Ramblings of a Crazy Woman

Today I got a friend request from my mother-in-law. Will she embrace the FaceBook? We wait and see. Technology is cool...I got to speak to my friend in Hong Kong today. The BlindSide is a really heartwarming and good movie. I didn't know what to expect. I saw Sandra in blond hair and I thought cheesy. Now I can't decide whether I want her or Meryl to win the Oscar. Cats are really nice creatures. I haven't really had much exposure to one before. I especially like the fact that you can hold them like babies. I wonder if I stole Mr. Chuckles if anyone would notice? hum. Bartenders blowing fire makes for an interesting drink at the bar. Plantains are better when they come with your meal and not as an appetizer. I met a man who wanted to see Leap Year. Krueger continues to take jobs that suck ass and take up her precious time. Sorry CougarTown screwed ur day up Krugs. We missed u at the movies today. Ever since I got Mo I have meet the most interesting people ...

This picture broke my heart today. Absolutely broke it people. This is a dog that was just rescued by the rescue group I adopted my Moses from. This picture was taken at the vets office and the vet is unsure if she is going to be okay. This little girl wants to eat but she can't cuz she is super skinny and her little body won't keep food down. I don't think I have to tell you how angry I am that such a thing could happen. People!!!!.... you go home and you take care of your dogs, you hug them, you feed them, you walk them and you give them love. If you find you are unable to do so then you don't take the responsibility in the first place. Or if you have to, you give them to someone who can. You do not turn them out on their own or dump them on the street. No living creature should be put through what this little dog has been put through. None. God gave you a heart and dog gone it, use it! This makes me sick to my stomach. Please put this little girl in your prayers toni...

Today mom and dad met their grandson, Will for the very first time. My brother Matt texted me and said my mom said "No one else gets to the hold the baby today but me." I am so jealous! I want to go meet Will. But it will have to wait for a little while. I like the direction Matt and Kate are raising their child. Note the Michigan State Spartan beanie. Good job guys! >

So my New Year quest to visit with friends has gone well so far. This past week the hub, Moses and I were invited to a dinner party at my friend's brand new house in Burbank. I love looking at new houses. All I want to do is decorate them with all my ideas from catalogues! My house is getting a bit too full....well according to my husband. I think I can I can always find room for one more cute thing or rearrange! hehehe don't tell him! It was nice to visit with my girlfriend, who was very excited to be getting a baby Labrador Retriever in two weeks (below is a picture of her baby). As you can imagine our conversation focused a lot on dogs and what to expect. She is getting him from a farm that raises Labs in North Carolina. The "farmers" will be driving the pup up to California in two weeks (apparently they come to Cali all the time so this isn't an issue). And then she is going to be busy!! Mo gave her a taste of what she is in for. Well, okay...

Photos from our trip to Trader Vics' tiki bar at the LA LIVE location: Photos from our trip

Sent direct from Heaven this is my nephew, Will a day after he was born. Now I am a very proud Auntie of two beautiful little boys! Little Will hopefully gets to go home with mom and dad today. He had to stay in the neo-natal unit for a little while because he started to wease after he was born. But the doctors are saying he is doing better. Both sets of proud grandparents are on their way to meet this little man this weekend. And this proud Auntie wishes she could jump on a plane!

Yesterday at 4pm I got a call from my brother that he was in the car taking his wife to the hospital because her water broke. Many hours later we have little William Edward. He was born this morning at 9:58AM eastern time in a Chicago hospital. I can't beliebe my little brother and his wife are now parents of this sweet precious boy. Congratulations Matt & Kate!!!! Hubby and I can't wait to meet this little guy!

Oddly enough, the two ladies in my department have the same exact birthday. Happy birthday Twibs! Maria and Amy! Here are some photos from the office celebration.

Cynthia's death inspired me to get my social back on. I took her early passing as a warning...You never know when your time is up so you better live life to the fullest. What does this mean for me? See more friends, do more things and get the heck out of the house! I think I did a pretty good job of doing that this past weekend. My social for 2010 started on Friday after the memorial. I had lunch with my old friends: Fred, Francis and Charlie and I also made a new friend, Ryan. We had fun chit chatting over lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. You know what is fun about having lunch with old friends? Talking about old times. Remembering back to the time when life was perfect. Of course it really wasn't but don't memories always make things perfect? Anyhow, it was good to have a few good hearty laughs remembering our beloved friend, Cynthia. After lunch, I decided to do something that Cynthia loved...shopping for shoes. Luckily I happened to be right buy th...

This Friday I will attend a Memorial in Los Angles for my friend. Her funeral will be held in Chicago on Saturday. Its with mixed feelings that I go on Friday because I will be mourning the loss of a friend but at the same time I will be seeing a lot of people from my AMC family. It's sad how tragedy brings people together. I have been calling people or writing people I haven't seen in a while because I don't want to wake up one day and find they are gone. So I have been finding myself telling people how much they mean to me this week. I feel a lot better about Cynthia being gone today than earlier this week. Yesterday as I was driving to work, I was thinking about her while listening to music in the car. All of the sudden the radio station went silent and I felt like Cynthia was with me in the car. I said "Cyn" and I began talking to her as if I was talking to her in person. I basically said goodbye and told her how much she meant to me. Then the mu...

This morning I was very sad to hear that my good friend, Cynthia Smith has passed away. I woke up and logged into FaceBook and there in the news feed were a million comments regarding Cynthia's surprise passing. I find myself constantly crying this morning remembering how very good this woman was to me. When I moved to Los Angeles in 1997 I was 21 years old. She was one of my bosses at AMC Theatres. I had moved to LA on my own and didn't have anyone but my AMC Family and Cythnia was the Mother Goose. I will write more later as I am begining to tear up again.