i feel like i should be waxing poetic about 2011 and everything good & bad that happened during its 365 days.don't worry, i'm not.2011 is what it was. it came & soon it will be gone. it was a good year. it was also a bad year. mediocre? to an extent. fabulous? not really. glad it's over & ready for a fresh start? you betcha.with every new year, i create a list of goals that i'd like to meet. however, those goals ultimately wind up as being dreams or aspirations that seem to fall within the category of "wishful thinking." i'm certain, though, that this coming year will be different. 2012 seems magical to me. it will be a year of "cans" and not "cannots." the impossible will be possible. and, through it all, i'll remain positive.of course, ask me again in a few weeks and we'll … [Read more...]
january 1, 2010
happy new year, y'all!we had a lovely time last night celebrating the coming of a new year with some good friends in the comfort of our home. everyone had a great time. unfortunately, i must now shampoo my carpets, scrub the heck out of my kitchen floor & search for one of my painted wine glasses that has turned up missing, but what the hell. we had fun.i nearly missed the ball drop. i was in the bathroom, um, emptying my bladder of what felt like three gallons of wine. i could hear adam calling for me. it's hard to buckle your belt & wash your hands in a hurry. i made it out just as the countdown went, "3-2-1...happy new year!" whew. there was a lot of hugging & kissing in my living room. pictures were taken. people were smiling. it was a perfect moment.miraculously, i am not … [Read more...]
blue moon.
No, not this kind {which happens to be my favorite beer}:{source}or this kind {which happens to be my favorite place to stay at while in playa del carmen...check out their website & their blog}:{source}but this kind: {source}a blue moon.the 2nd full moon in a month.we'll have one tonight as we all ring in the new year. it won't be blue. i'm not even sure if i'll see it {it's pretty damn cloudy here}, but it will be out - in full effect - just the same.enjoy it.enjoy your new year's eve.be careful. there's a full {blue} moon out. … [Read more...]
yeah, what she said!
so, i was reading lula's latest post {get thou arse over to lulaville a.s.a.p. if you are slightly confused at this very moment} and she was discussing how time magazine said that the 2000-2009 timespan has been the worst decade ever.seriously?i know nothing about that time magazine article. i don't even read time magazine {but plop a southern living magazine in my lap and i'll read it cover to cover...three times}.but, really? worst ever??it's amazing to think that the first ten years of the y2k years have already flown by, but was it really that bad??lula & i don't think so.let's put all of the decade's political bullshit, socio-economic woes & wacko celebrity news to the side. i want to talk about my decade & why i consider it to be one of the best ever.2000 - i graduated … [Read more...]
post-holiday jeer & hopes for the new year.
christmas has come & gone and it's amazing to think that in a few short days we're going to kiss 2009 good-bye and ring in a new year.2010.a new beginning. the start of a new decade. eek. i don't know about you, but when i start talking about time in terms of decades i feel really old {when i'm really not...at least i like to think i'm not}.anyways.this is my 'the funk that always comes after the holidays' post. this is also my 600th blog post.i'll admit it...i'm a bit down in the dumps, y'all. not really sad. not really super happy. just blah. don't get me wrong, i had a very lovely, very enjoyable christmas with my family. i couldn't be happier with the gifts i received & my heart swooned with joy as i watched my children giggle, gasp & get giddy with excitement as they … [Read more...]
