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Cheers! I’ll Drink to That!

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Our good friends Julie and Jason decided to move back to Tennessee and we all went to the World of Beer to say our farewells over a few pints.   

 

You would expect a farewell fanfare to bring on many tears, but quite the opposite was true.  We laughed more than ever.   Our faces hurt from all the laughing and smiling and it was a great way to say goodbye to some fabulous friends.  The five years in Florida definitely ended on a high note.

 

 

 

 

 

But the celebrating and the beer flowing doesn’t end just yet, thanks to St. Patrick’s Day.  I am looking forward to another fun night with my friends this week.  And if my liver allows me, I’ll drink a whiskey drink. I’ll drink a vodka drink. I’ll drink a lager drink. I’ll drink a cider drink.

 

And then, I’ll erin go barf.

 

 

So, here’s to great friends, getting into the St. Patrick’s spirit and preparing our livers for all the festivities!

 

Cheers to being Irish for a day!

 

 

Who’s ready to get your drink on for St. Patrick’s Day?

 

 

Visit Amanda, Xmas Dolly and Hairbows & Guitar Picks for more Music Monday fun.

 

 

Christmas Time is Here

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Christmas time is here and I couldn’t be happier!

 

Christmas time is here

Happiness and cheer

Fun for all that children call

Their favorite time of the year

 

 

I love Christmas and all the sights, smells and sounds associated with it, but particularly the sounds.  Christmas music moves me. So, for the next four Musical Mondays leading up to Christmas, I’ll be featuring some of my favorite Christmas songs.

 

When it comes to Christmas music during the holidays, my DH are worlds apart.  We have quite different tastes when it comes to our favorite music, especially Christmas music.

 

For Allan growing up a young lad in the UK, a new Christmas pop hit topped the charts every holiday season.  In fact, the movie, Love Actually, pokes fun at this UK Christmas tradition.

 

 

Sure the usual Christmas classics, such as Crosby, Sinatra and Martin are equally cherished on both sides of the pond, but there are some UK Christmas classics I had never heard before Allan introduced them to me.

 

Allan has a Christmas compilation CD of UK holiday hits from over the years and honestly the songs on this CD make me anything but merry.  Some of the songs are so depressing, I feel compelled to tie a noose around my neck.  One song in particular, Fairytale of New York by The Pogues, makes me want to drown my sorrows with some Irish whisky rather than deck the halls with boughs of holly.

 

 

To shake off the depressing mood of his favorite Christmas tune, I crank up one of my favorite upbeat, happy holiday hits because for me, Christmas is truly the most wonderful time of the year!