Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving for those who celebrate the holiday, and for those who don't, I hope you have many things for which to be thankful.

Thinking about that for which I'm thankful is a yearly exercise and an important one. It seems that the last few years have been the same, I'm thankful for the same things, and honestly, that's a good thing. That means my life is consistently blessed!

For what am I thankful? First and foremost, of course, my husband David. He's my heart, he believes in me, he inspires me, he props me up, he challenges me, he makes me laugh - all of equal importance - in short he loves me beautifully.

Then there are my friends. As I've said before I have several groups of friends corresponding to different aspects of my life - all are important, all are integral to my happiness. As an only child of a relatively small family, friends have always been important - but now they're more important than ever and I'm lucky to have a phenomenal group of people in my life.

My family. Now that both my parents are gone, most of my family are my in-laws. There's loads of them - and I just had Thanksgiving dinner with all of them! And there's also my aunt - my father's sister - and her husband and two kids who in turn are married and have two children each. Coincidentally, because life is like that, they live in New Jersey, about an hour away from my in-laws', so whenever we come for the holidays I see them. In fact we're having dinner with them on Monday.

My job. Yes, it's a painish and I complain, but I know I'm lucky to have a job and even more lucky that I enjoy it. It's a good company with great benefits. I'm definitely thankful for that. lease remind me about this in a week and a half when I have to go back to the office after being on vacation for two weeks.

My health. It's not perfect, there's a lot that can be better, but big picture - I'm so lucky!

Those are the big ones, but I'm also thankful for countless moments of joy and blessings.

What about you? For what are you thankful?

Have a happy and safe holiday weekend!

There's Pie!

Look at what my sister-in-law Cristi made! The bottom left is Pear/Cranberry/Apple Crumble; the bottom right is Pumpkin Pecan; and the top two are Dixie Pie which consist of Walnuts, Chocolate Chips, Bourbon and Brown Sugar! She also made a pumpkin roll and is going to make a sweet potato pie per my request!

This is the sister-in-law that lives in Texas. She' David's brother's wife. In addition to wonderful pies, she's an all-around great cook. She was the "head chef" for the famous Christmas Goose dinner a couple of years ago.

We're going pretty standard traditional this year - regular roast turkey cooked with turnips and butternut squash, several stuffings/dressings, mashed potatoes, sweet potato mash with bacon (!), green bean casserole, creamed onions, Brussels sprouts (yay!) and the pies. You know me though, I could easily do with just the side dishes. The turkey can be the centerpiece, Ha!

Aaaaaand...we're off!

OK, today we start the two day drive to Pennsylvania. Tonight we'll be stopping in Kingsland, Georgia.

Oh the road wonders that await...Waffle House coffee...Sonic Chocolate Coke..."road food"!

The Blogging may be sketchy, but I'll try my best!

For you 52...

...for me it's even less than that! David and I are going up to PA for Thanksgiving this year, so the plan is to order the gifts for the PA contingent and have them delivered to MIL's house before then, so I can wrap them and leave them there.

We do a gift exchange between the four sibling and the spouses, so rather than get everyone a gift we pick a name and give one nice gift. Then everyone gets gifts for my MIL and FIL and all five children - this time next year there'll be six! (While I wasn't Blogging, David's sister went and got pregnant with her second. )

So if my plan works I'll only have to buy the gift exchangees' gifts and mail the Texas contingents' gifts later.

My in-laws are relatively easyish - but the kids! They're always a project. Granted that's pretty much my fault because I want to give each of them books, a toy or other "fun" thing, and a personalized ornament commemorating something that occurred to them during the year.

Here's the breakdown: In Pennsylvania I have two nieces from one of David's brothers - they're 11 and 9, and David's sister's son who's 1, almost 2 (he's the one that's getting a brother). Then in Texas, David's other brother also has two girls that are 6 and 1½. Look how cute they all are!


Now since I don't live near any of them it's difficult to keep up with what they're into so trying to figure out what to get them and what the ornament should be is stress inducing to say the least. So I am in the throes of figuring out and deciding and picking...GAH!

Have you started your shopping yet?

International Women's Day Centennial

YAY Us!

Happy Birthday IWD! 100! You don't look a day over 25.

I was going to Blog some disheartening news about women in the US, but I'll wait for another time - today we celebrate.

In honor of International Women's Day we have a very special Lola's Lady Shuffle...let's see what we get!

1. La Vie en Rose -Edith Piaf (France) - Great start Lola! A perennial classic. It doesn't get better.


2. Emabhaceni - Miriam Makeba (South Africa) Mama Africa...wasn't she awesome?


3. The Lucky One - Alison Krauss (USA) & Union Station - I love her voice, so powerful yet soft.


4. Heaven's What I Feel - Gloria Estefan (Cuba) My home girl - Cubanita made good. I'm so proud of her - succesful career, seemingly happy family, no scandals, no rehab, and remarkable recovery from a horrible accident. She's da' bomb.


5. Travelin' Soldier - Dixie Chicks (USA) -Love them, love this song!


6. Chasing Pavements - Adele (England) - I love this young singer, her voice is so emotive...


7. Shut Up and Drive - Rihanna (Barbados) - How far she's come in a relatively short time, and so pretty. This is a fun song!


8. Fergalicious - Fergie (USA) - Did you think the pretty girl in Black Eyed Peas would blow up like this? And how much fun is this song?


9. Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman (USA) - From her early years - this song is fabulous as is Tracy - you "hear" the soul in her voice.


10. Whenever, Whatever - Shakira (Colombia) - Wooo...shake it! Great song, outrageously beautiful woman and a brain behinmd the pretty face.

If you're a woman celebrate your day...if you're a man, celebrate the women in your life.

Happy Father's Day

Enjoy the fathers in your life...

The Lola Shuffle - The "Good Friday" Edition

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Wow! Doing the Lola Shuffle on Good Friday! I realize I've done a couple of these already and I never made the connection of music and Good Friday before today.

When I was growing up I was raised by my beloved, very Catholic, very old-school , very pre-Vatican II, Spanish grandmother. This meant that on Good Friday not only was there no meat - there was also no TV, no playing, and no music - there was pretty much no fun at all, because well, Jesus Christ died for us that day and the least we could do was be miserable.

You can imagine what that was like for a kid all day at home on vacation from school who loved TV! It was awful. It was made worse because, while we couldn't listen to music, my grandmother would turn all the radios in the house to one of the local Cuban radio stations who on Good Friday would only air the reading of the Sermon of the Seven Words on a continuous loop - all day. So my grandmother, and therefore I, would listen to it ALL DAY, EVERYWHERE.

But that was then and this is now. Today Lola shuffles and I'm pretty sure Jesus is cool with that.

1. Movin' On - Elliott Yamin
2. Love Affair - Erasure
3. Behind the Wall - Tracy Chapman
4. Rock and Roll Dreams - Meatloaf (By the way did anyone see Meatloaf last Monday on the awesomest episode of "House" ever? He wasn't in the main story, but he was good...)
5. Get the Party Started - P!nk (Sorry Abi! - that's what I called my grandmother)
6. When I Come Around - Green Day
7. Babe - Styx
8. I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry (Yeah, Lola seems intent on giving Abi a hard time today...)
9. Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac
10. Clumsy - Fergie

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. If you celebrate Easter, then have a blessed, happy holiday. I hope you get lots of easter candy, and remember - always, always, always, eat the chocolate bunny ears first!

The Lola Shuffle - The "I'm On Vacation and Don't Know What Day It Is/New Year's Eve" Edition

Yes, yes, I know Lola usually shuffles on Fridays and today is Wednesday - but Friday was all about Goose and such and on Friday I didn't realize it was Friday because I'm on vacation and don't much care what day it is AND I've been on a steady diet of cold medication (btw Lunesta and Nyquil are a lovely sleeping aid - just in case you needed to know that), hard cider and wine - that'll mess you up a bit! Apparenty it also contributes to extremely long sentences - whatever...:)

Anyhoo - I was in a blustery snow flurry today and freaked out a little bit because I'm from Miami and we don't do that. It's really cold today - the weather has been quite bi-polar 60 to 24 within a day - I mean come on!

So...the in-laws are going to a New Year's Eve party tonight so "the kids" (that would be my soon to be 40 year old husband and 45 year old me) are having a party - WOO HOO!

In honor of New Year's Eve Lola wanted to offer an end-of-the-year shuffle...and awaaaay we go...

1. You're My Best Friend - Queen
2. Easy - Lionel Richie
3. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - The Police
4. Heaven - Los Lonely Boys
5. Boat Drnks - Jimmy Buffett (perfect - apparently Lola is cold too!)
6. Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day
7. Tabu - Desi Arnaz (synchronicity: as I type this I hear Desi Arnaz talking - my MIL is watching "I Love Lucy")
8. Let It Be - The Beatles (Indeed! A great song on which to reflect on New Year's Eve.)
9. Swingtown - Steve Miller Band
10. Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are - Meatloaf (ya gotta love him!)

Have a safe and happy New Year's Eve and a wonderful 2009!

We're Here!

After a three day road trip we have arrived at our destination. Warminster Pennsylvania - finally! It is frickin' frackin' freezing! 24 degrees - WTH?

Thus far I have:

• managed to lose my Hardee's virginity. I had never had Hardee's hamburgers before - now I have - they were great!
• yet to get a reasonable Internet connection on my laptop (I'm using my MIL's computer for this post because I knew you were all waiting with baited breath to hear about my life...)
• managed to catch a cold out of nowhere
• had a phenomenal dinner of chicken Florentine on a bed of Parmesan risotto in the most unexpected place ever
• eaten a lot of stuff I'm totally not supposed to eat
• listened to way too many Christmas carols on the car radio as we travelled up the east coast
• had a chocolate coke at Sonics (yay!)
• had yummy Waffle House coffee
• already had my first (of several) Philly Cheesesteak of the trip - Whiz wit

So anyway...more later. Tuesday I have to buy the wine and apple cider for the Great Goose Extravaganza a.k.a. Christmas dinner, as well as wrap presents like a crazy person.

Before I start, however, I hope to have breakfast at a funky little diner nearby called "Little Leo's" where they have awesome coffee and the best scrapple ever!

TTFN...:)

Say Thanks to Our Troops

You can go here and send a holiday greeting to our troops. It's a free and easy way to let them know that regardless of our opinion of the war, we support them.

'Toon Tuesday on Wednesday!

Christmas Meme

OK, so Thanksgiving's over - it's officially Christmas season. It's also the last day of NaBloPoMo (YAY I made it!) so what better way to end it than with a Christmas Meme? I found this one at Michael Mahler's Ditherings while Blog-hopping.

You know the drill - if you want to answer the meme let me know in my Comments.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? If I can get away with a bag, then definitely a bag - I'm the world's worst wrapper.
2. Real tree or artificial? Table-top artificial
3. When do you put up the tree? We try for the second weekend of December
4. When do you take the tree down? Well, this past Christmas we took it down in March!
5. Do you like eggnog? Yes, I love it!
6. Favorite gift received as a child? So many...I'll go with my Easy Bake Oven
7. Hardest person to buy for? My father -in-law
8. Easiest person to buy for? My husband
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, several. My mother used to collect them - she has over 200 from all over the world.
10. Mail or e-mail Christmas cards? Mail, but we're not sending Christmas cards this year
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? The plethora of pajamas I used to get as a kid, that's why I never buy clothes for children.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? A Christmas Story
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? This year I started at the end of October.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Absolutely! I see nothing wrong with that.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Cuban-style roast pork
16. Lights on the tree? Yes, twinkly and multi-colored
17. Treetop: Angel, star or something else? Angel
18. Favorite Christmas song? "O Holy Night"
19. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Both
20. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Yes
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? I prefer Christmas Eve
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? We've gotten ourselves into a vicious cycle where we worry too much about buying gifts
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I like all types of ornaments and a mish-mosh tree, no specific theme or color
24. Do you make a Christmas wish list? Yes
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Shockingly nothing in particular - that *never* happens.

Now it's your turn!

A Year of Thanks

This is a bittersweet Thanksgiving for me.

It's my first holiday season as an official orphan. As you may know Mami died in February of this year. Since my father's death in 2003, we hadn't really done the traditional Thanksgiving meal with her. Her Alzheimer's made it difficult to go to a crowded party, and frankly, being Cuban, she didn't really miss the turkey and all the trimmings. Don't get me wrong, when I was a kid and up until my father died we always, always, always did Thanksgiving, either at home or with family - in fact due to my father's dealings with and travel to the United States (and the fact that he would use any excuse to gather with friends and eat), my parents were among the few who celebrated Thanksgiving in Cuba. In any case, with Mami we would usually take her to lunch during the Thanksgiving weekend and she would have her Thanksgiving steak!

Since we started not celebrating the actual Thanksgiving meal with my mother, we have been blessed to have dear friends who have adopted Hubby and me for Thanksgiving or Christmas Eve (we alternate holidays with my in-laws in PA). This year we will be going to our friends' house and giving thanks with and for them. I'll have some sweet potato mash - Mami's favorite Thanksgiving dish - in her honor. I'm comforted knowing that in heaven she and Papi will be dining with all their friends and family who are with them, Papi cutting the turkey (that was always his job - slice a piece, eat a piece, slice a piece, eat a piece) and Mami enjoying her super-rare Thanksgiving sirloin with fried plantains and white rice.

On the other hand what a year to be thankful! First the biggest blessing of my life - my husband - he drives me crazy, he keeps me sane, he picks me up when I fall, and he holds me when I need to be still - he is my life and my love and there will never be enough thanks I can give for him or to him.

Next the blessings of friends and family - these wonderful people fill my life with love and laughter. I am so much a better person because of them, I am so lucky. As an only child, these people are my tribe and my support system. And did I mention the laughter?

On the Sports front - let's give a big Thanksgiving shout out to the 2008 World Series Champions, the Philadelphia Phillies! WOO HOO! OK, that was mostly for Hubby, but he's happy and that makes me happy so - YAY!

And of course, what I've been waiting for since November 2000 - the end of the long national nightmare! We have a brand, spanking new President-elect! And what a President he will be! I am thankful for President-elect Barack Hussein Obama. I am so proud of him and so impressed by him and Michelle. January 20th can't come soon enough.

And I'm thankful for this Blog which gives me a chance to vent, ramble, rant, write, and share with old and new friends. And I'm thankful to you for reading my musings.

Have a safe, happy and blessed Thanksgiving with those you love. May next year find us with even more for which to be thankful.

The Lola Shuffle - The "Happy Halloween!" Edition

BOO!

Did we scare you? I told Lola you'd be able to hear us sneaking up...

Lola is dressing up as a calculator!

So, do you have any exciting Halloween plans for tonight?

We're going to a friend's house. Years ago we started the tradition of going over there so that some adults could stay at the house to give out candy while parents took the kids trick-or-treating. But now the youngest "kid" is 16! So now we pretty much go to eat, drink, hang out and give candies to other people's children.

My job is to torture dumb-azzed teenagers who don't even bother to put on a costume and show up holding a wrinkled Publix bag expecting to get candy. After I give them a mildly hard time, I decree that their costume is "annoying teenager" and tell them they did a fabulous job!

So Lola...shuffle up some music to trick-or-treat by...

1. I'm Goin' Home - Hootie and the Blowfish (goin' home to...trick or treat?)
2. Whatta Man - Salt and Pepa (didn't you always feel sorry for Spinderella, for not getting any credit?)
3. Hurt - Johnny Cash (chillingly creepy performance of this song)
4. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys (so, it's bad that this song now reminds me of polygamous Mormons right?)
5. Ring Ring - Mika
6. Nights on Broadway - Bee Gees
7. Real Good Man - Tim McGraw (YUMMY!)
8. Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett (this songs never fails to make me smile...don't start Dixie! Don't be a hater!)
9. You Can Leave Your Hat On - Joe Cocker (as I've said before, I find this song to be smokin' sexy)
10. Gigi - Bing Crosby (oh..."Gigi"...I love this movie!)

Have a happy, safe and treat-filled Halloween!

Is it over yet?

2007 that is. Because heaven forbid my life should be boring.

I woke up yesterday at around 8:45, we had been out kinda late Saturday night so Hubby was fast asleep. I made coffee, ensconced myself in my big arm chair, turned on the TV to CBS to semi-watch the delightful and mellow Sunday Morning. I also logged on to World of Warcraft and started a quest in a my quest log - Hildalaira, my 'toon, had just banged the kodohide drum to summon a marmot to capture something I needed to get for the quest. All was right with the world. There was nothing pressing that needed to get done, we were probably going to go to Purplepassion's house to watch football and hang out. A perfect Sunday.

Then my cell phone rang. Even before I saw the called ID I knew it was bad because everyone knows my "don't call me before 10 a.m. on a weekend unless it's an emergency" rule. It was the ALF where my mother lives calling to tell me my 84 year-old Alzheimer's ridden mother was found on the floor when they went in to her room with her Cuban coffee and newspaper. They were going to call an ambulance because she couldn't walk.

sigh.

To make a way too long story short I wound up in the hospital ER from 10:15 a.m. to 6:30 when she was taken to her room. In the interim I cried several times when I saw my mom confused as to what was going on or wincing and crying out in pain until they thankfully gave her morphine and she was able to sleep. It turns out she broke her hip and needs surgery. We're hoping it'll happen Wednesday or Thursday.

I spent most of the day with her today. She is pain-free since she was put on (in?) traction. Because she doesn't feel any pain she has absolutely no idea why she's in the hospital.

Between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. today she asked me why she was in the hospital approximately 84,217 times. Each time I told her she had a fractured hip it was all shock and awe: "Me!?!" "I broke my hip?" "When?" Then I tell her. 15-20 minutes later: "Why am I here?" Second verse, same as the first. And so on, and so on, and so on. I was about ready to ask for morphine for myself. Come to think of it, I still have Vicodin...

Oh yeah - and I have to tell everyone who comes in contact with her to not mention the *s* word - surgery. She completely FREAKS OUT! The thing is my mother understands English perfectly, so through a series of winks, and grimaces, and rolling eyes I have to communicate to the innocent health-care worker to not mention surgery, they have to call it treatment instead.

And this is only the beginning. We still have surgery, 2 or 3 post-surgery days in the hospital, god-knows how long in a rehab facility, and the back to the ALF.

W00T! Happy New Year!

But, still, I know I'm blessed with friends and family who love and support me. And my husband has, as always, been wonderful. Last night he was my rock when I literally fell to my knees crying in exhaustion and sadness. He helped me back up and plied me with a Checkers' chili dog, a Big Buford hamburger, a chocolate shake and Loaded French Fries. Now that's love.

I wish everyone a wonderful 2008. Tonight I'll party with my friends and tomorrow I will resume explaining to my mother that she broke her hip.

The Lola Shuffle - The "Goodbye 2007" Edition

Hello all...ready for Lola's last shuffle of 2007? We've added a bunch of new music, maybe some of it will shuffle up...

1. Do Do Do Do, De Da, Da, Da - The Police
2. Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) - Mika
3. Freedom is Coming Tomorrow - "Sarafina" Soundtrack (If you haven't seen this wonderful musical (play and/or movie) about a girl growing up in South Africa during Apartheid, do so, it's beautiful!)
4. The Prayer - Josh Groban and Charlotte Church
5. Rock 'N Me - Steve Miller Band
6. When I Come Around - Green Day
7. No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley and The Wailers
8. You're So Vain - Carly Simon (So who do *you* think the song is about? I think it's Warren Beatty)
9. Sweet Jane - The Velvet Underground
10. Sway - The Pussycat Dolls

Well, there was new stuff in there, so it's all good.

I hope 2008 is full of happiness, love and lots of your favorite music.

Let's get this party started...:)

Noche Buena

It's Christmas Eve day. Last year I told you all about Noche Buena, so I don't have to do that again. Today I'm going to talk about how we're spending tonight.

When I was younger, my parents would either host Noche Buena and everyone would come to our house, or we would go to my godmother's house. It was always a big to-do, with at least 25 people and up to almost 40. As the years passed the kids grew up, moved away, got in-laws they had to visit, the older folks passed away, and my parents' generation got old and sick. I'm glad my husband was able to enjoy a couple of the big family Noche Buena celebrations before they stopped.

Since my father died and my mother began deteriorating, and because I'm an only child and don't have kids, we didn't really have a crowd with whom to celebrate. For a couple of years we got together with my mother and had a nice dinner, but now, she can't really stay up late and "being on" for too long overwhelms her. So, what we do is have a big Cuban Christmas day lunch with her at her favorite Cuban restaurant.

We are blessed to have one of my oldest friends who along with her "americano" husband host a big, loud, honking Cuban-style Noche Buena invite us to their home. So tonight we will be having a pit-roasted whole pig that's been marinating since yesterday, along with all the trimmings and lots of wine. We are so thankful that they have *adopted* us. They also have us over at Thanksgiving when we don't go to my in-laws' in Pennsylvania.

Now that Hubby has a more flexible schedule we plan to alternate between Thanksgiving and Christmas in PA. Whenever we're not there, my friend has issued a standing invitation to her house. That is one of the greatest gifts and one for which we are very thankful.

I hope all who read this are blessed to have at least one of that kind of friend.

I also hope everyone has a magical holiday full of love and laughter and that you get all the really important stuff on your wish lists - that's usually the stuff you don't write down and that can't be ordered on-line or gotten at the mall.

From me to you, dear reader..."Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night".

Lazy Saturday

On this, the last Saturday before Christmas, when according to the news stores and malls are packed with bstling shoppers I have spent the entire day watching movies. I am done with my shopping and almost done with my wrapping - YAY!

So far I've been in Manhattan in the mid-70s for Metropolitan, Nebraska in the mid-90s for Election, the North Atlantic Ocean on a luxury cruise ship for Poseidon and in the early 1800s in England for Vanity Fair. Who knows I may see some more movies before the night is over!

"Metropolitan" was great, "Election" was good, "Poseidon" was a disaster - pun intended - and "Vanity Fair" was really good. I have not yet read the book, although I own it - it will now grow on my ever growing to-be-read list.

So, what have y'all done on this should-be-busy-but-I'm-being-lazy Saturday?

The Lola Shuffle - The "What I Want for Christmas" Edition

Hello all. I forgot to post my 2007 Christmas list - and since we all know Santa's an avid Blog reader I figured I'd better get the list up ASAP.

But first Lola shuffles...

1. House on Pooh Corner - Kenny Loggins (Awww...this song makes me happy)
2. Come Away with Me - Norah Jones
3. Truckin' - The Grateful Dead (and this song makes me smile a big smile)
4. Swingtown - Steve Miller Band
5. Come to My Window - Melissa Etheridge (A classic! I love her...)
6. Never Can Say Goodbye - The Jackson 5
7. Get the Party Started - Pink (That's what I'm talking about!)
8. Pavement Cracks - Annie Lennox (Amazing song, amazing voice)
9. Island Girl - Elton John (another smile inducer)
10. Where is the Love - Black Eyed Peas

And now my Christmas List for this year:

• iPod/CD player with speakers
• Waring Pro Professional Tabletop Wine Chiller
• Pedometer with calorie counter
• Sewing Kit (including basket or container to hold it all)
• This is Tom Jones (DVD)
• i-Tunes gift cards
• TicketMaster gift cards
• Broadway Across America Gift Certificate
• Gold hoop earrings (2” diameter)
• “Have a Nice Decade: The '70s Pop Culture Box” – CD set
• Half.com Gift Certificates
• Barnes and Noble Gift Certificates
• Perfume (Red Door, Carolina Herrera, Tressor)
• Beanbag Chair
• “Lost” – The Complete First Season (DVD Set)
• Pee Wee’s Playhouse #1 - Seasons 1 & 2 (DVD Set)
• Pee Wee’s Playhouse #2 - Seasons 1 & 2 (DVD Set)
• ”The Sopranos” – The Complete First Season (DVD Set)
• ”The Sopranos” – The Complete Second Season (DVD Set)
• ”The Sopranos” – The Complete Third Season (DVD Set)
• ”The Sopranos” – The Complete Fourth Season (DVD Set)
• ”The Sopranos” – The Complete Fifth Season (DVD Set)
• ”The West Wing” – The Complete Second Season (DVD Set)
• “Sex and the City” – The Complete Second Season (DVD Set)
• “The Manchurian Candidate” – Special Edition DVD (1962 version!)
• Amazon.com gift certificate Whole Foods gift certificate
• Starbucks Gift Card
• Brookstone Tranquil Moments Plus Sound Machine
• Candles
• Incense
• Frames

Have a wonderful holiday!

Have Yourself a Wacky Little Christmas

Here are Hubby and Me wishing you a fabulous holiday season...in our own special way...:)