BBB's space

Yeah.  I love that old Beatles song.  Old being the operative word here.  And yes.  It is my birthday today and I officially, according to Taco Bueno, Government census and certainly 20somethings, become a "senior citizen".   I am turning, as my Dad would say, "double nickles"!  I can't drive 55, but I am 55 today.  Woofreakin' hoo!!  Another birthday and a milestone at that!!

Hubby took me to dinner last night and it was wonderful.  If you all don't have a Red Rock Canyon Grill, well, I feel bad for you because their food is wondermous!  We got our usual dinner called, appropriately:  Cluck and Oink!  That, my friends, would be ribs and smoked chicken.  Both served in huge proportions along with garlic mashed potatoes and glazed carrots.  Yummmmm!  I even had one premium bloody mary (which comes with a HUGE shrimp skewered with two jalapeno stuffed olives and cherry tomatoes.)  Yummmm again I say!  Hubby and I always split the entrees because they give you SO much food.  And, also because I have to have dessert on my birthday.  And what could be better than a whopping huge piece of key lime pie which was served with a baseball sized dollop of fresh whipped cream!  I had to have a "go box" because we could not eat all of the pie!! 

The boss man and his admin in our other office are supposed to take me to lunch today.  Woohoo!  More celebration. 

THEN, Sunday, I get to have birthday lunch with the bestie, who as you remember is the best friend in the whole world, who also shares my birthday, and our friend RL, who is also a "Junie".  It is a long and wonderful tradition and I am so thankful to have these two LOOOOONNNNGGG time friends!

So, that is it for now.  I gotta go to work.  I am doing well healthwise right now.  Can I hear another "wooohooo" for that?  I am most thankful right now and definitely blessed!

Ya'll have a great day!  Hugs!

Bev

Today is one of the best and prettiest days I have lived in a long time.  The weather has been great today.  I have felt GREAT today for the first time in a long time.  Hubby and I have just been hanging out together.  He took me for breakfast, we took Piper to the vet and got her shots, then we put her up and headed out to the Lavender Festival in a small town just south of us.  A couple from this area did much study and research and found that Lavender grows just as well here as it does in France.  The smell of the fresh growing lavender was lovely.  They also have a winery as well.  So people were buying lots of lavender and lavender products and lots of wine.  After that, we went to one of our new fave restaurants and had a late lunch.  Now, we are just kicking back at home.

Last night we went to a couples Pampered Chef party that our daughter threw.  It was a nice evening.  I love Pampered Chef and have TONS of it which I still can't use right now, but I am NOT going into that.  One of the things the PC rep prepared as part of the show was a ginger/lemontini.  It was heavenly.  It had citrus vodka in it, but I drank it any way.  You put a scoop of mixed flavors of sherbet in the glass then poured the "tini" over it.  Yum yum!!  I bought several of the new items PC had to offer.  I have had such good luck with everything I have ever bought from them, so why not buy more??

Oh, and I met "Adonis" last night.  Seriously.  There were a number of couples at this party and one of them was a guy named Adonis.  Who in the heck names their kid Adonis??  To his credit, the guy wore the name well.  At first I thought maybe the guys were teasing when they called him that, but when we had to go around and give our names for the PC rep, sure enough, his name was Adonis.  He was there with his petite and very cute wife.  I could NOT tell you what HER name was though.  I am gonna have to ask our kids where they came to befriend Adonis.  Inquiring minds must know!!

On Monday night, I got to have dinner with several of my sorority sisters from my college days.  It was quite fun to see how everyone was doing and to kind of catch up on each other's lives.

Well, I hope ALL my blog buddies are having a lovely weekend.  Thanks so much for all your sweet comments lately!!  You all are just the BEST!!

Hugs to you!

Bev

I think today is an appropriate time, if you don't each and every day you wake up and draw a breath, to be thankful. 

Today, I am thankful for every soldier who has gone through rigorous training and personal sacrifice to serve our country so that I have the FREEDOM to be thankful, so that I can live in a country that, while not perfect, is still the most wonderful country in the world.  Let us not ever forget that all our beloved freedom came at a price to many!

Today, I am thankful for those members of my family who have gone on before me.  My grandparents, my aunts and uncles, and my beloved Momma are ALL people who shaped my life and who I am.  I miss you and love you!

Today, I am thankful for my family who is still here with me in this walk on this earth.  My precious Daddy, my sisters and BILS, nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews, my children, even though I didn't birth you, and my wonderful grandchildren.  You all are what really make me feel like a rich and very blessed woman.

Today, I am thankful that God gave me the most wonderful husband.  He takes such good care of me and has been my ROCK!!  Times have been tough lately for me and he has held everything together and made everything work out.  I love you B!!

Today, I am thankful to be drawing breath.  To have been granted another day is more of a blessing than I have ever realized.  I hope to never take for granted again that I will have another day.  I only have right now.  Today.  It is all ANY of us have.  Be thankful no matter what.   I know that may be easier said than done.  But each day we are given is truly a gift.

Today, I am thankful for each of my blog friends.  You all have been so wonderful to me and such an encouragement.  I have been through another health scare and I am only going to say that I am just thankful to be here.  To be able to write on this blog is such a blessing.  I haven't written about what has been going on these past couple of weeks because it seemed that I never had anything GOOD to write about.  I am not going to bore you all with details.  Suffice it to say that I am still here, thankful to be here and thankful for all the things I have written about above (and SO much more), and that's the main thing I wanted each of you to know.

Hugs to each of you!  I love you all dearly!

Bev

Hi friends!!  Yesterday, the hubby and I attended a wedding shower for a lovely couple from our new church.  The shower was a "couples" or actually "family" shower as everyone was invited, which I thought was really nice.  The theme was a luau theme.  The hostesses had decorated beautifully, and the host husband is an expert griller.  We had heard that this young man was a phenomenal cook, and we were not disappointed!  All the food was exceptionally good and the fellowship was marvelous.  It was so sweet to watch the bride and groom to be.  They received many wonderful gifts.  Hubby and I enjoyed the evening so much.

Since there was a luau theme to the shower, everyone was encouraged to wear their best Hawaiian wear.  Even though it was cold and rainy yet again, hubby and I got out our best to follow the theme.  I was wearing my NEW green khaki pants, a Hawaiian shirt and the cutest platform slides I own.  They are beige, with a flower on the toe.  I LOVE these shoes!! 

That said, hubby and I left the shower and came home, talking about our kitchen remodel (the subject of many conversations lately but that's another story for another time).  Anywho, we walked in the back door and hubby turned his back to me and was beginning to explain something he wanted to do.  I was standing by the island and decided to slide my cute sandals off.  Somehow, in the blink of an eye, I lost my balance, and before I could grab the island to steady myself, I FLEW backwards and fell, but not before hitting the back of my head on the unfinished wall area around my new pantry.  There is no facing around the door, so it is just a sharp edged piece of wood.  When I sat up, and about the time hubby looked around after hearing a crack sound (my head hitting the wall), blood was going everywhere.  My new khakis and my shirt may not be salvageable.  Hubby quickly got a wet towel and applied pressure to stop the bleeding.  He helped me to the bathroom where I got out of my bloody clothes and into some sweats and a button up shirt, and we headed to the ER.  Well,  numerous "shots" in my head to numb it, ten staples, one gigantic headache, and one tetanus shot later, I got to go home.  Hubby had to keep an eye on me during the night.  I think he was supposed to wake me, but I don't think I slept much.  They couldn't give me anything for pain, so I had to take some Advil and tough it. 

I am home this morning and hubby is going to come home at lunch to make sure that when I shower I do okay.  I still have to wash my hair.  It is just a mess.  Oh well, at least I have no concussion and the staples can be taken out in a week.

So, just call me grace!  Oh, and if anyone wants the CUTEST pair of shoes and you are more graceful than I, you just let me know and the shoes are YOURS!! 

Hugs to you!  Peace.   Out.

Bev 

No Kat, I didn't ignore your tag (and thanks SO much for it!!).  I have been out of town since Friday.  That's my excuse and I am stickin' to it.  Okay.  So here goes.

8 things I'm looking forward to:
1. My kitchen being done in my lifetime.  Hey I'm being honest!
2. Being able to retire someday.
3. Camping this summer.
4. Hubby's class reunion.  His classmates rock!!
5. Going to see my Daddy.  I have been missing him!
6. Going to see my brother & sister-in-law in Denver.
7. Watching Dancing with the Stars on Mon. and Tues.
8. Possibly seeing an old college friend soon.

8 things I did yesterday:
1. Woke up to clouds running through our mountain campsite.
2. Just hung out with my hubby at our campsite.
3. Went to the Junktion (no that's not a misspelling) Dollar Store.
4. Went to the Mena, Ark. Walmart and marveled at the locals.
5. Watched HUNDREDS of bikers driving up and down the road on Talimena Drive.
6. Cooked dinner for our friends in my little RV kitchen!  It rocked!
7. Enjoyed dinner and visiting with our Mena friends!
8. Talked with our campsite neighbors who had two shihtzus just like mine.

 
8 things I wish I could do:
1. Not have to work and that would mean I'd have to win the lottery.
2. Travel the world.
3. Have a house on the beach in Florida.
4. Meet some of my blog buddies (that would be you Kat and you Tricia, and you, Pat, only to name a couple of ya!)
5. Swim with the Dolphins.
6. Have a cabin/lodge in the mountains, big enough to have lots of friends come visit!
7. Go on a cruise (anytime soon would be great!).
8. But MOST of all, I wish I could kiss my Momma's sweet face just one more time.

8 shows I watch:
1. Dancing with the Stars
2. NCIS
3. The Mentalist (Simon Baker-fest each week!)
5. Brothers and Sisters
6. Samantha Who
7. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
8. Extreme Makeover - Home Edition

8 people I tag:

Pretty much everyone has been tagged with this.  If you haven't, consider yourself tagged!