Happy 4rth of July!!!

I feel I've been away from Blogger, the computer, for so long (it's only been a week, give or take a day!), that I feel like I'm all rusty and have lost my touch for blogging. Well, I've only come on to give a quick 'Woohoo! Happy 4rth of July!' (American friends, that is...obviously) because I am sitting on the bedroom floor with the keyboard and monitor uncomfortably sitting on a plastic storage bin and the mouse on a stool so that my hand loses feeling and goes all 'pins and needles'....now my leg has fallen asleep! Most of the house is unpacked and put together but the reason the computer is on the floor is that the college kids (bless them!) that we hired to help us move, demolished the computer desk (along with a couple other things, haha!). It's been an excruciating move for some reason. So much so, that we vowed to die in this house rather than move again. We are beginning to get a feel for the house now and we really like the neighborhood and have had several friendly neighbors come up and introduce themselves and welcome us. That, to me, is a great sign. Once I've finished obsessing over silly details in the house (like I do), I will put up my before and after pics.

The day before the big move was the day that Michael Jackson died. I was shocked but did not realize how much it would affect me until I had a moment to breath, several days later once we started unpacking. I am utterly and totally saddened...more than I thought I would be. I have promised myself I will not watch another biography on his life because it puts me into such a strange place. Not just depressed but such an empty sadness...well, I guess thats being depressed! As I type, a car just drove past, blasting Michaels music. So strange but as PG mentioned, he IS in a better place...may he rest in peace and his legacy will live on.

Well, I'd love to stay and blog and read blogs but both of my hands have fallen asleep on the keyboard and I have to get ready for the upcoming evening of fireworks and festivities :) All the miles around the lake, people stake out their spots in the morning, as close as they can get; you can't actually get down to the lake unless you have a pass, it's all gated and private and there are hundreds of million dollar homes between the main road and the lake. Either that or you fight the bursting crowd down at the Lake Arrowhead Village....and plan on walking miles from your car to get there! So, this year, being that we now live much closer to the lake, my husband followed me in his car this morning as I left my Jeep on the side of the road to stake out our spot to go down to later. My plan is to drive down as close as we can get to my Jeep, park on a residential side street (which is pretty near our house), then walk the rest of the way down to the Jeep and lay out our blanket in the back and eat snacks until the show begins! Sounds complicated and I don't think my husband is too confident it will work, I'll let ya know! Hope everyone is doing well...be safe and I'll be back soon!

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Did I say this was going to be a quick post???