Lets see where I stand

Ok so we are about a month or so ok maybe more into DWTS and I was looking at the remaining dancers and thinking hum...I wonder how some of my predictions have held out? I did not comment on all of them but if you recall on some I did. So here is a moment back in time...

This is what I said about...

Donny Osmond - Ok hello Osmond fan always and forever. He has the backing of like a million votes and thats just the family members. He will go pretty far at least half way. He has been wanting to be a dancer on this show for so long that I think he will excel.

Outcome - Well hello he did score a 29 last time he has been on fire! And He has Tweeted that this week it is the Jitterbug and he can put all his nervous tension in that dance. Go Donny!

Mark Dacascos from Iron Chef America - hum seems like an easy one yes? It could be however sometimes the Martial experts have a hard time coming loose and showing emotions such as in the Cha Cha. But I suspect he will go far. Watch out Donny!

Outcome - Donny does not have anything to worry as of yet. While he is pretty good he is having problems.

Tom Delay - Ok the only thing he has going for him is that his partner is Cheryl Burke. She is good but I am sorry he looks like Mr Stumbles. I do not think he will not only not win but not even make it to the final 6.

Outcome - Well enough said he not only did not make it he quit! And I was right the only good thing he had was his dance partner.

Kelly Osbourne - All I can say is I hope she stays sober enough to learn and excel. I think she will stick around for a few weeks but certainly not the finals. Her partner is Louis Van Amstel and he is actually pretty darn good but not good enough to help Kelly. Sorry Kelly.

Outcome - Well I totally underestimated Kelly. Not only is Kelly actually pretty darn good but her innocent nervousness is pretty charming. You can feel how nervous she is which is what may end up hurting her. But man Kelly has become one of my favorites. Way to go Kelly.

Mya - Oh Man Donny watch out. This is one that may be the one to beat. Chickie is a dancer.

Outcome - Yeah Donny has to watch out the girl is awesome. Oh yeah did I mention she was a dancer?

Ashley Hamilton - I think he is going to have a hard time and I hope not. I really hope not because he has in my humble opinion one of the best partners - Edyta Sliwinska. She is a fabulous dancer and every year they never pair her with someone worthy. The closest was Jason Taylor. But I would love for her to win it once. She is my favorite dancer. Ashley on the other hand ( in my opinion) is his claim to fame that his dad is George Hamilton? Now I like George I truly did. I saw him once on South Beach and he looked very ah tan. His date I remember more because she had the cutest Louis Vutton purse! Ok back to dancing...Ashley I so hope you do it but do you have the fans to bring up those votes? We shall see..

Outcome - Well Ashley was out of the competition before the tan set in.

So there you have it. The dancers are pretty good. This group is good. Go Donny!

The fun continues

Well that child of mine was having a blast yesterday because I got a couple pictures from Universal Studios one being of the Hard Rock? Do you think he is trying to tease me? Let me answer that question yes he is and it shows he is having a good time which is good. Oh to be that young and out partying with your friends.

That's the picture he took and sent to his mommy.

But like all good things they must come to an end because they return home today. And it appears Mother Nature is sad they are returning because it has been raining all morning.

I am glad he went. I told him I may go next year and he said yes for sure and even said we can go mom. Yeah I wonder why...

Did you all see DWTS? Oh man my Donny was hot and on fire.

Like Mother like Son

You know I know God has a sense of humor because he gives some of us kids that have our sense of humor.

Here is a little story to tell that is well I found it funny. Child of mine (Nick) turned 22 this past week and some of his friends who also had birthdays during the week had been for months planning a trip to Orlando Florida. They ear marked Universal Studios Halloween Horror Night and Epcot Center food and wine festival. So being the typical worry mom I gave the usual be safe use the shuttles etc. Which he assured they would. Ok so come Sunday I knew that is when he was leaving and I started to call him and say Please let me know you arrived alright but I stopped myself because gosh darn it I am not that kind of pushy in your face all the time mom. So that evening I closed my eyes and I sent a message to my angels to keep the little one safe and sound. Well guess what happened within that hour? I got a Text message (yes text message) "Mom we just arrived I wanted you to know that." Oh goody it worked! So I wrote back oh good glad to hear it and I am glad you told me because I was actually thinking about that his response "I know." Yeah I am good. No thats not the funny part.

So here I am Monday at work. I get to a stopping point and I am sitting wondering what child of mine is doing and where he is at and well hello wishing I was there. Guess what I got? Yeah you guessed it another text message. "Mom we are at Epcot Food and Wine Festival all so good." Ok let me continue with this I think. So I said oh good take a picture. So of course I get a picture of child of mine by Epcot.

A few minutes later I get another picture of a glass of wine where he tells me "This glass of Pinot Grigio is for you mom here in Italy." Oh yes child of mine knows me so well he knows what I love to drink. And, he has no problem in taking a picture of it and telling me. He proceeded to send another shot of Epcot making me wish even more I was there.

Note to self...Go to Epcot Food and Wine festival next year.

Stay Tune..

Great weekend

Welcome Monday. What a lovely bright and crispy cool Monday it is! Yes it is in the 60's the breeze is out and it is not humid. Oh I live for days like this.

The weekend was rather fun and nice. Friday night we went over to some friends house for dinner and drinks and we had a lot of great laughs. We all brought something over so it was a nice collaborate effort.

Saturday we went over to Bargetto Bistro in the Falls and listened to a friend play some tunes. He plays there every other Saturday Night and he is rather good I must say. If you want to check him out his website is http://www.joetunon.com/ He is a nice guy too good heart.

Sunday we ventured over to Actor's Playhouse and saw a Matinee Called the Marvelous Wonderettes. It was a blast from the past with songs from the 50's to 60's. Some a little cheesy in how they led to certain dialogue but over all it was pretty entertaining. One thing to note to self think twice about going to another Matinee at Actor's Playhouse unless you don't mind hanging with the over 85 crowd. Oh yeah I am serious I would say 90% of the audience was over 85 I felt like handing out applications to the Elks Lodge they would fit right in - walkers, wheelchairs, breathing machines and all.

And yes my friends that is as close to an Elks Lodge that I went to this past weekend. Ah life is good. Only went once last week and I do not foresee any upcoming visits not until maybe Nov or Dec.

The week is looking pretty good. DWTS is on tonight and Donny is still in there! Go Donny! Will he last?

Stay Tune..

Finally Friday!

Oh boy this week has just gone like a jet on a mission. Flying! I guess that is what being super busy at work will do for it. The week was actually rather nice.

Tuesday we took child number one (and only child) out for his birthday dinner. His true birthday was Wednesday but when you turn 22 hanging with your friends and playing beer pong is better then going out to dinner with your mom and dad. That is ok it was rather nice and fun.

Wednesday was a lodge meeting and guess what I DID NOT ATTEND! Yeah I am super proud and happy about that.

Now Thursday I went to the Lodge. Yes I had to. It was a GATE Program Graduation dinner. This is a group that is close to my heart because of the good that they do. They take first time juvenile offenders (teen boys) and they go through a series of classes that are not just sitting in a class room learning tips, but, rather going all out. By going all out I mean they take these boys to the morgue, the jail, they see dead bodies with toe tags , they are given classes on Anger Management, Finances, and other Life Coaching areas. The course is not easy and not an over night but those that stick with it come out a better person. For that I support them. Well the graduation is where these teens finished the course and the Lodge provides them and their families with dinner. So I went there ready to see some people I had not seen in a while and sit and listen to the speeches by the graduates.

Now picture this the speeches are done, it appears to be coming soon to a close and the Program Director stops everything and goes wait I have something to do I almost forgot. She then calls my name. Who me??? All I can say is "Whyyyyy" I go up there and she mentions how much of a help and support I have been to her and the boys. She then presents me a nice certificate of appreciation. OMG I was surprised and shocked I certainly did not expect. Hello normally I am the one doing the surprises so to have it pulled on me was well what can I say I appreciated it so very much. This is why I love this place.

(The picture above is of Mimi the Program Director the Peer Counselors)

I then thought of that statement and thought no it is not the place it is the people. I enjoy the people there. I enjoy going to a place and there is no fighting and several people looking at others and snickering I love walking in and smiling and seeing friends and I especially love that I can bring people with me and they will be welcomed with open arms. I am very fortunate that all my friends are good that way. We all do support each other.

Tonight is a get together at one of their houses. We plan on having dinner, drinks, laughter in a nice comfortable setting.

The weekend should be nice going to see a fun and happy play! Will it really be fun and happy?

Stay Tune

Busy work times

It has been a while since writing. Sorry. It has been a busy time at work for me and well it is not letting up so the blogging just took a back seat. Then the weekend comes and blogging is not on my top list of things to do. Heck even getting on the computer is something I don't want to do during the weekend. I know a shocker some of people out there. But I had a really nice experience this weekend and I thought I would share.

Part of my commitment (Post Elk) is to do more stuff that I want to do. Get back to things that brought me Peace and Harmony and a good sense of existence. No more having to do this and that and having to go around shopping for what? For someone to say hey the time you spent doing that is nice but you better do more? Yeah I don't think so. So I went back to what grounds me. I went to a work shop called "Meet your Guardian Angel". The workshop was located at http://www.fivesisters.biz/ in Pinecrest. However they are moving to the Falls area which is even closer to me so I am really looking forward to it. The workshop was help by Alina Nunez of www.healwithangels.com and I for one have to say it was well worth the $50 I paid. At this workshop I learned about so many things about Guardian Angels, what their purpose is, what they look like and along the way we did a few different meditations. I visualized and saw somethings that Alina later on validated to me. So that was pretty cool. In the end I left there knowing that decisions I made were the best ones and I do not regret it for one moment. I am looking forward to more workshops and lectures.

I am looking forward to the new chapter, with my friends, family and renewed passion.

Stay Tune.

I survived this weekend

Oh weekend weekend where did you go. And how in the world did I survive you? Literally. Friday started rather nice. Went to work, then met up with the gang of usual Friday Night Suspects and we had dinner at Asian Fusion (www.asianfusionmiami.com). It was good. The food there was great and the company was great too. Saturday we went to our Lodge for a last hurrah. The Gold-Diggers hired a Professional Karaoke sound guy and the girls all came dressed in some costume. There was good food, lots of drinks, laughter and oh yeah a lot of singing. All I can say when a certain husband got up to sing Lola by the Kinks I was left speechless. I know I should of filmed it. Needless to say we had a super blast that night.

Then Sunday we went back to the Lodge (yes I promise I am leaving this was the last official visit) for a special meeting. It was mainly done to help a friend who was put in the middle. So I finish this meeting and I am acting as a bartender and as I am walking hold this bottle of beer I tripped on something on the floor. Well can you imagine what is going through my head? Holy cow I have a bottle of beer in my hand, I am about to fall and there is empty glass around me ok quick note to self "DO NOT FALL!" So my quick action was to reach for the bar top and hold on tight and well a major part of me held on so tight my upper right arm/shoulder are in some major pain! Yes pain. That night I had some pain pills that were left over from the first mouth surgery so I made sure to pop one ok two. Did the pain go away? No but I got relaxed and slept nicely. This morning the pain was just still there and it still is there but not over the top bad like last night.

So Yes I survived the weekend. Not sure how but I did. How will this week be?

Stay Tune..