Friday, January 02, 2009

Mona Lisa with Curlers

Hi Folks!

Hope everyone had a fabulous New Year!

Mine was very quiet and relaxing.

When I got out of work Wednesday evening, I came directly home and literally went into hibernation.

After dinner, I lit some candles and took a long hot bath. Later, I called my fabulous mother in Florida, when I once again heard her political speech about how she can’t wait until BUSH get’s the HELL out of The White House, so the United States can finally return to a Norman Rockwell painting.

(you gotta LOVE her!)

Afterwards, I called my good friend Diana in Orlando, while we both sipped a glass of red wine, giggling; catching up on one another’s lives.

And then at the stroke of Midnight, the city did what it always does…went INSANE!!!

Fireworks, car horns, and people body slamming each other in the streets.

I on the other hand, sat in my warm cozy apartment like a character from the movie Little Women, and took a deep breath, while letting go of all the retail stress I’ve been carrying around for the past three weeks.

Aaaaah…..

New Years Day I stayed inside, while Philadelphia celebrated with the traditional Mummer’s Day Parade. It’s a celebration that starts at 8:30 am and goes on until about 7:00 pm. - and the city is VERY serious about it. If you would like to know more about this parade, watch the movie Strut…you truly won’t believe your eyes! It's basically a parade of straight men wearing overly-exaggerated drag queen gowns.

WTF???

New Years Day in Philly, consist of people drinking LARGE amounts of alcohol, which makes the city streets resemble a zoo filled with inebriated gorilla’s.

(which is WHY I stay indoors)

I spent the entire day lying around, watching a few movies and enjoyed my solitude.

I’ve got the next month off from work, so I’ll be starting a project I’ve been wanting to get to, and also spending time with a good friend of mine; hanging out and maybe even taking a day trip to the country.

I always look forward to this month away from work. It enables me to rejuvenate for the busy Spring season, which starts in February.

So as we begin 2009...I would like to share a special award that was given to me from my longtime blogging friend, Akelamalu @ Everything and Nothing. This lovely lady and I have been blogging together ever since we both started. She actually gave me my very first award two years ago, which made me feel like a million bucks! If you haven’t already done so, please stop by and say Hello. She’s a very clever writer, who is also warm and friendly, which will make you feel right at home!

Thanks again, Akelamalu…your loyal friendship is cherished!

So without further ado ….

This is the thinking behind this particular award:

These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.

Drum roll, please……