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Recovery, Beauty Queens and Soundtracks

While we have had a lot going on, I haven’t had much to write about. Weird, huh. Danny is healing up quite nicely after his little surgery, even though his back is sore. We have used Netflix quite a bit during the recovery. My personal favorite right now is “Pushing Daisies”. It is such a clever show, love it. Also, as part of the healing process Danny let his beard grow in which I think is so handsome on him. That is until today when he had to shave the whiskers because he returned to work. Good thing I think he is handsome without a beard as well.

While I don’t have many exciting events to share, I do have random thoughts and that is just as good, don’t you think? First off, I was researching the Cherry Blossom Festival in DC, just because. I found out that the way the Queen of the Cherry Blossom Festival is chosen is by spinning a bottle. Now that is my type of beauty contest. I told Talena and we both found it funny, because we usually find the same things funny. Now we want to try out next year. If this will really happen hard to say, but you never know.

Second, I’ve been so bored with my music lately it is making me nauseous; thus, causing me to search on YouTube for new tunes to be my background music as I work. I came across these two songs by Ingrid Michaelson that I have never heard before and I heart them oh so very much. You can listen to them here and here. Being a big Ingrid fan, I have no idea how I missed these tunes. I’ve come to a conclusion that if I had a soundtrack for my life, I would want Ingrid Michaelson to compose it.

Comments

  1. I like that I now have a tag just for me, entitled "The Husband."

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  2. We like Pushing Daisies too! It is such a tragedy that it only lasted for two seasons.

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  3. Glad that Danny's feeling well enough to get back to work. I hope his back is doing okay.

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  4. I've missed blog posts from you! Glad Danny is feeling better. You should have posted a picture of him with his beard! :)

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  5. Danny - Glad you l like your very own tag :)
    Erin - I'm so sad the canceled it after 2 seasons as well! But glad to hear you guys like Pushing Daisies as well.
    Mama Wood - I'm glad Danny is feeling better too!
    Becky - Thanks! I unfortunately didn't take any pictures of Danny's beard.

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  6. I like "Pushing Daisies," too--and Netflix. You should definitely enter the spinning bottle beauty queen contest, though I think you could win a regular beauty queen contest, too :).

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  7. Awww, thanks Heather. That is kind of you to say!

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  8. Ok, finally! Someone agrees with me. Beards are hott :) (When they're just short and scruffy not gross and long :) )

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