Thursday 13 - Random Thoughts ..

So this weekend we are moving out of a great transition house. When I realized we were really moving out of Texas, I had about two weeks to find a house that would fit the three of us, plus a dog and a cat. This house fell on us .. the couple that own the house were going to Florida for the winter, and needed to leave a furnished house for five months .. it was perfect for what we needed. Now it’s time to move on .. and I am ready. It is just another one of my forward moving pieces. I am ready to make this next house a home for at least two years. In two years Noah will graduate, and Alet will have one more year left. It’s hard to imagine two years from now .. It’s hard to imagine my son will be graduating!! Then Alet …. ahh! and then??

Whoa .. let’s back up and enjoy the next coming months! So .. here is my Thursday 13 list of the things I am going to enjoy with the thoughts of this new house .. another step to the new beginnings …

Thirteen Random thoughts on the traditional T13 .. if you want to play, click here ..

1. better start packing! It shouldn’t be too difficult, I tried to leave my boxes alone …. It will be like Christmas again ..!
2. Some of those boxes were packed in October 2008, and just followed me  from Texas to Maine to Texas to Maine …
3. Bigger house = more rooms = more privacy!!
4. My landlord is already scoring the big points .. new washer and dryer, new dishwasher, new fridge .. new laminate floor .. new kitchen …….
5. April will be busy .. May …summer in sight!
6. Oh… I found out today that the teenagers are going to Texas for the summer ….. I’m single for the summer!
7. This summer I’m planning a couple of kayak excursions .. (that’s cause I can!! I’m single for the summer … oh, did I mention that already?!)
8. I can’t wait to decorate this house .. not that I have a lot of furniture … lol .. one oversized chair! I wouldn’t have been able to fit anymore into my 6 X 12 trailer .. (new beginnings = new furniture!)
9. Janine can’t complain anymore that I live soooo far out of the way! (it was only four miles extra ..)
10. I can now step outside and be a stone’s throw from a Chinese restaurant, pizza place, breakfast bakery, the gas station,  my hairdresser, the high school, 1/2 mile walk from the grocery store .. hardware store .. hmmm, we’re missing the local martini and wine bar ..
11. i wish there was an IKEA store around here …Pier One will work as well …I think I am going to add Asian flavor to this house … we always had several statues of Buddha in our house .. my dad was a collector of many things ..
12. I’m ready .. the teenagers are ready …
13. I think it’ll be a good Spring and Summer …

If you find yourself in town .. drop by, bring a bottle of wine .. you’re always welcome ..

Thursday 13 … Thirteen things in March

 

It's Thursday and it's time for Thursday Thirteen .. click here to play....

 

1.  Picture of:  A red barn

2.  Current Scent: I’m not into heavy scents .. (although nothing compares to a Kouros smelling man) .. I enjoy cherry blossom right now ..

3.  What I am reading: all I have is Cooking Light .. I'm on a quest for new recipes for my new house!

4.  Newest music I added to my playlist:  My newest jam for running on my shuffle is "Sex On Fire" by Kings of Leon ... very cool song!

5.  Movie I saw: I have a steady movie date, and our last movie was Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief .. not at all a movie I would pick .. but I agreed to "expand my horizons" .. AND go to the late night show ..(quite the feat, since I crash by 9:00 pm!) It was actually enjoyable!

6.  Something yummy: My latest crave is baked sweet potatoes ... I  bake them and then have them when I want a snack .... melted butter and brown sugar ....MMMM! I feel like I'm being bad, when I'm not!! (well, sort of....>> story of my life!)

7.  The Last Place I ate at: My steady date and I went to Apple Bee's before we saw the movie ..pomegranate martini's ... mm (oh, we ate .. quesadillas)

8.  Something that made me cry: March has been a great month of NOT crying too much .. but I had a moment a couple of weeks ago during a conversation when I recognized that someone just cared for ME .. (imagine that!)

9.  Something that made me laugh: My crazy teenagers .. last night they walked around the house talking in heavy Chinese accents .. it was hilarious

10. Something that I look forward to in April: Photo class with Cyn and Dory! YEAH!!  and moving into a new house!!!!

11. Something I am thankful for: (only one?) ..for the ad in the paper, advertising a house for rent, which lead to a new job, a great house ...... and I think the start of my new beginnings!!!

13. A photo I took this month:

I took this picture because I thought it was rather symbolic … I have tried to grow Christmas Cactus for about five years, and I have never been able to get them to bloom. For some reason these two blooms started, just at the same time I thought my 2010 was in a hole ..  they were big buds like this right when my new job and new house all fell into place .. new buds … new beginnings … Spring .. finally buds on my Christmas cactus!!!

Thursday 13 .. the letter B .. (really late on Sunday)

So this was supposed to be done two weeks ago .. for Thursday 13

The Letter B

1. My Boy - Noah .. did it again .. he tried a 3ft jump with his bike .. and landed on his shoulder, breaking his collar bone.

2. Boston four weeks ago ..... it was the Best

3. Bar Harbor last weekend .. Beautiful

4. I don't know where I would be without my Best friends

5. Blueberries in my yogurt and granola; daily around 10 am

6. Brandt!

7. I finally have my Red Sox Booties for my truck (okay, so that was a stretch .. I was thinking Baseball)

8. i really should be better about this Blog

9. My Black heels should have been sexier, Janine told me so!

10. My mom had a german shepherd named Beauty

11. Gotta love Barry White's bedroom voice!

12. Bangor, Brewer, Bucksport .... cities in Maine! (hmmm .. a theme???)

13. One of my favorite desserts: warm Brownies, Oreo cookie ice cream, hot fudge and caramel

Thursday 13 .. the letter A

So .. I unofficially took the summer off, and was not a good blogger. Tommie, my inspiration had purposely taken time off, and has come back to the blog world. Reading her blog gives me the drive to try again ..

Thursday's have always been my favorite .. because it always has to do with Thursday13 .. Tommie started with the alphabet again .. so I think for a change I will too. (I never said I was original!)

So for today's Thursday .. the letter A

1. Aletta - my favorite daughter



2. Animal - my favorite muppet


3. Anchovies - when I was pregnant with Noah, I craved anchovy salad .. the restaurant in Gloucester MA used to make it daily for me!


4. Asics - my favorite running shoe


5. American Airlines - frequent flyer miles .. coming up!


6. Avalanche - my truck .... I looove my truck!


7. Asymmetric - things need to be .. isn't that what makes life exciting?


8. Amsterdam - when can we go?


9. Australia - did I mention frequent flyer miles? ... when can we go?


10. A - phone (kind of like I-Phone ..) my cell phone is on it's very last legs, and I'm going for the i-phone ..(okay .. so I was reaching!)


11. Ants - have you been attacked by the red ones?!? The bites itch for days!!
    
12. Antonio .. San Antonio .. we're running a half marathon in November!
13. Augh!!! ..or is it Ahhhhhhhhh!! Guess depends what you are responding to!!!

Thursday 13 .. I will miss Maine

So, my time is ending in Maine .. and hence on Thursday, it is time for T13 and therefore it is time for Thirteen things I am going to miss about Maine. Of course these are not in any particular order, since I don't play favorites .. also this is quite a consolidated list, since there are so many more things I would miss .. and of course so many more people ..

Growing up my family moved around every three to four years .. I have learnt in the last three years that I really like being stable and in one place .. that is why I have grown to love Maine. I have always felt that my roots finally grew here when we arrived in 1998. The town that we lived in has been the longest place .. and the house that we owned for five years, before we moved, was the longest I had ever lived in! Maine became home.

1. Maine


2. Cynthia and Tim, most of all Cynthia!


3. Janine - see #8 ..


4. Rachel - and Jonesy? oh no, I meant work.. we worked a lot, and laughed a lot (at work, while we worked)


5. Being able to drive to Massachusetts on a moments notice to see my sister


6. Scenic road trips .. for so many reasons


7. My in laws knowing they are close by


8. Seadogs (okay .. maybe I should say "places out" since it's really about the wine and good company!)


9. Luna's (is that too close to number 8?)


10. Thai lunches


11. Subway lunches on park benches when the sun shines! (Must take advantage of those precious sunny moments!!)


12. Running Hills (a good work out after the wine!)


13. Feeling like I am home

Thanks to Janet and Megan ... if you want to play click here!

Thursday 13 - 13 Reasons to Run again!

Happy Thursday …

So .. lately I have been on a non running streak .. kind of like having a blog block .. so for tonight’s Thursday 13 tradition .. pondering on what list needs to be created .. I thought it may be motivating to find 13 reasons to get back on track …. so, here it goes …

1. New running shoes: nothing feels better than a new pair of shoes
2. “I eat to run, and run to eat” ……  I love to eat … all day long .. no running means no eating??!!
3. Is that why I am feeling pudgy? …. ya, I’m not too happy about that!
4. I need to be able to answer “YES” when I get asked “Did you run today?”    (…..YES .. I ran today!!)
5. These are the last few weeks in Maine … go and run those hills .. we all know Texas has none!
6. I love smelling the lilacs this time of year
7. Get training for the half marathon ~ ambitious goal: Rock ‘n Roll in San Antonio in November
8. You just never know who you’ll meet running down the street .. or the sights that you see ..
9. ahhhh yes … the pain .. in the hips, knees .. I run for the pain …NOT ! (oops, this was a motivational list!)
10. My music … although I need to change it up again .. some of Noah’s music is getting a little too loud for me ..
11. That sense of accomplishment after a long run .. I need to feel that again.
12. Alone time
13. Nothing is more freeing then to step out of the house, knowing you’re running .. and not knowing where you are going, or how long you’ll run for … just ‘going for a run’

Thursday 13 .. Thirteen Things in May

The last Thursday of the month ..thirteen things in May, stolen in it's original form from Janet at T13 .. here we go:

1. Picture of: Boothbay Harbor



Aletta took this picture while we were in Boothbay Harbor .. isn't she just awesome?



2. Current Scent: I'm not a big perfumey person .. (although I love a well scented man!) .. so I rarely wear perfume .. maybe a spritz of China Blossom from Bath and Body ..



3. What I am reading: Sigh .. reading? a book?



4. Newest music I added to my playlist: I just added Second Chance by Shinedown



5. Movies I saw: Star Trek .. thank goodness for Noah .. he had to keep telling me what was going on .. I couldn't get into the past and future thing ...



6. Something Yummy: ..ahhh .. we specifically bought fudge from a great store in Greenville



7. The Last Place I ate out at: Noah, Alet and I went to the Black Frog .. in Greenville..



8. Something that made me cry: ahhh ... really? ..what about the latest recommendation to wear push up bras because the girls were hanging a little low .......? This recommendation came from none other than ..... Aletta. ... I love my daughter!



9. Something that made me laugh: the sight of the tall grass in the yard .. I need to mow the lawn!


10. Something that I look forward to in June: oh .. so much to do, to see, to explore .. to take pictures of ... and I still have to set my kayak in ...and then at the end of the month .. Texas



11. Something I am thankful for: the ability and opportunity of being here these last 7 months.



12. Something I want to remember this month: This was probably the most defining month in the last 6 months .. lots of up and downs .. laughs and tears .. realizations and recognitions ..



13. A photo I took this month: for our photography class I have been taking several ... but I realized our cat rarely makes it in ..

Thursday 13 ..

So today I received an email from Cynthia that had 45 life lessons, which I have broken down to 13 of my favorite life lessons in celebration of another T13. (Yeah .. it's Thursday!)

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.



2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.



3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone ...



4. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.



5. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
   


6. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.



7. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.



8. Growing old beats the alternative ... dying young.



9. Time heals almost everything .. Give time.



10. What other people think of you is none of your business.



11. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.



12. Your children get only one childhood.



13. Over prepare, then go with the flow. (hmm.... no longer am I a "planner" .. I'm a prepared "go with the flow" person!!)
    

I may have to create another list .. I struggled with limiting 13 .. there were other good ones.

Happy Thursday!

Thursday 13 .. things that irritate me ..

Okay … so it’s Thursday again .. and thanks to Janet and Megan, join me on T13 …. I have been terrible with keeping up with my blog. Running and blogging must go hand in hand .. I have been terrible with running as well. I’m not sure what this phase is called, and how long it will last … it is certainly scaring me since I am eating a lot, and running NOT!  Every morning when that wonderful alarm goes off, I either don’t hear it .. or I just can’t get myself to acknowledge that it is “that time” .. and going to the  gym now seems so … ‘ugh’ … with the weather getting warmer, it gets stuffier and stuffier… and now for some reason, people find it necessary to climb on the tread mill beside me instead of using the others that stand lonely and still on the other side. Don’t crowd me! (unless of course we know each other and I like you .. also wouldn’t hurt if you look good when you run!! LOL) In reality I should go run outside .. and hopefully, very shortly I will find the motivation again. (If it isn’t the motivation, maybe it will be my brand sparkling new running shoes! )

So .. Thursday 13, traditionally the favorite day of meme’s .. I asked my loving son what type of list I should create .. and he told me to come up with the 13 things that irritate me .. hmmmm! So here it goes:

1. Dog hair -  or lint on my clothes.
2. Barking dog .. Bruce has a knack of barking when I am on the phone. Or he barks when he wants to eat. .. he just barks randomly. 
3. Noise … tonight Alet has her girlfriend over .. together they have eaten 10 lbs of sugar .. then combine it with Noah .. the Xbox skateboard game .. a dog all in a small room …. it’s very noisy in my house tonight!
4. Office politics
5. People who judge … don’t judge someone unless you have walked in their shoes
6. Walking into a messy house ~ unfortunately my teenagers haven’t learned to clean up after themselves .. so more often than not I come home to a messy house ….. augh!
7. Rap music … especially when there is poor grammar and mispronunciation involved …. “AKS” instead of ASK
8. Can we talk politics??
9. People who whine and complain ….. … .. oh, wait!
10. Boy … this is harder than I thought .. Alet pointed out a few things I should write .. but I told her it wouldn’t be appropriate ..
11. Sunday drivers … not that I am a speedster … just a woman driver with a purpose … move over!
12. Wet, cold, windy days … not much you can do with those .. (a night like tonight …)(…. well wait! I guess you can start a fire… and warm up the house! ..)
13. Plugged toilet ….  if you plug it up … unplug it! Take ownership, man! (and slow down on the toilet paper! One square is enough … LOL!!!!!!! just kidding!)

Thursday 13 .. Thirteen Things in April

It's the last thursday of the month .. time for Thirteen Things in April... stolen in it's original form from Janet of T13 ...

1. Picture of: Alet took this picture of herself ... my girl is so talented! She should be taking the photography class .. not me!



2. Current Scent: I still am not burning candles .. but have had the scented oil with bamboo sticks in a jar ... Fresh Fig from Pier 1



3. What I am reading: trying to understand photography



4. Newest music added to my playlist: ahh.. Noah's zune .. Disturbed, Saliva .. Korn?!?



5. Movies I saw: Duplicity with Bob (was disappointed)



6. Something yummy I made: I made Arlene's Potato Chowder for Alet.. her favorite



7. The last place I ate out: Muddy Rudder .. we sat out on the deck!



8. Something that made me cry: Easter Sunday .. too many truths came out



9. Something that made me laugh: when I was trying to be stealth-like, and I leaned into the horn of the truck, accidentally!



10. Something I look forward to in May: K-A-Y-A-K ... sunshine



11. Something I am thankful for: being healthy.. I finally broke the 10 mile barrier, and ran 12 miles last Saturday!! (the last time I ran this many miles in one day was 1991!)



12. Something I want to remember this month: How brave Alet was when she had her wisdom teeth removed (and then I made her go to school after 4 days, while her face was still swollen! Is she scarred forever?)



13. A photo I took this month:

I miss the Texas sunsets .. another quest .. finding the perfect sunset in Maine.

Thursday 13 .. Random thoughts

I love thursday13 (T13) .. mostly because it is a list 'thing' .. and it is random .. soo, random thoughts tonight!

1. I need to get to work; the longer I blog, the later I stay up


2. The Office is on .. another procrastination to work!


3. Alet is phenomenal at healing .. she had four impacted wisoms removed, and her i-teeth exposed ... this morning! She wanted to go bathing suit shopping tonight!


4. Run?! I'm not going to the gym tomorrow ... oh wait .. I haven't gone all week! S-L-U-G


5. However, I did run 12 on Saturday ....(and here I thought it was 11.5~!)


6. Friday tomorrow!


7. Kayak this weekend ... they are saying 80's .....in April in Maine !! K-A-Y-A-K!


8. Note to self: go out back and harvest from the money tree .. that is where the money comes from right?! It's what the kids must think ...


9. Not sure if I like my haircut .. bangs.. what do I do with them?


10. The world is our playground ... watched Yes Man today ..


11. Can I go to sleep .. I am soooo tired ..


12. Tell Alet to go to bed .. I want to go to bed!


13. I'm so glad it's Friday tomorrow ... K-A-Y-A-K this weekend

Thursday 13 .. Thirteen Things in March ..

(Header courtesy of Samulli)


I love Thursday 13 .. today's idea I stole from Janet .. where she wrote about "Snapshots of Thirteen Things in March" .... check her blog .. very cool!

1. Photo of me:

2. Current Candle Scents: I haven't really been burning any candles .. but when the mood strikes, the one I like is by the CandleLady .. another one of those learning's from my "Texas Army best in the world neighbor wives"!

3. What I am currently reading: I switch between Runner's World and Cooking Light. I haven't had a chance to sit long enough to enjoy a good book since New Year's Eve.

4. Newest music added to my play list: Well, since that dreaded moment of losing my hard drive, I have been reconstructing my Itunes Library .. I need better running songs. .. P!nk was the latest edition.

5. Movies I saw: We saw "The Reader" (very ... interesting!) and Gran Turino ...mm Clint still has it.

6. Something yummy I made this month: I made Tommie's Chocolate Chip pumpkin muffins, modified: whole wheat, fat free, and sugar free. (Of course the Chocolate chips and butterscotch chips were real)


7. The last place I ate out: A great place in the coastal town of Boothbay Harbor .. I'm embarrassed to say that I don't remember the name.

8. Something that made me cry: ..... my pending divorce

9. Something that made me laugh: ... the ride home from Boothbay Harbor

10. Something I look forward to this month: Warm weather .. I want to kayak and run outside

11. Something I am thankful for: my job

12. Something I want to remember this month: my 13 year old daughter organized a surprise birthday party for me .. she initiated it, and with help from my girlfriends, we all ate happily at Miguel's! What a thoughtful thing to do!

13. A photo I took this month:

Thursday 13 .. Random thoughts

Header from samulli

I love Thursday Thirteen .. a meme to share and have fellow bloggers know more about you .. link in at T13 right here!

So, today is Thursday .. end of the week. By now I am usually tired from the week .. and so my brain begins to chatter. I have been thinking about what 13 items I could write about, and I just couldn't settle with all that chatter .. so here are my random thoughts again ..

1. Augh .. 6:53pm .. I haven't started dinner yet ..I am tired! Noah will be asking pretty soon "what's for dinner" .. how about breakfast for dinner?! I can always pull out the faithful George and his grill.. he makes great burgers!


2. "I'm safe .. up high ... " the song in my head. Sober by P!nk. It's a great running song. Usually I hope that it shuffles on during the last mile to push me through.


3. I did 6 today .. felt really good .. I'm sore though. Co-worker R and I have started something different .. we have incorporated weight training .. it's a little scary for me, because I have had to sacrifice a running day to do weights. I'll get withdrawals ...


4. I read in Runner's World how the "older" we get the harder the recuperating phase is .. they used 35 yrs as the starting point for "old" ... w-t-h? so... does that make me ancient?


5. Saturday I will be 39 again .. and again, and again! Okay.. not really- 43! I have a picture of my mom at 43.. I was 12 ... I thought she was old then ...Alet is 13 .. she tells me I am getting "old and crippled" AUGH! I don't feel old ... that must count for something!


6. I'm cold .. the sun felt good today .. it was almost 50 leaving work .. woohoo!


7. I have to do some work .. and then bed .. I have been averaging 5 hours of sleep at the most ..way too little


8. Friday tomorrow ... Saturday .. long run


9. I need to change my music on my shuffle .. oh wait! I lost my I-tunes library .. RAWR! As Alet says, time for new music


10. So George and his grill won out .. I ate a burger .. that is twice now in a month (last time prior to that must have been close to 8 months, if not longer ..) Noah had his burger with cheese and bacon .. ugh .. good fuel for tomorrow!


11. Contacts are dry .. I need to go to yellow-smiley-face store and buy another box of CL's ..


12. Noah needs more jeans .. I think he grew another inch or so ... he was showing me how short his jeans were getting ... they are only 5 months old!!!


13. Love the number 13 .. (okay .. I like 5 too!)

Happy Thursday!

Photo by Cynthia

Thursday 13 ..a change

For Thursday 13 .. something a little different ..

SCATTEGORIES Rules:

Once again, I copied Tommie's blog .. thought it would be fun and different! Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real places, names, things. Nothing made up.

1. What is your name? Juliette

2. A 4 Letter Word: junk

3. A Boys Name: Jack

4. A Girls Name: Jane

5. An Occupation: judge

6. A Color: jade

7. Something you wear: jog bra

8. A Beverage: Jose Cuervo

9. A Food: jam

10. Something found in the bathroom: jacuzzi tub!

11. A place: Jakarta (lived there for four years

12. A Reason for being late: just couldn't get up early enough!

13. Something you shout: JUMP!

Thursday 13 ... 13 thoughts while I miss my laptop

It's time for T13 or Thursday 13 ..
Today is Day 7 of when it happened .... last Thursday I came home from work and was greeted by my girlie teenager and her best friend. They were laughing, having a good time and IN PASSING my lovely daughter said "oh, by the way, I tried to use your laptop, but it won't turn on ... blah, blah, and she kept talking ..." ..."WHAT?!" I said ... "what .. my laptop won't turn on?!?" "yeah, whatever, I tried it ... anyways .." and on she went with her story. Be still my heart .. I couldn't focus anymore .. immediately I went and tried to turn on my baby, my lifeline .. and all I got was a flicker of the three little green lights .. and nothing. ..NOTHING! Did I mention NOTHING?! So I took a deep breath, and tried with my little bit of computer knowledge to troubleshoot. Last year it did this .. and for $89.98 for a new memory card the problem was solved .. perhaps?? Maybe??

Not this time .. today I received the news: most probably a power surge .. a new motherboard .. a new memory card .. and a new hard drive is needed. The worst of it is : my hard drive is gone. So .. in memory of my lap top, today's posting will be 13 Thoughts while I will miss my laptop and my hard drive.

1. AND WHAT ABOUT ALL MY PICTURES??


2. ..ALL MY DISNEY PICTURES??


3. ..ALL MY SISTERS' REUNION PICTURES??


4. ..ALL MY TEXAS PICTURES?


5. ..ALL MY BLOG PICTURES?


6. ..ANTHONY'S IRAQ PICTURES??


7. ..ALL MY OTHER PICTURES THAT DIDN'T GET INTO THE SCRAPBOOKS THAT EVENTUALLY I WAS GOING TO GET TO


8. ALL MY ITUNES SONGS ...AHHHHH!


9. .. damn, what was my password to DSW?


10. it's just not the same when you are sharing a desk top with your teenagers!


11. .. email address ~ hey, easy clean up, right??


12. do I get a new one, or just repair my old faithful ...?


13. maybe I'll get to bed sooner, since it is quite awkward to lug around a desktop and set it on your lap.

The worst part of this story is that I have been telling myself for months get an external hard drive to store my pictures for the "just in case" ..... OKAY .. I GET IT!

Here is a picture of what is on the desktop that I had found .. an oldie. It was taken at my sister's house back in 2005.. It was my mother's 70th birthday, she had come for a visit. Just a little ray of good news: I do have the pictures from the summer I drove up to Maine .. phew!

Happy rest of Thursday!

Thursday 13 - Happy

So it's Thursday again ... time for Thursday 13... this time I am going to take Megan's idea of 13 things that make me happy ... I don't think they will be in the order of what makes me happy ... that, once again, is like picking a favorite child ... I think things make you happy for different reasons .. so they are random 13 happy things! Okay .... GO!

1. An accomplished run (of course I had to put that in there!)

2. warm brownie with Oreo cookie ice-cream topped with caramel and hot fudge sauce (especially after an accomplished run!)

3. hearing Noah and Aletta belly laugh

4. a walk on a crisp fall day ..

5. unloading my kayak off my truck getting ready to paddle in a lake anywhere in Maine! (hmm.. that could count as 4!)

6. being around my sisters

7. a long no-destination-in-mind night time drive

8. red wine (i could really expand on this .. name the wine; name the company; the amount of wine; food complimenting the wine; the list goes on and on ..)

9. a big snow storm on a weekend!

10. the idea of being on a warm beach in Aruba .. (or is it a chalet with a fireplace at SugarLoaf??)

11. shoes .... (and boots ... running shoes .. too many to choose from!)

12. girlfriend time

13. Michael Buble's "Everything"

Thursday 13 - Mind game..

So .. it's Thursday .. time to play T13 .. or Thursday 13, a list of 13 on Thursday .. so I am borrowing from Janet . .. and since this has been a crazy week .. here are 13 things on my mind:

1. Instead of blogging, I should really be doing some work!
2. "Who Knew.." P!nk is playing in the background of my mind ..
3. ahhhh .. Friday tomorrow ... no getting up for the gym ...ahhhhhh
4. My best run EVER today ... loooove it!
5. I'm tired .. would like to go to bed now!
6. "until we meet again .. " wow .. that song keeps going on in my mind .. I'll have to add a clip from you tube or something ..
7. the house smells like lasagna .. Fat Friday tomorrow .. as if we need more food in the office. But we like to eat.. and talk .. and laugh, and oh yes, work. Today was a "tough" day .. the people that called weren't very nice today, I was actually hung up on .. I was told to "get it right" and then he hung up on me! Oh yes .. that really makes me want to "get it right" for him! I'm glad I was able to relieve some of his stress today! "Get it right!" ~ as if!
8. I probably should vacuum .. Bruce's hair is everywhere .. drives me crazy!
9. Is it too late to pour a glass of wine .. ?
10. Haha .. just told the kids (" " I should put quotations around 'kids') that it's 9:36pm.. time for bed ... bed ... I looove my bed .. it is so comfortable, and warm. I need to get a different blanket .. Bruce has chewed on mine (grrr)
11. Oh, make sure to let co-worker R know I'll be in at 9 .. text, text ..
12. ....to have P!nk's abs ... I need to start my crunches again .. running only, isn't enough to build them ... getting old!
13. number 13 .. favorite number! I'm going to bed .. I'm sleepy now.
    
    
    

Thursday 13 - #5

'Tis the Season ... it's my saying this week! Since it is the holidays ... a week before Christmas, and I am soooo in the spirit of things ... (NOT!) .. I decided to copy some of the T13 theme's and do my favorite Christmas songs ... yes .. despite my (un)-grinch-ness .. I still have favorite songs! They are not necessarily in any order ...

1. 12 Days of Christmas - John Denver and the Muppets

2. Happy Holidays - Andy Williams
3. Where Are you Christmas - Faith Hill
4. Last Christmas - Wham!
5. Baby It's Cold Out There - Margaret Whiting & Johnny Mercer
6. Santa Baby -
7. Last Christmas - Wham!
8. Please Come Home for Christmas - Eagles
9. Grown Up Christmas List - Amy Grant
10. All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
11. Silver Bells - Patti Page
12. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
13. O Holy Night - Josh Groban

Thursday 13 #5

So several weeks ago, I saw a post taking the songs from your Ipod to describe you. Well, wayyy to complicated for me! So instead I choose for T13 to do Thirteen phrases from my favorite running songs on my Shuffle .. (not necessarily in any order..).. at this moment in time. I usually change songs out every so many weeks .. depending on the mood and motivation. Right now "Shattered" is my favorite song ..

1. Stronger - Kanyea West-now that don't kill me, can only make me stronger
   
   
2. Fighter - Christine Aguilera - But in the end you'll see, YOU-WONT-STOP-ME.. I am a fighter and I ain't gonna stop ... {love those hills!}



3. B.Y.O.B - Systems of the Down- Everybody’s going to the party have a real good time.



4. Shattered - O.A.R.- How many times can I break till I shatter? Over the line can't define what I'm after I always turn the car around All that I feel is the realness I'm faking Taking my time but it's time that I'm wasting Always turn the car around



5. My Immortal - Evanescene - I'm so tired of being here



6. Big Girls Don't Cry - Fergie -It's time to be a big girl nowAnd big girls don't cry



7. Mr. Blue Sky - ELO -Sun is shinin' in the sky, There ain't a cloud in sight It's stopped rainin' Everybody's in a play And don't you know It's a beautiful new day.



8. Torn - Natalie Imbruglia -Im all out of faith, this is how I feel Im cold and I am shamed lying naked on the floor



9. Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield -Release your inhibitions Feel the rain on your skin No one else can feel it for you Only you can let it in No one else, no one else Can speak the words on your lips Drench yourself in words unspoken Live your life with arms wide open Today is where your book begins The rest is still unwritten


10. Some Days You Gotta Dance - Dixie Chicks - Some days you gotta dance Live it up when you get the chance 'Cause when the world doesn't make no sense And you're feeling just a little too tense Gotta loosen up those chains and dance
    


11. Not Ready to Make Nice - Dixie Chicks - I'm not ready to make nice I'm not ready to back down I'm still mad as hell and I don't have time to go round and round and round It's too late to make it right I probably wouldn't if I could 'Cause I'm mad as hell Can't bring myself to do what it is you think I should
    


12. Real World - Matchbox 20 -I wonder what it's like to be a super hero I wonder where I'd go if I could fly downtown
    


13. My Maria - Brooks and Dunn - You set my soul free like a ship sailing on the sea
    

    
    
    
    

Thursday 13 - #4 .. My Name

In joining Thursday Thirteen ... I used the example and made a list of 13 things about my name .. and made this T13 #4

Thirteen Things about YOUR NAME 1.... My first name is Juliette 2... I have never liked my name .. 3....especially when I was in Junior High, and there was a boy named Romero ..it was pronounced Ro-MA-ro .. nobody called him that - just to be funny! (I wonder if he is scarred now too!!) 4... My sister named her daughter after me .. 5... My nickname is Jul (pronounced 'Jewel'), Jule or Jules .... NEVER Julie or Julia ... 6... my mother can not remember why they named me the way they did .. if I had been a boy, my name would have been Michael Jan (Jan after my dad) 7... I have been called Jeanette instead of Juliette .. 8... Boy .. 13 things .. this is difficult ... I have been told that my name is beautiful ... 9...Another nickname from my old work was "jujubean" 10 .. I love the song Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straits .. it was the first time I had heard my name in a song. It was introduced to me by my very first boyfriend, Paul. He used to sing it to me with his thick Irish accent!! 11 ... My middle name ... Michele with an accent on the last e .. We know this name came from the Beatles hit .. .. In the last two years I have met sooooo many Michelle's (and variations of Michelle). .. I often wondered if their names came from the same inspiration ...? 12... One of my ringtones on my cell is "Check Yes Juliet" by We The Kings 13...my Spanish name was Julietta, and my bff was Julia .. "Check Yes Juliet" OKAY ... YOUR TURN!