GIFTS & TAGS

Whew! What a roller coaster week this has been, one day there was a possibility that I would be able to keep my job then the next day not. The final outcome is that Friday I said goodbye to my co-workers and shut my office door for the last time. It was sad, I know I had been preparing to do this but I had wanted to do it in my own time not abruptly as it was.

My co-workers gave me a great going away party. Everyone wrote "5 things I will miss about Michelle" it was so touching to see what everyone wrote, lots of funny stuff especially since I'm know for my award winning burps! They gave me a wonderful present for my garden; I adore frogs and it's a perfect gift for me.

Speaking of gifts I came home and had a package in the mail from Phyllis over at Shabby In The City she had a little give away to celebrate her 1 year anniversary blogging. I was late for the party but I managed to get a cute little package with a sweet pillow, some vintage buttons and a Birthday card! It's funny because my birthday is in a few days so I felt like I was getting a birthday present. THANK YOU PHYLLIS! *MWAAAHS!*

Hubby and I did make it to the LCS comedy tour and I must say my sides were hurting from laughing so much. The runner up Lavelle was really funny. They obviously weren't as clean as they were for network television but it was so much fun to see them in person and to laugh for 2 1/2 hours. It was great to relieve the stress of the week.

Now for some more fun! I have been TAGGED! Jennifer over at Pear Street Studios tagged me to play the game of telling you 7 things no one knows. I assume that the "no one" would mean people here in blog land because I am pretty much a open book and I don't really have any secrets, except the time in Vegas.......

1. I am great at impressions I can do Rosie Perez like no body's business. Other's in my repertoire are: President Bush, Christopher Walken, Fran Drescher.

2. I was a competitive bodybuilder and fitness model. I did very well and was this close to becoming a professional.

3. I worked in law enforcement and I can and have taken down a male inmate myself and was nicknamed Xena because of it. I still go by that name.

4. I am a self proclaimed drama queen. I should be on a fainting couch most of the day. I do have a flair for the dramatics, as my mother would say, and always thought I would be an actress. FAME was my favorite movie when I was young, my friends and I used to go to the mall and we couldn't figure out why people didn't break out into song and dance around the fountain with us.

5. I don't believe in killing anything, not even a insect. I can't bear the thought of hurting another living thing. Seems weird to many especially because of #3

6. I don't not like feet...at all! No looking below sea level for me. Summer is a nightmare because I love to be barefoot, as long as no one is around. If I needed to be punished, don't give me jail time, make me give someone a pedicure.

7. I still try to hold my breath all the way through tunnels or over bridges.

Now I am supposed to tag 7 people to play, let's see...I will pick:

*Meggie; my fellow PA'er and red hat friend over at Meggie's Stuff

*Alexandra; writer, baker extraordinaire over at Silver Bell Cottage

*Manuela; gardener and toile queen from The Feathered Nest

*Penny; mosaic goddess, lavender lover and all around wonderful gal at Lavender Hill Studio

*Julie; I am just getting to know but she is a beautiful, sweet and wonderfully spiritual woman. She makes her home over at Nunnie's Attic

*Kathy; she has the most wonderful thought provoking posts I look forward to visiting Kathy's Cottage

*Rhonda; my farmhouse friend, after seeing her "Yellow Rose Day" post I knew I was in love ;) Plus she loves Harry Connick Jr. what's not to love? She lives at FarmHouse Style

Now I think I can start visiting all my favorite blogs again, I actually have a week off paid vacation while deciding on two different jobs. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

*muah*