Quite Some Time.

Happy Little Friday!

love and hugs,
~ b

Thursday Thirteen:

Meet the Pack

1. Ciara {"kee + ra"} from the Irish ciar meaning "dark" and implies "dark hair and brown eyes."
2. Siobhan {"shiv + awn"} is another Irish form of Joan meaning "God is gracious."
3. Born early 2004.
4. Rodent chaser.
5. Trickster when told to go to her kennel.
6. Loves to dig holes to get to the cool damp dirt for a napping nest.
7. Can say *want one* to get a snack.
8. Shakes with either paw but you must change hands to get her to shake with the other.
9. Will give high 5's but be careful cuz it can hurt.
10. Believes she is queen of the yard.
11. Will reluctantly give kisses and allow petting, but then wants a snack after.
12. Very independent and not inclined to cuddle.
13. Thinks the kid is hers and grouches at Ronan {the other of the pack}and puts herself between him and the kid if at all possible.

T-13:

Phrases Heard

1. holy shit snacks!
2. WTF?
3. I need coffee.
4. Seriously?
5. how's it?
6. the game
7. bastards!
8. get back
9. duh, and/or Hello!
10. I'm so tired
11. I need a drink
12. we'll try that later
13. holy hell hannah!

Thursday Thirteen:

This is My Morning.
{any of 'em, all of 'em}

1. wake to cats tapping me on the face.
2. roll out of bed and feed cats.
3. make coffee.
4. get dressed.
5. get iPad and iPhone.
6. find glasses.
7. unleash the hounds.
8. get kisses from and tramped on by said hounds.
9. sit under arbour.
10. drink coffee.
11. check email.
12. play angry birds.
13. watch the dogs play.

T-13:

Rambling.

1. I need 4 stars on my Starbucks card to get a free drink.
2. The postcard from my last 15 stars free drink is under a magnet on my fridge. {I should really put that in my bag}
3. I have been using my macbook almost exclusively since about March 7 when Rudy gave it to me. I LOVE it! {ty, darlin!}
4. I hope my cute little pink netbook doesn't stop working when I need it because I have been neglecting it. ;-)
5. I have been sick for almost two weeks. Enough, already!
6. So Cal is having a heatwave after months of super cold. My outside thermometer says 80° at the moment. I don't really think it is that warm though. *shrugs*
7. It has been 10 Days, 5 Hours and 34 Minutes since I last saw Rudy walking down the hallway in Denver International to get to his own flight. :-(
8. I have actually gone over 36 hours without coffee this week. Are you in shock?
9. Have I mentioned I am tired of being sick? Well, if not, I am. bleh!
10. There is still an amazing echo in here.
11. I need a drink but feel too blah to have one. What is THAT about?
12. Is it weekend yet?
13. Is anybody out there?

Happy Little Halloween Friday!

happy

love and hugs,
~ b

Little Friday.

This isn't my story but I found it to be quite endearing and thought I would share.

A very good friend of mine that used to live in our neighborhood and is happily married used to take time out once a week with his wife. We all had the same demands on our time, work, house, kids etc. Frank is a person who lives life to the fullest always and lives in the moment, I truly admire him, he is a real "life of the party" kind of guy.

He would make sure to help his W get the kids fed and to bed early or at least on time on Thursday nights. Once the kids were down, they would have a late dinner that he fixed for just the two of them. They would have a bottle of wine and unwind and talk to each other uninterrupted for a couple of hours at least once a week. They also put on music that took them to another place even though they never left the house. Sometimes they would talk, sometimes they would laugh, sometimes they would dance, sometimes they would just sit and listen to the music......together. Frank always said he and his wife liked to welcome the weekend a little early and thus the name "Little Friday."

Frank shared this practice with me a number of years ago and my W and I did this but did not quite grab the concept of maintaining the connection with each other. We made it more about a night to socialize during the week which is not bad but the point was to have uninterrupted "quality" time with your spouse.

I have now made it the one day a week I give to myself, a day to recognize that life is good and it is good to be alive. For me sometimes I want to be alone, sometimes I want to have friends over, doesn't matter it is my day to be happy no matter what! A day of affirmation if you will. I like to put on music that takes me to a different place, for me I prefer to go to the Caribbean so I tend to lean towards that music that reminds me of being on vacation.

So what are you going to do for yourself today to welcome the weekend a little early?

Happy Little Friday, my dears!
*hugs*
~ b