A World Apart but not in Heart

Today I learned of a terrorist attack on France. More than a hundred people lost their lives (they are not currently sure of the count). This saddens me greatly that our world is a place where people can needlessly and cruelly kill others. I pray for each and every single one of those people that lost their lives and all of their friends, family, city, and country that will be mourning their loss. It is a horrible feeling to know that your country and home has been violated and attacked in such a horrible and destructive way. Americans everywhere should be mourning this loss for our allies. We know better than most how devastating a terrorist attack can be and how long the remnants of the attack can be felt. Every year we remember our citizens and heroes that were lost due to anger and hatred.

Many have flocked to social media in this aftermath to send condolences, support, and love to France and all of her citizens. Some have flocked to simply spread more hatred, anger, lies, and fear. I can not believe some of the comments I have read. Why? Why in a time that is called for love do so many choose to hate? It does not make sense to me. Maybe I am just too optimistic and ask too much of us.

France I feel and mourn your loss and I apologize for those few of us Americans who are driven by anger or fear instead of love. Forgive them and know that I believe the majority of us our heartbroken  by this. People are people. Love is love. Vive la France!

Homemade Nuka Cola

So, I posed about how my Hubs and I went searching for Nuka Cola at Target yesterday. Anyways, Will (Hubs) was totally bummed about it. So this morning I thought maybe I could surprise/cheer him up!

Fall out 4 came out yesterday and with it they made a Nuka Cola exclusively sold at Target. Will really had his heart set on getting a pack. We went/called 4 targets...completely SOLD OUT! The first day! Will was totally bummed....so I put this in his lunch for him this morning. Lol. He said it made him feel better.

Needless to say, I made homemade Nuka Cola! All you need is a piece of paper, Red marker, tape, and a bottle of delicious and tasty soda. lol. :p

Fuzzy's Tacos

 Today we ate at Fuzzy's because...it is Taco Tuesday! On Tuesdays they have tacos for $1.50. Their tacos are normally anywhere from 2-4 dollars apiece depending on the type of taco.

I thought their tip sign was very original. lol :p

 I ordered the chicken tacos with soft shells. My daughter got the ground beef taco and my husband had a tough time deciding between shrimp and craw-fish tacos, but decided to go with the craw-fish considering they are seasonal.This was my first time actually eating tacos here (had fajitas last time) and I have to say that while they tasted good, I was expecting them to be bigger. I also was not a huge fan of the the soft shells. Next time I will have to try hard shell ones! My husband absolutely loved his tacos though!










This is their menu. I was really amazed by all of the options they have! Although this is not my favorite place ever and it had a few misses for me on the taste scale, I am willing to give it another chance. Besides, saying "Taco Tuesdays" is fun. lol.

Illusive Nuka Cola

Firefly Chilling with Mommy as she Blogs

My husband and I went on a long journey to the mysterious land of "Target" to acquire their Nuka Cola from Fallout 4. Alas, we were too late. All the Nuka Cola to be had was gone! :(

We went/called 3-4 Targets but unfortunately it was a lot hotter of a commodity than we estimated it would be. Completely SOLD OUT in ONE day?! I think Target has a problem or some seriously bad luck with running out of popular merchandise. This happened awhile back with a line of their purses too. Lily Pulitzer or something I believe. (I am le lazy and don't want to look it up).

Oh well. At least it was a very fun outing and the baby had a good time running around the store saying "pretty". Who knew bright yellow corn could be "Preeeeetty". I love the way my daughter see's the world sometimes.

We will get you next time Nuka Cola!

Wonder Chasing

Have you ever seen something in the sky and wondered, "what is that"? Most people have and most people thought about it and then went on with their busy lives. Going to work, picking up something from the store, or whatever busy daily task they have. I think I am just too curious of a person or maybe I am lusting for some adventure. Whatever the reason, I simply had to take the time out of my busy schedule to go find out what the flying object in the sky was. From the picture above you can probably tell what it is. I was much much much further away when I saw a strange dot floating in the sky. Honestly, and this is the nerd in me talking, from really far away it kind of looked like a giant Tardis.

When I did finally get up close enough to it, unfortunately it was not a giant Tardis, Spaceship, or romantic hot air balloon. Well, it was KINDA like the last guess? It was a Movie Theater hot air balloon advertisement. I have no idea how they plan on ever getting that back, maybe it is remote controlled somehow? Anyways, the end result may not have been super exciting, but the adventure chasing it was fun and worth the while. My baby girl was amused whenever mommy was yelling, "Oh, there it goes! We are gonna get it!" She liked just looking at the big balloon in the sky I think. Sometimes you just have to go wonder chasing.

Sorry! Iv'e been Slacking!

Picture I took at the St. Louis Zoo! :D

I have not been writing on the blog much this month. Sorry about this. I just have a few other writing projects going on too and when I get a few minutes to sit and write I have to decide between this and writing my children's books, poems, play scripts, and short stories. So much to do and so little time! Oh, by the way, I am a writer. I really enjoy writing of many kinds and try to divide my time accordingly. After all, practice does make perfect. ;p

I am not a published author...YET. Although, I have not really been trying to get published either. My plan is to finish a few of my favorite story ideas and then send them off to publishing companies all around the same time. If they fail, then I just continue on writing more stories and sending to publishers when I have time, money, and think about it.

Writing makes me happy so it ins't really necessary to be published. Although fame and fortune never hurt. ;)

Anyways, bare with me through the Blog writing drought. The river shall flow again for those that are patient.

Thank You Alessia Cara

I just wanted to write a quick post about my feelings toward this song. The song is "Here" by Alessia Cara. Thank you Alessia Cara, for having the guts to write an anti-party animal song in the current music industry. There are SO many songs out there about partying, drinking, and clubbing and I am loving the fact that she wrote and sings a song about all the down sides other artists leave out. People you don't know trying to dance with you, people that you are NOT interested in hitting on you, people doing illegal drugs in the corner, people throwing up that can not hold their liquor, loud music that you don't listen to, and the overall feeling of being completely alone in a room full of people. She hits all the points! 

I can really relate to this song. This was pretty much me every time I was invited to a Frat party or club and felt obligated to go because all of my friends were. "How did I end up here" is what I would always secretly ask myself as another guy I was not interested in would dance too close to me or I needed to use the restroom but had to hold it because I couldn't stand the stench coming from the restroom. I also now feel really bad for all of my introverted friends and my fiance at the time that I would constantly drag out to these parties (that they REALLY didn't want to go to) just so I would not be in the corner alone. Even though sometimes I wanted to make an effort at fitting in and would go and try to dance and ended up leaving friend/fiance in the corner without realizing it. :/

Not that all parties are bad. Like she says in the song, I really enjoy hanging out with a few good friends listening to music, playing board games, playing video games, going to movies, going out to eat or anything really. I even enjoy Christmas parties and Birthday parties. Just not the kind of parties she is referring too. :p

Once again, Thank You Alessia Cara for daring to be different in a world full of party animals and singers who only know how to write about female body parts and clubbing. You can check out the song and video below via Youtube.