October is GREAT......it has always been my very favorite month of the year. I suppose it is because by this time of the year I AM sick of the heat and humid weather which we are cursed with here in SE Missouri. But.....that is behind us for 2005 and the cool, dry weather has arrived......YEAH!!!
Puttered around the house this morning......the 1st Lady decided to fight the calories and fat grams and join one of the local gyms, so off she went to pay her dues and jump onto the workout machines. Let's see if this works for her.......???!!!!!
Early in the afternoon we headed up to Farmington and had a late lunch at Appleby's. The Perfect Margarita was the best part of the entire luncheon..........I tried the Chicken Parmesan. It was just ok.......toooo much of the marinara sauce of which the specific flavor of their recipe (or from the can) just didn't turn me on. As I said, the Margarita was the highlight of the meal!!
Then it was off to a furniture store.....the largest in the entire area. Do you think we could find some contemporary furniture there........of course not!!!! It was the same old stuff that 99% of the furniture stores carry everywhere........disappointment set in!!! We are looking for some new things for our family/entertainment-room-to-be......i.e...sofa(s), lamps.....the entire room needs and will have a new make-over following the Holidays, so I don't want to wait until then to begin making decisions....and then having to make these $$$$ decisions at the last minute!!!!!! THAT is not my style of doing things.
After that, it was off to Lowe's.......looking at new cabinets and appliances for the make-over in the kitchen area. NOTHING at this smaller Lowe's......nothing that we liked in the styles of possible cabinetry(sp?). Again, we want an up-dated look and not the same styles that are seen in most places........hmmmmm, it seems to me that MANY trips to St Louis are in store for us in the next 2-3 months.
A quick cup of coffee to go and we headed to the local movie house.......and saw "Flightplan". It was ok.....not completely predictable......but some questionable ( in my mind) things in the movie set/scenes that seemed a bit of sync with the surroundings and with the locale. Oh welll.......sometimes I get tooooo critical about things being realistic....or should I say NOT being realistic enough in a movie. Jodie Foster.....well, she was in one of her usual type of characters.........an intense part in the movie........is she typecast for all of these types of films??? But......she did ok.
Oh.....this morning I made some reservations for the upcoming weekends. We are going to Sam A Baker State Park next weekend with TheHowserHouse.....hope the weather is similar to this weekend!!!!! The following weekend we will be at Osage Beach at TanTara for the Mo. state School Bd. Convention. The next weekend we will be here for the marriage of the two cultures in the Hanner family. Danielle is doing her best to spread goodwill and diplomacy throughout the world!!!!
On Veteran's Day weekend I made reservations for TheHowserHouse down at Memphis, TN for the three day weekend. We haven't really spent any time there.....other than to drive thru the city in the traffic jams on the way to the Mississippi Gulf Coast and to New Orleans. Sooooo, thought we would see the sights and eat some of the BBQ during the weekend.
Thanksgiving is still up for grabs. If the Hanners are still down in Miami, FL.....we might fly down there for the holiday weekend.......will have to decide quickly to get reservations.....always a BUSY weekend in the airports. We haven't been down there since this past Easter.......yeah, I know......sounds like bragging, but it is just the truth. We do love Miami sooooooo much!!!!!!! Great food, great atmosphere, great eye candy on the beaches, and great Latino music!!!!!! It all blends together sooooooooooo perfectly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The first weekend in December I believe we will be in Nashville. The 1st Lady has a science educator's convention there for a about 3-4 four days, so think I will go with her and see the sights. They have a great blues bar there in a neat little "alley" with other clubs throbbing with great music......NOT just C&W.
Soooo, when do we shop for new furnishings for the stick and brick??????? Hmmmmmm......
Oh well......Life IS Good......and I hope for all of you, too!!!!
As I say so often: If you don't think BIG.....nothing BIG will ever happen!!!
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