Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Saturday, February 02, 2008
7 Things that you can't avoid after turning 30....
In honor of a close friend, who is about to hit a historic mark:
1.] Hair growing in areas you never thought possible...regardless of gender [of course, dark hair]
2.] Getting up in the morning takes a bit longer [mostly due to the new aches and pains]
3.] Somehow calorie values double for people over 30 [and it shows more],
4.] regardless of exercise, which hurts too much to do on a regular basis[if at all].
5.] the classical station on the radio becomes much more appealing,
6.] But is a bit harder to hear in your old ears.
7.] Instead of the 5 oz jar of make-up, you go to Sam's and buy the 55 gallon drum.....
HAPPY 30TH..... sister-in-love !!!!!!
p.s. - you start to understand first hand about what a 'senior moment' is.....
TacCom out.....
1.] Hair growing in areas you never thought possible...regardless of gender [of course, dark hair]
2.] Getting up in the morning takes a bit longer [mostly due to the new aches and pains]
3.] Somehow calorie values double for people over 30 [and it shows more],
4.] regardless of exercise, which hurts too much to do on a regular basis[if at all].
5.] the classical station on the radio becomes much more appealing,
6.] But is a bit harder to hear in your old ears.
7.] Instead of the 5 oz jar of make-up, you go to Sam's and buy the 55 gallon drum.....
HAPPY 30TH..... sister-in-love !!!!!!
p.s. - you start to understand first hand about what a 'senior moment' is.....
TacCom out.....
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Jesus, the holiday season and Christmas
I am constantly reminded of the fact that we have a holiday season to celebrate [in the first place] because of the greatest gift this world ever received. The baby Jesus in the manger... what unfolded from that birth foward cannot be undone, ignored or forgotten.. ever.
My beloved has reminded me recently that we [father and mother] must fight to ensure that our children know and remember always why we celebrate Christmas, Easter and all that happened inbetween those two milestones AND how very important it is to not let a day go by without reinforcing that message, dedication, mercy and love.
It is perhaps this season every year when I begin to realize that while I may start to feel 'comfortable' in my life or walk [ that is selfishness], I am always wondering if I can be more for Christ and my wife, children, and country [MUST be in that order... another very difficult thing to do]. My true position is to NEVER get comfortable, but to always search, re-evaluate and grow. Without growing, I become complacent and complacency leads to nothing but trouble.
As TacCom... in my line of work... I know the same holds true. I cannot afford to get complacent or let my fellow workers do the same and I have given blood, sweat and tears to live up to that throughout my career.
My walk and my devotion to HIM needs to be the same, because he did it ALL for me.
My beloved has reminded me recently that we [father and mother] must fight to ensure that our children know and remember always why we celebrate Christmas, Easter and all that happened inbetween those two milestones AND how very important it is to not let a day go by without reinforcing that message, dedication, mercy and love.
It is perhaps this season every year when I begin to realize that while I may start to feel 'comfortable' in my life or walk [ that is selfishness], I am always wondering if I can be more for Christ and my wife, children, and country [MUST be in that order... another very difficult thing to do]. My true position is to NEVER get comfortable, but to always search, re-evaluate and grow. Without growing, I become complacent and complacency leads to nothing but trouble.
As TacCom... in my line of work... I know the same holds true. I cannot afford to get complacent or let my fellow workers do the same and I have given blood, sweat and tears to live up to that throughout my career.
My walk and my devotion to HIM needs to be the same, because he did it ALL for me.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
I am in a dream!!!
Well, here I am in my dream hotel. You can go HERE to see this beautiful place! How we came to be here is another story:
We left home this morning at around 8:45am. We traveled north and came to a town nearby. TacCom decided that it would be funny to trick me. He told me we were staying at a semi-nice hotel/resort. We even drove up the driveway to see if we could check in early. (it was about 12:00pm by now) He left the car and went in to the lobby to "talk to the desk clerk". I was in total innocence at this point. To be completely truthful, I was a bit disappointed by his supposed choice of lodging. I mean, it isn't the nicest place and I was REALLY hoping to stay in the above mentioned dream hotel. But I was trying to be nice and accept his choice. After all, it isn't the hotel, but the person you're with that matters, right?
Well, TacCom came out of the hotel and told me that our room wasn't quite ready and we should go have some lunch and come back around 1:oopm. I was agreeable. (as far as he knew!)
So, off to the Ninety-nine for a mediocre lunch. Then we went to check out a few stores. It was getting toward 1:oopm and he suggested we go back to see if the room was ready. I wasn't overly anxious. I said, "How about one more store?" He agreed.
As we were parking in the store's lot, TacCom paused in getting out of the car, turned to me and said, " You know Honey, we aren't actually staying in that hotel....I was just kidding you!"
JUST KIDDING ME?!?! How much longer must I endure the untold secret? I was going crazy and now I wasn't too happy with my husband of 20 years! (Let's just say I gave him the cold shoulder for about a half hour...!!)
He realized, by now, that I had just about had it with the secrets. So, we got back in the car and headed further north. HOORAY!!! He kept pulling out a map he had printed out from mapquest and making sure he was going the right way...and then, miracle of miracles, we pulled in to the most wonderful place I could imagine! Here are a few pictures of our room, and our new pet, Norman:
We left home this morning at around 8:45am. We traveled north and came to a town nearby. TacCom decided that it would be funny to trick me. He told me we were staying at a semi-nice hotel/resort. We even drove up the driveway to see if we could check in early. (it was about 12:00pm by now) He left the car and went in to the lobby to "talk to the desk clerk". I was in total innocence at this point. To be completely truthful, I was a bit disappointed by his supposed choice of lodging. I mean, it isn't the nicest place and I was REALLY hoping to stay in the above mentioned dream hotel. But I was trying to be nice and accept his choice. After all, it isn't the hotel, but the person you're with that matters, right?
Well, TacCom came out of the hotel and told me that our room wasn't quite ready and we should go have some lunch and come back around 1:oopm. I was agreeable. (as far as he knew!)
So, off to the Ninety-nine for a mediocre lunch. Then we went to check out a few stores. It was getting toward 1:oopm and he suggested we go back to see if the room was ready. I wasn't overly anxious. I said, "How about one more store?" He agreed.
As we were parking in the store's lot, TacCom paused in getting out of the car, turned to me and said, " You know Honey, we aren't actually staying in that hotel....I was just kidding you!"
JUST KIDDING ME?!?! How much longer must I endure the untold secret? I was going crazy and now I wasn't too happy with my husband of 20 years! (Let's just say I gave him the cold shoulder for about a half hour...!!)
He realized, by now, that I had just about had it with the secrets. So, we got back in the car and headed further north. HOORAY!!! He kept pulling out a map he had printed out from mapquest and making sure he was going the right way...and then, miracle of miracles, we pulled in to the most wonderful place I could imagine! Here are a few pictures of our room, and our new pet, Norman:
This evening, we had a very special five course dinner in the dining room of this 100 year old hotel/resort. It was spectacular, to say the least! We dressed up in our best and "wowed" the other guests in the hotel! So much fun! We were seated at a lovely table near the majestic fireplace. It was unforgettable. (and very romantic!) I wore a very special necklace that he gave me just before dinner. It was the perfect piece to go with my little black dress.
That's all for now. Tomorrow is the first day in the next twenty years of our magical marriage....and I can't wait to see what it brings!
p.s. just kidding about the cow...he just posed for a picture of mine....isn't he cute, though?
Today is the BIG day!
Hello all! It is 6:00am and I can't sleep! We are going away today to a mystery destination....I will be posting later to let you all know where our journey ended. This is usually TacCom's blog, but I will be posting on it too, for the duration of our trip. This is the place to see pictures and movies of our adventure.
Enjoy!
p.s. Happy 20th anniversary, TacCom!
Enjoy!
p.s. Happy 20th anniversary, TacCom!
Monday, April 16, 2007
The joke is on me.... last day
Morning came and I had a strange feeling about this day. There was something important about it, but I could not put my finger on it. Then I heard several more vehicles driving into the area; women and children laughing and whispering. The male voices seemed serious though.
Then I heard the unmistakeable sound of rifles being loaded. They stood me up and asked if I had any last requests. I told them I would not give them the satisfaction.... then only one male voice spoke... counting down from five.... four... three ... two ..... one !!!! A pause, some squelched laughter, then the blindfold came off !!!
There were my closest friends and family standing around yelling 'SURPRISE' and Happy Birthday !!! OHHHH, that is what was important about this day !
The whole story was a flashback. The doctor told me I would have recounts of old memories. Now I found myself in the mountains of Neareastchia on a surprise camping trip for my birthday.
Even the Prince of Baggai was there !!! And guess what was on the menu ?? all my favorite varieties !!! Allll together now.... HOT POCKETS [SUNG]....
Ahhh, isn't life a dream...
TacCom OUT.
Then I heard the unmistakeable sound of rifles being loaded. They stood me up and asked if I had any last requests. I told them I would not give them the satisfaction.... then only one male voice spoke... counting down from five.... four... three ... two ..... one !!!! A pause, some squelched laughter, then the blindfold came off !!!
There were my closest friends and family standing around yelling 'SURPRISE' and Happy Birthday !!! OHHHH, that is what was important about this day !
The whole story was a flashback. The doctor told me I would have recounts of old memories. Now I found myself in the mountains of Neareastchia on a surprise camping trip for my birthday.
Even the Prince of Baggai was there !!! And guess what was on the menu ?? all my favorite varieties !!! Allll together now.... HOT POCKETS [SUNG]....
Ahhh, isn't life a dream...
TacCom OUT.
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Six days out....the situation does not improve
The van door opened and I could barely see sunlight through the cracks around the blindfold. I heard ELF and several other male voices, some in a foregin language. Then I was pushed forward and fell into a horse. The captors tossed me up onto the horse and we began a journey that seemed to last for hours.
As we moved I could hear water rushing and felt the cool mountain breeze; it was coming from the north. With my hands bound it was hard to stay on the saddle through the dips and swerves.
I estimated we had traveled for about three hours before stopping. Voices cracked the silence with yells and I could hear what sounded like a radio whine. Then I heard ELF talking to one of his co-horts; 'we have several hours before sundown, we need to get the message to the Nearreasteria and US governments, but they mustn't know I am involved'. The radio crackled, and the voice on the other end stated that if the deal did not go well, the body could be left in the mass grave.
Sunlight turned to darkness, I could smell smoke from a camp fire. No food or water for 18 hours. This may not seem like a long time, but once you go without a 'hot pocket' [sang], you feel especially empty inside.
Oh, what I would do for a corner store and a microwave.......
Tick, Tick, Tick......
As we moved I could hear water rushing and felt the cool mountain breeze; it was coming from the north. With my hands bound it was hard to stay on the saddle through the dips and swerves.
I estimated we had traveled for about three hours before stopping. Voices cracked the silence with yells and I could hear what sounded like a radio whine. Then I heard ELF talking to one of his co-horts; 'we have several hours before sundown, we need to get the message to the Nearreasteria and US governments, but they mustn't know I am involved'. The radio crackled, and the voice on the other end stated that if the deal did not go well, the body could be left in the mass grave.
Sunlight turned to darkness, I could smell smoke from a camp fire. No food or water for 18 hours. This may not seem like a long time, but once you go without a 'hot pocket' [sang], you feel especially empty inside.
Oh, what I would do for a corner store and a microwave.......
Tick, Tick, Tick......
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