Birthday stuff

I am surprised to say I had a pretty wonderful birthday dinner last night with the family. My birthday isn't officially for another day but it was a day everyone was available for dinner. We had steak, baked potatoes, salad, sausage, jalepeno bread, and chocolate chip cookies for dessert. I was able to get what I needed done, (wash the truck and clean the bathroom) before anyone came over which made me feel better. My father behaved himself in front of Russel...well as much as he possibly could anyway. :-) It was a good night. I am spoiled. I loved it. Hope it happens again.

Sitting on a cornflake...

Last night Russel and I went to see The Eggmen perform at the Paramount theatre. I had a really wonderful time. I have to say, before I met Russel, I wasn't much of a Beatles fan...or a Pink Floyd fan...or a Rush fan. Of course I didn't know what I was missing. Last night's performance included the McCallum Orchestra with a few additions. A few saxaphones, trumpets, a trombone and a clairnet. This was really a great addition to hearing a cover band play the Beatles classic songs. It almost made me want to learn music again....almost.

Once upon a time I was a pretty decent saxaphone player and bassoonist. I think I must have mentally blocked a lot of my Jr. High and High School musical carreer. By my senior year in high school I was pretty burned out. I think I even quit somewhere in there and went back to play instruments in the pit during marching season. Last night's performance brought back some sort of reminiscent memories. Maybe because back in the day, I enjoyed practicing a piece until I had it perfectly, then feeling awesome when I performed in front of an audience. About three years ago I got the musical bug again and asked for a keyboard for Christmas. I tried to teach myself to read music again. I didn't do very well. I could play about a bar on the piano and then I was stuck again. That took me about a week to learn. One day I may try again, especially when I gain inspiration from hearing Russel play his guitar. Maybe I will just sing badly while he plays guitar. I'm quite sure he likes it. Ha! Just kidding.

Valentine's Day

For a very long time, Valentine's Day was probably the saddest day of the year for me. Well, one of them at least. I would see all of the married women at work getting flowers from their husbands. I wouldn't dare go out to dinner alone on Valentine's Day simply because every place was packed full of couples holding hands, speaking softly and laughing with each other. Those are the things I simply could not bear to watch, knowing I would be going home alone. I remember one year it seemed so bad that my dad even brought me a small vase of flowers to work to cheer me up. Thank you for that Dad. It really did mean a lot.


 So, now that I have someone very special in my life I am thinking back to all of those times I looked enviously upon the couples I saw walking down the street. I can honestly say that I have tried to make the absolute most of having someone wonderful in my life. Probably embarrassing him when I kiss him more than once in public. Hey, once just wasn't enough! I have found that spending time with him has changed me. For the better, I hope. I try to remember everytime I hold his hand what it was like to hold his hand for the very first time. It still makes me smile. I kind of wish we were still in the times of writing handwritten letters to one another. I think of all of the ways I could tell him how much he means to me. Although this is not my handwriting, the one way I will always end a letter to him is by saying I love you.


How did I spend my Valentine's Day this year? I spent it with Russel. Off from work. Running errands, annoying him with two or more kisses at the supermarket. Making him dinner. Making up stories about what Kitteh would be saying if she could speak. (One of my favorite things to do) And more importantly, being very happy that he is safely here with me. I hope everyone has such a wonderful day, surrounded by love and kitteh's with alter-egos. And, for those who are spending it as I did just a few short years ago, I hope it changes very soon for you, so that you too can be thankful and loved and want to shout it to the world. I know how you feel.

Happy Valentine's Day.

CAPS LOCK STRIKES AGAIN

NO I AM NOT YELLING. NO MY COMPUTER IS WORKING FINE AND THE CAPS LOCK BUTTON IS NOT STUCK. THIS IS MY OWN FORM OF PROTEST OVER THE STUPIDITY THAT SEEMS TO WORK IT'S WAY DOWN TO ME.

I'LL START BY SAYING THAT WHEN I AM READING VARIOUS FORUMS OR COMMENTS ONLINE WRITTEN BY OTHERS IN ALL CAPS LOCK IT REALLY DOESN'T BOTHER ME. IT'S THE SIMPLIST WAY TO GET YOUR POINT ACROSS AND NOT HAVE TO FIDGIT WITH THAT STUPID BUTTON YOU PRESS A MILLION TIMES WITH YOUR LEFT PINKY FINGER. WHAT DID BOTHER ME IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME PEOPLE SPEND REPLYING THOSE POSTS JUST TO SAY NOT TO TYPE IN CAPS LOCK BECAUSE IT'S RUDE AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE YELLING. OK PEOPLE HERE IS THE DEAL, YOU ARE READING SOMETHING I HAVE WRITTEN. I AM NOT CALLING YOU ON THE PHONE OR TALKING TO YOU IN PERSON. I AM NOT YELLING. I AM TYPING IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. IT IS SIMPLY LETTERS ON A PAGE TO CONVEY A MESSAGE.

IT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAT MY MESSAGE IS COMMUNICATED TO YOU NO MATTER WHAT THE LETTERS LOOK LIKE.

IF YOU KNOW THE INSIDE STORY OF MY LITTLE MENACING CAPS LOCK BUTTON YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY THIS SEEMS TO KEEP COMING UP AND HAUNTING ME.

SO, HERE I AM TODAY TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE THIS IS MY BLOG AND I WILL DO WHAT I WANT. UNFORTUNATELY MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE TO DO WHAT I AM TOLD.