Blonde to Brunette

I took the plunge and finally went darker with my hair. I have pretty much always been a blonde. I usually get 2 tone highlights, but recently I noticed how dark my natural hair color has become (roots ahhh), so when I went to my hairdresser yesterday and suggested dark, we went for it! It's a little darker than my natural, but it's semi-permanent and will fade over time! Since I already had highlights it pulled different tones as well. This will hopefully make my hair lower maintenance for fall and winter. I will have to post pics at a later time. It definitely going to take some getting used to. Hope everyone is having a great weekend! :)

Never Forget

I'm not going to sit here and pretend that I was impacted personally on 9/11/01. I didn't lose anyone that I knew, but somehow when I watch the videos today, it takes me back to where I was that day. I remember thinking, how horrible it all was and how many children lost their parents. But when I watch today I know what the ending is. Watching it live as I did that day 10 years ago, I was at the edge of my seat, not knowing what would happen next.

I was a sophomore in college. I didn't have classes on Tuesday, so I was working that morning. I was opening the store when my dad called me and told me to turn on the news. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It was hard to focus on work. When I got home, my dad and I were talking and I had pondered so much on the fact that it took place on 9/11 and found it ironic that it was also 9-1-1 a state of emergency.
As a family, we sat in our hot-tub outside that night looking up at the clear sky...with no aircraft within sight.

I hope that everyone who was directly impacted that day and in the days, weeks, and years that followed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are healing. I can't even imagine what today brings back to them. They live it everyday when their loved ones are not with them.

I used to think it was crazy that my dad wanted to watch the documentaries about JFK's assassination and The Vietnam War...but now I realize that he lived through those events and to him it was important to remember those historic events. Now I realize that the events of 9/11 and the Oklahoma City Bombings and Columbine shooting are those historic events for me. I will eventually tell my future children about them and I hope that I can describe the events as they unfolded that day and how they affected me.

GOD BLESS AMERICA, THE LAND THAT I LOVE!

Good Friends, Good Food, Good Times

So, last night I went solo to my friend Becky's get together. The hubs had to go to work yesterday, so his birthday dinner plans got moved to today and I wasn't staying home alone for the evening. It was a great night. We always have a great time. We try to get together every 6 weeks or so. I used to work with these gals at the hospital and I took a new job last August at an office. I'm glad to get the chance to see them. Husbands and children are also welcome and a few of the girls have new little ones. It gives me baby fever! :)  Ha!  I wish I had some pictures to share, but I didn't remember to take my camera. Boo!

My hubby is still sleeping (he didn't get in until 6:45am). I am trying to stay quiet so that he can get some rest before today's festivities. So blogging and Pinterest are occupying my time...as well as Dirty Dancing on the t.v. in the background.  It's one of my all time favs!

Hope you all are enjoying your long weekend!

XoXo
Tara

Finally Friday

Is anyone else as excited about the 3 day weekend as I am? My hubby probably is because this begins birthday weekend madness (we celebrate in days not just on the birthday)! My hubs is wonderful and his b-day is on Tuesday (the big 29)..so of course we must start the celebration early! :) He took the day off today to take his cousins fishing in his new boat...Yes, I got furniture and he got a boat, that was the agreement. Hopefully he will have fun. His cousin Lyle is in the military and is home on leave for the weekend. I'm glad he was able to pull this trip together. Should be a good day.

As for me...I am working, but luckily I love my job and the people I work with, so it's not so bad. But I still love Fridays. Especially ones starting off a 3 day weekend.  Who knows what all we will get in to this weekend. Plans change at the drop of a hat at our house these days...Zac is back on call 24/7 so the schedule that we used to share kinda goes out the window. If he is actually off tomorrow, we will most likely have dinner out with his parents (and maybe mine) for his b-day. If not, I may crash my friend Becky's get together that I declined an invitation to earlier this week (when Zac was still off on weekends and we thought we would be dining with his parents). Either way it is sure to be fun.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!