I've Just Got To Say Something...

I try to keep my blogs on the positive side, however, I've just got to say something about this...
I've had a subscription to Woman's Day Magazine for quite awhile. I've never cancelled it because every now and then there's a good recipe or crafty project to keep my interest and I've always recycled it to my neighbor, Jan. So what's my beef?

This month's edition had a piece on 4 or 5 different women getting a makeover before their class reunions. In the old Woman's Day Magazines that might have included a snappy new haircut/hairdo, some make-up and some snazzy outfits. Pretty harmless stuff. And who doesn't want that killer outfit that makes you look 10lbs thinner! Well times have certainly changed... now these "makeovers" include Botox, Restalyn and some lip plumping with collagen. I think that's just WRONG to start pimping invasive procedures (yes, getting fluids inserted under your skin is invasive) to solve all your beauty woes. They even have the nerve to tell you how much the procedure cost as if $350 for some Botox is a drop in the bucket. AND does anybody truly know what happens to all that stuff they're injecting? I still find it hard to believe that women are that insecure as to liposuction, inject & implant themselves for a brief moment of vanity. I say "brief" because it seems that those women always find something else that needs fixing and a new beauty deadline to meet.

To each his own... I'm lucky the gals I choose to hang out with and who I call friends--have beauty from within. Their inner beauty translates to outer beauty and they are inspiring to me. Those are the women I want to read about.

I've passed the magazine onto Jan, who I'm sure will find a nice place for it in the trash where it belongs.

40th Birthday Las Vegas Style

My Michigan friend, Audrey, turned 40 this past weekend. She got a surprise plane ticket, Celine Dion show tickets from her spouse Collin, sister Bonnie, brother Gary and Dad. I chipped in with a stay at the Venetian (We stayed in the Venezia Tower). We had a great time. Of course with everything new to Audrey (It was her first time there) we couldn't see everything. Guess we'll have to do this trip again. Below is Audrey in Las Vegas' Paris.



The cool glass ceiling in the Wynn Hotel or maybe it was the Bellagio... I can't quite remember.


We had a pedicure and manicure at the Canyon Ranch Spa at the Venetian. We had very happy and pretty toes afterwards. Here is Audrey relaxing in the massaging pedicure chair.


Audrey with her Celine Dion ticket before the show. By the way, I'm not much of a Celine Dion fan but I have to admit, she puts on a great show!

Mother's Day

We had Mother's Day dinner at Karen & Dan's house. I got the Mom-Son's photo with a little work. There was the "pull-my-finger" photo before this... Needless to say, Moms are always Moms especially when their kids refuse to grow up! Thank you Karen for all the prep & tasty wok'd green beans. Thank you Wanda for being an excellent Mom. I reap the benefits of a well raised son everyday.

Our New Car

We got a call from Bell Honda that our Honda Fit was here and ready to be picked up. We were actually dreading going in to the dealership... we thought for sure they were going to present us with numbers that were way above what we wanted to pay. It turned out they were pretty close. I think it's the fastest car deal we've ever made. With the Element already sold we were able to write a check and drive away in an hour. I wasn't quite sure if the color would be a wierd orange color--but it turned out to be more copper colored than orange. I like it!

Time Goes By...

It's hard to believe that it will be a year tomorrow since my grandfather, Tom Jackson, passed away. I certainly have missed him. I was lucky enough to collect pictures from my Mom, Aunt's and Uncles--so I have a nice collection of images on my computer. I chose this one to honor his memory a year later. My grandparents loved to sail out on Lake Michigan and we all enjoyed spending time with them at Sutton's Bay.