Brian registered AnthonyTyler.com for me yesterday. Adventures of, soon to come. Tony T. is my ‘not so wee monster’ who, according to his adoption papers, loves to travel. Well, Lord knows I am not the kind to disappoint a ‘wee monster’ (or his creator Christie). Check out her monster’s at Girl Goth
While I have some spare time this Christmas vaca I will be putting together Tony T.’s page. Check back I guarantee to have something soon.

I am OUTTA HERE!!!! YEAH. I couldn’t be more excited about my soon distant status from all that’s Seattle. I love it here, of course I do, but I admit I miss Montana and the family . . . oh so much. Can’t WAIT for Christmas. In fact I don’t think I will wait. Dan and I are celebrating Christmas togther tonight and exchanging gifts. I am crossing my fingers that his allergy to the feline species hasn’t stopped him from checking that off my wish list this year. hee hee. Don’t believe me? Check out My Wishlist. Don’t sweat it if you missed out, I accept presents all year round. :)

Speaking of presents . . . my present to myself this year just so happens to also be my first ever purchase on Ebay . . . I am totally addicted now. I didn’t realize just how simple it is, and how great the deals really are! So I am now a member of the ebay nation. For $30.00 I bought a 100% Silk, Ann Taylor. No girl can survive with out a perfect fitting LBD. Am I right? Girls you know what I am talking about. This is Mine

Well, Merry Christmas Everyone! Love you all and miss you. :)

Don’t forget . . . Danielle like presents.

I have been holding this one for days hoping to find time to research and expand on it more . . . well, no such luck. Between Christmas parties, and work and Christmas shopping . . . I have been a bit busy. :) If it makes you feel any better I may have been shopping for you. So, I am going to put this post up, even though it is a bit slap-dash and short. It’s still moderatly interesting though, you have to admit.

Christmas was first celebrated in the 4th centry . . . in Germany. It was once outlawed in Massachusetts.

The 25th of December was chosen not because that is Jesus Christ’s actual birthdate (possibly closer to September 29th) but to compete with the Pagan Winter Solstice celebration. Christian leaders wanted there to be an alternative celebration so naturally began celebrating Christ’s birth this day.

Ta Da!

Grown by the Aztecas and used medicinally to reduce fever, this Christmas plant know as the Poinsettia grows wildly at sometimes ten feet tall in Mexico and Central America.

During the Spanish invasion and introduction to Catholicism many Indian traditions and new traditions were merged together and molded into one. The green leaf plant with it’s large red blossoms, the ‘flower of Christmas Eve’, was used for the Fiesta da Santa Pesebre (a nativity procession) as ordered by the Franciscans near Taxco.

Following Mexico’s war of independence from Spain, the United States sent Joel Roberts Poinsett to Mexico as the first US ambassador. Upon arriving in Mexica Joel apparently took a liking to the plant, only to ship many home to South Carolina to a greenhouse to be grown and distributed to his loved ones. He died on December 12th (which just so happends to be National Poinsettia Day). The plant already had a botanical name, given to it by a German taxonomist, but in the US because of it’s introduction by Joel the plant was known as the Poinsettia.

In the beginning of distribution, the plant then a bit of a mystery and a tad quirky was ony distributed a week before Christmas and was sold as a floral arrangment; Poinsetta flowers on bare stems with evergreen branches.

It is considered the countries best selling potted plant, is not posionous or deadly as myth has suggested, more than 67 million sell a year, and 70% of the world’s Poinsettas are still grown in the US.

So get out there and keep the Poinsettia tradition alive! I know I am with my proud, vibrant, $5 QFC version of the Christmas flower.

Tis the season . . . Christmas Joy, Bells Ringing, Wrapping of Presents, Children Laughing, ‘An Angel Just Got It’s Wings!’

Some fun things I learned about Christmas Traditions . . .

Once the plant of peace in Scandinavian antiquity, if during battle enemies found themselves caught under it’s delicate berries they would lay down their arms, calling a truce until the following sunrise.

Kissing under the Mistletoe may be more than just a good opportunity to cop-a-feel.

The Norse goddess Frigga, goddess of love and beauty, loved her son, Balder, very much. Balder, loved most by gods and men was considered the best god. He was the god of light, joy, purity, beauty, innocence and reconciliation. All favored him.

Frigga in hopes to protect her son made an oath with all creatures, objects and forces of nature to never harm Balder.

Loki, a son of a cruel giant and giantess, a crafty, malicious spirit had a strong jealously for Balder which drove him to disguise himself and trick Frigga into telling him Balder’s one weakness. His weakness . . . Mistletoe, a plant Frigga considered too small and unconsidered to make oath with.

Loki searched and returned; poison in hand, his jealousy and hatred for Balder driving him. He crafted an arrow from the wood of the mistletoe and tricked Hod, Balder’s brother, the blind god of darkness and winter to shoot the arrow of mistletoe, striking Balder’s heart, killing him immediately.

In morning, Frigga’s tears become the mistletoe’s white berries,

Balder’s family plead to Hel, goddess of death for their beloved son’s life back. She granted. Frigga reserves the reputation of the mistletoe making it a symbol of love and in thanksgiving promises to bestow a kiss upon anyone who passes under it.

Now, thanks to Norse mythology no mistletoe goes unnoticed.

All week I will share more trivia so stay tuned.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

So I might feel like a total gomer today but I did get asked on a date. I think the best response from Mom may have been ‘Poor Dan’ or wait . . . maybe I said that. Not that I am going. Dan said I’m a ‘Hot commodity and he better keep his eye on me’! Boy o’ BOY!

I know I wasn’t considering the date, ESPECIALLY considering the man looks oddly like my uncle Tracy, and even shares the name Tracy. Sorry, but I wont go riding motorcycles with a man who looks like family, unless it’s Memorial Day and it really IS the family!

It really was quite flattering though and especially nice today when I am feeling particularly frumpy due to my ever growing thighs and my diminishing self-esteem. Okay, I’m dramatizing just slightly, but it’s true. BAD day, and nice pat on the back from God. ‘You are worth while, you are cute, you aren’t fat! and you aren’t a gomer’, He seemed to say. ; )
So I may have been kicked out on my butt pre lunch, but post lunch I am back on my feet and standing tall. Silly really how we let our minds talk us into believing we aren’t good enough. ‘You gotta keep dancing!’ ; )

Listening to Fleetwood Mac and feeling free spirited and at ease. The words rein clear in my mind. Oh, Fleetwood, will you be my Wednesday emotion? Will you be my heart song?

Oh, Pretty Baby, this feeling I just can’t hide, you got me mystified. Well, you’ve just got something, makes a girl start feeling crazy. If I could, maybe I’d give you my world . . . Open up, everything’s waiting for you. I’ve been searching for a pot of gold, like the kind you find at the end of a rainbow. Now I know I can’t loose, as long as you follow . . . I’m gonna beg, steal or borrow, as long as you follow. There’s no step for you to dance to . . .so baby let me hand you my love. I need someone’s hand to lead me through the night. I need someone’s arms to hold and squeeze me tight. Please don’t fool around with my happiness . . . I like the way the light falls today. When the lovin’ starts . . .there’s not another living soul around, you woo me . . . and you say . . .

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Listening to Bananarama today got me thinking . . . I have a lot to be thankful for. In my childhood alone I can’t even begin to count the good memories and endless blessings. The 80’s held a plethora of joys to be had for me in my youth. Remember, The Bangles, Flash Dance, new wave, Cyndi Lauper, Jem, My Little Ponies, and Moon Boots? There were Transformers, tube socks, Glo Worms, Gummi Bears and my Cabbage Patch Kids, Elisa Mara and Elroy Octavius. I will never forget Night Rider, Sarah Jessica Parker ‘just having fun’, my sweet ‘Love’s A Lot’ Care Bear, and the first president I wrote an appreciation letter to, Ronald Regan.

There was waking up at 6:00 am to watch Garfield Saturday mornings, and begging to stay up late enough for Family Ties and ALF. There was Corey Feldman (ahhhh), Ah-Ha (Take On Me, favorite song, EVER!), Jennifer Beals (work that off shoulder sex appeal!), and ‘Skippers’ first boyfriend, Kevin.

I will always have a love of 80s fashion, and will eagerly welcome it back each time it comes. (Definitely welcome it back for Halloween!) Sometimes I still long for leg warmers, and bangles, leotards and neon. Our world would not be the same without back combed hair and pompadours, kicked up jacket colors and the oh so micro, spandex mini’s.

What would your life have been like, growing up in a world with no A-Team, Hart to Hart, Easy Bake Ovens, Fraggle Rock, Breakfast Club, Pull Position, Footloose, Ferris Bueller, Sixteen Candles, John Cusack, Patrick Dempsey, and Michael J Fox (lovin’ it! And Back to the Future, COME ON!! It rules!!)?

See . . . I told you, so much to be thankful for.

Well, it’s official. I’m single . . . single and realizing that all the good men are looking elsewhere, AND apparently finding what they want. Thank God I’m only 25 and time is not fading too quickly. ugh

SWF seeking SM with BBM and a SH that enjoys WOB and SR/SS. SM should love to SD, should have BBE and TT. If interested in SWF do not hesitate to IM, but beware only SM who are interested in a KGT will be able to keep up with this BB’s TT, PA, BBE, and KP. Oh and . . . must like cats, OE.

For those of you who are in the mood to boost my LSE while single and looking visit Hot or Not

Okay, for serious now . . . make me smile. What do you think? Will I be the cutest? . . . (wink)

Wish me well in my manhunt.

The excitement at Costco may not have only been the crying face of my shopping fellow, but the screaming one of that of a man outside. Now I know it’s important to go to Costco on a Tuesday night, but honestly what is so important about buying the bulk Cheerios. Now don’t get me wrong breakfast is important . . . but definitely not worth kicking your car over. Definitely not worth ripping your shirt off in the parking lot for! At least Dan and I knew better than to rip off layers of our clothing while screaming curse words and waving vulgar hand gestures towards Costco. Can you imagine! We ‘politely’ stepped away from the Costco and moved forth to the EastSide Costco.

Now anyone west of the lake will tell you that there ain’t nothing worth taking too much time out of your day for on the EastSide . . .(hee hee). It could have been a hellish night, the brand new TV (out of the box, mind you) chilling in the back seat of Dan’s car crying out ’steal me’ while the tequila flowed like a river in TGIF . . . looks like we survived the Costco Blackout, yes, yes we did. (wink)

Welcome to summer Seattle . . . looks like rain

I joined the official Madonna fan club today . . . I wanted to watch the trailer to her new documentary ‘I’m Going To Tell You A Secret’ and watching that required that I sign up for a year subscription first. I have the feeling that Madge will make it well worth my while . . . offering members exclusive access online to interviews, photos, forums, chat boards, etc etc and a quarterly subscription to her fan magazine ‘ICON’ . . . so see! Well worth my while! (big smile) Oh and we get exclusive deals in the Madonna store that non memebers don’t get (bigger smile) and contest opportunities, like meeting her in person. Meeting Madonna is just the cat’s pajamas, is it not?

‘I’m Going To Tell You A Secret’ definitly intrigues me . . . the $38 I spent to see it and the 1:38 it took to watch it, burn in my mind as a reason to be VIP with Madonna.com

Lookin’ HOT this summer ‘Peculiar Peacock’, ‘Sweet Octop-pie’ . . . livin’ it up in a ‘Sea of Green’ you ‘Curious Serpent’?

The tube socks may not follow me to the beach, but this acid trip spandex will! Promise! (wink)

Jasper Goodall is the king of summer, along with Louise Middleton design. Jasper Goodall Online

Let’s try something new. Being June and all, and the fabulous month of summer that it is (June houses the first official day of summer, you know?) I’m bringing ALL summer ALL the time. I’m talking swimsuits, sunglasses and self tanning everyone . . . so to get this ball rolling.

Imagine spending a week on a wave just off the Costa Rican coast, coming home with a beautiful tropcial tan and a surfer hot body! I have wanted to surf since Junior High, haven’t been brave enough to dare the wake yet (could be the fear of water touching my face, ha!) but perhaps Surf Diva’s top notch surf school will give me the guts to try my hand (or feet) at board balancing.

After mastering the board a true surf diva must master the surf decor. Splash it up with a little hula salt n’ pepper and let your Woody babysit your toothbrush all night. Hang that ‘Beware of Surfer Chick’ sign and think Tiki!

Now hold up! It aint over til’ the fat lady sings! The icing on any surf girl’s cake. Her board. Perfect Wave will give you style for not just the Humuhumunukunuku Apua’a to appreciate.

So, I have decided to refinish my kitchen table. I have the most amazing idea of what it should look like when I am done, I just hope it meets my standards (wink).

First I need to sand it down, get the finish off. So that alone will be time consuming and will require all the elbow grease I can muster up. Then I plan to carve designs in it. I am debating whether or not a Dremel (with the proper tip) would do the trick or if I am going to have to learn how to widdle it by hand (ha!). I suppose if worse comes to worse and I need a lesson in widdling I can call up Dan for assistance. Anyways, I am pretty sure I want to carve angels in the top, or maybe angels down the legs would be cool. Of course if I use the angels on the legs then what on earth will I put on the top!? Hmmm . . . Well, I will work on that. Then I’ll paint it (paint the designs . . . you have probably seen tables like this before, mabye in Fireworks in Westlake Mall or some such place). So that’s it, then I will just finish her off with some sort of finish. I haven’t worked out all the kinks yet and in fact I just got the idea yesterday, but I am quite excited about it.

Shari offered to give me some bar stools too . . . soooo I might even carve on of those babies and paint it up fancy. Who knows yet.

So what do you think? Sounds pretty exciting aye? Now if I can just finish (or start for that matter) the bedspread that I bought fabric for, or for that matter finish the backsplash in my kitchen that I have layed the tile for but not filled in and finished yet. Then I can REALLY get started on my table. Plus I will need to hall it outside or probably more so to Brian’s garage some Saturday to sand it and carve it. I guess I better have a good plan before then. So many projects . . . what will one do . . .

When I find some pictures I will hook you up so you can better understand my inspiration. Also I will be sure and take pictures along the way for you to enjoy. Well I am off for now, but before I go . . . enjoy these . . . (I had an entire entry written yesterday and lost it to a 404 Not Found Error and a quick sweep of panic. I was going to talk about the designer of these images, but I’m not in the mood to work up another great journal entry, so you can look for yourself! It rocks though. k. I will just say this . . . it’s the 80’s all over again but in an even RADER way and . . . I HAVE TO HAVE ONE. :)

Une . . . Duex . . . Trois . . . adieu

So I may not be all over the fashion research these last couple of months, but I am all over the online shopping. It is all the craze you know? I mean online shopping is like shopping for real but with shipping charges. You can call me online mall chick.

Well, don’t run off without your fix full of fun . . . Shop ’til you Drop.

Never leave home without it! What is it you ask? Hugs! Yes that’s right everyone! Hugs! Buy it now and you will never have to leave home without one.

You don’t have to be a huge fan of Lego’s to love this gal’s work but lucky for me and lucky for my love of Lego’s, I wont be leaving home without one of these either (wink). Bling Bling Baby!

Is this the real life . . . Is this just fantasy, caught in a landslide . . . No escape from reality. Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see . . . Easy come, easy go, little high, little low

Have you ever been so frustrated you just wanted to scream? Well trust me that once distant posibility of having a nervous breakdown is now a daily reality. And my late night binging on ice cream and french fries is starting to loose it’s flare and physiological benefits for that matter.

Now tell me honestly does food, or chocolate for that matter really solve any of the world problems? Would there be peace and love with an endless supply of chocolate? Would there be less oppression and more freedom with chocolate . . . um hello! No!

Now tell me ladies, is the way to a mans’ heart through his stomach? And for that matter, is the way to a woman’s heart through diamonds or Ghirardelli?

You wanna know the way to my heart? Grant me my due.

Just wanted to wish myself a Happy Belated Birthday! I tried my hardest to drag out the party for as long as possible and by george I think I succeeded. Wednesday, the big day I had lunch with my work department, and Brian and I had a right Nosh Up followed by ‘Kung Fu Hustle’ it was totally Brill! Thursday, Sally & Kate took me for Sushi, what a corker! Friday, I went on a Smashing lunch at Red Mill with Tim. We had a nice time chit chatting about all the Hoo Ha in the office and a former days of youth. (big grin) Lastly, I spent the weekend watching my 4 favorite ‘City’ gals on DVD while nursing a pint and a bottle of wine. (wink). Well Happy Birthday to me and Happy Birthday really belated to my best brother!!! Ever!!!

My mum is comin’ in this Friday night! Yeah!!!! Can’t be more excited. She is flying in and then will be here for 10 fun filled days, or 8 FUN FILLED DAYS!!! or 5 or 7 or, I don’t actually know. Gosh I am totally without words today . . . that does not happen to often. I can say this though

I’m feeeling like the eagle that rises, Flies above the earth and its troubles, Oh yes he knows that there are valleys below, But under his wings there’s a stronger power . . .

You make the road rise up to meet me, You make the sun shine warm upon my face, The wind is at my back & the ran falls soft . . .

Running in this race to the finish line, The only road for me is the narrow, Not gonna stop or even look to the side . . .

ta ta that’s all for now.

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