Words from a Babe

Bug: "My feelings hurt."
Me: "I'm sorry sweetie, what happened?"
Bug: "Mommy, you give me new feelings?"
Me: "Bug, I can't give you new feelings, only you can do that. I can help you to feel better. What can I do?"
Bug: "I need new feelings. My feelings are hurt."
Me: "I can't give you new feelings, sweetie."
Bug: "Yes you can. They're right there." (Pointing at the ceiling.)

I wish it were that easy. I'm not happy right now, may I trade my feelings in for something better? Oh wait, I see a happy feeling floating by the kitchen cabinet, let me see if I can reach it.

Happy Birthday Mopsy

Well scratch that (sort of). Mopsy's birthday is in June.
To preface I should say that Hubby Mikey and I aren't the most savvy shoppers when it comes to other people's birthdays. We usually find ourselves on the way to the person-in-question's celebration running into some large chain store (usually Target) to pick up a gift certificate and a nice card.
So when I read Mopsy's April 14th blog, I knew I was staring in the face of a golden opportunity (even if her birthday isn't for another 2 months). Sure, they may say the venue sold out in minutes, but of course, where there's a will there's a way. And my way included the magic of eBay. One of the greatest features of eBay is knowing that nothing is ever truly sold out.
Not much appeals to me more than a good deal and that's precisely what I got. Including the 2 day Fedex shipping from Texas I paid less than face value for 2 not too shabbily located seats.

If you read the comments to her blog, you'll know that I shamelessly invited myself along as her date -hey it's U2! They are such an iconic band, their fans are an amazing cross-section of people young and old. While at the concert (last night) Mopsy and I saw four different radio stations represented, teenagers, a man in his 70's, and a family of four -now how many times have you heard of a couple of teenagers going to a concert with their parents?!

It was amazing. When Hubby Mikey asked how it was, the comment that seemed to get the biggest "Wow it was that good?" was when I told him I was moved to tears.
Bono and U2 as a whole have been widely known for their activist participation in charities and causes world wide - during the concert there was one song and message that really struck a chord with me. When they played "Where the Streets Have No Name" their lighting effect scrolled flags from country after country as Bono sung and spoke of equality for every human. No more slavery, an end to hunger, equal no matter what. Period.

The city's a flood, and our love turns to rust.
We're beaten and blown by the wind
Trampled in dust.
I'll show you a place
High on a desert plain
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name.

I highly recommend this concert to -well anyone. It was more beautiful than I've ever seen rock and roll to be. It was full of energy and emotion. It was amazing.

I hope Mopsy had a good time, I know more so now than before that I should be thanking her for not only the idea of buying the tickets, but letting me snag one of them too.

A Guest

Hello all, this is Mikey, Nini's hubby. Nini just asked me to make a quick appearance and inform everyone of our further weight loss progress.

This past week Nini lost an additional 2 pounds so her total weight loss adds up to 12 pounds, all within a month of starting Weight Watchers. I lost 3 pounds, which finally brings me under the 200 lb mark. Pretty amazing considering I felt I was bad this week, but I guess that is what the flex points are for.

Both of us are pretty happy with our progress, but good lord dieting can be hard some days. Earlier this evening we were invited over to our neighbor’s house for a BBQ. Normally we would be apprehensive in attending a meet where the burger greases, hot dog mystery meat, and highly sugared (is that a word??) BBQ sauces are present in such abundance, but 1st we couldn't resist the allure of the delicious grill born carcinogens, and 2nd (and more importantly), we really want to get to know our neighbors. Turns out it was a very good move... Our neighbors, A & D, are fantastic people (with a very cute family and house I might add) and the food was absolutely awesome, we even got fed cake... WOO HOO!! The evening was full of great conversation, great company and great food. A & D, if you end up reading this, thank you so much for your hospitality, and incase you are curious, BBQ's in moderation, are more then okay for our diets. Turns out we still have a few 'overflow' points available for further overindulgence during the rest of the week :).

By the way, if anyone is curious, the whole sentence above “Normally we would be apprehensive in attending a meet where the burger greases, hot dog mystery meat, and highly sugared BBQ sauces are present in such abundance” is a complete lie. I don’t think I have ever turned down a good BBQ and neither should any of you.

With all the above said, I am sure I will end up writing another “guest blog” for Nini at some point in the future, and in order to make sure I give you all what you want to read, I suggest you go to this link and vote on a topic. That right folks, I really am that big of a nerd!!! Hooray for nerds (specifically me in this case).

Mikey