Staci Speak

Is it really a big deal if you and your husband have different types of phones? I didn’t think so, didn’t see the relevance, but ah ha…. lo and behold – I am inspired to blog. The LuvofMyLife is a simple man, just like the song… God love him – he shops at farm and fleet so I can shop at White House Black Market. Yes – LOL my friends LOL. He just might splurge if Meijer has a sale on jeans and the boys don’t need shoes and the groceries are already bought for the week…. he is a simple man, and yes he is my man.  So the story goes… I started saving, secretly to buy him an iphone for Christmas. I have one, love it, live through it and yes sleep with it.  He never quite understood the relationship or addiction I have with my phone until this Christmas! Back to the point… I surprised him – with his new iphone 4 just as he was about to throw the ole Samsung Solstice across La Hacienda.  I texted him to meet me there in 15 min, told Dan at at&t that this was our window of opportunity to turn off the old, on the new and for me to get my ass to the Mexican restaurant – I knew the Luvofmylife would sitting there pissed his phone was not working! He had taken it apart into 3 pieces… I came running in sightly out of breath from the whole experience.. (which you can read about on www.motiv8nu.yelp.com) but elated that I could make his day!  We spent the next 4 hours adding apps, playing words with friends, uploading emojicons, and bonding on a completely different plane of existence!  It was so unexpectingly amazing – and I highly recommend couples getting similar phones with similar operating systems  - and even laptops for that matter. I liken this to all of a sudden speaking the same language. Anyway this fun certainly led to more holiday antics that created an unforgettable close to 2011! The lesson here is that you just might find that extra spark where you least expect it, and NEVER underestimate where that common ground with the LuvofYOURlife may turn up!

Sitting here this morning having coffee – holding a cup in one hand that my late grandmother made in a kiln and put her name on – and holding my 5 year olds hand in the other. This makes me smile, and then even more importantly the fact that I was able to stop a moment and realize the wonderment in this …. is worth a smile and oh so much more. Thank God for that precious bit of patience.

I am smiling as America embraces James Durbin on American Idol – with Teretz and Asburgers he is a role model and inspiration for more people than he will ever imagine!

I am smiling – and laughing a bit as one of my very dearest of friends transfers her amazing mothering abilities from her yorkies to her newborn. It is pretty sweet to see someone display these traits that they were not sure were there – (I knew they were there!) – but to be so loving – and natural … sigh – to see her smile at her new little person just makes me soooo unbelievably happy!

I am smiling at myself for continuing to play and continuing to lose at words with friends! I am addicted and can’t help it.  One of these days – watch out SassyGirl, Pkelz, ChristyWash, Roz, Kjsantos, GardnersHole, 2Disco, Rocky and I could go on and on and on…. LMAO!

I also smile every time my 5 year old is in the bathroom for 45 minutes – trying to  – well you know… and singing the entire time – everything from “Baby Im a firework to the spongebob theme song… whatever works.. Im reading Raquel Welch… LOL  and playing a little words with friends… Sorry TMI – R U smiling? Thought so!

And finally – being able to shake my booty whilst teaching Zumba is putting a smile on my face pretty much daily!  AND with that I am off to do just that!

Remember – Laugh at yourself everyday – trust me – it will make all the difference!