Love Is In The Air

Happy Valentines Day! Today is considered the day we celebrate our love for each other. My husband and I actually did something a little different this Valentine's Day. After exchanging mushy cards we headed to Seguin and had breakfast together, just he and I. We usually go to dinner but opted this year for breakfast instead. It was so nice to spend some quality alone time. I love my husband so much and I am so glad we have each other. Yes, we have had some bumps in the road, but it has helped us grow into the couple we are. Here are the top 10 reasons I love my man...

1. He makes me feel like I am the most beautiful girl in the world

2. He makes delious "sticky toast"

3. He does things around the house without being asked to

4. He takes care of me when I'm sick...I'm a baby when I'm sick

5. He puts up with my crazy family

6. He can be very romantic

7. He is one of the most unselfish people I know

8. He gives me cards & includes little notes in them that I treasure

9. He believes in me

10. He is my rock, I know that no matter what, he is there for me!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!!!

Brookelyn Elizabeth

Today I am taking a break from "Memory Lane of Hollywood" and blogging about my precious granddaughter, Brookelyn Elizabeth Hansen! She belongs to my middle son Derric and his wife Jessica. They live in Schriever, Louisiana. Brookelyn is 18 months old and is so cute. I don't get to see her very often and when I do, by the time she warms up to me, its time for them to leave. And then when I see her the next time, its start all over... Brookelyn had tubes put in her ears last week and is doing o.k. She had the procedure done and all went well. Of course Granna and Paw Paw had to send her a get well package. She got a camera, some bracelets, snacks, an Elmo book, and some puzzles. Brookelyn is in to Elmo, loves animals and can make all their sounds. She likes to play with her play cell phone (and loves real ones too) and have her feet rubbed! I started that one. When they were here last, my son Derric wanted me to rub his feet. I did of course and then she laid down and wanted me to do hers. Of course it thrilled me to do it because she was actually having something to do with me....so needless to say, Granna provided lots of foot rubs!!

Aunt Bessie

While in California ...actually the reason we went...was to celebrate Aunt Bessie's 90th birthday. The dinner party was held at her grandson Sean's house. Their home is gorgeous by the way. The meal was Armenian food which I had never had before. I tried it andmost of it was pretty good. The birthday cake was very pretty and CHOCOLATE, my favorite. I have included a picture of Aunt Bessie with her birthday cake and a photo of her when she was 16 years old.

California tour

O.k. first of all, the answers to the Hollywood Trivia! The first house belongs to Leonardo Decaprio, the 2nd house belongs to Julia Roberts...or should I say did. She sold it to Donald Trump and The Apprentice, Celebrity Edition was filmed in this house. And the last picture was in the film Julia did "Pretty Woman". This was her character Vivian's apartment. Remember at the end Richard Gere climbing up the fire escape to get her? The picture today is the house Humphrey Bogart and his first wife lived in.

More Hollywood trivia

Well on yesterdays trivia question if you guessed Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez you would be correct. Try these. Picture #1 - this house belongs to a current film star who I just loved in movie also starring Kate Winslet. Picture #2- this house was owned by she and her husband who they later sold it to Donald Trump and "The Apprentice" was filmed there. Picture #3- this same woman, in one of her movies, lived here.

Hollywood Trivia

Ok...one of the fun things I did in California was take a tour of the movie stars homes. Some were stars of today and some were stars of the past. I have posted a picture of one of the homes I saw ...can you guess who it belongs to? Here is a hint. This couple starred in a comedy sitcom and it was filmed in black and white. It is a classic.

Answer: tune in to tomorrow!!!

Sisters

Here is a picture of my grandmother and her 2 sisters. They really enjoyed visiting and Aunt Bessie was so suprised to see them too.

(left to right) Mamie Ruth, Bessie and Merle.

California Baby!!

Man...has it really been almost a month since I've blogged? My last entry told about how I would be traveling to California with my grandmother to see her sister Bessie for her 90th birthday. We departed Austin on Friday, Jan. 23rd at 8:45 a.m. We arrived in the big city at 10:20 a.m. California time. After we got the rental car situated and got to our hotel, we went to eat and then went to suprise Aunt Bessie. Me and Mimi (my grandmother) and her other sister, Merle and her neice Alice had a great week-end and I intend to share pictures of our trip over the month aof February since there is to many to download at once. This picture is of the famous Hollywood Sign. It was kina foggy but I was able to get a pretty decent picture of it.