Strange Hangover
What’s Jack up to? Like me Jack is dog tired from all the B-day partying.
I want to say thank you all so much for the outpouring of love here, on Twitter and on Facebook for my birthday wishes. You all make facing birthdays so much easier.
I had a very nice birthday weekend filled with family and friends. After giving the DH a hard time for organizing a family BBQ for me on Saturday it turned out to be so much fun. I woke up today with a hangover and I didn’t have 1 drink of liquor. I think I am drunk off food and laughter. How can everyone in a family be so competitive over cards? I tell you from Nana on down, it’s really scary.
We are all such sore losers and talk so much crap. But in the end we take it all in good cheer; I mean how can you talk about someone’s mama when you have the same mama? And it turns out that even though my brother and I seem so very different in some things we are truly the same. That was nice to find out.
And as I sweet topper I got these beautiful flowers from the DH which surprisingly (and not by accident) have the peach color from our wedding over 20 years ago. How much do I love him for that?
All in all it was a fab way to turn the page on another chapter in my life.
Best,
Kwana
Not Kansas – Not Oz-Still Home
So it’s here. Today is my birthday. Look around go ahead and look, I am. Slowly….
Nothing has changed. I’m still here and so are you. I’m still the same old me just a day older and now officially 41. A wife, mother of teen twins, former thinner fashionista slash budget designer in the NYC now writer in the outskirts of the NYC and owner of a terrier that sometimes thinks it’s human. Oh and I’m a multi-published blogger. *snicker* How do you like that term. Feel free to use it all you bloggers out there. But other than that no big changes happened overnight. Ah well… big sigh and moving on.
But wait. Before I just move on, in honor of being all these (ever so slightly) fab (in my own mind) things homage must be paid.
So I’d like to raise a glass to me and also a glass (double fisting this weekend totally acceptable for my birthday) to you my dear friends who make the multi-published blogger part possible. Thank you so much for being here ,which is out there in cyber space, and stopping by to say hi and let me know they my words do not fall on deaf ears. That my tree falling in the woods does indeed make a sound. You all are so precious and lovely. Super heroes in your own worlds! Here’s to you!
And thank you Lord for getting me through another year full of all that a year can bring and then some more. I’m still here, saying YES.
Best,
Kwana
P.S. this pic is the sweet cake my Knit buddies gave me on Wednesday. So yummy.
Over The Rainbow
So tomorrow is my birthday and I know that once again I’ll wake up like I always do with a bunch of hopefulness seasoned with a hint of fear. Hopefulness because that’s how I wake each morning to face the day despite my constant jaded twin that whispered in my ear all throughout the night about fear and the uselessness of hope.
But depending on how you look at it (good or bad for me) I was way too affected by this movie as a child and live a life stuck in two worlds. One is in Kansas where it’s cold, harsh and in black and white and the other is the world of my imagination. The world of rainbows and color (and lollipop guilds) where my dreams just refuse to die. Part of me hopes (or is it fears? ) that I’ll wake up and that world of imagination will be gone along with the longing and the hope. I’ll be a grown up for real-real ya’ll. But the other part, the truly hopeful part, hopes that I’ll wake up, open my eyes and be Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
Where will you wake up tomorrow, in Kansas or Over the Rainbow?
Best,
Kwana
P.S.
Thanks so much to my Knitsters for all the love yesterday, Knitting, food, cake and presents! I’m a lucky girl. (Ugh. Getting so past the point where I can say girl.)
And a big Happy Birthday to my friend Wendy! Wishes of a pot of gold for you this year!
Adoring… happily
What’s Jack up to? He’s very happy today because today is HIS BFF’s Birthday. But he’ll have to wait in line to give out some birthday cheer because before he was his BFF he was MINE.
Yes, today is my DH’s birthday.
Happy Birthday Lovey!!
I always find this the hardest post of the year to write. What do I say after over 20 years that hasn’t already been said? ‘Happy Birthday’ are truly not strong enough words to express the magnitude of what I’m feeling and wishing for my dear DH today.
So since the right words fail me (the writer-um, nice) when it comes to you. I’ll leave it to Prince because he was there from the beginning:
“Until the end of time
I’ll be there 4 u
U own my heart and mind
I truly adore u
If god one day stroke me blind
Your beauty i’d still see
Love is 2 weak 2 define
Just what u mean 2 me”Wishing you all the happiness in the world and then some more if I can grab it for you.
With you I’ll get greedy.
Love Always,
Me
P.S.
Love from DS, DD and Jack too
XOXO
P.P.S
All you bloggy folks. Check me out tomorrow over here! Yay!!!!!
Friends… Gotta Have Em
Though it’s tax day today we’re just going to forget all that here on ye old blog and say Happy Birthday today to one of my dearest friends and always BFF, more like a sister, Ceska.
Ceska and I have been friends since young girls on the playground from the days of Kick The Can to Jams in the Park (shhh don’t tell Nana) to the births of our children. Yeah, I still can’t write right after being in the delivery room with her for the birth of my 10 pound godson now 18 years ago. But a nearly broken hand? What’s that between best friends? Nothing.
These songs go out to my girl Ceska. Thanks for always having my back and being a Queen of Peace Forever. Happy Birthday!
Stop laughing. Now. You know you want to sing. What songs make you think of your old friends?
Best,
Kwana
P.S.
The winner of The Uptown book giveaway is…. Lecia from the beautiful blog A Day That Is Dessert. Congrats! Lecia please email me your info at kwanawrites (at) yahoo (dot) com. Yay!
Happy 2 P day!
It’s a 2 celebration type of day. Hooray!Happy St. Patrick’s Day. There will be plenty of cheer flowing around New York and the country. I say do it up in style! Klassy like.
And Happy Birthday to Patricia of pvedesign!
Patricia is a wonderful artist, mother and friend.
I know plenty of you have been touched by her artwork and the daily inspiration she gives out on her blog. If you haven’t been by then click on over.
Spread some love and stop on by here to give her birthday greetings today.
Best,
KwanaHappy Birthday Nana
What’s Jack up to? Why he’ll have extra pep in his step today because today is the birthday of his best girl…NANA!
Happy Birthday Nana!
Words cannot say how much we love you.You are the best grandmother a person could ever ask for and thebest Nana in the world…to everyone!
Love,
Kwana, DH, DD,DS and
JackSweet 16
While I was sleeping you grew up, seemingly overnightWhile I was blinking you grew older and time just passed me byI don’t know how this happened that 16 years has passedIt really can’t be trueBut the calendar says so, thou my heart it fights and says no
I have to give in and face the truthHappy Birthday my Dear Babies, I will hold on to that rightTo call you my Dear Babies with all of my mightYou will always be my Dear BabiesWhether you are 16 or 60Because you are the dearest things in the word forever and always to meLove,
MomNew Kid On The Block
What’s Jack up to? Jack’s making new friends. Let’s hope he plays nice. It’s not always easy for Jack ya know.Meet Arya. Arya is the new girl on the block. She just moved in 2 doors down from us. Isn’t she so pretty? She’s a German short haired pointer which is a breed I’ve never heard of so there goes that. She’s a lovely deep chocolate color that this picture doesn’t begin to do justice.
Lucky Arya now lives with the most wonderful family with a great Mom and Dad and three wonderful children so I know she will be the most spoiled little dog ever.To top things off today is her owner/mom’s Birthday so happy birthday to my dear friend and neighbor Ritz!! I see you didn’t learn a thing from me. LOL! Have a wonderful day.
Best,KwanaOne, Two… THREE!!!
What’s Jack up to? Well today Jack is feeling like he’s practically grown up, little Mr. Big Stuff, You can’t tell him he’s not all that because…Happy 3rd Birthday toJack today!Wow, I can’t believe my wild little oversized Yorkie is 3 years old today. In the time we’ve had Jack life has not been the same. There is never a dull or quiet day and yes, I complain but the joy and the smiles sure make up for it.Three cheers for the Jackster!!!
Best,Kwana
