Borrowed from Dawn!

1) A picture of me:

2) Candle scents this month: Yankee Candle’s Holiday Forest, a bit early, but there it is.

3) What I read this month: The House on First Street: My New Orleans Story by Julia Reed. A fun read…and I learned about a dessert I’d never heard about but damned if I can remember the name right now! hmmm…damn, I just googled every whichaway…it was a dessert from Alice B. Toklas cookbook…

4) Top three songs I was drawn to: Misty Mountain Hop by Led Zeppelin, That’s How I Got to Memphis by Solomon Burke and Black Water by the Doobie Brothers

5) Movies I saw: Same Time Next Year, a movie from the 1970s with Alan Alda…Dave had never seen it…have you seen it?

6) Favorite tv moments of the month: Jessica, the end of True Blood on 8/7…holy cow!!!

7) Something yummy I made: Um…I think I fried an egg or two this month and made some toast LMAO! Also, I cut up some roasted veggies & meat and made some delicious salads from the salad bar at work. That counts, right?

8.) Restaurants where I ate: I reconnected with Andrea, yet another old friend via Facebook; she and I had an amazing meal at Life Alive, and boy, was it filled with some great conversation! She was one of my best friends in high school…along with Pat, who’s still my friend and Michele, Andrea’s cousin, whom I no longer talk to. Also, Dave’s sister, Sue; his daughter, Melissa and I went to Pickity Place in Mason, NH…delicious food and a fun time!

9) Five things I am loving this month: (1) Welcoming three new babies into the world…first my friend Heather had a gorgeous baby girl, Yumiko; next my friend Diana had a beautiful son, Jackson, and lastly, Dave’s oldest son and his wife had their first son (Dave’s 4th grandchild) on 8/10!; (2) spending the weekend down the Cape with my cousin Maribeth; she went to her 35th high school reunion and I drove LOL!; (3) a weekend in the White Mountains where I saw a bear! Two bears, actually!; (4) that I got the all clear for another 3 months cancer free; (5) spending time with Dave’s family

10) A goal I had for this month: Lose weight each Saturday at my WW weigh in. Hmmm…yeah, I didn’t do so good this month…but nevertheless, I will prevail!

11) This month I looked forward to: All the babies! And going to the Melissa Etheridge concert with my friend Maureen and to the Doobie Brothers/Lynyrd Skynyrd show with Dave, Pat & Jim (the only thing I didn’t like about the concert was the zeal of some of those LS fans…coulda done without the rebel flag waving *rolls eyes*)!

12) Something I want to remember about this month: I am loved!

13) A photo I took this month:

You know I can never show just one!

Borrowed from Dawn!

1) A photo of me:

well…part of me!

2) Candle scents this month: Cannabis Santal Scented Candle by Fresh (description: patchouli, dark chocolate, vetiver, sandalwood, vanilla musk, and alluring cannabis), I love it!

3) What I read this month: Still was reading Freedom by Jonathan Franzen…finally finished it in August and enjoyed it very much. I’m glad, VERY glad, the way it ended the way it did. If you are still looking for a nice summer read, pick this one. Next up- The House on First Street: My New Orleans Story by Julia Reed

4) Top three songs I was drawn to: Deacon Blues by Steely Dan, Pretty Woman, as sung by my friend Karen’s husband, his brother, their friend & Dave, and Big Bad Handsome Man by Imelda May

5) Movies I saw: *sob* the second part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Loved this movie of the second part of the book as much as I hated the movie of the first part of the book. Snape. That’s all.

6) Favorite tv moments of the month: All of them had to do with Rescue Me…the one of Franco and Lou in the bathroom stall…hilarious!

7) Something yummy I made: I made a delicious meal of sauteed radish greens, radishes & a bit of vinegar, oil & brown sugar…YUM!

8.) Restaurants where I ate: The Lobster Pot in P-Town. I had the BBQ Pepper Shrimp, on a bed of orzo … WOW!!! Very, very yummy! And the bloody Mary was the best I’ve ever had.

9) Five things I am loving this month: (1) Being able to take some time off from work and having great weather while doing so; (2) browsing through a cookbook I picked up in an antique store and finding a recipe from my cousin in it; (3) floating in the ocean without a care in the world; (4) getting together with my cousin, Rikki, her daughter & husband & 3 children (none of whom I get to see very often)…along with my cousins Maribeth & Mel, we had a ball; (5) my iPad…I really love that thing!

10) A goal I had for this month: Lose weight each Saturday at my WW weigh in, and I didn’t do that. I gained a pound in the first week, lost .4 the next, 2.4 the week after that, 0.4 the next and didn’t get to weigh in on the 30th (nor did I weigh in last Saturday, but I damn sure will be this Saturday!).

11) This month I looked forward to: Cape Cod, pirate miniature golf (still didn’t get to do it), swimming in the ocean, Provincetown (funny how similar these things were to last month LOL), Steely Dan concert, get together at my friend Karen’s.

12) Something I want to remember about this month: The jacuzzi in our hotel room!

13) A photo I took this month:
You know I can never show just one!

Borrowed from Dawn!

1) Candle scents this month: Yankee Candle’s Autumn Lodge (who cares if it’s summer! I love this scent)

2) What I read this month: Does The Noise in My Head Bother You by Steven Tyler. A very interesting read!

3) Top three songs I was drawn to: I guess I’d have to say any three Hall & Oates songs, as I saw them in concert down at Foxwoods (they were fantastic, btw!)

4) Movies I saw: Did I see a movie? I don’t think so…

5) Favorite tv moments of the month: I’m really enjoying The Big C!

6) Something yummy I made: HA! I really haven’t been doing much cooking, Dave’s been doing it all. How about a rice cake with peanut butter & jelly?

7) Restaurants where I ate: Cobblestones!

8.) Five things I am loving this month: Time spent with Dave’s daughter, Melissa & her two boys, my birthday present (an iPad!), taking long walks, fitting into clothes I haven’t fit into for awhile, alone time with Dave.

9) A goal I had for this month: Have an awesome vacation week down the Cape. And I did!

10) This month I looked forward to: Cape Cod, pirate miniature golf, swimming in the ocean, seeing my Auntie Rosa & cousin Mel, Provincetown.

11) Something I want to remember about this month: The adorable fox family I saw up in Carroll, NH.

12) A photo I took this month:

You know I can never show just one!