Beautiful Day

I can't even begin to tell you how beautiful this day was! I went to a party today for a friends daughter. She had her Sweet 16. It wasn't as big or outrageous as the parties you see on MTV, but it was pretty close. She was happy and he was proud and a good time was had by all. She was given a day that she will never forget and I guess that's all that matters.

I actually put this wordart together a while back, but today seems like a good time to post it. So, you can pick it up here.

The morning after

Well, after too much food, too many bottles of wine, a sunset sail around the bay and a very late night I had painters outside my window at 8:30 this morning. As soon as they break for lunch I'm going back to bed. LOL!

I had a wonderful Thanksgiving surrounded by the best friends a person can have. There weren't even any major food disasters. The smoke alarm only went off once. LOL!

Years ago, when I still lived in North Carolina, one of my friends decided she was going to cook dinner for four of us. Since I am totally hopeless near kitchen appliances, I watched football with the guys while she worked in the kitchen. She was so proud of herself for planning a special meal and wanted so badly for everything to be perfect. She searched for the perfect recipes and set a beautiful table. Most of the recipes she found served 8 people and there were only four of us. So, she very cleverly cut all the ingredients in half and then proceeded to cook the meal at half the temperature for half the time. I'm not kidding! It was way worse than any thing I've ever tried to cook. We ended up ordering pizza.

I hope that your Thanksgiving was as wonderful as mine was and that you've added more special memories into your book of life. Have a great "day after" and make sure you pick up today's wordart here

Birthday surprise

Well, I'm moving very slow this morning. I will be out of town next weekend when my actual birthday arrives so my friends gave me a surprise party last night. I have the best friends in the whole world!

It really was a surprise too! As a matter of fact, it was such a surprise, I almost didn't go. I was tired and just wanted to go to sleep. I got talked into just showing up long enough to say hi to everyone. Well, I stayed a lot longer than that. LOL!

Want to know something funny? I think they are planning some kind of surprise for me at work on Monday. That's the only day next week that I'm actually showing up to work. LOL! The kids in my class are in on it and they spilled the beans. They told me everything and then told me not to guess. LOL!

Here's to surprise parties...

http://www.4shared.com/file/70268450/267dabb1/Birthdays_11-08-08.html?

Life is a party

***If you downloaded this on or before 10-22-08, please check below and make sure you have the corrected version. Kelsey, thanks for the heads up!


Have you ever heard of Lincoln Road on Miami Beach? I live within walking distance of this popular place for trendy shops and restaurants. My friends and I like to go out at least once a week and visit. Ususally we'll end up sitting at one of the outside tables in front of any of the restaurants along Lincoln Road. It's fun to sit there and discuss our day while we people watch. If you've ever visited Miami Beach, you know that we've got lots of people to watch. LOL!

We've been having such beautiful weather here lately that we just had to go out and enjoy it. So there we sat Monday night, drink in hand, sharing stories of everything that's happpened since we had last sat at that same exact table four night earlier. We laughed, we made plans for the weekend, we laughed some more, we walked home.

It sounds like a simple night spent with friends and that's what it was. Yet, it was also so much more than that. It was a party. A small party, but a party just the same and I am so glad that I was invitted. But I'm even more glad that I chose to go and not sit at home.

Will you accept the next invitation you receive or will you let it pass you by? Here's a goodie for you while you think about your answer...

http://www.4shared.com/file/67994131/aaa718f0/Life_10-21-08.html

Night Sounds

Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night because you thought you heard something? Have you sat up and listened to see if you can hear it again? Well, this happened to me last night and I could not get back to sleep. I'm not sure why I woke up. It might have been a dream that I can't remember. It might have been nothing at all. But...it is October and strange things are happening everywhere. LOL!

Here's a goodie for all the strange sounds you hear in the night...

http://www.4shared.com/file/65029531/98841901/Bump_10-11-08.html

Good or Bad?

OK, I have to know would you be the wicked witch or the good witch? I guess we all want to be the good witch, but aren't there just days when the bad witch comes out?

Here's a goodie for you..

http://www.4shared.com/file/65581065/3b9c4a4b/Witch_10-9-08.html

Here's a request...

Here's a goodie that my friend Rachel requested for her little vampire, 7 year old Cody. He's a cutie and I hope I get a picture of him in his costume to share with you.

http://www.4shared.com/file/65581019/7d6b90a7/Vampire_10-8-08.html

Trick or Treat

I didn't quite understand trick or treating when I was very young. I tried to insist that I be allowed to eat my candy after every house. LOL! I told you that I had a sweet tooth!

I remember the streets being filled with families going house to house. I remember the decorations in the yards. I remember my dad standing back and watching as we walked up to a house and rang the doorbell. I remember the neighbors pretending not to know us when they opened the door. I remember getting mad when someone gave me an apple instead of chocolate. I remember going home and sorting out the "good" candy from the "bad" and in those days the "bad" candy was the kind that I didn't like. My parents always checked it over but we didn't really have to worry about someone putting something in the candy.

I think it's sad that kids today won't have those memories. The areas that still allow trick or treating mainly have it during daylight hours. Where I live the kids hit up Lincoln Road and go to the stores for their trick or treating. Then they're off the streets before the sun goes down and the adults come out to play.

When it comes to Halloween I miss the old days. Here's a couple of goodies for anyone else that misses it too...

Orange...

http://www.4shared.com/file/64768900/3bfa7999/TOTOrange_10-6-08.html

Black...

http://www.4shared.com/file/64768892/5f4c9cb/TOTBlack_10-6-08.html

Party time!

I'm heading out to a little party tonight. It's not really a Halloween party, but it is October and it is a party. Don't you just love parties?

Here's a little goodie for the party animal in you...

http://www.4shared.com/file/64756397/deb4df46/Scary_10-4-08.html