To Be, or not To Be....

Surround yourself by people that inspire you!... People who you respect.

Whitney

Its so very sad. Such a beautiful woman with a beautiful voice. And yet such demons she battled. Its also a shame that we celebrate and appreciate ppl more after they have left us than when they are with us. Though that is human nature. And with all the demons she was battling while she was on this earth, I can only imagine how hard it was for her loved ones to reach her. I do believe, many were rooting for her success. Her come back.

Such a gift she was given, so many lives she has touched with her music.

Her notible ones:


And her latest (a few yrs old) that I thought was awesome:



R.I.P and God Bless you Whitney

"just go out there and trip someone"

"but make sure he is rich and good looking.... you need to be pampered"

- Oh its starting again, this is early. That was the advice my 80 yr old patient said to me today when he found out I dont have a significant other for V-day coming up.
He even added, "if I was alot younger.... I'd be going after you..." haha - hopefully not in a creepy way - all older ppl say that when they feel sorry for ya that you dont have someone.

Im supposed to go out with some friends this weekend and thought that it was pretty far away from that day that I wouldnt have to be bombarded with the Vday stuff for the weekend. But now Im second guessing that thought.

Anyways Im going to randomly name off 3 things that I like about that day - or that relate to Valentines day - since it is unavoidable:

1. The fact that the senior patient referrs to his gf as his "Lady-friend" - I love that term! Its an older term and I find it sweet. Much better than girl-friend. When I heard my cousin (who is younger than me) refer to his gf (now wife) that way, I thought that was so cute!
2. Heart Shaped Macarons:
3. Flowers, especially champagne roses:


There. I said it all. Now Im going to brace myself for yet another Vday.

Yummy goodness!

I really appreciate when patients give me things for no reason at all what so ever... you know, especially food!

But most especially this particular patient. She is a senior Italian lady. Her husband passed away over a year ago and he used to come in and bring me a tomato plant every year to give to my mom, (he knew my mom loves to garden and that I dont have a green thumb at all).

Today she gave me her infamous minestroni soup! OMG - what a surprise - this is like a little piece of heaven!

I dont know what it is about Italian food that I love. Heck, I think most ppl like italian food. But I like the home made stuff the best. I wish I could make this soup. I tried, believe me.

My mother said once, you eat pasta all the time, maybe you will end up with an Italian guy.

Riight. Are you kidding me? I would say those guys are the hardest to please as far as cooking goes. I have always assumed that no one can cook better for them than their own mothers.

I guess I will have to find an Italian guy that loves to cook - instead of me cooking for him haha.

Anyways - I digress. This soup is awesome, its 9:54 am and I cant wait for lunch!!!!