Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating today. Today is not just about eating all the yummy food but it's also a time to reflect on all we are thankful for. What are you thankful for? I am going to tell you what I am thankful for right now.

I am thankful for the yummy food I will be eating later today, the roof over my head here and at home in Florida. My family and friends. Our beautiful planet that we need to take care of for future generations, the ability to give back and help people less fortunate, creativity, my baking skills, my cats and all the other amazing animals on our planet, the beauty of nature, the stars, moon, rainbows, waterfalls, ocean and all the amazing wonders of our planet. and all the other things we take for granted everyday which we shouldn't and I am thankful to the men and women who are fighing to preserve our freedom right now and to those who gave their lives for our freedom including my late Grandpa and Grandaddy and my cousin Reid who is in the navy right now. 

But mostly I am Thankful for these wonderful people in my life:

My wonderful, amazing, sweet, prince charming, fiance Rob! I could never ever picture my life without him! He makes me the happiest woman alive and completes my life! He makes me feel special everyday! He makes me laugh and cheers me up when I am down and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with him! I love him so much and always will!!

My Hero, Idol, and Biggest Inspiration in life, Alyssa Milano! She inspires me to be the best person I can be no matter what anybody says. She makes me smile everyday with her tweets, compassion, love, and humor. Her humanitarianism is so inspiring to me and has inspired me to start my own Chairty Water birthday campaign next month! She is a wondeful Mother to her adorable son Milo. She makes me feel like everything will be ok when I feel like everything is going wrong. Alyssa is an angel and I love her so much!

My Best Friend and Sis Jen! Jen makes me laugh and smile and I could never picture my life without her in it. She is always there for me and my fiance Rob. I could have never asked for a better Best Friend and Sis. I can always go to her with my problems and she always makes me feel better about everything. She is beautiful, sweet, and so talented. I love her so much and I always will!

Lastly I am thankful for my other Best Friends, Sarah, Ellen, Lisa P, Lippy, Natalie, Delphine and the other amazing people from Alyssa's Army!

So, while you are enjoying your meal today, remember what you are thankful for and never forget those who are less fortunate and always find ways to give back!

Happy Thanksgiving!

~Peace and Love~

Time To Be Grateful

I have been through a lot recently and it has made me realize how short life really is and how we have to make each minute count because you never know when it will be your last. It has also made me realize all the things and people I am grateful for and that is what this post is about.

First I am grateful for the smell of freshly cut grass, cookies baking in the oven, pizza, my cats, Twitter, the roof over my head, my Touch By Alyssa Milano items, one of the BEST sports ever Baseball!!, the warm breeze blowing through my hair, the beach but most specifically the ocean and the waves the sound is so relaxing, nature, my health even though my sinuses hate me, creativity, fun, and just life in general. I am grateful for so many things.

Second I am grateful for my wonderful, amazing, and hot fiance Rob. I love him more than the universe will ever know and nothing and nobody will ever change that. He's given me strength when I needed it most, he's always there for me, He is the love of my life and I could never picture my life without him in it. He is my soul mate, true love, and prince charming. He completes and makes me so happy. He makes me smile and laugh everyday and I am so so so grateful that we have each other and that he is in my life now and forever!

I am also grateful that we have the power to help change the world for the better and that's what my fiance is trying to do for his 34th birthday! Please join me in donating and spreading the word! http://www.mycharitywater.org/p/campaign?campaign_id=30406

I am so grateful for my my Hero, Idol, and BIGGEST inspiration in life Alyssa Milano! Alyssa is the most amazing, beautiful, compassionate, and sweetest woman on the planet! She makes my heart smile and me smile everyday just by being her amazing self. She makes me feel like everything is going to be ok even when I feel like it's not. She inspires me to give back any way I can. Alyssa has really changed my life for the better. She is an amazing mommy to her absolutely adorable baby boy Milo and it's one of my absolute biggest dreams to meet her someday and I so hope it comes true. I love Alyssa so so so so much and I always will!

Lastly I am grateful for all my wonderful BFF's Sarah, Ellen, Jen, Natalie, Lisa P, Lisa D, Liz, Delphine, Lippy, Laura, and so many more! You make my life happy just by being you and by being there for me and I love you all so much!

Must Follows on Twitter:

My Hero Alyssa Milano @Alyssa_Milano

My Fiance Rob @lil_red_man

My BFF's:

Jen @jennilly24

Lisa P @bittersweet9

Lisa D @LeeLeeDisme

Liz @cocacola222

Delphine @DelfineGonzalez

Natalie @NatalyinAK

Laura @laurawalker86

Lippy @LippyJimmy

If you're on Twitter which everyone should at least try it out then follow these amazing people who I love so much! There are many many more who you should follow but that's for another blog!

Be kind and give back whenever you can!

~Peace and Love~

My Fiance Rob (@lil_red_man) Is Doing Something Amazing For His 34th Bday!

My Fiance Rob is doing something amazing for his 34th birthday. He's doing a Charity Water Campaign just like my Hero Alyssa Milano has done and I will be doing for my 25th birthday in January. This amazing organization gives clean water to those who need it. I will be donating hopefully next week but you can help now by donating or spreading the word. Every little bit helps.

So, help my amazing and inspirational fiance and love of my life by donating and/or sharing his campaign: http://www.mycharitywater.org/p/campaign?campaign_id=30406

 

Don Burford remembered for musical skill, personality - WVEC.com

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Good News and Bad News

Well I have some good news and some bad news. Going to get the bad news out of the way first. A very good Family Friend Don passed away suddenly this Labor Day due to an accidental drowning. He and my Godmother lived together and were out on a boat and were wadding in the water and they didn't know how close they were to the ledge of the deep part of the river and Don slipped and went down and took my godmother with him. He managed to get my godmother back to the shallow end and she had ahold of his hand but he slipped from her grip and drowned. RIP DB we will miss you alot. I will miss all the times we laughed together and I will miss your music too. He was a bass player in a band with his brother called 10 spot. I just saw them play this past June. Don was also the bass player at one point for the 80's band A Flock Of Seagulls. :(  My 2nd bad news is my Grandma. We thought she had another hernia but she doesn't have one she has an infection and is on antibotics for it but may still have to be operated on. :(

Life can change in an instant so always be grateful for the things you have and the people you have in your life you never know when you will last talk to them.

My good news is hopefully soon I will be volunteering at least once a week to start off at the animal shelter here in Jacksonville where I got my cat Angel from. It makes me feel so good to know I am doing something good for homeless pets. Alyssa Milano is my hero and biggest inspiration for doing good in this world whenever I can. She is amazing. She makes me believe that there is still good in this world and that by giving back we can make our world a better place. Throughout my life I have done countless fundraisers for my schools and my club FCCLA Family Career Community Leaders of America, I did Jump Rope For Heart throughout my elementary school years. In my summer programs I did Meals on Wheels and volunteered at the food bank in Richmond, VA when I was a preteen. I have done the Anthem Heart Walk and the MS Walk in Richmond with my mom and her friends. I donated to Alyssa's incredible cause for her son Milo's 1st bday and you still can too http://www.indiegogo.com/MilosBirthday?c=home So now volunteering at the animal shelter adds to all the good things I have done throughout my life and I couldn't do it without my biggest Inspiration in life Alyssa Milano. I love you so much Alyssa and I always will.

My last good news is my dad who is a recovering alcoholic has been sober for a year now. He hasn't had a drop of alcohol in one year! Also he is down to smoking 3 packs of cigarettes a day and is working on quitting that. :)

Well that's all my news so far and I just want to sum up by saying how much I love my hero Alyssa Milano, my fiance Rob, and my BFF's Lisa, Sarah, Ellen, Natalie, Jen, Lippy and more! Never forget how much I love you all.

One last word: Please send prayers and good vibes to 2 wonderful, inspirational, and courageous guys Lippy and Geno (LippyJimmy and Genosworld on twitter) who are both battling cancer right now. I know they will both beat that horrible disease because they are both incredibly strong and I believe in them 100 %. I am behind them 100 % also. You can do it guys! Fuck Cancer!

~Peace and Love~

The Meaning Of Life

2 days ago I found out that one of my Grandma's best friends passed away. His name was Bob and he was there for my grandma when my grandpa passed away and she was there for him when his wife passed away. He and his son just recently rebuilt their house they lived right down the street from my grandma and they had to rebuild their house because a fire destroyed their old one. RIP Bob. :(

This sadness got me thinking about what the meaning of life is. The meaning of life to me is know who is the most important in your life and letting those people know how much you love them everyday. Knowing that life is short and we only have one to live and to make the most out of our lives. It's giving to those who are less fortunate and making others lives better and happier. It's knowing that you can overcome any struggle as long as you have courage, determination, hope, love and support. It's about being happy and having fun whenever possilble. Life is mean to be enjoyed. It's striving to make all of your dreams come true no matter what. That's what the meaning of life is to me.

The first statement is of particular importance to me because I have some of the best people in my life. My hero, Idol, and biggest inspiration in life Alyssa Milano. She makes me happy and smile every single day. My day and life wouldn't be complete without her in it. She has the mot caring, compassionate, and loving heart. She has love for everybody and gives back whenever she can. She is the twitter queen. She shows everyone the importance of kindness and compassion. She wants nothing but the best for everyone and that makes me love her even more then I already do. She is one of the best role models we have today and role models are important in shaping our lives and who we want to be. Everyone should look up to Alyssa!

My amazing Fiance Rob and my BFF's Jen, Lisa, Natalie, Lippy, Sarah, Ellen, and my rekindled friendships with Liz and Lisa D. I am so happy and thankful to have all of them in my life. They make me feel like I can do anything and be the best I can be. They are always there for me and I love them so much. Everyone should have friends like I have. They will make your life so much easier to get through and happier too.

I don't know everything as I am only 24 but I do know a lot and what I do know is life any and all life is precious and what we do now affects what happens to our planet and everyone in it in the future. We need to nuture love not hate. We need to spread peace and the importance of giving back to those in need just like Alyssa does. She has inspired me to be the best I can be and help whenever and however I can.

We can start by helping Alyssa and her precious baby boy Milo with her and Milo's first birthday campaign for St. Jude. http://www.indiegogo.com/MilosBirthday Any amount will do. I donated and it made me feel so happy and good to be able to help and even if you can't donate just spreading the word so that others can is a big help as well.

~Peace and Love~