Nick meet Mr. "t"

For all you who watch SNL you will well be aware of this clip. Its Nick Burns your company's computer guy. I have had the delight this week of encountering my own Nick. Lets call him Mr."T". Mr. T is a know it all computer guy who when you call him with a problem related to your computer will tell you what an idiot you are and make you feel like you just stepped off a boat in a foriegn country. I had some issues with my computer he made sure I knew what an idiot I had been for "letting" my computer get a bad virus. So while he was trying to explain to me the details of what he was doing I decided that I would offer to teach him how to insert a catheter. I had a strong feeling I would definately be smarter then him in this area... I dont think he found me amusing, cause he made me leave my office or "move" so he could fix my incompetance. Anyway this clip very clearly describes how I and many feel about Mr. T and how he acts. Enjoy!

16 week appointment today

Well today was my 16 week prenatal appointment. To be accurate I'm actually 16 weeks and 3 days. Anyway I went to my doctor and I while I was waiting to be seen I noticed some key things that I would like to share with you all:

1. People show up without an appointment alot. They will walk into a completely full waiting room, and with a room full of people who have been waiting (with an appointment) for a period of time and say "any chance of squeezing me in today?" No sir there is not, as you can see there are many people who have appointments and are waiting, so there is no squeeze room.

2. Body Odor: strong strong BO: people this is gross just cause your at the doctors and are potentially sick does not excuse you from a common North American practice we like to refer to as "Hygiene".

3. Small children in doctors offices: parents why do you let your off spring roam free? No its not OK that your sick child roams the office spreading the very germs they are there to have treated. They are not allowed to go behind the desk, and I can guarantee as from the perspective of someone who works in the hospital, the staff may say ohhh how cute- what they are really thinking is get your kid under control!

Anyway that is my insight for the day into the world of waiting to be seen at the doctors office. I am doing well, so far so good with baby, I got to hear the heart beat today it was really clear 149 bpm!! (I do expect that all you believers in the heart rate determining the sex will let me know what Im having to render the need for an ultra sound useless! ) (I'm sure you agree Julia lol).

Thinking of you today Dad

Ken Hembruff October 31 1928- November 6, 2004

There are not enough words to say .....

You are missed.

An apology to my Husband.....

This is a public apology to my husband. Tonight I decided while he was on the computer that I would go in the crawl space and get the water meter reading to call into the billing company. As i tried to make my way in I realized it was a tight spot and I was having trouble.

Barry's first response was why did I feel the need to do this at 10pm, my answer was unknown as I had just got it in my mind that I wanted to go get it done. So then Barry tried to assist me by reading the numbers from the angle he could see. He could not read the last number due to the lighting. He then suggest that he would do it later and this is where for some reason beyond what I can understand when looking back at the moment I freaked out telling him to go away in a very angry way.

After the moment passed I felt like it was an out of body experience and I have no idea why I did this. I can honestly say that I think I had some sort of hormone/pregnancy moment. I will tell you ladies the mood is not a pretty thing at this stage of the game, be warned to those who want to have kids your behaviour is a little wacky. Anyway I'm sorry Barry I love you, even when you slam the crawl space door behind me and tell me to "stay in there". Time for a time out for pregnant people!

In Defense of the pickles....

For those of you who read pop culture king (the rival and may I add less superior blog) I want to set the record striaght. No anyone who knows my queasy gaggy husband knows that smells of a variety of sources make him gag/puke. So over the years I have developed techniques to spare him the pain of dealing with anything unpleasant that may upset his delicate sense of smell. One particular issue in our house is the ritual of Barry putting out the garbage. There will be sounds of gagging and carrying on from the garage on any given Monday night. So I have taken to flushing certain smelly foods down the toilet as to spare him. I have been doing it for a long time so I figure its not an issue. I mean if the bowel can handle Barry's daily deposits of "dropping the kids off at the pool" then whats a small jar of baby pickles gonna do? So I flushed it and it went down fine. It was no till later did we discover that there was an issue. So I ask you the audience to be the judge - is my wifely good intentions not the winner in all this? Thank you for taking the time to hear my side of the story.

An Ode to the Clemintine

An Ode to the Clemintine

Oh sweet delicious orange how I love you so

When I eat you I get a chill down to my toe

You are a delightful treat to enjoy

Loved by both girl and boy

I would love to eat you all year long

Sadly your only here and then your gone

So I will peel your lovely fruit

thank god you dont make me toot!

- an original poem by Cherie Bates

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone! I hope that you all had lots of sugar rotting candy.

Barry and I in the corn maze at Pingles farm. Yes it was raining, yes it was cold, there was even some hail.. but we prevailed and did the maze.

We made it through the maze!!!! How talented are we.

Mr. Columbo decided that he wanted to help hand out candy to the kids in his Batman costume. As you can see he was very excited about his look.

Mr. Columbo was giving me a very cool and aloof look, trying to pretend he was too cool to have his picture taken.

This is a picture of my pumpkin! I carved it with my own artistic ability. It was a welcome site to all those out trick or treating.

If this does not make you cry, nothing will!

Ok so I maybe losing it due to some sort of pregnancy hormones, but I spent half an hour crying tonight watching oprah cause of this 2 legged dog. This Dog was found as a puppy abandoned by its mother, ready to die. The son of the family brought her home and the family took her to the vet who told them to put her down. They did not want to give up on this little dog, instead they taught her how to walk on 2 legs! She is the happiest spunkest dog I have ever seen (2 or 4 legs!) It just makes me think wow if someone had given up on her she would not have the wonderful life she has.. .Im getting sad just thinking about it.

So the story gets deeper. This dog appeared on Oprah in May, and todays show was an update. Oprah has a school for girls in Africa. She was there recently and this little girl came up to her and said: I liked your story about the 2 legged dog, that dog made me realize that I can do anything. Ok full sob mode! Yeah you talk about the crumple it was an all out bawl! Theres me and Mr. Columbo and scooby (both pets trapped in an uncomfortable embrace on my lap) desparately trying to get away from crazy mommy. Anyway i was like I love you guys, cry cry cry. yeah so I felt I needed to blog. Check out the pics below, its so sweet, we should all have a 2 legged dog in our lives.

Annoyances with Direct Energy

Dear Direct Energy,


I just want you to know that when you send a specious looking man to my door at nearly 9pm and Im in my jammies, Im not likely looking to switch hydro providers. Chances are very good that if I was unhappy with my service I would seek you out. I am a smart person who knows how to explore my options. So if I wanted you I would simply call you. However sending a stranger to my house at that hour only serves to make the guy (who is likely not a psycho like he appears to be at 9pm) seem scarey. So he has to sell his pitch to me from behind my screen door. Im sure he does not like his job, anymore then I like him doing his job.

Anyway for you and all others trying sell something either by phone or in person.. heed this warning - dont call me Ill call you. Thank you.

Watch for the Dixie Chicks movie soon....

This movie looks like it will be a really good look at a small piece of American Culture. Heres a trailer for the Chicks "Shut up and Sing"

Well last night Julia and I went to see the chicks at the ACC and it was an awesome show. There was alot of references made to "the mistake" that was made with the comments about the president and the Canadians loved every minute of it! I have to say that they are a symbol of strength they never once backed down from what they said and have taken the heat, but that takes character! Here is a clip of what the concert was like. Its not the best clip but the best I could find live. When they sang their song "not ready to make nice" it brought the house down. Have a listen!

The Secret is out....

Well the secret is out! The newlyweds (or not so newlywed) are having a baby! Who knew that inside us crazy fun loving kids were responsible parents??? To celebrate the start of our growing family I have decided to give my blog an updated look (by the way we are back on line so blog lurkers the dry spell is over!).

As of tomorrow I will be 15 weeks, thats almost 4 months! I can't even believe that we are almost half the way to our lives being changed forever. The first trimester went well, no real issues to speak of. There are days that it does not feel real, but all I have to do is look at this picture and it becomes very real. I cant get over how much our little bean looks like a person already. Just in case there are issues with trying to decide what you are seeing its a side profile, you can see the head, the body and a little foot sticking out.... of course my over zealous husband would contest that the foot is indeed another apendage! I think we will have to wait on that!
So Im sure that there may be questions out there so here are the answers to the typical things I have been asked:

1. I feel pretty good just tired
2. Yes sadly my pants are now too tight and we are into mat wear
3. We are going to be delivering at Markham Stouffville Hospital - no midwives allowed
4. No we dont know what we are having
5. I dont know if we will find out what it is
6. I would like a girl, Barry a boy but over all a healthy baby would be wonderful
7. No there are no twins (sorry to dissappoint those who were holding a candle light that there were two)
8. There are a few doulas in training that have offered their services to us
9. Your darn right Ill be taking whatever drugs I can get!
10. Yes we do have some names in mind but not sure yet.

Anyway thats a small update. Stay tuned for more!

Im Still here

Hi Everyone I just thought I would let you know that Im still alive in the universe. I called Best Buy yesterday and they gave me false hope telling me that my hard drive was in... I was so gloriously excited.... all for about 30 seconds till they ripped the hope away from me by saying oh no wait thats for someone else. Right someone else eh? So long story short I have been told that it will be another 5-6 bunisess days before the hard drive arrives and another 1-2 days for instillation. So I would guess we are looking at 2 more weeks of a computer free life!

I now think I have a sense of what Amish people feel like! No technology is not fun at all! Now if anything happens to my TV I may go crazy... I might be forced to read or take up a hobby! Neither of which am I looking to do! So dont lose hope in me yet I will return full force. For now this simple Amish girl must go work.

For the Record....

For the record Friday October 13th has lived up to its name. I have had the worst day ever! I could go on and lay it out but frankly Im tired and just want to go home. So instead I will leave you with this simple message that may help you understand my frustrattion:


I HATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC!

I hope that the general public knows that I wake up every day and I say to myself as I eat my cereal: what can I do to make your life miserable today? What things can I construct to cause you so much unhappiness that you need to call and yell/ swear/ yell some more at me. Yes without a doubt this is my goal in life to think of ways to make people's lives who in many causes I dont even know personally miserable.

So I say to the general public: Thank you for the headache I now have, thank you for the elevated heart rate I have from being yelled at and thank you for removing another layer of my stomach which will one day become my stress related ulcer. All in all thanks!

The Man in the Pink dress looked happier then me..

Its always hard to get back into the swing of things when you are coming off a holiday weekend. So today I went to the office and began my week. As Im driving to work thinking about eh challeneges ahead I felt a little bit grumpy.

The just as Im stopped at a stop light I notice at a near by bus stop there is a man that looks much like Santa, long white beard, a jelly like belly. The only thing different from this santa like figure was the fact that he was wear a flowered dress, pink pany hose, with a big pink scraf tied round his neck. Yes he was smiling and waving to people passing by. I could not help but think to myself.... hmm maybe the crazy people are onto something. I bet he has no worries of what he week holds, no stress over paying bills. Nope he smiles and waves in his pretty flowered dress. Perhaps we all should get out our prety pink dresses and wave to those passing by on the street. Just a thought for this tuesday.


Update: the computer is still at best buy, Im told it will be 1-2 more weeks. So stay tuned I will update when I can and be back on line soon.

Happy Gobble Gobble

Hey everyone!

I hope that you all have a happy thanksgiving. We all have so much to be Thankful for!! Im at work, my computer continues to be at the computer hospital so I am just writing a quick comment. I dont know where all the posts came from, they were things I had tried to post and failed to do so before, so something is screwy!

Anyway All the best to everyone and I will be back on line more regularly soon!!! Enjoy the turkey and stuffing!

Male Restroom Etiquette

Its long but very hilarious! However I do find it hard to believe that men can this much thought process about anything, let alone bathrooms

Survivor Borneo: Sue's speech.

For all you survivor fans... Here is flash back to best all time speech in Survivor history! Enjoy!

Survivor Cook Islands: Billy Expresses Love For Candice

If anyone is looking for a boyfriend, I believe that Billy is available.

Jericho CBS Trailer

My new fall obsession... makes me feel really good about living between 2 nuclear power plants! Watch for it its great!

The Office - Hit me

This little clip is in honour of the office life. Also RIP to the job of QM good luck out there!

The Office - Hit me

This little clip is in honour of the office life. Also RIP to the job of QM good luck out there!

Jericho

This is my new fall obsession. Can I just say that the first episode made me feel really good about living between two nuclear reactors.... hmm maybe not!

I miss my computer

Im at work so this will be short, I just wanted to say that Im in computer mourning. I miss my dear computer so much. It is my life line. I dont quite know what to do with myself at night without the joys of surfing the net.

The guy at the store has said that it will take 4 days to run computer tests to figure out whats wrong. Then from there it could be 2-4 weeks before I have my little friend back. I will keep you all posted. Just remember who the best blogger is.... thats right the Newlyweds dont forget it.

Happy 1 year to Missy and Ian!

Seeing as Im going to be off line for the upcoming 1 year event for my friends I wanted to wish Missy and Ian a happy 1 year anniversary!! You guys it was a great day and watching you over the past year it shows that your love is growing with time. Enjoy that paper anniversary... notice I said paper Ian? Not cotton ha ha! Anyway enjoy your memories you guys rock!

From your "buddy"...... Ill let you decide what kind of buddy lol.

Bye Bye Computer!

Well sadly just as my blogging is taking off again there is a major glitch with my computer! This morning I turned it on and it said something very bad: Hard Disk failure is imminent! Please back up your hard disk. So I dont know alot about computers but the hard disk to my understanding is pretty important.. almost like the brain... hmm not so good.

So Barry has been doing alot of something he calls "rescue files". Im told that our little computer is very sick and must go visit the geek squad at best buy where it came from. Dont cry eveyrone but we are told it may be 2 weeks without or precious computer. Yes this brings a tear to my eye. Worst of all I will have limited blogging abilities. I can still check my email at work, but I cant blog at work. So sadly this will be my last post for a while. Please my fans dont forget that Im hear and return to me when we are back on line. So long for now I will see you in two weeks!

Love at First sight?

Ok Survivor fans.. I have to add this clip to my blog. I dont think that yet in all the survivor's that have aired over the years has there been a more ridiculous happening. This guy "Billy" clearly has some issues and perhaps has a deep misunderstanding of the definition of "love". So seeing as he was voted out I dont think he and Candice ever got together, so if your single and interested something tells me hes still completely available. This clip can be enjoyed by both survivor fans and nonsurvivor fans (if such a person exits!). Please take note of Jeff's face when Billy tells about his love its classic! Enjoy

Girls be glad we are not boys!

This one goes out the ladies, with all the issues that we have this is one less thing we can be glad we dont have to deal with. Im trying to add this clip to my blog, bare with me it may not work!

Self Check Outs

Does anyone recognize this? Its a new trend that is popping up everywhere. The self check out.... Another way for the all mighty big box stores to save a buck, I mean why pay rude half witted employees to do the job of a machine that will simply beep at you when it does not get the bar code? Allow me to share my experience.

First of all I will have you know that I hate the self check out. I have never had an occasion where I could use it without requiring assistance. I dont believe that it has anything to do with my ability as a customer, but rather the machines stupidity. I was on my way home the other night and I had 1 item to purchase, looking at the long line ups of people I looked at the empty self check out stations and thought well its only one item so maybe I will go against my personal policy to not use them. So I did exactly as instructed by the machine I touched the screen and scaned it and "placed the item in the bag" so then the machine started saying "please place item in the bag". I dont know what made me think that this would make a difference but I took it out and replaced it in the bag only for the machine to repeat this message followed by please wait for cashier assistance. So there is the cashier standing at her lone post infront of all these mechanical pains in the ass. I stand staring at her burning holes in her shirt with my eyes. What does she do continues to look down at her computer screen. Now unless she is hearing and visually impaired Im sure that both she and I can hear the machine and see that Im not getting the quick check out promised to me by the latest in technology.

First she walks by me to another machine that has gone off after mine. Then when she returns to her post I finally say excuse me but I dont know whats wrong with this thing. She walks over looking annoyed that I have interputed her busy day of staring at her computer screen. Now here folks is the pivitol moment that leads me to believe that customer service is dead. She does not speak a word to me does not even look at me simply punches something into her hand held computer and walks away. No have a nice day, nothing. So Im at a loss as to what is worse poor customer service or the annoyance of the machines that cant scan a can of soup without requiring assistance. All I know is the day that I go to a public washroom and there is a mechanical wiping divice Im moving to the closet hick town I can find!

Beware of generic Brands

There are times when its ok to not have the name brand product, like if you need to use the bathroom you dont care if its kitten soft (after all who wants to wipe their ass with a kitten!) However there are times in life when nothing but the real thing will do. Yes competitors will come out with all sorts of almost as good as the real thing products... but in the end will only serve to dissapppoint the public. So this blog serves as a warning to all those who may be enticed by the promises of a new product... it may say new and improved it may promise to give the competition a run for its money... however in the end theres nothing like the original. So folks when your out there just remember if its new and shiney chances are its over compensating for something. Now dont get me wrong I think a little product competition is healthy, infact I think it helps the original product to step up and shine. So I say thank you to all those competitors out there for making us who are the original deal even better! Cheers.







Ask your self: Do I want the fake product?



Or do I want the real thing? I think the answer is clear

How can this be true?

I took a personality test and below is the results.... I am thinking its a little off? I hope I do this right .. bare with me:

What Famous Leader Are You?
personality tests by similarminds.com

Happy Anniversary Julia and Bart!!

Happy 2nd Anniversary to one of my favorite couples!!! 2 years and going strong, you guys are the best! I hope that today you are enjoying the memories of your beautiful day and all the special times since then, and those yet to come! Im told that 2 years is the cotton anniversary, so why dont you guys go out and treat yourselves to some nice sport socks? Or maybe some new tea towels! Go wild! have a good one!!!

Night shifts anyone?

4 days and 14 interviews later to try and hire a nurse to work night shifts. First of all I would just like to say that my eyes have been opened to the world of bad interviewing skills thanks to the 14 indivduals that I met this week. Second I would like to know if there has been a change to the nursing curriculum since I was in school, have they stopped telling new grads that there is such a thing as a night shift? Do you want to know how many people out of my 14 wanted to work nights... Ill let you have one guess and I will give you a big hint its less then 1.

I think I get it now people think that health care occurs between 8-4pm monday to friday. People dont get sick at night, on weekends or holidays. I can see the headlines for recruiting nursing students to programs: come be a nurse and you will never have to work nights or weekends cause people are only sick during office hours. (note we are of course talking about a fictional planet that has yet to be discovered).

I know how crappy nights are I did them for 5 years (some of that time willingly some not so much). Anyway the point Im making is I was a new grad and you pay your dues put your time in on the nights then you get to move up or have better shifts as time goes on. You dont however get to be a gum popping 12 year old looking nurse who sits accross the table from me having this converstation:

Cherie: So I see here that you just graduated

Gum popper: Yup Im gonna write my exam in a couple weeks (pop)

Cherie: So have you ever done any placements in school with peds?

Gum Popper: No I was in geriatrics, but thats like similar right?

Cherie: Well if you feel that a 6 year old and a 90 year old have alot in common.....

Gum Popper: So like Im looking for steady days full time do you have that?

Cherie: well its been great meeting you good luck with your job hunt...... (curtain comes down house lights dim end of scene).

Yes this folks is a small example of my week. So I say this to the public: fear your health care future for you will never be able to be sick at night or on a weekend as there will be noone to take care of you. I imagine we will start to see self care center, like the self check out at the grocery store or the bank machine. There will just be a machine next to your bed where you will enter a code and ask the machine to give you your medications..... good luck with that robotic arm giving you a bed bath.... ouch!

Rolling Stones - You can't always get what you want

In the words of Mary Catherine Galager: My feelings would best be described by the made for TV video "you cant always get what you want" by the Rolling Stones. This song is the theme of my day. You definatly can not always get what you want.... you cant have your cake and eat it to- I say no point in having cake if you cant eat it! Anyway enjoy a little rolling stones I know I did!

Steve Irwin (Crocodile Hunter) FEDEX commercial

Rest in peace Steve, you made me love crocs!

Debbie Downer

Enjoy! Time to liven up the blogging!!!

Brought to you in part by the Pop Culture King who managed to get this on here.

All is Good

I just got home from a night shift at the hospital and I realized that I have not updated my blog to let all my faithful readers know that all is well. As suspected the worrying was not needed and all is well.

I just want to say that its so nice to have good people in your life it makes all the difference! Im very lucky to have great friends and family. I know that I promised some exciting changes to my blog .. Im gonna get there soon just need a little more time to plan out my new look etc. So stay tuned its coming!!!! Anyway I have the sounds of screaming babies in my head still from last nights work so Im off to bed. Again thanks to all who commented - in the words of Tony the Tiger your grrrrreat!

I cant sleep

I have been lying awake since 4 am this moring. I cant sleep. It does not happen very often, but every once in a while something has me bothered enough that I cant catch the sand man. Anyway I finally decided to just get up and surf the net as I was tossing and turning and Im sure waking up barry.

Got alot on my mind today, some specific worries that are leaving me feeling vulnerable. I hate that I have no control over some things in life, and while I know that worrying over something that I have no control over the outcome does no good, I cant seem to feel any better. Today will be either a big sigh of relief and things will be ok, or it will be the begining of a difficult time. The fact that so much can rest on one answer is very stressful to me. I wish I was a person who nothing bothered me and no matter what life threw me I just rolled with it and was ok no matter the outcome. I think those types of people have an easier time in life then people like me who can find the stress and worry in everything. I wonder if there is a course one can take on how not to worry and stress? If there was I would take it.

Anyway I know that Im speaking rather vaguely and it is of course deliberate, as Im not ready to share all things with all people. However if your reading this could you just send me some good vibes this morning, Im sure I could use it.

Summer is almost over!

Can anyone believe that the summer is almost over? It seems to me to just have gone by and some how I missed it. Its been a good summer, lots of fun and good times had with friends and family. I amlooking foward to the excitment that the fall will bring. All the new challenges and experiences yet to be had. I can not believe that in a couple more months the title of my blog will no longer be vaild.. sadly we will not be the "newlyweds" anymore. Its almost been a year and a great year that just keeps getting better and better. If our plans come through we are gonna be heading to Vegas for our 1 year anniversary.

Work is busy and challenging as ever, there are days that I wish I could just become a professional bum and sit on a couch and eat chips while watching tv. However Im out there working like everyone else. Anyway I know that this blog has been lacking in zest and even as I write this I dont feel any humor or enlightenment. Im very sorry to my loyal fans (I stand corrected at least 4 of you!!) Anyway I will try to come out of my summer haze and provide some quality blogging soon. One good thing about the fall is that my dear hubby will shed free his summer schdule that has him working opposite of me. We will again see each other more then twice a week! This I think will go a long way to improving my blogging. Hope everyone had a great summer.

Experiences with Chicken wings

Have you ever looked at a chicken wing and wanted to barf? This is what happened to me today. Barry and i were in the grocery store near the precooked food section and he said " I think we should get some wings they look good" At first I looked at them and thought yeah the look good. Then it happend out of no where I felt disgusted by there appearance and wanted to barf! So I quickly moved away from the wings as I felt the rise of vomit in my throat and swallowed it... mmm wings any one???

Coming a blog near you.....

Be on the look out for changes to this website! There have been some interesting updates that will soon be incorporated into this blogging space. Stay tuned for some exciting posts!

Cheries Back for Blogging fun!!

Hi all! Well I know that its been a while since a blog has been written and my loyal fans (all 2 of you ha ha!) have been waiting. So I will wet your blog palate with some photos from last weekends trip to Brockville!

This is a picture of Maria with the twins, you will notice that Josh is actually getting some air time as he jumps in the air.

Here is a pic of the boats that what were part of the poker run! My favorite was the one that the name was "git er done" Yes very classy indeed.

A happy shot of the Sharpes on the way to Rib fest day of fun! Anyway this is just a warm up stay tuned

Im still alive

hey everyone! I just wanted to let you all know that Im still alive. Life is going along nicely. Nothing very exciting right now. Anyway I promise to get inspired soon and write something exciting!!!


Cherie

If I were were President of the world......

I have been thinking lately about how unfair and cruel the world can be. It rewards the wrong people and rips off the good people. Therefore I have given it some thought and I have decided that if I were President of the world I would do things differently:

I would make all the rich people share with the poorest people in the world so that they had their share too

I would ban beauty contests and people like Nicole Richie and the Olsen Twins would be examples of things that you never wanted to be like.

I would take away what people take for granted in their lives just to teach them appreciation and then I would give it back only if they promised to treat it with respect

I would take all the babies in the world that are born to unfit parents and I would give them to the poor couples who try and try to have children and could give a good life to a child.

I would make people take a mandatory parenting test and if you failed you would not be allowed to procrate.

I would lock all the criminals up and throw away the key no questions asked

I would make all the bad food that we eat be good for you and instead salad would have 1300 calories a serving and a piece of cheesecake would be worth nothing.

I would make exercise happen while you were in your sleep.

I would make sure that everyone got at least 4 weeks paid vacation

I would take all the people who are at the top of a company (who take all the good shifts, stats, and holidays) and I would put them in a low wage fast food job to teach them not to be so greedy with their time off and let someone else have a good turn once in a while

yes that is just a short list of what I would do.. I dont know why I felt compelled to write this but I did. Its stright out of my head.

Some Im sure are glad that Im not the president.. but maybe just maybe Im onto something......

The Best Movie of the Summer!

Talladega Nights! The funnest movie of the summer. This movie is pure entertainment, Will Ferrell makes this movie a hit by his hilarous interpretation of all that is ridiculous about race cars and the how ridiculous people get about this "hobby". It gave me a good laugh thats for sure. However I kept trying to see where the fun in watching it came in.. other then Will and his wit I see nothing interesting about racing. Its mind numbing to watch cars circle a track over and over. I can not for the life of me understand why there are so many people out there who find this entertaining. Anyway I digress the point is Will gave a good rubbing to all the trashy rednecks out there that sit at home with a bucket of KFC and wrap their sad little lives around this pass time. I wonder if they ever get curious about life beyond racing... doubt it! Anyway go see it its a great funny mocking movie! Best of the summer! Cherie gives it 2 thumbs up!!! Enjoy

More Great Photos from my fabulous vacation!

Hey Everyone well Im back with more pics, as I was looking at the cake I realized it was 45 years not 50!! Oh well they are such a great couple they will get to 50 in no time- and that party will be even bigger then the 45th!! Anyway Here are some more pics for you to enjoy!

A yummy Taits cake , it did not last long thats for sure!

A pic of barrys Nannie Marshall, Chris and Olivia. Barrys Nannie was a hoot she had a great time. Chris wool socks in the summer? He came so close to a swim!!

Me and My honey enjoying the sun in Nans backyard. I decided to give barry a wet hug after I got out of the pool! Im sure he appreciated that!!

Maria and Bonnie man the BBQ to keep the hungery group happy! Burgers were great!

The twins are the two cutest babies in the whole world, had alot of fun playing and swimming with them. Here they appear to be trying to get into the bucket... not sure your gonna fit Olivia.

Anyway thats the updated vacation pics I hope eveyone enjoys them as much as I had making them. Its been a great summer so far for family get togethers. Next weekend the fun continues with a trip to Brockville for Rib fest and to plan the ever growing vegas trip now to include Chris, Maria, Poppy and we are working on a few more peeps. Anyway will be fun more pics then!!!

Our Week of vacation

Here are some moments from our week off. We started the week by going to my brothers cottage, then onto Brockville to help Barrys Nan and Pop celebrate their 50th! This Blog is out of order and not Cooperating.. The other pics that are unlabeled are: Barry driving stewerts boat, turns out hes the next skipper after all! Nan and Pop 50 years and going strong!! A group shot of Barry and I with Pat stewert and Ashley at the cottage. Had a great time. Next blog more pics to come!


Barry and I on the boat catching some Rays




Me with the dying butterfly that Barry ran over!

Bad Day

Without going into details as I think Im starting to learn that while I enjoy blogging and sharing my life with people.. not everyone needs to know the nitty gritty details of my life.

Anyway lets just say its been a bad day. I feel completely awful and unhappy. I am stuck with all these negative feelings that I want to just get rid of but am having trouble finding a way to let go.

The best way to describe how I feel is what I came up with this afternoon. I feel like Im a runner and I have been training for this big race, just as Im getting ready to jump from the starting line I realize I have an awful cramp in my leg... I look at the track before me it seems unpredicatble, with no clear end and I think I dont know how I will finish this run with my cramp. That is how I feel somewhat powerless and at the mercy of things out of my control.

I will admitt that Im a worry wart (that is clear from my past blogs) however I just see this journey stretching out before me and Im having trouble seeing the bright side and Im having trouble with the fact that I cant tie things up in a neat little package and "fix it". Anyway Thats why there have been no new blogs this week just lots going on in my head. I will say this I am lucky to have Barry and my good friends as both are wonderful supports to me. I hope that one day (in the not to distant future) I can look back at this blog and think wow that was no big deal at all. I also hope to be back to my fun writing stuff.... might just take some time. Anyway thats all I got for now.

We are Back

Hi all! Just a quick post to let you know that we are back from the vacation! Had a great time, always seems to go to fast!! Anyway I will post more later with some pics from the trip. For now I have a mountain of dirty laundry, sour milk in the fridge and a house in a state of disaster with bags and stuff everywhere! Stay tuned more to come! Hope you did not miss me too much!

Holiday Time!!

Well we may not be on our way to Cuba as seen in this lovely pic of us, but we are heading for a cottage a little R&R and some much over do quality fun time! I am hoping that this vacation will help me put some things in perspective. I have been on edge for a while now. Im dealing with some issues that I did not really expect to effect me. So Im trying to work through my feelings about some stuff. Its been tough and I feel like I need some time to defuse and figure stuff out. Anyway I hope that everyone has a good week, I will have lots of pics and updates when I come back! Take care!

My babies!!

I just thought I would share a rare photo of my babies! It is not very often that they actually sit still let alone sit side by side! Mr. Columbo and Scooby tend to have a love /hate relationship! Yet here it is almost believeable that they are friends. A true Kodak moment... sorry Barry I mean a true "blacks" moment!

On another note Im very excited we are on vacation in 2 more days!! Yupee! The itinery for the week is gonna be great we are going to my brother's cottage for the first half of the week to hang out with them and catch some rays. Then the second half of the week we will head to Brockville for Barrys Grandparents 45th wedding anniversary. It should be a great time really nice to have a week off and spend it with family who love and care about us I cant wait!!! We will have many photos when we come back to share. Oh dont forget to stay tuned for the fall updates the vegas trip is in the works and we are hopeful that a certain Brockville couple will decide to join us!!!

Happy 9 month Anniversary to Us!

Yesterday was our 9 month anniversary!! Really I will use any excuse that I can to post my wedding pictures!!! I have to say that yesterday was great. We had our yard sale that went very well made a nice little chunk of change, and we got rid of alot of stuff!! Then we went with a couple friends to Bobby C's for some lunch on the water front here in good old bowmanville. It was a gorgeous day for it!

After that we went swiming at Cedar Park and had a good time in the water enjoying the sun. Topped the night off with some time on the deck with some tiki torches and just relaxing. It was the perfect night!!!

Anyway I just want to say that its been a great 9 months Barry and I are learning more about each other everyday and enjoying the married life. Life has its ups and downs and while we are not happy everyday (cause thats just not reality people!) I feel content with life, and happy to have Barry to share the journey and all of our exciting dreams and hopes for the future.

Love you honey happy 9 months- I will meet you at the Bellagio in October!!

A Cute Picture to Share

Here is a cute shot of Poppy and Mr. Columbo. This was taken in Brockville when Barry went to visit last weekend. They are two very cute Fellas!

Skunks and wedding gifts

Well Folks Im sad to report that two things that will never be the same.... the "dead skunk" that I hit again and my plate dessert tower I got as a wedding gift. I just got home from a shift at the hospital, as I was driving along singing to my favorite country tunes when I saw a black and white lump on the road, sadly it was a dead skunk. I thought I was gonna miss it, but alas I hit it again... Im sure it is much more pancake like judging from the feel of the thump.

If that was not bad enough I got home and decided I need a little snack, so I open my fridge and on top of it is my very special much loved dessert plate tower! Crash it hits the floor smashing into a hundred pieces..... Im so sad! no more nicely displayed desserts for enjoying! Im sorry Beth it was a lovely gift... alas it is now gone.

So thats it RIP to my plates and the skunk, Im sorry you both came to such an awful end. Anyway that is all from me Im tired and must sleep. Good night everyone!!

Random thoughts from a tired mind

I know not a very original title, but its now 12:19am and Im pretty much tapped out of original ideas. Anyway I just thought I would share with you a little update since someone was looking for an update.

Im getting geared up for the yard sale this weekend, I spent most of the night getting things ready there is soooo much stuff. I find that keeping busy is a good distraction to the fact that Im really missing my husband these days. As most of you know we are on opposite shifts right now and we dont get to see much of each other (unless you count a grunt hello at 2am or 7am!). Im really proud of him as hes got a new job that hes working really hard at and I think is doing a fabulous job. However I do miss him so Im using the time I have to get things in order around the house. Anyway Im doing alright and the count down is on only 9 or 10 more weeks to the end of this shift!!!

Im relaly looking forward to our vacation which is coming up in the next week, we are gonna go to my brothers cottage for a good part of the week. It will be nice to just have some time to relax, so Im gonna stock up on my books and magizines!!!

There have been some other frustrations in life that as all people experience come and go as things do. I would like to say a big thankyou to the friend that let me off load my worries on you tonight. I really need to talk and it was great to have your ear- so thanks! Anyway Im trying to have perspective and not let people or things out of my control get me down. There are changes at work that are causing some stress... but I just have to remeber back to my hospital time when I was exhausted and could barely keep my eyes open and things dont seem so bad now!

The big thing I have learned in the last little while is its all perspecitive. You can look at a situation and think that its clear cut and dry... then you see that there is more to it then you thought and you rethink things. I know that I have the power to control how I handle and deal with situations, the hard part is getting your mind to have a positive attitude. Its so easy to let all the negative thoughts get to you and block all the positive things. So Im working on staying upbeat when things are getting me down. Its better for my overall health and well being. Anyway thats it from me Im tired I gotta sign off and head to bed. Night everyone!

YARD SALE IS COMING

Cherie and Barrys Yard Sale Extravagenza Is Coming!!!


When: Saturday July 15th

Where: Our Place (call for directions)

Time: 7am- till we are tired

Why: We have so much stuff!! We need to declutter.

Come and get it all from furniture to clothes to books, movies, kitchen stuff. We are your one stop yard sale shopping needs!

Hope to see you there!!!

A weekend of camping fun

Well the weekend is over but it was a fun time!! I went camping with Heather to Sibbald Point. We arrived friday night to find that we were situated in the midst of party central. We were surrounded by "young people" I say it like that cause its finally getting to the point that Im finding the gap between what was once me what is now "them" further and further. Anyway lots of people partying it up.

Heather and I set up camp and enjoyed a nice weekend. Among the highlights were:
- The racoons that walked away with a full pac of english muffins. I had accidently left the supply tent open a tad bit at the botom. We got up in the morning excited to make Cherie Mc Muffins only to find that the muffin part of the equation was gone. Now normally racoons or other animals bite into stuff and leave a mess of left overs around. Not these creatures the only sign that there had been life was a couple paw prints. So that means these must have been byonic raccons that just walked into the tent and picked up the package and walked on 2 legs back into the forest to eat my muffins. That is creepy!

- There was a large group (I will refran from giving the cultural groups name) anyway I would say a good 20 + people on this one small sight down the way from us. They just sat and stared at you as you walked by, no hellos just werid staring. I have to say that this group of people did not look like the typical campers that you see in the woods.. it was just funny as these are not the typical scenes that I have ever encountered in the woods. In the midst of this large group of yelling, calling out and staring folks there was this one very different guy he reminded me of a sock in a load of towels. I had to sing the song "one of these things is not like the others".

Anyway a weekend well spent. Im planning some camping trips in Aug. Any interested parties please feel free to comment here or email me if you have some time and would like to be part of a future blog of camping fun!

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You Must see the Daily Dancer!

Hi everyone Ok I have to share with you a link that Barry and I have discovered. its called

Dailydancer.com I have to tell you its the funnest stuff you will ever see. Basically its this guy hes a newfie, lives out in BC and he just dances. Thats it plain and simple he picks different songs and dances to them. Its so hilarous that I just have to encourage you to check it out. I look eveyday and it always cheers me up! Sometimes he has guest appearances from family and friends and its just too much! See todays dance with his sister!

Anyway just wanted to report Im feeling better tonight and have been some stuff in perspective with the the help of my friends who always listen to me which I really appreciate! I worked at the hospital tonight and I delivered the cutest baby ever! The parents were so nice and so grateful for my help. It just felt nice to be appreicated! my day job lately there has been alot of complaints, and being a manager Im the compliant department. So not that I mind dealing with it as its my job to do so, but its nice to go and do something rewarding and feel like I made someones big speical day- the day they have their child more speical.

Anyway Im trying to take some of the challenges I have been feeling as my mom used to say " a day at a time" Not let myself get overwhlemed by what I like to call "big picture syndrome" I look at huge things in all that they involve and worry, instead Im trying to break the challenges down into bite size pieces and just chew what I can eat day.

I hope your all having a great first week of July! More to come stay tuned!

Some Random Thoughts

Do you ever feel like your a worry wart? I do, Im a worry wart. I can worry about anything just give me a topic and Im off the worrying races. Infact Im sure I could be in the worrying Olympics and win the gold medal prize.

Im finding myself worrying lately about stuff that I cant control and that I need to just relax about. I dont know why I worry I think that sometimes I just worry cause then Im prepared for the worse cause scenaro. If I have worried about all the bad things that can happen then I dont have to feel bad if they happen cause I have already dealt with it. Stupid eh? I would be the first to admitt that its dumb.

Right now Im finding myself struggling with some stuff, and Im trying to not let worry take over. Im really trying hard to just get past stuff that is bothering me and look at the bright side. Today this was hard, I really struggled to not let negative thoughts take over. So tonight I have been making myself busy and trying to be happy for what I have.

I find at times like this it helps me to list my blessings it puts things in perspective. So bare with me as I know that I have done this before but its therapeudic and I find that using my blog like this helps me.

1. I am lucky to have a wonderful husband who fills my life with love and laughter
2. I am healthy I can walk my dog around the neighbourhood in the sunshine
3. I have a nice home that is big enough for my family (Barry, Myself, Mr Columbo and Scooby O Mally).
4. I have a good job with great co- workers that make me enjoy going to work.
5. My job allows me to sleep at night instead of being awake all night.
6. I have great friends that cheer me up and join me on the ride through life with its ups and downs
7. I have faith, I believe in God and I believe that he can help me through life and its struggles.
8. I have dreams for the future, I have so much to look forward to and enjoy with Barry our journey has just begun.

Anyway thats my thoughts. I feel better just letting my blog readers in on stuff, and its therapeudic to write.

Please Help Cherie

I need some help with my long weekend. I know I just posted a poll for you all to answer. What I also need is a little help with my own plans. Sadly my dear hubby has to work so Im pretty much flying solo. Most peeps I know are busy and away. I just dont know what to do. So here is what I have come up with so far... bare with me as you take a journey into the inner workings of my mind....

1. Go to Brockville: I could go and would love to bein Brockville with Barrys family as they are so nice and fun. I love spending time with them. However the traffic is gonna be bad and I dont know if I want to sit in it all weekend. The driving alone kinda stresses me out so I feel like as much as I like the idea of it, the travel stress might over rule that

2. Work on saturday at the hospital: Need I say more? does this in any way shape or form say fun July 1st weekend? Nope didnt think so.

3. Paint my kitchen: this is something that I should do... however not something that I want to do...

4. Organize for my yard sale: I figure why should my dear husband get to miss the fun of this job? I should really save it for him to help me with.

5. Have a me weekend in which I have no plan and no agenda I could go for walks rent some movies, go to a public pool and chill... I am leaning towards this idea however I fear I may get bummed out being by myself.. but still not a bad idea

6. sit on my sofa and enjoy the air conditioning while watching hours of mindless telly all the while wishing I had a pool, cottage or trailer to go to. Not such a great idea.

7. Go camping by myself... again dark scaryness with just me in a tent in the woods? Im no daniel boon. I love to camp but like dancing, sex and doing tequilla shots its best if one has a partner to do it with.

8. Go to the library and do something educational...... hahhahahahah gotta ya on that one didnt I!

9. Go for a mindless drive and see what town I end up in and have a day picnic.. perhaps I should have an imaginary friend then they could do fun stuff with me. That might be a thought

10 Create and spend time with my imaginary friend. Althought at 29 years old Im not sure that people might not think me odd talking to myself... that might end with me being admitted somewhere and medicated... better not do that.


So theres my list its not good, its not horrible, but it needs work. So I beg you my readers to give me your thoughts and help me to have a happy Canada weekend.

Reader Poll: Your July first weekend

Hello everyone as you know the first long weekend in July is fast approaching. I thought I would conduct a poll to see what it is you are all doing. So dont hesistate to leave me a comment on how you plan to spend these glorious three days....Read the questions and answer in the order given (gees dont I sound like a teacher! yikes!) Hope you all enjoy!

1. What are you doing for the Long weekend

2. What would you rather be doing on the Long weekend

3. Who are you spending the long weekend with

4. Whats your Idea of the perfect Long weekend

Meet me at the Zoo!!

Barry and I went to the Zoo!! Here is a sample of the fun:

Me and the Fishes!! It was so hot I would have loved to jump in the water with them!

Barry and I with our monkey friend.... Can he come home with us?

Rid'em cow boy.... or rid'em hippo?

True Love! How sweet!

My hubby and his kumo dragon! What a goof but I still love him!

Cherie's Crazy weekend

Hi everyone! In an effort to keep up my ever going pursuit of being / remaining young I had a great weekend this past weekend. Every year there is a party at one of the nurses from the hospitals cottage. I of course attend, its not a fancy affair infact if we are being honest here its an all out drunken party!! Lots of good times had by all.

So let me lay it out for you. Myself my friends Deb, Wendy and Sam decided to drive up together friday night. Deb was the driver me as navagator and the other gals as back seat comic relief. Anyway even though Deb and I have made the trip three times now we still have issues each and every year. Things started out alright Sam brought us a litte drink that she had made at home, and we had a little sip. Then to kill the bordom and the fact that we were hnugery we ate a few jello shooters in the car.... this is when things started to go wrong. By the time we were ready for a stop break for some dinner at McDonalds we were adding a little lemon gin to our sprite- by the way for those of you who have not tried this its quite tasty it rather sneaks up on you! So we are driving to Orilla heading to Cold water, myself and the two in the back seat are now drunk as can be. (and yes I know this is wrong but hey what can you do?). So the long and short of this story is we ended up an hour past where we were supposed to be due to my navagation and saying to Deb " oh yeah this is were we are supposed to be hee hee " So we get to Gravenhurst - yes Gravenhurst and realize we are so far away now.

Finally after a long journey we arrive at the cottage and join the rest of the nurses in party motion (sorry missy no "shes like the wind" was played). I start giving out Jello shooters to everyone I see and then I arrive at the hot tub and give the group of gals in the tub a shot then for some strange reason I decided to jump into the tub fully clothed! yup thats right I just hopped in with eveyrone else. I ended up staying in the tub for about 2 hours singing bob marley songs that were on the stereo and having my fellow nurses brought me drinks. It was a very fun time.

The next day not so fun, I did not puke or hang out of any closets or do anything of that nature. However I did have a massive headache, but thats nothing that a little tanning on the dock and some 11am champaign and OJ cant fix! Yes the weekend continued with all day drinks. I have to say I think that my liver is super tired and will need a break, a very long break!!

Anyway Im still proving that Im young and can hang with the best of them!!

coming soon to Newlyweds

Hey everyone,

I know its been a while since a post and I promise tomorrow to be a good blogger and write. Anyway just to give you a taste here is what you can expect:

- Cherie and the crazy nursing cottage weekend
- My supervising efforts while my husband does manual labour
- Bug bites and why they suck


Plus many more life insights. So stay tuned!!!

Negative Nelly go away!

I have a problem today, my friend negative Nelly has been sitting on my head all day. It does not seem to matter what I do I cant shake her. I am feeling very frustrated about a number of things right now. None of which I can do anything about, I have no choice and no hope anything changing so I just feel a sense of powerlessness. Thus I have been dealing with Negative Nelly on my head reminding me of all the bad things that I dont like right now.

There are people that I want to vaporize that would make my days much less stressful and fun, there are people that I would like to stand up to but cant cause as much as I dont like what they say they are technically right and I have no choice but to do as they say.

There are situations that I try not to dwell on and I try to see the positive in but when Im frustrated with things around me they surface to remind me that they are still persisting. I dont have an answer and I really should be thankful for what I have but for today I am negative Nelly and I just will hope for a better day.

On a postive note here are things I am happy about:

I love my husband who treats me like a queen
I love my house that is just big enough for myself Barry and 2 crazy pets
I am healthy and balanced
I have a good stable job that has the hours and life balance that I like
I have dreams and plans for the future that Im excited to pursue
I have family and friends who care about me and that I love
And when all else fails I have chocolate!!!! There is always chocolate!!

I seem to be worrying lately about things that have not yet happened, I dont know why I do this to myself but I keep playing the what if game, I need to just relax and let things happen instead of worrying about nothing. Anyway Im gonna stay positive and look forward to the good stuff.

The Complicator

I do believe that everyone has one person in there life that fits this title (I feel bad for you if you have more then one). I have one that was gone for a while, but has returned to add complication to things that are simple.

Incase you dont understand what Im talking about the complicator is the person who can complicate anything. I could say I think I will go have a diet pepsi now, well the complicator would have to say: why a diet pepsi? should you look at having a regular pepsi? What are the implicatotions of drinking the diet pepsi, What will happen once the diet pepsi is finished? Perhaps we should have discussion about the diet pepsi before you rush into drinking it. Do you understand what Im talking about now? The complicator is the person who I believe there sole purpose is to make the simple complex and often will be the person to create work projects were there are none to be had.

In closing I think that we should take all the complicators put them on an island give them a rubics cube and let them have a go at that, Im sure the time it takes them to figure it out will be more then enough to get me to retirement!

48 hours of nonstop action = Cherie's Youth Intact!

This is a symbol of my youth, for any of you out there that doubted that I was getting on in years now that Im approaching the big 3-0 this blog is for you!

Let me give you a recount of my weekend:

Friday: Friday morning I went to work at the office, then I came home slept for 2 hours and went to the hospital to work a night shift. I thought to myself I can do this Im still young! Plus I will get a sleep break on nights... well of course it was so damn busy we did not stop all night. So I got off at 7:30 am

Sat: I leave the hospital go home shower and Barry and I head to Canada's wonderland, having an hour nap in the car, then I travel the far reaches of wonderland - might I add carrying an arm full of toys that Barry kept winning for me- how cute is that! Now if he could only take that luck to the lotto I would be thrilled! Anyway a funnel cake, sore feet and 2 big toys later we leave wonderland. I get home at 8:30pm shower and head over to Julias for a night of party fun!! That night started with wine and talk and proceed to dancing till 3am at Good ol Willy's place! Thats right after having last slept a full night on thursday I was dancing the night away till 3am! I had the help of Jose and my good friend Jacob to get me through, and they enjoyed every minute of it!!!

So as Im sure your all aware there are a few distinct personalities that any person will find at the bar, you dont have to look hard, often they will be right in your face. Allow me to explain:

1. The Drunk older man: Drunk older man tends to have alot of facial hair, and is showing the signs of years of smoking. He tends to slurr his words and think that he can talk to any women who walks by him. He believes that muttering his words he sounds like a hot guy who will suceed in picking up women. Example Saturday night we met this gentleman, We are walking by and he says to me blah mutter mutter. I say Im sorry I dont know what you said. Julia and Missy also take a turn at trying to decode davinci himself. Finaly he puts his arms around us in a huddle and says "ladies what are we gonna do about it all" We all look at each other in complete confusion and then walk away leaving drunk older man to mutter to other some lucky lady.

2. The Drunk Younger Guy: Drunk younger guy unlike drunk older guy at least smells a degree or 2 better. However the annoying thing about drunk younger guy is that he does not mutter he comes up to you boldly and starts dancing against you and around you in order to show you that even though hes drunk hes still got the moves! Note: drunk guys is often unaware the he dances like Elaine from Seinfeld. Example: Missy is dancing next to me when this guy comes out of nowhere grinds behind her then grabs hold of a country like barrel thats placed on the dance floor and dances with it like a poll with his ass in our general direction. Sadly drunk younger guy was followed by apologetic girlfriend who said how sorry she was that we had to witness that.

3. Finally there is Drunk girl: Drunk girl is generlly a nice normal member of society that once she gets a few drinks in her completely takes on a who new personality. Drunk girl thinks she can sing, dance and basically look sexy no matter what she does. She will often engage in embarassing behaviour that will result in large regrett later. Many of us have had a morph experience into the drunk girl. Drunk girl tends to happen somewhere between, an elegant glass of wine and licking salt off the bar for whats supposed to be "just one more shot of tequilla" Take for example the girl at the bar "trish" Trish spent the night jumping up on the stage where the band was playing trying to dance with the band, and sing along with the band.. may I say sing very badly! Towards the end of the night she proceeded to dance on tables, and be asked by bar staff to get down, she would listen for to seconds and then start jumping up and down like a bunny rabit to the beat of the music. You may wonder how I know that her name was "trish" Well as we were leaving Trish was being dragged out by her friends when we reached our car. Trish was behind our car carrying on with her friends and some other drunk young guys (see description above). They seemed to be oblivious to the fact that we wanted to leave. So finally My dear friend Missy got out of the car and said very calmy can you guys move. Then drunk girl yells in a slurred voice "Im Trish" Missy responds with "I dont care - move out of the way" AH yes and as Trish and friends moved one of the drunk young guys proceeded to moon us. Sadly a drunk Julia was dissappointed that she had missed the white full moon. To bad Julia I will make sure you see the moon next time! Bellow is a picture that many of my readers will recall! Yup a classic example of Drunk girls on the prowl!!!

Anyway It goes to show ya you might be 29 going on 30 but realy its all a state of mind and from where I sit ladies and gentlemen- I still got it!! oh Yeah!

Stay tuned.....

Hello my loyal readers! Its been a few days since I have posted anything.. I just wanted to say stay tuned!!! The following topics to be covered this week:

1. cherie is actually still young and can stay up and party for 48 hours
2. Tequilla Willy's: The good times, the bad times and "trish"
3. My random thoughts

So stay tuned.. For Newlyweds enhanced upcoming version: more pictures more stories more of what you love me!

Life is Funny

Life is funny, Im feeling pretty deep (especially considering its only monday!). Life is funny because if you had said to me 2 years ago that I would be married, in a new job making plans for the future I would have laughed and told you that you were crazy! I look at where Im at right now and I think wow Im so different, I find myself interested in things that I would never have cared about, I find myself day dreaming about things that would have been nothing to me before. I think about where I am now compared to where I guess I thought I would be and I feel happy and lucky.

I have made some decisions lately that I really did not think I would make - and be able to stick to, I feel myself feeling ready for life and the mysteries ahead. I dont mean to sound cryptic but Im sure all in good time things will be clearer - for myself and my readers! Anyway Im taking life a day at a time enjoying all the steps and preparing for the ones to come. Im relaly happy but Im kinda freaked out about how easy it has been to make some changes in my life that will definatly lead to a new path. Its all good I guess I just surprise myself. I go back and forth and change my mind about things 100 times and then finally bam! Decision made no turing back. So Life is funny I never really pictured myself as an adult (who does its too scarey!) but I am one and its not as bad as I thought it would be. Anyway thats my days thoughts. Off to make dinner now- after all as a good adult and wife I should do that - ha ha!

Me, Julia and those crazy Chicks!!!

Im extremely excited to say that Julia and I are the proud owners of 2 tickets to the October 28th concert featuring the Dixie Chicks!!! First of all let me just say that I had trouble sleeping last night cause I was so worried about the purchase of the online tickets. My fear was not that I would get bad seats, but that I would not get seats at all!!!! So I lay awake my alarm set for 9:30am. The tickets went on sale at 10 am and my finger was posed for action at my computer. For those of you who have never bought online tickets allow me to explain the delicate situation to you: you put in what tickets you want (easiset is to say best available seats) then you click and wait. Once the screen shows you the two tickets available its like your standing in an old fashioned ticket line those tickets on the screen are reserved for 5 min and most likely are as good as it gets! Scalpers buy large blocks of tickets and sell them at high costs. Likely for me (and Julia) I have a fast finger and I got great seats we are on level 1 of the ACC in seats 3 and 4!!! Im soo excited!

The dixie chicks are a symbol of my youth there music has helped me along in many different situations from the fun party night at my favorite country bar, to studying for my nursing exams to teary moments playing some of their slower melodies. Anyway I love them and I have missed my opportunity to see them several times- but not this time I will be there front and center!! I remember a particular song that Im sure Julia and I can laugh about now... Julia used to have a boyfriend that was as we found out later less then the best out there. So when Julia and I were roomates I used to play "Earl has to die" whenever he came over. Sorry Jules, not very nice of me at the time, but I think we can see the humour in it now! Anyway fun times past, fun times to come!


I am getting used to and enjoying their new CD, each one has a different flavour, this one is very sentimental. There is one song that is of controversy regarding their comments about the actions of the American President.. anyway Im not very political so I wont even go there. I will say this the song is what I feel liberating we always feel we have to be "nice" and have everyone like us - or at least that is something that I struggle with. I used to not be able to bear if people were mad at me or I felt the need to apologize for everything. I find this soung speaks to the fact that sometimes its ok to take a stand on something and not be sorry for it. I can think of some instances in my life were I have taken a stand and to be quite honest am not regretful or apologetic about it. Its not to say that I dont believe in forgivness or the importance of fixing things cause I do hold those things dear.. its just that I also believe that there are times to not be sorry and not "make nice". Anyway I am posting the lyrics you can decide for yourself! Think of me October 28th- I will be one country lovin fool that day!

Forgive, sounds good.Forget: I'm not sure I could.They say time heals everything,
But I'm still waiting.I'm through with doubt:There's nothing left for me to figure out.
I've paid a price,An' I'll keep paying.

I'm not ready to make nice;I'm not ready to back down. I'm still mad as hell, An' I don't have time, To go round and round and round. It's too late to make it right; I prob'ly wouldn't if I could.'Cause I'm mad as hell:Can't bring myself, To do what it is you think I should.
I know you said:"Can't you just get over it?"It turned my whole world around,And I kind of like it.

I made my bed and I sleep like a baby, With no regrets, and I don't mind sayin':It's a sad sad story when a mother will teach her, Daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger. And how in the world can the words that I said, Send somebody so over the edge, That they'd write me a letter sayin' that I better,Shut up an' sing or my life will be over?
I
'm not ready to make nice; I'm not ready to back down. I'm still mad as hell, An' I don't have time, To go round and round and round. It's too late to make it right;I prob'ly wouldn't if I could.'Cause I'm mad as hell:Can't bring myself,To do what it is you think I should.
(I'm not ready to make nice;)I'm not ready to back down. (Whoa, oh.)I'm still mad as hell,An' I don't have time,To go round and round and round.It's too late to make it right; (To make it right.)I prob'ly wouldn't if I could.'Cause I'm mad as hell:Can't bring myself,To do what it is you think I should.What it is you think I should.Oooh, ooh.
Forgive, sounds good.Forget: I'm not sure I could.They say time heals everything,But I'm still waiting.