A LOVING SHOUT-OUT TO MY SWEETIE ON HIS BIRTHDAY!
Here's to a healthy and happy year, honey :)
We are headed to Half Moon Bay for the weekend - I will check in when we get back.
I should have some crazy pictures of the coast to post :)
Friday, May 28, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
GO FLYERS!!!!!
Westside is excited!!!!
Flyers logo in all windows and on our mailbox so there is NO QUESTION where this girl is from, and where her heart is!
HERE WE GO FLYERS, HERE WE GO!!!!!
Friday, May 14, 2010
Nous allons à Paris !
Exciting news! Ak's mom is taking us to Paris for ak's 40th birthday!
Although his b-day is at the end of this month, we will be meeting her in Paris in early July to coincide with the end of her Europe trip.
I can barely get my head around this......
Saint begonias!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
41 part duex
Well, I had a fabulous birthday! On Friday, the weather was perfect, and I enjoyed a total lazy day reading and talking on the phone. I got all kinds of wonderful presents that I will always treasure. Axel told me to be ready at 7pm for a 7:30pm dinner reservation, so I got myself all prettied up and dressed up, and we went to The Plumed Horse in Saratoga ( http://www.plumedhorse.com/ ), where Julie and her husband Gabriel were waiting as a surprise :) It was awesome - we had our own private room off of the bar area called the "Champagne Room", and the service was out of this world! They have a crazy wine room/cellar with a glass floor so you can see the whole cellar - so cool! We sat behind the piano player, and he even played "Happy Birthday" and the "meow-meow Charlie Brown" song at our request :)
After a toasting glass of champagne, ak drank his usual vodka tonics, I continued with the bubbles, and Julie and Gabriel got a bottle of red. No one was feeling any pain as we walked back to our cars, but it was evident that Julie was a little more tipsy than the rest of us. We got back to our house, and had started to watch a movie when Julie disappeared into the bathroom. When Gabriel checked on her, it was evident that she was totally sick. He was totally freaked out, and asked me to help her......the poor thing had been sick everywhere - red wine. I jumped into action with the cold washcloth, water to rinse, pulled back her hair, etc., but she wouldn't stop puking, and it was really loud. At one point we thought she was done and headed out to the front patio for some fresh air. I left her for a second to rinse the washcloth, and by the time I got back out there she had power puked out there, too. I got her back in the bathroom right away! By this time, Gabriel had to leave to get home and pay the babysitter, and ak and I could tell how freaked out he was by the whole thing, and possible a bit repulsed. He kept telling her to get in the shower. Finally, it seemed like she was done, so we got her into the guestroom. Within 5 minutes, she was heaving again, so I sat in there with her for like an hour to make sure she didn't choke to death, and to hand her the trash can. Finally she passed out, and I felt comfortable going to bed. Ak checked on her few times during the night.
I woke early to get started on the cleaning.....washing down the front porch, washing out the 3 trash cans that got used, washing the bathroom rug and towels, wiping down the whole bathroom, cleaning toilet and mopped floor.
I can say that at the time I wasn't very happy, but I felt so badly for Julie that it didn't matter. I hope someone would take care of me the same way if I was in the same situation :) We were able to laugh about by Sunday. Julie and I hung out last night, and she is choosing to remember the wonderful dinner only!
Ak is in Fl for the week, so I am flying solo here. Not sleeping very well, but doing a lot of anal rententive organizing :) More soon.
Definately check out the Plumed Horse link - the place was AMAZING!!!
Later, Peeps!
After a toasting glass of champagne, ak drank his usual vodka tonics, I continued with the bubbles, and Julie and Gabriel got a bottle of red. No one was feeling any pain as we walked back to our cars, but it was evident that Julie was a little more tipsy than the rest of us. We got back to our house, and had started to watch a movie when Julie disappeared into the bathroom. When Gabriel checked on her, it was evident that she was totally sick. He was totally freaked out, and asked me to help her......the poor thing had been sick everywhere - red wine. I jumped into action with the cold washcloth, water to rinse, pulled back her hair, etc., but she wouldn't stop puking, and it was really loud. At one point we thought she was done and headed out to the front patio for some fresh air. I left her for a second to rinse the washcloth, and by the time I got back out there she had power puked out there, too. I got her back in the bathroom right away! By this time, Gabriel had to leave to get home and pay the babysitter, and ak and I could tell how freaked out he was by the whole thing, and possible a bit repulsed. He kept telling her to get in the shower. Finally, it seemed like she was done, so we got her into the guestroom. Within 5 minutes, she was heaving again, so I sat in there with her for like an hour to make sure she didn't choke to death, and to hand her the trash can. Finally she passed out, and I felt comfortable going to bed. Ak checked on her few times during the night.
I woke early to get started on the cleaning.....washing down the front porch, washing out the 3 trash cans that got used, washing the bathroom rug and towels, wiping down the whole bathroom, cleaning toilet and mopped floor.
I can say that at the time I wasn't very happy, but I felt so badly for Julie that it didn't matter. I hope someone would take care of me the same way if I was in the same situation :) We were able to laugh about by Sunday. Julie and I hung out last night, and she is choosing to remember the wonderful dinner only!
Ak is in Fl for the week, so I am flying solo here. Not sleeping very well, but doing a lot of anal rententive organizing :) More soon.
Definately check out the Plumed Horse link - the place was AMAZING!!!
Later, Peeps!
Friday, May 7, 2010
It's official - I am IN my 40's!!!!
Wow - I am 41 today! Just talked to my mom, and I think she is more in shock at my age than I am!!! It is a beautiful day here, and I am ready to enjoy it :)
Here are some fun May and May 7th facts:
Who was born?
Johannes Brahms 5/7/1833
Robert Browning 5/7/1812
Peter Tchaikovsky 5/7/1840
Gary Cooper 5/7/1901
Eva Peron 5/7/1919
Johnny Unitas 5/7/1933
Willard Scott 5/7/1934
Top Box Office 5/7/1941 - Citizen Cane
Bestseller 5/7/1944 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
#1 Song 5/7/1964 - Hello Dolly!
May's birthstone is the Emerald. Emeralds can guarantee true love and uncover false.
May's flower is the Lily of the Valley. In Victorian times, Lilies of the Valley signified the ruturn of happiness.
Taurus can be kind, loving and mad as a bull. Personally secretive, Taurus is tenacious and known for mental and physical strength.
So what do you think? Does this zodiac description fit me?
Have a good one, peeps!
Here are some fun May and May 7th facts:
Who was born?
Johannes Brahms 5/7/1833
Robert Browning 5/7/1812
Peter Tchaikovsky 5/7/1840
Gary Cooper 5/7/1901
Eva Peron 5/7/1919
Johnny Unitas 5/7/1933
Willard Scott 5/7/1934
Top Box Office 5/7/1941 - Citizen Cane
Bestseller 5/7/1944 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
#1 Song 5/7/1964 - Hello Dolly!
May's birthstone is the Emerald. Emeralds can guarantee true love and uncover false.
May's flower is the Lily of the Valley. In Victorian times, Lilies of the Valley signified the ruturn of happiness.
Taurus can be kind, loving and mad as a bull. Personally secretive, Taurus is tenacious and known for mental and physical strength.
So what do you think? Does this zodiac description fit me?
Have a good one, peeps!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Scrabble & Poetry - for Meadow
Last weekend, ak and I headed up to Boulder Creek. Ak couldn't wait to show Rob his new iPad! I had my iPhone, book and a small craft with me, so I was prepared for the back and forth tech talk marathon.
Luckily, Meadow arrived, and we engaged in a great game of Scrabble. I told her I would post a picture of our board AND compose something out of all the words we had used.
Check it out ....
And now for the literary portion of the show, here are the 4 short poems I wrote.
I think I rose to my own challenge :)
(Note: red words have been added)
1.
Ode to Sunny April
Bella dia gives joy to zoo life,
And grime aroma.
2.
Tear the web quilt.
Lamps give?
3.
Ed voted yes, re: is in a queer fedora.
Hike to China, be a true yang twin!
4.
Tag sax dogs.
Atone for coy tics.
I think I am ready to be published.
Later, peeps!
Luckily, Meadow arrived, and we engaged in a great game of Scrabble. I told her I would post a picture of our board AND compose something out of all the words we had used.
Check it out ....
And now for the literary portion of the show, here are the 4 short poems I wrote.
I think I rose to my own challenge :)
(Note: red words have been added)
1.
Ode to Sunny April
Bella dia gives joy to zoo life,
And grime aroma.
2.
Tear the web quilt.
Lamps give?
3.
Ed voted yes, re: is in a queer fedora.
Hike to China, be a true yang twin!
4.
Tag sax dogs.
Atone for coy tics.
I think I am ready to be published.
Later, peeps!
Happy Cinco de Mayo & stuff
In tradition with today's holiday, ak and I enjoyed Mexican fare for dinner tonight. We have a great place with the yummiest tacos, and any meat, chicken or fish preparation you can think of.
It's been a busy week so far. We've had to run around alot, but the weather has been fantastic. It's been good to get out of our 2 block radius :) I've started doing the Farmer's Market again each Saturday morning, and am usually there between 9-10am. There was also an art festival happening at the same time, so there were alot of folks milling about. It was a bit too crowded for me, so I hustled through, but I did take the time to get this shot of the am's entertainment. A bluegrass dude is usually there, but this Saturday we had this .....
On Monday we did something we have never done....I was over at my friend Julie's by 7:30am on Monday am. She was running around geting ready for work, so I got the 2 girls going with shoes, school snack, dressing Scarlett, etc. At 8am, Hannah, Scarlett and me set off in Julie's car (car seats) to drop Hannah off for school. She's in first grade. The two of them sang the whole way - a song about the nice sunny day :) Traffic is crazy in the parking lot, which I had to drive through to get to the drop off area. She zipped out of the car before I could say bye, and all I saw was the back of her running to class - blond hair flying and pink Hello Kitty backpack bouncing up and down. I felt like such an imposter, and tried to manuever my way out of there as fast as possible without killing any children.
So Scarlett and I headed to our house. She's 3 1/2, tough as nails and comedian funny, so the day could go either way, easy or very hard. We ended up having a great day here, watching children's programming, singing inane songs, playing inside and outside with her race car and our toys, and putting stickers on paper. The 3 of us had lunch together, and she told us all kinds of stories - she is very expressive with lots of movement and jumping up and down, voice rises, too. We got the call at 2:30 that all parents were back home, so I packed up Scarlett and her huggy (blanket), fairy bear, race car, pull ups, and wipes and headed back to Julie's.
When I got back home, ak was lounging on the couch. I joined him, and by 5:30pm we were both passed out, and stayed there until 1am. We were totally wiped out!
Here is Scarlett hanging out on our back patio ....
Hope all of you had a wonderful Cinco de Mayo!!!!!
It's been a busy week so far. We've had to run around alot, but the weather has been fantastic. It's been good to get out of our 2 block radius :) I've started doing the Farmer's Market again each Saturday morning, and am usually there between 9-10am. There was also an art festival happening at the same time, so there were alot of folks milling about. It was a bit too crowded for me, so I hustled through, but I did take the time to get this shot of the am's entertainment. A bluegrass dude is usually there, but this Saturday we had this .....
On Monday we did something we have never done....I was over at my friend Julie's by 7:30am on Monday am. She was running around geting ready for work, so I got the 2 girls going with shoes, school snack, dressing Scarlett, etc. At 8am, Hannah, Scarlett and me set off in Julie's car (car seats) to drop Hannah off for school. She's in first grade. The two of them sang the whole way - a song about the nice sunny day :) Traffic is crazy in the parking lot, which I had to drive through to get to the drop off area. She zipped out of the car before I could say bye, and all I saw was the back of her running to class - blond hair flying and pink Hello Kitty backpack bouncing up and down. I felt like such an imposter, and tried to manuever my way out of there as fast as possible without killing any children.
So Scarlett and I headed to our house. She's 3 1/2, tough as nails and comedian funny, so the day could go either way, easy or very hard. We ended up having a great day here, watching children's programming, singing inane songs, playing inside and outside with her race car and our toys, and putting stickers on paper. The 3 of us had lunch together, and she told us all kinds of stories - she is very expressive with lots of movement and jumping up and down, voice rises, too. We got the call at 2:30 that all parents were back home, so I packed up Scarlett and her huggy (blanket), fairy bear, race car, pull ups, and wipes and headed back to Julie's.
When I got back home, ak was lounging on the couch. I joined him, and by 5:30pm we were both passed out, and stayed there until 1am. We were totally wiped out!
Here is Scarlett hanging out on our back patio ....
Hope all of you had a wonderful Cinco de Mayo!!!!!
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