1st day of the last days of vacation 2009

1st it was off to jessica and to have my hair done, there is a surprise here.
2nd it was organizing the 'paper' for the tax preparation, sometime tonite i think.
3rd it was backing up everything on the desktop to the external hard drive. whew, now those pics won't get lost if the system ever crashes.
4th trying to get an answer about the saints shirt that i got dago for christmas.
5th then an answer about "lost' money in the state of louisiana, harder than i thought.
6th a new mardi gras decoration for the library table.

wedding work in gainsville

road trip to gainsville today with cimi.
an appt with erinn and her florist.
but first toby. what could be more important than seeing a cuddly loveable pickupable dog? that's toby in a nutshell.
off to the florist then. after a few hours, lots of stories behind the history of erinn and andrew, pictures of what is wanted, what erinn and andrew are going to do when they are mrs and mr, and just alot of fun. decisions were made, deposits were paid and dates and time were set.
then off to the swamp for lunch. and yes the sweet potatoe fries are delicious.
roadtrip back to orlando to pick up rocko who had spent the day with his cousins.

NFC Championship and on to the Superbowl

some FB comments

The thrill of VICTORY!!!

BLACK AND GOLD SUPERBOWL...I JUST WITNESSED HISTORY!!!WHO DAT!!
HERE WE COME TO GET YOU OK OK OK!!! STAND UP AND GET CRUNK!!!!!!!!!

This is How we Celebrate a NFC Saints win
♪♥♫◦°°◦°°◦♫♥♪Down in New Orleans where the Saints call home, it takes a cool "Brees" to Rock the 'dome, On LaSalle and Poydras Street, they Jack teams up to Da Mambo Beat! The Super Bowl, Mambo, Mambo, Mambo...Super Bowl, Mambo, Mambo, Mambo...Super Bowl, Mambo-Ooh!........Down in New Orleans!" ♫ ♪♫

To all of the ESPN TALK SHOW PEOPLE quit pissing in your cheerios, The Saints have won, the Vikings lost, I know you must be devastated, but get over it....The Saints are SUPERBOWL BOUND!!! WHO DAT!!!

Down in New Orleans by the superdome, Bret Favre tried but we sent his a-- home. Superbowl mambo mambo mambo Superbowl mamboooo down in New Orleans!!!

I think I "WHO DATTED" too much last night my throat hurts!!

These people say, "I wanted to see Farve go to the superbowl again." What? The Saints have never been. Its the Saints turn to GET SOME!

Saints is Now AMERICA'S TEAM... It's our time, it's our DESTINY!

Its Monday morning, I just woke up and turned on the TV, OMG, tears in my eyes again, I still can't believe, our Saints are going to the SUPERBOWL, what a great feeling for a Monday morning...GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SAINTS!!!

wow.... have no words.... still stunned

One thing to say about the game; Favre gave it to them on a silver platter, at the end of the 4th; sickening!! The play that will haunt him for the rest of his life!
Hello, the Saints played an awesome game, you guys fumbled how many times? :-)

I beleive it was 6 fumbles, and 3 interception, and the saints still only won by 3 in O/T, can't be to awsome

BLACK AND GOLD TO THE SUPERBOWL!!! BLACK AND GOLD TO THE SUPERBOWL!!! WHO DAT WHO DAT WHO DAT!!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!

WE DID IT!!!! NFC CHAMPS ~ GEAUX'N TO MIAMI DAWL'N


Who Dat!!!!!!! Love the Saints and what a game!!!!!! Wearing my black and gold all the way in Colorado!!!!!! Mardi Gras will be nuts this year...it probably already started last night.
 
Now THIS is a game!!!!! Come on Saints!

The SAINTS WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

weekends

Weekends are great.
It is time for you to do something productive or something lazy.
I did both today.
So now there is tomorrow, cause you get 2 days when it is the weekend.

rain

rain
i love rain
rain makes everything feel clean
rain has the power to make things grow
rain is good for curling up in a blanket to read a good book
rain is soothing
rain is fun for dogs, they love to get wet so someone can rub them down with a towel
rain washes away the grime
rain brings rainbows
i love rain
rain

maybe or positive

do you not feel that some days just do not  seem to end on a positive note?
i feel that i try to always be this way at work and most days i feel i accomplish this.
maybe it is the "monday" thing.
maybe those people who happen to be around just do not want to be positive.
maybe i am reading too much into this.
maybe i just want all of my days to be positve, cause i always try to remember that i just work at a mall in a store that sells clothes, lipsticks and pots and pans.
here's to tuesday, it will be positive.

Saints Vikings

next Sunday in the dome!

Is it truly the Saints year?

saintsation saturday

and off to the division playoffs we go with home field advantage.

enjoyed dinner with cimi and randy, pizza, coffee, birthday cake and presents for cimi. thanks randy for helping dago and rocko out today. poor rocko, irritable bowel syndrome, he has never been this quiet.

so with my sniffles, chills and tea i had a "fringe"marathon.

it reminds me of the

so now i am in bed.

good night all and i hope the winter freeze is over in your world and no one got sick.

Mardi Gras 2010

finally, a day to do what i want.
i decorated for mardi gras 2010.
you can go see the pics on my picasa web page.
to the right is just one of the pics taken today.

and why when we are tired does our body get ill?

brand values

we have these "brand values" that we are supposed to live by at work.
You Count
Teams Win
Give  Back
Integrity Always
Results Matter

today i lived by "Teams Win"
i recently did inventory from 6p sunday until 1130a monday. i was supposed to be off on tues and wed. i also gave all of the managers who worked those same hours off tues.
it was discovered this am at work only one manager was closing. i went in today at 1p and closed so there would be two managers. "Teams Win'

comments

for the most part, i have kept my updates to the daily post as part of my goals this year. unfortunatly i do not know if i have reached anyone as no comments are made. i know that i am guilty of the above and the below.

is it easier to not comment and just say mmmmm to a post?
does it take up too much time to comment?
do you really care about the post?

so since communication is such a big part of our lives and the most likely misunderstood skill that most of us could improve, do we comment?

going forward each time i read a post i will strive to leave a comment.

Saturday night

I remember Saturday nights as the night that "you had to go out".  Now it is just the last night of the week. And I do not even mind working late. I like Saturday nights just the way they are now. There is no pressure on where to go, what to wear, who to go with, do I have enough money to go there, am I going out with the "right" people and all of that other nonsense that you think is so important at that time. I like spending time with Dago and Rocko. I like having dinner with my sister and her husband and maybe watch the 1st half of a football game with them before heading home. The only Saturday that I have to be out is the one before Mardi Gras and watching Endymion parade through the streets of New Orleans. One month from tonight that is where we will be celebrating Dago entering a new decade with our family and friends.

Good Night

DO love, pray for peace, hope for the best, be humble, remember the small things,

live in the moment, smell the flowers, what feels good and right, follow your passion,

celebrate life, remember to look up, dance at least once a day, sing out loud, anything and everything, and always say I Love You before parting.

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Life

Life is a journey
a journey that takes us down many roads
some good and some not so good
as we travel we learn
we grow
meet people that make those journies worth the travel
with them we find comfort

the lululemon manifesto, part 3

- live near the oceanand inhale the pure salt air that flows over the water, Captiva will do nicely.
- observe a plant before and after watering and relate these benefits to your body and brain.
- practice yoga, so you can remain active in physical spots as you age.
- dance, sing, floss and travel
- successful people replace the words "wish", "should", and "try" with "i will"
- creativity is maximized when you are living in the moment.
- nature wants us to be mediocre because we have a greater chance to survive and reproduce.
- lululemon athletica creates components for people to live longer, healthier and more fun lives.
- do not use cleaning chemicals on your kitchen counters. someone will inevitable make a sandwhich on the counter.
- SWEAT once a day to regenerate your skin.
- communication is complicated. we are raised in a different family with slightly different definitions of every word.
- what we do to the earth we do to ourselves.
- the pursuit of happiness is the source of all unhappiness.

hope you all enjoyed the lululemon manifesto
some good thoughts to start a new year.
have a happy one

lululemon manifesto part 2

- the world is changing at such a rapid rate that waiting to implement changes will leave you 2 steps behind. DO IT NOW
- friends are more important than money
- breathe deeply and appreciate the moment. living in the moment could be the meaning of life
- take various vitamins. you never know what small mineral can eliminate the bottleneck of everlasting health.
- don't trust that an old age pension will be sufficient.
- visualize your eventual demise. it can have an amazing effect on how you live for the moment.
- the conscious brain can only hold one thought at a time. choose a positive thought.

to be continued

the lululemon manifesto, part 1

- drink FRESH water and as much as you can daily.
- exercise
- do one thing a day that scares you
- listen, listen, listen
- ask questions
- write down your goals, short and long, 2 personal, 2 professional, 2 health
- remember life is full of setbacks and success is how you handle setbacks
- that which matters the most should never give way to that which matters the least
- stress is related to 99% of illness
- jealousy works the opposite way you want it to

to be continued tomorrow

the beginning of a new decade

do we say two thousand ten or twenty ten that is the question on everyone's mind as we enter this new decade.

one of my goals this year is to daily update my blog. 2009 found my blog skills lacking unlike some members of my family.

the first day of the new year brought a frustrating day at work with an early departure.
enjoyed the evening with cimi, randy, mary, judy and dago. the dogs - jack, nanook, ziggy and rocko kept us entertained during the end of the rose bowl.
the "traditional" new years dinner was very good, my compliments to the chef.

remember to tell those that you love "I love you" today.

Merry Christmas

snowflakes floating in the crisp pine-scented air
joyful sounds of jingling bells
people wishing one another happy holidays

getting presents

sending cards

decorating trees

write a letter to santa claus

bring tidings of great joy

peace on earth

good wil to men

give a little love

spend time with family

find the true meaning of christmas

dago and i wish all a very merry christmas