Optimistically Blogging

Ever find yourself walking around Kohl's with $10 Kohl's cash and having no clue what to spend it on? Or having a bunch of gift cards in your wallet that you constantly forget to spend when you are at the store? Okay if you have little ones you probably haven't, but if you are like me and your only children are furry and have whiskers you may have had this problem, (I never have this problem at PetSmart).  I am reminded of one instance when I spent an hour walking around Kohl's with $10 Kohl's cash and since they weren't having any really great sales and I didn't need anything I left with an ornament. A friend of mine recently pointed out a better way to spend this little bit of extra, buy something for someone in need.  I felt so silly that I never thought of this, but at Christmas time you see the angel trees and it inspires to shop for others. I am definitely guilty of forgetting this at other times of the year. I donate to charities and my Church but...

I've always enjoyed watching movies, as a child my grandparents would take us to the movies every Friday and Saturday night and we would see whatever was playing.  As I got older, I really became burned out on going to the theater but I still have a love of movies. (That was the most first world problem statement I've ever read, please forgive me) When it comes to movies I am very specific in the genres that I enjoy, or more specifically that I don't enjoy. All of that being said I don't go to the theater that often, but in the last month or two there have been 4-5 movies in the theater that I have really wanted to see, recently we saw two movies in one week.  One of them I'm not going to say what it was..okay it was Bad Mom's Christmas, go ahead and judge.  The other was Murder on the Orient Express, we have yet to see Justice League and Thor:Ragnarok (I know we are awful). My blog post tonight will be discussing Murder on the Orient Express. I've ...

I love Spoilers.  Whether it is a book, t.v. show or movie, I want to know what I am getting myself into.  Growing up I would always read the last page or two of a book and I never understood why, especially since the last page you are dealing with different characters and situations than the first page. Before I agree to see any movie, I find myself going to the spoiler websites and read the synopsis of the entire movie, my justification for this is that it is a money saver. Why?  There have been countless times I have gone to see a movie and I have left the theater disappointed that I wasted the $10 and two hours of my life. I find that knowing what is going to happen makes the whole experience better for me. It doesn't bother me knowing and I like to see how it all unfolds. Just in case you have ever wondered why spoiler sites exist, it is for people like me.  My most recent example of a spoiler making the movie experience better for me was La La Land....

'Tis the Season!! I love the Holidays, they start for me in mid-September. Mid-September is when the weather is starting to become bearable, I feel like I can go outside without my skin melting off (imagine the end scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark, that is me in the summertime). We start the holiday season with different Halloween gatherings, then we roll right into Thanksgiving and before we know it Christmas is on the horizon. Last year during the Christmas season I was very frustrated as I have a lot of people on my Christmas gift list and I waited until after Thanksgiving to buy gifts. I felt that it was a drain on my pocket book and as though I was just phoning it in. I love giving people gifts, I find a lot of joy in it, however I love giving people the right gift. As I've gotten older I've fallen into the habit of putting off shopping and just buying a gift card at the last minute. I decided to make a change, I was determined to start early and put more thoug...

The other night dear, as I lay sleeping I dreamed I held you in my arms But when I awoke, dear, I was mistaken So I hung my head and I cried. You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are gray You'll never know dear, how much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away A week ago tonight Kitty-Man passed away.  Monday was definitely one of the hardest days of my life I didn't know it was possible for a human to cry as hard as I did, especially for a cat.  Kitty-Man wasn't just a cat he was a companion.  When I first moved to Las Vegas I was going to be living alone and I hated that idea, so one day my fiance came and visited and I dragged him to Leid Animal Shelter to find a furry friend.  We came home with a 2 year old male Russian Blue.  I had never owned a male cat before, and I had in my mind that Cats were girls and Dogs were boys.  This is completely insane but it was just an idea that I was stuck with. ...

The words 'We will never forget' are not just a phrase but a truth. There are certain moments in human history that are always remembered. My grandparents have never forgotten where they were when Pearl Harbor was bombed or when the Hindenburg crashed.  My grandmother has told me in detail her feelings the moment she heard and where she was on Sunday, December 7th, 1941.  The country was filled with horror knowing that we were brutally attacked as people went to church or simply slept. My grandparents and some family members remember where they were the moment President Kennedy was shot.  Regardless of political affiliation those who were alive then remember where they were and how they felt when the young handsome President, who was a symbol of our great nation was cut down in his prime. My parents remember where they were when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon.  The moon that we can see on a nightly basis and seems so familiar, but is also a world away. F...

When I was young somewhere in between a child and an adult I started praying for you. I didn't even know your name but I prayed for you. I prayed for you many years before we met. I prayed that if you had a test that day it went well. I prayed that wherever you were you had a nice day.  I prayed that if you were an athlete you had a good competition. I prayed that if you had a girlfriend you were learning good habits to become a wonderful husband. I prayed that wherever you were, you were happy. I prayed for our future relationship and marriage. I prayed that we would never lose the spark that made us who we were as the marriages around me had. I prayed for our future home. Even though I prayed for you I was confused. I was confused why I wasn't always having the best days. I was confused as to why there were bullies. I was confused why I wasn't dating. I was confused by the fact whenever I wanted to date someone a random act would happen to prevent it. I ...