Surprise Halloween

For me, I think the best prank that I can remember is when I was a child. We lived a few states away from my grandparents and one halloween my parents and us kids drove to my grandparents house. My grandparents had no idea we were coming for a visit! This was going to be a total surprise for them!

When we were nearly there, my dad stopped the car and we dressed up in our halloween costumes with masks and all. I believe I was a little princess. Remember those plastic masks? Anyway, my dad pulled over about 50 yards from their house. The plan was my brother and I were going to not say who we were when my granny opened the door. She wouldn't know with us wearing our masks. We would only reveal who we were at the very end when she gave us the candy.

It was evening and we ran up to the door and rang the door bell. I was so excited to be fooling my granny. My grandmother answered the door and I said, "Trick or Treat Granny!".

Sleepless In Seattle?

ABC's  The Bachelor, wimp or man?

Personally, now what is it about the bachelor that makes him so intriguing?  Is it his smile?  Or those  intense and romantic brown eyes?

I totally think Jason M. is a real man. However, he does border ever so closely to a wimpy kinda guy.  I like it when a man can show his emotions, when he can really show how he feels when it comes to love, and being in love.  Jason is kind, loving, fun and is capable of showing his love which a lot more than most men out there.  He had a hard choice.  I don't know why he went with the first one to begin with.  "You chose the wrong one!" I'd shout, if only he could hear me.  The chemistry between the two, him and Molly was undeniably there.  The one main reason that he should have noticed but was too much in the thick of things to realize is that he cried hard when he let her go.  Molly was right on when she's said, "you've made a big mistake."  I agreed.

Have you ever said that to a guy you were dating and broke things off with you?

I don't think most women want a man who cries at the drop of a hat.  That's going too far.  But when it comes to affairs of the heart, it's tough.  He'd been divorced and for those of us who have been through one, you might second guess yourself when a love decision comes around again.  You just might force yourself to go with the "other" one just simply because you think you might be attracting the same type again.  Oooh so confusing love is sometimes!

Reality.  We need to be realistic when it comes to love.  Too many of us, man or woman, get caught up in the romance. Should romance last a lifetime?  Does it fade, but the real love stay over the years?  

All in all, Jason made the right moves.  He not only thought about himself, but did think about those involved.  Love hurts sometimes, but if you have the right balance of heart and mind and consider those involved, you'll make the right choice.

No more sleepless nights in Seattle for Jason!  Or, at least, no more heartbreaking sleepless nights in Seattle, thanks to Molly.  I wish them the very best and I believe they're going to make it!

I ask you, what is your definition of love?

Lose The Maintenance Fee and Go Preserved!

I love to travel.  Travel, travel, travel.  Going to new places or revisiting places I've been stirs within me a sense of excitement and adventure.

During my travels, I've noticed so many areas of interior decorating that I'm sure some of these hotels, restaurants and waterparks can save money with this down economy and the need to "go green".

Imagine no maintenance fee coming across your desk.  The use of preserved palm trees or even artificial palm trees are great for interior or exterior use!  Palm trees are elegant, upscale, and affordable.  Best of all, they can be used in places where there is no sunlight needed.  And they don't die on you, leaving you to constantly replace them!

Custom Made Palm Tree Co, LLC., specializes in just this.  Helping commercial and residential structures achieve the upscale and elegant decor wanted.  They really fit the need for ambiance.

I visited the website: www.custompalmtrees.com.  Great site that's easy to navigate.  If you are looking to renovate, remodel or get away from the fees that come with using real plants, take a look at the website and give them a call today.  

You'll be glad you did!

Towers in the sky

Let's go green!  Well, okay, at least my text color is green.  Does that count?  

Has anyone heard of the term "Visual Pollution"?  I have.  I think as technology gains greater ground cover, we can expect to see more of these cell phone towers erected all over.  In an attempt to hide these ghastly things towering over us as we drive, disguising them as pine trees or palm trees is becoming very popular all over the world.

How interesting!  I think it's a good idea.  Let's try to blend modern technology with mother nature.  Let's try to positively contribute to the beautiful scenery.  Most people don't even recognize the difference and that's a good thing.  That says it works.

I know of a guy who does this and it's good business.  If you want more information, contact me.

I know the economy sucks right now, but this is when the tough pull themselves up by their boot straps and get going. 

Blondes and Communicating

Blondes and communicating.  A very interesting topic.  

For instance, one night my friend, D and I decided to meet for dinner and drinks.  We decided on a nice restaurant, the time was 5pm.  Oh, did I mention she is a brunette?

I get there and sit at the bar, order a glass of chardonnay and begin to read the newspaper that was lying on the counter.  Time gets away and I look at my watch, 20 minutes has now gone by!  "That's strange," I think to myself, because her and I are very punctual people.  We both had high stress, fast- paced careers and were used to being very prompt for any meeting, anywhere.  I waited a few more minutes thinking maybe rush hour was holding her up.  But no phone call either!?  

Alas, I called her.  Maybe I got the name of the restaurant wrong, or the time wrong.  Anyway, she answers her phone.  "Where are you?", I ask.  "I'm here", she replied.  "Where?", I ask.   D. mentions the name and we are at the same restaurant!  She had been sitting at a table waiting for me!  Now, I ask you.  Who got the directions correct?  Well, being a blonde, I just assumed it was me!  

I look around and there at this table she was waving at me!  Duh!  We had a good laugh!

Thoughts on Today

Today I sit at my desk in my home office thinking...  What is it that I can do today that will make me feel as though I've lived today and for today.  You see, I've been recently laid off from my full time job.  As we all know, where ever we hold down a full time career position at any company, we wear many hats to make things flow.  I too, toted the many hat thing at my old job.  I could handle them all very well, not one mistake.  Also being the most educated there, one would think I was probably also the most paid besides the owners.  NOT!

Well, that is in the past now.  Time to move on to bigger and better things.  I once heard a favorite pastor say "You cannot move forward if you're staring in the rear view mirror!"  How true is that statement.  We need to only dwell on past situations to learn from them.  After all, hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Back to today,  my accomplishments will vary from cleaning up my loaded desk here at home to cleaning the house from top to bottom, Fall cleaning time.  I'll rearrange my living furniture for the Fall season.  This always gives me a lift, maybe a little control over some things in my life.  I hand over, or at least try to hand over the big things to God to control.  He knows what I need and when I need it.  Maybe my faith is being tested, maybe I need to find a local church to go to.

There are so many things I will be writing about on my blog.  Hope you come back and visit again!