If it's going to be called a perfect mess then it needs to be a PERFECT mess...

Sorry I haven't posted for what 2 weeks now...I've been thinking of reformatting in a way. For about a month I've been wanting to set a goal for myself to post something everyday. Not just to try something for myself but maybe to make things a bit more consist ant. To make it easier to come up with something to post and to make sure it doesn't turn into a lame 'today I went to school' diary I've designated different topics to different days...

SUNDAY

Blogs, Vlogs, YouTube...basically anything on the Internet that is put out by users like us posting our opinions or just being creative.

MONDAY

T.V. and Movies...pretty self explanatory but will probably lead to include celebrity gossip that grabs my attention

TUESDAY

Magazines and Books...just things that I'm reading, opinions and recommendations

WEDNESDAY

Shoes and Clothes...I'm not huge into fashion but I love shoes and am a bit of sneakerhead.

THURSDAY

Quotes, Jokes, Art...I've always loved quotes and jokes that lift the spirits or have a good point to them, I guess I paired it with art because...well I'm not sure, it just fit better there than anywhere else to me.

FRIDAY

Music...and anything that has to do with music such as music videos and what not.

SATURDAY

Sports, News, and...Food...Obviously it will be anything that catches my eye in sports and news and food didn't really fit anywhere else but c'mon, who doesn't love food?!

Well there it is...that's how I'm going to be posting starting next week. I will still be posting what I've been up to as that was kind of the point of starting this. I'm actually a bit behind in those... my cousin Jill was in the Wizard of Oz, my battle buddy came to visit, and I've wanted to do one on guys in what I call suck-up mode in reference to the million presents David DuMass (pronounced Doo-maas lol) has sent me. I may try out the web cam on my computer for that one.

well here's one that won't be making to our class reunion...

I went to school with this girl...Bonnie Rubin...Heather found it. Heather always finds the good stuff.

PLAINVILLE, Conn. -- Plainville police said they have busted up a ring of what they can only describe as very organized crime.

Police said they were first alerted of the crime ring after Jeffrey Williams, 38, tried to make a quick getaway from a Lowe's parking lot. They said his accomplice, Bonnie Rubin, 21, had tried to pass off a $4,000 forged check, but the cashier had become suspicious.

Police said the duo was in such a hurry to get away that Williams drove into three cars in the attempt.

"In this case, it was a parking lot motor-vehicle accident where an individual was trying to get away that actually brought it to the forefront, and we were able to develop all this information," Sgt. Charles Smedick said.

Police said the pair's plan was to buy high-cost appliances at stores like Home Depot and Lowe's with fake checks and fake IDs, then sell them for cash.

"Definitely organized to the point they have different people making checks, different people making IDs, people taking orders and people carrying out the orders," Smedick said.

When police arrested the two and searched their truck, they said they found at least 40 kinds of fake IDs and dozens of fake checks -- with the names of real banks of them.

Police said they know at least 10 to 12 people are involved

"They're excellent forgeries," Smedick said. "Most of the time they were cashed in the store on the spot."

Police said the forged check was found in the possession of the pair. They said the two were arrested them.

The pair had fraudulently cashed checks and taken merchandise worth well over $1 million, police said. They said they were making 50 cents on the dollar.

Williams and Rubin have been charged with one count of racketeering and at least 100 counts of forgery.

Police said they're working with federal agencies to find the others involved and close the ring, which they believe is based in the Hartford area.

If I didn't already love the name part 2...

Today I thought of another name....actually I stole it from a book title...

'A Perfect Mess'

Yes...if I didn't think the name of my blog was already genius enough that would be another contender. So I've decided to incorporate my two wannabe titles and use them as my little 'subtitle' or whatever you want to call that little blurb under the actual name. So...if you think something is different (kind of like when someone gets a haircut but you're not sure) it's because it is. You're not going crazy.

Well, not this time at least.

A little change?

I'm a closet fan of astrology and the likes. Not so much horoscopes, because well horoscopes from the newspapers never seem to be too on. I do however, like to read books about astrology.

But sometimes my horoscope ( I get it from yahoo in my email everyday at 1pm) is spot on.

Like today...

You are in the mood for a little change -- nothing drastic, but just enough to show yourself that things don't always have to stay the same. It's a good time to explore new possibilities.

I don't know though.

Honestly I'm thinking a bit drastic.

If I didn't already love the name of my blog...

I would change it to Frankie Says...

as in Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

Like Frankie says Relax.

I have a Frankie says Relax shirt,

but only because it has my name on it.

Maybe I'll show you someday.

:)

My Irish is showing...

A couple weekends ago I hit up the annual St. Patty's day road race. My dad & my cousin Emily ran the 10k and my little brother ran the kids race.

Later that night Margaux made dinner. It was some weird pineapple porkchop stuff that was so orange it looked radioactive. For her sake I'm not showing it to you here. It was delish though. I made cheesecake swirl brownies but she made me make them into brownie bites which let me tell you were a little bit of a pain in the ass but...

I used my INSANE artistic skills to make one into a shamrock. Can you find it in the above image? Margaux didn't think I could do it.

I really wanted to make them all like that but I'm too impatient and wanted to eat.

P.S. Don't you love the shirt/ tank combo...very Irish combination.

Frankie's got a gun...

Just Kidding!

My best and I went with a couple of her friends to the shooting range Saturday. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The range officer said we did very good for first timers. Although the the first thing we did when we got there was watch a safety video that specifically said 'you will not make any friends here if you shoot the floor or the ceiling' and what's the first thing Margaux does?? Shoot the ceiling. Yup, but I'm pretty sure our cool range officer didn't see that.

This is my target.

I would just like to emphasize this little area right here...

Yes I'm very proud of those few! :)

I also forgot...

to tell you I got my ears pierced again...

My favorites from NY with JJ&J...

I completely forgot...

to post about my trip to Six Flags Great Escape lodge in NY..how could I do that when we had such an awesome time?!?!

If you don't know what it is the main attraction at the Great Escape Lodge is an indoor water park.

We spent most of the weekend floating around the lazy river.

We rented a digital waterproof camera and took some cool under water pictures.

We went to a place down the road and played the coolest game of lazer tag ever!

There were also bumper cars, rock climbing, and go-karts which is stuff we usually don't get to do in the middle of winter.

The kids loved it but funny thing is, with all there was to do, they wanted to spend a significant amount of time in the fitness room. I passed the time with them in there by doing about a million of these...

Sorry you kind of have to turn your head because I haven't figured out how to flip videos yet :(Anyways all in all the weekend was a bigger success than I thought it would be. The kids were great and didn't complain once.I had a fabulous time!

The day I fell in love with reggaeton...

Margaux laughed when I told her this was the first reggaeton song I ever heard. She had never heard anything like it.

My friend Sandro introduced me to it in maybe 2001. We didn't call it reggaeton we called it Puerto Rican rap and I loved it since the first time it hit my ears. When I was home alone I used to blast it while I did the dishes (cuz for some reason we had never ending dishes at 132). Of course reggaeton sounds nothing like this now, which is why Margaux was rolling when I played this for her. I think my favorite thing about reggaeton is as soon as you put it on you have to smile, it's like an automatic party even if you're alone. :)

Puerto Rico #1 The Marriott in San Juan

During the week I was in Puerto Rico we stayed in the Marriott in San Juan. It was a very nice hotel and I would recommend it to anyone who can afford it. It's basically an all inclusive resort right on the beach.

When you first walk in there is a large open bar and there is music almost every night. Usually it is live salsa but one night, I believe Thursdays there is a DJ who plays 80's & 90's music. It's also ladies night and girls can get most drinks for $1. To the right of the bar is a small casino, basically an arcade version of a casino. It gets pretty busy and since it's small it gets crowded but if you go on a monday night (like I did) or during the day it's busy enough without being crazy.

I believe the only thing there would have been to complain about (not that I ever complain about anything) is that after house cleaning came they'd forget to leave things like coffee refills and enough towels. But honestly after I saw Puerto Rico's version of a cheap hotel, which makes the 'pay by the hour' hotels in New York look like the Ritz, I almost don't feel right even listing a complaint. Yes, Margaux and I decided to employ some friends in finding us a really cheap hotel in Puerto Rico so that we could come again because well, we don't have Marriott kind of money. They decided to show me what a really cheap hotel looks like & let me tell you it was quite the experience, I mean they don't even try to put on a show.

When you walk in first thing that stands out to me is the fact that the floors and walls are completely covered in white tiles. No rugs, no paint, no wallpaper-just tile & I'm assuming this is for disinfecting purposes. It's hands down the brightest room I've ever walked into. When you turn the corner the bed is there in all it's glory- ceiling mirror showing off it's comforterless reflection. The questionable looking sheet is holding on for dear life like strappy sandals on a fat girl, I don't even think the 2 pillows had pillow cases and on the corner of the bed was a small towel with a tiny bar of soap.

'So what do u think?'

'Um...I think we'll need a comforter'

On the way out I noticed an interesting little door with a small sliding lock on it. Apparently, as I was told, if someone were to come here and use this room for what is obviously intended for one wouldn't even have to put their clothes on to have food delivered.

Wonderful...exactly what we were looking for.

Kidding!