Popcorn Anyone? - WW

This is my favorite Caramel Popcorn place EVER!

This is just my opinion of course.
I'd be willing to sample your favorite popcorn place

Busy busy....

While we were waiting to go parasailing, we got to see the very busy Rt 50 bridge.  The week before we were there, it got stuck in the OPEN position.  This is a main road in and out of Ocean City leading to Salisbury and other cities.  I was told that people sat there for HOURS until they were able to get the bridge fixed.

All the boats would drift back to the bridge, most with fishing lines dragging behind them

It doesn't take a tall boat before they have to raise the bridge for passage.

But at least its not open for long.

Spirit Renewal

Everyone has their own way of renewing their spirits.  Some do it every week with a visit to their church and the spirituality there.  My way?  Well, I have several.  I try to meditate when things are stressful.  I curl up with a good book.  I SING!  I have a girls night with Neicy or Kimber.

My Favorite way to renew my spirit is to get together with my Girls at the beach for the first weekend in December every year.  We go to Ocean City, MD for the weekend.  There is shopping, laughter, sharing and caring, and good food!  I have been going for this weekend for about 18 years, Mom and I started going together.  This year, 7 of us made the trip to be together.  ESM, Kathy, Sherry, Bonnie, Judy, Dolores and myself. 

All of us didn't hang together the entire weekend.  That's the good thing about the weekend, we can hang together or not.  We come together in the evening and gossip and catch up on our lives since the past year.  I had a LOT to share.  And they were all supportive of my decisions as well.

Sunday morning came and we had to part for another year.  We've made plans to get together on Martin Luther King Day for lunch at Wegmans and then high tea at Judy's house.

How do you renew your spirit?  Do you have a special group of friends to gather with as I do?

Sunday Check In

This time tomorrow I will be on my way to the airport and shortly after that, winging my way across the country to AZ.  My lengthy check list is dwindling.  I still have stuff to pack, mostly stuff I'll be using tomorrow morning.  I still have the cookbook to put together but ESM and I didn't have the right size binders.  Oh well, we'll get it done!

I still have to get Jaxon's stuff together and take it upstairs to Dad and ESM's house.  I think Jaxon knows I'm leaving, he's seen the suitcase and hasn't let me out of his sight today.  Poor baby!

I finished my craft project for my presents for the girls when I'm in OCMD after AZ.  Yikes, can I use any more prepositions?  After the weekend, I'll share it with you.  They came out very nice if I do say so myself!

Jakes and I have had a good weekend.  He helped me with the craft project and the cookbook.  We also chatted about his living with his father.  He likes it over there and he thinks it was a good thing for both of us.  He isn't mad at me and likes that we can get along better on the weekends.  That makes me SO happy!  OH!  And he's worried about his grades!  That's something that didn't happen here lately.  SO HAPPY!

Well, its time to finish the dishes, clean out the fridge and the litter box.

Its Tuesday

Oh yay!  Its Tuesday!  6 Days until vacation, 3 days until my weekend with Jakes. And 2 days to get these applications for work completed.  YIKES!

Dad went to the heart Drs last week and got a satisfactory report.  The Dr is ok with how he's been feeling, how the BP has been and all that good stuff.  As Dad says, "He said I have a heart."  Cute Daddy!  But I know where I get my sense of humor.

When Mom was sick, she worried that her cancer was hereditary and us kids would get it.  On my Dad's side of the family the women seem to get Alzheimer's.  I would tell Mom, "Don't worry about me!  I'll get cancer, then Alzheimer's and forget I have Cancer."  At first she wasn't amused by my attitude.  But you have to have humor when you're dealing with such serious illnesses.  Mom eventually came to accept my sense of humor about the illnesses.

In addition to all the applications I am typing for work, my ESM has me working on a cookbook for a club for which she is president.  I typed all the recipes over the summer and she finished reviewing and making corrections.  Her meeting with the club to discuss the cookbook is 11/28 when I will be in AZ.  So I have to make the corrections for her, get a mock up book read for her before I leave.  hummmmmmmm  At least its just a mock up and doesn't have to be perfect.

I get back from AZ on 12/1 which is a Thursday.  On Friday, I have to be packed up and ready to head to OCMD for my girls weekend!  NO JET LAG ALLOWED! 

I can't wait to see these wonderful women.  Its always a good time had by all.  Lots of laughter, fun and love.  We always exchange Christmas gifts when we go. This year I am going to attempt to etch glasses.  Over the weekend, Neicy and I found Irish Coffee mugs.  I have to figure out what I want to etch on them, probably something to represent the ocean and of course the love shared by all of us.  I think I'll get Jakes to help me with this project over the weekend.

I think my friend in AZ is getting excited for me to come out there.  He's been texting and calling more often.  We've made tentative plans to see a couple of movies while I'm there.  He's also going to cook Thanksgiving dinner for me.  :)   I can't wait!  Now to keep him out of the hospital while I'm visiting.....

Ok.  Time to get back to typing!  Happy Tuesday!