So I have always been aware of what my next birthday will be
and how many years I have left for each milestone, but last Thursday it finally
hit me! I will be 30 in two years!!! TWO YEARS!!! I have so much to do before my youth
dies. I will always feel young and have my zest for life, but wow it’s time to
grow up, and I have so little time left to check off some major things I would
like to have done by 30.
So far, I have lived an amazing life. I have a wonderful
family, amazing friends, and millions of great memories. I have read more books
than most people. I have surrounded myself with so many great people from so
many walks of life. I am an accomplished world traveler. I speak English and Spanish
fluently, and I know Sign. I have volunteered extensively and donated plenty. I have been in love. I have checked off over
50% of my bucket list already. I have made people happy.
Now before I am 30 I would like to have a few things done. I
want to travel more. I want to perfect my French. I want to bed a ginger. I
want to be in a relationship that lasts longer than 6 months. I want to
establish a savings account. I want to be successful at something I love. I
want to be debt free. I want to live some place that is not Jersey. I want to
be in the best shape of my life. I want my life to be infused with more
awesomeness.
I have cut back on alcohol consumption. I have begun to
change my daily diet. I have quit some bad habits. I have begun to exercise
more. That is just the beginning. I have so much more to do to accomplish these
goals, and believe me they will be completed before 12/12/14!!!
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!!!
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Inspiration
What inspires you? A song? A movie? A friend? A quote? Inspiration can make one drastically change thier life or make a simple dicision. What inspires you? Whatever it is take it and run with it. If you are inspired to do something do it! Don't think twice about it (unless is life-harming). My inspiration for the day is a movie quote from the cartoon, Cats Don't Dance:
"They can smash your cookie, but you'll always have your fortune."
That quote in itself has gotten me through many a tough time. Take what inspires you and run with it. You can do anything you put your mind to.
Be blessed today and search for your inspiration.
"They can smash your cookie, but you'll always have your fortune."
That quote in itself has gotten me through many a tough time. Take what inspires you and run with it. You can do anything you put your mind to.
Be blessed today and search for your inspiration.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Food For Thought
I love love love the summer breeze, as it blows the flowers gently side to side,
as if they are dancing. I read a tatoo on a young womans arm that read "nothing
is sacred" and it made me sad. God and everything He created is sacred, and I
felt him against my face, gently blowing today...
Stewart's With Grandpa
It’s the thought that counts, right? I remember the last
thing I ever did with my Grandpa before he died.
It was a hot summer day. Dad was at work and Mom and Mandi were fighting as usual. Grandpa had just arrived for his annual visit. He and I were sitting in my living room discussing the TV show we had watched the night before. (“E! 100 Hottest Celebs”)
I remember that night as clear as a cloudless day. Grandpa came downstairs and sat next to me on the couch. I was watching “E! 100 Hottest Celebs.” The show was almost over; we were waiting for them to reveal the number one spot. BeyoncĂ© had the hottest body of all! When they flashed her picture up on the screen, all I heard was my Grandpa say “Mmm!” I turned and just stared in amazement. He looked at me and said “What you know who your Grandmother is.” Oh my I could not believe he had said that, I must have laughed so hard for about ten minutes straight. I had tears pouring out of my eyes. That had to be one of the funniest things I have ever heard him say. While reminiscing about the previous night, we were interrupted with the yells and screams coming from upstairs. Grandpa leaned over and said “Let’s get out of here.” So we did.
Grandpa was always up for a snack so we went to one of his favorite places: Stewart’s! We pulled into the drive-in and a waitress ran up to our window. She asked for our order and Grandpa blurted it out, without even asking what I wanted. He said, “I want two root beers, and two hotdogs with mustard and relish, one for me and one for my Grandson.” RELISH?!?!?!? What was he thinking? Eww, I hate relish!!! He looked at me and said “What?” I told him I didn’t like relish and he laughed and said “Everyone likes relish.” I could not say a word. He was my grandfather whom I loved to death and I would do anything for him.
The waitress came back to our car with our order. I did a double take at the relish then looked at my Grandpa. Right there I knew that he just wanted to be with me; spend some time with me. So since I loved him so much, I sucked it up and ate the relish. It was so hard to get down, but every time I looked over and saw my Grandpa smiling; I forced it down.
We repeated this routine every day for the rest of his stay. (6 Days) Never have I ever eaten that much dill. I was sick to my stomach the entire week, but I will never forget the seven days’ worth of quality time spent with my Grandpa. He died three months later. (I believe Grandma poisoned him, but that’s another story.) As sad as I was, all I could think about at the funeral were those trips to Stewarts. Then it dawned on me…NO MORE RELISH EVER!!! Although I stay as far away from pickles as I can, every time I eat a hotdog, or drink root beer, or pass a Stewarts, I think of my wonderful Grandpa and how much he meant to me. I was truly blessed to have him in my life. I know one day I will meet up with him again and share two hotdogs…with relish.
The End
It was a hot summer day. Dad was at work and Mom and Mandi were fighting as usual. Grandpa had just arrived for his annual visit. He and I were sitting in my living room discussing the TV show we had watched the night before. (“E! 100 Hottest Celebs”)
I remember that night as clear as a cloudless day. Grandpa came downstairs and sat next to me on the couch. I was watching “E! 100 Hottest Celebs.” The show was almost over; we were waiting for them to reveal the number one spot. BeyoncĂ© had the hottest body of all! When they flashed her picture up on the screen, all I heard was my Grandpa say “Mmm!” I turned and just stared in amazement. He looked at me and said “What you know who your Grandmother is.” Oh my I could not believe he had said that, I must have laughed so hard for about ten minutes straight. I had tears pouring out of my eyes. That had to be one of the funniest things I have ever heard him say. While reminiscing about the previous night, we were interrupted with the yells and screams coming from upstairs. Grandpa leaned over and said “Let’s get out of here.” So we did.
Grandpa was always up for a snack so we went to one of his favorite places: Stewart’s! We pulled into the drive-in and a waitress ran up to our window. She asked for our order and Grandpa blurted it out, without even asking what I wanted. He said, “I want two root beers, and two hotdogs with mustard and relish, one for me and one for my Grandson.” RELISH?!?!?!? What was he thinking? Eww, I hate relish!!! He looked at me and said “What?” I told him I didn’t like relish and he laughed and said “Everyone likes relish.” I could not say a word. He was my grandfather whom I loved to death and I would do anything for him.
The waitress came back to our car with our order. I did a double take at the relish then looked at my Grandpa. Right there I knew that he just wanted to be with me; spend some time with me. So since I loved him so much, I sucked it up and ate the relish. It was so hard to get down, but every time I looked over and saw my Grandpa smiling; I forced it down.
We repeated this routine every day for the rest of his stay. (6 Days) Never have I ever eaten that much dill. I was sick to my stomach the entire week, but I will never forget the seven days’ worth of quality time spent with my Grandpa. He died three months later. (I believe Grandma poisoned him, but that’s another story.) As sad as I was, all I could think about at the funeral were those trips to Stewarts. Then it dawned on me…NO MORE RELISH EVER!!! Although I stay as far away from pickles as I can, every time I eat a hotdog, or drink root beer, or pass a Stewarts, I think of my wonderful Grandpa and how much he meant to me. I was truly blessed to have him in my life. I know one day I will meet up with him again and share two hotdogs…with relish.
The End
An Award Winning Monologue
One of my favorite things to do is to come up with random stories based what I see in painting, pics, or life. I also enjoy making up stories with different quotes and/or songs. Here is my favorite.
Steve's Monologue
Based on the painting:
A Grotesque Old Woman
There are three roles for women in Hollywood: babe, district attorney, and Driving Miss Daisy. My life has been very fulfilling as I have, throughout the years, been able to play all these roles. But before I leave this life, I want my story to be told so without further ado, here is my story.
My name was Lola, yes I was a show girl, but that was 50 years ago when they used to have a show and when I used to have a body. I was one of the best. I was a huge star not as big as Fred or Ginger, but my fans loved me. While Betty Davis was probably lying and Greta Garbo was probably crying with Robert Taylor locked in her dying embrace, I was with Chico, Groucho, Chaplain and Lloyd who were all super, and I loved sweet Mickey Mouse, Shirley Temple, and dear Jackie Cooper. I kept up with the best and all that jazz. Mmm so many memories. That truly was the time of my life, I had great friends, a disposable account, and because we were living in a material world, I was a material girl. I also had many opportunities to be like Elisabeth Taylor, but I never wanted to get married. For years people looked at me like I was Sandra Dee lousy with virginity, then one day it was all taken away. Yes, I got my first wrinkle. The next thing you know I am playing a district attorney on LA Law, me in syndication. Just as fast as I entered the second stage, I entered the final stage. I was offered the role of Dorothea Spornack on the Golden Girls; it was good money so I took it. For ten years I played that role and made lifelong friends out of Rue, Betty and Estelle. When the series ended so did my career, I thought it was over. Until one day I received a call from VH1, they offered me another gig, probably my last. So for the final chapter of my life as an actor, in the fall of 2006 I will become one of the newest cast members of the Surreal Life.
So that is my story in a nut shell. My name is Bea "Maude" Author. Good Night and Good Luck.
Based on the painting:
A Grotesque Old Woman
There are three roles for women in Hollywood: babe, district attorney, and Driving Miss Daisy. My life has been very fulfilling as I have, throughout the years, been able to play all these roles. But before I leave this life, I want my story to be told so without further ado, here is my story.
My name was Lola, yes I was a show girl, but that was 50 years ago when they used to have a show and when I used to have a body. I was one of the best. I was a huge star not as big as Fred or Ginger, but my fans loved me. While Betty Davis was probably lying and Greta Garbo was probably crying with Robert Taylor locked in her dying embrace, I was with Chico, Groucho, Chaplain and Lloyd who were all super, and I loved sweet Mickey Mouse, Shirley Temple, and dear Jackie Cooper. I kept up with the best and all that jazz. Mmm so many memories. That truly was the time of my life, I had great friends, a disposable account, and because we were living in a material world, I was a material girl. I also had many opportunities to be like Elisabeth Taylor, but I never wanted to get married. For years people looked at me like I was Sandra Dee lousy with virginity, then one day it was all taken away. Yes, I got my first wrinkle. The next thing you know I am playing a district attorney on LA Law, me in syndication. Just as fast as I entered the second stage, I entered the final stage. I was offered the role of Dorothea Spornack on the Golden Girls; it was good money so I took it. For ten years I played that role and made lifelong friends out of Rue, Betty and Estelle. When the series ended so did my career, I thought it was over. Until one day I received a call from VH1, they offered me another gig, probably my last. So for the final chapter of my life as an actor, in the fall of 2006 I will become one of the newest cast members of the Surreal Life.
So that is my story in a nut shell. My name is Bea "Maude" Author. Good Night and Good Luck.
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