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No car, but a beautiful sunset.

by | Mar 6, 2012 | 0 comments

I was forced to walk to the gym today, and it turned out to be a blessing, as it allowed me to witness and capture this amazing sky on the walk back home.

A) Had I driven, I’d have been home long before the the sky looked like this, and
B) Had I driven, I wouldnt have been able to stop and take this picture anyway.

Point…. there’s lemons to lemonade, and more importantly, there’s moments every day that could amaze you, if you aren’t rushing past them.

Don’t be afraid to take the scenic route sometimes, even if it means an extra 15 minutes of driving…

Woulda been an amazing back drop for a proposal too right?

Will You Marry Me, on Leap Year!

by | Feb 29, 2012 | 0 comments

Happy Leap Year everyone!

It’s kind of crazy isn’t it? Imagine the calendar only naming your birthday once every four years. It’d be great if you only aged once every four years tho right? Ahh yeah, that’s not the case, so what else is there to do on February 29th every four years?

How about propose? I’d say get married, but I don’t think many brides would appreciate an anniversary once every 4 years. However, when it’s your proposal date, it makes it a bit more special. I doubt many people celebrate the dates when the initial proposal occurred, much less remember it. But if it only happened one time every four years, something tells me it might entice a romantic evening.

Even if it’s not entirely planned, a special place will become wherever you are at the moment the question is asked.

I mean, when a baby is born, that date becomes the date you remember forever, and that’s why we have birthdays. But what about that first moment you found out you were going to be a parent? That first day you found out you were pregnant? That was a pretty special day in your life I’d bet. Your proposal day should be no different, so why not make it happen?

It may be too late for 2012, but hey, you’ve got four years to plan for 2016. And if any of you guys out there are debating a proposal, today is as great an excuse as you’ll get for an impromptu proposal as there ever will be.

So think of a romantic setting, a nice restaurant, or a place you know you won’t mind going back to every four years, take your significant other there, and get down on bended knee.

Congrats, you’re ready to take the “LEAP!”

ps- Credit timely pun to Meredith. 😉

Proposal Idea of the Week

by | Feb 25, 2012 | 0 comments

Okay, so this flu has been by far thew worst I’ve ever experienced. I think a big reason was that I was detoxing when it hit me, but still. Phew. I am close to putting it completely in the rear view mirror, at last. (No wedding song pun here, nope, not at all).

Anyway, I meant to post this one a week or so ago, but have been avoiding the computer the past week. This idea is in honor of Paul and Jami, who got married one year ago, with their wedding reception being on the Norwegian cruise liner, The Sky.

This can be for cruise enthusiasts, or first timers. It’ll be easier if the proposer is an experienced cruiser though, as you’ll be better prepared for the routine of each day on a cruiseship.

First, make sure you bring roses, or are sure youll be able to find them on the ship. Second, make sure to bring the ring.

The key to this, is to convince your soon to be fiancee that you have gotten sea sick, or otherwise need to go back to the room, and you must do so alone. Your best bet is at any of the main meals you will eat during the day, preferably at night, and just cringe and hold your stomach. Excuse yourself from the table and say youll be back.

Work fast. You’ll want to get back to the room quickly, and immediately get out the roses. Rip off each rose petal, and spell out, Will You Marry Me” on the bed of your cabin. a pathway of roses can also be left from the bed to to door, and perhaps even from the elevator to the cabin door, if you can get away with it.

Take a picture if it too, in case it gets out of order later.

Armed with the ring in your pocket, you return to dinner. You know the rest.

Obviously if she is following a path of rose petals to the room, she might be on to you. You’ll do your best to SWEAR these weren’t here just a few minutes ago. Once inside the room, as you open the door for her, allowing her in first, you get the ring ready, behind your back.

When she turns from the bed, after reading it it, there you will be, on bended knee.

Open the ring box.

Lastly, make sure to do this at the beginning of the cruise. Don’t wait till the cruise is almost over. You want to enjoy the entire trip and celebrate it!

Here’s some cruiseship #’s to start planning:
Norwegian: 1.866.234.7350 (www.ncl.com)
Carnival: 1-800-764-7419 (www.carnival.com)
Princess: 1-800-774-6237 (www.princess.com)
Royal Carib.: 1-800-398-9819 (www.royalcaribbean.com)

Detoxing, Getting the flu, and turning 37

by | Feb 22, 2012 | 2 comments

Okay, I just spent over an hour writing my lengthiest post yet, describing the past 7 days, only to have it mysteriously erased during the publish process. A little more than mildly irritated, I will quickly summarize.

I began a detox cleanse the day after Valentine’s Day last week, came down with the flu midway thru, and have been pretty miserable the past few days. Today, my birthday, I am feeling better than I have in quite some time. While still congested and coughing occasionally, I am feeling the positive effects of the past 7 days of eating nothing but fruits, vegetables, and all organic food. (I did have two fish dinners- one salmon- and some homemade chicken noodle soup during the worst of my flu).

Now, today I turn 37 at 8:19pm est. (My twin sister turns the same age at 8:15) I wrote about how much I had to do today after a little over a week of getting virtually nothing done, and now I’m spending more time not doing it because I’m re writing a blog post I had carefully written the first time. 🙂

So with that said, I’m off to get some work done, so that I can figure out where I will get a nice hour long massage later. There can’t be a better way to end a detox program and start a birthday than with a massage right?

Tonight, dinner at Yamados. I hope I will be ready. My body is clean, and I intend to keep it that way, but special occasions are special occasions. So you all have my blessing to go out and celebrate tonight. 😉

Oh, and happy birthday to Drew Barrymore, the only person other than my sister who I know to be born on the same day and year as myself.