We've got several hours to go here in Seaside, Oregon before midnight. Just had dinner at the Pig 'N Pancake, a place Marilyn and I love to eat.

Now we're thinking of going to play Fascination!!!

Just wanted to wish all my Friends...

Happy New Year!I hope you and yours have a lovely New Years Eve (or had one!) -- and that 2013 is your BEST year ( Read more... )

It appears LiveJournal isn't working very well right now. I'm not even sure this entry mentioning that will post... (sigh)

I'm wondering if this is connected to the recent MAINTENANCE I mentioned last Friday... ???

ETA [Edited To Add]: You can read about this day HERE (posted on January 1, 2013).
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Marilyn mentioned wanting a crab cocktail just before 6:00 p.m. -- but she figured the place would be closed... I googled Bell Buoy of Seaside, then phoned them -- and discovered they were open until 6:30 -- so off we went (Christmas bottle of wine for John in the backseat!).Marilyn had a combo (crab and shrimp), and I had a shrimp cocktail -- ( Read more... )

Just some rambling and RANDOMNESS for today -- another lovely December vacation day for Marilyn and me. (grin)

We watched a bunch of episodes of "Undercover Boss," which is a series Marilyn and I both really enjoy. I hardly ever watch an episode without crying. Seriously, these shows can be quite emotional. Lives are changed -- and not just the ( Read more... )

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So. Why do I care that it's December 29 in Moscow, Russia??? Because LiveJournal is doing MAINTENANCE on December 29 -- Moscow time -- that's going to interrupt service. (You can read about it HERE.) During the time each blog is being worked on we won't be able to update or comment ( Read more... )

What a nice day we had ( Read more... )

What a lazy day here at the beach house. (grin) Slept late and didn't do much of anything at all all day long. Okay, we did a few things, but it was seriously laid back around here ( Read more... )

I was planning to blog earlier today, but that just didn't happen. What can I say? I was also planning to phone a bunch of friends to wish them 'Merry Christmas' -- and it didn't happen, either... Ah, the best laid plans ( Read more... )

Marilyn and I just got back from seeing the film "Les Mis" -- and there aren't even words for how GOOD it is!!! (Here's a REVIEW from USA TodayYes, Hugh Jackman was incredible (as I think everyone would expect). But Anne Hathaway took my breath away. I was sobbing more than once during her performance -- just heart-breaking work. If she doesn't get ( Read more... )