Flowers and Plants Jamaica Style

Okay so I am pretty sure that this is my last post about Jamaica. It was a great trip so it deserved to posts. Well really the plants and flowers there were just so beautiful that I thought they should have there own post! Enjoy and the next post will not be pictures or about Jamaica.



A little pink guy.

This one just had zebra like stripes on it
A fan palm tree or traveling palm

This one here is my favorite one. Cool lighting.
The yellow was a little more bright in real life
Yellow combo plants

Some little purple guys

These ones are called Angel Trumpets - so I took them in honor of my friend Angel since she could not make the trip.
Some red ones

Crazy tree branches
Close up of the yellow and green leaves
Some pink ones
Close up of a single red one

Pics from Jamaican Me Crazy

Path to the main area of resort
View from Hil and DJ's room

Classic roommate photo
Cozy place to dine

Chairs on the beach with a little hut in case of sunburn or rain

Omar Jr. the beach crab
The pool area with the beach in the background

Sunrise along the beach in Montego Bay

Hobie Cat, very fun to ride on when it is wavy
View from Hil and DJ's room
Pretty fountain

One of the restaurants at the resort
Hil and me chillin after dinner, yes that is me in a dress
All the girls dressed up for dinner. Yep I'm in a skirt again

Well Jamaica was pretty amazing. I had the most fun doing the water events, such as snorkeling, kayaking, the Hobie cat, and climbing the waterfalls. Other than that we soaked up the sun and ate fun foods. We did do a little shopping in the city - that was a tad stressful. But overall the trip was amazing and it is beautiful there, maybe someday I will have the opportunity to go back.

A "Golden" Lady

A tribute to one of my favorite actress. Estelle Getty, also known as Sophia on the Golden Girls passed away on July 22, 2008 at the age of 84, just 3 days from her 85th birthday. The news reports say that she died from natural causes, she did however suffer from dementia and osteoporosis.

Estelle had a great career in television, she was most known for her role as Sophia, the mother of Dorothy on the Golden Girls. She also did some work on Broadway and as a comedian in her beginning days of acting.

Emmy Awards
1986 – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – The Golden Girls – (Nominated)
1987 – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – The Golden Girls – (Nominated)
1988 – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – The Golden Girls – (Won)
1989 – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – The Golden Girls – (Nominated)
1990 – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – The Golden Girls – (Nominated)
1991 – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – The Golden Girls – (Nominated)
1992 – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – The Golden Girls – (Nominated)

Golden Globe Awards
1985 – Actress in a Leading Role – Musical or Comedy Series – The Golden Girls – (Nominated)
1986 – Actress in a Leading Role – Musical or Comedy Series – The Golden Girls – (Won)
1991 – Actress in a Supporting Role – Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie – The Golden Girls – (Nominated)

Sophia has always been my favorite Golden Girl. I am glad that my mom has bought me all the Seasons on DVD, that way I can see Estelle/Sophia any time I want. I have enjoyed The Golden Girls for many many years. I enjoy the show because it is funny and in a small way I hope that parts of my life in the future as an elderly person is like theirs. I think it would be fun to live with some of my friends when our husbands are in heaven and just enjoy each others company...and of course eating cheese cake every night would also be amazing, since it so happen that cheese cake is my favorite dessert as well.
If you feel like celebrating Estelle's life as Sophia Friday July 25th Lifetime television is doing a marathon tribute from 12 noon to 5p.m.

Happy 4th of July!!

Wikipedia says that Independence day is...An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nation's assumption of independent statehood, usually after ceasing to be a colony or part of another state, more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Most countries honour their respective independence day as a national holiday and some countries or nations' independence-date honours are contested. Declaration of independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1776.
The 4th of July has always had mixed feelings in my own mind. As kids growing up we never bought fireworks except for sparklers. My dad had something against it; maybe it was cause he was in the army, for our safety, too expensive, etc. Not really sure. But man when we were kids it sure did suck and we did get made fun of alot, but thankfully are friends just let us light their fireworks (this did include bottle rocket wars). Also growing up we always watched fireworks in Gladstone while sitting in the back of my dads truck in the parking lot of my high school. They had awesome fireworks, it still is the best fireworks that I have seen in my 30 years.
As an adult I have spent almost every 4th of July at my friend Cameron's dad's house in Excelsior Springs, MO (a.k.a. E-town). In this environment we eat several times, play bocce ball, play golf ball toss, watch the kiddos swims or play on the slip in slide. We also part take in a fireworks display put on my Cam's dad David and his brother Brad. At times there are some things blown up such as watermelons and pumpkins. This use to be way cool - however I now think that there are too many kids around that it could be a tad on the dangerous side. I do not have much say though cause I am a guest with no kids! I have only missed this event 2 times, 1 time I made an unexpected trip to St. Louis and the year after that I did nothing.
I think that the 4th is kind of silly - we blow things up to celebrate our independence. However it is probably on the list of holidays I enjoy - why? - cause it is a holiday where you just show up and eat!! No gifts are needed.
Well enjoy your day of independence wherever you are and however you celebrate. Just be smart if you are lighting firecrackers.

Drum playing update

Well I figured it was time for a drum update since I have been playing, maybe I should say learning to play for a little over 2 months now. I will say that I am to the point where it actually feels like I am playing something and keeping a beat. Am I ready for an audience - no prolly not quite yet. For the last two months I have been working on the three way coordination - which my teacher says is in many songs in some way. I just take his word for it. The three way coordination involves the snare, the bass drum, and the high hat. So I think that I have finally got those down at least at a slow speed with out making numerous mistakes. Then today at my drum lesson I learned how to involve the other three drums. So now I know a pattern that involves the snare, the bass drum, the high hat, the 2 toms, and the floor tom. It is a pretty awesome feeling I must admit. And next time I have a lesson (which is not for a month due to weddings, and the Jamaica trip) I get to bring my iPOD and play along with a song that I enjoy. So if anyone has any suggestions send them my way. I am hoping some of my favorite bands do something simple that maybe this chick drummer can handle. I truly am excited that I have found something fun to do and who knows maybe someday I will play a song in front of people and they will enjoy it!

3 weeks from today!

Okay so at this time in 3 weeks from today I will be in sunny, warm Jamaica with some very fun friends (DJ, Dawg, and Yoh) celebrating our 30th birthdays. It is really hard to believe that it is finally almost here. We have been planning this for along time and it is really going to happen.

I still have lots to do before we leave. Such as continue to work on my base tan - don't want to burn when I get there, that would be somewhat of a downer, get a few shirts, a dress - my friends have decided that we should get "dressed up" one night, oh yeah and get abs of steal - it could happen - but doubtful, I have done 200 crunches in the last too days! I have always wanted abs of steal or a six pack (that you don't drink) so what better time than right before I go to Jamaica to celebrate being 30.

You might wonder what four girls are going to be doing in Jamaica for 6 days? Well we will be staying at an all inclusive resort so we will be taking advantage of all those amenities (4 pools, 4 whirlpools, snorkeling, windsurfing, sail boating, kayaks, hydro bikes, and hobiecats). This place also has chairs to layout in while you are in the ocean -SWEET! The resort also has many restaurants with good food, so of course that will be in the daily plan as well. Most of the days will consist of soaking up the sun as much as possible, partaking in the water activities and eating some good food.

Finished for now!

Okay so I will start by saying that I have been getting some flack for not posting for a month, or only posting when it has to do with Pat Yoh! So I will post now about some information that has changed and most of you might already know - if that is you then you can just stop reading or click on the comment section and say hello!! :)

About a month ago the high school basketball coach that I work under at BVNW decided that it was best for him to quit now and to go in another direction. This was very hard to hear because he was helping change the program in the right direction - however there were many people who do not agree with that statement mostly parents and the administration. So he felt that there was too much politics and felt that he was only going to be able to stay for one year and then the likelihood of him getting fired after that was highly possible. So then after he quit all the assistants then had to make our own decisions. I thought about it, talked about it, and prayed about it. And after about two weeks I decided that the best choice for myself and for the girls involved in the program was to quit coaching at the high school program. I am sad however I feel a huge peace over the decision and the choice that I made.

I am going to try to coach 8th grade girls at the middle school level if there is enough girls that go out. It is a shorter season and less of a time commitment. And you teach lots more fundamental things about the sport - which is really my favorite part, also the most important part! So with that being said I plan on filling up that time with church things, taking pictures, playing my drums, and of course hanging out with my friends.