Favorite 80s fun, the MIX TAPE!

Remember how cool it was to make and receive mix tapes from your friends? Oh my gosh I loved to make tapes for people, and of course, if a boy actually took time to make you a tape… well, send me over the moon! Mix tapes were such a part of growing up in the 80s. I remember one time my friend and I thought it would be fun to make a radio show mix tape, with songs and of course, our witty banter. It was so funny to listen to (or at least we thought it was). I’m sure neither one of us would have been a popular DJ with our silly humor and jokes about prunes for “get up and go”. But it was fun anyway!

So, in honor of the great tradition that is a MIX TAPE, I created one on iTunes featuring some of my favorites from the 80s. Man, I could have added so many more songs! I hope you enjoy (and if you are feeling generous, I am always one to happily receive mix tapes, on CD now, but the feeling is the same).

*cute mix tape graphic was found here*

Can it already be week 4?

By now I had hoped to be down 4 pounds. Not only am I not down, I am actually up higher than when I started. I keep reminding myself that muscle weighs more than fat, but I am not so sure it’s muscle. I am hopeful that it is, but seeing as nothing is fitting better, it may be that I am gaining the wrong kind of weight.

Is it wrong to blame it on my hubby? I never had a weight problem until after marriage… so it must be him, right? Of course I am joking (well, partly, I really never did gain weight until after a few years of being hitched). But there is something to be said for the eating habits of others influencing your own for good or bad. Read the rest of this entry »

Happy Mothers’ Day!

My mom is so amazing. She has taken on a lot these past 4 years taking care of my dad after his strokes, which I know wouldn’t be easy. And no matter what goes on, she always remains sweet and funny. She also had a lot of fun adventures raising me (I can only imagine what she must have thought sometimes when I brought home strange and unusual pets, and boys). She is my best and dearest friend, and I am glad there is a day to celebrate moms and what they do for us.

And Happy Mothers’ Day to all my friends too! So many of you are moms, which is amazing because we aren’t old enough for that (right?). You amaze me! And of course a big wish to my mother in law as well! Hurray for mothers!

There is nothing more important than good friends. I have been super blessed with some amazing girlfriends in my life. They are the ones who I can always count on for a laugh, or anything else. That saying, “you’ll always be my best friend… you know too much”, goes so well. We’ve been through a lot together, these girls and I, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.

One of my 101 list items is getting all my old film transfered to my computer. It’s been such a fun trip down memory lane, these photos are just some of many fun examples of the great times that I had with my friends before life took us in new directions and different cities. Not a day goes by that I don’t wish we all lived on the same street, but looking back on these photos and remembering the fun times makes me so happy!

Making new friends as an adult seems a bit harder than when I was younger. Everyone is busy with their lives (and boy oh boy, married life is sure busy), and the opportunities to meet people just aren’t the same. That is why I treasure my dear friends, and the fun times we had while we were footloose and fancy free. Thank goodness for those times, and thank goodness for good friends.

“What is a friend? I will tell you…it is someone with whom
you dare to be yourself.”
- Frank Crane