I Played Along With The Charade

Once again, it's been a while since I've blogged...

Yesterday was 60 days smoke free!

Tell Your Doctor

Just a quick note to say how much I enjoyed Betty White on Saturday Night Live this evening. I laughed the entire time and was moved to a little tear (since I don't emote) at the end when she said her thank yous and the cast gave her two bouquets of roses. You could tell she was overwhelmed by all the adoration.

Hollandaise

Yes, the blog is different. I'm going to be experimenting with a few things over the next couple of weeks and I hope to have something new and improved for you in June.

Put Up Or Shut Up

For you Lady Gaga fans I found a great video of her performing her song Speechless. Enjoy!

I'll Never

I spent the majority of my 20's with an unwavering fear of commitment. The minute I felt a guy start to get too close I bolted. This fact was pointed out to me by a few of my friends from time to time but I always shrugged it off. I was happy in my little "commitment phobic" world.  At my fathers' funeral  I stood by my mom while she brushed his cheek and just smiled. I knew she was thinking of all the good memories he and her had made together. I on the other hand was hit with an overwhelming feeling of grief for her, what would she do now that her high school sweetheart was gone? It was after this event in my life that I started to reevaluate relationships. Maybe being with one person for longer than two weeks wouldn't be so bad.

Then I met Adam (for the second time...it's a long story) and it all just fell into place. I wasn't afraid anymore and I let him get as close to me as he wanted. Looking back on it now maybe we took things too fast. Perhaps we should have worked through some of the early relationship issues that befall most couples in the early days instead of letting them fester for months and months until they just explode into one huge fight. We've had our ups and downs as all couples have but one thing is the same today as it was almost four and a half years ago...I don't run from commitment anymore.

Onion Bagels

The brit band The Hoosiers have finally finished a new album due out soon. Their first single is called "Choices." I love it and can't wait for the whole album to come out. Maybe now they can finally tour in the U.S.

Got A Hold On You

Well, I've gotten off to a crap start with the new blog, haven't I? I've got nothing to offer to make up for that...

You've read my previous blogs about quitting smoking and starting a running program so here's a little update about all that. I'm 34 days smoke free today and I think I'm well on my way to being a full-fledged runner again. All the aches and pains have gone from my runs and my breathing gets better each time. The possibilities are endless.

Some of you may know that tomorrow there is a General Election in the U.K. Almost all of you have no idea that I've been following it almost as closely as someone who lives there. With my being slightly obsessed with all things British I can't help but watch it all unfold and wait to see the outcome. My friend Amity, who lives there wrote a blog about it with a slight twist.

We leave in just 13 short days for our vacation. A vacation that will take us to Bermuda, St. Thomas, San Juan, Grand Turk, New York City, and finally Charlotte. I'm excited about all of it and can not wait to get a proper tan, finally meet Teresa, and spend some time in the city that Adam loves so much, not to mention Teresa's back deck. The only negative to our two week vacation is that little Emerson will be all alone. Luckily his Aunt Andrea and Ann will come over to take care of him every so often. I'll miss the little guy even though he clearly prefers Adam to me.

I won't promise to be better about blogging since you see how well it's worked out so far.