Fun Wedding

Today was the big day.  I attended my dear friend's wedding.   It was beautiful... and fun.

From the start, everyone was in good spirits, as my friend, always the comedian, made fun gestures as he walked to the alter. Even during the exchange of vows, he had his bride and all the guests laughing.

Afterwards, while the wedding party were taking pictures, guests were served all the food and drink they could want. So much, that it barely left any room for the main course.  Those folks know how to throw a party!

Our seating was great, too.  We had a fun and friendly group at our table and we all bonded nicely. Good call, my groom friend.

Throughout the night, there was a nice selection of music and lots of laughs, watching my friend, the groom, attempt to dance or rather, find his rhythm. LOL.

Surprise of the night for me... I caught the bouquet!  First time!  It was hilarious.  Let's hope that "single gal" custom kicks in, LOL.  

My joy moment today was attending a lively wedding and sharing in the special day of my dear friend and his bride.  And catching the bouquet, too!   

A fun wedding, indeed. 

Stay tuned :-) 

Girl's Night Out

Tonight I'm getting together with about 10 of my New York girlfriends  that I haven't seen in awhile.  We're having a girl's night out.   Food, music, beverages, laughter and lots of catching up.

Should be a fun one!

My joy moment tonight is prepping to see my gal pals.   Gotta run, they're on the way!

Stay tuned :-)

Child's Play

I'm enjoying visiting and spending time with my six-year-old, goddaughter. I hate to brag but the kid is talented and quite the entertainer. Her mother and I laughed hysterically as she did spot-on imitations of several family members, including me!

She's also very smart, loves to read and is an amazing speller.  As I discovered, when I threw several advanced words at her and she swiftly spelled each one... without batting an eye.  I'm so proud!  

I also had a great time playing "patty cake", hand games with her.   My attempts to keep up with her and learn the sassier, updated versions of the old-school hand games, was pure comedy for the both of us.

My joy moment today was spending quality time with my lovely goddaughter and finding out new things about her.

She is pure joy!

Stay tuned :-)

Friendly Skies

Today is departure day. Destination, NYC.  But first, I had to get through the LAX airport. Not an easy feat today.  To the surprise of many, the security check-point line was pretty long... extremely.  The end of the line was outside the building!  And down the block!  It wound it's way all the way through the airport, then continued again upstairs on another line that finally led to the security gate. It was like a amusement park line, without any of the amusement. 

But after that, it's been pretty smooth sailing.  We had swift boarding and the flight left on time.  It’s a pretty empty jetliner, too.  I have an entire row all to myself.  Yeah, baby!  And, we’re scheduled to get in earlier than originally planned... by about 45 minutes!  Guess, they’re really sorry about earlier. 

Almost makes up for the baggage fees. Almost. LOL. 

Friendly flight attendants, clear skies and a smooth flight.  Gotta love it. 

My joy moment today (so far) is my flight headed to NY.   

Looking forward to a soft landing and a big hug from my adorable goddaughter.  

Can’t wait. 

Stay tuned :-) 

Hot Beef!

As you may have read from some of my posts, I've been trying to watch what I eat lately. I have just a few more days until my friend's wedding and I can't risk not fitting into my dress. Let's just say, it has little room to spare.

So, I've been trying to be good these last few days. Today, I had a snack bar for breakfast and a salad with a sandwich for lunch.

Then dinner time rolled around and I hit a snag. It wasn't my fault, really.

There was this big, juicy, blue cheese burger flirting with me. Seriously! It was relentless. Then it started whispering my name... and in a very seductive voice, too! It said, "You know you want me." I said, "No, I don't! I can't have you, it isn't right."

Then it lifted it's bun and showed me all of it's delicious condiments.

What's a girl to do under that kind of pressure?! So I said to myself, "Just one bite, Ms. Girl. A little taste won't hurt you."

Next thing I knew, it was gone. The whole darn thing! Someone had to shut it up. LOL.

My joy moment today was indulging in a delicious (oh, yes, it was!) burger. Hopefully, I won't be bulging out of my dress because of it.

We'll see.

Stay tuned :-)

Perfect Alignment... We're getting there.

I love it when a plan comes together. I've been trying to put an itinerary together for my upcoming trip.  It's been 2-3 years since I've been to New York and I'm looking forward to seeing many of my fam and friends and getting in a few events, too.

My goal was to plan a schedule that allowed me to do it all, but it's been a little tricky with schedules, dates, etc.  But all of sudden, it seems like it's starting to come together.

I had a couple of special events I hoped to attend, and today, I received information that it may happen. Mum's the word for now, details to come.

I'm also getting wonderful emails from friends and family who are looking forward to connecting... and  have flexible schedules!  Seems like their available dates will intersect nicely.  Crossing fingers!

My joy moment today was my excitement that my trip plans are starting to pan out.  It's hard to get everything in when you're visiting, but Ms. Girl is making a valiant effort.  LOL.

It's a pretty packed schedule but I'm looking forward to all of it.
Details to come!  :-)

Stay tuned :-)

Prepping for the Affair

I'm heading out of town in a few days for a friend's wedding.

I'm looking forward to seeing my dear friend and meeting his beautiful bride.

Preparation for a wedding is a big job.  For us gals, there's the dress, the shoes, the hair, the nails, the jewelry... and I'm not even the bride!  LOL.  But it's all fun and for a dear friend's wonderful union.

I have a few more things to do, then I can finally start packing it all up.  I'm just missing one more thing... a date!   LOL!

My joy moment today was the last minute prep and excitement for my friend's big day.  And later... learning I have two date offers for the fab affair.  I think I like this wedding stuff.   LOL.  

I got next! LOL.

Stay tuned :-)

Cool Gadget

My cell phone has been on the blink.  It's been slowly dying for almost a year. The text keys don't always work, other functions sometimes go haywire, and the phone shuts off when it feels like it... even when it's fully charged!

It's past time for a new phone.

I stopped by the Apple Store today.  It was packed.  For a minute I thought they were giving away stuff in there. They weren't. I checked. LOL.

That place is like a toy store for adults.  Everyone in there is wide-eyed with excitement and playing with some gadget.  It's contagious.

I calmly moseyed over to the phone section, just to look, and there it was. I couldn't help myself. I caught the fever! I got an IPhone! Three words.  Oh. My. Goodness! It's Disneyland in your hands. It does tons of fun stuff and it's crazy convenient. Is it wrong to love a phone?  Kidding. LOL.  Sort of. LOL.

I decided it would be my one, big treat to myself... for the next year! You hear that, Apple store!  The only Apple aisles I'll be visiting are the ones at the grocery store... For now. :-)

My joy moment today was treating myself to a fun, new gadget, the IPhone.

Now, if I can just figure out how to do my blog on it.  But I'm sure there's an app for that. :-)

Stay tuned :-)