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It's Super Bowl Sunday & I'm watching the Super Bowl for the first time ever. Gotta admit that the commercials are more entertaining than the game. In the playoffs, Betty Buckley tweeted throughout the game. It was fun.. her commentary was better than what was being offered on TV. She's at a party today, no tweets yet. Kinda boring! LOL
I went to Central Park this morning. It was colder than I thought it was going to be. But I was still out there walking around for 4 hours. I found things I had never discovered before. There are some beautiful things to see when you look up! This photo is from a passageway by Bethesda Fountain. The passageway is kind of run down & dirty... and then I looked up. I've been in that passageway many many times, but I've never looked up. Beautiful!
I love Central Park!
"Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing."`-- Mother Teresa
A lot happened between the time I blogged last night and tonight... and it all happened last night! Lots of ups and downs First of all, I received an email that an old friend had passed away earlier in the day. She had been very ill for the past 10 years or so. I know she suffered a lot, and I'm grateful that she is finally at rest.
I received the email just as I was leaving to go to Feinsteins for Betty Buckley's show. I have been a fan of Betty Buckley since her Eight is Enough days... that goes all the way back to the late 70's! Betty has a four-week run at Feinsteins. Her show is called For The Love of Broadway. It is BRILLIANT! I love to hear Betty do new songs, because she takes every song and makes it her own. This was an entire show of songs I had never heard her do! Some of the songs I was familiar with and some of the songs I had never heard before. Fantabulous!
Right before Betty took the stage I got another email. The good thing about the Blackberry is that you can get your email anywhere you are. The bad thing about the Blackberry is that you can get your mail anywhere you are! My friend Helen's little Maltise has been sick for a couple years. She had Diabetes and Cushings Disease. She had good days and she had horrible days. Poor little Livvie just started to shut down and Helen sent an email late last night that she had Livvie put to sleep that morning. If you have pets that are your furry children, you know how Helen's heart is breaking right now. There is nothing I can do or say right now that'll make it better, so I just pray.
Betty's beautiful performance took me out of the moment and into the portrait she painted with her words. Thank you Betty Lynn!
If you are in NYC, you MUST go to Feinsteins and take in one of Betty's shows! You MUST!
The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience. --Mahatma Gandhi
When I was at The View on Tuesday, Melissa Rivers was one of the guests. She has a new book, Red Carpet Ready. This is a great book. Truthfully, I never would have purchased this book. Never! But, since we got the book as a give-a-way I thought I'd at least read it. The lessons in this book are exactly what I need to hear at this exact moment in my life. Thank you Melissa! Isn't it amazing when stuff like that happens? :-)
And now, I am getting ready to go see Betty Buckley perform at Feinsteins. I'm going again towards the end of the month with my friend Kim. Tonight, I go alone. I have never been this excited to hear someone sing a collection of songs that I've never heard them sing before. Betty makes every song her own, and I can't wait to hear the selections she has chosen for this run at Feinsteins!
OH, and it's supposed to snow tonight... a LOT!!!
No act of kindness is ever wasted. ----Aesop
Well the elevator is broken again. It apparently broke right after the boys and I got off to go outside. So, yes I had to carry them both back up 5 flights of stairs... but at least we didn't get stuck in the thing! LOL
I'm reading Melissa Rivers' book, Red Carpet Ready. One of the lessons is on perspective. It really is all in how you look at things!
On the subway this morning a couple got on and sat down next to me. The man had a huge messenger bag that was jammed into my left hip from 59th St all the way to my Broadway/Nassau stop. Every time the train would pull away from the station the man would slide into me, squishing me a little bit more. As I got up to leave the train, I turned to see the spot where I had been sitting. It was SO small. I can't believe I fit there. It was so small that if I had got on the train, I wouldn't have tried to squeeze my butt into that space. It made me feel pretty darn good, knowing that I fit into that tiny space! :-)
Believe with all your heart that how you live your life makes a difference. --Colin Beavan
I'm still smiling about yesterday. I think it was the most fun day I've had since I've moved to NYC!
I started reading Melissa Rivers' book on the subway this morning. It's called Red Carpet Ready, and it's something I need to read right now. It's amazing how life works that way. Things come into your life right when you need them!
It snowed last night. This was my view on the way to the subway this morning. I LOVE SNOW! It was so pretty. Actually more pretty than the picture actually shows!
This quote made me smile today, because it reminded me of what made one of my former managers the BEST manager EVER!
The goal of many leaders is to get people to think more highly of the leader. The goal of a great leader is to help people to think more highly of themselves. --J. Carla Nortcutt
The groundhog saw his shadow. Somehow I think we'd be having another 6 weeks of Winter regardless! LOL
Today was my first PTO day. I had the best day! My whole day was filled with smiles and laughter. Started out at EuroPan on W 66 St and was joined by my friend Peter. We walked down to 320 W 66th St aka The View studio. This is also the new home of One Life to Live. Just for the record, I approve! The lobby is 20 times the size of the current one... so hopefully everything is bigger and better for the cast & crew in their new home! We knew we were in the right place when we saw the line. They got us inside pretty quick, but then we waited like 2 hours all smushed together in the lobby, waiting to go up to the studio. First they told us that once we were in the studio we couldn't leave to go to the bathroom. The entire female population merged onto the bathroom. Tell a group of women they won't be able to pee later, and suddenly EVERYONE has to pee NOW! The show was super fun. The guests today were Ashton Kutcher, Ty Burrell & Melissa Rivers. We got Melissa's new book, Red Carpet Ready!
After the show we met Brooke down on Canal St for some shopping adventures. There were cops EVERYWHERE. Since the crackdown it's hard to find good knock offs! You can't just go back in a secret room, you gotta walk a few blocks and wait by a van! LOL I only had $5 on me, so obviously I didn't buy anything. But I'm going to go back with a little cash next time. Definitely must bring Peter with me! He's good at this!
Oh and I also found out that a friend who didn't work much towards the end of last year has been working bunches so far this year! That made me VERY happy!
AND, tonight is opening night for Betty Buckley at Feinsteins! Wish I could have gone, as that would have topped off a very fabulous day. But, I'm so tired... and it would be rude to fall asleep during her show! I'm going to go on Friday night instead! Can't wait! :-)
Happy Happy!
It's Monday, and I have a job!
I'm taking my first PTO day tomorrow and going to The View with my friend Peter.
Smiles!
It's Super Bowl Sunday & I'm watching the Super Bowl for the first time ever. Gotta admit that the commercials are more entertaining than the game. In the playoffs, Betty Buckley tweeted throughout the game. It was fun.. her commentary was better than what was being offered on TV. She's at a party today, no tweets yet. Kinda boring! LOL
