Monday, September 28, 2009
I'm sick...AGAIN!
I have been sick 3 times in the 2 months...Time to load up on the vitamin C i guess. On a brighter note an awesome new photographer found my site and I will be meeting with her in the next couple of weeks. Her website and blog are great so I will get a link up in the next few days. Time to get some rest and hopefully start feeling better.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Time for the Fall Brides!!!
I can't believe we are going into the fall wedding season already! I love the flowers and colors of fall and I can't for the first October wedding. Browns and blues are taking over this season in fabric, flowers, cakes, and best of all the footwear!!!! The Manolo Blahnik something blue pump is the shoe of my choice and I am wearing them for my wedding in March! Here are a few photos to enjoy...
Saturday, September 12, 2009
It's Been A Long Time.....
Oh what a past month and a half it has been!!! We were in Cleveland, OH for my grandmother to have heart surgery. She had her operation at Cleveland Clinic and they were AMAZING! Thank God she pulled through surgery wonderfully and is home resting. After a busy summer I had a much needed vacation with family. It's time to gear up for the fall brides!!! Here we go!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
A Surprise Party!!!!
I am hosting a surprise 50th birthday party for one of our Chief Petty Officers who has been serving our country in Cuba for the past several months. He is coming home just in time for his birthday so we are giving him a surprise party with all of his family and friends there!! I can't wait to get some of the pictures up. They are a great family and I am so happy to be a part of this.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Positive Thinking!
I was browsing through my emails and came across this story. It is so easy to get caught up in the struggles and craziness of life that we complain and whine about the little things. Every wedding that I have done some sort of little "problem" occurs and my answer is always don't worry I'll fix or make it better. Most of the time the bride and groom don't care that the lights are too dim or the linens aren't perfect or timelines get thrown off just a bit. i wish everyday could be like the day we get married. Everything is fine and perfect just because we are with that person. The power of positive thinking is crucial to making it through this life! I hope you enjoy this story as much as I did.
Jerry is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant.
The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.
Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?" Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.
I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.
"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested. "Yes, it is," Jerry said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live life."
I reflected on what Jerry said. Soon thereafter, I left the restaurant industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.
Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in a restaurant business: he left the back door open one morning and was held up at gun point by three armed robbers. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local trauma center. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body.
I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. “The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Jerry replied. "Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live.""Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. Jerry continued, "...the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'he's a dead man.'
I knew I needed to take action." " What did you do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Jerry. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes,' I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Bullets!' Over their laughter, I told them, 'I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.'"
Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything.
Positive thinking the the first step towards a happy life.
Attitude is everything
If everyone applies just these, the whole world will live in happiness.
Jerry is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant.
The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.
Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?" Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.
I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.
"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested. "Yes, it is," Jerry said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live life."
I reflected on what Jerry said. Soon thereafter, I left the restaurant industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.
Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in a restaurant business: he left the back door open one morning and was held up at gun point by three armed robbers. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local trauma center. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body.
I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. “The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Jerry replied. "Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live.""Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. Jerry continued, "...the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'he's a dead man.'
I knew I needed to take action." " What did you do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Jerry. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes,' I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Bullets!' Over their laughter, I told them, 'I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.'"
Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything.
Positive thinking the the first step towards a happy life.
Attitude is everything
If everyone applies just these, the whole world will live in happiness.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Goodbye to the King of Pop..
Yesterday was the memorial service for one of the greatest entertainers that ever lived. Despite all of the controversy and drama surrounding Michael Jackson his legacy is still unparallelled. He contributed so much to the music industry and will continue to do so even in his death. Brooke Shields really put him in a "human" light when she talked about the times they laughed and talked. I think we forget sometimes that these celebrities are people just like us. His daughter's closing comments brought a tear to every one's eye when she said I just love him so much. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzHJyKkEOHQ
He will be greatly missed but never forgotten.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkjtctcuQ9Q
He will be greatly missed but never forgotten.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkjtctcuQ9Q
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Busy, Busy, Busy
Well the past two weeks have been very busy for me! My Internet was down so I am finally able to blog. I will dish about these busy times next week when I have a chance to catch my breath!
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