Song of the Day

I have so much to "talk" about and am saving some really great things for this weekend. The rain is falling outside making it perfect weather to sit by the fireplace and write, write write.

In the meantime I have a fun story to share. So the baby is now nearly 30 weeks along and moving so much. I'll get into this more soon and probably say this same thing over and over again but this is the best thing I've ever done and I'm thankful everyday for this pregnancy blessing.

Profile of Baby at Week 28

So my commute to work takes an average of 30 minutes each day. During that time of slow and go the things I do in the car can usually fall into 2 categories: I call Gramma and Grampa Sugar to chat (hands free of course, duh), or sing along to the XM radio.

I have my favorite stations and one happened to play Van Morrison's Into the Mystic. Now if you KNOW me, know me then you know how much I enjoy a good horn section. And this song has in my opinion one of the best. You'll also know that I like to listen to my favorite parts of songs VERY LOUDLY.

What? If it's too loud then you're too old. :-P

As the initial horn section begins I turn it up. Way up. As I got lost into the music (all while watching the road like a hawk. The mama kind.) I felt this baby move along. Slow at first but then picked up feeling like big swirls. Delighted I squealed out loud OVER the music: "I have a dancing baby ala Ally McBeal!" I've always wanted one of those! It was magical as I imagined my sweet babes moving along to the music, feeling my pats encouraging more dancing. Tears sprung and my hand started patting that babes harder as it enjoyed the music along with me.

Then I kind of thought of the words as I sung along to the chorus and realized it could easily be a metaphor or theme song for this baby coming into the world and me getting ready for it...without any fear.

When that fog horn whistle blows you know I will be comin' home
mmmmmhhmmmm
Yeah and when that fog horn whistle blows I gotta hear it
I don't have to fear it
And I wanna rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
and magnificently we will fold
Into the Mystic

Beyond Blessed,
Cares

Winner, Winner!

Like I mentioned earlier, I LOVE my blogs. I even pretend I know the folks writing them. I imagine we're old friends who met years ago as pen pals and never stopped writing to one another. I mean this works as long as you don't think too hard on the fact that most of the authors of these blogs don't really even know who I am or that I follow them at all. That doesn't ever stop me. :-) Guess it's the Pollyanna in me.

Anyhow, I came across the Obsessive Beauty Blog through the Santa Cruz Good Times weekly paper. Each week they offer a giveaway from a local boutique which has included some really fabulous items. Imagine MY surprise when 2 days after I submitted my entry, I was chosen as the winner! It was an amazing feeling! So fun to get free stuff that is actually very pretty!

It doesn't take but a moment to submit an entry each week, so do it!

Gotta go, there are more entry forms to fill out!

xxoo
Cares

The One Where I Feel a Little Guilty...But Not Really

So if you're my friend then you know that I love and miss my friend and trainer Jen almost as I miss that Kauai sunshine I got on my honeymoon. Well if you've never read her blog then it's imperative that you read it now for a little background information. Specifically this one right here. Yep this is a link and it will take you there.

So  2 years ago almost to the date I bought my Fabulous Pair of Chloe Sunglasses at a trunk sale at a local boutique. They were fantastic. They were on sale. They were still expensive. The free champagne helped.

I had noticed that the arm had begun to loosen and made a big scratch in the lens so I took them in to see if the scratch could be buffed out. Sure enough the snobby boutique owner told me there was nothing she could do. I stomped out with a pouty HMPH vowing never to shop there again. Unless there was Champagne. What?

The other day I pulled my Fabulous Chloe Sunglasses out of their case, opened up the arms and SNAP! off came the arm all together. I sat with my jaw on the floor of my car, a tear forming in my left eye, the arm in my right hand and the carcass of my Fabulous Chloe Sunglasses in my left.

I don't tend to allow material things to cause such devastation, but my Fabulous Chloe Sunglasses had accompanied me on many fantastic adventures: Benisa's wedding in Wailea, my bachelorette party, my wedding and honeymoon. I even left them once and had them safely returned. They served me very well. They were like an extended family member.

Blink
Blink
Blink

Too far? Yeah, you're probably right.

That following weekend a girls' weekend to Walnut Creek was planned. Lunch at a lovely sidewalk cafe and shopping at Nordie's was the agenda. After lunch we walked to Nordies where I had a flash of genius. I quietly separated from the drama that is 5 girls and headed over to the sunglasses. I put on the biggest smile I could, pulled out my Fabulous Chloe Sunglasses and asked if there was someone on hand to fix the arm with one of those little sunglass screws. You know the teeny tiny ones that require a magnifying glass to replace. All the while in my head saying BAT you short stumpy eyelashes, BAT!!!

Oh, this arm is completely busted off, they can't be fixed. Do you see another pair you might like?
Oh but I LOVE my Fabulous Chole Sunglasses. (POUT you small un-platypus like lips, POUT!)
Oh I'm sorry, they are fabulous, but broken. What's your number and we'll get them exchanged out for you.
UUUMMMM welll this purchase won't be in your computer.....
That's okay, what's your number?
408-....-.....
Hmm I don't see anything in here. But how about this Chanel pair? They're very similar in style.
So you can just exchange them out...just like that? (Knowing full from my 5 year tenure as a salesgirl at my own neighborhood Nordies that well that yes, she can.)
No problem, here you go! Would you like to keep the arm?

Then I read this article on yahoo. I didn't feel so guilty after that. We were all winners that day. Cares, Nordies sales lady, and yes even Nordies will be reimbursed.

Oh I love my Fabulous Chanel Sunglasses.

I Covet....

...this lovely print and think it would go nicely over our bed.

I saw something very similar for a lot more money recently at Warmth Company and was very happy to find it here:

http://www.my-sparrow.com/index2.php#/gallery1/5/