Luck Be A Lady

What? Where has January gone? I have been seeing all these Valentine's Day things in the store and it dawned on me that the first month of the year has come and gone. I can't believe how fast time goes by. Last night we went out to Sherry's surprise 5-oh birthday par-tay and yes, she was shocked! I love surprises.....seeing the look on her face was so worth it. Some of us went to the casino after the little shindig. The birthday girl managed to win over $300 which is the way it should be! I managed a $40 win myself! Ka-ching!

Impromptu trip to Bellevue yesterday.....Mark wanted to check out a gun at a shooting range but unfortunately the attached gun shop was already closed. So we go to Bellevue Square to shop and eat dinner. After a glorious meal at the Cheesecake Factory we have 5 minutes before the mall closed. I ended up at my favorite shop of course. In 10 minutes I have bought a new Coach bag and had my old one sent off for repairs. So now I am modeling a brand new pink (yeah, you heard right - and whattayu gonna make of it?) bag and I am feeling so zen. It's nirvana, baby!

Finally....got to meet Bryce Daniel Delmendo today! Jon and Kimberly have a very cute, but not too little (9 lb, 2 oz!) bundle of joy! And lucky for all of us, he just came in at the tail end of being a Capricorn! LOL - yes, I'm a Cappy too. I guess K had to undergo a c-section because Bryce wasn't cooperating but I know what she will say....it's all worth it! Anyway, he is a cutie-patootie and I'm lucky I got to see him so soon after he was born! Congrats Jon & Kimberly!

So....freezing rain on Saturday?? What a stupid thing.... the last time I even remember freezing rain in Kitsap County was 20 years ago! I hate the stuff.....incredibly dangerous. I would rather have snow anyday! I cannot believe how long it rained that hideous stuff Saturday afternoon/evening. It should have stayed in Portland. Thank goodness it turned to regular rain by late evening!

I'll say it again.....where are you????? Kimberly is going into the hospital sometime after tomorrow early afternoon. Hurray....we all get to meet the cutie before too long!

I was too ill to continue with my previous blog item.... so now I'm finishing! So I have to be one of the luckiest people because an email pops into my mail mentioning tickets for a particular comedian were going on sale the Friday before Mark's birthday. I cannot believe my luck since it's his favorite funny guy (Bryan Regan). So I wait until the 10 am start time and 'bam!' I get second row center seats for Mark! Woo-hoo! I ROCK! LOL - I told you I was humble. Mark was totally surprised, shocked, amazed and HAPPY. Ya gotta love that!

Happy birthday Daddy....I know you're up there and having a great party! I can only imagine who all showed up! I miss you.....I look forward to the day we can party together again!

Watching Mark open up his birthday presents! He had no idea what he was getting....and I think I can say 'who's the man?' (or woman since it's me!) because I'm an awesome gift buyer! I'm humble too.... ;-)

So Jon and Kimberly are still waiting for Bryce to make his appearance...... Jon told us that Kimberly is pretty tired and ready for the little guy to come on out! I can hardly stand it...the anticipation is killing me!

Wow.....I cannot get over how fast time flies. It was just Christmas and now where the heck did New Year's Eve go? That amazes me - and yes, time does go by faster as I get older! Not fair! It was a busy weekend but I managed to get in a couple of rehearsals, a NYE party, pick up David B. at the airport in the morning, a New Year's getogether (at Joe's) and then the big show at CSTOCK on Sunday. Lots of fun was had by all...and I have to admit that despite all my freaking out I did okay, LOL! I'll try to collect a picture or two from the rehearsals and post them as soon as I can.

Wow.....the white stuff finally showed up! It's been pretty cold around here and fortunately we only got a dribble of snow compared to the northern part of WA. I don't mind snow, I just hate driving in it when I'm surrounded by idiots who don't know how to drive!!! It's definitely a stressful thing. Other than that, it sure is pretty. Unfortunately, Mark's car decided to go kaput on him (it won't go into 'drive') so we had to rush over to Saturn of Puyallup to get a loaner car while they fix his (thank goodness it's under warranty). Thank heaven for our friend Jon Delmendo since he was able to pick us up at Mark's to get us to my house in time to get my truck and race over to Saturn before they closed! So now he's in an L200 (I think that's what they call it) and while I'm grateful he has a car that works, I don't like sedans much. I'm so used to a higher vehicle (yeah, I am still a truck girl). We ended up hangi...

No, I'm not swearing.... what a fun movie! Totally campy and way too much fun. Watch it if you can!!!!!

It doesn't matter what day you celebrate, getting presents is way too much fun! Mark and I ended up celebrating Xmas and my birthday on New Year's Eve/day and it was awesome! Mark got me Opus: 25 Years of His Sunday Best (remember the comic strip 'Bloom County' or 'Outfield' by Berke Breathed?) which has to be one of my all time favorite gifts. Opus the Penguin is one of my heros and this book just shows him at his best (and worst!). I recommend this book highly! There were some other super cool gifts including Emeril Lagasse's book Emeril's Potluck (one of the easiest and best American cookbooks ever) and some wonderful pearl jewelry from my mom. Jewelry is awesome.....I keep reminding myself to stop buying so much costume stuff and invest in nicer things but it's too darn fun to buy things! But I digress..... ultimately, I think it's more fun to give gifts than to receive and watching Mark open up some of the things I got him (despite ...

Oh brother........I have not been paying attention to my poor little blog and I bet she feels lonely! I'm back.......although I can't guarantee I'll be back daily just yet. Christmas season in retail is definitely distracting! It's not been too crazy at the store but I get home pretty late so I feel wiped out. Then I can't seem to sleep before 2 or 3 in the morning so I'm dog tired by the time the alarm goes off in the morning. A pretty vicious cycle to deal with don't you think? Oh well......not much longer to go and then a few days off! Feeling strange with X-mas coming up. I have been struggling to come up with gifts since my truck repairs have been draining me financially. I decided not to fly down to San Diego and hang out w/Mark's family so I'm kind of feeling lonesome and out of sorts. I haven't had to face a birthday or X-mas w/o family before so it's going to be an interesting weekend. My mom will be around but she doesn't rea...

Yikes.......this is an ongoing comment on my blog but I'll say it again: 'where does the time go?' I have not been very faithful to my wonderful blog as of late. I have no excuse other than 'I'm tired' these past few weeks. Now that all I have to worry about is work and normal everyday things I have had little to no energy. Ironic, isn't it? Of course, I let my exercising & gym visits go by the wayside which doesn't help my energy levels either! That's going to change this weekend I hope. I need to get on the ball w/all that. I did accomplish one major goal this holiday season.....Christmas cards! I can't believe I did them by the 1st! They are in the mail! Now of course I wait to see who sends me cards that I didn't send them to so I can rush right out and reciprocate. This behaviour cracks me up but I can't let a Christmas card go unanswered!!!! It's okay if the folks I send them to don't send me one....honest! I feel prett...

I'm amazed at how fast this year has gone by. I was just asking Mark if it 'felt' like November to him. I still can't believe Thanksgiving is this Thursday and Christmas (and my birthday - the horrors!) is a month away! I haven't bought more than a couple of items and gifts and while I'm really good about shopping I don't feel that with it this year. Ever since my dad died I'm kind of melancholy about the whole thing. I'm sure this is a 'normal' feeling but I have to admit my heart isn't in it like it used to be. Gosh, I hope I'm not getting callous about the holidays. I've always loved this time of year in the past.....

The beautiful pregnant Kimberly w/Cindi Williams at the Boat Shed.  

Jon 'lifting' Evan at Kimberly's baby shower! 

Can you tell it was a busy week or two??? No blog entries....too much going on! Now you can see the reasons why! We held a shower for Kimberly and Jon Delmendo at the Boat Shed. Nice turn out of friends and we all had a fabulous time! My Way ended last week so now I am finally posting a pic or two of the gang. Lot's of fun....we had a after the show cast party over at the Engelhards on Friday. No pics from that but it was still a blast!

The 'young' Franks and the 'cranky' Franks!