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Cruisin’ the Pacific | The Oracle Of Ahwatukee . . .
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Posted on October 14, 2010	by Evie Garone
Today is a recovery day…I know, I know, I was on vacation and I shouldn’t be tired, but alas I am. We tried to take it easy on the cruise, to actually RELAX but there were so many things to do so you felt you really should take part in them…
You always got a little newspaper the night before so you could plot what you wanted to do the next day, here is a sample of some of the things happening on our ship daily.
First and foremost we always got COFFEE with really pretty and delicious danish and little cakes! Most important! Then we sat and people watched as we decided our day.
Unfortunately as at most resorts there were never enough lounge chairs so it was first come first serve so it was a free for all at the pools and decks. It is funny to see the shenanigans people pull to reserve their chairs, without supposedly reserving them. It’s not allowed. You really are supposed to be there at the chairs, yet people will still insist on leaving their things on the chairs then disappear to go gorge themselves at the “all you can eat” buffets and these people take that seriously. So the vultures circle the chairs and even talk to the attendants, looking for intervention, it’s too funny!
Back to the hourly happenings.
6:00 am – Noon on TV there is a Wake Up Show with the Cruise Director
All Day – Pick Up Daily Brain Quiz. (Love, Love, Love!)
9:00am – 9:00pm Sports Court is Open
9:00am One of the Movies on Neptune Deck on Lounge Chairs
9:00am Cards & Games Available to Borrow
9:00am Mixed 4Some Golf
9:00am Friends of Dr. Bob & Bill Meet for a Walk around the Decks
9:30am Let’s Line Dance ( Let’s NOT!)
9:45am Grandparent’s Bragging Party (OMG)
10:00am- Noon Rachel will be in Art Gallery for inquiries Getting ready for the Auction (They even had Gauguin, Picasso & Erte)
10:00am Scholarship@Sea Enrichment Lecture- Russia: Then & Now
10:00am $60 Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament
10:00am Kona Coffee Sampling!
10:15am Morning Trivia (FUN!)
& ON & ON & ON ad naseum ’til midnight!
We were long ago in bed getting ready for the next day’s activities!
Can there be any question why I’m tired?!
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Fast service, generous wine and food portions. - Review of The Sandbar, Sanibel Island, FL - TripAdvisor
Fast service, generous wine and food... - The Sandbar
“Fast service, generous wine and food portions.”
Restaurant details Good for: Local cuisine, Special occasions, Kids, Romantic Dining options: Dinner, Accepts American Express, Accepts Discover, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Full Bar, Highchairs Available, Parking Available, Reservations, Seating, Serves Alcohol, Takeout, Television, Waitstaff, Wheelchair Accessible, Wine and Beer Description: Since opening in 2013, The Sandbar has become known for its incredibly fresh seafood and choice cuts of beef and pork. We take great pride in having the best service staff on the islands. There are newer reviews for this restaurant
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2 reviews “Excellent meal... Huge portions”
Had dinner on a Saturday night. Crab Bisque was to die for. I had macadamia encrusted Grouper. It was awesome and a huge portion. The wait staff and hostess were very helpful and pleasant. The restaurant was full, yet service was great and not a long wait at all. After dinner I was completely stuffed. I made room for Creme Brule which was excellent. The entire experience was so great... we came back the next day.... and had another great meal with Creme Brule to follow
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A divided country gets a divisive election - The Washington Post
The year 2015 will long be remembered as the year of Donald Trump. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
The election year has started as 2015 ended, only more so. If campaigns are always about the future, the 2016 one points to a country that could end this year even more divided against itself than it was after the 2012 election.
[A GOP campaign about nightmares]
[Establishment candidates attack one another]
[Trump questions Cruz’s eligibility to be president]

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Holiday Inn Savannah Historic District $145 ($̶4̶0̶1̶). Savannah Hotel Deals & Reviews - KAYAK
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"Beautiful lobby and great location!"
"Clean, friendly staff, great location!"
"The hidden fees for incidentals would have"
"Small room for the amount we paid."
Parking was $30/day which is stiff for a small Southern town compared to NYC or Chicago. But it was unlimited and all three valet staff (3 shifts) were outstanding in the FL summer heat!
I could not say for two more days because of work.
Due to corona there is no on property food
the pool was very nice. everything was in tip top shape
the room only had one bed. the room wasn't as big as i thought. the room was smoke-free which i didn't like
The parking could have been less expensive for valet.
I could not finish some of my local meals at once,so it would have been useful to have a microwave in the room.
It’s very clean and well kept
I was a little disappointed when we first got there, not knowing the area I asked if there was a parking garage and was told no we have valet parking. Little did I know it was $30 a day and we could have parked on the side street but was only told about valet. Also disappointed we didn’t know ahead of time that the restaurant and bar were not open.
Its beautiful when you walk in and walking distance to shops
Room was really nasty and dirty Shower leaked water all over bathroom floor had put bunch towels down
The location! The convenience to the river street was everything!
No parking had the parking garage closed.
Location! We walked every where!
This location. was within walking distance of marketplace.
The room was filthy and had a bad smell. Flea bites were plentiful. Front desk help was unhelpful and walls were thin so you could hear everything happening outside your room.
The room was clean and so amazing. The staff was amazingly friendly and knowledgeable
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A Bordello Pianist: We, the Peeple of the United States. . . .
We, the Peeple of the United States. . . .
This is Amerika in 2012:
Portales, NM -- Median income in this windswept, woebegone, weatherbeaten town in eastern New Mexico's high plains is a scintilla above poverty level.
Lori Teel houses and feeds five children ages 1 to 10 in this economic climate.
She doesn't have a library card but someone sent a tort claim notice to the city clerk alleging that she owes $35.98 in unpaid library fees.
The clerk's office sent dunning notices to a children's shelter where Teel hasn't lived for 20 years. When there was no response, a warrant was issued for her arrest. While her children wept in fear, Teel was handcuffed and jailed.
It cost her $610 for bail the next day after her terrified kids spent the night with utter strangers.
Easton, PA -- David C. Gorczynski, 22, joined an "Occupy" protest at the Wells Fargo bank in this town of 27,000 about 60 miles outside of Philadelphia. He carried signs that read, “You’re being robbed” and “Give a man a gun, he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank, and he can rob a country.”
Inside the bank, a nervous teller triggered an alarm when the protest started.
They arrested Gorczynski on felony charges of attempted bank robbery and terroristic threatening, as well as one misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct.
Easton Police Chief Carl Scalzo said, "People have to understand if they want to protest, there's a line."
In New Mexico, a university graduate writes to the local paper -- apparently he's dead serious -- that Obama is at once a socialist and a fascist. He "proves" his case by misquoting both Marx and Hitler. The same publication regularly gives editorial page space to the county Republican chairman, enabling him to insist over and over again that only Christian believers have citizenship standing under the U.S. Constitution. Any government policy to the contrary violates his First Amendment rights!
Meddling by elected idiots, lack of funding and overt religiosity have so degraded American education -- public and private -- that the ignorant are leading the blind. Case in point: On BBC 4 in the U.K. the other day, an interviewer talked with a surviving member of a U.S. Air Force crew that bombed Japan in the waning days of the second World War, remarking upon how little today's generations remember about that terrible conflict.
It prompted the flier to recall the recent occasion when he was asked to speak to a junior high school class in Texas, and was introduced by the teacher as a "veteran of World War eleven."
In Iowa, a journalism student working the night news shift at the college radio station was making his routine last-minute calls to official sources in case there was late-breaking news. When he contacted the sheriff's office, the deputy on duty said, "We got a s'pected B an' E." The student asked, "Read me the report." The sheriff said, "It's a lot of pages." The student said, "Well, then, just tell me the gist of it."
"Jist what?" replied the officer of the law.
This is Amerika in 2012.

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Extrasensory (The Phoenix Agency Book 2) eBook: Desiree Holt: Amazon.com.au: Kindle Store
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5.0 out of 5 starsA new fan of the Phoenix Agency
Although this is the second book in The Phoenix Agency series it is the first book of Desiree Holt's that I have read and one of the best things that I enjoyed about this book was that it could be read on its own. In series books, not all authors succeed in writing books that can be read completely separate from other books in the series but Desiree has done that with this book. You can easily pick it up, read it and thoroughly enjoy it without feeling as though you're missing out on a whole heap of backstory.
I really enjoyed the characters and plot of this story and I'm interested to see where Ms Holt takes the series. Extrasensory definitely won't be the last book I read in the Phoenix Agency series
This book has so many twists and turns and constant surprises, it was hard to put down. Every time I thought I might have an idea of who was responsible the next thing I read always changed my mind. Aside from the intriguing storyline the anticipation of finding out who the bad guys were was enough to keep me engrossed in this book. The complexity of the characters and uniqueness of the story make this a truly great read. Dan was such a genuinely great guy and I loved that he tried to do right by Mia from the beginning. He always treated her with respect, never belittled her visions or brushed her to the side and was always quick to let her know how important she was. And for Mia, she was brave, determined and strong with a sweetness and innocence that made it hard not to like her. Even with the knowledge of how she would be treated, the hateful comments and threats, she embraced it all and pushed forward just wanting to help. It is definitely a book that captures your interest from the start and will have you on the edge of your seat until the end. This story includes mystery, intrigue, suspense, betrayal, espionage, humor, romance and action. It is an excellent second installment to the Phoenix Agency series.
Ugh! I hate that I've lost so much sleep! Once I started, I couldn't put it down. The twists and turns of the plot kept me hanging on to every word.
5.0 out of 5 starsPhoenix Senses
Dan and Mia are the second Phoniex couple who work for the Phoenix Agency. They're immediate spark leads to an unshakeable bond between two powerful people. Mia's powers are icing on the power cake.

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Well it the Weekend in the motor city, and with almost two count them two week to go until the biggest festival of the year Comerica Cityfest we need the perfit warm up to get hype up for big festival is believe it or not anode Street Festival but this time in not begin held on any plan old street in detroit or the subure, it beging held on the banks on the Detroit river to celebrate the Grand opening of a new portion on Detroit riverwalk.
The Riverwalk is a major project of the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy to provide a walking space on the riverfront when completed in a few years it will go from Joe Louis Arena from the west to all the way to belle isle to the east, they just open a portion of the river walk that goes east of the Ren Cen to Mt. Elliot Park along the way it past a plaza at Rivard Plaza, at the foot of Rivard Street, chene Park, Stroh's River Place to the end which is at Mt. Elliot Park.
Now last week i took a very lovely walk on the Riverfront up to Rivard Plaza the highlights for me on those really hot days where it really, really hot is a fountiant which is just near the Ren Cen witch a lot of people [mostly kids} running around getting wet, further down the river at Rivard Plaza there is a lager shad where you can relax and enjoy the beauty that is the Detroit River, also there is a caritsol with the Creather of the sea on the merry-go-round and my person highlights of the whole riverwalk so far is a big map of the metro Detroit and Windsor area, so if you ever get bore you see the big map to see where you live.
So to celebrate the opening of the riverwalk why not create a new festival call "Detroit River Days" the will go from Friday to Next Wednesday where the "Target Fireworks" on the river, most of the active will take place east of the Renaissance Center now the Music is some what OK with pop, Gospel, blues, and country, but there is rock at the riverfest among the highlight this weekend on Friday night The Detroit rock and blues band the muggs play at 8 PM at the sprint stage in Front of the Ren Cen, Kenny Wanye Shepherd is playing the EDS Stage [Near the corner of E. Atwarter st, and Schweitzer Place] on saturday night at 10 PM there will be a parade of lights down the Detroit river and on Sunday Night at 8 PM the highlight of most people weekend will be the one and only and the always good looking Joan Jett playing the EDS stage.
But if you don't like going near open water and like to be near by a rock club there are gig this weekend like the five three dail tone present showcase gig sponsor by the no five, the no. three, and Dial tone the bands playing the show case gig will be Freer, Expatriates, Nice Device with this blog sight crush on lead singer Alicia Gbur, it will be held at the Norther Light Lounge in Detroit New Center Area and it will be held on Friday and the Doors opening at 9 PM.
also there is some good sweet indie rock at the Belmont tonight with Baton Rouge,LA, "The Eames Era" is tour the country to promote the hell out Second CD which is called "Heroes and Sheroes" as well as there first C.D. the 2005 "Double Dutch" which they was going on tour that year if it was not for there tour bus getting into a accident with a military truck who was in the area after "Hurricane Katrina" that left lead singer Ashlin Phillips with several stitches in her face and guitarist Ted Joyner with broken arm, they will be join by Washington DC indie power pop Five piece "Exit Clov" who is on tour to promote there latest EP "Respond, Respond"
and on Saturday, i would be asking myself this is the gig i would like to see but can't because i don't drive and it in Ann Arbor, the one and only Monder day version of the 70's pop act "The Carpenters" the brother and sister duo who take there name from a reference from the classic Disney film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", it the one and only Brooklyn base band "The Fiery Furnaces" who is still on there never ending tour to promote there last C.D."Bitter Tea" which was released last year and also test there new songs for there New album "Widow City" which will be released on October 9th on there new label Thrill Jockey.
and if you have not see there live act it the gig that keep on going and going and going and going and going, the show is at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor on Sunday Night.
Other Gig Happening this Weekend: On Friday Love him or loead him the motor City Mad Man Ted Nugent is playing DTE Energy Music Theatre, The Magic Stick have two show with The Audition begin the Early show with Don Caballero begin the late show, Mewithoutyou is playing St. Andrew Hall, on Saturday it kind of a light night with Clear, FREE ELEMENT, Not For Sal & Mansfield Park playing the the Magic Bag in Frendale, and on Sunday Junior Brown playing the The Ark in Ann Arbor, We Are the Fury playing a all ages show at the blind pig and George Clinton will headline at benefit gig for athletic department for Detroit's Kettering High School, it will cost $ 30 at the door and there will be two shows at 5 P.M. and at 8 P.M. at Kettering High School auditorium at 6101 Van Dyke Ave. on Detroit East Side.
But if you staying home and asking your self i whis i can be at glasonberry in the UK this week, you can follow the coverage on the BBC websight this week at www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbury where you can listion to live coverage from
Radio 1, 6 Music, Radio 3, Radio 4 and Asian Network that where you can alos find full set of almost 40 gigs live on tape to see on the web for a full week.
and if you don't have a computer you can listen to coverage of glastonbury on BBC one on Sirius Satellite radio [on a five hour delay] on Sirius Ch. 11
Now matter how your weekend turn out i hop it turn out better then this poor magician who duck act ran a foul on the Briteh version of American Got Talent.
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A Smile A Day: May 2011
It ended up being a really great weekend.
Those kids will make me laugh, smile and eternally grateful that I can be part of their lives.
Hubby and I drove them back up north on Sunday.
We stayed in a hotel at the slots casino and won enough to cover the cost of the room, food and the vegetables that we bought the next day to plant....yay!!
We left up there relatively early and commenced a comedy of errors trying to pick up some random stuff that we needed life a new air mattress, a travel cup and of course vegetables for the "garden".
We went to four different stores before we were done and wouldn't you know I forgot gallon size plastic bags that I needed...
We dug in the dirt (sort of). We don't have a traditional garden, we plant in pots on the deck because it's easier than planting in the ground...no weeds this way and I don't have to worry about the animals as much. We will see what they produce. We have a couple of pepper plants, watermelon, squash, cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce. Hopefully we will be able to supplement the food we have to buy in the grocery store.
It was back to work today...nothing out of the ordinary....they still haven't scheduled interviews for the new job yet...hopefully this week....
I am planning a trip with my girlfriend who was supposed to come up this weekend. Her little brother is getting married in August in Florida....she and her little girl are going and have asked me to come with them...so I am looking for plane tickets and a car....should be fun...her little girl hasn't been to the beach before so it will be fun to be there for that experience. I talked with them on the phone tonight...and she got on the phone and said Aunt Cole, I bury you in the sand. I said of course...she said tomorrow. I laughed and told in a few days. How many was the question I got back. I told her I didn't know but that I would send her a calendar so I will have to pull out my creative side to make a calendar and put it in the mail for her....maybe a "beach" kit for her..hmm..I will think about it.
today, I am most grateful for all of my nieces and nephews, both by blood and my friends kids I love like my own. They make me smile, make me feel loved and make me realize how truly lucky I am to be able to help them grow up.
Hope that all is well in your corners of the world. Sending out positive wishes to the universe for all of you...
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Posted by colenic at 9:59 PM 7 comments:
I have today off....It has been one of those weeks that I just couldn't wait to get out of work...
Even though i am currently sitting on my deck typing this in the sun that has finally come out of hiding I am a bit sad...
You see I took today off because someone was supposed to come up for the weekend and visit me..
someone who I have known for a million (okay 21) years...
someone who went through the awkward adolescent stages with me.
Someone who's mother and father I know as well as my own (her dad actually holds the title as the only other father figure other than my own dad that I call dad...isn't that odd...lots of friends mom's have always been called mom but no one else's dad)...
We used to walk through the woods, sneak cigarettes, deal with first boyfriends, first kisses, first break ups, broken hearts..
We have dealt with growing apart with different groups of friends entirely, having nothing in common for a few years and grown back together to be thick as thieves
We graduated from high school together, dealt with moving to colleges that were light years apart, talking religiously once a week, played phone tag to get in touch with each other and always saw each other the first night I was home from college for any kind of vacations.
She was the person I called when i met hubby and told her that I had met the man I was going to marry, and she was the one who bolstered my spirits when I thought that we would only ever just be friends.
She was the first one I called when he proposed, even though it was eleven thirty at night and I knew she had to be up early the next day.
I was the first one she would call when her mom or dad were in the hospital for various health issues, we cried together when we thought it would be the end for one of them, and breathed a collective sigh of relief when the crisis was averted.
When she got married, I was the one she called to help her plan the wedding, and when she turned into bridezilla I was the one who did what she asked and took the brunt of it and several weeks later had a very angry conversation with her about the way she acted towards everyone that day. We cried together and made up.
I was the first one she called when she found out she was pregnant with her precious little girl after a year of trying and the first one to get a picture when she was born...
She is the one I call when once again I don't get pregnant in a month and she is the support that I need when I want to throw in the towel.
Her baby girl, who is now three, is the most precious child and talks to me in her gibberish on the phone and I cry when I know that I am missing her growing up....
I am the one who can spoil both of them with care packages because I know that money is tight and she knows that i only do it cause I love them and not because I expect anything in return.
We had the whole weekend planned, they were going to drive up with her hubby last night and spend the weekend enjoying Maine. Beaches, lobsters, a whale watch. Completed by sitting out each night on the back porch enjoying having this person who is so much a part of my soul being in my space and seeing how I live. Life got in the way, a broken hot water heater and other expenses happened and I wasn't able to find a cheap enough flight or bus or train to get her here. She didn't want to tell me because she thought I'd be mad...I told her i wasn't mad, just disappointed.
She called me earlier today to chat because we both had the day off in anticipation of seeing each other. Sometimes life gets in the way....but today...as I sit on my porch wishing I was waiting for the call that they were getting off the exit on the interstate and will be here in ten minutes, my heart hurts and my soul is crying a bit for the hug of a friend who's been there forever but is so far away.
Posted by colenic at 1:09 PM 10 comments:
Okay...I am sorry that I didn't post last night...I was some kinda tired when I got home last night and just couldn't being myself to post...
so without further adieu...from the wonderful Teresa over at The Middle Side of Life honored me with
1. Tell you who gave it to me. done and she's most fabulous..if you don't know her you really should...she is amazingly talented and honest and just very encouraging.
2. Put up a link to their blog.
3. Pay it Forward to five more bloggers.
Well, this one has been making the rounds so I know that many of you have gotten this one...so if I repeat just know it's cause you are pretty fantastic!!
First up, This is me at southhamsdarling. She shares an amazing part of the world with us every day. She leaves the best comments and takes beautiful pictures...you should check her out- I promise she's not really leaving like she says she is....at least if enough of us tell her not to she has to come back...
Tress over at Jumble Mash- she's getting married and has just recently started a second blog. She's pretty fun over there- you should totally check her out....
Jilda over at Transformation Information I have found her blog recently. She is inspiring and she has great insights....
Mynx over at Dribble she writes whatevers on her mind, is a true artist and hosts a damn good party....her post and the subsequence comments on her 300th post is the reason that I love blogging.
And finally Caterpillar over at Musings and Confessions of a Wandering Mind. She posts questions that make you think and ponder life in general...which is always fun and a great way of getting to know fellow bloggers...
Barb over at This and That added another rule that you should talk about one person who inspires you in the blog world. I don't know that I could name just one....all of you inspire me every single day. Your stories, pictures, art....they feed my heart....your support, friendship and understanding makes me smile and eternally grateful to all of you... the little world that we have created allows me time to sit back and immerse myself in something other than what's going on in my life.....so thank you all for being you, for writing and for reading what I have to say...
Posted by colenic at 9:43 PM 9 comments:
So I just finished my paper...I am an incredible procrastinator....School will be over in four weeks ( I know...you must all be sick of hearing this).
have time to curl up with a good book on my kindle and read for fun....
make some cute cards for my friends
plant some plants and harvest some vegetables
Laugh with a friend on the phone without watching the clock to see how late it's getting
Write comments on all of your blogs after i read them
sit on the porch and listen to the rain (because it's never going to stop....come on really if the world is going to end I swear it's going to be a flood)
take my camera out and take pictures of whatever I want to..
make scrumptious looking dinners...
you all inspire me every single day....I read your blogs about all of the cool things that you are doing and I am in awe and honored to read about the happiness you are sprinkling into the world.
Thank you my friends...for making me look forward to something other than text books and papers!! Love you all!
(and I do promise tomorrow I am going to pass along the award....I think I have seen everyone who's gotten it)
Posted by colenic at 11:54 PM 5 comments:
Teresa- over at The Middle Side of Life gave me an award. It's one that popped up recently that I had never seen before:
There are some rules and such that I will need to address. I promise that I will soon...I need to think on it and honestly catch up on my bloggie friends to see who's received it and who hasn't. I promise that I will do this on Tuesday, as Monday's are homework nights.
There are some new followers and I want to welcome you all. I hope that you like what you see!
This was a good weekend, very relaxing. We did venture out yesterday to run some necessary errands and went to the movies. We saw the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie- we weren't impressed.
I hope that you all had a great weekend....the rain finally broke for a few hours yesterday but promises to come back this week....
I have a whole lot of nothing tonight...any one want to know anything??? Ask a question in comments if you do and I will address them going forward....
In the mean time I am going to bed...hope that you all have sweet dreams and a great day tomorrow!! Hugs to you all...
Posted by colenic at 9:25 PM 4 comments:
Ever have the feeling that there are people watching your every move?
Studying, watching, pretending not to see but memorizing every single thing?
I have talked about some of the monster that hide under my bed...
They are watching from the corner right now...
you can see them if you turn your head fast enough,
just out of the corner of your eye...
Even more than the glimpses you catch,
you can feel them breathing down your neck.
The sickening, damp, hot breath so you know that they are there.
No matter how much I pretend, how much I ignore,
I know that they are there...
ready to pounce..
Posted by colenic at 10:55 PM 9 comments:
I think we've all sprouted webbed feet and are quacking these days....the sun hasn't been out since last Friday...a little bit crazy..but at least I don't have to water the plants right?
This has been a crazy week for me- catch up again at work and after a lack of sleep last weekend it's always hard to get back into the swing of things...
Smiles this week?
Hubby started his new job..and I can honestly see the weight of the world lifted off his shoulders. It's amazing how much of a difference that makes for him. The new job is going well and he's like a little kid with stars in his eyes- remember that feeling every year on the first day of school? that excitement and anticipation- that's what he's like right now...it is a good change for him..
I made goal for the month at work...which is nice. Nice to know that I am already there and the rest is just gravy.
We got new phones last night. Hubby has always used his company phone and we decided that wasn't such a good idea with this new job and I was eligible for an upgrade so we both got new phones....the best part...adding him to the plan and tweaking things a bit isn't going to cost me one penny more than what I was paying on my own....so nice...plus we can cancel the landline now and just use our cell phones.
I am looking forward to the weekend- very low key- putting on pj's when I get home tomorrow after work and not getting dressed until monday at 6am. I need to sort through bills and laundry but we are turning off cell phones and just enjoying a low key weekend..
I've missed you guys! I kept meaning to write and then I would go to bed and have posts running through my head and wake up in the morning and completely forget what i was thinking...I have been reading and not commenting- sorry about that.hopefully I can get back into the swing of things this weekend.
And for all of you who asked- i don't have a single picture from the party- I was too busy running around being a hostess to take a single one:( I am hoping that someone else took pictures and is going to send them to me....
Sending whispers of sweet dreams and lots of positive thoughts your way....hopefully you have some sunshine- and hey- when it's raining there are an awful lot of puddles to jump in!! hugs to you all!!
Posted by colenic at 11:51 PM 8 comments:
It was a really great party...
had a blast and saw lots of people we haven't seen in a long time.
People ate, drank and laughed a lot.
Unfortunately, it rained.....lots of people in the house..
We were up late last night and early this morning.
I tried the food for the first time this afternoon and it came out quite good.
There was an interesting blend of our worlds yesterday..
Family of both of ours
Work friends of both of ours
Random friends from around here
A couple of friends from college...
It is odd seeing your grandfather and one of the guys you work with talking and interacting.
It was a fun "adult" party...my first in my very own house...
Breakfast this morning with the out of town guests..
My parents and brother were the last to leave a couple of hours ago to catch a plane..
It's very quiet in my house..hasn't been this quiet in the house in four days...kinda lonely...you know that feeling after the party you've been planning forever is done and you all of a sudden have no stress....yep that feeling...I am exhausted and falling asleep on the couch...waiting til it's an acceptable time to go bed...
Hope you are well.. love and hugs to you all...
Posted by colenic at 6:23 PM 4 comments:
blogger was down and I felt disconnected from all of you..
My parents are here as is my aunt and my brother.
bought and put together patio furniture
Cooked forty pounds of pork
been to walmart twice, the grocery store three times, BJ's twice, the dollar store twice and starbucks three times
we have a ton of food for the party tomorrow:
3 pounds of macaroni salad
120 chicken skewers
two vegetable platters
pepperoni, cheese crackers
hubby built stairs for the deck and put up a wall
Done lots of dishes..
Another trip to Bj's in the morning to pick up a cake and ice and a trip for seven table and fifty chairs...we need to put up a tent and set everything up..
Hoping for the weather to hold out until after the sun goes down tomorrow...
I think we are ready for a party.....anyone wanna come??
Hope that you are all doing well and that blogger stays up and running...
hugs to you all...i'll be back after the party...
Posted by colenic at 10:10 PM 4 comments:
for your enjoyment...some flowers, a bathroom and my lovely parents.
Posted by colenic at 9:41 PM 10 comments:
Shocking that things are crazy right now....
But I have a couple of things that I wanted to share before the day goes full swing:
My parents will be here in 27 hours and 11 minutes. I can't WAIT to see them.
The cleaning lady is coming today- I fired the elves- they just weren't cutting it. So my house will be squeaky clean when I get home.
My bathroom is DONE!! The toilet works, the sink works and there's a door a floor and paint on the walls. I am so excited and eternally grateful for and in awe of my husband and the work he can accomplish
New class started last night- it's the LAST one....in 41 days I will be finished.
So that's my quick list of happy things this morning..
Hugs and love to each of you today!!
Posted by colenic at 7:50 AM 6 comments:
well this weekend was quite insane.
Hubby says it will only take him a few more hours and that will completed. It looks awesome. If it wasn't so late I would take pictures....I promise I will..
My mother in law cleaned the house this weekend...it is also almost done..
She was actually pretty dealable this weekend...maybe because I refused to engage with her if I didn't like what she was saying or maybe because she did so much around here that it's not very nice to say something bad...either way she was incredibly helpful and the first layer of dust is off of everything...which is awesome.
My favoriteist aunt drove up from CT last night late and worked outside all day. She has my hill almost all cleaned off, she pulled weeds, she planted...she's amazing. I hate to garden and she knows that and accepts it and does it for me for my birthday every year. Plus she makes me smile.
I painted some wainscoting in the kitchen white- which I love
I planted my flower pots and some lettuce.
I helped clean out the garage
I cooked and baked and did dishes.
I wrote a fifteen page paper.
There is still a lot to be done, but a lot was accomplished this weekend. Hopefully the weather is nice next saturday cause I am not sure what I am going to do with all these people if it's not.
For now, I am happy knowing that I almost have a new bathroom, I almost have a clean house, I almost have a planted garden. Now onto the week of menu planning, house cleaning, decorating and stress that leads up to a party.
For now, I am extremely grateful that there are people in my life who will come and help when we need it- even if I have to put up with disparaging comments.
I just emailed off my paper for my class so this one is done. I start my next one on Tuesday- that means 12 more discussion questions and six more papers and I can officially say that I got my MBA.
For now I am going to send out hugs and wishes that you all have sweet dreams tonight (even though I hope that you are already in bed).....hugs and lots of love to you all..
Posted by colenic at 12:30 AM 7 comments:
Well things sort of went the way I wanted the to yesterday....
I got mostly caught up...
my boss and I skipped our career conversation. She had stuff and I just was in a state that I wasn't really feeling it..
She asked me the other day what was going on...because I had been really excited about this new job...
Have you ever had one of those moments that you just aren't sure about your ability to effect change?
I am not confident right now....
things are messy at work right now and I am not sure what it is going to take to fix it....
In this new position I would be expected to have ideas to fix it...
I guess I am just feeling a bit hopeless about the whole situation. I need to get in a better head space because I don't want to screw up this opportunity...
In other news, they are making progress on the bathroom...the wainscoting is up and the room is painted. The floor leveler stuff is drying...hopefully this will be all done tomorrow...
Poor hubby,....his birthday was today and he worked all day....i did make him a cake and get him a couple of cards....but everyone was pretty exhausted tonight....I am falling asleep as I type this but am waiting up for my aunt who will hopefully be here soon....
I hope that all you mother's out there have an amazing mothers day and that your kids are extra specially nice to you....
hope that you are all doing well in your corners of the world...sending peace and love to you all...
Posted by colenic at 10:44 PM 5 comments:
Another week coming to an end...
It was another crazy one...
hubby accepted a new job on monday with a different company. He's been at the same job for 11 years so this is a big deal. I am hoping that it will be less stress for him and make him happier...
In the meantime, he's super crabby and snapping at me for everything...the joys of marriage..
it was an insane week at work...
I am still working on getting there...but hopefully by the end of the day tomorrow I will be there..
My boss and I are having drinks tomorrow night to "discuss my career path"...promises to be fun.
That's really all I have tonight...
except that you should all go check out the latest post by Lyndylou at The Giggle Fest....it really spoke to me today and put into words some very familiar feelings.
Sending positive vibes and lots of smiles out to the universe tonight to all of you!!
This weekend was great....It was so nice to see my family and spend some time with all of them. I didn't get to take many pictures and I haven't taken them off my camera yet :) so I promise them for another day.
I have had a post in draft mode for a day and a half now. I started it when I opened my facebook page on Monday morning and the first thing I saw was a video clip of people celebrating. I couldn't figure out what major sporting event I missed and then I read what was going on.
Bin Laden was killed and people were dancing in the street
Celebrating the death of this evil person
Celebrating America and the power that this country had to take down this leader of a terrorist organization
Celebrating the destruction of this individual who spearheaded an organization who's mission seems to be to take down America
And you know what, I didn't celebrate. I actually didn't post about it at all.
Like many other people who lived through that day, I remember exactly where I was, who I was with and what I was doing. I remember the terror of hearing about the attacks in New York City.
I remember the pit in my stomach because I didn't know where my dad was working that day or whether my mom was in the store at the Pentagon.
I remember hearing that they were evacuating people in downtown Pittsburgh and thinking about the emails I had just exchanged with my best friend's mother who was in the tallest sky scraper.
I remember not being able to get online, there were no televisions in the building I was in and I remember not being able to contact my family.
I remember the days that followed, trying to make sure that the friends who were living in New York City were okay, that no one I knew was on one of those planes.
And I remember the phone call and the emotions when I found out that there was someone I knew, a friend who lost their life that day.
Hearing that Bin Laden was dead brought back all of those memories. Flooding in, they took my by surprise, because to this day those emotions, that feeling of being out of control still floor me.
But I couldn't celebrate.
I can't celebrate the death of another human being, no matter how just and well deserved.
I know that people won't agree with me, and every one is entitled to their own feelings and thoughts on the subject, far be it from me to judge, so please don't judge me.
He was the leader of a vast organization. A figurehead really who I honestly believe probably hasn't been calling the shots for several years. He is gone and his judgement will be passed by whatever higher power has the right to pass that judgement. Certainly not me.
I am glad that the men and women who fight so hard for our country have succeeded in a mission that has been going on for a very long time.
I hope that this will make the world a more peaceful place, but I honestly don't believe that one person has that much power. There are contingency plans and a hierarchy to an organization of any scale that does not rely on one man.
The dancing on the street, reminded me of the videos from right after 9/11 of individuals who were celebrating the attacks.
Hate breeds hate and once it's out, there is a vicious cycle that perpetuates. When does it end?
I am glad that I wrote this, although I have no idea how it will be received. It was not my intention to offend or to defend anyone or anything. If I have offended anyone, I truly apologize and promise to be back to "normal" posts tomorrow.
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Vitale's Italian Bistro, Gloucester City
942 9th St, Gloucester City, NJ 08030
Cuisine: Italian RestaurantsContact: (856) 456-5660Open Hours: Monday 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM, Tuesday 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM, Wednesday 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM, Thursday 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM, Friday 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM, Saturday 4:00 PM - 01:00 AM, Sunday 2:00 PM - 10:00 PMVisit WebsiteView more information on Yahoo! LocalVitale's Italian Bistro comes to you with over 50 years experience serving great food at fabulous prices, in a casual, family atmosphere. We bring to ... More Vitale's Italian Bistro
DescriptionVitale's Italian Bistro comes to you with over 50 years experience serving great food at fabulous prices, in a casual, family atmosphere. We bring to you a delicious and varied selection of fine Italian food, with each item prepared to order with our own special recipes, by our talented chefs. "Enjoy the taste of Italy"
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By Craig, 1/15/12
Vitale's could be the best Italian restaurant that I've ever dined at. The food was incredibly delicious. The bread was fresh, the house salad dressing was great, the seafood bisque was light and full of seafood, the gnocchi were delicate, the veal was fresh and tender....I can go on and on. Very impressive for a local eatery in a small town. We traveled from Bucks County to use a Groupon Voucher, but will definitely take the trip again and will be more than willing to pay full fare. The prices were very reasonable. The visit was enhanced by the excellent service we received from Ashley. She was the bomb as far as servers are concerned. I can't wait to go again!
By Sherry, 10/19/10
Celebrated my 55th birthday last night and we are going again tonite. Thumbs up, everything was wonderful. I highly recommend to all. I give it 5 STARS!!! Sherry
By joan, 6/23/10
This is our favorite restaurant! The food is always excellent! The employees are always pleasant. The place is well decorated and clean (even the bathroom).
If you want excellent service, request Ashley as your waitress. None better!! We have been there many times and each time she is great! Prices are right too!!
By Broskis, 6/5/10
This is one of our favorite restaurants. We dine here at least twice a month and come up from Vineland, New Jersey for the stuffed long hots and mussles marinara. Always a great meal with a pleasant atmosphere and wonderful bartenders and servers. Entertainment on the weekends is great and the price is right. I suggest you try it out.
By Jeffrey, 9/21/09
My wife and I have been to Vitale's a dozen times or so. The atmosphere is nice, the food is excellent. The only thing that is not up to par is the service. The service has been horrible there every time we have gone there, whether at lunch or dinner time. I realize good food can take awhile to prepare, but the wait staff is unattentive and slow. We would go there more often, it just takes way too long to get out of there.
By jflippy, 1/17/09
This place is great. The food is amazing and very reasonable. There is a great bar area and usually entertainment on the weekends. It's definatly one of my favorite restaurants and I highly recommend it.
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avaliação de It seems the key is a kind of the room. I've booked a studio (#205 - warmly recommended) everything is new, nice, clean and confortable. You have a small kitchen with frige and staff, huge bathroom, a park view with silence and fresh air outside. If you don't like noise of a big city - good option. Distance from the city center - be aware, but taxi is coming in 5 min and take you to the city in another 5 min. Breackfast can be definitelly better - its not even remind of what Russia can offer. Also - if you come a half of hour before 10 (it served until 10AM), you most probable will have only a tea with sugar...from some reason we couple of times found empty plates and it seems was a problem for the staff to refill it...
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