party break......

welcome to the party........yes, sure pj's are fine......be casual, i'm in jammies, slippers and wet hair.......so relax, put your feet up, set a spell......(remember jed clampett at the end of beverly hills hillbillies?)

listening to Jim Croce......i spent a summer working in Chicago when i was 17.......a mother's helper for a wealthy family.  my first real foray into a life very different from my own.  during that time i was treated to a concert....Jim Croce......Time in a Bottle, Operator.......Bad Bad Leroy Brown........and I was pranked.  a boy invited me to the concert, a friend of the family i worked for.......we sat on a grassy lawn at Ravinia Park........a beautiful sunshiny day......something was a bit off, couldn't quite figure it out........later i found out what happened.  the boy was 1/2 of a set of twins.  they thought it would be good fun to both take me out at the same time same place.....same blanket (but switch themselves out with each other) in the midst of thousands listening to good music that fine summer day in 1973.

they both tried to kiss me at different times that afternoon and both got rejected.......later, after the concert i found out.....rather was told by the lady i worked for what they had pulled.  no it wasn't nice, not nice at all.  how or why is that funny?  maybe in a sitcom that lasts 20 minutes, but i didn't think it was a nice way to treat a person, especially as i was that person.  the boys had to apologise for their subterfuge, for trying to kiss me......and they both admitted how embarrassed they were..........i think they were just embarrassed at being caught, but maybe something from the trouble they got into plus the subsequent punishment stuck and they did better in life long after i returned back to my home town in iowa in august.

so far not much of a party....well it still is.........you see what i really remember is the music of Jim Croce, the park......the glory of being there surrounded by so many music lovers.  there were more people at that concert than in all of my hometown.  i still remember exactly what i wore.......a soft cotton button up blouse with tiny flowers, a pair of white short shorts......and sandals.  i loved that outfit.......silly, maybe, but i hadn't had much experienceor freedom getting to pick out my own clothes so it felt pretty thrilling to me..........!

i'm not gonna even try to go anywhere until either sunday or monday........making tentative plans with sam for one of those days......weather depending......in the meanwhile i am making a devils food cake......

lovely velvety chocolate batter is doing it's thing in the oven........i am salivating.  literally can't wait!  doubt i'll even be able to hold off until it's cool enough to frost.........i haven't had a lot of sweet treats lately, so i'm READY for CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!!!

the kitties are eating their dinner......good cat kids!  jim is still singing.....i decided to treat myself to a comp month of hulu to see some new movies.  cheaper than going out and i can cancel at any time.  i can enjoy a whole thirty days or give it back at any time.......i like having choices.

thinking if i enjoy it enough i may give up satellite tv and just have netflix + one more, like hulu.  satellite runs me $25.00 monthly......so how much is that annually?  $300?  hmmm.  still deciding.  i watch less and less network tv.....sometimes i get in a judge phase, watch Judge Milian, Judge Mathis, the lady judge in atlanta who decides on paternity cases......a little Judge Judy.......but that isn't really enough reason to have satellite.

then i think about world events, as well as local news.......i don't watch that much either.  do y'all know of best sites to get top headlines for local & worldly events?  my music just ended........i can smell CHOCOLATE CAKE........GOOOOOOOOOD NIGHT I WANT ME SOME OF THAT!

just popped in a big band cd....swing music.  "It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing!" boy it sounds sweet!  horns are tasty.....love that sound!  the tinkling of the ivories......the sax.......go baby go!  makes my shoulders move in time to the beat.........doo wop doo wop doo wop doo!

i can continue being sick any ol time, but for right now i am having a little party break........sending out love and kisses............MWAH!!!!!!!!!  CAKE ALARM IS GOING OFF..............WHOA!

the baby cake is done......that means a few more minutes on the big cake.  hah!  the baby cake is the size of about 4 cupcakes.......now who to deliver the big cake to?  hmmmmmmmm..........later gator!