Kiss Me Once, Kiss Me Twice, Kiss Me Once Again....

One of my favorite Images of All Time.

click here for the tune that went along with it (love the lyrics!)

Click here for the story.
Click here for the other story.
Personally, I think there was more than one sailor or serviceman kissing a nurse or female in the streets that day! Who wouldn't be kissing the ground and everyone else after hearing the news that War was finally over?

Hope you enjoy it!
xoxoxo

7 RANDOM THINGS

My sweet blog muffin, Abby of Life with B & A, has tagged me for 7 Random Things. I'm hoping I can always come up with interesting things so let me think. I always bend the rules here and give whatever number of facts I have on hand. If it were 7 all the time, I'd run out of semi-interesting facts. Not to say I have interesting facts anyway. I'm pretty dull.
Hmmm. Ok, here goes something.

1. I am the youngest daughter of Jim and Louise. My parents have taught me how to be thoughtful, courteous and responsible in life. I am so proud to have been born to this loving couple. This year they celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary and I would just like to congratulate them for sharing their love and wisdom with me and to thank them for not giving up on having the perfect child after my two older sisters, Angela and Carolyn. It took them 3 times before they got it right! (wiping tissue from eye)

2. This is my 3rd year of marriage and I am enjoying this year so much more than the past 2 years. Maybe it's because I can communicate better and appreciate my husband much better for who he is rather than what he does or doesn't do. He's a man. What else is there to say on that?

3. I have a desire to star on Saturday Night Live. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are my heroes. Nice girls doing fun comedy and still not compromising their femininity to get a laugh. Props!

4. I love watching FitTV's "Shimmy". I practice my belly-dancing moves whenever I can. It's a lot harder than it looks.

5. I hate, loathe and despise BULLIES. I think if you are that insecure with your life and you are over the age of 17, you need to get therapy. I cannot stand when someone says they are just "snarky" or "sarcastic". No you are a bully. Call it by it's real name. A bully does not have to steal your lunch or kick a kitten to prove they are a bully. They can be as sly as a fox with their rude and nasty comments, or as obvious as an obnoxious loud mouth. Bullies have a choice. They make bad choices, they deal with bad consequences. If I see someone who is being bullied, I try to defend them. I once was bullied. I also was a bully. Both sides suck. Bully is bullcrap. No bullies. Watch out, bullies...I'm on to you! You know who you are!

That's it for now!

I am tagging the following blog buddies if they are interested:

My Kayak Sunset

Grumpy Snickles

Lori and Jim

Evangeline's Vine

Tag, You're it!

My good blog buddy, fioretta, has tagged me for a fun facts about yourself session. If you get a second, check out her creative blog - she's so talented. For those of you who want to set this up on your own blogs, be my guest..it's a great way of getting to know your fellow bloggers!

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First and foremost - the rules:
Link to your tagger and list the rules
List 5 random facts about yourself
Tag 5 people
If you're tagged, play along and pass it on!

Here are the interesting or non-interesting tidbits about moi:

1. I have endometriosis and also another form of pelvic bleeding that can cause some major discomfort during the month. Motrin, I love you. Also, heating pads and pillows under feet and lots of rest have become a norm in my life. But I am grateful my mom went through it so she can understand what it's like.

2. My sisters are 9 and 10 years older than me and are like little "mom's"...always checkin in with me and making sure I'm ok. They were my bridesmaids in my wedding. It's nice to live within 8 miles of them too.

3. I make it a habit to say "prayers for strangers" everyday. Selfishly, it helps take away the guilt I sometimes have at seeing a homeless person or a kid with a disability but I sure do hope that God hears my prayers and blesses them with peace during their day.

4. I refuse to buy something because of it's designer or label. I understand it's great quality but I'm far too practical to invest my hard-earned money in a Coach label or Dooney & Burke bag. I can appreciate the style on those that do wear it however.

5. I love to experiment with natural beauty secrets like honey, oatmeal, egg whites, etc. A lot of the vitamins and nutrients that our body/hair/skin needs comes directly from the source so I research the homeopathic and natural way to beauty.

Ok, time to tag:

Sirkfeb1
Jewels2730
Finesse
The Hyper Homemaker
Life with B&A

OCTOBER GREETINGS

The month of October has arrived and it stirs up memories of my youth again...as does everything these days.

Crunching leaf piles with my summer worn sneakers, smelling mom's homemade pumpkin bread, and watching the teachers put up halloween decorations during recess. May you have an old-fashioned Autumn and enjoy all of October's oddities and fun!

Enjoy some of these cute vintage clipart images for your craft projects!



xoxo

RANDOM TAG! ~ 6 Random Things

The ever-lovely and talented * f i o r e t t a * has tagged me for 6 RANDOM THINGS and it's my first spin on the Random Blog dance Floor. Let's see.

1. I am a Pisces yet I do not know how to swim. Never learned. In fact, I have a deep respected fear of the water - anything more than 3 feet and I stand by and watch with awe. Which is very strange for a born fish. Even odder, I cannot be more than 2 hours from the ocean or I will start to flounder on the land.

2. I live for History. I am attracted so much to anything historic and it's a bit creepy. I must always be surrounded by something historic. Thankfully, living in Bucks County, PA I can go only a few miles and explore historical sites. It's not just American History. World History. From ancient civilizations right up to the cold war....I think I am a recycled soul.

3. I've lived off and on for 12 years in the historic beach resort town of Cape May, NJ and consider it my home away from home - dream place to live. History meets Ocean meets Culture meets Scenery. Someday....I am going to own a home there. You are all invited!

4. I am not college educated. No Suprise! As you can tell by my horrid grammar and lack of worldly experience, I was recruited to work in the rat race right out of high school from a merited business program. From there on, I began my stint as a high profile corporate law firm legal administrative assistant. Since then, I have held many jobs and worked in many industries. People are generally the same wherever you go. Which is why the television show THE OFFICE is so damn accurate!

5. I won't eat seafood. Which probably connects back to #1 somehow. The thought of putting a sea creature in my mouth skeeves me. Weirdness, I know.

6. I love to mambo, samba and salsa dance with the best of them.
Let's' dance!

Ok so now it's your turn! You are getting tagged, my blog friends!
AbbyT,
Gatorhightowers
katie102006
Lolageek
Shihtzumomma
Rachel is eating butter

Here are the rules:

1. Link to the person who tagged you (i.e. me)
2. Post the rules on your blog
3. Write 6 random things about yourself
4. Tag 6 people at the end of your post and link to them
5. Let each person you have tagged know by leaving a comment on their blog
6. Let the tagger (me) know when your entry is posted

Have fun and thanks for stopping bye!

~My NOCTURNAL DREAM DIARY~ Starry Skies & Lit Cathedrals

Thanks to a new medication I am taking, I am experiencing some bizarre and vivid dreams. I won't be sharing all of them with you, of course,
but the ones that had great imagery are meant to show off!

Last night (or was it early this morning) I had dreamt that I was in some sort of odd waiting in line scenario for a train I kept missing. I come to find out that the reason why I am waiting so much is because I'm being held in a "passive aggressive" type hostage situation. Weirdness, I know. Anyway, I was able to escape the long line of waiting and break free and discovered that myself and everyone else that was waiting in this perpetual train station were being kept inside a large "faux atmospheric bubble-like roof"

Are you following along out there? I know...it's hard...be patient.

So once I discovered that this paper roof was a facade, I ripped it off and floated out of the station scenario. Next thing I know, I am softly soaring out of the bubble and into the real night-time sky (kind of like Peter Pan) and I can see what's below me for the first time.

PURE MAGIC!

Beautiful cityscapes lit in soft amber hues and sparkling lights.


Above me are swirls of magical stars twinkling like diamonds.

Below me, I was able to see Cathedrals and churches and buildings lit from within. They resembled these:



And school children dancing in small streets - they looked like they were prepping for an early morning parade of some kind.

It was so nice...I felt myself waking and I tried to hang on to the imagery as long as I could.

For those of you who can psychologically uncover what the hidden meaning of dreams are, go to it. Be My Guest....

Thanks for stopping bye.
xoxo

THINGS I USED PLAY WITH IN THE SUMMER

My mom was born in 1938. She was a mere toddler during WW2 and post-War America. She relied on her imagination to entertain herself back then as many of the current "kid inventions" weren't even yet ideas.

30 something years later, she now had daughter #3 (yours truly) to keep entertained on long summer days. Her other two daughters were already young teens and I was the one who constantly complained of being "bored". Augh I can hear myself now, whining and complaining: "But I already played that...now what?"

Every summer as the family trekked down the seashore of New Jersey for the annual family week vacation, a one day excursion into historic Cape May, NJ was on the adult "TO DO" list. Back then, I found it boring to go a historical town...there were no rides and boardwalks to meander on.

Mom would go into one of the many historic-based toy stores and pick up a pack of PAPER DOLLS for me to play with. It was something that she played with when she was my age and she assumed I would enjoy it as well.

Of course, the age of instant gratification and over-stimulation had already started in the late 1970's so a book of paper dollies was nothing too impressive to me. It didn't light up, make noise or come with a barbie corvette.

Now, at age 37, I realize how wonderful it was that my mom was trying to pass on a fun activity she used to partake in as a young girl.....It's funny how we appreciate things so much more later in years than at the time

I would be thrilled today if my mom handed me a vintage book of paper dolls. I would certainly find a cute place of honor for them in my home.

I'm addicted to Sex....tuplets ! !

Monday Night.

For most people it would mean laundry or football (when it's football season).

For me, it's the night I watch new epi's of Jon & Kate + 8. Something about that family really intrigues me.

Maybe it's the fact that Jon is only half Korean and the kids are only 1/4 yet they are all adorable Asian in appearance.

Or it could be the fact that Kate is anal retentive about certain things and does not care to apologize for it...what you see is what you get (I love that about her).

Maybe I am loving the fact that I can watch 6 little wee ones grow up without the hassle of changing poopie diapers and scraping gum off of stuffed animals.

How about Maddie? Maybe I love to watch a recycled 75 year old fiesty woman trapped in an 8 year old little girl's spirit.

I think it is fascinating to see how real people live with real headaches among miraculous circumstances. I know it gets a lot of criticism and to those people, I say....walk a day in their shoes and then comment.

P.S. I sure do wish I had friends like Beth!