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I had just gotten married in October and was looking forward to my new wife and me spending our first Christmas together. I quickly found out that even though I had dated her for almost 4 years, there were still quite a few things that I didn’t know about my precious new bride.

I grew up with real trees for Christmas. I loved the smell of them and the fact that it made Christmas a little less plastic than it already was. Of course my new partner was raised with an artificial tree because it wasn’t as messy and you bought it once and had it for years to come. When it came to decorations, I loved multiple color lights and decorations. This made it seem so colorful and festive. Yeah, you guessed it, she wanted a “theme”. All lights had to be the same color to create a classy look.

Here is the best part. In the early days of our marriage we were not starving, but were struggling a bit to make ends meet so there was not an over abundance of money. On the day after Christmas my wife comes home with a new Christmas tree. I flipped out! Her response was “you are not going to believe the deal I got on this tree”. I did not understand the concept of buying a tree on the day after Christmas, but we did get a beautiful tree that lasted us many years at a fraction of the price that it normally sold for.

Here is another way to save money on items that you buy off season. It seems crazy to be buying beach stuff when you are buried under 3 feet of snow, but the winter is the best time to buy those items that skyrocket in price when the summer season rolls around. Many vendors place their “hot” seasonal items on sale in the off season to help them close out items as well as keeping the cash-flow going.

Here is a GREAT SITE for finding awesome deals on your beach stuff. If nothing else you will feel the warmth of the website during these cold winter months.
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Anyone remember the Frankie and Annette movies? In my younger days, Annette was my first recollection of a girl that made me feel funny inside. I thought Annette Funicello was the hottest thing ever!
Many years later, I had the good fortune of running into her at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas. Here are some things I remember about these movies.
1. Annette, AKA DeeDee – The Italian bombshell. She had really huge hair for someone that was always at the beach. By the way, my first love in junior high was named Dee Dee. Is this coincidence, or was there some wishful thinking there?
2. Frankie, AKA as, well, Frankie – I so wanted to be him. He too always had perfect hair for always being at the beach. He was kind of a dork, but he got to be with Dee Dee.
3. Bonehead , AKA as Boner – Goofy as the day is long and the poor guy has to live with his grandkids asking him, “hey grandpa, tell us about when you were boner..snicker snicker”.
4. Erick Von Zipper – Who knew those leather outfits, would one day become all the rage with the leather gays?
5. Don Rickles – Always had kind of cameo spots in these movies.
6. Buster Keaton – Made a few appearances. That’s when you know that your career is on the downhill slide.

Favorite Frankie and Annette Movie : Beach Blanket Bingo
Tell me your favorite and some of things that you remember about these timeless classics?

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It's Just Around The Corner

It's almost Margarita time. That's right. Let's fire up the grill, bring out the enchiladas, and whip up some guacemole. I'm ready! lol You see, now that Thanksgiving is upon us, I've started thinking about family traditions and what people consider to be the "traditional" Thanksgiving meal. I think most people would consider that to be Turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, corn, rolls and cranberry sauce that's shaped like a can. I know. I know. There are better options for cranberry sauce but, to me it has to look like that or it's just not right for some reason.lol Then there are the desserts. Yikes. Don't get me started there.lol There are always too many to choose from. My dad's side of the family has that meal every year and I always look forward to it. My mom's side of the family, however, does it just a little bit differently though. We have 2 meals. There might be a basic turkey dinner just for the sake of doing it but, it takes a back burner to what everyone really wants and that is, mexican food. I'm not sure how it started but, it's just expected now. I was wondering if anyone else has some interesting and unusual Thanksgiving traditions they would like to talk about.

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