April 30, 2006

I post this photo of Phil Spector to remind me that my hair is not THAT bad. Brian brought this photo to the hospital when I was having Charlotte and I laughed through the pain. You can't help it!

AMERICAN IDOL: Did anyone catch the theme for next week's show? or who the "special has-been guest" is?
I especially liked the Barry Manilow episode. However his recent cosmetic surgery(s) makes him look like something out of Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum. But I still enjoyed hearing him sing.

COOKING: Today I made Spanakopita, the greek spinach pie. It's made with about 50 layers of phyllo, which is paper thin sheets of dough. You have to brush melted butter on each layer and arrange it in a baking dish before loading the filling. It's outragously rich and tasty and not at all part of a healthy lifestyle, but that's why the elliptical comes in handy :)

CHARLOTTE: Just busted out tooth number 5! She's does pretty good with them too. This kid eats anything I put in front of her and a lot of it! She turns one on May 24th. I can't believe it. She's not walking yet, but has been practicing a lot in her new Stride Rite walking shoes from Auntie Ellen. She likes to stand up and look out the front door and wait for Dad to get home every night. It's really cute.

SHOUTOUTS: to Cindy & Nick in Denver who found a gorgeous house. Good luck. And to Steve and his garage band.

April 28,2006

Entry number 3, I'm on a roll. Welcome back to the insanity. Greetings from Rocco, pictured here on an exciting trip to Grandmas house.

Gearing up for a big day today. Spring cleaning, bag the easter stuff, take the Christmas pictures off the mantle, etc, etc. Don't worry, unlike many people on Staten Island we do not still have our Christmas lights up. No kidding, Brian and I think some people were trying to pass them off as Easter lights because they were pastel colors, but we dig.

AMERICAN IDOL: Thank you for all the heartfelt comments about my gal Katherine. She is so flippin good that I cry everytime she sings. I personally don't like the kind of music Chris sings, but I'm with Paula, the rocker will probably win this year. Katherine will no doubt be performing on broadway someday, so she'll do just fine. As for Elliott, you can't help but love this guy! What about when they interviewed his Mother and his friends and they were talking about how he is deaf in one ear, has diabetes, almost died of some other childhood disease. COME ON!!! He should be able to cruise right through to the final show on sympathy votes alone. He could get up there and whistle dixie through his a$$ and still win. BUT, the young ladies, (like Chrissy T.) seem to think Chris the muffin man have it in the bag. Either way, it's all fun :)

SHOUT OUTS: To Cook for reminding me that I'm actually only 37 this year and not 38. I'm so relieved. And to Rick L. who is just as old as I am, and celebrating his birthday this weekend. And to my neighbor Jeannette, who loaned me a diaper last night in a most critical situation.

JUICY: Someone I know is pregnant and I can't tell you who it is yet:) The funny thing is; she was on Brian's Mom's Fertility Prayer group list for almost a year. That's right.... they pray for people who are having trouble getting pregnant, and believe me, it works! Just ask ___!
I almost slipped.

Gotta run. I have to go use my new elliptical machine now. Yes Sir! I bought a NordiTrac 1500 CX tri-star master blaster 2000 with 90 amps of resistance enough to pull a tractor trailer out of Creve Coeur Lake.

April 27, 2006

I'm addicted!! I'm an official blogger, bloggian, bloghead, whatever they call us.... I'm up late, I'm uploading links, adding photos, searching the web for new interesting material to post for my imaginary cult-like following. It's a scary world in here, beware.

Now, for the good stuff....

AMERICAN IDOL: Did I call it or what? I just love her little accent and sweet-as-pie personality, but Kelly had to go. OK, whose next? I actually received a comment to yesterday's blog from someone in my family (I won't name names) who actually picked up the phone and voted! Now I'm really impressed because I'm all talk. I've never actually cast a vote, so you win! If Katherine doesn't win, I can't complain. So, how much does it cost to vote, anyway? I'm curious. And then there were five.....

SHOUT OUTS: To my sister Cindy for hooking me up with hotel rooms for reunion weekend in St. Louis. To Laura and Paul and big brother, Peter for their newest family addition, baby Theaodore (Teddy). And to Shelly Barry, who is turning 36 next week. Happy Birthday!

I loved all the comments on yesterday's blog. Thanks so much for posting your support and love. Keep it up. Unless I don't like you, in which case I will delete your comments.

April 26, 2006

Good afternoon. This is my first ever blog entry. I'm really excited to post the happenings of my life for all to enjoy :) I will try not to bore the heck out of you. First, I would like to thank Clint Smith for his help and inspiration. Second, I would like to give you a very brief summary of my current situation: After only two years in New York, I seem to have gotten the hang of it. The only problem is... I don't have enough visitors, hint hint. But hopefully that will change.
This has been the "year of Charlotte". Brian and I are having so much fun with her, who turns one-year-old next month. This year has gone by so fast.

TRAVEL: I'll be in Dallas in May for work. I'll get to see Michael Jackson and stopping by to see cousin Jane, Kirk and squeezing little cousin Kirk Baylor III. Brian, Charlotte and I have a couple trips planned; to St. Louis in June for the Bridgeton/Aquinas Carpool Reunion and then to Florida in July to vacation with the Langs, Smegos and Marshs. Great fun!

SHOUT OUTS: Happy Travels to Marty and Kelly who are off to Vegas this week! I'm jealous. I hope you get a chance to gaze upon my true love, Barry Manilow.
To Jim and Di Kerrigan heading to Venice, Milan, Bellagio & Bologna (home of my Italian ancestors). Kudos to Ali Stein, who apparently threw the most amazing spa day at her spread in Wisconsin, also very jealous of you ladies who got to attend.
And to my niece Samantha who lost her goggles in her swim meet last night, that's good stuff there :)

ROLLER DERBY: Turns out the sport is very dangerous, according to my friend 8-track Dave. One woman broke her leg during a recent match in Chicago. I was looking into joining a team in New York, one team is called the "Gotham Girls" and the new Staten Island team is called "The Staten Island Boardwalk Babes" Cute huh? These girls are pretty tough with lots of tatoos, which I don't have. So I don't think I'll fit into this crowd. However the sport still intrigues me. For those of you who think I'm joking, I'm not! I've always been a derby fan. I used to watch it every Saturday morning. Due to recent information from 8-track, I'll probably have to continue to watch it on TV like the rest of the non-tattooed moms.


AMERICAN IDOL: OK...... make fun all you want, but admit you love it too!!!!
First of all, what the hell was Kelly Pickler thinking? That song was terrible! who is helping this girl pick her music? AND... I haven't been a huge fan of Chris in prior shows, but wow! He was so hot last night. I love that song, "to really love a woman" awesome! I missed Katherine's performance due to a dirty diaper and bath time, but I saw the highlights, looks like she did pretty well as usual. I think Katherine is the big contender and I'm stuck between Elliott and Chris for the male hold out. I think it will most likely be Katherine and Chris in the final two spots. Taylor's song brought back some memories, made me feel like I was back in Denny Naumann's van after a CYC dance. Anyway, I'm rooting for my gal Katherine, love her voice.

That's all for my first entry, I don't want to overwhelm my readers. Don't worry there will be plenty more where this came from and future entries will be much more entertaining. And, they will inevitably include several photos of my dear Charlotte.