John
And our first annual Cabin Fever party is the last day of the month. I am hoping to make it a good one. The plans are in the works. More to come on that...
~ B
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