Vegas Golden Knights Hockey

Golden Knights Set Up for Success their first season

Written by: Jenn Skotnicki

Success from the Word “GO”

   I know that when some people read this, especially VGK fans, they will not like what I have to say. However, I am perfectly OK with that.

     Growing up in a hockey town, you learn the game inside and out. As I tell people I was in the womb watching hockey! But all I know is that I sure came out a HUGE hockey fan. I went to my fair share of games and loved the rivalry in the Aud. Every kid that I knew wanted to play hockey, even us little girls! I was one of the lucky ones to have a yard big enough to have our own homemade ice rink every winter, where hours were spent perfecting the game in our spare time.

    I had a great teacher as well teaching me all the ins and outs of the game as well. All the credit goes to my daddy for that! My eyes were always glued to the TV when there was a game and back in the day we were not spoiled with the NHL Network or Dish, so televised hockey games were far and few in between, but when there was a game on, you bet your bottom dollar dad and I were ready to watch our favorite team play.

 When I left Western NY, I left a huge piece of me back there, no more going to hockey games, but luckily at this time I was thankful for Dish and the NHL Network keeping me up to date on games. But I did go without it for a few years.

So when Vegas announced that they wanted an NHL team here, who knew. It was defiantly a long shot. The best part of Vegas, is you do have die hard hockey fans here from all over the country & world. So, when Bettman announced that Vegas was one of the top 3 cities that could possibly get an NHL team, he brought some hope and light finally for a Professional Team here in Vegas. Which a lot of people were concerned because of the sports books and legalized gambling here.

 So when Bettman announced that season tickets would go on sale, however it was still not a guarantee that we would even get a team, the people here jumped at the bit the moment they went on sale. When the ticket sales jumped to 15,000, I think Bettman realized that there is a large diehard, hockey fan base here in Vegas. Once the announcement was made official that we were officially getting an NHL team here in the Valley, season ticket sales jumped yet another 1,000. And they continued to grow. Tickets here now are one of the hardest tickets in this city to get. The community did show an outpour of support to get this team here. Is just to go and show we truly are Vegas Strong, in more ways than one. But for a while it was a “wait and see” game – because no one knew what was going to happen. Was this going to become a reality or just a lost cause.

And then Bettman announced how our team would be built. Something that I was not sure would work. A lot of people wondered what kind of Team would be built, who are the lucky or not so lucky players would we get. The NHL expansion draft will be held June 20, 2017. It will be the first opportunity for Las Vegas to stock its roster, and Foley wants to hold a public viewing party. So, when draft day, June 20, 2017 approached, the fans could see who our team would be.

   It was a time to see what teams were willing to let which players go. It could be a crap shoot or it could mean that we were going to get some of the high capped players that other teams were willing to let go, because they wanted to make room for new up and coming players. I will say that I was in shock when I heard about our roster and whom we acquired.

At that moment in time, I knew we would have a winning team with the chance of making the playoffs. I remember saying too that if we do make the playoffs first round will probably be a sweep. I wish I put money down on that, because I was right.

Now here is where a lot of the hatred towards me will make many people angry. But, once again I am ok with that. So let us take a step back in time when an expansion team came into the league they were not given the pick of the liter, they were not handed anything on a golden platter as the Las Vegas Gold Knights have been. And Bettman made damn sure of that. If you can name me 3 top players that the Hartford Whalers, Toronto Maple Leafs, or Buffalo Sabres got when they came into the league I will find a way to give you a million dollars. Oh wait a minute you can’t because none of the teams got anyone with a big name. These teams had to endure years of loss and working their asses off to build a decent team that was going to be competitive in this highly competitive league.

   Does anyone remember when Cleveland had a team? They ended merging with Minnesota North Stars.  I do believe that was only after 3 or 4 years in the league. They were a short lived team.

  The 1974-75 Washington Capitals went 8-67-5. Clarence Campbell was the NHL commissioner at the time. He wasn’t in the nation’s capital on the night the playoffs began, but at least they named one of the conferences after him for a spell.

Booing the longtime commissioner — Bettman is in his 24th season — has become a time-honored tradition in the realm of growing a playoff beard, or throwing dead octopuses on the ice in Detroit, or Jim Schoenfeld telling referee Don Koharski to have another doughnut.

When Las Vegas officially was awarded an NHL franchise on Nov. 22, 2016, Bettman was booed by about 5,000 fans who gathered at T-Mobile Plaza for the announcement. Who said Las Vegas hockey fans would have to be educated?

 “This is a community of two million people, and while visitors tend to focus on the Strip, this is a city that has people that have interests in the same things that people in all other major cities have,” Bettman said about betting on Las Vegas when others were skeptical or downright dismissive.

We were comfortable after we went through our thorough (expansion) process that this was going to be an exciting franchise for us.”

After receiving the $500 million ante from Knights owner Bill Foley — which seemed even more outrageous than Karlsson’s short-handed goal against the Sharks — Bettman said there would be a more liberal expansion draft for the Knights than there was for the 1974-75 Washington Capitals.

He was not bashful about giving the new kids a chance to succeed.

This was the NHL’s first expansion since 2000 — the first since Twitter and Facebook and the digital era, he said, and that everybody would be watching to see how these Knights would do in a warm weather city that had never had major league sports and limited parking options.

“In that vein, we wanted to make sure the new team would have better access to players than any other of its expansion predecessors,” Bettman said. (the words of Bettman make me angry)

The 1974-75 Capitals started Ron Low in goal.

The 2017-18 Golden Knights went with Marc-Andre Fleury.

And after many heated talks on the phone with my daddy about this, he is right, this team is Bettman’s team. And he(Bettman) will be more than happy to see them go onto to win the Stanley Cup. However, I am hoping they get knocked out by Winnipeg. They are so many more deserving Teams that deserve to go onto the Stanley Cup Finals and winning the cup. That is why I am ecstatic that the Washington Capitals have made it to the second round of the playoffs this season. Yes, they have had their fair share of making it to the playoffs and getting knocked out, because they held that jinx of a trophy, The Presidents Cup.

So know let us take a closer look at some of the players that we have acquired:

1)   Marc Andre’ Fleury – whom holds 3 Cups and 2 Championships and was acquired from my least favorite team in the NHL Pittsburgh. Even though he played for Pittsburgh, he deserves all the recognition he gets, because he does have one of the fastest glove hands for a goaltender. He is smooth in the net, he is quick and agile. He is a phenomenal goalie.

2)   Clayton Stoner – who we acquired from the Ducks. He has also seen plenty of Playoff Ice time, with the Wild in 2012-2013 Season, as well as winning the Western Conference Final with the Ducks in 2015. 

3)   Braden McNabb – got his fair share of Ice time with the L.A. Kings in the 2015-16 Playoffs.

4)   Jason Garrison went to the Stanley Cup Final with the Lightning in 2015. As well as going to the Eastern Conference Final and playoffs in the 2015-16 season.

5)   Tomas Tatar – acquired from the Detroit Red Wings and averaged 23 goals in his first 4 years in the league. As well as going to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the 2013 Season.

6)   Reilly Smith Acquired from the Florida Panthers, before he was acquired by the Panthers, he played in Boston and went on to play in the playoffs with them 4 times. He also went into the playoffs with Florida as well in 2015-16 season.

7)   Ryan Reaves – went to the Playoffs with St. Louis Blues in the 2011-12 season.

8)   David Perron – Also played with the St. Louis Blues, and went to the Playoffs with them in the 2009 season.

9)   James Neal – played with Pittsburg in the 2011 Playoffs

10)Jonathon Marchessault – faced off in the Playoffs with the Lightning in the 2015-16 season as well played in 5 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

11)Oscar Lindberg – played in the playoffs with the Rangers in 2015-2016

12)Erik Haula – played in 13 playoff games with Minnesota in 2014

13)Cody Eakin – played in the playoffs with the Dallas Stars in 2015-16

14)Pierre Edouard Bellemare – played in the playoffs with the Philadelphia Flyers and played in a total of 81 games with them.

So there are 14 players on VGK who have some of the best experience a team could ask for, that was just handed to them, all because Bettman wanted to make them a competitive Team. How is this fair to any of the other teams in the NHL that have struggled for years? As far as I am concerned it is not fair to those teams, who could use some amazing talent such as this group of players. Vegas had Lady Luck on her side with this draft, while everyone else in the league pretty much got screwed. And they can thank Bettman for that.

   Not to say that I am not Proud of them and the phenomenal opening season that they have given to us all here in Vegas. Especially at such a trying and difficult time with the events of 1 October. And how each & every one of the players came forth and supported all of us that live here and those families that lost loved ones or those injured. For a brand new team coming into a new city with such a tragic event like that, they could have just turned their backs to it and focused all their time on the ice, but they chose not to. I am proud to have this team here, I just would like to have seen them pay their dues just like every other team that has come into the league. I truly do not feel like we as a first year team deserve to be in the 2^nd round of the playoffs.  It is not fair to other teams who deserved to be in that spot this year. But with that being said Bettman got what he wanted and set out to do. Make sure that we had a Playoff team.

As most people know Bettman is not well liked by the fans because of his favoritism of other teams and players, which makes us look bad because we are one of those teams. So they next time you see Bettman in Vegas be sure to tell him he is number one, (with your middle finger of course!) blow him a raspberry or 2, I heard he likes those. I think he likes them best from his all-time favorite player Crosby.

I also want to say this is not meant to attack any of the players of the Golden Vegas Knights. This is just to bring light upon as to why this team was handed such talent on a Golden Platter. I have seen so many posts on social media, either hatred towards the team or wanting to see history made. If they can go on to win the Cup, I will be ok with that however I will still be sad because I feel it belongs to a different organization that has been in this league for so many years and has struggled through and through. I cannot reiterate that enough.

  

Hells Kitchen All Stars - Best Season Yet

   I have been a fan of Hell's Kitchen since it has aired back in 2005. Loving to cook, I was intrigued by wanting to see people yelled at by one of the most beloved, Internationally renowned, multi-Michelin chef's! Let's face it Chef Gordon Ramsay may seem harsh and bad ass, but when your name is on the line, who wouldn't be like that. 

   When I heard that this season was going to be filled with All-Stars, I was so excited for this season, and stoked when I seen that Jennifer Normant, Michelle Tribble, whom I fell in love with on Season 14 and thought she deserved to win her season. Not to mention Nick Peters Bond, from Season 14 as well, who one my heart as well on his season. 
  
  To say the least I was disgusted to have to deal with another season of drama queen Elise, loud mouth Robyn & psycho Barbie. Although Barbie can be quite entertaining at times, her antics in the kitchen are unbearable. As far as the men's team went, I was disappointed to see the return of Milly and I can't get my head out of my ass Josh. 

  Elise was her typical bitchy self. Bring on the fake tears, and how she is going to take everyone down, and get in everyone's face when she does not get her way. Which is quite often. Barbie was her normal crazy self. She scares me sometimes & I think someone should not allow her to own kitchen knives! 

  But as the season progressed, each week I screamed at the TV with Elise and her antics. I almost stopped watching it, but my love for Michelle, Jenn and Nick, I couldn't stop. 
Each week Michelle & Nick just kept impressing me time after time. When Michelle nominated Elise for the Cook-Off Challenge took some balls, and I think Michelle, knew what she was in for by doing so. Elise in tears in the kitchen was epic, once again. I really thought she wasn't going to be able to regain her composure, but somehow she managed and when she headed back up to the dorm, and attacked Michelle with her bullying I wanted to slap her. But, she smiled and applauded Michelle for not punching her in the face, as I would have done. 
   
   When Chef Ramsey kicked Elise to the curb, I jumped and screamed for joy! But then, Jennifer got sent home and I had tears in my eyes for her. Knowing that she always gives her all in the kitchen. Once Michelle got that black jacket, I knew that she was on the road to victory. She may be young, however she is a fighter with the determination of a Champion. Never backed down from any challenge & ALWAYS pushing herself to be the best she could be. 

     When it came down to having to send 2 chef's home and Chef Ramsay doing something that had never been done before. Yes Milly stepped his game, but I have a hard time with his attitude and the way he talks to people. I knew he wouldn't win. So when he got sent home it was no big surprise to me. I didn't think that he would make it to the finale. Standing there were Ben, Nick and Michelle, 3 very deserving Chef's. And Chef Ramsay announces Ben & Nick into the Finale, my heart started to sink literally for Michelle. She worked so hard that she did not deserve to go home. I wanted to cry and than the next thing you know, she is headed into the Finale. I couldn't help but smile and yelp a little bit! Let the fight begin with the 3 best Chef's that showed so much improvement, stepping up to each challenge that was thrown at them, putting forth their best works of art to date. The final 3 Challenge, where someone should have gone home, to make it a final 2, but all 3 of these amazing Chef's put out some of the best dishes to date and stump, literally stump Chef Ramsay, unable to make a decision, call in the Seous Chef's to help him make a decision, but yet couldn't, says something about these 3 inspiring Chef's. This was something that we have never seen happen before in the history of Hell's Kitchen. 

   The last Challenge, Michelle came out in front and I knew she was going to move on to the finale. Each dish she put up there looked delicious and on point and they were. All 3 of these Chef's did actually. But I was pulling for Nick and Michelle, because I would have loved to see these 2 friends go head to head battle for the title. 

  When the first finalist was announced and it was Michelle, I just kept sitting on the sofa begging for them to pick Nick. I think he shinned this season, literally everything he did was magical. He impressed so many people with his growth from Season 14, it really showed. When Chef Christina said to him "that is Nick on a plate" for his signature dishes, we wouldn't expect anything less from him, now would we?!? 
    When Ben's name was announced my heart broke for Nick, because he fought so hard day in and day out to be sitting there. I will say this, you could tell that it was not an easy choice. But, Ben fought just as hard, and kept putting up his amazing dishes as always. 

      Down to the finale and having to pick the Chef's to help you in the kitchen, when I seen Elise and Barbie, I knew whomever got either would be in for it. Elise with her attitude and prissiness because let's face it she should have been the one standing there, NOT. And Barbie with her unsuitability in the kitchen.  
    I knew that Michelle would instantly pick Nick, can you blame her? That is her boy, her rock, her friend who helped her along the way get thru the craziness, they kind of helped each other. Ben, taking Jennifer was very smart on his part. When it came down to the final 2 standing there, Elise and Barbie and Michelle had to pick one, and she went for Elise, I literally said "Fuck No" - and she came right in with that attitude if I was on Ben's team I would give 210% comment, I thought she was going to destroy Michelle's chances of winning. But, I like how Michelle kept her composure and kept her cool with her as well as showing her that it wasn't her kitchen, that it was Michelle's, she did it so calmly and cool, with ease. 
    The finale was amazing. Yes each of them had little bumps here and there, but Michelle shinned more than Ben, or at least in my eyes she did. She never gave up hope, she got on them when she needed, she helped when needed, she shinned like the bright star in the kitchen she is. Ben, put up a great fight as well. His mistake was not kicking Robyn out of the kitchen before Chef Ramsay did. Jennifer had a couple bumps but bounced right back from them. I loved it. It was far the best finale to date. I honestly did not know who would win it was that close. 

  Then the moment of truth came when Chef Ramsay called them up to his office. I hate the countdown 1..............2.................cut to commercial (thank god for Hulu and no commercials) and than it starts all over again! 1..........2...........3...........and I am sitting here on the couch chanting Michelle under my breath and when her door opened I cried tears of Joy, literally! I am so Happy for this young lady, she deserved this so much. Not only did she continuously prove her self time and time again, she took control of that kitchen like it was her very own. I just want to hug her and praise her. 
    I even said that if she wins, I making my reservations for Hell's Kitchen here in Vegas this week. So looks like I need to make my reservations! 

     Congratulations Michelle, well deserved young lady. I can't wait to come and eat at Hell's Kitchen. 

   I am kind of sad this season has ended. But I can't wait for the next season of Hell's Kitchen. Just hoping that they don't ever bring Elise back on this show. She is such a sore loser and her crying at the end when Michelle was announced as the winner and her comments about how she should be the winner......yeah no..... the difference between Elise's Cooking and Michelle's Cooking, Elise cooks with attitude, Michelle cooks with Love and let's face it food that is cooked with that much Love Tastes so much better than negativity and attitude written all over it. 

Thanks for Reading! 

Happy Father's Day - What does it mean to you?

  Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there today =)

    Growing up I was very blessed and lucky to have such an amazing, caring dad. It sucks that many children grow up now-a-days without knowing anything about there dad or who there dad is. That kind of sucks, and I wish you could experience the love of a father, to be there for you and pick you up when you need picking up, a shoulder to cry on, a friend to talk to.

    I was a daddy's girl, always and forever I will remain a daddy's girl. My daddy means the world to me. A lot of people get pissed off at me when I say I love my dad ten times more then my mom. But it is the truth. I have a closer relationship and such a close bond with him that my mom and I do not have.
    From the time that I was baby, I always remember my daddy being there for me. I think the reason that I am closer to my dad, is when I was a baby, my mom was very sick throughout her pregnancy and after having me, remained ill for quite some time. So it was dad who took care of my brother and I.
   I can remember following my dad everywhere and being literally glued to his leg most of the time. I remember when I was little and we would go somewhere, how he would reach done and grab my hand or pick me up and throw me on his back for one of my most favorite things in the world piggyback rides or throwing me on his shoulders! It felt like I was sitting on top of the world! I pretty much was! I miss those days :( I always felt so safe when he was around, he was my knight in shinning armor! He was always there to keep me out of harms way, to protect me - such a soothing a comforting feeling!
    I was the one who always wanted to be my daddy, whether it be out in the garage working on a car, the boat it didn't matter - as long as I was there with him, by his side!
I was his little tool girl! He would tell me what tool or tools he needed and I would run and get them for him. When he cut the grass, I wanted to be on his lap, riding around on the John Deere laughing and just having a good time and loving life. When he was watching TV laying on the floor, I was laying right next to him. I was his Hockey buddy! We loved Hockey and still till this day, we both have a love for hockey, that most people do not understand, except for him and I.
    As I grew up, yes there were my days that I would get pissed at him, he would get pissed at me. But then I would sit there and cry and think about those days when I was tiny enough to be on his lap, or him holding my hand crossing the street and I would smile and thankful for him caring so damn much, and realize that even though we were butting heads that he was still not just my dad, but my best friend.
   He was the one that helped me with my homework, he was the one that paid for my gymnastics training, he was the one that provided for me growing up. He was and always will be my hero! I spoiled him with back scratches and back massages, even though it may not seem like a lot, it was my way of saying thank you! Thank you for everything.
   I miss the days of getting up at the butt crack of dawn to go fishing and be out on the boat for hours at end! I miss the days of going hunting with him, and sitting in the woods waiting for our next kill. I loved rabbit season!
    When we grow-up and move on with life. Some of us get married, have kids and so forth, move out of state away from our family. I will never forget the day when I told my dad that I was moving, the look on his face was almost of pure disappointment, but he understood why I was doing it. We both cried, but I told him no matter what, he will always be my daddy, and that I will always cherish every moment that we had spent together always. Always and forever. He just didn't want to lose his baby girl, but I explained to him that I will always be his baby girl, whether it be 2000 miles away or 50 miles away. He knew for a long time that this day was going to come, he just didn't realize that I was going to move from East Coast to West Coast. However, I did remind him that is what planes are made for!!! Both of us having serious back issues though, I do understand the discomforts in flying, even if it only is for 5 hours. But, it's 5 hours that I figure I can deal with the pain for, just to waiting for the moment to run up to him and give him a bear hug!
    The best surprise ever was last summer, when I decided that I wanted to go home and visit, it had been almost 6 years since I had been home to visit. I went for 2 weeks, the only people that knew were my mom and a couple of my friends. I wanted to surprise everyone else! Most of all I wanted to Surprise him! So my mom and I kept it a secret for months! It was hard sometimes, and a few times that I almost slipped and said see you soon, but caught myself in the process! I was staying with a friend, it was hard not blowing it that I was in town. So, I had called my mom to see where they were after a day or just resting, and when she told me they were at the lake I was so happy! So my buddy threw me the keys to his Harley and off I went for a nice 60 mile ride up to the lake! It was one of the hardest rides ever, because I hadn't seen my parents in almost 6 years, but I couldn't wait to see the look on his face! When I pulled into the campground, I pulled in very gingerly and hoping that he wouldn't see me as I didn't know where he was. He was off helping a friend and I drove right past him and his friend and neither of us noticed! When I pulled up in front of their cottage, my mom of course came running out and we hugged and kissed each other and hoped on her golf cart to go surprise him! So when we pulled up, she called his name as I hid behind the golf cart, she yelled Bill, I have a surprise for you, and I popped out and tears just started flowing on both ends! I ran up to him and he just kept saying it's my daughter, it's my baby girl, oh my god, it's my baby girl, he picked me and hugged me so hard and felt like eternity! It was one of the most amazing feelings in the world! A moment that I will cherish forever in my memory and heart. It was the best 2 weeks ever! It was like old times!
    That was the second time I got him good! The first time I surprised him was on his 60th birthday, when my mom threw him a surprise party! I hid out in the bathroom & called my mom, she handed the phone to him and I cried telling him how I wished that I was there to celebrate with him. He kept asking me where I was! I told him home sitting in my recliner watching TV. It took some convincing but I got him to believe me a s I walked out of the bathroom, everyone was making noise when I first walked out to cover and keep him from turning around and he was like hold on, I can't hear you!! I was like ok! And the room got quiet, you could hear a pin drop as I tapped him on the shoulder, and asked him "Hey Can You Hear me NOW?"!!!! I thought he was going to have a heart attack on me, the look on his face, he jumped up so fast and cried and once again embraced me so hard that I had to tell him that I couldn't breathe! There was not a dry eye in that room. Being surrounded by family and friends, all knowing how close my dad I are! Another moment that I will always cherish in my heart and memory forever!
   So, as I sit here on this Father's Day, I just can't but help reminiscing back to all those times that my dad was there for me. I thank my dad for being one of the best dad's in the world! I called him first thing this morning to wish him a Happy Daddy's Day and tell him that I wished that I was there to celebrate it with him. And then we go straight into our hockey talk session! Laughing and joking around - just us being us!! And it drives my mom crazy, because growing up they always told me that I was my father's daughter! Which is so very true! I act like him, talk like him, I am his mini-me and I wouldn't have it any other way! It doesn't matter that I am 41 years old, to him I will always be his baby. And I can honestly say that it is one of the best feelings ever! I LOVE YOU DADDY and I WILL ALWAYS BE THANKFUL FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR ME, ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR ME, EVEN TIL THIS DAY. I WOULDN'T WANT ANYOTHER DAD IN THIS WORLD!!!!

    I would also like to wish all the other Dad's out there today a very Happy Father's Day to you. I hope you have a bond with your children as I did with my dad, and that you never lose it. Just be patient with your children. The teenage years are the hardest for any parent. As a teenager, kids will always push away from there parents in one way or another, but they always seem to come back to you. I know I did. I had to get out live life and get those life experiences in, just like any normal kid will want to do. Just be patient with them, be there for them, get pissed at them, because that's what parents do, just don't turn your back on them. Because soon enough they will realize, that you, their parents will always be there for them. No matter how bad they screw up. When they come to you and say they want to talk to you, listen to them with an open mind, don't get all bent out of shape about what you are hearing good or bad. When they are done, guide them in the right direction, answer there questions and calm there concerns. Just be there for them. Tell them you love them unconditionally. Especially in today's society, which is so different from when I was growing up. Reward them when they are good, not just to get them out of your hair, or because you don't feel like dealing with them at that point in time. Take time out of your schedule or busy day and set that time aside for family time with your kid(s) and enjoy it, because before you know it, they will be graduating high school, graduating college, moving on with their life, getting married and having a family of their of own, if that's what they want. Cherish every minute you spend with them, as if it was their last day with you. Make them your priority. Teach them, learn from them, guide them and just love them. Be there for them, because as you will learn, your child will always need you at one point in time and they are going to want to run to you, the one they love and look up to.

  Enjoy your Father's Day!

It's a Pug's Life!!!

   I have always been a dog lover!!! Growing up my entire life with dogs surrounding me, they became my life and it became normal to have them in my family. Our first dog was a mongrel named Brandy, she was an awesome dog. My parents had her trained so well, that when we were bad, she would put us in a corner and keep us there until my mom or dad said it was ok for us to leave! Then there was our Brittany Spaniel, Tara Leagh of Royal Worth. She came from a long breed of show dogs. Mommy and daddy were championship show dogs! Well, this one, she was a monster and destroyed more stuff in the house, got into more trouble, then one could think a dog could! Then there was Precious Starr, our first English Springer Spaniel, she became mine and my dad's dog! My dad & I trained her and her so spoiled it was not even funny! She literally hated my brother and would nip him every chance that she got! Any dog that can guard a biscuit or bone for 3 or more days, is pretty damn cool! We would give her a treat and tell her she was only to guard it and not lot anyone near it or eat it, until she was ready. Then give her another treat and tell her it was ok to eat that one, without even flinching, she would eat the other one, but yet still guard the other one! Then there was her daughter that we kept after she had her first and last litter, she scared us so much, we thought we were going to lose her while giving birth to her pups. But, along came Tiffany Starr-Mist. She kind of turned into my mom & brothers dog, which was just fine by my dad & I! She was to mellow for our liking, however, we loved her to pieces. Then along came a very special dog, which my dad & I did not want from the beginning. He was a Brittany Spaniel, who was found about 50 miles away from where we lived, by a friend of my mom's. They knew our love for animals, so they called my mom and asked her if we would open our home to him and bring him in. He had been severely abused by his owners. He was still very young, but yet his owner I guess found it ok to chain this poor guy up and leave him outside in the cold for not performing his hunting duties properly, would be my guess. He was skin and bones, welts all over his body when we first got him. It was so sad, and heart breaking to look at this poor guy. I knew he was going to be a handful, so I tried to avoid him at all causes. I didn't want anything to do with him. But, then again I knew the past history of our previous Brit and all the damage and shit she did. I had nightmares of what was going to happen.
      I will never forgot the moment he walked into our house, he looked at me, looked at my dad, looked at my mom and went straight to her. When I approached him, he shook like crazy, and was not sure of what to do. He would just flinch away from my dad. He didn't know what a "cookie or treat was", he had no clue what a toy was. How sad :/. It just breaks your heart and makes you wonder how in the hell could someone even think of doing this to this precious baby. Well as days and months went by, Franklin finally started to warm up to me, as I was the one to feed him, change his water, come home from work/school and take him out and play with him and chase him around.
    When spring rolled around, my parents started going back up to their summer home on the weekends, they were afraid to take him with, so they asked me if I would care for him and leave him with me. At first I was not happy about it. I felt as if he needed constant care. He had seizures, which scared the shit out of me, but I learned how to deal with him and knew exactly when he was going to have one and I would rush to him, or he would come and collapse in my lap. I would cry and as I tried to hold him still and keep him from swallowing his tongue. I was starting to fall completely in love with this dog. He eventually became my sidekick. We went everywhere together, did everything together. I would leave for work and he would want to follow me out the door. He was so different, but yet so much like Tara, in so many ways. Instead of my dad's stuff getting eaten and chewed up, it was mine. He would get so pissed at me, that whatever he could find of mine and destroy he would! The final straw was when he ate my feather pillow, and my boyfriend at the time, went in the house before me and told me not to go in and freak out, as he laughed. Well when I walked in, there were feathers everywhere. A brand new pillow, destroyed. I flipped my lid and picked up Frank and threw him on the couch and told him we were going to have a one on one conversation and that he was going to listen. He sat there as I talked to him and told him that he was costing me more money then what it was worth and that if he dared to eat anything else of mine that he would be in deep doo-doo. From that day forward, he never destroyed anything of mine ever again! It was a damn as miracle. But as he grew older, his seizures continually got worse and we eventually ended up having to put him down. He died in my arms. I didn't want to let him go, I cried like a baby. I felt as if my best buddy was just ripped from my life. I didn't sleep from a week, I looked for him everywhere as if it were a dream. I mopped around and couldn't function. I hated going home and not having him there. I missed walking into a messed up bed, pillows on the floor.
     So when I got to Vegas, and already having 2 dogs my Otis, and Pugsley. I wanted another dog, but I really wanted a Boston Terrier or a Pug. Well being unsuccessful at finding one, I found something better while searching the web, The Southern NV Pug Rescue. So I sat for hours and researched there page, and seen they were looking for Foster Homes! So I waited for my husband at the time to get home from work and show him the web-site and see what he had to say. So he agreed to open our house to become a foster home! I filled out the application and sent it off. I didn't hear anything from them, but seen that they were going to be at an event right around the corner from our house at the time and went down there! I seen the rescue, so I rushed over there to talk to them and advised them that I sent over an application, but haven't heard anything yet from them. So they asked me to send another one over when I got home. So I rushed home and refilled out the application and sent it over. Within in a couple of days, I had our house check and we were approved to Foster! I was so excited and could not wait! A couple of days later, I got the call to see if we could Foster! Of course I accepted! And it all began!!! Max came into the house! He was so sweet and adorable and funny as hell! Otis and Pugsley needed a couple of days to adjust, but when they did it was one of the greatest moments, and the boys looked forward to fosters coming and going!
   I will say letting go of the first one was not easy at all. I balled. But, knowing that I was able to provide him the love and care that he needed until he got into his forever or (furever home!) was such a great reward! The next few pugs that stayed with us, had their challenges, but we worked through them and got them ready for their new life in their new home! It never gets easy though giving them up. Then along came this little guy in the picture below!!! I will never forget the day that I picked him up from the Vet, with his little cone-of-shame on, and he was so stinking cute! I got him home and my ex was in the driveway and he just about melted when he seen this little cutie pie! I opened up the door to let him in the house with the other boys! They all sniffed each other, kissed each other and went and laid down and chilled out together! It was like they were all meant to be together! It was love at first sight with this one. This one, I didn't know if we could let him go. As the days passed and the longer he was with us, we kept saying that he wasn't going to leave us. And then I got that dreaded email from the rescue, saying that someone was interested in Stitch. I didn't want to tell Jim. He would be devastated.  But they knew we were thinking about keeping him. So, I asked if I could have a couple of days to think about it. And of course the answer was yes! So, we went back and forth on it, it came down to a coin toss, which we lost our own damn coin toss. So we agreed to let him go. Well, after not hearing nothing for a few days, we looked at each other and said that we were keeping him. We couldn't let him go. So Stitch was my foster gone bad as I say! He was the one to come in and not leave!!!! Well since the ex and I got divorced there has been some issues with me having my babies, but so lucky to have the rescue and amazing friends. Otis is back with his daddy, which I am not 100% happy with, but at least I know he is ok and doing good. Pugsley is with a friend of mine, and Stitch is with one of my dear friends from the Foster and her gang. She loves him so much!! I can't wait to have him back with me and I am able to keep him with me. I just miss the shit out of him. But I do go and visit him & get to play with him anytime I want! He's such an amazing boy and I love him to pieces. And he knows it!
      So if anyone is looking to adopt a pet, instead of buying a puppy, which are just as much work as having an infant around, go to your local shelter or check into your local rescues and adopt from them. Always make sure you do your homework before you adopt as well. As each breed of dog is different, some need a lot of room, some don't, some get along better with other animals, some don't, some love kids, some hate kids. So always research before you adopt or buy an animal. I see way too many dogs come into rescue, because people have kids, or the dogs don't like the kids, etc. It breaks your heart. Dogs have feelings too, and people forget that, and just throw them away like they don't mean anything to them. I don't know how people can do it. Because having to separate my babies and not being with them, I will tell you sucks. I miss them everyday. But I know they are in great hands and being cared and loved for. So always know what you are getting into before you take that cute little fur ball home, just because you think they are cute and all. And then decide a week or months later that you can't handle it, because they are too much work.
    Also, make sure you always get your pet neutered. There are more then enough animals in kill shelters and such. So All that I ask is that you be a RESPONSIBLE PET OWNER!!!

Adoption & The Benefits of It

  18 years ago today, I gave birth to my son, who I gave up for adoption.

 Let me start from the beginning. I was 23 years old when I found out that I was pregnant. I was almost 4 months in before I actually knew that I was pregnant. I was a gymnast for over 20 years of my life, so being underweight and having irregular periods was normal for me. So I never thought nothing of it. Until one morning when I woke and I couldn't stand the smell of any food nor eat. I took a pregnancy test and balled my eyes out. I was scared. Scared of what was to come, what should I do. How was I going to tell anyone. I think that was the hardest part of it all, was having to tell my boyfriend and my mom. I refused to tell my dad and I was able to hide it from him the entire time. Till this day, he still has no clue. Thank God for being so little!
     Once I got the nerve up and was able to tell my boyfriend, (now ex-husband) that I was pregnant, I was scared of what was going to happen. Both knowing that neither one of us wanted children. I thought about an abortion, but it was too late in the pregnancy for that option. I already had made up my mind and said that I was going to give it up for adoption. My ex agreed that was the right thing to do. While others were shocked at our decision. But it was our decision and not theirs. I took a lot of slack for my decision, however, I did not care and spoke my mind. I told them if they didn't like it or disagreed with my choice, they need not to be a part of my life. At least with an abortion you can hide that. Sounds morally wrong to say that, but it is the truth.
     I just didn't know where to turn or even start to look for an adoption agency. So when I went to my Dr.'s appointment, I told the Doctor that I was giving the child up for adoption. Well he right away referred me to his friend that was an adoption lawyer in the same building and recommended that I go see her right away. As it is a big process. So, after my appointment I waddle my way down there to speak with her and see what I needed to do. And how this would all work out. I will never forget the day that I walked in there. She welcomed me with open arms and sat me down and told me what I could expect and how it would all work. One of her questions was if I wanted to do an open adoption, so I could keep in contact with the adoptive family, or if I wanted a closed adoption. I choose the open. As scared as I, I did it because I wanted my child to know that I cared enough about them to make sure that they had the life that I knew that I couldn't provide to them.
    Within the following days, I received a call from Flory, (my adoption lawyer) stating that she had a family lined up & interested in adopting my baby. She told me that they would be calling. Because of my work schedule, and long shifts however it was hard sometimes to be in contact all the time. However, when I was able to call them a few times we spoke and so forth. But, I still wasn't convinced that they really wanted my child. I advised them of my crazy work schedule. When you are a hairdresser, you never have a set schedule sometimes. It can be crazy and I was always on the go. So a couple of weeks had went by and I hadn't heard anything from them. So I reached out to Flory and had asked her what was going on. She advised me that another baby had come a lot sooner, and they didn't want to wait any longer so they adopted the baby. Which meant I had to start the process all over again, which literally scared the shit out of me. I was do to go to the Dr. again within the next couple of days, so I asked her if I could come in and speak with her.
   So that day that I went to the Dr. I was getting close to being due, I was 8 months (you would have never known to look at me), got my clean bill of health, but was unable to tell the sex of the baby. But I already knew that it was a boy. I just knew it, I didn't need an expensive machine to tell me that! So I headed back down to Flory's office and met up with her. We sat down and started talking and she asked me if she could show me some of adoption videos. I said absolutely! I told her how scared I was not knowing what was going to happen to him. So we started talking and she told me how her and husband where unable to have children and how they adopted their little girl. As we sat there and talked, she said that they were looking to adopt another baby as well. But they were really looking to adopt a boy. I told her that they were unable to tell the sex of the baby, but way down deep in my heart I knew that it was a boy. I told her if she wanted to adopt him, that I was more then fine with that. She called her husband immediately, and asked him what he thought about the idea. All while I sat there in the office. She came out with tears in her eyes, I was like oh great here we go again, and she was like he said yes!!!! I was like he agreed are you sure. She grabbed me and hugged me for what seem to be forever! It was a one of those hugs where you just don't want to let go, knowing that you are completing someone else's family for them. Giving them the dream of having the family they have always wanted but couldn't do on their own, what an amazing feeling that it was. I still look back at that day and tear up and smile.
   So we began all the paper work and started making all the arrangements!! Every time from that day forward that I went to the Dr. I went and visited with her and gave her all the updates as what was going on.
   Well, just a few weeks later, I was at work and my boss told me that I wasn't going to survive the week! That I was going to pop soon! I told her no way, I have another week or so. Well, that Friday, I while I was working, she looked at me before she left and said you are going to have that baby, just don't do it here! I laughed at her!!! And said see you tomorrow! Later that evening after I got out of work, my ex had picked me up and we decided to go for a nice relaxing motorcycle ride and grab some dinner. I wasn't feeling very hungry, but I ate a little. I was starting to get a little uncomfortable on the ride home, my lower back was starting to ache. I thought nothing of it, because it had done that in the past.
    That night, I fell asleep, but remember waking up with a sharp shooting pain in my lower back, so I went and sat in the recliner and passed back out. About 3 hours later, it had happened again. It was 7am, I went to the bathroom and noticed that there was a little blood spot when I went to the bathroom. So I called the Dr. and he's like get to the hospital now. You are going into labor. I laughed and said ok. Well we hurried up grabbed some stuff and off to the hospital we went. I called my boss and as soon as she heard my voice she was like your having that baby I told you so! I called Flory and Stephen and left them a message letting them know that I was in the hospital about to have the baby.
   I will never forget walking into the labor & delivery department and they were going to hook me up to check & monitor the labor pains before they put me in a room. Until I almost fell to my knees and could barley breath and wanted to scream. The nurse grabbed the closest wheelchair and said yep you are in labor, lets go. Within minutes I was hooked up to IV's and getting pain meds. Which I called happy drugs. At first I didn't want the epidural, I knew of the damage that it could do to my back. I still wish that I would have never agreed to it.
   Well after a few hours of labor, I was seriously only in labor for like a total of 7 hours, I had Adam.

    I will never forget the look on Flory and Stephen's faces when I handed them their baby boy! It was such joy! I will never forget that day, the smiles on their faces the first time they held their baby boy!!! What a joyous moment! They made sure to get pictures of me with him for both of us!
   From that day forward I have been a part of his life. Shortly after I was released to drive, Flory invited me over for lunch and spend time with her and Adam & their daughter. I wrote Adam a letter explain to him why I choose to give him up for adoption. And I hope that he would not hold it against me. I asked Flory to give it to him when he was ready to know. We have kept in contact from day 1 and still remain in contact. I have pictures of him throughout his childhood. A childhood & a life that I knew that I could not give to him.
    Last summer when I went back to NY to visit, we had set a side a day for us to go to our local amusement park and have a blast! Not only was it so much fun to hang out with my son, but also to be able to get to sit and talk to him and answer any questions he had. But the best part of the day was when he told me that he was going to tell all his friends what a bitchin' birth mom he has! He thanked me for giving him the life he so deserved. And let me tell you that was all worth it. I was always so scared that he would hold it against me. Thinking that I didn't want him. But when I explained it all to him, he totally understood. (He's just like me!!!) We had such a wonderful time that day, I will cherish it forever.
    This year he is graduating, actually in a couple of weeks he is graduating High School and then will be heading off to Florida to start college, and major in Pre-Med. I am so proud of him! So proud of the young man that he has turned into. But I know he had a wonderful family to provide and support him and push him to get there. I got to be a part of it all as well (in the background of course). I just wish that I could make it to his graduation to watch him walk down the isle and get his diploma. It sucks that I won't be there for that. But, I will be able to talk to him the day of and tell him how proud I am of him.

   I love sharing my story. People think adoption is such a bad thing sometimes. Well in my case it wasn't. It was the BEST CHOICE I COULD HAVE EVER MADE. I am Proud of my decision. There are never no regrets and never will be. If you are pregnant and are not sure about what you want to do, just weigh out what is going to be not only the best choice for you, but also for the child you are carrying inside you. I know it's not the easiest decision in the world to make, however, still none the less it is your decision. You have to live with it and no one else should help you make your decision. It needs to be you, and you alone. But don't ever regret your decision either.
Anyone who is unsure of their decision and needs to talk or would like more information, please feel free to message me on here. I would be more then happy to provide you with more information and more of my story!

It's been a while since I blogged ~ but I am back!

  I haven't written a blog since 2010. I had so much going on in my life, that I just got away from it and didn't feel the urge to do it anymore. I had so much to say, that I didn't want to say and just decided to hold it all in.
    However the more I held it in, the more I hated myself and others for it. So, it finally came down to a boiling point, where I lost it and exploded on a lot of people. Including, coming out and telling my ex-husband the truth of not being in love with him anymore. It was such a relief, and like a weight that had been lifted off my shoulders. It felt so good, that I wanted to run around in the streets of Vegas naked. NO I DID NOT! But I sure wanted to.
    I felt like I was a changed person, I no longer had to live a lie, pretending to be in love with someone, who I no longer was in love with. It was not an easy thing to do. However being with him for close to 20 years, 10 of them of which we were married. Several years before I had told that I wanted to leave. But he had begged me to stay. I agreed to try to work it out and move forward. Things got a little better for a little while. He promised me things, none of which he kept. That was one of the biggest reasons I think that I fell out of love with him. But when I think about it, I wonder if I ever really did love him. I did, but I don't think that I was madly in love with him. It also doesn't help when you are a mama's boy and you are well into your 40's and still listening to her like you are a teenager. That really puts a damper on things. Then quitting a great paying job, all because you are not happy working there anymore, have no insurance, and I was only working part-time. WOW. Losing our house due to me being out of work for so long did not help matters either. He did odd jobs helping friends out and stuff like that, but it was not a steady income and trying to rely on me working part time for $8.50 an hour, and not even getting but maybe sometime 18 hours a week. Yeah that did not work out so well. Trying to care for me 3 dogs, put food on a table and pay bills on that kind of low income. And then knowing that you need surgery, and having health insurance to you, and yet another raise, still quit. If it were me, I would have taken the health insurance and the raise, had my surgery and then after the surgery was all said and done & I was healed up, went back to work and then decide on what I wanted to do. Because while you are laid up at home, you can be on the internet putting in applications for work. BUT NO.........just make life difficult for all those surrounded around you and make them miserable.
     I let myself go for way to long. When I was a kid, I was a gymnast, so I was always used to being the small petite person. But I fell into the marriage trap, where I started to let myself go and not give 2 shits what I looked liked or how much weight I put on. But then one day I had looked in the mirror, and asked myself what I was doing to myself? How could I do this to myself? This was not me, I felt as if I had nothing to smile about anymore. My smile went away a long time ago. I felt like I was turning into this miserable person that I did not want to be. I almost felt like I was turning into my mom. And I hate saying that. However sometimes trying to please that women was impossible. And I did not want to be mom. So, that day I decided to take a stand for myself, because I was the only one who knew that I could change myself back to the way that I used to be. I knew that it was going to be a long journey a head. But a journey that I was willing to take. I was scared, I didn't know what was going to come, but I didn't care. Because I needed to move on, and get myself back on track and back to being my normal happy go lucky, smiling self. When you loose your nickname of "Smiley" you know there is something wrong with you. I encourage you, if you are not happy, don't live that miserable life, get out, and make yourself happy. You are the only one who can do it. I know that I couldn't have done it alone without an amazing support group of my friends and family. But, you have to grab life by the horns and take control of it and change it, because you are the only one who can control it and change it.
     The first BIG step was telling someone who is madly in love with you, that you don't love them anymore. I will never remember the look on his face, the hurt, the anger, the disappointment. But it was a relief off my shoulders. I felt like a complete total bitch for it, but I needed to do it. I couldn't stand saying "I Love you" to his face one more time knowing that it was a complete lie.
    The next step was to get my ass back in shape and lose all the extra weight that I had piled on to myself. Glad I was a gymnast and know how to do it. However, it was rough at first. I will never forget the first time that I stepped on the scale and seen 180 pounds. I cried like a baby, and wanted to slap the shit out of myself for letting me to do this to me. I had no one else to blame for that but myself.
   Then I had to learn how to be single again and go out and have fun again with my friends. And start a new life. Not knowing where it was going to lead me. But, I had to do it. I had no choice now!!
   
But all I know is that I can say here I stand here today a lot happier and glad that I made the choice to change me life and make it my own again. And not controlled by others, who thought that they could tell me what I should and shouldn't do. Who I should and shouldn't hang out with. Tell me that I was a spoiled brat all from over 2000 miles away. (I am speaking of my ex-mother-in-law) who had a lot to do with the reasons as well as to why I fell out of love with her son. I should have followed my heart from the start. I never really wanted to get married. Almost called the wedding off 3 times. Maybe that should have been my first clue.

    However I will say, for anyone who is getting married, always interview your future in-laws. And I am not just saying this for the bride, I am saying this for both parties. If they have siblings and they are married talked to the person your sibling married. Don't let your siblings be around either when you do this. Because then they will just think that they are trash talking your parents. But in fact your are getting a lesson and learning a whole hell of a lot about your future in-laws. It's great information to have and take to heart. I wish that I would have listened to my ex's brothers wife a little more. Because man all I can say now, is she was right on the money about my ex-mother-in-law. But a lesson learned, a BIG ONE. This is why I pass this advice on to you. Trust me on this one. She seemed so sweet before we got married, but yes there were those times when we were dating that I just wanted to walk up to her and bitch slap her across the face, (which should have been another huge clue). Once we got engaged, it really started to go down hill, she wanted control of my wedding. If this happens, I tell you right now, DON'T LET IT and RUN! No joke. Just remember it is your wedding, not hers!!! She got pissed off when I told her that, but such is life. Put your big girl panties on lady and suck it up. 

        

Big Brother's New Choice of House Guests

So it's that time of the summer once again for BB. Some people love the show, ( like me), some hate it, (my husband). He can't just see the amusement in the show, like me. Sorry honey, I am in control of the remote control!

All I have to say is that I LOVE MY DVR!!! And that I get to watch commercial free! I don't do the live after show, I would but someone would turn into Mr. Grumpy Gills and now we can't have that can we?!?

Well, once again Julie Chen tells us to expect the unexpected. Yeah, yeah, we know the drill Julie, you are just going to keep screwing with these people's mind and pick them off one by one!!! The Power couples is the twist that I was waiting for, waiting to see who they were going to be bringing back into the house. My #1 hope was for Jordan & Jeff, I just love those two! They crack me up!

Once everyone enters the new house, they all notice that there are more beds then there are of them! WOW a bunch of Rocket Scientist this season! Where are the rest of the people??? Hey Look it's champagane time! Time to get their drink on, I think it was Porsche who said she was ready to start drinking, we have lush in the house as well. Well then again she is a Cocktail waitress, understandable!!! As everyone mingles, Julie pops in and tells everyone for the millionth time to expect the unexpected.

Onto the new crazy ass cast members for this season, we have Mr. I LOVE Beverly Hills 90210, & Apple Martini fan Adam. Who is also in to heavy metal. Ok there is nothing wrong with heavy metal, cuz honestly, I love to listen to angry music, it helps to vent and just makes me smile. WOOOOOO as I thrown my rock on symbol up into the air. But, I have a weird feeling about this one. I think he's more in touch with his feminine side then his manly, hard core rock star side.

Then there's their the gorgeous Cassi "I don't want to tell anyone that I am a model, because everyone thinks that we are just going to steal their boyfriends". Sweetie where were you 10 years ago? I would have handed him over to you without a fight! You want him that badly he's all yours!!! But all in all, I really like Cassi, she seems to be a level headed your young lady, who just happens to be drop dead gorgeous. I heard she was casted for all you horn-dogs out there who want to do nasty things to yourself while you are watching BB this season, because that is the closet you will ever get to a hot chic & possibly score!!

Next we have Mama's boy Dominic, who is also an adrenaline junkie, like myself. Who also rides a crotch rocket, unlike myself, I have a real bike, a Harley!!! I want to know what other adventurous things Dominic has done. Has been to Vegas yet and taken the SkyJump plunge? I have & it's one hell of a ride! Dominic was casted for all the Young ladies, we needed some good eye candy this season. I am just not to sure how he will survive all summer without his mommy making his breakfast, lunch & dinner for him, or doing his dirty laundry for him. Maybe mommy thought this would be a good time to cut the cord and send Dominic out into the "real world", let him get his feet wet and see how he does. And if he can't make it on his own, well then he can always run back to mommy!

Then we have the "I'm not going to be showering this summer because I don't like public showers, or porta potty', or public bathrooms", Kalia, This women distracted me the five minutes, or maybe it was that enormous rack she has that was ready to fall out of that top and give America a free show! YES! NO...Ctrl/Alt/Delete to get that nasty image out of my brain. I think I am going to need to do a hard reboot to erase that thought and memory if it does happen. PLEASE, I AM BEGGING, PLEASE NO, I STRESS NO COSTUME or CLOTHING MALFUNCTIONS!! Oh and let's not forget she's already famouse, because she is one of the real life Sex in the City girls, because she wrties a sex, I mean relationship Column. You go girl, just what we need, another dumb ass opinion what we should do if our lazy ass, no good SOB boyfriend cheats on his hot sexy girlfriend, with his streetwalking, pole dancin ex!!!

Keith the Deacon Preacher, but I promise I am not going to Preach in your face. All I have to say is that this man LOVES, LOVES, LOVES HIS WOMEN. Poor Porsche. I think he wanted to hump her leg, support Kalia's big sisters, smack Cassi on her tight little ass and do the nasty with Shelly in the Diary room. At first I thought he was supposed to have been this quite, little son of a preacher, but he's just a horn dog walking around trying to bone these ladies. I hope he packed some condoms, we don't need to be making a love child on BB. This one we are going to have to keep a close eye on. Oh how about that blue suit with the big blue flower on it....I am still wondering about that as well. I know you want to make a statement, but not with that suit. Oh & let's not forget his BB Chart, which just got thrown out the door cuz of the twist!!!

Porsche, "Yes, I was named after the car, cuz my parents...blah blah blah" I lost her after was named after, DUH...ya think??? Really??? I would have never guessed that one, would you??? Isn't it every parents dream to own a Porsche???? Well they have quite the gem in this one. I think she is going to be a little on how do I say this polietely??? BITCHY side. I think she is going to put Keith in his place. Why did she have to lie about her job??? I don't understand what the big ordeal about being a VIP Cocktail Waitress is either. So guys/men throw money at you to bring them drinks. Good for you. If you were a pole dancer or stripper then I could understand you not wanting America and your new roomies knowing, but a Cocktail Waitress, pffft.

And the Doctor's did a great job on your fake boobies. I kind of lost interest in her after she made the remarks about the Dr.'s helping her out.

Lawon, well this one is quite the character as well. I am not sure what the hell he/she or it was wearing. Didn't he say "if they want me to be gay, I will be gay, if they want me straight, I will be straight"? Well I don't recall anyone asking you to cross dress or wear loud colors with a big ass ugly floppy tie. A tie should be neat and snug around your neck so when Kali, who already hates your guts for ruining her game, drags you around the house, it chokes you just a little!

I can for-see him annoying everyone in the house, and the house guests wanting to hold his head under water until he stops kicking. Are you allowed to take duct tape into the house?!?

I saved my favorite new house guest for last Shelly. I love her, she cracks me up! You never know what is going to come out of her mouth! Sort of like me!!! She likes to play with guns, shoot things, fish, play in the wilderness! She's freaking awesome this one! I think she is going to be a power to be reckoned with later in the game. I am hoping that Shelly does well in this game!! I have nothing to make fun of her, because she reminds me a little bit of me, in her bad ass way!!!

So then there was the twist of Power Couples and teaming up! I don't know how this is going to work between Mama's boy Dominic and I LOVE Beverly Hills 90210 Adam. If he keeps his head on straight and out of the clouds of 90210 & focuses on the hardcore metal he will do ok. I do kind of feel sorry for Dominic though, cuz I am sure he wanted one of the hot girls or ladies to team up with him, then he could count on hot meals, and having his laundry folded.

I think the power couple of the season is going to be Cassi & Shelly. I like that they didn't want to win the first HOH. I don't think that I would want that power the first week either.

Kali & Lawon - lets just break these 2 up now. I can already hear the bickering and back stabbing of each other.

Keith & Porsche - Keith is in for the ride of his life, that's all I am going to say!! Sit down, shut up and hold on tight Keith, because Porsche will throw you to the dogs.

So as everyone is celebrating our pouting and being upset over there new alliance, and the door bell rings, my first thought was it best not be that dumb ass bahahahahahahaha annoying laugh Rachel and Brendon, well when they walked in, I just wanted to shoot the tv with my Nerf arrows and kill her. Did you notice her narley engagement ring? Excuse me while I leave the room to take a pee and possibly barf. I start screaming "NO, NO, NO this can't be happening" The hubby says "well are you not going to watch this season"? And his little evil grin, waiting, just waiting for me to say "No dear, I will save you from the agony of having to watch BB with me, I am so sorry that I put you through that dear, oh please forgive me?" He's lucky I didn't have nothing worth while throwing at him, I just pointed & told him to leave. He didn't like that very much. So in his own annoying way he will sit there and make little snide comments and try to carry on, thankfully I am very good at blocking him out. Or because I am in control of the DVR, REWIND works wonders & after about the 10th time rewinding something he gets the clue!!!

As Rachel is going on & on about her self and Brendon and what cute babies they will be making this season, the door bell interrupts and in walk Jeff & Jordan! YES, YES, YES!!! I love these 2. I love how Jeff makes fun of Jordan, but let's face it, she is kind of an airhead!!! And Jeff has to remind her that they have been together for 2 years not 1 and she just looks at him with a dazed & confused look, like where did the time go? Um, Let's see is started out over 2 years ago with BB and then onto the Amazing Race, where she didn't have a clue of what country she was in, and then Jeff did that travel show, maybe that's where she lost time, cuz she didn't go with him she forgot they were together!!

Oh and I love how all the new house guests can't stand Rachel. They all made fun of her in the diary room! Classic.

The door bell goes off one more time and now everyone is like who else in god's name can the send into the wrath of the BB game...last but not least Evil Dick and Danielle. Danielle, did not look very happy to be there, but then again her & her daddy hadn't talked in 3 years. And only seen each other once or so at Dick's mom's house or something. I think Danielle is still a little sour that daddy won and didn't share his winnings with her. It's time for Danielle to put her big girl pants on and wipe that smirk off her face and make amends with her daddy. If I was Evil Dick I would just torture her the whole time anyways!

So onto the HOH Competition - everyone walks out into the backyard to find huge ass banana's hanging around. The only one that had a smile on her face was Rachel because she was going to wrap her legs around something other then Brendon! Or maybe she was going to pretend it was Brendon, IDK...bad thought. I love how everyone had there own strategy to hold onto the bananner. I was really wishing Jeff & Jordan would have won, but that was a long shot. And did anyone else find it distracting seeing Rachel with whipped cream all over face? Come on BB, that was uncalled for. The chocolate was ok, but could have done without the whipped cream. That's why she probably held on for so long, she wanted her fill of whipped cream. Much to my disliking and I am sure many others, Rachel wins.

BUT WAIT there's one more twist to be told this evening....The Golden Key...I kind of like idea. So is going to stay & who is going???

Praying that it's Lawon & Kalia!

Until Sunday.....when I get to catch up on the gossip of the house!