tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-126250282011-11-09T22:54:38.398-08:00FAVORITE SAYINGS, THINGS I LIVE BY: If you don't ask, you don't get, What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-31013972883196359282009-11-14T13:06:00.000-08:002009-11-14T13:12:35.722-08:00

I no longer have a desire to post here. My life as it was has changed and I don't wish to publicize it here any more. To my few faithful readers I thank you very much for your support over the last few years of this blog. I've greatly enjoyed reading your comments and visiting your blogs. Most of you are on my Facebook now which is where I prefer to be these days. This is my last post here.

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I haven't said much lately. It's not that I haven't had anything to say, it's that I've had big, life changing things to deal with and I'm not comfortable talking about it. So, until things settle down or get resolved you won't see much activity here. Thanks for stopping by anyways. I appreciate it.

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I hope everyone has a safe New Year celebration and wish you all the best in 2009.

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and you shall receive. In my last post I was bitching about the weather, how it's not been cold, no rain etc. That very night it rained. All night long and all day the next day. And, it's been cold too. We've had snow in our mountains all week long and the forecast is calling for more rain, cold and possibly snow in the high desert as low as 4000 feet. Sweet. This is what I was hoping for.

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This year has gone by so fast. Too fast. It seems like every year is going by faster and faster. Living in Southern California, the seasons are minimal. Today is December 14th and it's bright and sunny outside. A little bit cooler than it's been which is nice but still nothing like it should be. This year has been hotter too. As I look outside my window I see trees that are just barely starting

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-71546745117159591602008-10-21T18:00:00.000-07:002008-10-21T18:00:00.284-07:00

that my husband and I had our first date. We went out to dinner to celebrate and told our waiter what we were celebrating. He was surprised by our comment and asked if we actually remembered the date, because he has a difficult time remembering his last shift. I guess if his last shift was as memorable as our first date, he would never forget it. For some reason, the 20 year anniversary of our

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-39642354152775038412008-10-01T18:40:00.000-07:002008-10-01T18:58:47.785-07:00

Blindness. There's a movie out right now with this title. Apparently a virus causes mass blindness. I don't know much more than that but it made me think. What would happen if every single person in the world became blind? How would we function? So many of the things we value would become unimportant. Money would be useless, how would we know what was being exchanged? How would we provide food

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-87559246972074288532008-09-12T22:49:00.000-07:002008-09-12T22:53:24.648-07:00

This is a photo I took at the Huntington Library in the Japanese Garden last month. I did a little creative editing, cropping, etc. I think it turned out quite well. I'm thinking of printing and framing it. I don't have any pictures on my walls. Except for the bathroom. Otherwise, there's nothing. Might as well put my own stuff up there.

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-41787234198525335252008-08-09T11:29:00.000-07:002008-08-09T11:37:48.041-07:00

Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications of pneumonia. He was only 50 years old.

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-78994191497192324312008-08-01T20:47:00.000-07:002008-08-01T22:19:05.291-07:00

I wrote a few weeks ago about my birthday and the cruise that my husband had planned as a surprise birthday gift. It's been a crazy few weeks since we came back and I haven't really felt like doing anything since then. I do want to talk about the cruise now though. If you've ever thought of going on one, I seriously suggest you do it. I had the best time ever on my cruise. My husband and I both

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-60399183684587342912008-07-11T00:06:00.000-07:002008-07-11T06:55:57.672-07:00

I finally did it. I turned 40 today. They say that 40 is the new 30. Like my 30's were all that. Anyways, my husband has gone all out and planned a surprise trip for me. We're going on a cruise! I'm really excited about it and I'm totally looking forward to the next four days. The ship leaves San Pedro, California and will cruise on down to Ensenda, Mexico. I hear it's called the "party cruise".

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Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-81943980425418819832008-06-23T18:04:00.000-07:002008-06-23T18:24:39.387-07:00

"I think it's the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately" -- George CarlinAptly said George...you did just that. You made us laugh, but more importantly you made us think. We will miss your intelligence and ever questioning nature.

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7:27 p.m.

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"Je t'aime, Je t'aime avec fromage". Listen for it...

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April 10th was our 15 year wedding anniversary. We celebrated it by going back to the place where we got married - Las Vegas. We drove by the place once known as the Candlelight Chapel, only to find that it had been torn down. A new casino will take it's place. We were both a bit bummed out by that. Since we've been together so many things have disappeared. The restaurant where we had our first

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-74520561131490726922008-04-08T20:11:00.001-07:002008-04-08T20:14:42.325-07:00

He steps on your glasses and breaks them in half.Damn cat.

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-87852142285565941252008-02-14T20:04:00.000-08:002008-02-14T20:11:12.678-08:00

Today is Yoshi's 15th Birthday. We sang the birthday song to him this morning, I think he enjoyed it. And...Happy Valentine's Day to my husband. Thank you for always being so supportive and generous. It's the little things that I appreciate most. Love you!

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I made the decision a few weeks ago that our 15 year old cat Yoshi needed to go to the vet, just for a check-up. It's been about 10-12 years since he was there the last time. We've been fortunate that he's been so healthy all this time. I looked up veterinarians on the internet and found the one closest to us and set up an appointment. Why the closest? Because Yoshi's not used to traveling and I

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-58277777126296256392008-01-03T20:37:00.000-08:002008-01-03T21:37:35.065-08:00

I was thinking about this subject the other day. About how people nowadays don't know their heritage. We know about our parents, maybe our grandparents but not much more. I wonder how we lost that. All my life, since I was a little girl, I always wanted to know who I was and were did my family come from. I would ask my mom and she didn't know, my dad didn't know, even my grandmother was reluctant

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-37145427238393885512007-12-02T15:17:00.000-08:002007-12-02T15:47:03.920-08:00

The fires have been put out, the kids are gone, the weather is finally feeling like winter and Christmas is just around the corner. That sums it up fairly well here. Oh yeah, good news on the work front. I've bitched about my job on a few occassions, mostly about the lack of concern for the employees that the owner displays, but it's not all that bad. I'm in a pretty good position at my job. My

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-85697158370369742812007-10-23T21:12:00.000-07:002007-10-23T22:21:28.756-07:00

We've had the best weather this month. Sunny, clear skies - warm but not hot. Perfect So Cal weather. That is until this last Sunday and then the Santa Ana winds began to blow, the temperature rose to the high 90's and all the firebugs crawled out from under their rocks. Prime fire season around here. An arsonists dream come true. Not all of these fires were started on purpose, but it's suspected

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-879854464576025202007-10-15T20:15:00.000-07:002007-10-15T20:29:39.296-07:00

I've been feeling a lot like Rodney Dangerfield lately, in that I can't get no respect. I fail to understand why, since I'm like the nicest person in the world. Maybe that's the cause. I'm too nice to people and I get walked all over for my efforts. I don't know, it's frustrating really. I just want to be treated the same way I treat others. My thing is, I respect people until they give me a

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-53847920752220750342007-09-17T21:30:00.000-07:002007-09-17T21:55:06.448-07:00

(this picture is from his blog Dragonmount)My favorite author died yesterday. I just read about it tonight and it made me cry. We weren't expecting him to pass away any time soon. He'd been battling a disease for a couple of years and had put on a strong front, telling everyone on his blog that he was going to beat it and that nothing would stop him. Unfortunately, no matter how strong the

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1780203429950062102007-09-15T07:29:00.000-07:002007-09-17T21:55:24.288-07:00

My husband and I went to a workshop at our local Apple store yesterday. The workshop was for anyone that has purchased or is thinking of purchasing an Apple iMac computer. I fell in love with the simplicity of the thing. With the Apple iMac computer, all you have is the monitor, keyboard and mouse. All of the guts of the computer are in the monitor. I've been waiting for years for PC's to

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-60638814370245280742007-09-11T20:14:00.000-07:002007-09-11T20:41:38.215-07:00

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-601905367023787052007-08-30T10:51:00.001-07:002007-08-30T10:55:08.090-07:00

Focus not on what you want or don't have.Focus not on how you think things should be or not be.Focus instead on the things that are, the things you do have, and the things you have control over. If it is a situation you can change or have an influence in, then act. If you can do nothing to change the situation, then resign yourself to accept it and move on. To spend so much energy on things you

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-45892276730627012822007-08-25T19:38:00.000-07:002007-08-25T19:53:19.230-07:00

The last few weeks have been very stressful for me and it's mostly due to my job. I go through these periods where I really hate working there. Morale is so bad, people have nothing nice to say about the managers and on and on. Mostly I just try to ignore all of the problems and just do my job, but sometimes it gets me down. Like when my anniversary comes around and I don't get a review or a

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Blue October that is. Hubby took me to see them in concert this last Friday for my birthday. Although I met them before at a sound check, I never really got to see them in concert. They were awesome! I had such a great time and the band really delivered. Every song was sung with such intensity and perfection. I could tell that they've been doing this for a long time because the whole performance

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-56547684004766785112007-07-15T21:03:00.000-07:002007-07-16T18:34:53.944-07:00

Yesterday was my dad's birthday. I haven't spoken to him in over 6 years and don't think about him much, but for some reason I'm thinking about him now. It bothers me that I should be thinking of him at all. He had his chance to be a part of my life and he threw it away. Whenever I hear about someone that's just lost their father and how much they'll miss him, I think about my father and how when

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-85972394796305240702007-07-08T16:19:00.000-07:002007-07-08T16:35:24.563-07:00

I've always known that it does and I've always disliked going. So far nothing has changed. I am learning though, so that's good. I just really, really hate homework. Blech! My English instructor must have been going easy on us the first two weeks because we only had one assignment to work on over the weekend. This last week though, she must have felt like she needed to make up for lost time and

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has been well spent. Here are pictures of some firemen from the Ontario Airport Fire Dept. They came to the USO yesterday to help move a donated air hockey table. I got to spend and hour with these fine gentlemen. They came a little early and were able to enjoy the center at the USO including the game room and a quick snack. I got the feeling that they wanted to stay the whole day, they were

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A friend at work is leaving. Tomorrow is his last day. He's not only leaving the company, he's leaving California and moving to North Carolina. The other side of the country. I'm totally happy for him but I'm definitely going to miss our morning conversations about our kids and other things. If I looked like I was having a bad day he somehow would mangae to make me laugh or smile and I wouldn't

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-92074850893466636472007-06-01T20:37:00.000-07:002007-06-01T20:41:24.252-07:00

no see. I haven't had much to talk about, or at least haven't felt much like writing as you can tell. We're all still bee boppin along, doing the same ole stuff we always do. I think it's a good thing sometimes to not have anything to write about. No drama is okay. And that's all I have to say about that.

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For a while now, I've thought about volunteering for something worthwhile. When my husband and I were at our church we volunteered for everything and always enjoyed spending our time helping others. It's been years since we've done that and I've missed it. When you are out serving others you come home with a sense of satisfaction. It puts things into perspective and gives you a better opinion

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-69503316190430699862007-04-10T11:27:00.000-07:002007-04-11T19:00:53.592-07:00

Happy Anniversary Honey! My husband Latin Lover and I have been married for 14 years today. Woo-Hoo! Of course his favorite joke to tell is that it’s been the best 8 years of his life. Heh! I realized just this morning as I was telling my co-worker about our anniversary that my marriage has lasted longer than my parent’s marriage. They divorced after 13 very unpleasant years. Growing up in a

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-58067211506161878562007-04-08T21:18:00.000-07:002008-05-23T21:24:40.030-07:00

Have you ever found a band you liked so much that you couldn't get enough of their music? I've written about Blue October before. I met them at a meet and great event last year when they were on tour and I also went to a concert last summer. They are a great live band. I listen to their music every day, playing it in my car and also when I'm on my computer at home. Usually when I become obsessed

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-88920783435381097832007-04-06T19:13:00.000-07:002007-04-06T19:35:35.672-07:00

I wrote this today because of a conversation I had with a co-worker (I'll call him Jay) regarding another co-worker. Jay was telling me that this person was talking to him about me, saying how I wasn't the kind of person you could cuss around or joke with because I wouldn't take it well. She's always saying stuff like this because she seems to think she has the inside track on me, even though I

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-26700140071238305832007-04-01T10:38:00.000-07:002007-04-01T11:32:58.757-07:00

Blue October was at the Hollywood House of Blues last night. I'm a member of their Street Team so I had the opportunity to go to a "meet & greet" with the band. I'd been looking forward to this occassion since last Sunday and was just so excited about it. All week long, my thoughts were towards this event, what was it going to be like, how much time would I have with them, would I get a chance to

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-68679329402873657572007-03-25T13:28:00.001-07:002007-03-25T13:53:07.895-07:00

I love music. When I was a little girl I used to have my own record player and a big stack of my mom's 45's. She had a lot of music from the 60's that I enjoyed learning the lyrics to and I would listen to them often. I also would listen to the radio and remember liking many different types of music. There was the music from the 50's and 60's that my mom liked, along with country and disco in the

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-60376578751616817842007-03-22T09:56:00.000-07:002007-03-22T09:58:52.174-07:00

There are so many products out on the market for what ails you that it is difficult and sometimes costly to find something that actually works. I know I’ve been frustrated by certain cold medicines because they seem to have zero effect on my symptoms and at the time I don’t have the energy to take them back and look for something else so I suffer through it instead.One product that I will endorse

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-39953667887921942642007-03-12T13:28:00.000-07:002007-03-12T13:29:13.623-07:00

Richard Jeni was one of my favorite comedians. I found out this morning that he died from an apparent suicide attempt. It makes me sad and I have to wonder why he felt the need to end his life. Whenever I hear of a suicide I always think of the surviving family members and wonder what they did to help this person. For some reason, the finger always points to them, like they were to blame. Why

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-35168503869254131072007-02-15T16:07:00.000-08:002007-02-16T12:16:44.126-08:00

This is a cat door that a friend made so Yoshi can go out on the balcony whenever he wants. He has a 'thing' for boxes and this is his favorite sleeping position. My cat is 14 years old today. I can't believe he's that old already. My husband and I have had him for the duration of our marriage and he's almost as old as our nephew who is 15. I know, you're probably thinking that he's just a cat,

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-55175833023005610172007-01-17T13:19:00.000-08:002007-01-17T13:41:18.127-08:00

What would you think if you saw your boss who happens to be a millionaire walk in to the company lunchroom and start scrounging around in the frig looking for food? Other people's food. I witnessed this yesterday and I wasn't the only employee in the lunch room at the time. Neither of us said anything until after he left, empty handed, but we were both shocked and amazed. I've seen him do this

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-19992449940473536942006-12-27T10:23:00.000-08:002006-12-27T11:06:37.156-08:00

We're ending another year but it seems like we just did this a few months ago. More and more the days feel like they are flying by. I remember when I was a kid, summer vacation felt like it lasted a lifetime and a year took forever to finish. Now a year feels like a few months time. I don't like it one bit. I'm not the only person to notice this race of time. Others I've spoken to feel the same

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-89204665720993513342006-12-24T11:26:00.000-08:002006-12-25T10:17:20.659-08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN 2007!

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So much has happened lately. We've had the kids for two months now. We've all adjusted fairly well, although I have been somewhat stressed lately because of all of the demands that I'm facing in life right now. I'm still trying to get through my second Spanish class. I swear this class feels like it is taking forever. I've had enough of trying to learn this language. I know that I won't learn it

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1162424666128936832006-11-01T15:41:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:58:09.066-08:00

I have an addiction. Last month I finally made the decision to quit. It wasn’t an easy decision to make and it took a great deal of persuasion on my end to cause it to come about. My addiction isn’t anything that you usually hear about. There are no clinics, no meetings or support groups. When I tell people about my addiction their response isn’t the same that I might get if I told them that I

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1159829445294258702006-10-02T15:48:00.000-07:002006-11-11T09:58:08.769-08:00

My husband and I have been given the opportunity of taking care of our niece, and two nephews. They’ve been through some difficult times lately and we felt that they needed more stability in their lives. It’s something we’ve wanted to do for a long time now. They are at that age where the situations surrounding them will have a profound effect on their lives as they grow up into adults. At least

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1158604149493747882006-09-18T11:27:00.000-07:002006-11-11T09:58:08.443-08:00

I suffer from depression. I have since I was about 8 years old which is when my family began to disintegrate. I started sleeping a lot and missed school because I didn’t “feel well”. My mom allowed it. She was going through a difficult time with my dad and I don’t think she had the energy to deal with my problems. It became a habit for me and it plagued me throughout my teen years and on into my

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1157989169526530672006-09-11T08:37:00.000-07:002006-11-11T09:58:08.088-08:00

How could I ever forget? It was an event that had a very profound effect on me. Never in my lifetime has anything ever shaken me like 9/11 did. My husband and I were getting ready for work as usual. We carpooled at the time and we used to listen to our favorite morning DJ’s Mark and Brian on 95.5 KLOS here in Southern California. We left the house at about 6:45 a.m. We had only driven about 2

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1157604401521191442006-09-06T21:34:00.000-07:002006-11-11T09:58:07.753-08:00

Yay, I finally got my laptop back. Woo-hoo! Bonus is that I ended up getting a better laptop than the one I purchased. It happens that somewhere between me shipping it and them receiving it the laptop obtained a deep three inch scratch on the LCD. Now I only submitted the laptop to repair the water damage, so when they notified me that they had to repair a huge mondo scratch (my words, not theirs

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1157492342826974782006-09-05T14:30:00.000-07:002006-11-11T09:58:07.467-08:00

It's very sad news about Steve Irwin. I think it's such a loss to the world when someone with so much energy and passion dies. I heard about it this morning and then I read the story of how it happened later at work. He was filming a dive in the ocean when he was stung by a sting ray. His death was captured on film. What a horrible thing for his family to have to deal with. I keep thinking about

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1156785580510406412006-08-28T10:18:00.000-07:002006-11-11T09:58:07.241-08:00

So, I’ve been without my laptop for over a week now. It had an accident. It seems that water and electronics don’t mix well so you should never try using your laptop while in the shower. What was I thinking??? Just kidding! A cup of water was accidentally knocked off of a table and landed on my laptop which was sitting open on the floor nearby. Why do these things (cups of water) never land in

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1154246844372034832006-07-30T00:56:00.000-07:002006-11-11T09:58:06.934-08:00

I was tagged by Mark at First Time. Here goes.In my purse/wallet: Change purse (holds my money, lipstick, lipgloss, nail clippers, stamps and tiny pocket knife), digital camera, lotion, inhaler, iPod.In my Refrigerator: Three pitchers of water, cheese, soda, veggies, Bacardi Rum, non fat milk.In my Closet: Clothes, shoes, 2 big storage containers full of papers that need to be shreded due to

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1151862520563812412006-07-02T09:03:00.000-07:002006-11-11T09:58:06.040-08:00

My husband and I went to see two movies yesterday. Both were very good. I didn't realize it until afterwards when we went to get a bite to eat that there was a similarity between these two movies. It just hit me that we had seen two movies with men wearing blue tights, red underwear and red capes. I don't know why I didn't realize this at the theater, I guess I'm a

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1150435791698029902006-06-15T22:14:00.000-07:002006-11-11T09:58:05.867-08:00

This is what I looked like yesterday after I found out what my grade was for my Spanish class. I did the happy dance when I saw that I received an "A" in a class that I was sure I would only get a "C" in. I was so happy and pleased with myself. It's difficult to remember when the last time was that I got an "A" in school. I'm pretty sure it wasn't in high school. It had to have been 7th grade

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1149383701200804392006-06-03T18:01:00.000-07:002006-11-11T09:58:05.704-08:00

So, I've been gone for a long time and to be honest I don't really miss this all that much. I guess I'm just wondering what to do with this site. Is there some way of saving this to a file or making copies of everything I've written? I would like to save all of my posts and everyone's comments at least. It would be a shame to just delete everything. I think I'll have to ponder this for a while

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1145425277938753602006-04-18T22:33:00.000-07:002006-11-11T09:58:05.554-08:00

Yes you read that right. I am taking a leave of absence from my blog. I'm tired of blogging. I haven't felt like writing lately and I feel obligated to post when I'm not in the mood and that just doesn't make sense. It's a little bit of a bummer because next month in the one year anniversary of my first post and I was going to wait, but what's the point? I'm tired now. If I wait I'll end up being

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1145213992260306792006-04-18T11:44:00.000-07:002006-11-11T09:58:05.385-08:00

I started taking dance lessons for Salsa back in September 2005. Since then I've taken a couple of classes and have been taking lessons at the club where I go dancing every Saturday night. The girl that teaches those lessons is a very good dancer. My dance partner and I have been taking the lessons with her for about a month now and we're doing very well. She spends some one on one time with each

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1145212864488122722006-04-16T11:09:00.000-07:002006-11-11T09:58:05.099-08:00

Growing up, Easter was always a fun time for me. My mom made it special. She would put together a basket full of chocolate bunnies, peeps (my favorite!), jelly beans and a stuffed bunny all wrapped up with ribbons and cellophane. On the night before Easter or early that morning she would sneak into my room and put the basket on my dresser. In the morning I would wake up to find this glorious gift

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1144810263244324372006-04-11T19:43:00.000-07:002006-11-11T09:58:04.753-08:00

Here is a picture of the beautiful balloon bouquet that my husband had sent to my work yesterday for our anniversary. I was sooo surprised when I got the call that there was a delivery for me at the front desk. Then to see this as I came down the stairs, I was amazed. I've never received anything like it before. My co-worker loved it as well. She said it was so unique and better than flowers.

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1144808036059296672006-04-11T18:40:00.000-07:002006-11-11T09:58:04.504-08:00

I'm so ticked off right now and I NEED to rant. You ever notice how it's the little things in life that just set you off?Yesterday I lost my change purse. It had my lipstick, lip gloss, chapstick, nail clippers and some money in it. I'm always using the lipstick and lip gloss so today I felt really weird without it. I was also miffed because I don't normally lose things. Anyways, I went to Target

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1144674870312025252006-04-10T06:07:00.000-07:002006-11-11T09:58:04.336-08:00

It was 13 years ago today that Hot Latin Lover and I got married in a little chapel in Las Vegas. It was a small ceremony with many of our friends and his parents in attendance.It doesn't really feel like it's been that long but it hasn't been easy. Our marriage has had its share of bumps and roadblocks along the way but somehow we've mananged to stay together. My parents marriage only lasted 13

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1144213160468406092006-04-04T22:33:00.000-07:002006-11-11T09:58:04.165-08:00

I've been going to school taking Spanish and I'm doing fairly well. We've been given several quizzes now and on each test I've missed an average of three questions. Our last quiz required us to write sentences which I've been struggling with since the beginning of the class. Just before our professor gave us the quiz, he showed us the basics of writing a sentence. It was very easy once I saw it

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1143876898976436152006-03-31T22:55:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:58:03.998-08:00

My uncle Howard died a few days ago. He was my mother's favorite person in her family. He used to be married to her sister many many years ago, but he stayed in the family even after they divorced. He went into the hospital to have bypass surgery. He was having problems with fluid around his heart and had had a heart attack sometime last year. He was 78 years old. Before he went in for the

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1143069872177719142006-03-22T14:28:00.000-08:002007-07-23T21:53:40.355-07:00

A few days ago I heard about a co-worker that was having problems at home and was now sleeping in his car. This person is married with three kids. I think that he and his wife are having marital problems. I'm just assuming this of course, I haven't spoken with him about it at all. The person that told me about his current situation did so in confidence because she was looking for a way to help

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1143011622383171992006-03-21T21:48:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:58:03.565-08:00

What's new with me you ask? Well, maybe you didn't ask, maybe you were just wondering when I was going to post something new, because it's been 6 frickin days already and it's time. Well, sorry to disappoint, but I've got nothing. Again. This really must stop. I realized that on my site I like to tell stories about my experiences in life. Some are recent and some are past events. I don't really

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1142461562282712912006-03-15T14:17:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:58:03.391-08:00

I stole this from Mental Tech...My first car.I didn’t get my license to drive until I was 21 years old. I didn’t do any driving in high school because we didn’t have the money for lessons and never really had a stable car to drive. My step-dad was a BMW mechanic. Instead of fixing our cars he would bring home his clients cars and drive those around. Yeah, I know, not a cool thing to do. My

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1142024972991400572006-03-10T13:08:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:58:03.239-08:00

Thanks to my super smart computer savvy husband I now have a new look for my blog. Woo hoo!When I came home from school last night he showed me the template and asked me what I thought about it. He’s always looking for something new for his blog so I thought that maybe it was for him. I told him I liked it but I didn’t think he should use it because it had a flower and men don’t put flowers on

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1141843638186461782006-03-08T10:43:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:58:03.061-08:00

I occasionally have these “moments” in my life where I just miss it. I miss the details about something and go off of an assumption of what I think is true and correct. If I would just take the time to think and consider the situation and double-check the facts I could avoid these precious “moments”.I bought a car a year ago this month. It’s a 2003 Toyota Camry and had 23,000 miles on it. I knew

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1141554339094700462006-03-05T02:18:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:58:02.856-08:00

Well, I had this great post that I wanted to share with you but I got vetoed by my husband. It seems that the subject matter (interesting places we've had sex) was a little too revealing for him. I guess it makes sense since there are co-workers and family members that read our blogs, but it really was a good post and I thought most people would get a kick out of it. Oh well, I guess I'll have to

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1141430110317185272006-03-03T15:50:00.000-08:002007-07-23T21:56:11.480-07:00

I don’t usually write about this subject but I wanted something good to write about and well, sex is good. I was thinking about all of the sexual adventures I’ve shared with my husband over the years, remembering all the great places where we did the deed and some of the funny things that have happened. Here are some of the places where we got our groove on: In the back of his El Camino –

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1141067145808190662006-02-27T11:00:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:58:02.481-08:00

I was listening to “I’m on Fire” by Bruce Springsteen the other day and I noticed for the first time that the lyrics are somewhat questionable. I’ve always liked this song, it’s one of my favorites and I think he sings it beautifully, but now that I’ve “heard” the lyrics I feel weird listening to it. Didn’t he realize when he wrote this that maybe the lyrics were close to being a very bad thing?

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1140824362931554102006-02-24T15:35:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:58:02.323-08:00

Do you know anyone with a funny name? Here are three names of actual people I’ve known. I’m not sure of the spelling but here goes: W. Buttkist, T. Hurlbutte and Harry Weiner. The last one was a vendor at work and the first time I spoke with him on the phone I thought he was being facetious. I wanted to tell him off but then I realized that he was serious. He probably gets that a lot and I think

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1140538926945869802006-02-21T08:20:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:58:02.168-08:00

I want to be more active. I remember as a kid I was always outside riding my bike, roller skating / skateboarding, and hiking with my dad. Now, I’m not very active at all. I think I want to start roller skating again. I grew up on skates. My parents were big skaters and we spent a lot of time at the roller rinks. As soon as I started walking they put skates on me. I miss it. I never got into the

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1140201443144004922006-02-17T10:27:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:58:01.872-08:00

I don’t follow the news much. A few things here and there will catch my attention and I will read up on it. I like Google’s news page over MSN so that is where I get most of my news info from. When the issue over the cartoons of Muhammad came up a few weeks ago I really didn’t pay much attention to it. Since then, there have been riots and people have actually died as a result of the chaos

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1140027661348662452006-02-15T10:20:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:58:01.699-08:00

A few months ago I made the decision to go back to school and last night was my first class. I decided to take Spanish first because I think that it will help me the most on my job right now. This will be my fourth attempt to learn the language. I know the basics, how to pronounce the vowels and consonants. I know some words too and can usually follow a conversation if I listen well enough. My

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1139603123862286832006-02-10T12:20:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:58:01.525-08:00

Is it just me, or are department store mirrors more like those twisted fun-house mirrors you see at the carnival?I’ve noticed that when I go into a dressing room to try clothes on, my image in the mirror looks more like a hideous ogre than the normal looking person I see in my mirror at home. It's like all of my proportions are distorted. Why is that? You would think that the department stores

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1139503955239111102006-02-09T08:52:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:58:01.303-08:00

Good news folks, today I am feeling better. Physically I am still dealing with symptoms like coughing up stuff but my attitude is much better this morning. I am smiling again which is a good indicator of how I feel. No smile, not feeling so good. Big smile and all is well with me. Thanks again for all of your encouraging words and support. It’s nice to have people that know what you are going

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1139340666303581322006-02-07T11:28:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:58:01.096-08:00

I’ve been sick for 11 days now with a respiratory bug that seems to be hanging on for dear life. I’ve had the coughing, congestion, and sore throat. The sore throat has lasted for the entire time with no relief. I finally went to the doctor yesterday to see what could be done. My doctor is of the belief that you should let things run their course, so I don’t usually bother going in. He wasn’t in

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1139085175177648692006-02-04T12:13:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:58:00.864-08:00

I asked my husband for a subject to write about last night and he says "why don't you write about your snoring". What??? Why on earth would I write about that? I don't snore. He just rolls his eyes at me, then threatens to do an audio post of my snoring using his cell phone. Great. I'm pretty sure I don't snore, but how would I know if I did? It's not like I can hear myself when I'm sleeping.

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1138716648703727952006-01-31T06:08:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:58:00.553-08:00

Since vampires can't come into your house without your permission wouldn't it then be a bad idea to have a "welcome" mat?

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1138474411866133822006-01-28T10:39:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:58:00.295-08:00

Yay! It's the weekend. Woo hoo! I live for weekends. Monday is the worst day of the week for me because it is soooo far away from Friday night which is when I go dancing. I love, love, LOVE going dancing. I didn't get to go last night though, because my friend (and dance partner) was sick. He's got that nasty flu bug that's been going around and seems to last forever. I felt really bad for him.

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1138215352465943812006-01-25T10:29:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:57:59.969-08:00

How do you tell someone that they smell? That they have a bad odor coming off of them? I was giving someone a ride yesterday, in my car, and their body odor was so strong I had to open the window. I would have opened all four but it was darn cold out. I've noticed this person to have this problem before, but yesterday it was intense. It seemed that when I got to my desk that smell stayed with me

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1137782384930760972006-01-20T10:29:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:57:59.442-08:00

We went to The Improv again last night (‘cuz I had a coupon!) and saw Joe Rogan. He is the host of Fear Factor and also a comedian. I’ve wanted to see this guy for a while now; ever since I found out he did stand up. I’ve only ever seen him on T.V. doing sitcoms and hosting Fear Factor so that’s all I thought he did.At The Improv, the featured comedian will have one or two people open for him.

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1137696134864789822006-01-19T10:41:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:57:58.485-08:00

I’m a frugal person and I have a difficult time spending money on life’s pleasures. I don’t often buy clothes or special things for myself. I color my own hair, do my own nails and dress conservatively to avoid being trendy. I like the security of having money in the bank over looking fashionable. I’ve had enough emergencies in my life to know that they do happen and when they do you need money.

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1137468881002548092006-01-16T19:04:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:57:58.301-08:00

I stole this meme from Jona over at Lentula Vitae. I don't do memes all that much, but as I'm lacking anything of interest to write about right now you get to read this. Four jobs I have had in my life: Veterinarian assistant, assistant manager in a pizza restaurant, bank clerk, human resources administrator.Four Movies that I could watch over and over: The Princess Bride, The Professional, The

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1137198633766176252006-01-13T16:30:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:57:57.724-08:00

Today has got to be the longest freakin day of the longest freakin’ week in history. I am dying here at work and it feels like I’ve been here for 20 hours already. Just let it end and let the weekend begin for crying out loud. Can you tell I’m a little stressed? Add to that a persnickety headache and I’m ready to tear someone’s head off. Happy Friday my ass. I hate work. It sucks.

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1137018722749228012006-01-11T14:31:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:57:57.195-08:00

Every day since I’ve been back at work from the holidays I’ve had headaches. It’s more likely to be migraines although they are very mild. It started out with me feeling nauseous and queasy, and then a feeling of pressure building behind my right eye to where it feels my eye and is being pulled out of the socket. I’ve taken aspirin, Tylenol, and Advil and nothing made it go away. I’ve had these

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1136749800482866772006-01-08T11:19:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:57:57.001-08:00

Why is it that men just don't seem to get it about women sometimes? We're not that difficult to figure out. Not really. Here are some things for men to think about when speaking to women. Never, never ever compare a woman's clothing to a holdiay or food item. An example of this would be telling a woman that is wearing an orange shirt that she looks like a pumpkin or that she dressed up to early

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1136327029916833342006-01-03T14:16:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:57:56.679-08:00

So, here it is. The new year. I don't make resolutions as I think they are just silly, but here are some things I would like to accomplish during this year:1. Take more dance lessons. Salsa, ballroom, bellydancing. I feel confident that I will become a very good dancer, I just need the practice.2. Start attending my local community college. I would like to complete at least 3 classes this year.

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1136076845800178062005-12-31T16:30:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:57:56.276-08:00

Happy New Year everyone! I'm surprised at how fast 2005 passed. It felt to me like Time was on fast forward. It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating the New Millennium and here we are now welcoming in 2006. Incredible really.My wish for all of you in 2006 is that your families would be safe, your jobs would be secure and that your bodies would be healthy. Oh, and that you would be good

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1135701989648509452005-12-27T08:06:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:57:55.915-08:00

I don't bake often because I don't like to keep sweets in the house. If you were to look for any sugar in my cabinets you wouldn't find it. Once in a while though, I get the baking urge. Like yesterday. I wanted to make some Christmas sugar cookies and decorate them with colored frosting. I went to the store and bought all of the ingredients that I knew I would need to make these cookies from

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1135530229470141342005-12-25T08:39:00.001-08:002006-11-11T09:57:55.582-08:00

So Christmas is finally here and I've survived it fairly well. I did all my shopping and a little decorating too. I had a nice Christmas, my mood was up and I actually felt happy about it. I hope that next year I will remember that it was good and maybe I can let myself get into it a little more.I exchanged gifts with friends at work and received some very nice and thoughtful gifts. My boss even

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1135239465118909652005-12-21T23:23:00.001-08:002006-11-11T09:57:55.001-08:00

They say that laughter is the best medicine and I would have to agree. Laughter is a big part of my life. My husband is the funniest person I know and he keeps me smiling and laughing at the things that he comes up with out of the blue. I think he would be a great stand up comic and I'm still trying to convince him to take it up. I figure that if he can make me laugh, he's got to be funny. We

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1135033149293349982005-12-19T14:56:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:57:54.454-08:00

I know, I know, it’s time to post something new, but my husband Latin Lover has been getting all of the good stories lately to write about. Go on over and check him out, he’s pretty good.It was a good weekend. We had one of our nephews over. He’s 11 years old and the middle child so he doesn’t get a lot of attention. I’ve noticed that when he is with his brother and sister he is hyper and we’re

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1134431816159828042005-12-12T15:55:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:57:53.840-08:00

I deal with people on a daily basis, mostly at work. There are people that I know that I am close to and others that I keep at a distance. There is a good reason for this. The people that I look forward to having interaction with are the ones that offer a “give & take” relationship. By this I mean that when I speak with them or are around them they are able to uplift me by their positive attitude

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1134063473480435572005-12-08T09:20:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:57:53.524-08:00

They say that “time heals all wounds” but I think that it is more appropriate to say that time heals the pain from the wounds. Maybe using the word “heals” is wrong too; because I think that what time really does is just cause numbness. You just don’t feel the pain like you did when the wound was fresh but you are still affected. I also think that the wound is still there. Some wounds never

Chris & Cherylnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1133845816782244272005-12-05T20:45:00.000-08:002006-11-11T09:57:52.222-08:00

Not much to write about lately so here is a little something about me. Probably more than you'll ever want to know. I like:reading (fiction, fantasy, murder mysteries)the scent of vanilla, cinnamon, roses and gardeniasfluffy animals like kittens and bunniesdiamonds and other precious jewelsflowers - roses & carnationscars - classic Chevy's, Mercedes, Ferrari's and Lamborghini'slooking at the

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