The beach is my happy place. We all have happy place’s , no I am not talking about your anatomy, but those get away spots that call your name and you just know you have to go there to find your balance or to rest and relax or to fill up your soul. For me it is the beach.
I don’t know what it is but when I am there I can walk for miles and not realize it. My eyes just drink the water and sand in. I relax like I can’t anywhere else. It is like the sound and smells and sights all come together and it is the perfect tonic for what ails me.
I can feel the burdens of everyday lift away. My body relaxes and my soul feels like it is getting lighter and lighter. I guess there is something about realizing how small I am compared to that ocean out there and what may lie on the other side. I watch the tide move in and out and hear the sounds like a lullaby at night. It just feels right and I feel like I am one with nature there.
I have never been to a tropical beach so I really don’t know if I would feel the same there. I love our Washington beaches because they can be dark and brooding and moody and wind swept and wild in a storm and then you go on a sunny clear day and it just takes your breath away. Like the most perfect present being presented for those lucky enough to be there at that moment.
When I feel pressured or tired with life, or just at a lost I long for my beach. Someday my dream is to live there everyday and I will achieve it even if it is just a shack to live in I will get there. I feel it in my bones and heart.
Right now I am just grateful when I get to go visit.
Where is your happy place??
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Anyone seen Lovey drive by? She was going to stop and take me for a drive in her new PT cruiser but I haven't seen her yet.
Shirley,
Please don't get your tears and runnin nose stuff on my ice cream, cause I love it just the way it is...
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Passing you the tissues, and you always pass to me...
Bon:
I agree with Mo, hospice care is wonderful, they took so good care of Aunt Jo...
I'm jealous.
I think Tink is getting it more then me.
My hubby is upstairs snoring.
Shirley~~You know I've told you this from Day One, but "You are my Sunshine" and you know what they say about a day without sunshine...(sorry, Jennifer).
MO~~You're preaching to the choir. Hospice workers quite literally saved my life when I was caring for my dad in his final weeks. Saints on Earth.
Now, could I have seconds on the coconut ice cream, please? And when can we start eating the bacon. I am, after all, a stress eater!
Mo:
Handcuffs for you! It was me that was into Porn, or have you forgotten...
And
Don't worry about the cherry, its long gone, I am 47 been there done that... :O)
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I am really blushing with pride as your term of endearment, just made me smile....
Hmmmm...ice cream makes iteach smile, and "crackhwore" makes me smile...Something to think about!
Carol did you want these tissues back? I just blew my nose real good so it won't drip any more. Oh, wait. Don't eat that little bit over on the left side.
Gee, ya know how I like Jif with my coconut ice cream....and I used to LOVE peanut butter and bacon sandwiches. Hmmm, let me think about this. Let's all play "Six Degrees of Bonnie Bacon"?
Shit, I ate that part already! I thought you had threw in some
pistachio!!!!!
Bonnie, one bacon sandwich coming up! Anyone else?
Hey Carol......
No, I don't like pistachio. Oops, sorry. Lol!
Wait, I think I just found something out about my self...
Porn...
Crackwhore...
Cherries...
Hand Cuffs...
Oh my goodness I am a "butone" (said in my fake Italian)
Turtle:
Aloha....
Are you going to take that well needed vaca from Tina's vaca...
:O)
CAROL...I am smiling because I can tell you are smiling!
Hi Turtle, how is your mom?
Ewwww...Shirley!
Please get those tissues and wipe your nose....
(passing you the tissues)
Carol:
Has anyone ever told you that your a crackwhorebutonebitch?
Mom is doing ok, thanks for asking iteach.
Bon:
Do you like, BLT's ????
Want said she was looking for food so I tried to steer her over here. I told her we were having ice cream and bacon. I hope she doesn't think we are have bacon ice cream! Lol!
Mo:
Yes I am smiling, it is not full just yet, as some owls are still missing, However it is there...
Thanks ♥♥♥
I'm glad, Turtle.
Turtle:
No, but you just did, and it feels so good! My heart thanks you!!!
and what the hell would be wrong with bacon ice cream???? lol
ALOHA, TURTLE!
This all started by EBJ offering me some peanut butter cup ice cream. Thanks EBJ!!
Carol~~I'm all about BLTC's (gotta have cheese!)
K'girl~~Good news about Mom.
Shirley~~Too funny. Check my status bar. I just did the same to Want. Great minds!
Carol:
And you know I mean that in the most genuine and loving way....lol.
It was fun hanging with the T family, and I certainly need a vaacation but not from them, just life in general....
Maureen can I stop cutting bacon off your ass now? Is it thin enough yet?
Turtle where would you like to go?
i think i want a scoop of chocolate hazelnut, a scoop of coffee and a boatload of hot fudge, whipped cream and chopped hazelnuts on top. and 2 cherries! And can you use fat free cool whip? I'm on a diet!!
SHIRLEY...sadly, there is enough bacon on my ass to feed a mid-sized third world country.
Turtle:
I am right with you, a vacation from life sounds wonderful...
I will start tomorrow, oops no I can't as I have to tend to my Dad..
See its always something....
Some one asked about your mom, but I did not see the reply, I have to go and look...
Shirley,
You can start on my ass, but its better you make cottage cheese with it as its the perfect consistency!
:O)
Mo:
Geez talk about me being demanding..
:O)
There are many places I would like to go...Greece, Australia, Scotland....or just Chicago to see family.
Mom is at home, but only after leaving AMA....she is one tough (stubborn, and somewhat stupid) well....I can't refer to my Mom as a HO, just isn't right.
Turtle:
Yes, "crackwhorebutonebitch" was said with love! Perfect!
CAROL...we have 2 of the food groups covered...bacon and cottage cheese!
Shirley, if you need some pasty white bread for those sammiches, bring that knife this way. I've got a loaf on each hip I'll give up!
Turtle"
What is AMA?
Mo:
Yes, and I hope when it comes to "ass" that is all we come up with, cause if we figure out anything else that would be just plain nasty...
:O)
Turtle your discription of your mother sounds like my mother. Glad she's better.
Against Medical Advice....
Hmmm. we got bacon, cottage cheese and bread...we're on the way to a smorgasborg!!
Bon:
We are doing six degrees of Bono...
so what was next...Cheese!
Do you like Cheese Omelets?
Turtle:
Oh, Geez that is not good! However you said she was stubborn, so I understand why she did what she did...
Again, thoughts being sent her way!
Hi Owls! I've been gone all day & just got home. Spent most of the day in Ripley, Ohio w/some friends. First, we ate at a wonderful little place called Cohearts. It's a historic house along the beautiful Ohio riverfront. Then we visited the Rankin House, which was an important stop on the Underground Railroad. Then we went to The John P. Parker House. (You can look up all of these places on the web, if you're interested.)
We also went to a flea market (One can never have enough fleas) and we stopped at a shoe outlet. Wonderful day!
Then my daughter and I attended a birthday party this evening. Almost any place with my daughter is MY happy place!
I do love the ocean though. My son is stationed in Norfolk, VA (with the Navy) and lives in Virginia Beach. We've been to see him there twice and I just love how peaceful it is on the beach. (We've only been during OFF-tourist times.)
Well, I'm off to catch up on comments now. I saw where ronniegirl got first! Congrats!
CAROL...I am watching David on tv as I type!
Mo:
How funny, which show?
Donna:
Howdy! Sounds like you had a good day! Kudos...
BTW...
Not sure if you know this, but I am cpgem8, I just post under nightowls because I am signed into this blog as night owls....
CAROL..the Shield...with my Michael Chiklis! It is the season with Glenn Close. David had a few lines so far!
Flying through and catching up on comments!
I just want to say you are all making my heart feel better and I can go to sleep with a smile on my face!!
NOW let the HOeyness continue! Not to be confused with Hoey! LOL
Oh and watch where you are putting that whip cream! LOL
(((Hugs)))
HARTLDO...good evening! Your day sounds wonderful! I laughed at the comment about needing more fleas!!
I agree about VA Beach...oh the memories!!!!
Donna in da house~~Sounds like a fun-filled day!
Let's see...that cheese omelet needs avacado & BACON!
HI LYNN~~almost missed ya there! Watched the beach vid 2 more times today. Thanks again!
Lynn D:
To late, the whipped cream is flying!
Ok guys this has been fun, but my clocks are slowly moving to the 2am position. I've put some more bacon in the pan incase Hartldo wants a sandwich. Can someone watch it so it doesn't burn? Thanks for the smiles and laughter and the food too. Good night Carol, Bonnie, Maureen, Turtle, Iteach, Hartldo and anyone else I might have missed. Have a good day tommorrow!
A cobb salad with Avacado and Bacon!
Shirley,
Good night....
And don't forget to wipe your nose, before you go to sleep...
OH, and brush your teeth, as you just had a big bowl of ice cream...
***sneaks into Lynn D's bedroon with whip cream and opens up pillow case***
That looks like a nice fluffy pillow.
***sneaks out of room and goes to bed***
Mo:
So weird seeing him on TV, and then seeing him as my cousin....
or better yet, Caesar Salad, with bacon bits and CHICKEN!!! (Look out, Birdee, here it comes....)
Shirley:
You crack me up!!!
Yes, cpgem8, I knew that was you. Thanks for telling me though. It means you care. :)
Maureen: David who? Mr. Hart LOVES The Shield and I actually watched the first 3 seasons with him. It's such a well written and acted show. The violence and subject matters really get to me sometimes though.
Forgot to mention that this was a GREAT blog, Lynn! Thank you!!!!
dons fin gaurds, helmet, and grabs the whip cream....
dons fin gaurds, helmet, and grabs the whip cream....
I am home from dinner and a movie. We saw Mamma Mia. I loved it. Dave said he liked it and I saw him laughing. I loved the music. I have to see who came on the blog tonight.
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HARTLDO...Carol's cousin David portrays a detective on The Shield. His character's name is Steve.
SHIRLEY...you are one funny tart!!
I am SERIOUSLY hungry and now I am craving avocados. Ggrrrr
Bon,
Sorry to tell you this, but someone
made chicken soup, so Birdee is gone, however she always seems to reemerge tho! She has tough skin...
Donna:
Yes I do care, for every single on the nest, and for every single owl who has left the nest, and for any owl who just choses to lurk....
I care ♥♥♥
K-Girl - You were waiting in the trees and I didn't see you .
sorry Tink, it's been a while since I marched....
I don't like the skin. I like white meat.
k-Girl - That's all right. You deserve it. I haven't been on the blog all night.
Donna:
His name is David Marciano..If you go to my myspace page he is one of my friends, his myapace is not set to private so you can check out his page, he has videos of lots of work he did on TV..
He is the cousin that is from CA, that is here in NJ visiting...We spent yesterday and today together, we had so much fun...
Tinka:
Welcome home! Did you have a good time ;o)
Ohmygosh! I'm going to have to watch our DVDs of The Shield to see David/Steve! That is so cool! What 'til I tell my hubby!
Just read the comment here about The Bachelor's Shayne & Matt. LOL! If you watched the "After the Rose" show with Deanna & Jesse, didn't you think Shayne looked terribly miserable and pissed during that? I just KNEW they weren't together then.
Bon:
Where were we?
Donna:
I agree, I saw how they just did not connect, and knew all along they were not going to make it...
She was just in it to get "known" as she wants to be actress, I truly believe she had no feelings for him...
Mo:
Guacamole coming right up, and of course Tostados Chips...Salsa perhaps?
Okay, kids~~Stopped cleaning so my ice cream wouldn't melt, but now it's time to turn off the sprinklers and finish the chores. Thanks for bein' a HOOT!
Carol~~Just saw your 'where were we'.....so much of my diet is chicken-dependent, I'm at a loss if there's no chicken. Can I think on it and try again tomorrow?
Night, all!
Isnt Shayne's father Lorenzo Lamas? He has had like 20 wives already...makes sense if she cheated!
Bon,
Yes of course, Good Night, Sleep well! ♥♥
Carol- I had a wonderful time. A great dinner, a great movie and a great companion. What more could I ask for? Well I would have liked to have taken my 'fur babies' too but I have to learn to be away from them and them away from. It was the best night of this week for me. I think I will sleep until seven tomorrow.
Yes Mo, that was her dad...
Tinka,
I am so glad you had a good time, now I am sure you will sleep well, and with a smile on your face.. :O)
I am trying to see who else is in the nest tonight besides Carol and K-Girl. I am looking in my magic mirror. I see Donna Jo, Maureen, Bonnie, and I think Shirley, or has she gone to bed?
I have to leave the nest, I am
getting sleepy, and I have a feeling tomorrow will be a long day....
I will keep you all posted...
Thanks for tonite ♥♥♥
Carol: Tell your cousin that my hubby is probably the biggest Shield fan on earth! He's asleep right now but when I tell him about this Steve character, I bet he'll know exactly who I'm talking about. My hubby's name, after all, is Steve. :)
Tinka:
Shirley went to bed and so am I..
Goodnite....
I think I frightened all the owls away with my magic mirror. Is anybody out there?
I guess I will go to bed too. I can read all the comments in the morning. Night all. Love, Tinka
CAROL...sleep well. It was so nice playing together this evening. Have sweet dreams and I will hope that tomorrow is a better day for you. {{hugs}}
TINKA...hello! Glad you had a great evening.
I am going to head back to bed. I slept so much today, I hope I can sleep tonight.
Thanks to all for a wonderful day and evening together here in the nest.
{{{HUGS}}} to ALL!
Good Night Carol.
BTW, I'm praying for your dad. I just read about him.
Yes Donna I will tell him...
If you want a autographed picture of my cousin addressed to your hubby, just myspace me with your address and I will get you one...
MO:
Sorry but I don't know Micheal
Chicklis (sp)...However I can one of David...
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Good Night to you too Tinka!
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Good Night Donna - I got 300. I didn't count in a straight line but I got it.
Good Night Carol. Love you.
Thanks Carol! Will send you my address right away!
Night Maureen!
I guess I missed all the ice cream. :(
BTW, All the talk of ice cream and earlier about Girl Scouts, I wanted to mention that I had one of those Girl Scout Cookie Blizzards from Dairy Queen the other day and it was sooooooooo good! If you like Thin Mints, you MUST try one!
I loved Mary/MI mentioning the Girl Scout Law and Promise. I have been a GS Leader for 4 years and I try to live by those words.
Hey!
Can you believe I'm still up? MR. EBJ has to get up at 2:30am and go into work early, so I'm trying to stay out of the bedroom for a while.
Tinka how was your date???????
Turtle glad your mom is better!
And best wishes to your dad Carol!
Bono Hospice is a wonderful org. I've been trying to get a part time job with our local Hospice but it is not easy!
Shirley I'm so glad the blog has helped you, and I cannot imagine this place without you!
I'll see what kind of dessert I can put together for tomorrow :)
E.B.J. - My date was wonderful. A perfect way to spend a Saturday night. Off to bed. See you in the morning light.
Carol! You are feathering the nest tonight! Good to see!
Hello other late niters, Tink, Hart, 'weenie, and bon'O!
I'm so stuffed. We went to a BBQ tonight that had food to die for. Yumm!!!!
Hi, Judy! OMG, we just drove up from San Mateo to Diamond Heights, and the wind is howling and the fog is swirling!
Scary, scary night!!!!
Tink: Was that, like, a real date? Good for you!! :)
Hi EBJ! I'm still up! Had a lot of sweet tea at the b-day party I attended this evening and I'm hyyyyyyyyyper!
Hi Bear! I'm stuffed, too, from all the good food at the b-day party. It was also a BBQ.
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