Monday, July 28, 2008

Back to 1968...

But first, went and saw The Dark Knight on Sunday afternoon.
I enjoyed the movie. Love Christian Bale as Batman, although I don't care much for the Rachel Dawes replacement... I like Maggie Gyllenhall, but liked Katie Holmes in the role. I wonder, if perhaps Katie had been available, would the Bruce/Rachel relationship turned out differently. Anywho - love Michael Caine as Alfred, love Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, and Gary Oldham as Commissioner Gordon.


A couple of assassinations stole headlines in 1968: Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King.
When looking back on this year, these are the two that will overshadow all others through the lens of history. Some other famous folks who died in '68 include: Charlie Chaplin, Yuri Gagarin, Admiral Kimmel, Helen Keller, Rose Wilder Lane, Upton Sinclair, Tallulah Bankhead, John Steinbeck, & George Lewis.
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Thursday, July 24, 2008

My Anniversary (And just so you know...

I don't really think there's time for everything:(

Anyhow, Saturday, July 19th, was hubby's and my 15th wedding anniversary. We celebrated in a way we haven't for many, many years. It began with driving around downtown locating the restaurant we had reservations at in relationship to the hotel - would it be too far to walk in the early evening heat?

Then we searched out free parking and walked a couple of blocks to the Renaissance Worthington Hotel in Fort Worth.


We checked in and relaxed, and enjoyed the northward view of Fort Worth, including the Tarrant County Courthouse, which was just a couple of blocks away. In fact, the clock tower lit up our seventh floor room quite nicely once it got dark.



This is exactly what our room looked like. Same bed, same draperies, same chair, same layout. The room was cool and spacious. A delicious treat during a Texas July.





This is a view of The Tarrant County Courthouse, made of fine Texas red granite, from the intersection of Main & 2nd Street. I think the concrete building at the front left of the picture is the hotel.



Our 6PM dinner reservation (a first for me) was at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. YUM. Not cheap but awesome food and service. Since I made the reservations online, and had indicated it was our anniversary, the restaurant added a special touch of balloon-shaped confetti on our table.

After dinner, hubby and I meandered around downtown. I have a fascination with historical architecture and love to look at the old buildings. Which is sometimes hard to do in the car while driving around with traffic lights and other cars on the road! Some of the buildings we looked at included the Flat Iron Building , First Christian Church, Knights of Pythis Castle Hall, Joe Daiches Jewelers, the Tarrant County Courthouse, the Criminal Courts Building, and so many others I don't really know the names of. We also saw Fire Station No. 1 on the walk to the car Sunday morning. To see many of the wonderful buildings in Fort Worth and the styles of architecture they represent, go here. It's not the prettiest site I've ever seen, but the information & pictures are wonderful.
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Friday, July 18, 2008

Be Aware

I've added a new feature - just to the right, under the About Me - called Community Awareness. I've been reading a book called More Than Words Volume 4. In it are short stories written by five different authors in support of women across North America who are making a difference in their communities and possibly around the globe. Each author's story highlights an organization started by everyday woman who saw a need and filled it. The organizations are listed at the right if you want more info. The book is also listed at the right in the Currently Reading section and it is linked to eHarlequin where it may be purchased with all proceeds being reinvested in the More Than Words Program. For those of you members of NT who may stop by, you'll get (or have gotten) a free copy of this book at the July meeting.

If you have a link to an equally worthy organization, reply to this post and let me know about it.
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Thursday, July 17, 2008

A Time to Celebrate!

On Saturday, July 19, hubby and I will celebrate 15 years of marriage. Woo hoo!!!

There were a couple of years I didn't think we'd make it, but here we are, more happily married than we've ever been.

So back in 1993, we were living in Omaha, Nebraska while hubby was in the Air Force and stationed at Offutt Air Force Base. With my sister and brother as unofficial witnesses (turns out they were too young to be official ones), we drove to South Dakota where there is no blood test/waiting period and were married in Union County (city of Elk Point, although I had to look that up) South Dakota. (Many of hubby's co-workers and friends though I was PG and that was why we were running off to tie the knot so quickly. That wasn't the case, if you're wondering. Our son wasn't born until seventeen months later ;)

To celebrate we'll be having dinner at the new Fort Worth location of Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, wandering around downtown, and then spending the night in the Renaissance Worthington.
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Friday, July 11, 2008

Joyful Noise Fireworks

Joyful Noise Fireworks is the name of our fireworks stand and soon-to-be fireworks display company.

Here is just a sampling of what we gear up for each Independence Day. Granted, it's not professional grade video. And it's much, *much* better in person, up close and personal! Maybe next year, if you're in the North Texas area, you can catch a show.


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