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A REAL Vacation and a LONG overdue reunion 8/20/2008

Things are getting crazy around here at Casa Sugarfused as Scott and I prepare for our trip up to Massachusetts to see his family next week.

We’ll be staying in Salem where his father and brother both live. His sister lives in another nearby town and is planning to take some time off while we’re there. It’s been 14 years since Scott has seen any of them so this is MONUMENTAL.

I’m very excited about the trip since I’ve never been there before. I’m also a little nervous about meeting his family for the first time.

Considering this is the first time we’ve flown anywhere since we’ve been together over the past 6 years, we’re both a little anxious about flying again. Scott absolutely HATES to fly. I don’t mind it so much other than the hassle that goes with it. We have a layover on the way up and on the way back but they’re both in Charlotte, NC, and I figure that can’t be too bad considering the other options that were available.

We’re spending this week getting all of the dog’s ready for boarding. Their vaccinations have to be up to date prior to boarding and they also were required to have the Bordetella (Kennel Cough) vaccination. Everyone is ready except Dixie who goes tomorrow for hers. In the meantime, one of the cats has come down with conjunctivitis which means he may be going to the vet tomorrow as well!

Hope you all have a great day and I’ll check in with you later :-)

50 is the new…50 8/17/2008

Today, I celebrate my 50th birthday. Happy birthday to me!

Got my driver’s license renewed this week so I had to have my picture made. It’s the first updated picture in 8 years. In all honesty, I have to say that I look pretty good at 50. In fact, I think I look better at 50 than I did in the picture that was taken when I was 42. Or maybe I’m lying to myself.

Whatever.

But it’s all good. And I’m glad to still be here. Heck, I remember thinking I’d never live to see 30.

Several of my co-workers are joining me in the Fabulous 50’s Club this year so we joke about it and remind each other how wonderful we are :=)

Because Madonna also turned 50 this weekend (her birthday is the 16th and mine is the 17th), the BIG 5-0 is being splashed across newspaper and magazine headlines around the world. Happy birthday, Madge!

Other celebrities marking the milestone this year are Prince, Michelle Pfeiffer, Belinda Carlisle, Annette Bening, Marg Helgenberger, Tim Robbins, Steve Guttenberg, Drew Carey, Michael Jackson, Alec Baldwin, Ellen DeGeneres, Holly Hunter, Sharon Stone, Jamie Lee Curtis, AND, separating us all by six degrees, Kevin Bacon.

50. Wow.

Does this mean I’m a grownup now?

Sunday Mutterings

1. Signature:: John Hancock…signed,sealed, delivered….piece…line
2. Olympics :: Michael Phelps…gold, silver, bronze…rings…summer/winter
3. 100% :: cotton…compliant…truthful…pure Florida orange juice
4. Damn! :: I’m tired of shelling out money for repairs - first the A/C and now the car. Egads.
5. Gold :: medals…fool’s…nugget…teeth
6. Fresh and natural :: organic…homegrown…bedsheets on a clothesline
7. Fraction :: of the price….math…fragment
8. Hurry :: up…scurry…always in a…I’m late, I’m late for a very important date
9. Summer :: vacation…school…HOT…lots of family birthdays….least favorite season
10. 29th :: February…Leap Year…Olympiad

Saturday Photohunt 8/16/2008

Grab the Scavenger Hunt code. Join the blogroll and visit participants. This week’s theme is “COLORFUL” .

One from my archives of some very colorful daisies :-)

Once again, I have to work today so I’m going to miss out on visiting my fellow Photohunters. I will try to catch up when I can. Hope everyone has a good day!

Friday Fill-ins 8/15/2008

1. The last meal I had at a restaurant was some down home Southern cooking at The Cracker Barrel Restaurant where my mom and I stopped to have a bite when we drove back from Nashville from my doctor’s appointment earlier this week.

2. Dealing with difficult employees is something I intensely dislike.

3. The full moon is full of mystery and romance.

4. No way! is one of my favorite local expressions.

5. Sometimes it’s best to to beg for forgiveness later than to ask for permission now.

6. The Dark Knight is the best movie I’ve seen so far this year!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to getting some rest, tomorrow my plans include getting my tire fixed, the a/c in the house working again, and putting some more time in at the office, and Sunday I want to celebrate my 50th (OMG!!) birthday by going out on the town with my sweetie!