Karaoke Jump-Start

As I am getting ready to go to San Francisco for my friend's bachelorette party - I compiled a list of songs so that we don't waste the first 20 minutes of our private karaoke room picking our brains for good ones. 

Karaoke Jump-Start

1.     Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen

2.     Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

3.     Summer Nights- John Travolta & Olivia Newton John

4.     Party in the USA – Miley Cyrus

5.     Time after Time

6.     Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cindi Lauper

7.     Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison

8.     I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor

9.     Cecila – Paul Simon

10. Man I feel like a Woman – Shania Twain

11.  Like a Virgin – Madonna

12.  Save a Horse – Ride a Cowboy – Big and Rich

13.  American Pie – Don McLean

14.  Baby Got Back – Sir MixaLot

15.  Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

16. You Shook Me All Night Long – ACDC

17.  Love Shack – B52s

18.  Hotel California – Eagles

19.  Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi

20.  Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd

21. Roxanne – Police

22. The Gambler – Kenny Rogers

23. Don’t Stop Believing – Journey

24. Come Sail Away – Styx

25. Friends in Low Places – Gareth Brooks

26. Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond

27. Torn – Natalie Imbrulia

28. Hit Me with Your Best Shot – Blondie

29. Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood

30. Leavin Me Breathless – The Corrs

31. Who Knew – Pink

32. Complicated – Avril Leviegn

33.  Don’t Turn Around

34. The Sign – Ace of Base

photo catch-up

April's visit to see Dave in Fallon, NV

Amy and I opted to drive the southern, longer (8.5hr) route, south to Bakersfield, and then east and up the back side of the Sierras. There was a huge storm that closed the northern, faster (6hr) I-5 route. 

A SALT STORM! Yes, you read that correctly. This is a huge dried up salt bed. If you click on the photo and enlarge it, you can see the swirling white mist. No clouds, there fore it is not rain or snow. Salt! 

A change of scenery - snow covered hills.

Self portrait

Entering Tahoe at night. 

Home of the 196something Winter Olympics. Notice the mounds of snow? 80% of that is the freshly fallen white stuff that Amy and I drove south to avoid. Smart move. 

Our hotel room at the Pepper Tree Inn.

View of the Lake Tahoe when we could finally see it, two days later. Beautious.

The real event of the weekend was that TJ and Amy got engaged! WOOT. 

(Enlarge the photo to see the secret message.)

Health hazard - falling icicles. 

March 30th - Maya's 5th Birthday Party.

What's for dinner

When Dave's gone, I tend to eat vegetarian. One night, dinner consisted of roasted cauliflower, sweet potatoes, and carrots tossed with olive oil and rosemary. YUM. 

Easter morning pumpkin cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting. yes, I made it all from scratch. woot!

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Well Dave got home, and I had big plans for the weekend: fixing up the backyard some more, getting the car's oil changed, walking boo-san; complete with big meal plans for the weekend: cauliflower and chicken curry with naan, grilled steaks with grilled veggies in a balsamic sauce, homemade cinnamon rolls for breakfast before church on Sunday.

None of that happened. We did go to church and that was about it. On Thursday night at 9pm (just after OCF left our house) my throat started hurting. I chalked it up to allergies as that is a normal symptom for me. Well Friday morning at work, I had major chills, couldn't stop shaking, had an abysmal headache. I felt so horrible I left work early. (Consider that I work less than 4 hours each day, so I must have felt pretty awful to leave half way through.) I came home and found that I had a temperature of 102.  Yikes. No wonder. Luckily, Doctor Dave was on duty and took care of me, which as my mom can attest, is no easy task since I am an awful patient.  

By Saturday, my fever was gone. Sunday my throat was still killing me. So I went to the Immediate Care CLinic on base. I spent less than 45 seconds with the doctor who prescribed me antibiotics and - wait for it - IB Profin, the Navy standard issue drug. While I was less than satisfied with my visit, I swear within 2 hours of taking the antibiotics, I was feeling more like my self and less like Muppet the Ann, as Dave would call me due to my odd sounding voice as a result of my swollen throat.

So. Dave has today, Monday, off. And now we are going to do all those things I wanted to do in one day. First - homemade cinnamon rolls.

Pictures. to follow.