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{December 13, 2015} Movie nostalgia

I want to watch them all!!

This has happened before. Wow, it sounds like a problem!

I was making a spreadsheet of the movies on my portable hard drive, after moving them around and I got nostalgic for them. I wanted to watch them all..and all at once!

War Games, The Expendables, RED, Star Wars, The Philadelphia Story, Holiday, Born Yesterday [birth versions], the list goes on and on.

I so love movies! I used to want to make movie trailers for a living, I suppose part of me still does. I suppose I could, who knows.

For now, I’ll just watch them all and sigh and enjoy myself. That sounds good to me, right?

{December 12, 2015} A Fabulous Friend Christmas Party

So much fun!

Tonight we went to a Christmas party hosted by PSM’s good friends A&KM.

The party was called for 4pm and we got there a little after, but before other folks, so it was nice to have some time one on one with A&K before everyone else arrived.

The cool thing is that I knew almost everyone that was there and there was even one person who thought we had met because she had seen so many pictures of me on Facebook that PSM has posted, kinda cool. And I made some new friends.

It’s great to see how many people care about PSM, they’ve all known each other for years, most of them having been in various ski houses together at one time or another.

They wanted to hear about our trip and all about Hawaii, even planning trips out there! Which is all PSM wants, his friends and family to visit, that will make him happier than anything. Wink wink.

We laughed, ate, drank, repeat. PSM even brought palinka, it was a hit with some and some agreed with me!

What a nice feeling, to be with friends, enjoying each other’s company, being goofy and having a great time, what more could you want?

Thanks A&K for including me in the festivities, I had a blast! Ready for next time!

{December 11, 2015} Which makes more sense?

A cold in the winter or a cold in the summer?

I should have said which sucks less, ha ha. I find that it doesn’t bother me as much when I am sick in the winter vs being sick in the summer.

At least in the winter, there’s a reason, it happens, it’s cold and dreary out, it’s going around, you get a cold. Put on warm jammies, get under the covers, have some warm soup and hot tea, box of tissues in hand and your set. You also don’t question, you have a cold, it’s winter, it happens.

Summer, you just get annoyed. It’s hot out, you go from heat to A/C to heat and back and forth, you get sick and annoyed, you do not want to be in bed in your jammies under the covers with hot soup and tea, you want to be outside enjoying yourself.

Now you now my opinion, what’s yours?

[I promise, this will not be a week’s worth of posts about having a cold, this was just a random thought]

{December 10, 2015} I hab a cowd

That translates simply to I have a cold.

I felt it coming on about a day or so ago and wasn’t site, but last night I knew, especially since I was tired enough in the afternoon to take a nap, so I got some nyquil out and waited for it to take effect.

By 330 this morning, I couldn’t figure out why I was still awake and when I went to the bathroom, I saw them sitting on the counter, duh! I promptly took the two pills and feel asleep shortly after.

I spent the day in and out of consciousness and taking dayquil, until PSM came over, with some beautiful lilac colored roses to cheer me up, light the menorah and then take me to dinner, a little Chinese restaurant down the street from my apartment.

Now, I am safely ensconced in my pjs, warm blankets and cats. I’m writing to you and then passing out.

Good night.

Couldn’t resist!

{December 9, 2015} I’m all about saving the planet, but…

I still have to touch the door!

I like the electric high powered hand dryers in the bathrooms, they save paper, which in turn saves trees, go green! Although, I must admit, I prefer paper towels most of the time. Don’t tell on me!

When you go into a public restroom and you wash your hands, you still have to touch the door handle to get out of the bathroom. Now, I wash my hands, but I can’t guarantee that anyone else does. Ick.

I would like a paper towel to hold the door, since there are none, I use my sleeve most of the time. What do you do?

{December 8, 2015} I heard it! Let the Christmas season begin!

I think I’ve told you before, but I’ll tell you again.

Bruce Springsteen’s version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town is my favorite Christmas song and to me it symbolizes the start of the season.

I never feel settled in the season until I do and once I hear it, I always sigh and then declare, to myself of course and anyone with range, “I’ve heard it, let the holiday begin”.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DGYIVYxZOWwo&ved=0ahUKEwia5tuSic7JAhVJdD4KHTwGBikQtwIIXzAJ&usg=AFQjCNFtYxvZe7Fk2Cfx67d-BTlsYpeekw
[this link should take you to you tube]

{December 7, 2015} December 7th…a day of remembrance

December 7, 1941 was a day that changed history.

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor marked the US’ entry into World War II. “It is a day that will love on in infamy”, President Roosevelt.

We learn about it in school, we see movies, documentaries, annual tributes. We are touched, we respect, we want to know more. We empathize and sympathize, but we weren’t there, we don’t really know, but we want to know.

In 2008 I earned a trip to Hawaii and one of the things I got to do was visit Pearl Harbor and it was something I never will forget.

The first thing you do is sit for a video giving you a history, setting the tone. Then instructions, silence when you’re in the hall.

It’s truly an experience like no other, you can feel it in the air, you feel it in your heart. You are transported, it’s surreal and awe inspiring.

You look out and still see the oil on the water, look further and see life, the fish are swimming, giving hope. I was awestruck.

When I was back in the center, I had the honor of shaking the hands of a few men who had there, fought and they are still with us.

We need to remember those who fought, those who gave their lives and those still with us, to teach us and help us to remember.

December 7th, a day that will live on in infamy.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Harbor_attack

{December 6, 2015} Happy Chanukah

Tonight is the first night of chanukah and I was lucky to spend it with family.

PSM and I flew back from Hawaii today, we’ll, yesterday and today, sorry about no post, I didn’t think about it until today! We left at 5pm yesterday and arrived on the mainland late morning. Anyway…

Tonight startes the beginning of the celebration of Chanukah, also known as the Festival of Lights. For those of you not in the know, the Festival of Lights celebrates the miracle of what happened so long ago.

When the temple was destroyed and the Jews went in to clean things up, they found enough oil to light the lamps for one night, but a miracle occurred and it lasted eight nights. That is why we celebrate for eight nights.

Things that are special to the holiday are things like potato pancakes or potato latkes, they are fried in oil, which is what makes them special. We might also serve donuts, fried in oil, maybe filled with sweet jellies.

We play games like dreidel and sing songs. It’s so much fun as a kid and to play and see through the eyes of a child.

Each night, we light candles on the menorah, one more each day until the eighth night, the menorah is aglow with warmth and hope and love.

Tonight, I was with GES and family. The only thing missing was the rest of the family. Before dad left last week they celebrated chanukah together so they could enjoy the celebration together.

The menorah I lit when I got back to my apartment was one I picked up after we got back from our big trip. Doesn’t it scream Antoni Gaudi!

On the last night, I’ll post a picture in full glow.

Happy Chanukah!

{December 5, 2015} Nyquil equals night night

I’m about done for!

This will not be a long post as I am fading. I took a nyquil and it’s doing the job?

My allergies have kicked in to high gear and my eye has been itching like crazy. Tonight, I may have rubbed to hard! It hurts!

Then there’s the bee sting. It itches and hurts at the same time.

So, after a very nice dinner, we went back to the hotel, I took a nyquil and now…zzzzzz

{December 4, 2015} I rode in a tractor!

Today I got to be a kid!

Did you have Tonka Trucks when you were a kid? Did you ever dream of actually riding in one of those vehicles? Was one of them a tractor?

I did! Yes! Yes!

And guess what! I got to do that today!!

Today, I was invited to go with PSM and his co-workers to visit the farms he’s going to be working with in Hawaii. We visited the main site, the farm where his office will be, already had his name on the door, cool, huh?

We got a tour of the facility with some of the workings of what they do there. Then we took a drive to the next farm and what they do, both farms had major equipment. Somehow…someone said I might want to ride in a tractor and they said ok! Next farm!

We went to the North Shore to the third farm on Oahu, saw some cool stuff and then…I got to ride in a tractor, how cool was that!! Big kid time!

What fun thing is next?

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