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Jackopierce Promise of Summer

Advent — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:36:17 +0000

I know I am behind the times on this one but I just bought the Promise of Summer album by Jack O Pierce. I really like these guys. My husband introduced me to their music years and years ago. In fact that is where I got my nickname, Advent, from one of their songs. My husband started calling me that when we were just friends and look what that lead too. My favorite track on this CD is Texas. It just makes you feel so good. I am originally from Louisiana which most of you know and I am always thinking about “home”. This song just makes me miss it even more. It is classic Jack O Pierce. They also put March on it as well. Again one of my favorite songs by them. I also like Late Shift….who am I kidding I do not think there is one song of theirs I do not like.

Woman as Salvation, Anderson’s Luck, Vineyard, Please Come to Boston, and let’s not forget Advent. I could go on forever it seems. Just give this one a listen and I am sure you will like it. They are coming to LA next month and I am going to try so hard to see them. I have always wanted to see them but I have never had the opportunity but now that I am in LA I was very surprised to see they were coming. I have got to find a way to go or I will regret it.

Evian Roller Babies

Advent — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:38:54 +0000

Back in the saddle

Advent — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:43:15 +0000

I really need to get back on the saddle with this blog. Life has been a little crazy because of surgery, the move to California and the start of a new job but I am hopeful I can get this thing rolling again.

We have moved to the “the valley”, San Fernando Valley that is. This place is full of Mom and Pop stores and I love it. You really do not see big chain stores here. It took me a week to find a Wal-Mart. I know you don’t believe me but it is true. The big store over here is Target, which is fine with me. I try to do searches on shops and services in the valley but come up short most of the time. I don’t know if that has happened to any of you but I thought this is my blog and I can put on it what I want, right?

So, I thought that I could start posted about the experiences I have had with shops around the valley to hopefully help someone else out. We will see how this goes. Thanks for hanging in there with me and hopefully we will all find some good in this blog.

Moved to California

Advent — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:42:17 +0000

So this completes my first week in California. I arrived on Monday night and so far so good. I have only been here once about 3 weeks ago to look for a place to live so everything in completely new to me. I am still living out of boxes waiting for our apartment to be ready. Hopefully it will be ready this coming week around Wednesday. I will be ready to get all of the boxes unpacked and things put where they belong. I hate living out of boxes and I have done it for the past month. We have settled in Woodland Hills and the area seems to be nice. Lani starts school the beginning of July so I will have more to say about that later. Dad is here from Hawaii to help with the move and Lani and we are so happy he is here. Lani has been a little terror lately with all of the moving. It has made her uncomfortable to say the least. I put up all of the things in her room hoping that would help her understand this is our new house instead of just another hotel but come Wednesday I have to pack it all up again to take over to the new apartment. Oh the joys of life.

What to know what is hot?

Advent — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:35:07 +0000

Want to get something for your hubby or boyfriend or your lady for V-Day but not sure what to get? How about one of those digital picture frames, I love mine or a camera or a blue tooth headset but not sure which one? Check out this electronics blog and they might have the answer for you. If it is electric, new and awesome they are probably talking about it. Find the info you need about the latest gadgets.

Just take the music with you

Advent — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:26:30 +0000

I love MP3 players I think they are one of the best inventions. I still can not get over how you can put so much music on this little bitty device. I figured out that I can load music on it and slip it in my pocket and walk all around the office and I don’t have to stop listening to my music. I think our middle child is on her 5th player. Now days you can get them for so cheap, I think that is why we get these kinds of things for our kids at younger and younger ages because they are easy to obtain and they do not break the back so we figure why not. It would have been so awesome to have half of the things our kids have when we were young.

I love massages

Advent — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:59:20 +0000

My Matty is so sweet. He called me at work yesterday and told me he got me surprise. When I asked why he said it was “because I love you day”! He got me a membership to massage envy. I think you know what I am talking about because from what I understand they are all over the country. I am so excited. I am not a doctor, I only know what works for me. I know getting massages help me manage my depression. When we were in Asia over the summer and the difference in the time I sort of lost track of my medication while I was there. Just about every other day we were getting a massage and I felt so much better. I have read articles here and there that studies are starting to show getting massages help with the management of depression.

I am so excited, I can get a massage a month and if I miss my massage for the month it rolls over to the next so I never lose a massage and that is very important. If sometimes I feel I need more than one in a month I get them at a discount. My first one is in the morning and I am so excited. Now I have them programmed into my phone.

Living with Mirena

Advent — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:51:42 +0000

It is now 1 week 2 days and I am still having a cycle. My doctor called in a prescription to stop my cycle but at this point that has not even worked. So I am on the 8th day and I am still having pain and I am still waiting for some type of relief. They also gave me pain medication but am I just suppose to keep taking those? One of them I can not take when Matt is not here because it really knocks me out and I am afraid I will not hear Lani at night if she needs me. The other is fine, no negative affects but I can not take that every night. You know those things can be addicitve and that is something I do not need to add to my list of things right now. Matt leaves on Sunday so hopefully this will resolve very soon. I will keep you posted.

If anyone else had or is having the same thing happening to them could you please let me know so I can figure out what to expect at this point.

Living with Mirena

Advent — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:14:09 +0000

No change since yesterday. I can say this though, unlike the Nuva Ring I can not feel the Mirena at all, I am mean absolutely nothing. I love that aspect of it.

Day 4 with the Mirena

Advent — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:06:23 +0000

Today I am cramping a little more. I was told that as long as I am bleeding I will hurt because of the endometriosis. Hopefully it will be better in a couple of days.

BTW, I am going to stop the counting of days and I will just highlight milestones, like the number of months or something and we will call this Living with Mirena. That sounds good.

One of the concerns I am having is the fact that some people have issues with depression while on this or so I have read. Just for the record, I already have problems with depression and I am on a daily medication. I have suffered with depression since the age of 11 so I have quite a few coping techniques that I know work for me so I am able to manage a good part of the time but I never stop taking my meds no matter how good I feel.