Saturday Night.....Way 2 much funnnnnn.....

BIG $$$$$'s

I Bid you CELEBRATE

It's parteeeee time.....C E L E B R A T E.....

CHEERS! PARTY ON....

April ASLA Luncheon

I've been "on the road" so much this year that I have missed a few luncheons. Great to catch up, get some hugs, and see friends. Today's luncheon was a style show of spring and summer fashions by a local ladies dress shop. Bright and brighter clothes on very chic and cute models. My friend Ann Marie played the piano and the door prizes were so pretty - unfortunately I did not win one this time, maybe next month. Food was tasty and a good time was had by all. 190 attendees.

Happy thought for today - old Chinese proverb "May a Happy Star always light your path."

Retro girl me.....

I'm not a sweet little "old fashioned girl" but suddenly I am appreciating things from time gone by....with the exception of my new piece of art from a smart art gallery in Little Rock. The little period lamps are just perfect on my night stands in the bedroom. Charming....Not good for reading in bed but I rarely do that anyway....this weekend coming up is the 12th Annual Montgomery Antique Market. Last year they had over 300 dealers from all over the country. Depending on the weather, I may or may not fight the crowds and heat. Or just maybe, rain....sigh....I think everyone would cheer for some rain. from my friend Carol at CRMC, a list of thoughts and I think this is a good one "I've reached the age where "happy hour" is a nap. Actually I believe my daughter, the Queen of Naps will like that thought." btw, congrats to my long time friend Brent on his engagement. Best of luck Brent and lucky lady....

April 23, 20_____

April 23, 2008 - April 23, 2011.....I am blessed!

April ExPats Luncheon

Cute little restaurant on 105W - use to be Rabbit Run Tea House, new owners and new menu. Tasty choices and there were only 7 of us, unfortunately the other pics turned out 2 dark, so I only had a salad and Dora that turned out well. It's very interesting when we meet. One of the ladies is married to an Egyptian man and at this time he is in Egypt for voting and taking care of his family...We also have one member who has family in Japan and of course we have been sympathetic to the problems her family is experiencing. Several of our ladies are in Paris and other ports of interest and will return in several months. My time in Munich those many years ago was well spent, otherwise I would never have had the opportunity to become an "Ex Pat". From Mark Twain "Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life". Personally, I would add good conversation...

What a TRIP!

WOW! What a trip to Hot Springs Village, Arkansas to visit my friend Shari. From the moment I arrived, it was non-stop go....We had a wonderful time, including surviving a hugh storm that hit HSV...unfortunately it resulted in 2 deaths and it was in our immediate area. The storms continue to ravage the country as you probably have read or heard in the media. We toured Little Rock, had delicious seafood there (who knew?), saw the USS Razorback (retired veteran sub from WW II, Vietnam and the Cold War, via trolly, visited art galleries galore (yes, I did purchase a lovely piece) resale shops, rock shops, everything and anything that caught our eye. No shortage of delicious food in HSV, best pizza ever at Molly O'Briens...Shari's home is high on a hill with lots and lots of trees. I dubbed it the "cupcake" because it is soooo cute. She has it decorted perfectly and still in progress. We were in town for the running of the Arkansas Derby and for the first time in 19 years a horse bred in Arkansas won and is off to the Kentucky Derby. I'll definitely put my $$$$'s on Arkarkarkark. How about that. Cutest horse ever, with a big smile on his face when they decked him with the winning flowers. It was a wonderful weekend with a wonderful friend. Thanx Shari. See you soon.... btw, the bottom pic is Fried Grits with Shrimp Gumbo. Never would have thought about that but it was devine....

Garden Girls at the Mercer....

Arboretum and Botanic Gardens....beautiful weather (could not have ask for better) and the 17 Garden Girls were real troopers...Cool morning and for the better part we all had good parking karma. All kinds of green shrubs, plants, trees, etc. A nice gift shop and all in all, lots of walking, sunshine and fun. After we traveled down 1960 to The Potatoe Patch (yup, with an e at the end of potato). It originally was just a small shack and dark inside. A fire caused the rebuilding and even tho the new building does not have quite the charm, the "throwing of the rolls and muffins" still took place and the portions were hugh. I believe only one lady finished her complete meal. Very successful trip.

Today's thought from Liza Minnelli "Reality is something you rise above."

New shop in town....

I've been noticing a new salon in a cute little house on my drive into the hospital. Needing a "fresh up" and my usual operator is playing grandmother to her newest granddaughter, I decided to stop and check out Phyllis's shop. What a treat! The atmosphere is homey, nicely decorated and Phyllis and her co-worker Denise are really lively, fun ladies. Even tho I was suffering from the "yellow pollen yuck" and such, just being in Phyllis's shop made me feel better. Without being a traitor to my other stylist who has done my hair for a lot of years, I really enjoyed being in the new salon. Sometimes change is good and you never know unless you try. "Try it, you'll like it." I've heard that quote for years, never have known who was the originator, so I'll just take credit for it today.

I can't blame it on spell check

grrrrrr, spell check was right, my proof reading was wrong.....for shame Solo....in my previous blog, I used the word "sorry" rather than "story". My apologies and then some....sigh....

A Fish tale......

At lunch today while volunteering, our very well respected hospital Chaplain Addison was showing off the fish he caught at our Lake Conroe. So the sorry goes, and I'm sure the Pastor would not be caught in a fib, he asked the good Lord to let him catch a fish so he could intice his grandson to come fishing with him. Lo and behold, "THE FISH". The good Pastor was so surprised that he actually caught a fish, he neglected to weigh the fish and ultimately threw the lucky fish back into the water. Pastor Addison made quick time of showing everyone his catch. We all were very appreciative of his efforts and the fact that he threw the fish back, even tho he probably could have fried fish for dinner. Shakespeare's thought "It is a good divine that follows his own instructions."