VACA

Only 2 1/2 days away from vaca! I am dying! I cannot wait to get to the beach - the warmth - the sunshine - Florida. Venice here we come!

Poor Jess

Poor Jess! I feel bad for her. She is so sweet, so beautiful and she just can't work out the whole romance thing. You would think that such a perfect Barbie doll could find happiness with just about anyone, but it hasn't worked out for her yet. And she seems to try so hard and to want it so bad, it makes me sad for her.

I actually like her. True she is not the brightest star in the sky, but I do think she is genuine. I used to watch the Newlyweds show and she never failed to amuse, but it never seemed put on, it just seemed like it was her, funny, silly, stupid, beautiful - whatever came out - it all felt honest. I find her endearing and with every heartbreak and weight fluctuation - even more so. (Not to mention I am a HUGE supporter of her shoe & clothing line! In fact the ONLY shoes that travel with me on vaca are my Jess's - I simply cannot leave them behind.)

Another Reason to Like Kid Rock

"It's gay. If one more person asks me if I have a Twitter, I'm going to tell them, 'Twitter this sh*t, motherf*cker.'"

:)

Perfection

New Phones

After 5 years I finally broke down a got new phone. I know I am SO OLD SCHOOL, a phone, no qwerty sidekicking keyboard for texting, no Blackberry - just a phone, a real phone, one that rings. But I love it. After over 20 years with Verizon, and whoever they were before they were Verizon, we switched to T-Mobile. MUCH better rates, and like damn near everything is free. Michael and I got matching phones, mine is red, his is black. We are not texters, or emailers, so regular phones suit us well. Everyone at work is on me to get a Blackberry, and I think why, so people I hate can bother me more? No thanks. I want to be LESS in touch, less accessible, less connected. I don't think this IM, social networking, NOW world that everyone is all jacked up on is all that great. I think we need downtime, alone time, family time. Remember the day when you left the office/home and no one could contact you till you got back and actually picked up the phone? And remember when people would not dare to call before 9am or after 8pm, because that was family time??? What happened to that courtesy? Where did those boundaries go? Anyway, I am rambling, I like my phone, we are saving money, the end.

Cookie Monster

Pikinik Basket

What is in our pikinik basket?? Oven fried chicken, spicy pulled pork, baked beans, cucumber potato salad, guacamole, salsa, cherries and more! Another lovely day and we couldn't waste it sitting inside! So we had to do a picnic at one of our favorite little hideaway spots, right up the street. It is a wonderful park that has a picnic area, bike trail, lake and play ground. We like to go bike riding there around the lake on nice days, but today was for noshing and relaxing in sunshine.

Strawberry Festival 2009

It was a glorious day - too chilly for our taste, about 75-78 and breezy, - but the sun was out and sky was blue, a rarity around here. Another rarity, we had the day off together! So we spent it at the Long Grove Strawberry Festival. It was a wonderful day. There was so much food - none of it healthy, and all of it on sticks - but all of it delightful! We ate till we were sick and enjoyed very minute of it. It was nice to see so many people out enjoying a family event in this quaint little (upscale)town. Equally nice to see that the terrible economy has not affected Long Grove at all. I guess the filthy rich really do not have to worry about much.... After we walked around and digested a bit, we headed to our favorite area restaurant Shaws Crab House http://shawscrabhouse.com/index.html Where we continued to engorge our bellies with as many fishes as we could catch! I even tried my first bite of sushi. Not a real bite, more like a nibble. It wasn't nearly as gross as thought it would be. Not that I will be ordering it any time soon, but at least I tried it - cross it off the list now. Don't get the attraction, why Michael would choose that over say, my favorite, the luscious and delectable lobster roll on a warm and buttery French Brioch roll, I will never know......

Gorge

Elle Macpherson - GODDESS! Radiant beauty - WOW! How old is she? She's had how many kids? DEADLY! Loving her! Totally jealous.