Safe and sound....

Well, I made it to Florida, safe and sound. We got to the house around 11:30p on Thursday night and pretty much went to bed. Then yesterday we got up and had yummy cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Then we went to the mall and the afternoon movie to see 'Over the Hedge' ... it was really cute.

We came home and relaxed for the afternoon and then Dina came over for dinner. For dinner, Joey grilled pork chops and made a tomato salad, mom baked some potatoes, regular and sweet, and we had some sun-dried tomato bread with dipping oils. Overall, super good. Everyone was stuffed. We played a little NTN trivia on the TV before bed and then we all gave in from the exhaustion of the late night we had the day before and hit the sheets.

Today, dad is working and mom, Joey and I will just be running around all day with little errands, etc. Tomorrow we are going to DISNEY WORLD just for the day and not to a park just Downtown Disney, etc. I can't wait. More updates later. Everyone enjoy the long weekend.

Soul Patrol ! Soul Patrol !

I am thrilled that Taylor Hicks won American Idol last night. I had wanted Chris Daughtry to win and trust me, he was robbed. But, when it came down to Katherine and Taylor, there was no question.

Taylor Hicks all the way !

And, KMAN …. Please, explain to me what happened on your favorite show last night. Yes, I do watch it every week so I am totally up to date but if last night was supposed to “resolve” issues and “answer” questions…..I missed it. I have more questions now than I have had all season. Help me. [but, I loved it…..]

And lastly……I’m leavin’ on a jet plane, don’t know when I’ll be back again……Well, actually, I’ll be back again on June 4th. I will be blogging while I am gone so stay tuned.

Why blog .....??

Lately it seems, my friends and family have been waxing philosophical in their blogs which brings us back to the age old question “Why do you blog ?” I’ve decided I blog for several reasons :

• I want to keep those that are not near me up to date on my life
• I want to encourage others to blog
• I want to rant, vent, philosophize, amuse, announce and basically just talk

So, why do you blog or if you don’t blog, what do you like about the fact that others do blog ??

Comment away.

And, guess what ? I leave for Florida TOMORROW !!! Yipeee !!!

iPod update and 24

352 songs in the iPod now.....and growing. I'm trying to get 500 in there before I leave for Florida but it is slow as I pick and choose things from each CD I am importing rather than loading the entire CD every time.

Let me just say, as I have said so many times before......24 is the best show on TV. Sure, there are unrealistic elements but it is by far the most compelling, thought provoking, enthralling show I have ever watched and the suspense that the Season Finale brought last night in the last 2 minutes, makes the wait for January 2007 almost unbearable. If you have never seen this show, I encourage you to rent the DVDs of previous seasons for your summer viewing pleasure.

Have a great Tuesday !

Birthday Updates and weekend happenings.....

Whew….Monday, Monday. Sorry for the delay in posting.

I had an AMAZING birthday……first of all, a group of friends and family bought me an iPod Video 30GB….it is really cool. So far, I have loaded over 200 songs into it and some pictures. It has a couple of games on it which are really fun too. Overall, it may be one of the best gifts I have ever received. Thanks to Courtney for coordinating such an awesome gift.

Courtney’s birthday is the day before mine, so we went to eat at ‘Simply Fondue’ for her birthday and ‘On The Border’ for mine….both meals were yummy. Friday, we went to the normal ‘No Frills Grill’ and stayed for the Mavs/Spurs game 6 - which was fun even though the Mavs lost.

The rest of the weekend was spent running errands, packing, laundry, washing the grey right outta my hair, loading the iPod, etc. in preparation for my Florida trip….which, by the way, is in THREE days !!!