I will never laugh again ...

Back in February I took my son and 19 year old niece, Allie, on an adults only vacation to Disneyland. We all had a grand time. There was no fighting, no name calling, no drama ... nothing. We bought a blinking balloon, each wrote a message to my mom, and then sent it up in the night sky. We watched it for a long time ... at times it looked like a twinkling star. We made many new memories, remembered old Disney memories (with my mom) and laughed until we nearly wet our pants. It was blissful, and all three of us needed it.

While on this trip I saw several people take pictures of their food. Odd, I thought. Allie thought so too. We laughed and commented how crazy it was that people would get so excited while snapping away photos of something they were about to eat.

This week I've been doing some 'net surfing. In search of food. Yes. Pictures people have taken of the food served to them while on a cruise ... the Disney Fantasy to be exact. Allie and I are going to be on this ship in October and I was wanting to see what kinds of food would be available. I am somewhat picky when it comes to what I eat. I am a simple kind of girl ... give me a hamburger and fries, or a steak and potato and I am fine. Throw a plate of dead snails or a roasted duck in front of me and I will beg for chicken fingers from the kids menu. I don't like bleu cheese, or goat cheese or feta, but I do like mac and cheese. I love SOME seafood, but stick my nose up to a lot. So, I want to see what's served on this cruise so I know if I'll be ordering room service often. I found very little. Perhaps the fact that this particular boat just started sailing (less than a month ago) may be why there is very little available. But as I sat in front of my computer, watching video after video of the staterooms, the water roller coaster, the deck party I began to think those people taking pictures of their food in Disneyland may not be so crazy after all.

I imagine soon I will be finding myself whipping out my camera, with a smile on my face, full of excitement as the waiter places a plate of chicken fingers, mac and cheese and french fries in front of me. And never ever will I again laugh at someone else for doing this. Allie on the other hand, well she may be embarressed by the time our cruise is over, because I plan to take a photo of everything I eat, and everything she eats too, and sharing it here for all the world to see. :)

St Patty's Day and Easter ...

I plan to visit my mom for every holiday and some "in between" days as well. I also plan to post pictures here to remember.
Allie at my moms grave
St Patrick's Day

Bowl 4 A Cure ...

In January we participated in Bowl 4 A Cure here. We all had a blast. My 83 year old Grandma even bowled better than Jordan, Allison and me. Andrew brought the twins, they were a big hit. I had our t-shirts custom made, they were a big hit, too.
Baby Mia (aren't our shirts awesome?)
my lovely Gram
The twins ... Miles (such a cute smile) and Mia
My Gram and Allison
Jordan and his fiance, Kayla

Gravestone ...

(taken 2/11/2012)
It turned out great!!

Slacker ... again!!

As always I have so much to add. I think I am now 3 months behind. I LOVE being busy, making memories, building relationships to last for always.

I have been in Alaska for a month and while I always say I'd LOVE to move up there, I think this trip made me scratch it from my bucket-list. I've never been so cold, and I've been to Alaska several times in weather colder than this trip. But it really got to and bothered me this go around. I ended up with a nasty, stubborn cold, which decided to follow me home. So yay!! I get to fight it all over again. Hopefully with the weather prediction of 70 plus this weekend I can kick this cold to the curb and move on.

My trip was, as always, fun. Did lots of stuff. Some visiting. Some relaxing. Lots of eating. I did however give up diet soda during this drip. I had one cup of diet coke the second day I arrived there and then did water, iced-tea, and fruit juice. BUT the very first thing I grabbed after getting thru security after I checked in for my return flight was a 20 oz bottle of diet coke. Funny thing, though, I only had like 4-8 small swallows and actually left more than half in the bottle in the seat back-pocket. Shame on me for leaving it, but I knew I needed to so I wouldn't be tempted to finish it off while walking thru the airport to baggage claim. Have I had anymore since arriving home? Yeah. But I am determined to drop it once and for all. At least I did it for a month and did seemingly well. We'll see what tomorrow brings.

I have pictures to post of my trip, and many from January and Febuary. I am setting a goal to have all 3 months worth of pictures and posts up by the end of March. I know, I am laughing too.

For now, I have suitcases to unload, clothes to wash, and a basement to overhaul.

A huge THANK YOU to my daddy, Dana (my step-mom), and my little brother for taking me in again and delivering such wonderful hospitallity, and company, and food, and laughs, and scary moments, and shots. Many many many shots. :)

Happy St. Patrick's Day ...

Slacker ...

I have so many things to say. So many pictures to post. Bowling. Babies. Disney. Balloons. The gravesite. Life is busy. That's good, right?

Three months is fast approaching. I miss you mom, more and more each day.