You've Got Some Explaining To Do

Dear Mr. Newman,

You must have had one hell of a night; waking up somewhere unfamiliar & all!

Do tell...

(I must know! Does it involve these books schooling you on how to party?)

Michael Jackson's Music Can Lead To...

I almost forgot to share this with you! (Which is inconceivable as this is highly entertaining.)

Did you ever have one of those moments where right afterward you ask, "Did that really just happen?"

Well, we had one such moment during our vacation! 

We were in a bar & this scene unfolded right before our eyes (and our table)...

P.S. Who doesn't love people-watching when inebriated people are involved?

Friday Flipbook: Week 20

Can You Feel It?

This week in pictures...

Air Travel, How Do I Love Thee?

Due to a teeny tiny airline misunderstanding ( ha ha ha. keep laughing! it will make it funny.    ha.     ha. ), Mr. A & I traveled for over 13 hours in making our way to Arizona last week. C'est la vie! In moments like those, I've found it's important to dwell on better things.

Here's a sampling of what I came up with...

• How cool was it that we had a female pilot?!


• I've had nothing but stellar experiences with the staff of New York's LaGuardia airport. (This itinerary didn't take us there but I feel they deserve public praising.)


• I love when the shop clerk volunteers to mail your postcard for you so it will have a NY postal marking on it. (LaGuardia again!) -And if you're wondering, yes, the postcard did get mailed. Don't be such a cynic! ;)


• Stretching your legs in that first row with all the leg room is where it's at!


• I could eat four bags of honey roasted peanuts. And I did.


• It's funny how many times I say "Ow" when colliding with things in the comically small bathrooms.


• I love getting to know strangers. (Shout out to John! Keep fighting the good fight, sir.)


• Conversely, if I feel like sleeping, I'm grateful for strangers who let me do so.


• I discovered that if we want a row to ourselves, all we have to do is nuzzle each other from the window & aisle seat. Works every time. (Sure we feel like high schoolers in the process, but you know what? Worth it!)


• I find it amusing when my hand sanitizer turns into a geyser upon opening due to the change in cabin pressure.


• I discover a new city/something-or-other every time I read Southwest's magazine, 'Spirit'. (Bonus! You're encouraged to swipe the magazine. No joke.)


• A home cooked meal after a day of traveling is food for the soul as well as the belly.


• After traveling, the first shower you take to wash away all the germs that flitted their way onto you is sheer bliss.

Have you ever had a crazy day of traveling via plane?

Friday Flipbook: Week 19

Camelback Mountain Rainbow, AZ

Time for Friday Flipbook! On Sunday. Eh, rules were made to be broken. 

Mr. A & I flew to Arizona last week to spend revitalizing time with family & friends. 

Here is a handful of pictures from this week...

30 Day Photo Challenge

You may have noticed on my "25 before 26" list that I want to participate in a 30 Day Photo Challenge. And there's no time like the present! So, I used other such challenges from my Pinterest boards as inspiration & ended up creating my own list of photo prompts seen below. 

[Sidebar: Have you seen the organizational mecca that is Pinterest? If you care to join, email me & I'll happily send you an invite!]

Now, You May Be Asking...

Why A Photo Challenge?

I see this as less of a challenge and more of an activity; something to spur my daily awareness in a creative direction! I feel that "if you don't use it, you lose it" so I like to keep those creative juices flowin'!

How & When Can You Participate?

At any time, you can take this list & set off on a month of snap happiness. I would love to see your collection, so please leave a link below anytime if you take a spin behind the lens!

Where Can You See My Photos?  

Click here to see the full collection of photos!

100th post

You are currently reading my 100th post!

I can't describe the warm & fuzzy feeling (& "triple word score" feeling too!) that this milestone gives me.

In these past 100 posts, I've written through writer's block, photographed the nooks & crannies, made friends within this blogosphere & shared my inner monologue with you.

Whether you join the conversation or are just an eager ear, I feel your presence here. So, thank you. 

What? You Too?

. . . . . . . .

Happy birthday to a fellow syrup-filler upper of every waffle crevice.

Wishing the third leg of our tripod, Mason, a fan-flippin-tastic birthday!

Sugar, Sugar

Every now & then I get a hankering for a bit of nostalgia. It's a wonderful thing to reminisce. It gives you that warm & fuzzy feeling & the best thing is you can never be told "You're too old for that!" Regardless of your age, nostalgia is one thing that you can latch onto & never be urged to let go of.

Not only do I smile when I reflect on decades gone by, I also smile on decades that have come before. I have often said that I was born at the wrong time. Case & point: the 60's. If my heart & soul had a lovechild, it would be the 60's.

But when you're still a Trapper Keeper-toting kid & you've not yet seen the Woodstock documentary, you get lost in the music of the movie 'Now & Then' when you gather at slumber parties while ogling the 'dreamy' Devon Sawa & dancing to the beat of "Sugar Sugar"...

The 60's were a time of peace, love & change. But even after all these years, you know what hasn't changed?

The love of sugar. In the form of cookies.

Friday Flipbook: Week 18

I thought I'd take a departure from the regular Flipbook of the week's goings-on & show you a collection of things that give me that warm & fuzzy feeling. After all, who can turn their nose up at one?

Puppies! (Day 2 with Rocky)

More warm & fuzzy photos...

How To Bring All The Boys To The Yard

Chic-Fil-A's milkshake brings all the boys to the yard (er, freezer.)

(Yes, 'Macy Man' the Maine Coon is as. big. as. the freezer.)

And he's loves him some ice cream!!

25 Before 26...

Thanks to Elsie over at A Beautiful Mess, I'm starting a yearly tradition! It's official. You can hold me to it!

The Idea: Make a list of goals for the next year.

The Object: Take your current age & list that many things to try to accomplish before your next birthday.

(I realize that I'm late to the game as my birthday is only four months away, but that's not deterring me from taking a bite out of my list.)

Check back with me in May to see how I did!


[Feel free to leave a link below if you start a list of your own!]

Friday Flipbook: Week 17

My Heart's A Stereo

This week in pictures...

Just Release & You Will Find...

"There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept."

-Ansel Adams

It's the new year & we've set our resolutions! 

At the very least, we've pondered what we'd like to do (or even not do) this year. 

I have an ideal agenda in my head but I must remember that the path is winding & changing.

Wherever this road goes, I want to add life to my days! 

Memories last longer than agendas.

>  Happy New Year! Get yourself a copy of this lovely (& free) "2012" printable from DesignEditor here!  <

Champagne Wishes

Cheers!

"And now we welcome the new year, 

full of things that have never been."

-Rainer Maria Rilke