WOW! I didn't realize it had been so long since I had posted. EEK!! I'm still here. I'm hoping to have a few new releases tomorrow. Fingers crossed. I will also be hosting a speed scrap over at ScrapMatters at 3:00 PM ET.
Melissa
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Friday, November 05, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Oh dear! I'm a terrible blogger!
EEK! I've been very bad at updating my blog! So here has what has been going on.
On December 12th Melinda and I went to Greenfield Village for "Holiday Nights." It was so super fun. The weather was beautiful. Though they didn't get any snow like we did. That was a bummer. It was cold, but it wasn't windy. We had prepared for the cold and were bundled up and weren't too cold until the very end when the winds picked up. I had two pairs of flannel PJs under my jeans, 3 pairs of sock, a thermal shirt, turtle neck and sweatshirt under my Columbia parka. I forget how many layers Melinda had one. At Greenfield Village the houses were all decorated for Christmas. The paths were lit with hanging lanterns. There were groups of carolers and lots of employees dressed in period clothing. They had fire pits located around the park with benches to help keep you warm. There was a stand where they were roasting chestnuts. There was of course hot chocolate, which was delicious. There was a building with 20 different gingerbread houses made by some culinary students that you could then vote on. There were some really neats one. They had free ice skating, but we didn't participate in that since neither of us are very good on skates. At the Taste of History restaurant they had Turkey dinners, which was really tasty. Santa Claus was up on the roof of the one house greeting guests, though Melinda and I thought he was sort of annoying. They also had two real reindeers. At the end of the evening they sang Christmas carols while fireworks lit up the sky. The fireworks were pretty. Nothing too fancy. It was really fun. Definitely put us in the holiday spirit. Here are a few photos:
Me waiting for it to start
Roasting Chestnuts
The tree at the Wright Brothers home
The tree at the Sarah Jordan boarding house
Carolers in the gazebo
Dining table set for a wedding feast at the Susquehanna Plantation
Fife and drum group around the fire (this photo isn't hte best because the smoke was blowing towards me)
World War II reenactors
One of Santa's reindeer!
Santa!
Chimney Sweeps
Turkey dinner (This was a kids portion! We were stuffed! It was really good!)
Inside of the Martha Mary chapel. There had been a wedding here earlier in the day
Gingerbread houses
More carolers
Melinda at the Tintype Studio
Fireworks (I still haven't quite figured out how to photograph fireworks)[/b]
The next weekend we went to the Christmas walk at Dow Gardens. It was beautiful. It was one of the "Silent Night" days so there were no choirs or music, but it was still really pretty. Not a lot of people at the beginning, but more came later in the evening.
Here is a layout I did with some of our photos:
I will link it for credits after ScrapMatters is back up and running.
On Christmas Eve Pat came up. Mom, Melinda, and I went to the Candlelight service at Church. We were going to go to the 11:00 PM one, but since the weather people kept saying that bad weather was coming we went to the 7:00 PM one. It was beautiful. My favorite part was singing "Silent Night" by the light of lots of little candles.
On Christmas we opened presents. Melinda got the entire series of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman from Pat. We promptly started watching it. We had dinner then Pat and Melinda played "Simpson's Scene It" which Pat won both games. Then Melinda and I went to the movies to see "Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakel." Very cute movie! We really liked it. After that we went back home to watch more Dr. Quinn.
We've been watching Dr. Quinn pretty much none stop. We just finished it on Saturday. I forgot how good that show was.
For New Year's we stayed home and watched Dr. Quinn. Nothing too special. No I was very happy to say goodbye to 2009. It was a bad year. Here is my layout on 2009:
Will link once SM is fixed.
For Melinda's birthday we didn't really do much. I made her jumbo muffins that were really good. Then we watched some Dr. Quinn before going to lunch. Then we went to Blockbuster and the grocery store. Had dinner with Mom and followed that up with presents and cake and ice cream. Pat got Melinda tickets to see Michael Buble at the Palace of Auburn Hills. He got her floor seats!!! She is soo excited. I'm less excited. It should be fun though.
On Friday we went to see the Spirit play the Niagara Ice Dogs. They started fighting 2 seconds into the game! Literally 2 seconds into the game. It was crazy. The game was pretty good. We weren't really rooting for anyone in particular, but rather just enjoyed watcing the game. The Spirit won 5-3.
So that has been what has been going on. I need to post a TON of layouts since I've been really bad at doing that. I will wait until ScrapMatters is back up so I can link them for credits.
Later!
Melissa
On December 12th Melinda and I went to Greenfield Village for "Holiday Nights." It was so super fun. The weather was beautiful. Though they didn't get any snow like we did. That was a bummer. It was cold, but it wasn't windy. We had prepared for the cold and were bundled up and weren't too cold until the very end when the winds picked up. I had two pairs of flannel PJs under my jeans, 3 pairs of sock, a thermal shirt, turtle neck and sweatshirt under my Columbia parka. I forget how many layers Melinda had one. At Greenfield Village the houses were all decorated for Christmas. The paths were lit with hanging lanterns. There were groups of carolers and lots of employees dressed in period clothing. They had fire pits located around the park with benches to help keep you warm. There was a stand where they were roasting chestnuts. There was of course hot chocolate, which was delicious. There was a building with 20 different gingerbread houses made by some culinary students that you could then vote on. There were some really neats one. They had free ice skating, but we didn't participate in that since neither of us are very good on skates. At the Taste of History restaurant they had Turkey dinners, which was really tasty. Santa Claus was up on the roof of the one house greeting guests, though Melinda and I thought he was sort of annoying. They also had two real reindeers. At the end of the evening they sang Christmas carols while fireworks lit up the sky. The fireworks were pretty. Nothing too fancy. It was really fun. Definitely put us in the holiday spirit. Here are a few photos:
Me waiting for it to start
Roasting Chestnuts
The tree at the Wright Brothers home
The tree at the Sarah Jordan boarding house
Carolers in the gazebo
Dining table set for a wedding feast at the Susquehanna Plantation
Fife and drum group around the fire (this photo isn't hte best because the smoke was blowing towards me)
World War II reenactors
One of Santa's reindeer!
Santa!
Chimney Sweeps
Turkey dinner (This was a kids portion! We were stuffed! It was really good!)
Inside of the Martha Mary chapel. There had been a wedding here earlier in the day
Gingerbread houses
More carolers
Melinda at the Tintype Studio
Fireworks (I still haven't quite figured out how to photograph fireworks)[/b]
The next weekend we went to the Christmas walk at Dow Gardens. It was beautiful. It was one of the "Silent Night" days so there were no choirs or music, but it was still really pretty. Not a lot of people at the beginning, but more came later in the evening.
Here is a layout I did with some of our photos:
I will link it for credits after ScrapMatters is back up and running.
On Christmas Eve Pat came up. Mom, Melinda, and I went to the Candlelight service at Church. We were going to go to the 11:00 PM one, but since the weather people kept saying that bad weather was coming we went to the 7:00 PM one. It was beautiful. My favorite part was singing "Silent Night" by the light of lots of little candles.
On Christmas we opened presents. Melinda got the entire series of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman from Pat. We promptly started watching it. We had dinner then Pat and Melinda played "Simpson's Scene It" which Pat won both games. Then Melinda and I went to the movies to see "Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakel." Very cute movie! We really liked it. After that we went back home to watch more Dr. Quinn.
We've been watching Dr. Quinn pretty much none stop. We just finished it on Saturday. I forgot how good that show was.
For New Year's we stayed home and watched Dr. Quinn. Nothing too special. No I was very happy to say goodbye to 2009. It was a bad year. Here is my layout on 2009:
Will link once SM is fixed.
For Melinda's birthday we didn't really do much. I made her jumbo muffins that were really good. Then we watched some Dr. Quinn before going to lunch. Then we went to Blockbuster and the grocery store. Had dinner with Mom and followed that up with presents and cake and ice cream. Pat got Melinda tickets to see Michael Buble at the Palace of Auburn Hills. He got her floor seats!!! She is soo excited. I'm less excited. It should be fun though.
On Friday we went to see the Spirit play the Niagara Ice Dogs. They started fighting 2 seconds into the game! Literally 2 seconds into the game. It was crazy. The game was pretty good. We weren't really rooting for anyone in particular, but rather just enjoyed watcing the game. The Spirit won 5-3.
So that has been what has been going on. I need to post a TON of layouts since I've been really bad at doing that. I will wait until ScrapMatters is back up so I can link them for credits.
Later!
Melissa
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
The Nutcracker review
On Saturday Melinda, Mom, and I went to see the Nutcracker at the Center for the Arts (CFTA). Melinda and I haven't been there in FOREVER! My Uncle John used to take us to plays there all the time when we were little. He would also take us to dinner at Ponderosa before the show then we would run around the exhibits at the CFTA until it was time for the show to start. One of the highlights of going to the CFTA was the video explaining the pendulum because it had our Grandfather in it. Since he died when we were really little, it was fun to watch the video and be able to see him.
So on Saturday before the Nutcracker we had dinner at Ponderosa. It isn't the best restaurant in town, but it is sort of tradition. It was a nice meal. Then we headed to the theater. We wanted to get there early to get a decent parking spot. We ended up with a pretty good spot. We were disappointed though when we went inside that they didn't have the video for the pendulum turned on. Bummer. We had to wait about twenty minutes before we were let into the theater.
It was just as I remembered it. Ugly! The seats are a bright greenish. The carpet is an orangy red. The doors and curtains are a dark red. The ceiling is really crazy and I can't even think of how to describe it. All together its very tacky and ugly. They really need to update it.
Our seats were in row W, which was further back than I would have liked, but they were nearly dead center. It was a packed house. We had a great view of the entire stage, which is what I wanted. While we were waiting for the show to start Melinda thought she saw her best friend about 6 rows ahead of us and sure enough it was her. There were too many people to go down to say "hi."
The show was amazing. The dancers were terrific. The costumes were gorgeous. The set was really pretty too. There were lots of effects with smoke, fog, etc. I think my favorite part was the Snow Queen with the Snowflakes and Wind. Just gorgeous! The orchestra was amazing as well. I was just in awe the entire show. It was beautiful. Though Melinda and I did notice one small mistake by the Nutcracker, but he covered it up quite nicely. It went really quick. I didn't want it to end. It was fabulous!
After the show we caught up with Melinda's friend and chatted with her for a few minutes. But it was late and we wanted to get home so we could go to bed to get up early for church the next morning.
Overall it was a wonderful evening. I feel so blessed to live in an area that supports the arts and can bring put on such amazing shows.
Now I must go to bed so I can get up early for work since there will be tons of snow on the ground. Oh what fun! NOT!!!!
Later,
Melissa
So on Saturday before the Nutcracker we had dinner at Ponderosa. It isn't the best restaurant in town, but it is sort of tradition. It was a nice meal. Then we headed to the theater. We wanted to get there early to get a decent parking spot. We ended up with a pretty good spot. We were disappointed though when we went inside that they didn't have the video for the pendulum turned on. Bummer. We had to wait about twenty minutes before we were let into the theater.
It was just as I remembered it. Ugly! The seats are a bright greenish. The carpet is an orangy red. The doors and curtains are a dark red. The ceiling is really crazy and I can't even think of how to describe it. All together its very tacky and ugly. They really need to update it.
Our seats were in row W, which was further back than I would have liked, but they were nearly dead center. It was a packed house. We had a great view of the entire stage, which is what I wanted. While we were waiting for the show to start Melinda thought she saw her best friend about 6 rows ahead of us and sure enough it was her. There were too many people to go down to say "hi."
The show was amazing. The dancers were terrific. The costumes were gorgeous. The set was really pretty too. There were lots of effects with smoke, fog, etc. I think my favorite part was the Snow Queen with the Snowflakes and Wind. Just gorgeous! The orchestra was amazing as well. I was just in awe the entire show. It was beautiful. Though Melinda and I did notice one small mistake by the Nutcracker, but he covered it up quite nicely. It went really quick. I didn't want it to end. It was fabulous!
After the show we caught up with Melinda's friend and chatted with her for a few minutes. But it was late and we wanted to get home so we could go to bed to get up early for church the next morning.
Overall it was a wonderful evening. I feel so blessed to live in an area that supports the arts and can bring put on such amazing shows.
Now I must go to bed so I can get up early for work since there will be tons of snow on the ground. Oh what fun! NOT!!!!
Later,
Melissa
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Long December and Disney trip update!
This month is going to be CRAZY! And it is going to be so much fun! :)
This Saturday Melinda, Mom, and I are going to see "The Nutcracker" at the Center for the Arts. So super excited about that! I haven't seen "The Nutcracker" in YEARS!
Then the next Saturday Melinda and I are going to Holiday Nights at Greenfield Village. We've never gone before, but it looks really fun. I'm hoping there will be a SMALL amount of snow to make it pretty. The event doesn't start until 6:30 pm so I think we might go to the Village during the day or maybe the Henry Ford Museum. We're going to stay down there and come back sometime on Sunday. Might go see Pat, not really sure.
The weekend after that is the Christmas candlelight walk at Dow Gardens. It was such a fun event last year. I'm looking forward to it again this year.
Then on Christmas Eve we're hoping to make it to the candlelight Christmas Eve service at our church, but it's at 11:00 PM, which is late and if the weather is yucky we might not go. Then its Christmas! Though this year is going to be sad. :( I already know what two of my presents are! LOL
Not sure what we're doing for New Year's yet. Probably just a quiet celebration of movies and board games at home.
For my birthday in April we had to change our plans a bit. We decided to just do a week at Disney instead of doing a Cruise and Disney. We already made are ADRs. Right now our plans are:
Day 1: Rainforest Cafe at Downtown Disney
Day 2: Lunch at Tony's Town Square. Since Melinda didn't get to eat there on our last trip.
Day 3: My Birthday! :) Breakfast at the Crystal Palace then dinner at Chef Mickey's. In the past we've done them the other way around, but I'm excited to try the breakfast at Crystal Palace.
Day 4: Breakfast at Akershus then dinner at Nine Dragons. These are two restaurants I'm really excited about going back to!
Day 5: Lunch at 50's Prime Time Cafe
Day 6: Lunch at Flame Tree BBQ
Day 7: Lunch at the Sci-Fi Dine-in Theater. I've never been there before, but Melinda ate there in 2005 when she went with Lib. I'm looking forward to trying it.
We're planning right now to stay at Pop Century again, though if a good deal comes out, that might change.
So that's all for right now! Like I said, it's going to be a busy month! :) I'm really looking forward to 2010!
Later!
Melissa
This Saturday Melinda, Mom, and I are going to see "The Nutcracker" at the Center for the Arts. So super excited about that! I haven't seen "The Nutcracker" in YEARS!
Then the next Saturday Melinda and I are going to Holiday Nights at Greenfield Village. We've never gone before, but it looks really fun. I'm hoping there will be a SMALL amount of snow to make it pretty. The event doesn't start until 6:30 pm so I think we might go to the Village during the day or maybe the Henry Ford Museum. We're going to stay down there and come back sometime on Sunday. Might go see Pat, not really sure.
The weekend after that is the Christmas candlelight walk at Dow Gardens. It was such a fun event last year. I'm looking forward to it again this year.
Then on Christmas Eve we're hoping to make it to the candlelight Christmas Eve service at our church, but it's at 11:00 PM, which is late and if the weather is yucky we might not go. Then its Christmas! Though this year is going to be sad. :( I already know what two of my presents are! LOL
Not sure what we're doing for New Year's yet. Probably just a quiet celebration of movies and board games at home.
For my birthday in April we had to change our plans a bit. We decided to just do a week at Disney instead of doing a Cruise and Disney. We already made are ADRs. Right now our plans are:
Day 1: Rainforest Cafe at Downtown Disney
Day 2: Lunch at Tony's Town Square. Since Melinda didn't get to eat there on our last trip.
Day 3: My Birthday! :) Breakfast at the Crystal Palace then dinner at Chef Mickey's. In the past we've done them the other way around, but I'm excited to try the breakfast at Crystal Palace.
Day 4: Breakfast at Akershus then dinner at Nine Dragons. These are two restaurants I'm really excited about going back to!
Day 5: Lunch at 50's Prime Time Cafe
Day 6: Lunch at Flame Tree BBQ
Day 7: Lunch at the Sci-Fi Dine-in Theater. I've never been there before, but Melinda ate there in 2005 when she went with Lib. I'm looking forward to trying it.
We're planning right now to stay at Pop Century again, though if a good deal comes out, that might change.
So that's all for right now! Like I said, it's going to be a busy month! :) I'm really looking forward to 2010!
Later!
Melissa
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Remember the Fitzgerald
Today is the 34th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitgerald on Lake Superior. All aboard her was lost. Below are the names of the crew who was lost when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank:
Michael E. Armagost
Fred J. Beetcher
Thomas D. Bentsne
Edward F. Bindon
Thomas D. Borgeson
Oliver J. Champeau
Nolan S. Church
Ransom E. Cundy
Thomas E. Edwards
Russell G. Haskell
George J. Holl
Bruce L. Hudson
Allen G. Kalmon
Gordon F. MacLellan
Joseph W. Mazes
John H. McCarthy
Ernest M. McSorley
Eugene W. O'Brien
Karl A. Peckol
John J. Poviach
James A. Pratt
Robert C. Rafferty
Paul M. Rippa
John D. Simmons
William J. Spengler
Mark A. Thomas
Ralpha G. Walton
David E. Weiss
Blaine H. Wilhelm
So on this day that remember the Edmund Fitzgerald the 29 men lost aboard her, we should also remember the other souls that have been lost in nautical disasters on the Great Lakes. Rest in peace.
Melissa
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Isn't it ironic . . .
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everythings okay and everythings going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everythings gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face
A traffic jam when youre already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
Its like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
Its meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isnt it ironic... dont you think?
When you think everythings okay and everythings going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everythings gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face
A traffic jam when youre already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
Its like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
Its meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isnt it ironic... dont you think?
-"Ironic" by Alanis Morissette
Yesterday I had "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette stuck in my head after several "ironic" moments.
Yesterday I had "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette stuck in my head after several "ironic" moments.
On Wednesday night I spent several hours uploading 230 photos to Walgreens to print to show family, friends, and people at work. After I was done I ordered the prints. I went to bed and got up on Thursday morning to check my email to make sure the prints were done before I left for work because I was going to pick the prints up first. And guess what is sitting in my mailbox? A coupon from Walgreens for a 3 day sale that if you order 25 prints, you get 25 prints free. Que the music, "isn't it ironic . . . "
So I leave to go pick up the prints and run a few other errands before work. I get to Walgreens and pay for my prints. It cost ~$35 for the prints. As the clerk hands me the receipt she hands me a special in store coupon for $7 off my next photo purchase! Que the music, "isn't it ironic . . . "
AHHHH! After that I had the song stuck in my head ALL DAY!!!
I have to work tomorrow then have dinner at my parent's house, but my goal is to get the next installment of my trip report posted. Plus I have some layouts to post.
Later!
Melissa
Monday, December 22, 2008
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
Credits: "Hustle and Bustle," "White Christmas," and "Bing Crosby Christmas Alpha by Britt-ish Designs
Just want to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season! Here is a small gift from me to you! Enjoy!
Just want to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season! Here is a small gift from me to you! Enjoy!
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
Weekend Update
After being snowed in on Friday we were very pleased to find our road had been plowed when we got up on Saturday. YAY! And the main roads weren't that bad. It was nice and sunny, which helped to melt some of the snow.
Melinda and I had plans to go to lunch and do some Christmas shopping, so it was a very good thing that the roads were cleared. We left about 11:00 to go to lunch at our favorite Chinese restaurant in town, but swung by the post office first to get stamps for our Christmas cars, which we still haven't mailed out. Yikes! After that we went to lunch, which was very good as always. I had my usual: Cashew chicken with no vegetables and white rice. YUM! Melinda had the buffet.
After that we went shopping at the one store that is closing and found a few deals. Then we decided to go to Wal-mart and the grocery store. BIG MISTAKE!!! It seemed EVERYONE in town was out shopping. Traffic was all backed up everywhere. It was impossible to get anywhere. The lines in the stores were awful. We found what we wanted at Wal-mart pretty quickly then went to the grocery store. That place was a complete zoo!!! It took almost 30 minutes to check out. There were people with 2 and 3 carts full of stuff! The lines were all horrendous long. It was crazy. I've never seen it that bad. After that we decided to head home because it was getting late.
After dinner we decided to wrap presents. Melinda made a joke about the one scene in National Lampoon's vacation where the one old lady wraps up stuff she finds around her house so I grabbed her "Reaper: Season 1" DVD set that was sitting next to me and jokingly wrapped it and put it under the tree. This set off a hilarious chain of events that left us both with our sides hurting from laughing so much. Melinda found a bunch of movies she bought this year and wrapped them for herself. I then grabbed a bunch of the books I bought recently, but haven't read and wrapped those. From there it turned into finding things we didn't want to wrap for other people. For the past few Christmases Pat has done that. We found a few of the movies he gave us last year and are going those to our brother! Just passing them on. So Melinda got out a bunch of old VHS tapes that she has the DVDs of and we wrapped those to give to people. We were up to almost 2:00 am wrapping presents. It was tons of fun!
This morning we got up early and made muffins! YUM! After that we went through all the DVDs and VHSs to find movies we no longer wanted. We ended up purging a bunch of movies that we never watch. So our family and friends are going to be getting lots of random movies! We used the ugliest paper we could find to wrap them.
The best part of our wrapping extravaganza are the tags! It got boring writing our names or Santa on the tags. So we started writing down the names of the people on the music channel we were listening to as we were wrapping. So we have gifts under our tree from Paul Anka, Bing Crosby, and the Funky Bunch. LOL On some of the other tags we put the names of the characters in the movies along with quotes. There is one gift from the Joker who asks "why so serious?" I am so looking forward to Christmas now!
Hopefully tomorrow morning we can both get out of the driveway to go to work. There were 30-40 MPH winds all day today, which created huge drifts in the driveway. We shoveled a path to get out, so hopefully it won't have blown back across.
That's all for now. I have more scrapbook layouts to post, but will try to get those posted in the next few days.
Later!
Melissa
Melinda and I had plans to go to lunch and do some Christmas shopping, so it was a very good thing that the roads were cleared. We left about 11:00 to go to lunch at our favorite Chinese restaurant in town, but swung by the post office first to get stamps for our Christmas cars, which we still haven't mailed out. Yikes! After that we went to lunch, which was very good as always. I had my usual: Cashew chicken with no vegetables and white rice. YUM! Melinda had the buffet.
After that we went shopping at the one store that is closing and found a few deals. Then we decided to go to Wal-mart and the grocery store. BIG MISTAKE!!! It seemed EVERYONE in town was out shopping. Traffic was all backed up everywhere. It was impossible to get anywhere. The lines in the stores were awful. We found what we wanted at Wal-mart pretty quickly then went to the grocery store. That place was a complete zoo!!! It took almost 30 minutes to check out. There were people with 2 and 3 carts full of stuff! The lines were all horrendous long. It was crazy. I've never seen it that bad. After that we decided to head home because it was getting late.
After dinner we decided to wrap presents. Melinda made a joke about the one scene in National Lampoon's vacation where the one old lady wraps up stuff she finds around her house so I grabbed her "Reaper: Season 1" DVD set that was sitting next to me and jokingly wrapped it and put it under the tree. This set off a hilarious chain of events that left us both with our sides hurting from laughing so much. Melinda found a bunch of movies she bought this year and wrapped them for herself. I then grabbed a bunch of the books I bought recently, but haven't read and wrapped those. From there it turned into finding things we didn't want to wrap for other people. For the past few Christmases Pat has done that. We found a few of the movies he gave us last year and are going those to our brother! Just passing them on. So Melinda got out a bunch of old VHS tapes that she has the DVDs of and we wrapped those to give to people. We were up to almost 2:00 am wrapping presents. It was tons of fun!
This morning we got up early and made muffins! YUM! After that we went through all the DVDs and VHSs to find movies we no longer wanted. We ended up purging a bunch of movies that we never watch. So our family and friends are going to be getting lots of random movies! We used the ugliest paper we could find to wrap them.
The best part of our wrapping extravaganza are the tags! It got boring writing our names or Santa on the tags. So we started writing down the names of the people on the music channel we were listening to as we were wrapping. So we have gifts under our tree from Paul Anka, Bing Crosby, and the Funky Bunch. LOL On some of the other tags we put the names of the characters in the movies along with quotes. There is one gift from the Joker who asks "why so serious?" I am so looking forward to Christmas now!
Hopefully tomorrow morning we can both get out of the driveway to go to work. There were 30-40 MPH winds all day today, which created huge drifts in the driveway. We shoveled a path to get out, so hopefully it won't have blown back across.
That's all for now. I have more scrapbook layouts to post, but will try to get those posted in the next few days.
Later!
Melissa
Friday, December 19, 2008
Snow, snow, and more snow!
Last night we got hit with a HUGE storm! There was at least a foot of snow on the road. I left for work, but it was quickly clear that the roads were worse than they looked. I only made it three miles down the road before I decided to turn back. It wasn't worth going into a ditch or getting into an accident. So I called in and stayed home today. Melinda made it work, but it took her three times as long as normal. It continued to snow until about 3:00 pm. I took a few photos when I went out to get the mail.
There is a road out there somewhere - The view from the computer room while it was still snowing.
I think my car is under there somewhere
Our road - isn't it lovely?
We've got mail! - Somehow the mailperson was able to deliver our mail despite the mountains of snow in front of the mailbox.
Someone sent us snow! LOL
Winter wonderland - The field next to our house. I love the lighting in this shot.
Melinda finally made it home despite getting stuck at one point on our road. The guy who plows our driveway for us came and got it all plowed out, which was good. Of course its all blowing and drifting now. We have a bunch of errands to run tomorrow, so hopefully they can plow the road a bit before then.
I did get some work done on a few scrapbooking layouts. Britt released a really cool new template back today, "Inspired by Kate."
I was able to scrap a page with it:
Group Shot - A photo of mine, Melinda's and Pat's feet at Navy Pier in Chicago in September 2005.
That's all for now! Gotta get back to work on the layout I'm working on of the Christmas walk from last weekend. :)
Later!
Melissa
There is a road out there somewhere - The view from the computer room while it was still snowing.
I think my car is under there somewhere
Our road - isn't it lovely?
We've got mail! - Somehow the mailperson was able to deliver our mail despite the mountains of snow in front of the mailbox.
Someone sent us snow! LOL
Winter wonderland - The field next to our house. I love the lighting in this shot.
Melinda finally made it home despite getting stuck at one point on our road. The guy who plows our driveway for us came and got it all plowed out, which was good. Of course its all blowing and drifting now. We have a bunch of errands to run tomorrow, so hopefully they can plow the road a bit before then.
I did get some work done on a few scrapbooking layouts. Britt released a really cool new template back today, "Inspired by Kate."
I was able to scrap a page with it:
Group Shot - A photo of mine, Melinda's and Pat's feet at Navy Pier in Chicago in September 2005.
That's all for now! Gotta get back to work on the layout I'm working on of the Christmas walk from last weekend. :)
Later!
Melissa
Monday, November 10, 2008
Remembering the Mighty Fitz
On Monday, November 10, 1975 the "Mighty Fitz" S. S. Edmund Fitzgerald mysteriously sank without sending any distress signals, in Canadian waters approximately 17 miles from the entrance to Whitefish Bay. All 29 members of the crew perished. It was launched on June 8, 1958 and until the 1970's was the largest ship on the Great Lakes.
On Sunday, November 9, 1975 the Edmund Fitzgerald left Superior, Wisconsin in route to a steel mill near Detroit on Zug Island. Captain Ernest M. McSorley captained the Edmund Fitzgerald. They were joined by a second freighter, Arthur M. Anderson, which was headed for Gary Indiana. Since the Fitzgerald was faster, it took the lead. While crossing Lake Superior the boats run into a nasty winter storm. Winds were in excess of 50 knots with waves as high as 35 feet. Due to the storm, the Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie were closed so the boats turned northward to seek shelter along the Canadian coast hoping to make it to Whitefish Bay.
Late in the afternoon on Monday, November 10, 1975 the Anderson was struck with a 75-knot hurricane like gust. At 3:30 pm, the Fitzgerald radioed the Anderson to say they had developed a minor list and had sustained some top-side damage, which included the radar. The heavy snow made it impossible to see. All ships were warned by the Coast Guard to find safe harbor, but the Fitzgerald was running blind. The lighthouse and radio beacon at Whitefish Point had been knocked out. The Fitzgerald slowed so that the Anderson could get in range to provide them with radar guidance.
The Anderson was able to direct the Fitzgerald for a time. At 5:45 PM Captain McSorley radioed another ship, Avafors, to report that they had lost their radar, had suffered a bad list, and the seas were washing over the decks. The last communication came at 7:10 PM when the Anderson radioed the Fitzgerald of being hit by rogue waves that were big enough to be captured on radar. The rogue waves were heading towards the Fitzgerald. Captain McSorley reported that they were holding their own, but a few minutes later the Mighty Fitz sank. Ten minutes later the Anderson was unable to find the Fitzgerald by radio or radar. They informed the Coast Guard of their concern for the Fitzgerald at 8:32 PM. They then began to look for survivors. The weather made the search difficult. A second freighter, the SS William Clay Ford, joined the Anderson in the search. The Coast Guard launched three aircraft, but the weather prevented them from launching any ships. The search recovered no survivors.
The day after the Fitzgerald sank, the Mariners' Church in Detroit rang the bell 29 times for each life lost. The church continues to hold a memorial each November 10, reading the names of the victims and ringing the church bell 29 times. Every November 10 the Split Rock Lighthouse in Silver Bay, Minnesota emits a light in honor of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
The wreckage was discovered by a Navy aircraft using an on-board magnetic anomaly detector that was normally used to find submarines. The wreckage was further surveyed by the Coast Guard using sonar on November 14-16, 1975. Since the wreckage was found there has been quite a bit of controversy over how the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. When it initially vanished it was believed that it broke apart on the surface then sank, but the wreckage did not support this theory. The Coast Guard decided that it sunk due to ineffective hatch closures that had been unable to keep the waves from filling the cargo hold. The flooding had probably been going on for most of the day until it finally lost buoyancy and then plummeted to the bottom. An alternative theory is that the loss of the radar forced the crew to use inaccurate charts that resulted in them briefly either running aground or scraping a shoal near Caribou Island. This bottom damage caused the Fitzgerald to gradually take on water into she sank so suddenly in the deep water that none of the crew had time to react. A documentary by the Discovery Channel blames the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald on rogue waves that were reported to the Fitzgerald by the Anderson.
The bell of the Edmund Fitzgerald was recovered on July 4, 1995. It is now a part of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Whitefish Point near Paradise, MI. The anchor that had been lost on a previous trip was recovered and can be found on display at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit, MI. Other artifacts like lifeboat #2 that was shredded like paper can be found at the Steamship Valley Camp in Sault Ste. Marie, MI.
The names of those who were lost:
Michael E. Armagost
Fred J. Beetcher
Thomas D. Bentsne
Edward F. Bindon
Thomas D. Borgeson
Oliver J. Champeau
Nolan S. Church
Ransom E. Cundy
Thomas E. Edwards
Russell G. Haskell
George J. Holl
Bruce L. Hudson
Allen G. Kalmon
Gordon F. MacLellan
Joseph W. Mazes
John H. McCarthy
Ernest M. McSorley
Eugene W. O'Brien
Karl A. Peckol
John J. Poviach
James A. Pratt
Robert C. Rafferty
Paul M. Rippa
John D. Simmons
William J. Spengler
Mark A. Thomas
Ralpha G. Walton
David E. Weiss
Blaine H. Wilhelm
Gordon Lightfoot immortalized the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald in song in 1976. I listen to this song every November 10th.
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot.
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
of the big lake they called "Gitche Gumee."
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
when the skies of November turn gloomy.
With a load of iron ore twenty-six thousand tons more
than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty,
that good ship and true was a bone to be chewed
when the "Gales of November" came early.
The ship was the pride of the American side
coming back from some mill in Wisconsin.
As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most
with a crew and good captain well seasoned,
concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms
when they left fully loaded for Cleveland.
And later that night when the ship's bell rang,
could it be the north wind they'd been feelin'?
The wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound
and a wave broke over the railing.
And ev'ry man knew, as the captain did too
'twas the witch of November come stealin'.
The dawn came late and the breakfast had to wait
when the Gales of November came slashin'.
When afternoon came it was freezin' rain
in the face of a hurricane west wind.
When suppertime came the old cook came on deck sayin'.
"Fellas, it's too rough t'feed ya."
At seven P.M. a main hatchway caved in; he said,
"Fellas, it's bin good t'know ya!"
The captain wired in he had water comin' in
and the good ship and crew was in peril.
And later that night when 'is lights went outta sight
came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Does any one know where the love of God goes
when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay
if they'd put fifteen more miles behind 'er.
They might have split up or they might have capsized;
they may have broke deep and took water.
And all that remains is the faces and the names
of the wives and the sons and the daughters.
Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings
in the rooms of her ice-water mansion.
Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams;
the islands and bays are for sportsmen.
And farther below Lake Ontario
takes in what Lake Erie can send her,
And the iron boats go as the mariners all know
with the Gales of November remembered.
In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed,
in the "Maritime Sailors' Cathedral."
The church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times
for each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald.
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
of the big lake they call "Gitche Gumee."
"Superior," they said, "never gives up her dead
when the gales of November come early!"
The Edmund Fitzgerald may be the latest and largest ship lost, but sadly it is not alone at the bottom of the lake. The Great Lakes have a long and sad history of nautical disasters. Since 1878 there have been nearly 6,0000 shipwrecks on the Great Lakes and 25% of those have been total losses. There have been several ships and crews that vanished without a tracwe in storms.
So on this day that remember the Edmund Fitzgerald the 29 men lost aboard her, we should remember the other souls that have been lost in nautical disasters on the Great Lakes.
-Melissa
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Weekend Update
This past week has been a long one! On Monday I didn't feel good and spent most of the week under the weather. Still not 100% better, but definitely feel better than I did. I hate being sick. It always seems to take longer to get better than it does to get sick.
Since I felt so awful most of the week I needed something to cheer me up so I finally purchased a new digital camera. I've had my Kodak CX7430 camera since February 2005. It still takes beautiful photos, but it was time to get a newer one.
I decided on the Canon PowerShot A590 IS.
I'm so exited!!! Its still a point and shoot camera, but it has tons of really awesome features. It has gotten lots of good reviews. So far I've been really pleased with it. I can't wait to take it to Florida. I need to familarize myself with it before we go.
On Saturday Melinda and I took Mom and Dad to Frankenmuth for their 35th Anniversary. Pat met us at Zehenders. We thought since it was Sweetest Day that if we went early when they opened it wouldn't be too busy. Pat got there before we did and got a table. It was a ZOO!!! TONS and TONS of people. There was almost no parking. The food was good though. I had the Chicken Prima Vera. Melinda, Mom, and Dad all had one of the world famous chicken dinners. Pat had Chicken Parm, which he said was good. After lunch we went downstairs to the bakery and bought some baked goods. Since it had been a while since my parents had been to Frankenmuth we took them to Bronner's. It was crazy, but not as bad as November or December. We were there probably 2 hours. I had to pry Melinda away from the lighted village houses. They had some cute Disney pieces. We each bought some ornanments. Melinda and I got an advent calendar with chocolate in them like when we were younger. LOL We got a really cute Red Wings ornament. I took a bunch of pictures inside that I will try to upload when I get a chance.
Today I hung out with Pat a bit before he went back to his house near Detroit. I always enjoy spending time with him. I probably won't see him again until next month when he will come up for his birthday and Thanksgiving.
Melinda and I had an unexpected visitor today. It was our best friend growing up that I haven't seen in probably 4 years. I was totally shocked. It was nice to see her again. Even though we lost touch I still would often think of her and wonder what she was doing.
I enjoyed tonight's episode of the Amazing Race. I loved that they finally got to go to New Zealand. I loved Phil's dad as the greeter.
Since I was sick most of last week I still didn't finish reading "Son of a Witch" yet, but I did purchase "A Lion Among Men." Hopefully I can finish SOAW tomorrow, but I need to get some scrapping done. Ugh. Being sick just really messed up last week.
I'm just hoping that this will be a better week. That's all for now.
Later!
Melissa
Since I felt so awful most of the week I needed something to cheer me up so I finally purchased a new digital camera. I've had my Kodak CX7430 camera since February 2005. It still takes beautiful photos, but it was time to get a newer one.
I decided on the Canon PowerShot A590 IS.
I'm so exited!!! Its still a point and shoot camera, but it has tons of really awesome features. It has gotten lots of good reviews. So far I've been really pleased with it. I can't wait to take it to Florida. I need to familarize myself with it before we go.
On Saturday Melinda and I took Mom and Dad to Frankenmuth for their 35th Anniversary. Pat met us at Zehenders. We thought since it was Sweetest Day that if we went early when they opened it wouldn't be too busy. Pat got there before we did and got a table. It was a ZOO!!! TONS and TONS of people. There was almost no parking. The food was good though. I had the Chicken Prima Vera. Melinda, Mom, and Dad all had one of the world famous chicken dinners. Pat had Chicken Parm, which he said was good. After lunch we went downstairs to the bakery and bought some baked goods. Since it had been a while since my parents had been to Frankenmuth we took them to Bronner's. It was crazy, but not as bad as November or December. We were there probably 2 hours. I had to pry Melinda away from the lighted village houses. They had some cute Disney pieces. We each bought some ornanments. Melinda and I got an advent calendar with chocolate in them like when we were younger. LOL We got a really cute Red Wings ornament. I took a bunch of pictures inside that I will try to upload when I get a chance.
Today I hung out with Pat a bit before he went back to his house near Detroit. I always enjoy spending time with him. I probably won't see him again until next month when he will come up for his birthday and Thanksgiving.
Melinda and I had an unexpected visitor today. It was our best friend growing up that I haven't seen in probably 4 years. I was totally shocked. It was nice to see her again. Even though we lost touch I still would often think of her and wonder what she was doing.
I enjoyed tonight's episode of the Amazing Race. I loved that they finally got to go to New Zealand. I loved Phil's dad as the greeter.
Since I was sick most of last week I still didn't finish reading "Son of a Witch" yet, but I did purchase "A Lion Among Men." Hopefully I can finish SOAW tomorrow, but I need to get some scrapping done. Ugh. Being sick just really messed up last week.
I'm just hoping that this will be a better week. That's all for now.
Later!
Melissa
Thursday, September 25, 2008
A New Look!
I decided it was time to dress up the blog a bit and to update the header. Enjoy!
Melissa
Melissa
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Quizzes are fun!
Britt had this quiz posted on her blog, so I decided to take it to see what accent I have. It's pretty much true, though I've never had anyone tell me I have an accent.
While at that site, I found another fun quiz.
That one is dead on. Though I really don't like vacationing "up north." And there are days when I don't enjoy the "seasons" here, especially not when they happen in all one day! :)
And my brother made it to Arizona in one piece. His plane landed at 10:06 PM, which was 1:06 AM here. I talked to him yesterday. He drove up to Williams yesterday. Then today he took a train to the Grand Canyon. I didn't get a chance to talk to him today, but hopefully will talk to him tomorrow to see what he thought of the Grand Canyon.
That's all for now since its getting late. Night!
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While at that site, I found another fun quiz.
Congratulations, you are 92% Michigan!
Congratulations, when it comes to you and Michigan, you know your stuff! You must drink pop, vacation "up north", and enjoy the many special seasons Michigan has to offer. Maybe you should write your own Michigan quiz!
How Michigan are you?
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That one is dead on. Though I really don't like vacationing "up north." And there are days when I don't enjoy the "seasons" here, especially not when they happen in all one day! :)
And my brother made it to Arizona in one piece. His plane landed at 10:06 PM, which was 1:06 AM here. I talked to him yesterday. He drove up to Williams yesterday. Then today he took a train to the Grand Canyon. I didn't get a chance to talk to him today, but hopefully will talk to him tomorrow to see what he thought of the Grand Canyon.
That's all for now since its getting late. Night!
Friday, August 15, 2008
So busy!
All the grand re-opening activities at ScrapMatters have kept me pretty busy. I've done lots of layouts that I will post tomorrow when I have more time. I have no definite plans for tomorrow, but would love to get some paper layouts done. On Sunday I have to drive down to Detroit with my sister to take our brother to the airport. He's flying out to Arizona for a week. I know he's going to the Grand Canyon, but not sure what else he has planned. Personally I think he's crazy to go in August, but its not my vacation. My sister and I are really looking forward to getting away to Chicago for a few days in about a week.
So check back tomorrow for new layouts to be posted.
Later!
So check back tomorrow for new layouts to be posted.
Later!
Monday, July 14, 2008
Wedding Layout
On Saturday one of my younger cousins got married. My sister and I only went to the reception. It was a nice reception. Always nice to see my family. I blurred their faces for privacy and removed their last name. The color of the bridesmaids dresses were the same shade of blue as the circle with the names/date. Very pretty shade of blue.
Credits
-Blue paper and frames from mini kit by Ellie Lash
-Black paper and diamond clip from "Spellbound" by Ellie Lash
-White paper from "Leave the World behind" by Brittish Designs
-White paper for the scalloped circle from "Dreams Come True" by Brittish Designs
-Pearls from "Mermaid Lagoon" by Brittish Designs
-Diamond cluster and ribbon from "Just Married add on" by Brittish Designs
-Inked edges from Atomic Cupcake
-Scalloped page frame and scalloped circle paper shapers from Brittish Designs
I didn't get much other scrapbooking done this weekend. On Saturday my sister and I went to the Center for the Arts to see an exhibit on carousel horses. It was interesting, though it was sad to see the ones that were broken and cracked and in bad shape. The best part of the visit was that the video with our Grandpa was still there. My Grandpa died when I was 6 so whenever we would go to see a play with our Grandma and Uncle we would always watch the video about the pendulum because it had my Grandpa. My sister and I were happy to see that it was still there.
After that we had to do some shopping before going home to get ready for the reception. On Sunday I was uninspired and didn't get any layouts done except the wedding one. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
That is all for now. Later!
Credits-Blue paper and frames from mini kit by Ellie Lash
-Black paper and diamond clip from "Spellbound" by Ellie Lash
-White paper from "Leave the World behind" by Brittish Designs
-White paper for the scalloped circle from "Dreams Come True" by Brittish Designs
-Pearls from "Mermaid Lagoon" by Brittish Designs
-Diamond cluster and ribbon from "Just Married add on" by Brittish Designs
-Inked edges from Atomic Cupcake
-Scalloped page frame and scalloped circle paper shapers from Brittish Designs
I didn't get much other scrapbooking done this weekend. On Saturday my sister and I went to the Center for the Arts to see an exhibit on carousel horses. It was interesting, though it was sad to see the ones that were broken and cracked and in bad shape. The best part of the visit was that the video with our Grandpa was still there. My Grandpa died when I was 6 so whenever we would go to see a play with our Grandma and Uncle we would always watch the video about the pendulum because it had my Grandpa. My sister and I were happy to see that it was still there.
After that we had to do some shopping before going home to get ready for the reception. On Sunday I was uninspired and didn't get any layouts done except the wedding one. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
That is all for now. Later!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
YAY! They arrived!!!
Just a quick post to say that my second batch of photos arrived today from Shutterfly! YAY! I'm still at work, but my sister who is at home said that they looked fine. The UPS truck scared poor little Draco who my sister was out walking. Poor baby. I can't wait to go home and see them! :-)
Later!
Later!
Saturday, June 21, 2008
No electricity makes YB go crazy!!!
Last night the power company was going to be working on the lines in the area and shutting off everyone's power at 10:00 PM and it would be back on by 8:00 AM today. My sister and I were scrambling right before 10 to feed the kitties and make sure everything was off. Then promptly at 10:00 the power went out throughout the area. So strange. We lit some candles and had a few small battery powered lanterns. Of course last night it was hot and with no power there was no AC or fans. Our one lovely neighbors were out playing soccer while listening to loud polka like music from their car until almost midnight. My sister and I sat in the computer room sharing one of the lanterns and tried to read. We had a portable CD player with speakers that we use on vacation so we had something to listen to. But it was quite boring after a while, especially since all we could hear was the neighbor's music. We both were starting to go crazy since it was way to early for bed. I even worked a little on a scrapbook layout that I had started earlier in the day. About 11:30 the boredom got to me and I turned on the laptop. After winning a game of Mahjong Titans we put an episode of Star Trek Enterprise on since it was close by and easy to find in the dark. By that point it was time for bed. It was strange going to bed with complete silence and darkness. The power came back on between 4:30 - 5:00 AM. Hopefully they got done everything they needed to do so they won't have to turn off the power again. It really makes YB go crazy! :)
I did work on a digital layout today having to do with my astrological sign. :) I will post that tomorrow. And I finished 2 paper layouts for my Disneyland book. I had plans to get more done, but took my mom to see my Grandma since she still can't drive and then went shopping with my sister. My sister had a bad day at work so she needed some retail therapy. :)
Tomorrow I hope to get more layouts done for my Disneyland book.
Later!
I did work on a digital layout today having to do with my astrological sign. :) I will post that tomorrow. And I finished 2 paper layouts for my Disneyland book. I had plans to get more done, but took my mom to see my Grandma since she still can't drive and then went shopping with my sister. My sister had a bad day at work so she needed some retail therapy. :)
Tomorrow I hope to get more layouts done for my Disneyland book.
Later!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
High school Memories
Today was my high school class reunion that I did NOT go to. I am probably one of the few people who did not like high school. For me it wasn't fun. I was under so much pressure to succeed and get straight A's that there was little time for any kind of fun. I had mostly Honors and Advance classes that left little time for a social life. I did participate in a few extracurricular acctivies, but not too many. My Junior year was probably the worst. There was more pressure put on me with the ACT/SAT, being accepted into the co-op program, keeping up my grades, etc. I was so depressed and stressed out that year. I often hear people around me talk fondly about their high school days and it sort of makes me sad that I didn't have that. I had friends, but they tended to be like me who had little time to hang out or anything. The best I think was when I was a sophomore because my older brother was a senior and an afternoon co-op, which meant he had a car and had an hour lunch. My school has an open campus, which means you can leave for lunch, so a couple times my brother would take me to lunch and just drop me off before he went to work. That was fun, mostly because you got to leave school and not eat the cafeteria food.
I don't regret not going to my reunion today. Most of my classmates I didn't like because they were stuck up and snobby. Plus reunions like this is just an excuse for people to gather and brag about their lives, though probbaly half of what they say is made up or embellished. Most of the people I would have wanted to see again they weren't able to find, which was sad. And for me, I really haven't accomplished much in my life that is worth bragging about. I don't have a husband. I don't have any kids other than the furkids which don't cat. I don't have 5 master degrees or a high powered career. I have a simple life that I'm happy with. Its an uncomplicated life most of the time, which I like, but its nothing to brag about. I know I've changed quite a bit since high school. I've defintily become more adventurous. I've conquered several major fears like flying. A lot of the changes are a result from my friends who have helped me open up and try new things, even if its just something simple like a new food, but those friends I met after high school. In many ways I've changed, but I'm still the shy, modest and quiet girl I've always been. I'm content to sit home on a Saturday night curled up on my bed with a good book, listening to one of my favorite CDs. Or sitting at home posting on my blog! LOL So instead of hobnobbing with people I never liked back in high school, I'm sitting here typing this post.
Its always funny how when there is a reunion or anniversary of some kind we tend to think back and reflect. I know I wish I would have had the love of high school that so many people do, but because I was so driven and focused on my education I got a really good education. It was a lot of work, but it really paid off in college. For me, college was an easy transition and I graduated college Magna Cum Laude. So I can't have too many regrets. Sure it could have been less stressful, but all the experiences I had then helped me later in life with other situations. They say everything happens for a reason and I believe that my experiences in high school definitely happened for a reason. They were learning opportunities and I'm glad I had.
So even though it was a not so fun period of my life, I think it was necessary to make me who I am today, making it a necessary evil of sorts. So I can't have any regrets. And I don't regret not going to the reunion. I might go to my 20th, maybe by then I will have done something worth bragging about. LOL By then people's lives should be more interesting than they are now.
OK. That is all. Time to go back to reading and playing with my kitties. Or maybe some digital scrapbooking. Later!
I don't regret not going to my reunion today. Most of my classmates I didn't like because they were stuck up and snobby. Plus reunions like this is just an excuse for people to gather and brag about their lives, though probbaly half of what they say is made up or embellished. Most of the people I would have wanted to see again they weren't able to find, which was sad. And for me, I really haven't accomplished much in my life that is worth bragging about. I don't have a husband. I don't have any kids other than the furkids which don't cat. I don't have 5 master degrees or a high powered career. I have a simple life that I'm happy with. Its an uncomplicated life most of the time, which I like, but its nothing to brag about. I know I've changed quite a bit since high school. I've defintily become more adventurous. I've conquered several major fears like flying. A lot of the changes are a result from my friends who have helped me open up and try new things, even if its just something simple like a new food, but those friends I met after high school. In many ways I've changed, but I'm still the shy, modest and quiet girl I've always been. I'm content to sit home on a Saturday night curled up on my bed with a good book, listening to one of my favorite CDs. Or sitting at home posting on my blog! LOL So instead of hobnobbing with people I never liked back in high school, I'm sitting here typing this post.
Its always funny how when there is a reunion or anniversary of some kind we tend to think back and reflect. I know I wish I would have had the love of high school that so many people do, but because I was so driven and focused on my education I got a really good education. It was a lot of work, but it really paid off in college. For me, college was an easy transition and I graduated college Magna Cum Laude. So I can't have too many regrets. Sure it could have been less stressful, but all the experiences I had then helped me later in life with other situations. They say everything happens for a reason and I believe that my experiences in high school definitely happened for a reason. They were learning opportunities and I'm glad I had.
So even though it was a not so fun period of my life, I think it was necessary to make me who I am today, making it a necessary evil of sorts. So I can't have any regrets. And I don't regret not going to the reunion. I might go to my 20th, maybe by then I will have done something worth bragging about. LOL By then people's lives should be more interesting than they are now.
OK. That is all. Time to go back to reading and playing with my kitties. Or maybe some digital scrapbooking. Later!
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