You’re never too old to learn a lesson! I learned one yesterday, while driving to see Pirates 3 (on our “day-date”)! There I was, coming up a ramp off of Deerfoot Trail (to Memorial Drive). The traffic was really steady as I was trying to merge over to the left, I didn’t want to exit back onto Deerfoot, which I’d just exited off of (haha). Jo says “Floor it, you can beat this guy!”, referring to the man speeding up in the lane to my left, from behind me! I thought for a split second, “Floor it? In this Ford Escape (it’s an SUV)?”.. then went for it. Pedal to the metal, or so I thought! I quickly learned that flooring it in my Escape isn’t exactly possible. Sure, I sped up for about a millisecond but it soon followed with a “Cahhhchuuuggga chuuuggga *insert what sounds like a whooping cough sound for several seconds*.. guhhh guhhhh.. puhhhffthhh..”.. then it went kaput! haha! Thankfully she only needed a short break before she was ready to roll again but man, was that ever embarrassing!

Lesson learned; Ford Escapes are not meant to “floor it”!

My husband and I have been on a mission these last few weeks! We are determined to find the perfect bedroom suit! We had to leave our old (I say old, but it was quite new) bedroom suit in Georgia, though we will get it back eventually! Until then, we have to find something else, which will likely turn into a spare room suit. Our previous bed was a sleigh bed, which happens to be my favorite style! I’m really hoping to find something similar to what we had before, though this time around, I would like for something in a darker wood!

Since I’m in the market for a new bedroom suit, I’ve been browsing through some of the beds by Coaster Furniture, where I found an absolutely gorgeous sleigh bed, which is exactly what I’m hoping to buy!! If you haven’t checked out Homeandliving.com yet, and you’re in the market for new furniture, pay them a visit! They have one of the largest collections of Coaster Furniture for your living room, dining room and bedroom!! Not only are they affordable but their pieces are quite beautiful!

My husband took me out on a day-date today! We went to see Pirates 3 and almost decided to catch the new Die Hard (Go on and say it Lori, I know you’re dying to!)! I loved Pirates 3, it was awesome! I hope there’s going to be a fourth! After the movie, he took me to East Side Mario’s! It was delicious! There was a young couple sitting beside us, with their little girl. I guess she was about two or so, but anyway, she was so adorable! At East Side Mario’s, they serve you fresh garlic bread and when they brought theirs out, the little girl started chanting “Yay, yay, yay!! My bread is here! I love bread, it’s so good!” Haha! We, along with the parents, got so tickled! When Jo was paying for our dinner, I had a seat at one of the waiting booths near the front door! Just as Jo was coming around the corner, the couple and their little girl were heading out and she looked at me, waved and said “Bye bye!”!! She was such a little cutie pie!!

It’s been such a great day! I think we’re going to go to see another movie tomorrow. I’m trying to talk Jo into seeing Shrek 3 or Knocked up! I doubt it’ll work, we’ll likely end up seeing Fantastic Four (he loves Jessica Alba, she’s his “girlfriend” hahaha) or the new Die Hard! I guess that would be OK too!

One of my favorite songs of all time is “Every breath you take” by The Police. I can remember the exact moment I heard the song for the first time! I was in the car with my mom and youngest sister, coming back from visiting a relative out of town! Just like today, I have a tendency to flip through the stations on the radio, even if a “good” song is already playing. I happen to do this at the moment “Every breath you take” was starting and I remember thinking “What an awesome song”! Isn’t strange how a song can do that? How they can take you back to that time in your life and you can remember exact details of that moment? Ok, so maybe it isn’t “every song”, just the great ones!

I don’t know about you guys and gals, but I am stoked about the double disc compilation Police CD that hit stores on June 5th! I was really excited to see my “Every breath you take” and “Roxanne” on there, these are my favorite songs by The Police! What’s really cool is that included with the CD is a vintage The Police poster!

Here’s the complete list of song titles on the double disc compilation!

Disc 01
01 Fall Out
02 Can’t Stand Losing You
03 Next To You
04 Roxanne
05 Truth Hits Everybody
06 Hole In My Life
07 So Lonely
08 Message In A Bottle
09 Reggatta de Blanc
10 Bring On The Night
11 Walking On The Moon
12 The Bed’s Too Big Without You
13 Don’t Stand So Close To Me
14 Driven To Tears
15 Canary In A Coalmine

Disc 02
01 De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
02 Voices Inside My Head
03 Invisible Sun
04 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
05 Spirits In The Material World
06 Demolition Man
07 Rehumanize Yourself
08 Every Breath You Take
09 Synchronicity I
10 Wrapped Around Your Finger
11 Walking In Your Footsteps
12 Synchronicity II
13 King Of Pain
14 Murder By Numbers
15 Tea In The Sahara

I am still trying to fix the problem with a few of the themes. I stayed up until around 1am trying to find the bug and correct it, however, at that hour I was just about to fall out across my keyboard so I went on to bed. I have been looking at the code for off and on since getting up today, I still haven’t found the source of the problem but I refuse to give up (haha). I cannot tell you all how very sorry I am about this. I feel like a dumbarse for not having someone check this prior to releasing. When I tested it in IE, it worked fine. Now, suddenly, it’s not. It’s quite strange, actually. Anyway. I am working to fix this! Promise!

Also the entries keep rolling in for my contest! I really hope you’ll submit your own entries!!

I have always had trouble finding the right flowers to send loved ones on special occasions like birthdays, holidays and those “just thinking of you” kind of moments. I just never know which flowers would suit the person and occasion best! Thankfully I have just found a fabulous flower guide, which is sure to help me when I get into this situation in the future!

Florapedia is a free flower and plant guide, which will help you determine the right flowers to send to your loved ones on special occasions! You will also find a variety of helpful tips to help you take care of your flowers and plants, as well as decorating tips! I really love the “Floral Factoids” section, where you can learn the meanings of flowers like sunflowers, tulips, stargazer lilies (one of my favorite flowers), roses, orchids and many more! I absolutely love the “Breast Cancer Awareness with Flowers“, this is such a beautiful idea and the collections of flowers are simply stunning!

Florapedia, as mentioned already, is free! It is a wonderful guide to flower and plant care, as well a great place to assist you when you send flowers to your loved ones and are unsure about which flowers are best for them and for which occasion!

Edit; I’ve just gotten a huge surge in traffic and was just about to write up an entry asking where all of you new visitors were coming from! O.o I soon realized it was from the wordpress themes release page.. HAHA! Hello new people!

If you recently downloaded the “Hilltops” theme, please go back to the download the fixed / updated version. It was pointed out that some of the images didn’t work, which is because (doh) I forgot to add them to the zipped file! They’ve been added and the updated version has now replaced the previous! Please accept my apologies! You are not crazy, your site wasn’t going wonky.. I just forgot to “proof read” (haha) the theme before releasing it! It happens!

If you spot any other errors or bugs, let me know!