Thank you for the music

singing and dancing - both badly - but absolutely not caring

sharing a special night with my favorite daughter

enjoying delectable food, wine and conversation

keeping my mouth shut when not asked - like EVERYONE else - where we were going

a random Tuesday transformed into one of the best days of my life

knowing my husband is happy, but still having him comfort me when I am not so much

having my heart crack in places I didn't know existed, but finding that, with a threaded needle, it is possible to love again...in ways I didn't know existed

wearing the orange-and-black while watching the orange-and-black and high-fiving and low-crying with strangers who feel what I feel

baseball, anytime, anywhere

birthday blessings

Every year, like most everyone else, I have myself a birthday. My little family seems to make each one grander than the one before. On April 6th, I was surrounded by the love of the people that matter the most to me - I love my family more than anything - it is truly impossible for me to adequately fill the canvas with the colors that would effectively reflect the incredible people who love me the most. Simply stated, they are wonderful, and they allow me to feel wonderful - thank you....that's the sum of it all.

happy almost birthday to me

extra well-done cheeseburger with some quite stupendous fries - I mean S T U P E N D O U S F R I E S

the very concept of Satan clapping while sinful folk are fornicating

gooey chocolate pie-cake-mousse dessert supporting a flickering-flamed candle

my dearest friends - with all that they are and all that they are not - providing me with tidbits of gossip, assuring my glass is always more than half full, supplying their usual cachinnation, delivering - generously, if not graciously - tales to tell

welcoming arms to wrap around my words as I share what I know - piece-mealing additional memories as they come to me

that pinch of time when my husband and I occupy the same space on life's continuum

incredible words that are uttered at just the right time, reminding me that maybe I did a not too bad job

scrumptious dinner in an equally scrumptious environ

quite tasty bottle of carefully selected vino

company of family and significant attachments

commonalities still discovered at any age

time to buy new pants

gutters on both sides and all the way around

Saturday night in Napa