More GNO Pics

Cindy finally sent us her pics of last weeks girls night out, and also pics of a party she had Memorial Weekend. Where does the time go!!

and I just realized how small these pics are. Oh well.

My lolcat!

Family Fun

Today I went out to my parent's place to visit and to also see my Grandpa Joe, and my Aunt Sandy. Grandpa Joe was down from Breezy Point in his new deluxe mini-van. And Sandy was in town for a short visit before heading back to Illinois, where she does her radiation treatments for her cancer. I honestly have to say that she is one person who didn't let cancer beat her. She actually enjoys going to her treatments and not only that she is now teaching art classes at the treatment center! She is a real hero in my book. Sandy and my Grandpa are very talented artists. Sandy paints and draws and so does my Grandpa. He actually has a few murals around MN and also in Arizona! And to top that off my Grandpa is a musician who still plays in the band! He plays drums, trombone & trumpet and probably won't stop until he physically can't play anymore! Oh and did I mention he is 87!


So family day consisted of going to see Sandy & Mike's new house and then lunch at Applebees to celebrate any early birthday for my mom. Later we went back to the ranch and I enjoyed playing with the newest litter of Shi-chon puppies! They are so adorably cute! And I also played with the cats and dogs, which are cute and fun too! Currently my parents have about 15 horses, 8 dogs, 4 puppies, 2 cats and 2 birds; one of which i am currently bird sitting until my parent's home is ready to move back into!



We had a great time playing a dice game and then watching my brother's favorite movie: Sister Act! He has probably seen it over 200 hundred times, and yet we watched it again!!! It was nice to be with the family and just chill and relax! The house is coming along, with new tresses already up! They are on their way, and my mom is hoping that it will be finished by Thanksgiving, so she can host it in her new and improved house. We'll keep our fingers crossed!

September Already?

I can hardly believe that it is September! Looking back, I can remember blogging about it being the beginning of July! The months fly by, the summer is on its way out! I find this month to always be a bittersweet month... You have the summer coming to a close but you also have the lovely fall weather and colors. However, of all the seasons, autumn always get the shaft! Because here in Minnesota, winter is so eager to get started, that you can find yourself with snow in October! And since winter is my least favorite season, it is one more reason to get bitter about early snow! Give fall a chance winter! Wait your turn!

Anyway, I am hoping for a good month! I have to admit that i am disappointed with not being able to get back to the motherland (New England) in Sept. But the reality of break-ups is that it is not just with the person. Not only do you go through the letting go of someone you care about... you have to say goodbye to their family and family events too.

Es vet zich alles oyspressen.

Well, I am seriously contemplating a complete 180 in a career move. Moving away from working with people and possibly working with food. I am nervous about all of this, and a new job would entail a move, which is my least favorite thing to do! But if this is my destiny, how can I deny it?

Dahlias

There is really nothing too great about summer ending. Except this is the time of year when Dahlias are in full bloom! I think they are so beautiful and amazing!

Chun Mee!!!

Yesterday after work, Shannon, Cindy, Jaime and I met for dinner at Chun Mee in Delano. Chun Mee is this little Chinese restaurant that both Shannon & Jaime worked at in High School. (Cindy and I worked at local grocery stores)... As always we had a fun time reminiscing and laughing, and trying not to laugh during Helen's pyramid scheme presentation. Helen is the owner of Chun Mee, and when she sees Shannon she always says, You not Marwied, you have no baby! But Helen is great and she even gave us her secret fried rice recipe! Chun Mee will be closing in a few years when Helen retires, so it was fun to get back there and enjoy Helen's food. (sorry, but I forgot to take pictures last night)
I have to add something else about laughing. When I was in elementary\high school I would bust out laughing all the time, everything made me laugh. The worst is when you are sitting in class and your teacher is talking, and your friends are all around you and you get the giggles, or someone says something funny. And what makes it harder is that you know that you can't laugh or you will get into trouble! SO you do everything possible to not laugh, like thinking about something boring or sad. But if for one second you even glance at your friends, and they are about to bust out laughing too... well sooner or later someone is going to lose it, and then you just can't stop laughing! That is what happened to us last night at Chun Mee! I haven't been in that situation in a long time, maybe I just don't laugh the same way I used too, maybe life isn't as humorous as it used to be. But it's nice to know, that if only for a brief moment, you can still get the giggles and no matter how hard you try, you just can't stifle the laughter!!

A night to myself...

My day is going sooooo slooowwwlllyyy! I am really looking forward to a night at home. Last night I made yummy Sesame Chicken with Asian Slaw and I brought it over to my couch-ridden cousin Kelly. So if you want the recipe, she posted it on her blog: http://vlachmytastebudsoff.blogspot.com/
Tomorrow night through Monday (Labor Day) I have plans, so I need to have at least one night to relax, clean & bake some bread, but not necessarily in that order... I still want to attempt to make the Zucchini bread with Moroccan Spices... but we'll see. Boring days at work make me want to do be lazy at home. But a job change may be in the future... hopefully many good things will be just around the corner.
I was driving today and I saw a tree whose leaves were already changing. It just seemed like last week I noticed that the trees just started to bud. Now it's almost fall and the leaves will soon change, then fall off the trees. This year has just flown by, and with that has come many many changes in my life. I'm glad for the changes, but not every change has been happy one.
I'm thinking about planning a trip somewhere soon. I haven't been anywhere in a very long time... and I need a change of scenery.
Sorry this post is so random... I have nothing interesting to say at the moment.