friday...and not a minute to soon!! ><

rave: going to a favorite place tonight for dinner. totally can't wait. all will be right with the world.

rave: doing the breast cancer walk at jones beach on long island sunday. kudos to all my collegues for contributing...i've over $100!

rave: busy at work.

rave: congrats to all the successful dieters, and moms to be. 2 dear friends just had babies the last 2 weeks! :-"

rave: haircut appt. today. they do such a great job!

rave/rant: no upcoming trips..yet. it's nice to be home and back to normalcy. but where will i go next? even for a mini vacation, thinking new orleans, bahamas, hmmm...

rant: oh you know, the little things. but nothing's getting me down this w'end!

Rave--Nice quiet weekend planned. Nothing but kids games

Rave--Can't think of any rants

Jocelyn--Lucky you finding a good Italian place! We tried a new one recently that was said to be good...but after being to Italy this place just did not compare

OneWanderingJew--How exciting to feel that flutter!!!

Rave-The hills of NJ are looking lovely.

Rave- My son is healing from his bout with mono and is back to work.

Rave- The family will all be together this next week (plus a few others).

Rant- Arthritis sucks.

Rave- Going on my first cruise next month with the family. Will be a great time. (I hope)

Rant: logging on at 7 this morning and reading Hyacinth's "Boast". Hyacinth Bucket would never do that.

Rave: I made some really great split pea & ham soup last night from scratch. amp;

Rant: There's none left.

Rave: I got my e ticket receipt yesterday.

Doc - we lucked out with the tickets. Now I hope we aren't out of luck.

Rant: The smoke from fires along 50 are choking us and keeping kids inside.

Rave: It's Friday!

Rant: I can't go to the NY/NJ Fodor's get-together because I have to go to a bridal shower that day

Rant: I have to travel to Northern VA next week, and the week after, and the week after, and so on (for work)...I can't wait to be sitting in that Beltway traffic.

Rave: I will rack up points on Amtrak

Rave: Karaoke tonight! \/

Rant, it's raining again!!!
Rave, I'm off to Barney's and to Legal for oysters.(birthday gift cirtificate)

Happy Friday to all!

Rave: Today is my Mom's Birthday, and I actually baked her a cake rather than buying one (it's a box mix, but it could be worse!).
Rave: Sunday is Mom and Dad's 51st wedding anniversary - double celebration! I feel very blessed to still have them around.
Rave: Just got a pay-raise today, yea!
Rant: My niece's boyfriend went to work in Iraq for a contractor and I'm nervous for his safety. My nephew is training and will be heading over to Iraq in January to be an MP for the Iraqi Election.
Rave: To all our brave men and women in the service, may they all come home safely and soon!
Rave: Made a great trip this past weekend to Waterville Valley, NH for leaf-peeping, and Fryeberg Fair. Just fabulous!
Rant: Sox/Yankees will most likely be rained out tonight.
Rave: Going to Boston tomorrow night to watch the game at a pub, should be a raucous game, lots of atmosphere! Have fun Bennnie on Sunday! GO SOX!

Rave: Am invited to play Olympic Club in SFO next week.

Rant: Haven't swung a club since mid-August, and rain is the weekend forecast here in Portland, OR.

mms (if you're still out there), which restaurant did you try?

Hey everyone!

Rant: Rain here on the east coast which means the Yankee-Red Sox game may not happen tonight.

Rave: I have great seats for Games 6 and 7 - that is if there IS a Game 6 or 7!!

Rave: Yankees being 2-0 right now. (Ok Boston fans, you can yell at me)

Rave: After weeks of pleading finally got my right wing Republican BF to watch Fahrenheit 9/11. Needless to say he is very disgusted with Bush now.

Rant: It's only 2pm and I want to sleep at my desk.

Rant: Proposed fare hikes for all of NYC transit including Metro North and LIRR. As if the $240 I'm paying per month isn't enough already!!

Rave/Rant: That there are some of us out there that can still "deal" with life. Too many people getting medicated as young as 3 for BS that didn't exist years ago.

Everyone have a great weekend!!

Rant: The abyssmal state of public transport in chicago (my morning commute was a thing of horror).

Rave: That the international film-fest is in town.

Rant: the current state of the Boston/Red Sox situation.

Rave: I'm flying to NYC for vacation next week.

Rant: that it is currently 46F and overcast outside.

Rave: Guys had a great time at the Niners game last week. Wow, what a game, huh? DD & I turned it off when they were losing to watch Jersey Girl, then found out they won in the last ten minutes!! Go Niners!!

Rant: DD is off to SF for the weekend to see a Giants game and then do some serious shopping in SF the next day!! I want to go!!

Rave: High school homecoming tonight, should be lots of fun!!

Rant: I really miss seeing #52 down on that field making all those tackles and being captain. (Two shoulder surgeries ened that career fast.)

Rave: Had an excellent meal at my fav restaurant here in town with DH last Fri. night. Then saw Wimbelton which was really good.

Rant: New carpet and pit cushions are taking forever to get here. I can't wait to see the room finally finished.

Rave: Came home from the gym last night to a GORGEOUS bouquet of flowers. I thought, "who's sick?" this is weird. Our dentist & his wife were sending us flowers to thank DH for a timely response to an accident his wife was in. They're happy campers!!

Rave: off to Paso Robels tomorrow for the Fall Harvest. Lots of barrel tasting, yummy eats and lots of fun. I can't wait to have dinner Buona Tavolo, reservations are already confirmed!!!

Rant: I wish we had more time there, but schedules are tight this week!!!

Rave: DD did an excellent job in both of her water polo games last week. Wow, they are really getting good! Her youth pastor came to watch her play which was nice. While she was filming, she made several goals for the camera!!!

Rant: Season is over in two weeks, then winter swimming starts, brrrrrr!!! Her cozy red fur lined parka and UGG boats are great for getting out of the water when it's really cold.

Rave: Planning a Disneyland trip next month, hopefully we'll get to stay one night at the Grand Californian, it's been a dream of mine for a long time! Dinner at Napa Rose and lunch the next day at Blue Bayou!!!

Rave: 13 of us are going to David Copperfield next week. Should be lots of fun!!! He's so cool. Happy Fall!! Happy Weekend!! ***kim***

Sam - Have fun watching the game. Lets hope for a good outcome.

And please tell your nephew thank you on our behalf. We truly do appreciate the sacrifice that he and all members of the armed services and their families make.

Additional Rave- Just got the job offer I was waiting for. Yahoo (I think) and the salary was waaaaay good. Go me, go me!

i hate to be the one to break this to you kimamom but the baseball season is over and the giants aren't in the playoffs. wonder what dd really has in mind......

Beachbum--It was Mama Mia's...from the same lady as Mother's Bistro. It wasn't bad...but I was expecting a lot more I guess. If you want the real good/bad of it, email me at mikliz97 at yahoo dot com.

Rave: High school reunion last weekend in St. Louis -- unbelievably fabulous time -- better than I ever could have anticipated!

Rave: While I was there, met another fodorite for the first time (AnneSherrod) and we had a 4-1/2 hour dinner!

Rave: I am now doing my crunches in sets of 100. Never thought it would happen.

Rant: Fodors froze the Molvania thread. Why oh why? It was hysterical.

Kimamom--we saw David Copperfield a few years back, he was awesome! Enjoy a great evening!

I second Marilyn's rant. Why did Fodors freeze the Molvania thread? It was great and not offending anybody!