One Of My Favorite Things........

Hello Dear World.....

How are you ??? How was your day ? If I didn't tell you before my family and I have a pop-up camper which we take camping with us quite a bit. We have been camping at different campgrounds at different times of the year. We always love going to campgrounds we haven't been to before. I especially love getting out on the road and seeing places I have never seen before. Today we opened up the camper and cleaned it out mainly because we haven't been camping in a while.

As I might have told you before its Springtime here in Atlanta, Georgia which means tons of pollen. There's quite a few bees and butterflies in the yard which is nice but the yard is soaked in pollen which makes it hard being outdoors. I would love if Spring came without pollen but I guess Springtime wouldn't be the same without it. When you watch the bees flying around the plants it looks like they are quite intoxicated. I think that there should be a law created by law enforcement against insects called ( FUI ) or otherwise called Flying Under the Influence............ha ha ha ha that was my attempt at humor.

Dear world.........My dear friends it will be hard to leave you all when I am no longer with you at AOL. I will hate to say goodbye when the time comes for me to go. You can still contact me at Southernmush@bellsout.net though I'm sure it won't be the same. I have come to think of J-Land as my second home and I have come to make many friends and I have come to love commenting to you my dear friends. I will miss you more than you know. I will remember you............

Your friend,

Southernmush

My Saturday......

Hello Dear World.....

Today I had a pretty wonderful day. My day began with doughnuts from my favorite doughnut shop otherwise known as Krispy Kreme. After doughnuts I went back to bed and fell asleep. After I woke up my folks and I took a ride down to the DeKalb Farmers Market which is the next best thing to going to a foreign country.

At the market you see people from all nationalities and you can see and buy foods from all over the world such as India, Thailand, France and a whole lot more. They had some nice looking guys there from parts of the world I have never been to.One of the guys was looking at me and smiling at me like I was the prettiest woman in the world I guess to him I was. He was smiling at me like I was a $50 dollar bill. I don't know where he was from but you could tell he was from a foreign country but he was a pretty nice looking guy. I'm sure its highly possible that he spoke a foreign language although I didn't go up and speak to him. Of course I've never walked up to a guy and made conversation.

Also at the market there is a dessert called a Gelato which is creamier than regular ice-cream. I bought me one of the Gelato's which was pretty great. Here is a little note: Italy is the birth place of the Gelato. If you ever go to such a place as I did buy yourself a cup and give it a taste you will like it. I would move to Italy just for the Gelato. What is Gelato ?

( Gelato ) is an Italian frozen dessert made from milk ( or also soy milk ) and sugar, combined with other flavourings. I learned that today.

I can say with certainty that going to the DeKalb Farmers Market is a real adventure and there's plenty to see and lots of food that anyone would want to try. I like going there and buying food that I have never had before. I hope you get a chance to experience such a place as the one I went to.

By the way have you ever been to such a place ????

P.S. Some of you might not know this but I will be leaving J-Land pretty soon which I am sad to report. I will miss you all I have come to love many of your journals and friendship you know who you are..........I have been a fan of many of your journals as well and you also know who you are. My new e-mail address is as follows : Southernmush@bellsouth.net

If you wish to contact me you can send me a note at that address. I would also enjoy your letters and kind words. I will certainly miss you all. J-Land was a 2nd home to me which will make it hard for me when my time with AOL comes to an end. I love you all..........

Your friend,

Southernmush

Leaving AOL........

Hello Dear World........

I have some rather sad news....Pretty soon I won't be at AOL anymore. I will be moving to Bellsouth. I wanted to give you all my new address at Bellsouth so here it is --------------->  Southernmush@bellsouth.net

If you would please send your comments and e-mails to me at that address in the future I would appreciate that kindly. I am sad to think that I won't be at AOL Journals much longer. My service with AOL is about to come to an end. I hope that I will be able to still talk to you my dear friends at my new address.

I will miss you all and I have treasured your kindnesses so much. For now I am at AOL but not for long. I will find it hard to leave but I have to be moving to Bellsouth. I love you all and have come to treasure our chats, sharing journals and getting to know one another. This is sad to say but I will probably not be with you much longer.

Filled with tears........

 

Thoughts......

Hello Dear World......

How have you been ??? I know its been a while since I came and talked to you. Forgive me for the long gap in communicating. After going to funerals I needed a little time to rest.

Anyway......In the last few days many people at my job have been complimenting me on my haircut telling me how beautiful it was and how nice it looked which made me feel really good. I got to thinking about the book " Metamorphosis " which was written by the writer Franz Kafka. No I didn't wake up a cockroach or some other insect but I feel like I am going through a kind of metamorphosis of my own. A while ago I suffered from depression but in these last few months I have felt really great.

I used to watch a show on television called " My so-called Life " which was a really great television show. Claire Danes played a character named Angela Chase. Here is the link ----------> www.mscl.com/ . I found a little part in the book which says --

" That when you really look closely ? People are so strange and so complicated that they're actually.......beautiful.

Possibly even me."

I think that's a great part in the book. What do you think dear world ??

My Sunday......

Hello Dear World..........

How was your Sunday ? I am happy to report that both me and the weather are doing fine. Here's what I did today : Earlier my family and I watched " King Kong " which we rented from Blockbuster. I have to say that despite the really huge bugs and the dinosaurs it was a pretty decent movie overall. The ending was kind of sad though.

Later on my mother , nieces and I went to Walmart which is always fun. Remember my coworker I told you about D____ whose husband passed away recently. Well tomorrow her husband's funeral is tomorrow. I bought a pretty nice outfit for the occasion. I bought a aquamarine colored shirt with a pair of nice black dress pants and I have a necklace to go with it.

I guess that's about it for now. I will talk to you again soon...........Good-night

Sidenote.....

Hello Dear World.....

Good evening. Its later in the evening and I wanted to share a little more news with you. Once we arrived home from " La Parrilla " we saw 2 movies which were rented from Blockbuster. One of the movies was called " A History Of Violence " with Viggo Mortenson, Maria Bello, Ed Harris and William Hurt. The movie was really great. It was filled with lots of exciting twists and turns from start to finish. I really enjoyed the movie. I would like to rent it again just so I can see it again. Perhaps I will buy the movie so I can see it whenever I want.

During the movie I ate some new ice cream I bought called Irish Bliss which is Irish cream coffee flavored ice cream with Irish vanilla cream and rich chocolate cookies. In my opinion the ice cream was a little too sweet with the coffe flavor and the Irish cream. I don't think that I will buy that flavor of ice cream again.

After the movie " A History of Violence " we saw another movie called " Derailed " with Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston, XZIBIT and RZA. I have to say in all honesty that the movie was rather awful. By the middle the movie got rather silly and I was glad to see the end of the movie. I can say that Clive Owen is a rather nice looking guy and so is XZIBIT. I can't say that " Derailed " was my favorite movie.

I can also say that the weather here has been wonderful. Its been nice to be out in this weather. The wind was cool and the sky was a perfect shade of blue. Despite the pollen the weather is great. I hope that the weather tomorrow will be just as nice.

How was your Saturday dear world ?????

Good- night.

My Saturday....

Hello Dear World......

How are you today ? I am happy to report that I am feeling much better today. Thank you all for your kind words and condolences I appreciate all of your kindnesses. Let me tell you how my day has been. Earlier this morning I went to a hair salon here in Georgia called " Hair Cuttery " which has great hair stylists let me tell you. I spent the morning getting my hair done which hasn't been done in quite a while. My hair style is nice its got blonde chunks and its cut in layers which I like. It took a while but it turned out beautifully. Next time I go back I will get a little bit more cut off its still pretty long. The blonde looks good and the rest of it is a dark brown color. The hair stylist did my hair quite wonderfully.

After I got my hair done my folks and I went out to eat at a Mexican restaurant called " La Parrilla " which has some of the best Mexican food here in Georgia. We like to go there a lot because it is so good.

Let me tell you the weather has been quite nice. Spring is definitely here and everything is blooming. There is a lot of color in the trees from shades of green, orange, yellow and brown. I like this time of year but the only part of Spring I don't like is the pollen. The pollen is dreadful it makes your throat hurt, your eyes burn and your sneezing constantly. Thank goodness for allergy medication. But the weather is nice and the wind is cool. It was time for the freezing winter chill to take a vacation for a while. I can't wait for Summertime that is another great time of year.

Do you like Springtime dear world ????? I will talk to you later. As you can tell I am feeling much better so thanks for everything dear world........Take care.