MUNCHKINS... MOMENTS... MEMORIES!

"Live in the moment and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering!"

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away."
-Author Unknown

My two grandkids/munchkins here on Saturday night,
with my niece, Rowen. 

Here the MUNCHKINS are all MUNCHING on freezies
while watching a JUSTIN BIEBER DVD! 

Mariah here Sunday morning modeling her new jammies,
after her little sleepover!

Beau on Sunday morning out for breakfast!

Beau sporting his shades here with his poppa Brian
in the restaurant Sunday morning. 

Family Breakfast at Truffles Restaurant... Sunday
joined by our friend, Vern! 

Jana and Mariah enjoying the nice fall weather yesterday. 

BEAU enjoying these cute little monkeys in a window display yesterday. 

A moment and memory I have been remembering lots today.
This photo was taken 2 years ago today,
and was the final photo taken of my mom before she passed away 10 days later.
This photo is a cherished memory for me,
and it was the last time my son was home to see the family as well.

Here is another precious moment and memory in time...
This photo was taken on Mariah's 5th birthday,
May of 2011.
Tomorrow she will attend the JUSTIN BIEBER concert here in the city...
I thought this photo captured her excitement !
She got this JB poster along with the mini wedding dress both as birthday gifts that year!!!


Today I am having many moments and memories of things as I recall this date 2 years ago, when Colin came home to visit us.
It was a special visit... to see his grandma Marilou in the hospital along with his
Grandpa Greg and Grandma Blanche for their 60th wedding anniversary.

I had a fun weekend with my munchkins... Mariah and Beau. My niece Rowen and her mom, Brenda popped by for the evening as well. The kids always make many memories whenever they are together...and Rowen is such a delightful role model for them, too.

Mariah slept over, but Beau was picked up to sleep at home on Saturday. We did meet up together in the next morning for a yummy breakfast at Truffles...
with our good friend, Vern.

Tomorrow Jana and Mariah are attending the JUSTIN BIEBER concert here in the city...
and I don't know who is more excited about it...
JANA or MARIAH!
I know they will definitely make a cherished memory and enjoy that moment in time!

I have spent the last several days reviewing many memories in photos as I have put together a special photo book for my hubby's upcoming milestone birthday. It was to have been a surprise... however... when I hit buy book on the computer... it instantly went to our previous info which notified Brian on his email that the book had been purchased!!!
OOPS!!!!!
I know my intentions were good to make it a nice surprise... but he won't see the book though until his special day... then hopefully the memories I included in it will be special reminders of many precious moments in time for him... I spent many many moments in time creating it for sure!!!

I had a great chat with Colin last night on the phone. I enjoy any memories we can share even though they are often few and far between and from such a long distance. We were hoping Colin could come home for his dad's special 60th birthday on the 25th... but he can't...
he will be here in spirit!

Colin was home 2 years ago at this
time of year, though.

My in-laws...
Blanche and Greg will be celebrating their 62nd Anniversary this week on
the 17th of October.
Also celebrating birthdays soon are
my niece, Emily on the 18th, and
 my mother-in-law, Blanche on the 21st.
This is a month of many moments, memories and celebrations in time for sure!

On that note...
a short poem from me today!

So many memories and moments in time...
Come back to me in thought and in rhyme.
From ones that are cherished forever more...
To ones that pass by for me to adore.  

SOCiAL BUTTERFLY!

"If nothing ever changed there'd be no butterflies."
Author Unknown

"The butterfly counts months not moments and has time enough."
-Rabindranath Tagore

"Love is like a butterfly. It goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes."
-Author Unknown

Yesterday I was out for lunch with this lovely group of ladies!
Ella beside me and across from her Jacquie, Sylvia and Diane,
...all nice ladies to have lunch with!

Where we ate lunch...the restaurant called BLISS!

Mariah showing off a drawing she did here tuesday after school.

BEAU pooped out from his day of
flying around at daycare on Tuesday, and out cold in the car
with the granola bar he was eating beside him! 

Beau, Jana and Mariah at Boston Pizza on Thursday for supper...
Beau was a bit of a social butterfly here and wanted to go flitting around,
while Jana texted and Mariah colored!

Visiting dance friend, Vanessa at her beautiful new home on Thursday night. 

Mariah was enjoying the toys and dress up stuff in
Vanessa's toy room Thursday night! 

Beau was in his glory playing with all
the cars and stuff in Vanessa's basement.

Enjoyed a STARBUCKS with friends Marcy and Heather
and my cousin Gwen on Wednesday!



My life often reminds me of
that of a social butterfly!
I seem to flutter around from one activity and social group to another within in a week.
This week was no exception to that... Tuesday I got a call to pick up Jana's kids from daycare and school and bring them for supper here.
The kids were good and kept us well entertained in the couple of hours
 they were here.

Wednesday we had a family friend funeral to attend in the morning. It was a nice celebration of this fellow's life, and a nice reunion with his family and their friends, as well.
Funerals are always reminders to me to live life to the fullest and live in the moment.

Later that day I met cousin Gwen and Marcy at Starbucks and my neighbor Heather arrived there at that time,
 so joined in our little visit, too!

Thursday Jana and I were invited to our dance friend and former dance teacher at my studio back in the day... Vanessa's house!
Jana had to bring her kiddies along, too... so we made a stop along the way and had supper at Boston Pizza... the kid's favorite!
I ended up playing with the kiddies in the play room, while Jana and Vanessa enjoyed a wee visit over a couple glasses of wine!
Vanessa's new home was lovely and she looked fabulous as she always does.

I was invited to join friends, Ella, Jacquie, Diane and Sylvia for a very tasty lunch at Bliss yesterday. The company and food were both awesome.

Today I started my day off with the gym as I did a few other days this week... it is a darn good thing I get there often as I certainly have been out and about lots this week...
all outings revolved around food, too!

I enjoyed all my TV shows this week, too... now the competitions are all picking up a lot on each one. I loved that there was a TAP number on Dancing With The Stars this week, too!


I was proud of my friend Linda for her accomplishment of earning a Queen's medal at a Tuesday ceremony here in the city. 60,000 people across Canada got chosen for their contribution to their communities and to the better good of their towns and cities.
Linda is like a social butterfly always flying from one event to another always helping and picthing in... so it was no surprise to me that she was one of the honorees!
Linda is very deserving of this honor.

I know my grandkids are on their way over here now, too... so I can once again babysit.
I do feel like a butterfly when ever they are here ... flying from one thing to the next...
but they do keep me young at heart!

So on that note....

It's funny how fast the times goes by...
Because I'm such a social butterfly!
Whether I'm off to my workout at the gym,
Or drinking a starbucks filled to the brim...
Or picking up the kids
from daycare and school,
Or dining with my friends... it's all very cool!
I love to be able to mix with family & friends,
My life is busy with many perfect blends!

Gratitude & Celebrations!

"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, 
but the parent of all others."
-MarcusT. Ciero

"There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, 
a quiet joy."
-Ralph H. Blum

"Celebrate the happiness that friends 
are always giving, 
make everyday a holiday 
and celebrate just living."
-Amanda Bradley

Here is my hubby, BRIAN, carving the
THANKSGIVING TURKEY here on Sunday.
I am ever GRATEFUL that he loves to cook.
This meal was well worth CELEBRATING! 

Here is my brother, BRIAN, here with my doggie, SHUFFLE
at the THANKSGIVING supper on Sunday.
I am always GRATEFUL for the times I can share
and CELEBRATE with my brother.
He was celebrating the good deal he got on his BEATLES shirt, too!!!!

I love this picture of Mariah with her little tooth missing smile!
She was so GRATEFUL for he T-shirt with the doggie
that looked like our old pug, Mocha, on it! 

Here is Beau on Sunday at our Thanksgiving supper.
 He, too, was proud of his shirt!!!!!
It has a BIKE on it...
which is a word he CELEBRATES every time he sees one! 

Beau made a little set up in the living room and called it his BOAT!
Everyone was excited when his new word of the day was BRIAN,
especially my brother BRIAN! 

Yesterday I met with my cousin, Bev,
to CELEBRATE the MILESTONE Birthday she was celebrating!
I am always GRATEFUL for any CELEBRATIONS
 shared over a STARBUCKS!!!

This is one MEGA ROLL of WRAPPING PAPER
I spotted at Costco on our last visit there.
This should wrap many CELEBRATIONS worth of gifts! 

Just wanted to share how tall this roll of wrap is
I love that is so delux ... not to mention POLKA DOTTED!
I am always GRATEFUL for anything with polka dots!!!! 

Here is a little business card of a new store I discovered last week,
Called PRIM TREE  Gifts & Home Decor.
I am always GRATEFUL for stores like this to help me find the perfect gifts
for the many CELEBRATIONS this month and throughout the whole year.


I am very GRATEFUL for the THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION we shared this weekend.
I am so GRATEFUL for so many things about this weekend every year... it helps make me focus on the things worth CELEBRATING in my life... not just at this time of year
but all year round.


We had an abundance of food...
so were able to not only feed us on Sunday,
but sent a care package with my brother...and delivered one to my in laws, Blanche and Greg as well yesterday. I wanted to take more photos of the celebrations and festivities ...
but due to some family requests
 I did not take as many this time.


Thanks giving is a meal that just keeps on giving! We warmed up our leftovers again yesterday and will likely enjoy it tonight, too...
I love Turkey leftovers... it is definitely a meal worth CELEBRATING... and I am ever GRATEFUL that my hubby loves to cook, too!

I was able to enjoy a starbucks coffee with my cousin, Bev, yesterday on her milestone birthday. I do not see as much of her as I would like, but do often meet with her sister, Gwen!
We had a nice little visit  and I look forward to more in the near future!


Today I was GRATEFUL for the gym once again... TRENT the instructor of the Tuesday Body Vive classes... really motivates me to work hard... which today was a good thing after all the extra calories I consumed over the weekend.


At the gym today I saw friends,
Ella and Diane...and had a brief visit
with both of them there.


Later today I received a nice post card from my friend, Arlene, who is from Penticton but is visiting in Timmins, Ontario at present.
I was GRATEFUL she took time to send me a little post card.


I have invites from my cousin, Gwen to join her later either today or this week for a coffee, and an invite to go see my friend, Vanessa's new house this week, as well as a lunch invite to go out with friends, Jacquie, Diane, Ella, and Sylvia, too this Friday... So my life seems like an ongoing CELEBRATION!


My good friend, Linda from Lanigan is being celebrated at a special event here in the city tonight. She is being honored for her community services in Lanigan and is receiving a QUEEN'S MEDAL... I wish it was an open event and I would go and cheer her on!
 I can easily see why she is being CELEBRATED... she is someone who helps out for every event that takes place in Lanigan...
I know they must all be so GRATEFUL for her.
As a friend, I know I am...
she is truly the best!


As mentioned in previous blogs ...
the month of OCTOBER is full of CELEBRATIONS... from Thanksgiving... to many birthdays of family and extended family and friends... along with anniversaries... and even funerals and angels.
This month we also
CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN, too...
 So many reasons to be
GRATEFUL & CELEBRATE!


My nephew, Maxwell is 18 today...and my Auntie Betty will be CELEBRATING another Birthday this week too on the 12th.
I hope they TAP into some great CELEBRATIONS!


I am GRATEFUL for who ever pops in to read my blog always. Recently a former dance student named Ali, sent me a nice little note saying how she enjoys reading my blogs from time to time... that made my day!


Even though each day is not a special birthday or event... it is always worth
CELEBRATING and being GRATEFUL for...
so on that note...


I am once again in a grateful mood,
And want to share more gratitude...
For everything in my life that's so great,
I have so much to celebrate.
I know I say this quite a lot...
I'm really blessed, and that's my thought!
I like to share and also show...
The ones I love and ones I know,
That in my life, I love what I do.
From simple days to celebrations, too.
This is one of the busiest seasons,
To note celebrations for many reasons.
So I try to say the positives here...
To share with people far and near!

The MOOD for GRATITUDE!

"As I think of the word "GRATITUDE", 
I recall that all really great things in life are expressed in the simplest words:
"Purpose and meaning;
Friends and Family;
Caring and Community;
Love and Work;
Appreciation and Gratitude."
-James R. Bradley

"I'm grateful for whatever 
makes my spirit grow."
-Florida Calloway

"For today and it's blessings, 
I owe the world an attitude of gratitude."
-Clarence E. Hodges

Setting up the table for THANKSGiVING CELEBRATIONS
here tomorrow... I'm GRATEFUL for simple little pleasures from the
GRATITUDE book from my friend, Linda...
 the happy little Scarecrows and little signs to the fall leaves!

Beau was proud to show off his "PONY"
on Thursday when I got invited for lunch with him! 

I am always GRATEFUL for this smiling little face
with a ponytail or not!!! 

After my lunch with Jana and Beau on Thursday... I
 stopped by Michaels's and found some cute motivational treasures
to go with the black and white polka dot wrapping paper
 I SPOTTED at Winners last week! 

It was so chilly out that I made a hot chocolate and had it out of
the red and white spotted mug which states "Whoever smiles first wins"
I still love these motivational mugs which I have had for a few years now,
and hot chocolate always makes me smile!

With my new "SOCIAL DIRECTOR" title at  the studio,
I decided I should make a bigger effort to get more photos for the boards
and feel more involved at the studio.
My niece Rowen in the teal shorts here during
 her jazz warm up at her teen jazz class Thursday night.

While I continued to capture more memories to hang ON the boards...
I was feeling GRATEFUL to see some young dancers enjoying my
ROCKTOBER Bulletin Boards!  

A cute little saying on a block I found today...
I am always GRATEFUL for fun quotes! 

HOLEY... MOLY!!!!!!
This is a HOLE lots of craziness in front of my house yesterday...
I am GRATEFUL to report the BIG HOLE is filled in now,
not sure what they were fixing there... but I hope it is fixed now!

I went to the Musical JERSEY BOYS last night
I was GRATEFUL I chose to go...
 It was absolutely fantastic!



Today my blog is reflecting on
GRATITUDE with THANKSGIVING
coming up this weekend.

We will have Jana, Nels, and their kids along with my brother Brian over for Turkey and all the trimmings and of course the traditional Pumpkin and Apple pies!
I love when we get a chance to share meals together but especially when they revolve around special occasions.


I was invited to Jana's for some macaroni with her and Beau on Thursday and he was so proud to show off his little pony tail... which he referred to as his "PONY". He was so cute but a true two year old when after lunch began throwing lego blocks every where.
It is sometimes hard to discipline him because he is so cute, and he was refusing any "TIMEOUTS!"

Thursday night I captured many different dance photos at the BSOBAD dance studio for future bulletin boards. Now that I have a new title there... "SOCIAL DIRECTOR"... I figured I better capture more when I get the chance!
I am GRATEFUL for the casual job for me at the studio which allows me to keep my foot in the door and to help me stay connected to the dance world.


Last night I was invited to my sister-in-law, Brenda's for a delicious supper before the two of us headed off to the JERSEY BOYS musical... which we both absolutely loved.
I am always GRATEFUL for all the things we get to see right here in our own city. Hard to believe there are 24 performances of that show here in Saskatoon, as it tours on through.
There was a gal in the show who grew up in Moose Jaw, and I remember watching her as a dancer in the Moose Jaw Dance Festivals
back in the day!
Her name is KARA TREMEL, and she had the lead female role to play in the show and did it extremely well, so it made me proud to think she was home grown talent right
from here in Saskatchewan.


While I was enjoying the JERSEY BOYS last night... Brian was grandpa- grand daughter bonding with Mariah and took her and her little friend Drew to the BLADES Hockey game. I think Brian was pumped... as he always is when ever he gets a chance to hang out with his cherished grandkids!



I have been kicking it up a notch this week by getting to the GOODLIFE gym daily for one class or another... I am GRATEFUL for such awesome classes and instructors there...
who help contribute to my GOOD LIFE!
Each gym trip is followed up with a coffee shared with my friend, Ella... who I am also very grateful for... Makes going to the gym even more fun!



I had a nice phone visit with my sister-in-law, Arleen, on Thursday when I called her to wish her Happy Birthday. Her parents are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary this weekend, too...Another milestone!

Yesterday I was remembering a special angel celebrating in heaven. Our dear friend  and former next door neighbor, JAIME, who passed away at the age of 15 to brain cancer.
She would have turned 34 yesterday.
She was a ray of sunshine always,
and I have nothing but fond memories of her,
it is such a shame she was taken
at such a very young age.

Tomorrow my Aunt Ruth is 92 years old.
She is the auntie who makes me think of
BLUE BIRDS and I wish her many more!

Thanksgiving Monday... my cousin, Bev, reaches a milestone birthday...
so I send her much love and wishes, too!
That is a date I lost my sweet Uncle Rudy
26 years ago, so I will be thinking
of him as well.

Tuesday is my nephew, Maxwell's birthday...
so there are many things to celebrate
in the next little bit.

I will take this chance to wish everyone a
Happy Thanksgiving...
and remember to be grateful
and share your gratitude!


I am truly in the mood...
To share a little gratitude,
With Thanksgiving on the rise,
I want to share my many highs.
I am feeling simply blessed...
My family and friends are just the best!
I have lots of love and a comfort zone,
I love to be with people or to be alone.
I love music and I love dance...
I like to share what I love with every chance!
My grandkids bring me such joy each day,
And my kids are great in every way,
I 'm happily married in a state of bliss,
I love being married, each hug and each kiss!
I often have raved and also have ranted...
I do not want to take anything for granted,
All the things I find so great...
I really just love to celebrate,
The great big events to the little things,
I am grateful for what each day brings!
 I try to be grateful and enjoy all the fun,
Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

It's ROCK-TOBER!

"Listen the wind is rising, the air is wild with leaves. We have had our summer evenings, 
now for October Eves."
-Humbert Wolf

"Be a rainbow in someone's cloud."
-Maya Angelou

"If you only walk on sunny days 
you'll never reach your destination."
-Treasured Sentiments

Mariah and Beau together yesterday when
 I picked them up from school and daycare!
Getting ready to watch the LORRAX on Mariah's little TV in her room.
BEAU is ROCKING his trunks in the not so TRUNKS like weather!

Beau on Monday when I picked him up from daycare...
he was having a little snack on the counter...
and although it was freezing out, he wanted his trunks on!

Sunday night after Beau's bath... he wanted his trunks on again!
Here he is showing me the shoes on his dresser.
I love his little ROCKIN HAIRDO fresh out of the tub!

ROCKING the Sunday night grandkid fix... 

we are reading a bedtime story here!

Sleepy Mariah and Brian watching Tv on sunday night...
watching the show OVER THE RAINBOW!

Shuffle enjoying a little Monday morning
 sunshine on the couch, through the window
...she is really ROCKIN an awkward pose here!

One of the ROCKTOBER Bulletin Boards
 I did at BSOBAD Dance Studio today! 

The FALL RHYTHM Poster at Starbucks ...
I have been enjoying many a Pumpkin Spice Latte lately
...It is kind of an OCTOBER/ ROCKTOBER addiction for me!

I bought this CD today at Starbucks...and although it isn't ROCK
for Rocktober... it is kind of a mix of Country/ Jazz!


It is amazing how quickly the FALL weather has turned from the beautiful SUNSHINY days of last week to very cool and GLOOMY weather as soon as OCTOBER came!
Last week I was saying how much
I LOVED FALL... but this week is a different TUNE... due to the fast change in weather, looks like winter is not far away.

October does bring many celebrations, though, and a mix of fun things... such as birthdays, anniversaries, Halloween, etc.
It truly does really ROCK!

This past sunday I enjoyed a nice visit with my sisters-in-law, Bev and Brenda, along with my niece, Rowen at Starbucks. My neighbor , Heather also joined us for a great visit
and lots of laughs!

We also went for a quick little shop at Winners afterward, too.... all in all a ROCKIN afternoon!

We had a tasty supper with my brother Brian joining us on Sunday. We then popped by Nels and Jana's for a little grandkid fix!

I have picked up Beau the past two days from daycare, and also got Mariah from school yesterday as well. The kids were entertaining yesterday and I cherish all the times I can spend with them!

Today was time to update the studio bulletin boards from the September welcome back to dancing theme... to the new for october ROCKTOBER THEME! I included many of the photos taken at recent baby shower, BBQ, and lessons through out the first month of this season... along with lots of orange and pumpkins, etc!
I do enjoy a THEME... always...
so although it is very time consuming to do...
I like to do the bulletin boards!

I am trying to KICK IT UP A NOTCH this month at the gym and trying hard to ROCK this summer body back into shape!
Yesterday I did my Body Vive with Trent teaching and today tried a new class called NEW BODY with teacher Nicole. I always meet with my friend Ella and we follow our workouts with a coffee as a reward...
and today it was at her house!

I am still loving all my ROCKING TV shows, too the ones revolving around music as well as dancing and of course ELLEN...
she truly ROCKS my world!

Tomorrow I wish my sister-in-law, Arleen A Happy Birthday... There are many more family celebrations this month to come.

I'm also excited to be attending the musical
 "JERSEY BOYS"  this weekend...
a great event to add to my
ROCKTOBER!

In spite of the very cool change of weather...
I still love the look of Autumn...
It helps to make ROCKTOBER more special!


On that note...a very short poem today...


It's ROCKTOBER
and becoming very cool,
I loved autumn last month,
but now I am no fool!
Winter is right around the corner,
coming way too fast...
I  wanted warmer Autumn
just to last and last!

"FALL" in Love ... "TAP" into your Passions!

"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, all with the same person."


-Mignon McLaughlin

"Only passions, great passions 
can elevate the soul to great things."
-Albert Didero

"There is harmony in autumn, and a luster in it's sky, which through summer is not heard or seen, as if it could not be, as if it had not been."
-Percy Bysshe Shelley

I met my hubby, Brian, on September 27th, in 1973.
This photo is taken on September 27th, 2012... (39 years later).
We try to remember this date each year and celebrate it.
Here we are at the KEG for a nice evening out together. 

Brian and Shuffle yesterday out for a beautiful FALL walk.
I LOVE when the leaves change color,
and the weather is lovely and warm. ..
SHUFFLE LOVES to go for a walk!

We ran into my friend, Cathy along the walk so even managed
 to get her to take a pic of the two of us with  our dog, Shuffle,
on yesterday's lovely FALL walk by the lake in the park. 

Here is SHUFFLE on our deck yesterday enjoying the nice FALL weather.
We got our doggie 4 years ago in September...
and we are very in love and passionate about her.  

A little glimpse into our back yard yesterday
with the FALL colors...and yet
some flowers still in full bloom ! 

Yesterday we picked up Mariah for lunch, and her mommy joined us, too.
Mariah usually picks Boston Pizza but changed her mind yesterday and chose McDonald's!
We LOVE all the time we can spend with her... she is growing up so fast. 

Following the McDonald's lunch yesterday we stopped by Dutch Growers.
Another beautiful place to go at this time of year.
 I fell in LOVE with a very cute
Halloween Pumpkin wearing a black polka dot witch hat, and bought it!

Here is the adorable pumpkin... which we can burn a tea lite candle in later. 

Something else I'm PASSIONATE about... is this great scent called
 "FALLING IN LOVE"
... (so 'Theme' appropriate!)
Here is a little boxed set with
body wash, cologne, and hand cream...
with this saying on the box...
philosophy:when it comes to love, you need not fall but surrender.

We LOVE the Farmer's Market at this time of year, and here are some of our finds today.
The tomatoes in this photo are all from my Brother Brian's garden though...
I LOVE Tomatoes at this time of year!
 

My friend, ELLA, invited me for a delicious Turkey supper this Wednesday.
WE both LOVE the X FACTOR so we watched that while enjoying the great supper. 

A rather BLURRY photo from 1983 of my dad with my two kids...
Colin here age 4 and Jana age 2... wearing little clown costumes I made for them.
This was KIWANIS APPLE DAY... which my dad often sold apples for back in the day.
Today is KIWANIS APPLE DAY this year...
and when I purchased an apple from a clown at the farmers market...
he remembered dad.
This is one of the very memories I LOVE of my dad!

Yesterday I was asked to teach a little grade 1 Tap Class at BSOBAD.
 At the end of their class I had the 6 little girls form a
heart shape with their shoes on the floor.
I will always love tap... and continue to ...
TAP INTO MY PASSIONS!


As I thought of a perfect theme for today's blog I got to thinking just how PASSIONATE I am of FALL for so many reasons.

I LOVE that 39 years ago I met my husband, Brian on SEPTEMBER 27th on a blind date in Edmonton, while there to attend a
Brian Foley Dance Workshop there.
This was the start of so many great new beginnings ahead...


The following September I opened my dance studio, DIANE WILL DANCE STUDIO,
 in 1974... which went on to reopen each  September for 28 years.

Many fresh starts to many new seasonal things always start new in the FALL.
I LOVE that.

The weather is so beautiful in the FALL...
with the changing leaves and warm sun
with a little hint of crispness in the air.

Today I was reminded how many years my dad dressed as a clown and sold apples for the annual Kiwanis Apple day. I dressed as a clown a few times myself, and my kids did too.
 The apples seem to taste even better when purchased from a clown, too... LOVE it!
I enjoyed every bite of my apple today as well.

I have eaten so many meals out lately which is good and bad... I have loved all the yummy tastes where ever I have gone to eat... however... the weight is catching up again...
so time to begin to track points once again... maybe I'll kick it up a notch in OCTOBER!

That being said... I did go to the gym this morning and LOVED the Body Vive class I attended with my friend Ella.
One of the best tracks currently is a little disco type song to a great FALL related tune...
and one of my all time favorites, too...
 "SEPTEMBER", by Earth, Wind and Fire.

Ella came back here for a quick coffee and visit following the gym this morning.
Today is NATIONAL COFFEE day...
however I pretty much
drink coffee everyday!

We got our little doggie, SHUFFLE,
 in September of 2008, which is another FALL fond memory of PASSION for me...
really there are so many!

Yesterday we enjoyed another fun lunch with our Grade One Princess Mariah.
She is growing up so fast with all her new
FALL beginnings this year.

We will enjoy some of the yummy veggies we purchased at the Farmer's Market today for our supper... I really do LOVE this time of year!

I have so much to LOVE about my life ...
not just in the FALL... but always...
and I am going to continue to
TAP into my PASSIONS!

So on that note...

Of all the seasons... I really LOVE FALL...
I think it's my favorite of them all.
So many memories bring out the PASSION,
Many a thought and many a fashion!
Memories of beginnings of so many things
Makes me smile, and what joy it brings.
Thoughts of dad dressed like a clown,
As he sold apples all around town.
And with my toddlers also in tow...
Making fond memories that would just grow!
Meeting my husband on a blind date,
So much LOVE for me to celebrate.
Starts of so many things all brand new,
And I LOVE the colors of this season, too!
I know the snow will be coming real soon,
But for now I'll enjoy all the
LOVE of FALL'S tune!