Had my husband, Thruston, not passed away suddenly in May 2012, this would have been our 29th Christmas together. He proposed to me the week before Christmas in 1985 and we were married on October 18, 1986, 10 days before my 25th birthday. Our Wedding Day St. Andrew United Methodist Church Little Rock, Arkansas Two months later we celebrated our first Christmas together. We were living in our first home, a two bedroom apartment on the bottom floor of a large complex in Little Rock, ... Read More about Christmas Memories – Our First Christmas Tree
Christmas Memories – Our First Christmas Tree
McDonald’s & Memories
The FTC requires me to tell you that I am being compensated for this blog post but all opinions expressed here and the memories are my own. OK, I can't remember anything from my 8th grade Algebra class and occasionally I forget to pay my utility bills, but for some reason I can recite every word from a McDonald's television commercial about the Big Mac sandwich that aired in 1975 when I was 14 years old. Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed ... Read More about McDonald’s & Memories
Movie Review – The 33 (2015)
Photos from IMDb Movie Description: Based on the real life event when a Chilean gold and copper mine collapses in 2010 and traps 33 miners underground for 69 days. Release Date: Friday, November 13, 2015Running Time: 2 hours and 7 minutesGenre: Biography, Drama, HistoryMotion Picture Rating (MPAA): Rated PG-13 for a disaster sequence and some languageDirector: Patricia RiggenWriters: Mikko Alanne (screenplay), Craig Borten (screenplay), Michael Thomas ... Read More about Movie Review – The 33 (2015)
Happy October Birthdays!
As my notification option on Facebook has reminded me several times in the last few weeks, a friend has a birthday. On some days, it has been multiple friends, sometimes as many as five in one day! I looked through the list of birthdays each day, and realized that 43 of my Facebook Friends celebrate birthdays in October. That's 45 total - including me and my dog Oreo! It's a varied group. Friends from high school and college, sorority sisters, two other women named Leslie, ... Read More about Happy October Birthdays!
Leslie in LA!
October 2015 Hello from Southern California! It's amazing to wake up in Little Rock, Arkansas and a few hours later driving a red minivan in Burbank, California. Too bad the rental car agency didn't have a convertible available this time like it did in February when my daughter Sara and I traveled to California to visit different colleges. February 2015 I'm seeing our good friends, the Shea family, for an early birthday celebration. My birthday is on October 28 and their son, Logan, ... Read More about Leslie in LA!