I understand.....

You never realize how strong words can be. Words can be dull, or sharp, they can be sweet, or sour, and depending on who is saying them and who is hearing them, you never really realize what those simple letters strung together can actually do.

Sure, sometimes, we say things in the heat of the moment, we're going on our "feelings" without taking into consideration the "feelings" we are altering in the person who is the target of our verbal onslaught.

"DON'T SHOOT THE MESSENGER", something we have all said, or heard, right?

Sometimes it might not even be that bad, what was said, but it can accumulate over time, it can leave an impression, and those impressions can last a very long time, and can wound deeply.

While I am not so naive to think that everyone who reads this will never say another harsh word to anyone else, I would like to think that maybe, everyone who reads this, might not be so quick to lash out verbally at someone. Maybe even, use the little words, to do positive things, because those have just as profound an affect on someone.

My family is in mourning right now, we are trying to heal right now, because of the affects that words have had on one person.

Remember, while there may be a displeasing situation you may be facing in an instance, you never know what someone else is going through at that same moment.

Think and filter before you speak, be soft hearted with your words when you do speak, and remember, it is better to have 2 minds trying to solve a problem (works faster that way), than one person barking what the problem is.

Chardonel... lots of Chardonel

So a couple weeks back I went to Louisville with my friend Tricia. We made a 5 hour drive down south to go visit our friend Leah, who we used to work with. She is currently in Law School down there at U of L and is kicking ass!! I am so proud of her, I love Leah and she is going to be an amazing Litigator, she is already an amazing Woman!!

While we were down there for the weekend, we went to this cute little orchard/winery called Hubers. We went to a wine tasting room in there and sampled from 8 different wines they had to offer (they had more than 8 but we each chose 8. From the tasting, we all got giggly, and I ended up buying 5 bottles. 2 of which were a chardonel. A chardonel is like a chardonnay, it is very light, very tasty. AND GOES DOWN EASY!! I have had an entire bottle tonite!! Doesnt really go well with the nutrisystem, but hey, I need a gimme after the week I have had.

Back to the adventure at the orchard/winery. After our tasting and my shopping spree of the vinyards, we decided to have a little snack, of cheese, and fresh french bread, and more cheese, and some meat, and more wine, and even more cheese.

It was during this time when we were sitting, and eating and drinking and talking, that for the first time in a LONG time I was truly happy, I was smelling the fresh air, I was looking at the autumn canvas that surrounded me, in beautiful reds, oranges, yellow's and golds. It was picture perfect, and me being the dumbass I am, I forgot my camera. ALL the more reason for me to go back. It is SOOOOO worth the trip.

SO this inspired me, to find more winery's in chicago and IL. I would love to go to some more tastings.

MMMMMM more chardonel please!!

I've Been Tagged

It seems that I have been tagged by Miss Amanda! This is a first for me, and a sign that I really need to blog more.

Here are the rules:

1. Link to your tagger and list these rules on your blog.

2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog - some random, some weird.

3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blog.

4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

5. If you don’t have 7 blog friends, or if someone else already took dibs, then tag some unsuspecting strangers.

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7 facts about Me

1) Im actually in the process of creating my own podcast. It will mainly be about music, but other things will be peppered in throughout. I know alot of people who do podcast, and I suppose you could say they have inspired me. And since I am official music junkie, I figured why not.

2) I have never, ever, seen Star Wars all the way through, not because I dont want to, just because I have not made it through the movie. But that is one of my goals for this year, and Im sure I will get around to it sometime.

3)I was originally supposed to be named Danielle, but apparently, a couple who lived across the street from my parents named their daughter Danielle first, and my mother did not want me to have the same name as anyone else that close to us (in proximity) I also was supposed to be named Lydia, but when my mother learned that there was a song by the Marx Brothers about "Lydia the tattooed lady" she couldn't bear to imagine her youngest daughter being taunted because of that song. She decided to have my father name me. Little did she know then that I would end up being the only one of her 3 children to have tattoos.

4) My favorite comfort food snack is whole grain saltine crackers with fresh honey. It is something that I had for the first time when I was 6 years old, when I was in school and learning about bees, beehives and how honey was made. Our teacher brought in a real honeycomb, and we tasted honey from the cone on crackers, I was hooked ever since then.

5) I cannot crack my knuckles. No matter how hard I try I cannot do it, but for some reason, if anyone tries to crack my knuckles, they can easily. I can however crack my ankle at will, and it is loud enough that even when Im on the phone with someone, and I crack my ankle, the person on the other end of the line can hear me doing it.

6) I am currently taking a belly dancing class (I cant believe I am admitting this on a blog) Ive only taken a couple of classes, but it is some of the best exercise ever!! That and I like the little jingle sound when I shake my hips. Its fun, and it actually makes me feel like a dancer, because we run through routines, bit by bit, and then do the whole lesson a couple of times before we break. I have 8 more classes to go, and I may even sign up for 10 more when the next 8 are done.

7) I love to cook, and make everything from scracth when I can. Some of my favorite things to make is my home made chicken parmesean, the red lobster cheddar biscuits, and I collect cook books, and love to try different recipies from each one when I can. Yet I currently eat Nutrisystem for breakfast lunch and dinner (it does work teehee!!)

I will not be posting tags to people I dont know, thats just mean. And not all of my friends blog...

but I will give it a go, I am tagging:

Fran The Twin Tornadoes' Mommy

Noel Myspace Page

Connie Myspace Page

OK, all done for now... Talk to you soon!!!