Social Networks Suck

Maybe I'm getting closer to a mid life crisis or something? But social networks suck! I like my blog cause I can say anything and no one can say anything. I can delete comments and too bad if you don't like it, then don't read it

See what I mean? Mid life crisis?

Anyway I was just getting tired of it all. I am friends with so many people. Friends from school, from past jobs, from current jobs. So many people. And on the one hand it's so nice to see how many people I've come into contact with but really of all those people only a few really care. Well I shouldn't say it like that but cause if I died I bet each one would be affected. So I'm not warped in thinking that no one cares. What I mean is that in my day to day life and the comments I would make I don't think anyone really gives a what for about. And then I try not to make any negative comments that would offend my Jewish community of friends, I try not to make any comments about my views on traditional marriage cause most of my friends are voting no, I can't even make one harmless non detailed comment about a hard day at work without a comment there and fear that my employer would reprimand me. So you know what I did!

I closed my account. Fuck em! I really felt better. Liberated if you will. And I don't regret it one bit. No more high school drama about what I do say or don't say.

I am just gonna blog more, even though getting time to do so is hard. And I will only let family be my circle in my networks now. I don't care if they agree with my perspective they respect me either way!

Just unplug, life is more fun!

Dinner Party

Today I hosted my first dinner party!

My bestie Mara and her boyfriend Jay came over on this beautiful day! Mara had mentioned when we went to Hell's Kitchen that she had never tried mushroom burgers. So Dj told her that he would make her some! Jay and I agreed they were good!

So my lovely husband went shopping special and picked up the shrooms and stuff. He spent hours cooking while we all laughed and joked! And they were delicious! We ended up choosing mushroom caps with a marinara sauce and provolone cheese topped with bacon! It was so good! Mara and Jay both really enjoyed it! Not just the mushroom caps but he also made homemade garlic potatoes and homemade garlic bread. Most of the time people that try the toast fall in love with it and want more than one piece, which was the case!

It was really good and I am very thankful to my wonderful husband for making this day possible! I mixed up applitini's for my friends and my friends brought us a really super delicious chocolate ganache  with chocolate cake and mousse! Oh soo good and I am still stuffed!

Successful dinner party and a wonderful evening with those that matter the most to me!

Our new table

delicious cake

I'm So Done!

My current favorite song by Barlow Girl

"Time For You To Go"

I hope you don't mind
That I know your life
Because I read it every day
And all of your faults
Make me feel so good
Because the media stole my brain
It's so nice to have someone tell me what to think
What is it for, do we want more, do we want more?
And on and on it goes 'till all of us are sucked in.
So shut it off and see we're missing out on living

I am so done
Listening to you
Time for you to go
Time for you to go, whoa
I refuse to give one more day to you
Time for you to go, time for you to go, whoa
No more wasting my life on this worlds addiction
Time for me to take you to find your place I'm letting go
Time for you to go

Isn't it nice to know
That the media will sway our votes
'Cause seriously we've got to see
That they choose what we know
Our morals get thrown away
For the next big thing we've got to see
What is it for, do we want more, do we want more?
And on and on it goes till all of us are sucked in
So shut it off and see we're missing out on living

I am so done
Listening to you
Time for you to go, time for you to go
Whoa. I refuse to give one more day to you
Time for you to go, time for you to go, whoa
No more wasting my life on this worlds addiction
Time for me to take you to find your place
I am letting go, time for you to go

We're missing out on His voice
We've traded God for ashes
We've got to think for ourselves
Where's our passion?

I am so done
Listening to you
Time for you to go
Time for you to go, whoa
I refuse to give one more day to you,
Time for you to go, time for you to go, whoa
No more wasting my life on this worlds addiction
Time for me to take you to find your place
I am letting go, time for you to go

Hello There Stranger!

It has been so long since I've blogged! I wish I had internet at home so I could just pop on anytime I want. My life has taken a turn for the best and I pray it continues!

I have a new job. I am working for the BBB(Better Business Bureau) and I love it! Great job, great company, great pay and benefits and wonderful people. I cannot wait to get past the newbie status however and get on to water cooler talk. I probably miss that most. I've been here 5 full weeks! Yes that much time has passed! Crazy.

I got a new place to live. Finally a town-home. I have wanted to live in a town-home all of my adult life. It has never worked out. And now finally I have one! It's a lovely 3 bedroom in Stillwater.

My hubby is turning a corner in his life, I'll tell you a complete 180 from last year. I was just on the edge of losing my mind and now this year is such a good year. I am thankful! It really is a blessing to sit back and reflect on how God brought us through it. And if I would have just kept that in mind from the beginning without stressing so much, I think I have learned a lot.

I have also learned that with each passing year you will have bad times. Seems like I get over one mountain to start at the base of another one. What will this next mountain entail. God has said it won't be easy, amen to that! But He is and has been with me. This year seems to be health issues with my parents. While I feel like I know this is part of the aging process, I am not ready for it. I need more time. I remember when my parents knew everything, I'd ask my dad for everything. Hey pop is this lease a good idea on a car? Now I didn't always listen but hey when you no longer can ask your parents and they rely on you to help them make decisions about life and stuff. It's very hard.

But I remain firm in thinking positive and praising God in advance for his miracles each day. While I cannot stand the idea of anything happening to my parents, He will do what is best in the situation.

We've Turned A Corner

Babies are cute and everyone wants to hold them.

Toddlers are funny and everyone wants to talk with them.

Tweens are getting harder to understand and you enjoy their awkwardness.

Teens are crazy and you thought you were young and cool enough to get them but you realize you don't and it's a day by day battle.

Krissy my first baby was always good and fun to be around. She and I had some really good times when she was younger. In her tweens we were still good although I had some challenges. When she turned 13 I was pulling my hair out! What in the world is wrong with my daughter! The only way I could survive was taking it one day at a time! 

My Krissy baby is turning 17 on sunday. Easter sunday! And all of a sudden we have turned a sort of corner. She has finally emerged from the dark and dreary existence to a newer one. She is happier and bubblier. She and I have been laughing again, and not in a way where she is laughing at me but really with me!

I don't know if this is typical of entering upon the early adult years or not. Or if it's a girls versus boys thing. But I am trying to cherish every minute with her. It is so nice as she has a lot of really good things to say and going on in her mind and we can finally talk about things. In such a different way. I love it! 

Don't get me wrong she still has some teen attitude but things have definately gotten better! 

Wen enough is enough

Ha ha ha that's my husband's line for the title. I love it! 

So yes I purchased some Wen to try for thirty days. This is my unofficial review of that product.

I love the packaging, the bottle looks cool, the comb looks cool. They sent me a thirty day supply of the shampoo/conditioner you use for daily cleaning. A comb, a conditioner treatment and some hair gel. I love the smell, I choose the mint almond one. Smells so nice. 

My hair is long. It's frizzy. I have long been looking for something to help tame the frizz especially in humidity. So I thought heck, I know friends that really love this product for the frizz control. So I'm going to try it. 

The daily shampoo/conditioning thing that supposedly cleans your hair in one bottle. Smells good and lathers on your head nicely. Feels good. And then rinses out nicely. It seemed to take longer to dry, I like to let it air dry. And that could be cause regular shampoo dries your hair out. And then I used it only a few days, my hair didn't feel clean. It felt greasy, didn't look bad though. It definately didn't do what the model hair did in the commercial. And I couldn't get another day out of it as unfortunately I also suffer from dandruff and my dandruff was out of control! I had to get back to my head and shoulders.

So I guess Wen isn't for every hair type or at least not that I have found. I guess on to another product to try to control my frizz.

My Unofficial Book Review: Fifty Shades of Grey-This Time Submission is What Your Thinking and You Would Be Right!

I heard about this book on my commute home from work. I listen to FM 107 which is a talk show channel and I was listening to Lori and Julia talk about this book. I don't recall what they said but they made it sound very interesting and I guess it's the latest rage all over book clubs across America!

So I decided to see what the big deal was about......
To put it short, I think ladies are just loving the romance and sex. ;0)
To put it a little longer, this book is a sort of love story. It wasn't quite the page turner I was expecting however the author did well at keeping my attention. The leading lady, Ana, was funny to me (especially her inner dialogue).

There is a lot of sex in this book! I almost felt dirty reading it. It touches base on BDSM. But it's not so heavy that you are disgusted, if that kind of thing disgusts you, but the suspense of what is going to happen in that dept next is very, how shall I say this, part of the page turning excitement.

In the end it's not your typical love story. There are two other books that follow this relationship. To be quite honest, I am not going to read the next two books. This one book would have been better to stick to one book, condense it a little better and leave it there.

I liked that it wasn't just a porno read but definately a story to it. I would say read it to my friends if your looking to spice up your marriage and want some love story in a different than your average relationship.