Fall. Fall where?

Sunday morning I awoke to the smell of bacon. Just like every Sunday.
Ughh. I know I'm a wendy whiner, but I loathe the smell of bacon in the house.
I did however feel a nip in the air and that curbed my whininess for a moment.

Me: "Coach, is it nippy outside? Has FALL arrived?"
Coach: "well, it's so hot out that I fell over. Is that what you were wondering?"

HA!
I suppose the nip I felt was the a/c running to keep us at 73*.

Fall isn't here yet.
Not even close.

But, I'm moving forward in a positive mode….my fall seeds have been started.

Now, I command thee to grow!
I also command thee weather to cool off….but if I hear of a freeze coming, I'll commit harry Carey!
Did I say Harry Carey? I mean Hari-Kari!
See, I just want it to be perfect.
Is that too much to ask?
I think NOT!

Willy Nilly Friday~Lets see if I can keep it going.

Joining Tanya and friends to share 5 willy nilly thoughts, pics or whatevers.

1. The Coach and I went to see a flick this week. This Is Where I Leave You.

I give it four thumbs up. We both thought it was very funny….and of course, I {the weeper} found much to cry about. Mostly happy tears, but tears none the less.

Can you imagine what a great hitchhiker I'd be if I actually had FOUR thumbs?

2. I'm knee deep into the second season of House of Cards. 

I love it. I hate it. I love the brilliant writing. I loathe the deviousness of it all. Politics smolitics. The politicians are portrayed as NOT so nice characters….and I have a feeling this is a true characterization. 

Have you watched it?

3. I find that when I post these 5 blips on the Willy Nilly Friday 5, that most people only connect with one or two items. 

4. See how I just skipped over number 3? I'm {practically} brilliant. HA!

5. I've also noticed that people usually always comment on a photo that I share. So…I'm going to look and see if I've taken a photo this week. 

I'll be right back. 

Ok, this isn't from this week. This was my birthday dinner a few weeks ago; I got to see both of my lovelies!!! Have I mentioned that I adore them? 
I mean, I REALLY adore them.

Even if they make me look like I'm super short.

Is 5'2 3/4" super short?

BTW: I'm totally owning the 3/4".

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend filled with lovely people, a good flick and steer clear of slimy politicians!!

Ice Ice Baby

You know the song. you know the drill.
duunnnn dunnn de dunnn dun.
Stop. Collaborate and Listen.
Ok, perhaps ONLY I randomly sing that song.
Do you have an ice thing?
An ice choice?
An ice fettish love?
My people do.
I enjoy my ice. But my people LOVE their ice.
A few years ago the Coach and I purchased an ice maker.
I know. Normal people use the ice maker in their freezer. But, we are NOT normal people.
This was a big deal. There was research. There were meetings. Discussions.
We settled.
We didn't get the premium ice maker.
We got a good ice maker.
BUT….
 Out there in the world, we ON occasion come across the ultimate ice.
ULTIMATE {pellet} ICE.
*swoon*

And when we do, I have to share with my people.
You know, just so they know what they are missing.
I had this delicious glass of ice while in Chicago. I shared this pic with my girls and they both ewwed and awed. 
Ice envy.
It's what we do.
Word to your Mother.

Willy Nilly Friday~I'm baaaccckk

Did you even notice I was gone?

Pffffft.

Joining Tanya and friends-Sharing 5 willy nilly thoughts, pics or whatevers. 

*We've had very limited internet for the last few weeks. Talk about being annoyed. I know…I know….it's not as though we didn't have running water or electricity. What can I say; we are spoiled. I'm also a fan of air-conditioning and that roof over my head.

*The Coach, Lolo and I watched the documentary To Be Takai the other night; very interesting and cute. George Takai is very funny and has a rich history other than being a part of Star Trek.

*I had this vanda orchid on my lanai and when it stopped blooming I put it out in the oak tree to pasture.  Last week I noticed how happy it loved it's new location.  Prepare to swoon.

*Swooning is fun isn't it?

*Someone is suffering with senility. No, it's not me. yet. It's our sweet Ozzie. 

We noticed about six months ago that he was losing his marbles.  The vet agreed with me and said it's part of the aging process. He sleeps a lot. He gets lost in the house. He can't hear us. He hears things that aren't there. He stares at walls UP CLOSE. 

However, he still has moments of pure joy. I took him out to see the Vanda orchid and he was all sorts of cra-cra; running around, doing flips, rolling in the grass.

Apparently this embarrassed Cocoa….she stayed on the sun deck and wouldn't even look at him. Girls. 

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend filled with pure joy, swooning and hey, get cra-cra and roll in the grass!

XOXO