A Much Needed Break

I was very lucky to be able to take a few days off of work and relax this past holiday weekend.

I have been under a lot of stress which isn't good for a crazy person like me.

Stress leads to anxiety and panic and that leads to trips to the emergency room

and the doctor who always seems to be there when I show up all hyperventilating and claiming a heart attack like the old guy from Sanford and Son 

told me that I need to get a hobby

And I did

Blogging

and so far so good!

But anyway we took a trip to Lake Harmony in the Pocono Mountains

My brother in-law and his family rented a house for the week

and we took them up on their offer to join them for the holiday weekend.

I am not one for bugs and camping and other things that you would associate with mountains

but being on the lake is amazing.

The company wasn't bad either

Our first day it rained but the rain on the water was calming and peaceful

Lucky for us there was a nice little shed/cabana that we could duck into to escape the heavy rain.

It also helped that we had a giant bag of Swedish Fish......yum!

After the rain the lake was beautiful

The sun started to peek out from behind the clouds

Because it was the 4th of July there was to be a big firework show on the lake.

As evening approached the boats started to gather waiting for the show. It really was very lovely.

It was an exciting end to a great day.

The next morning brought the sun

And the sun brought swimming.....not me I am a pool person

No Ocean No Lake

The boy had his first chance to kayak

I was nervous

He told me to stop embarrassing him

I told him NEVER

He rowed further away

Much to my dismay the boy asked if he could stay for the week without us. 

I agreed. 

I cried 

it is the first time he has been without Chris or I.

I miss him.

He is having a blast!

Tab updates and 4th of July

I have started my 4th of July weekend early by taking the day off of work today! 

Yeah Me!

I needed a break from the stress and today I am hanging by the pool.

I decided to not do a full post and just add some content to some of my tabs.

 Letters to Random People and Book Chat and Pottography

In Book Chat I have a review for

 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs.

In Letters.....well there are letters to random people.

Pottography I did a Harry Potter themed photo shoot with my sisters twins and my kids.

I hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July with your families. 

For my Non American Friends have a great weekend!

*******I don't know how it happened but my Book Chat tab was deleted. Blogger strikes again. Anyway I recreated it but I lost my old reviews. Deep breaths. Anyway the review for Miss Peregrine's is there....sadly the rest are gone.**********

Not another Harry Potter Post

I am sorry for this but with the final movie's premier fast approaching we are in full Potter mode!

Our midnight showing tickets are ordered.

The movies/books are constant points of conversation at the dinner table.

We are preparing our gear.....Amber made these awesome tank tops for her and I and a tshirt version for her brother.

We aren't going to see the movie in 3D....I hate 3D.

But rumor has it that there are limited edition 3D glasses that will be given out to those seeing it in 3D

these 3D glasses are made to look like Harry's glasses....if this rumor is true then I will change my tickets to 3D.

I did call my local theater and they said they didn't know anything about these special 3D glasses.

So its a mystery.

Or the person I spoke to is lazy and just didn't want to check to see if I was right.

Either way we are very excited about this movie.

Amber's friend Michelle is going with us.

Although Michelle and I are in a fight right now over a facebook comment.

I love how facebook puts me in high school mode.

We aren't really in a fight I'm just teasing her.

She is a sweet kid.

Anyway I am getting on everyone's nerves at work because I am talking too much about how awesome this movie is going to be.

And how Amber, Michelle and I are going to bring several boxes of tissues.

Because all three of us have cried just watching the trailers.

The boy (aka my son) won't cry.....he's too tough for that.

But he is just as excited as we are....although he pretends he's not.

Cause he's nine and way too cool for that.

So to my fellow Potterheads the countdown is on....

only 15 days until.....

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

True Blood Season Premiere

True Blood Season Premiere was this past Sunday.

I have eagerly anticipated this premiere since the end of last season.

Mostly because of Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgard) whom I truly love

but also because I was really intrigued with the storyline the show was going with and I wanted to know what would happen next.

I have read all of the books in the series and I really am a fan.

I look at the HBO show as a separate entity.....because it really does not follow the books.

Which held true for Sundays Premiere.

But for the first time I found myself thinking what the hell is going on here.

The show is like way out in left field changing pretty much everything about the characters and storyline we are all familiar with.

And I am not sure I like it!

As I said above I was enjoying both book and series as separate entities but I think that is because there was always a little bit of familiarity. But now..........not so much.

Like what the hell is going on with Tara? She's now gay and living in New Orleans? Um that's not supposed to happen.

Bill is the King of Louisiana? WHAT?? Um no that's not supposed to happen!

Randomly finding grandfather in fairyland? Uh No!

Sookie has been gone for a year and Jason sold her house and is now a cop and not a werepanther? What seriously what!

So I don't know what to think at this point......I will continue to watch but I am worried.

Best part of this episode? Aunt Petunia (not a Potter fan? shame on you) ironically playing a witch.

So awesome!

Have a Terrifically Tasteful Tuesday!

Distracted

I don't think I have ever gotten a post up so late in the day.

I have been very distracted with work lately.

I promised myself that I wouldn't whine about it.

So I am not going to......I promise.

Since this post is so late I thought I would just share some of my favorite shots from

down the Jersey shore.

Tomorrow I will put up a real post.

Tonight I will visit all of your blogs....I am going through withdraw right now because I haven't had my blog fix all day.

Enjoy the photos!

Friday Chat with Stacey and Jennifer

I am co posting with my best blog friend Stacey again today so hop on over and join in on the conversation. You know its always a fun conversation when Stacey is around.

Then stop back here I have added a letter or two under my Letters to Random People tab!

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

I was tagged....and I am pretty sure this carpet stain looks like a penis

Good Morning everyone. I will be using the word penis in this post so please have all small children leave the room.

So I was tagged twice by Andrew and Julie so I am to answer questions and then tag people which I will say now that I am not going to do. This feels very chain letter to me and I truly abhor the chain letter. But because I really like Andrew and Julie and their blogs I thought I would at least acknowledge the tag.....okay hold on I am going to get to the penis thing...geez perverts.

Question 1: Do you think you are hot?

Okay who wrote these questions? Why yes of course I think I am hot. In fact I am so hot that I have to leave my house early in the morning or all of the local men will follow me to work. Which will cause a mass traffic jam. And then the fire company will have to come to my building because we will quickly reach the occupant capacity. And then the firemen will blast me with their hoses because.....I am so hot.

Question 2: Upload a pic you're using at the moment.

This is not a question but rather a demand so here goes.

Question 3: When was the last time you ate chicken?

Monday evening I had a lovely grilled chicken which I chopped up into a salad. It was delicious.

Question 4: What songs have you listened to recently?

Well I like a wide variety of music. Right now I am in an Irish Punk/Rock mood so I have been listening to Flogging Molly and the Pogues. However Kesha is pretty much stalking me with her music. Every time I get into my car and switch the station a Kesha song comes on.....I am not a fan. So Kesha please stop.

Question 5: What are you thinking about while doing this?

Umm what kind of awesome answers I can give to these strange questions...of course!

Question 6: Do you have any nicknames?

Yes....my brother Michael calls me Jeff. Brian from work calls me Jenny or Jenny from the block. I am pretty sure the rest of the building calls me that bitch from I.T. Other then that its just Jenn or Jennifer.

Like I said I am not going to tag anybody but if you want to answer these questions on your own blog or here in comments by all means answer away!

Now onto the penis......

One day I was walking down the hallway and I was looking down in sadness probably because my job sucks. And I happen to see this odd shaped stain.

I thought wow that looks like a penis. And then I thought Cheese and Crackers Jennifer you are perverted.

I did let housekeeping know there is a stain but they are having a hard time getting it out and I think we may or may not be replacing the carpet but anyway I walk past it a thousand times a day and every time it looks more and more like a penis to me.

What do you think?

How about if I trace the stain.....

By the way this camera is terrible. Its not mine it belongs to the AV Department.

So penis or is it my sick mind?

Either way have a Wonderful Wednesday!

note: I was going to label this post but I fear for the hooligans those type of labels will bring to my Innocent blog