More Friends

These pictures are of my Longhorn girlfriends (minus one - we need an updated photo including Marion) and also a pic of my Scrap Diva friends (I "lifted" the image from my friend, Debra). I have so much fun with all of these women (and their spouses)! I love the variety of subjects we discuss and hearing about the interesting lives each of them lead. I can't imagine a life without friends!

A Few More Cakes...

...Maybe I'm a baking addict!
-The strawberry was for a Rehearsal Dinner
-The topsy turvy was a practice cake
-The pink heart for a bridal shower at work
-The hat for a friend's birthday
-The giant taco for Cinco De Mayo

Which I had a big slice right now!

Let More Good Times Roll!

I spent this last weekend with my two buds of 20 years!!! They drove down from the Chicago area and I drove up from Atlanta to meet in the cool and beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina. Linda is a lovely dark haired beauty with two young children, Shelley is a beautiful blonde who is single and has a busy, busy life and I'm the one who's had a few husband in the past, happily married now and my children are grown (oh yes, there's those adorable grandchildren). The three of us are in some ways very different, but we connect and we complement each other. Most of all -no matter what - they have been and always will be - there for me! Now that's a really good thing!!! I'm blessed to have a lot of friends - my Longhorn crowd, Scrap Divas, Work Friends, City Girls and Church Pals - Lucky Me!

They met many of my 100's of cousins, we all enjoyed some fabulous food, danced at a Cowboy Redneck Honkey Tonk (oh yeah! Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy!!), visited Biltmore, enjoyed an outdoor church service with a good ole boy Southern Baptist preacher-followed by a pot-luck of delicious proportions, drove the Parkway and shopped just a little. Whew! Add to that lots of talking and staying up late! What a wonderful, refreshing and rejuvenating time we had. Of couse, I had post vacation blues for a few days upon my return, but we have vowed to make this a yearly retreat...hmmmm....what can we get into next???

Good Times!

I love getting together with my friends and try to do it often. This picture is from a party (it's always a party with this crowd) at Bill and Cheryl's lovely home (with an awesome pool). Everyone brought a contribution to the meal, but look at this spectacular dessert Cheryl made! Needless to say, a great time was had by all!

Beat The Blues!

Fortunately, I've always been sort of an "UP" person - I'll always be the cheerleader, annoyingly optimistic type. I try not to let things that are happening around me beat me up too much or steal too many moments of my happiness. I truly believe that one of the ways I'm able to stave off the blues in my life is by creating. Whether it's scrapping, beading, blogging or baking - when you are busy and your mind is entertained you just don't have room for sadness or distress. If you are prone to periods of depression - give this cure a shot! And - the added bonus - you have something tangible as a result of your efforts! Pictures below are some of my recent projects, a wedding cake, groom's cake, two necklaces and a couple of quick cards. As you can see, I like to keep busy. Don't say you don't have any talent - everyone does!!! That's all...from Dr. Pam!!!

World's oldest blogger passed away...

Check out her blog at http://worldsoldestblogger.blogspot.com/

Isn't it just awesome that a woman of this age would be blogging?! Inspiring!!!

Blogtastic

I've been very busy lately - too busy to post myself, but not to busy to quickly peruse the posts of my friends. I love to read them and then follow some of their links and see where I wind up! Thanks for such great entertainment and fun! I'll have an updated post soon. I'll try to keep it interesting!