Showing posts with label Superbowl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Superbowl. Show all posts

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Busy...Broncos...Scrambling...Seahawks!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/177584680/photography-wall-clock-moody-bluefine?ref=favs_view_8

     I don't have a lot of time to talk today...*and stop clapping! ^_^*...but I still wanted to share a few things that were on my mind. Call this post "stream of consciousness, or bust"! ^_^ I'll start with the great date hubby and I had last night. There's nothing better than just letting time come to you, instead of you chasing time all day long! Ahhhhhhh!...Relaxing.
     And now today?...not so relaxing. O_O I'm gonna be busy from sun-up to sun-down!!...

https://www.etsy.com/listing/176384011/busy-as-a-bee-vtg-linen-kitchen-towel?ref=favs_view_4

     I'll let you know whether that's a good thing or a bad thing tomorrow...Right now I just wanna share a few Etsy items that caught my eye. Starting with these colorful tights!...

https://www.etsy.com/listing/152049720/bzr-ombre-tights-in-electric?ref=favs_view_7

      I love the graduating color! :-) Although I don't think my legs would like them too much at this stage of my life. ^_^ I can see lots of my young friends and relatives wearing them though!...My legs strive to be 'FREE'! LOL Just the thought of how much my temperature would be rising with these tights on makes me wanna run away from the computer screen! LOL
       
     But I might do just fine in the 'heating department' with just my feet covered. :-) ...

https://www.etsy.com/listing/156931361/denver-broncos-handpainted-shoes?ref=favs_view_2

https://www.etsy.com/listing/151836178/custom-handmade-knit-nfl-seattle?ref=favs_view_1

        ...Especially so if I'm watching the Superbowl football game! ^_^ All of that excitement always makes the temperature go up a few degrees!...just because! ^_^ "GO, SEAHAWKS!!" :-)) ...

https://www.etsy.com/listing/114754891/seattle-seahawks-football-beanie-with?ref=favs_view_1

     I'm gonna make a couple of game inspired boutonnieres today. :-) I'll show them to you tomorrow.

     Okay...that's it! Gotta go prepare my mind to get this long day started!...I hope you all have a good day! :-]

Ease, By Rhyme

To ease my mind,
I jot down a rhyme.

When forced to think,
my brain cells link.

With emotions on paper,
anxieties taper.

With the flow of my pen,
I'm  at peace again.

And to jot down this rhyme,
brought ease to my mind.

Monday, January 27, 2014

Goodbye Melbourne......Hello East Rutherford, New Jersey! :-)

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     It's another Monday. A day following a great sports weekend for me. And a great 'virtual' date weekend too! ^_^ We went to Africa and looked at animals and played in the water. Then we popped over to Australia to see the women and men's singles finals of the Australian Open tennis matches. :-)
       In that sense, it was a great weekend...except for some moments of sadness.
      
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152223341533615&set=a.165541748614.147377.48160623614&type=1&theater

     Rafael Nadal's moments of sadness were different from mine though. 'Baby Boy' was sad because once again an injury stopped him from being able to play to his full capacity. Although, frankly, I'm not sure his full capacity could have stopped him from being beaten this year! Stan was on fire!!!...I'll tell you more about that in a minute.
      First I wanna mention my moments of sadness. :-( I thought of my friend Nancy all weekend. (Her memorial talk will be this coming weekend.) :-( I thought about how much she liked to have fun, and travel....And I also thought about what a spiritual woman she was, and how she threw her everything into doing things for people. And how sad her former Bible students would be when they heard of her death. :-(
     Thankfully it was only moments of sadness though. Somehow whenever my mind would drift to a sad moment,  it would be followed by a happy or funny moment...like when her and I went pre-wedding shower shopping for negligees for her daughter. ^_^ Oh!...we had so much fun in that store!!!!
      And in between all of the 'moments' there was tennis. :-] ...

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152220987373615&set=a.165541748614.147377.48160623614&type=1&theater

     I saw Li Na raise the woman's singles trophy, after beating Dominika Cibulkova in straight sets.

      And I saw Stanislaw Wawrinka, the 'Stanimal' he is now being called, beat my 'baby boy', Rafael Nadal, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in his very first Grand Slam title!! :-] And although I would have liked a different outcome, I have great respect for a good player. And Stan is a great player!!...In fact, he was putting the royal 'beat-down' on my baby boy even before the injury!
      So congratulations to Stan!! :-) ...
 
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      Enjoy your victory!...for this year! ^_^ You absolutely deserve it!!! (By the way, if you wanna go to the Facebook page that the photos above came from, just click on the photos themselves.)

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     With no more tennis to cloud my view, I have to move on to other sports! ^_^ And thankfully there's no shortage of sports to worry about! :-)) Next weekend is the Superbowl...football!!!! (American football...Not soccer, which is called football in other countries.)
      I'm already packing my bags for East Rutherford, New Jersey, where the Superbowl is being held this year. And I'm setting aside Superbowl finger-food and slider recipes for game day!! ^_^ It almost feels like the weekend already!!! ^_^ ... But it's NOT!! It's Monday. And don't I know it people!!! :-)) I'm like the white rabbit in 'Alice In Wonderland' already this morning...."I'm late! I'm late!...for a very important date!!" LOL
     I have some studying to do...a brooch to crochet...a package to ship out...my hair needs washing...etc....Monday stuff!...YIKES!!..Have a good day, Everybody!! See you tomorrow! ^_^

I only have one brain

There have been times when I felt I needed
an extra brain to remember some stuff.
An extra 'noggin' to handle the chaos,
when my life and my schedule got tough.

A much bigger cranium for non-essentials;
Somewhere to go when my brain wants to bail.
An extra universe inside my skull space,
where I could place all my 'Mental Junk Mail'.

But, knowing my thinking, there's no use
having two places for my mind to stretch.
Two places to toss around ideas.
Just more balls of ideas I can't catch!

My one brain is an occupied scramble.
A pink-celled, forgetful and frustrated mess!
Do I need another brain somewhere,
holding problems that I must address?

No, I have enough things to focus on.
Things so confusing and numerous to do.
So it's a good thing I only have one brain!
What in the world would I ever do with two!

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

A Few Other Things To Talk About!


       I know!...you thought I was 'all talked out' yesterday! ^_^ Well, any of you who have been here for a while know that me being 'all talked out' is rarely true! LOL But I'm not gonna do 'TOO' much talking today. No worries. I have things on my schedule that I have to get to, so this post will be short and sweet. Well...short and sweet by 'my' standards! :-)
      I just wanted to share a few things...like that sweet ring box in the header photo. :-) I love boxes and things with compartments. If it was left up to me I'd probably have a whole house full of boxed up surprises!..."Where is the vacuum cleaner?.....In the box!!!"..."Where is Mr. Wug?...In the tall box next to the bathroom, holding a crochet hook and a dream, in his hand!! LOL" 
       
      I also wanted to talk about this cute apple necklace I saw on Etsy!...


      I saw it in a shop called OrderlyCivilians...But unfortunately, or fortunately for the person that bought it, it's sold already...I love all of the detail! It almost looks like a real small apple! :-)
          But guess what?!...The red one is gone, but she has a green Granny Smith version that's still in the shop! :-) ...


      It never ceases to amaze me the amount of creative talent there is on Etsy!! :-)

      Unfortunately, speaking of talking about something, our creative energies are being stifled a bit now...by the wildly increased shipping prices at the Post Office!! It hurt my heart yesterday to have to finally 'up' my shipping charges in my shop :-(
      It's been something I've been putting off for a while, even though I could feel the gradual increase almost every day...because I usually, thanks to my boutonniere business, ship daily lately...But when I shipped a scarf the other day it cost me almost $9.00!! Before it was around $5.00. And that was shipped "in" the country...I hesitate to think what it would have cost me to ship it out of the country!! O_O
      It appears that the overseas shipping rates are ridiculous!! In some cases 2 or 3 times higher!! O_O I'd be charging more for shipping than for the actual item!..*shaking my head* :-( ...Oh Well, this may be the end of my little online venture. We'll just have to wait and see...I still don't have my shipping prices up high enough. I'm gonna try to hold on to my customers for as long as I financially can!...I mean, I sold this one last night...


    ...so, at least one customer is holding in there with me! ^_^ He even said that if it suits him...."suits him"...get it? ^_^ ...he'll be back for more!...Apparently my new shipping price didn't phase him at all!..."Do you hear that, potential customers?!!!...I'm still open for business!!" :-)

       The last thing I wanna talk about today is FOOTBALL!!!!! :-) 


     It is 'T' minus 4 more days, and counting, till kick-off time. YAY!!!!!!! :-) And if you don't know 'kick-off time to what?'...it's the Super bowl!!! ;-) ... Football, baby!!! ^_^

     The San Francisco 49ers...



      ...against the Baltimore Ravens!! :-) ...Get some popcorn for those boxes!!! ;-)

      Yes, tennis...the Australian Open...is done. But somehow....and I'm thankful!...there's always some other sport on to keep my attention! :-) This coming Sunday it will, without a doubt!, be football...the Superbowl!!
      Over the last few days it's been basketball and figure skating too! ^_^ What can I say. I'm multi-task-able!...I can crochet, think up a poem, eat, talk, and watch sports all at the same time! ^_^ I think it's a good thing there's lots of sports...and lots of people to talk to...to go around!! ^_^

      Okay...this talking session is over! ^_^ Have a good day, Everybody!!

 I Like To Talk

I like to talk;
I like to gab;
I like a girlfriend
free confab!

I like to chat;
I like to speak;
I find that words
are what I seek.

I like the chatter
of a crowd;
Not in a whisper,
but out loud.

But, please no talking
while you chew.
{Speaking does 
have manners too!}

I like the noise
that utterance does.
The constant
conversation buzz.

Maybe I need a
word-free diet;
No! I could not
withstand the quiet!

So, I will talk;
Oh yes! I'll dabble
in a constant
lingo babble.    

Monday, January 7, 2013

My Team Is Out,.....But I'm In!!!!!


      I hope you all had a good weekend. I certainly did!! :-) I was a 'play-off football' watching, eating, and crocheting fool this weekend!!...And considering that my football team, the Dallas Cowboys (I'm talking U.S. football, Y'all! ^_^), is no longer in it....*Booooooo....Hisssssss*...I'm amazed at how much I'm still enjoying watching!!
     The reason may have something to do with my hubby! :-] We have a very friendly rivalry going between the two of us. Every team that he likes....I like the opposite one! ^_^ We've had some fun yelling at the television during plays! LOL
      For those of you not into sports.....I'm sorry. This post is gonna bore you to tears!!!! ^_^ ...because it's Superbowl play-off time...and I need to talk about it!! :-)) The Superbowl is on Sunday, February 3rd this year...I CAN'T WAIT!!! :-)
      There are only 8 teams left, and thanks to a few great shops I found on Etsy, including artmatryoshka with her 100% natural wood and paint Matryoshka nesting dolls, I can have fun telling you about them! :-)) ...In the NFC division the teams left are the...

    ...Green Bay Packers...



  ...the San Francisco 49ers...
 

    ...the Seattle Seahawks...


   ...and the Atlanta Falcons!...


      And in the AFC division, the teams left are the...

   ...the Houston Texans...


   ...the New England Patriots (This is my other team...when Dallas isn't playing!!! ^_^)...


   ...the Baltimore Ravens...


     ...and the Denver Broncos!...


      {If you're into other sports...or music...or...Uhhh...a lot of stuff!...you really have to check out this shop!!...artmatryoshka!...just saying!}

     I'm into football!...I'm hoping New England stays in it right up to the Superbowl!! :-) That would be a great substitute for my Cowboys!! :-) ... But I'm also into other sports too...like, for instance, tennis. And guess what?!......*EXCITEMENT!!!!! ^_^*...next week, starting January 14th, is the start of the Australian Open Tennis matches!!!! YAY!!!! :-)
      What am I gonna do with my fool sporty self when football play-offs and tennis matches land on the same weekend?! O_O .... I know. I'm gonna channel surf back and forth all day, that's what!!!! LOL....I'm in, Baby!!! ^_^

      The other stuff I'm into is crocheting! And I did some of that this past weekend too!! :-) ...







      I made some three-color men's boutonnieres. This last blue, gray and white one is already listed in my Wuglyees shop --> HERE
        I'm hoping to get the other two listed today. It shouldn't be a problem...there's no football or tennis matches on today! ^_^ ... Okay, I'm off to do some reading, studying, and more crocheting! :-) Have a good day, Y'all!

Why Do You Have To Share?

I know you're probably wondering:
"Why does she feel the need to share?"
I'll tell you. It's no secret!
It's because...Oh Well...YOU'RE THERE!

Why should I suffer this alone
when I can whine right in your ear?
And, after all, you came to visit,
and you still are sitting there!

Why should I keep it to myself...
this so-called 'Too Much Information'?
If you leave it up to me
there'll be a 'Listen To Me' nation!

I like to share my good and bad.
I've done it for so many years.
But you don't really have to listen.
You could amputate your ears!