Well it's Wed. And most of us in the U.S. have tomorrow off for The Fourth of July. My boys are both old enough to enjoy the fireworks now. Yayyy! The 4th was a big holiday in my family growing up. On my dad's side. Because I come from a big military family. We'd usually spend it in the Tacoma area with his side. We'd be up there a week sometimes and would spend the days leading up to it preparing. My uncles and dad and brother and step-brothers (along with little Tami! lol) would go to the American Indian reservations to buy the stuff we weren't really supposed to have. Especially in a state like Washington which is called the Evergreen state. Lots of trees! And my uncle Jon (who is only 5 years older than me) would make his own M-80's using powder from firecrackers, those cardboard things that used to be on hangers and candle wax. haha! And many things in my grandparents yard ended up blown up! Once my brother got older, his old Star Wars figures (original stuff) suffered the same fate. Ahhh! If he only knew how much they'd be worth now. Or that he'd have two nephews that love Star Wars!!!
So then we'd have all our fireworks and the morning of the 4th we'd pile into my grandpas pickup which was nicknamed the "blue bomber" with the canopy on the back. And several cars would head to the beach for the day. Then we'd come back just as the sun was coming down and start the show. All the neighbors would come over to watch my family light off fireworks. And there were always incidents. One bottle rocket actually lodged into a power line. Ahhh the memories! lol! Sooo once you've grown up with that, it's pretty hard to top!! Being a grown-up stinks at times! :p
I am thinking of meeting some friends to check out fireworks tonight and possibly tomorrow night too. We will see what the weather does. And I have some ideas of some adventures tomorrow but again, weather permitting. It's kind of been an assy week weather-wise!
I watched a movie last night. Called "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World". I LOVED it. There are so many post-apocalyptic movies that are based on zombies or survival. This one is about the human spirit leading up to such an event. And upon watching it you're going to be happy you have more than three weeks left and it makes you look at things a little differently. Plus the soundtrack is AWESOME. I immediately youtubed several songs. I had grown up with them. My mom had the LP's and would play them on her huge console. The console that was my job to dust when I was little! lol! That thing took forever! And now I want a record player and LP's. I wish I could get my moms!
This is sort of a rambling post. Sorry! lol!
If you suffer from migraines, I just read about this miracle green juice that saved someone from migraines! Can you imagine that?
The ingredient list (Make all organic if you can!)
4 Kale leaves
2 handfuls Spinach
3 Celery stalks
1 knuckle size of ginger root
1 cucumber (peeled if not organic)
2 fuji apples.
Throw into a juicer and consume. It yields about 32 ounces of juice. Hey, it's worth a try right?? I have heard so many people say that juicing has changed their lives. It's pure, potent goodness in a glass. And doing this regularly will give you so many benefits. All those fruits and veggies have their own nutrients to help various things. Easing migraines is only one benefit.
One of my favorite indulgences are buffalo chicken wraps. I actually make my own! I use the baked chicken tenderloins from Trader Joes (or make my own baked chicken) and mix with buffalo sauce..and put it on a healthy wrap with tomato, lettuce, etc. It tastes exactly like the restaurant version but not greasy and much better for you! Try it! :)
Ok, I need to skedaddle. Working 8:30-4:30. It's a jam-packed day full of patients for me to pre-test. Have a great day!!
And leaving with some of the songs I loved from the movie last night. If you are from my generation, tell me that listening to this doesn't bring you back...to your parents playing their music. Or perhaps you were the parent listening to it! How lucky! I think the 60's-90's produced some of the best music we'll ever hear.
The Hollies. The Air That I Breathe. I LOVE this song. And of course the scene in the movie in which this plays made me cry!!
The Walker Brothers - The Sun Aint Gonna Shine Anymore. Ahhh such good stuff!
And The Walker Brothers again with Stay with Me. Damn, where did music like this go? Or maybe I'm just a big dork?? haha!
I went to bed with these in my head. It was very pleasant! Hope you enjoy and if you haven't seen that movie....watch it!
xoxoxo
Tam
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