Huh, What, Where...

Where has the time gone??? I have been so busy with life, work and planning {everything under the sun} that I have not been able to give this ole' bloggy blog the attention that it so desperately needs. So what have I been up to.... Let's break it down shall we...

Life

• What more can I say here....
• It happens...
• Yep...

Work

• Audits
• New projects
• Busy, Busy, Busy...

Event Planning

• Tropical Baby Shower (July 18th)- Pics to come
• Mr. and Mrs. North Alabama Pageant (this upcoming Saturday, July 25th for W.C. Handy Festival; read more about it here http://www.wchandymusicfestival.org/)
• Princess Diamond Paris's 1st Birthday (she's my god daughter; her party will be held on July 26, 2009) Her theme is fairies and butterflies.... Really cute... Will share more with you later.
• Teen Queen Sleepover on July 31st
• Baby Shower with a Game Show theme- August 1st, 2009

And in special news....

• My brother and I will be giving my mother a suprise 50th birthday party on August 29, 2009. Her theme is "Living Her Life Like it is Golden." All the decor will be gold and white. Stay tuned because you will be hearing a lot more about this event.

So is this a good enough excuse for my lack of posts??? If, not I will make it up really, really soon:)! What have you been doing the month of July? Has it flown by for you?

Random Thoughts on Tuesday...

• I can not wait for Thursday to get here...
• I tried scrapbooking last Friday night, but I could not find my scrapping mojo...
• Do you have it?
• OOOOOOOK!
• I don't understand how people make it without a hobby... Having one can be so therapeutic... Maybe that is why I have so many...
• I think I missed my dad's birthday... OOPS!
• I HAVE NOT been sticking to my eating or spending plan(s)... Something gotta give...Literally...
• Have visited An Atlanta Bride Blog at http://jessicaralph.blogspot.com and nominated her for the Wedding Channel blog awards? She is truly deserving of it...
• I like the idea of a luau in lieu of a rehearsal dinner...
• {mournful voice} MJ is GONE yall... Whose gonna sing to me now?
• Will the State of Alabama ever issue my refund?
• Ummm....
• I had not watched TV in over a month... that is until the MJ story unfolded...
• I slept in on Saturday for the first time in {I don't know when}
• How long ago is {I don't know when}?
• Next...
• I desperately need to organize and simplify my life... That will make things so much easier...
• Will this ever end???

Until next time.....

Funeral Blues {by W.H. Alden}

My senior year in high school, we had to recite this poem in my AP English class... After this very tragic week, these lyrics somehow danced back into my head... My uncle died 15 minutes after I spoke with him on Father's Day and a true American Idol, Michael Jackson, died on the very same day that my uncle was buried... Let me share the poem with you...

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.

Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead,
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.

He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong.

The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood.
For nothing now can ever come to any good.

Now, I must admit that this poem does not reflect what I am feeling right now... I still have hope and life still goes on.... Maybe it just danced back into my mind for two very important reasons:

1. To remind me that I did learn something in AP English and that those things that I learned still continue to impact my life. {I have yet to find a use for geometry}
2. To inspire me to write a more optimistic poem about the sudden and unexpected of a loved one...

Has tragedy struck you lately? How have you dealt with it?

I am Back.... Well I Never Really Left

Hello Bloggers!

I seems as if I have taken a break! I always promised myself that once I started blogging that I would keep it updated! If I have any lurkers that have noticed the lack of an entry, I would like to first start off by apologizing for not being here... But I have really never left... LOL!

I have several entries that I would like to post but I am experiencing a little technical difficulties when it comes to posting my personal pics!!! Can anyone help??? And yes, they are in jpeg...

Okay, on to the next item on the agenda... How many of you are excited about the upcoming election???? I saw the kids from the Ron Clark Academy performing live "You Can Vote However You Like," a parody to TI's "Whatever You Like," on cnn yesterday and it made my heart smile! It is my most ardent desire that whomever wins this election supports music education!

Here's the link
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/politics/2008/10/24/von.ga.kids.political.rap.cnn.html

Here's the link for the lyrics...
http://music.spreadit.org/you-can-vote-however-you-like-lyricsron-clark-academy/

Enjoy and remember that your vote is your voice!