2 cent tidbits....:-)

Hello and welcome to daylight savings time! It's time for longer days and warmth. But where's the warmth in NYC? I am really over wearing my coat everyday. I mean really. Patience come to me now. :-)

So, as you can imagine, I'm a busy chickadee getting together everything I can think of to make May 6th a day worth remembering. List after list....It's coming together, but I have to admit I'm a little anxious. Lots of good stuff coming up in the next 5 weeks, amidst the packing, organizing, and creating....All will be wonderful, I'm sure. I'm accepting all your good thoughts for a calm, beautiful, sunshiney day. Thank you!!! :-)

On my mind right now....just a few random thoughts. Some silly, some serious. All make me wonder....;-) Here goes:

**Why does it seem like such a task for folks to mail back an RSVP? It's stamped, addressed, and ready for a signature and a drop in the mailbox....hmmmm

 **Japan is in my prayers. The images of the Tsunami are incredibly unbelievable! I can't imagine what they are going through. I actually have a high school friend who lives there with his family. Thank God they are well right now. He asks for us to pray for his neighbors.

**Who knew Dionne Warwick was so fierce? Is anyone watching Celebrity Apprentice? Wow.

**After coloring my hair throughout my 20s--from highlights to dark rinses, I've come to embrace and actually like my natural hair color. Would that be considered exhaling? ;-)

**One can accumulate way too much paper in 6 yearS....and candles...and picture frames. Packing is such a joy! lol

**Janet Jackson concert this Saturday. Yeah baby!!! First and probably the only time I'll see her live.
**Waiting for Lenny Kravitz to announce a tour. He rocks!

**I had to get a steroid shot on Sunday because of an allergic reaction, I pray it doesn't make me gain weight. That's a side affect of steroids. :-( But I had to get it. I looked like I was in a fight with Mike Tyson when I woke up that day.

**Loving my new glasses. At lasttttttttttttttttt.;-)

** Aretha Franklin looks fab! She shed 85 pounds. Go ReRe!!

**I just love seeing (or hearing about) married couples still enjoying life together and l.i.v.i.n.g! My gal pal's parents have been married almost 40 years and they are going on a cruise with other couples this summer to Alaska. I can dig that!

Sending good times your way. Tag you're it!

Step by step...embrace the emotions :-)

Happy Monday night! It was pretty today in the NYC. The sun was glowing and the weather probably reached 45 degrees. Odd, that I now welcome 45 degrees these days. :-). I'm just patiently awaiting my favorite 70-degree days. They are just around the corner....

Time is ticking, ticking, ticking. The next scene is about to take place in my life. I literally feel like I'm prepping for a mini-movie, as I produce aka plan every detail of one of the most special days of my life, my wedding. I knew it would be "something" but wow, it has really taken over my being. Thank God, I'm into breathing. I mean b-r-e-a-t-h-i-n-g to realign myself with the now and the beauty of the process.

Sometimes I lose myself in the "stuff" of life, the this and the that and forget to enjoy and appreciate the process of it all. The process isn't usually non-stop fun. But, it always has something worth smiling about. Something that makes you feel like "yeah, I did it" or "I'm doing it." The breathing comes in handy when I feel like I may be losing sight of the good of it all. The meaning of it all.

The breathing helps me to remember that no matter what happens on my oh-so-anticipated day, all will be well no matter what. Everything is already wonderfully well right this moment, in fact. The process is exciting, exhausting, surprising and delightful.

The emotions are beginning to flow out. I actually shed a few tears today. I am sure it's natural to feel these different feelings when you're making a transition in your journey. It's a good thing. :-)

So, I choose to embrace it all, as my gal pal advised. The tears just came as I began to pack and let go of things I no longer need to hold on to in my journey. So, that's exactly what I intend to do. Embrace the emotions. It's natural. I am a being who experiences a plethora of feelings. And so it is all very natural and all just fine.

Ahhhhh, and so I am breathing and I am smiling. And gratefully~peaceful. Now.

Sending grace your way. Tag you're it!

So Over It!................

Hello out there! It's March, are we ready for Spring or what? I'm more than ready to welcome longer, sunshiney days.

Forgive me for barely blogging lately. Tonight's post was inspired by my cool gal pal, Brookey. She was also the one who encouraged me to begin sharing my thoughts through my own blog, last year. My anniversary is this month. Whoo hoo!

Anyhoo, right about now I'm SO over a few things. What about you? I'll start. Here goes:

***Layering my clothes. This has been a really cold, snowy, windy winter in NYC/NJ. I'm so over temperatures below 50 degrees! I want to wear sundresses, now!! :-)

***Recycled cell phone numbers. Ok, I finally bought a new cell phone, a smart phone. I let go of my simple, non~internet access, tap~system Samsung phone, for the HTC Incredible. But guess what? Every day since I've had it (about a month now) I get 2-3 calls from an 800 number asking for someone named Melissa Rosen. Really. Today, I finally called the number back and told them this is not Melissa Rosen. I guess Melissa owes somebody something. I really hope they've updated their system. :-/

***Rude customer service folks. So over these people! I mean why did they choose to work at a job where they are required to speak, cater, or assist other humans on a consistent basis?

***Getting home when it's dark. So over it!

***The Android smiley faces. What happened to the regular round ones?...Androids are kind of scary and not cute. Already over it after barely a month with my Incredible. :-)

***Bottled water that costs more than $1.25. I mean really.....

***Long lines in Whole Foods, no matter what time I go. Over it!

***Dry hands. Really over Winter skin. :-(

***Not being able to think of Love songs that I really really really love. So over thinking about it tonight. Can you help me? :-)
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There are a few things that I'm So Into right now, thank goodness.....;-)

*Warm showers after a good day's work. Soothes my soul.

*My dear one calling me Sweetlove. Really makes me smile. :-)

*Funny text messages from Sarpong. Makes my day so much happier!

*Cool, refreshing water! Ahhhhh

*My mom, dad and everyone supporting me right now as I prepare for the next phase of my journey.

*Crossing more details off my list of wedding "to-dos" Yes!

*Receiving packages, in the mail, that I've ordered for the wedding.

*The new ringtones I have on my HTC Incredible. ;-)

*My life! Even when I'm a little worn out and fall off track, I am still pretty dang glad I'm still ticking, smiling and capable of giving!

Sending brighter days your way. Tag you're it!