Flaming June's Love

Andy and I had a beautiful day together today. I think it was something we needed but I didnt realize it. We left the house this am with Jack and just decided to go antique hunting. We spent the day together and went to Goode Olde things. It is an architecture, and salvage facility. There is one in LA, Chicago, and I believe the main warehouse is here in Scranton PA. Well if anyone adores architecture and History and design and sculpture, as much as I do it was truly a memorable trip. Problem only one is it is freezing here so the warehouse is just as cold. We walked three football fields lengths filled with marble, iron, chairs, desks, fireplace mantles, mirrors, all salvage from buildings being torn down or redesigned. Huge mantles from asbury park homes of the early 1900's. The most inspiring things I saw were stained glass windows. At leat 100 yards of windows from churches synagogues banks, courthouses, homes, banks. beautiful. I found one that I loved but it was...

Not very much going on here. I have gone to the gym everyday this week and three days last. It truly does make you feel better and I am glad when it is over. I am going to a pilates class tonight. I went to yoga on Monday night and got the surprise of a lifetime. ( not really, but..) My mat partner. Yes we share large mats that are interconnected, was about three hundred pound man with a bright red face and beautiful smile. I was a little anxious about doing these unusual contortions with him on the same mat because we all know how bashful I am. (Not really) The woman who runs the class came in and lovely slow voice. comforting. My neighbor Bill said. "She seems sweet right wait 70 minutes you'll hate her." hmmm I thought this was rel;axing yoga.? He chuckled. "Yeah the last ten minutes are relaxing the other 60 are sweaty stressful painful stretching for big people like us." (US I AM NOT AN US) (AM I THAT FAT NO WAY ILL SHOW YOU BIG BOY Big Bo...

I discovered today that my husband reads my blog. I showed it to him once or twice when I put pictures up but for some reason I didnt think he would read it. It kind of slipped out in a conversation we just had. He asked if I went to the Gym yet I said no but I hoped to go tonight. He said, "Dont stop for any biscotti while your out. chuckle chuckle." Hmph, I dont have much that is my own and I guess I have less than I thought. I know he will be reading again real soon and will deny that he did it or the other alternative will be to "confess" with heart in hands. I am curious to see. Either way I love him, and dont really care. I will just have to stop the confessional, I was working on concerning my alter life when he is on the road with that man and our ..... oh forget it.

I know I have been writing about going to the gym for months now and havent gone. Well today was the day. Andy tried a new tactic, He made a to do list for me while he is out of town this week and put go to gym on it. My mom came down for dinner the other night saw the list and stated she would be down at 9 am on wed to watch Jack. OK that is a team attack but fine Ill go. A little background, this is the facility I went for cardiac rehab for 3 months following surgery so they all know me. I came in and the receptionist said "OH Suzanne Im so glad you are back. " How could I not want to be there. Long story short I went on the treadmill and did my mile in almost twice the time it took me when last I was there. Fuckers Im out of shape. My cardiac nurse came over and did an ekg for baseline and said all was fine blood pressure 110/66 great HR 115, perfect. OK gotta start made an appointment with the trainer for tomorrow and the cardio class at 9am. The smackdown, Fini...

These are a few of my favorite pics for obvious reasons. I have to say because I dont say it enough to convey the deepness. But I love this man. I have since the first day I saw him. I always will.

Missi, Melissa, Missy. This child truly is the example of independent woman at 15. Obviously she is a beautiful girl, but she denies it, "I am smarter than Pretty, mom." I know that and I love you for it. She draws stuff that is so unusual and creative that I have to ask sheepishly "where did that come from?" I dunno, acting cool but proud. She writes stories that truly I want to read. When she was a bay she would draw cartoon books with blocks and bubble comments and tell a story and tell jokes that she made up. Funny child. Her favorite movies? Monty Python. Music? Asian classical. totally against drugs and drinking. Eats no meat, If it had a face, it had a mother and I am not eating someones baby. OK drama queen. Her lips are Angelina Jolie, Her eyes are that blue. In the background you can see her school uniform, LOL she must have gotten out of it and put the blue in her hair and took her own picture?!!! She got her period today and came home from scho...