Tag Archives: Shannon

Then You Can Dream About It, and It’ll Be a Whole Garden.

Posted on December 24, 2013 by judisunshine

You know, George, I feel that in a small way we are doing something important. Satisfying a fundamental urge. It’s deep in the race for a man to want his own roof and walls and fireplace, and we’re helping him … Continue reading →

Posted in Apartments & Other Domiciles, Cats, Childhood, Family, Friends, The '80s, Work | Tagged A Day Late and a Dollar Short Terry McMillan, apartments, Christmas, Colorado fires, creche, cruises, Dorothy, Fontanini, George Bailey, Holly Hobbie, Hurricane Sandy, it's a wonderful life, jimmy stewart, Little Orphan Annie, miracle on 34th street, natalie wood, nativity scenes, ornaments, Shannon, St. Nick's Day, Wizard of Oz | Leave a comment

My Second Tattoo

Posted on September 15, 2013 by judisunshine

It’s been fifteen years since the day I spontaneously went with Shannon to DaVinci Tattoo in Wantagh. We weren’t planning on getting tattoos that day, but we did. I didn’t think I’d ever get one, but Shannon had paved the … Continue reading →

Posted in Body Image, Books, Friends, Going Out, Miscellaneous, Women | Tagged Bible study, Blade, Chinese symbol for friend, coworkers, DaVinci Tattoo Wantagh, Jigsaw, Joker, kitties, marbles, Margaret Atwood Cat's Eye, Scrubbins, Shannon, tattoos, Townhouse Lounge, Virgin Mary, Wantagh New York, Wesley Snipes | 1 Comment

This Day By the Lake Went Too Fast

Posted on August 1, 2013 by judisunshine

So as you may have read, I went to a Christian all-girls sleepaway camp in 1989, the summer I turned 14. And while there were good times to be had in the form of eating contests and songwriting, for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Friends, Miscellaneous, Women | Tagged bonfires, Breakfast, buddy burners, Camp Tappawingo, camping, Christian sleepaway camp, coffee cans, comfort zone, guitars, High school, hiking, islands, New York, s'mores, seltzer water, Shannon, singalongs, sleeping bags, sleeping under stars, staying up all night, Sterno, tarps, tents, the lake, upstate | 3 Comments

The Things That Turn You On Turn You Around

Posted on July 11, 2013 by judisunshine

How come the things that make us happy make us sad Well it seems to me that Joy and pain are like sunshine and rain ~ Maze There was just a CRACK of intense thunder in the air, and it … Continue reading →

Posted in Apartments & Other Domiciles, Manitou | Tagged Christian rock, Jenny Lewis, Manitou Springs, mudslides, Olivia Newton-John, Petra, PFR, Shannon, thunder, Waldo Canyon fire | 1 Comment

I Must Break You?

Posted on January 28, 2013 by judisunshine

I’ve always written journals, in some way, shape, or form. I remember in Christmas 1985 when I was 10, getting this matching set – stationery, pen, some cardboardy-decorated desk thing which name’s escaped me, and a journal. It was not … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Miscellaneous, Movies, Romance, The '80s, Women, Work | Tagged 1985, blogging, Christmas, diaries, divorce, Dolph Lundgren, Garbage Pail Kids, headshots, Ivan Drago I must break you, journals, Ken Tarantino photographer NYC, Pamela Ribon, Rocky IV, Shannon, Sylvester Stallone, Why Girls Are Weird, Word document | 2 Comments

O…Christmas Tree?

Posted on December 10, 2012 by judisunshine

Colored lights. Little, not big, though now that no one has them anymore, big will work in a retro kind of way, but still not on the tree. Solid lights too; the option to have them spaz about is nice, … Continue reading →

Posted in Apartments & Other Domiciles, Friends, Miscellaneous, Women | Tagged Angel, Bert, big bows, candy canes, Christmas trees, colored lights, Devon, Disney, garland, glitter, Hick's Nursery, interior design, kitty litter, looseleaf, magnets, ornaments, paper doves, Pictionary on Friends, pine cones, pipe cleaners, Shannon, star, tinsel | 3 Comments

Pen Pals

Posted on October 21, 2012 by judisunshine

When I was seven years old, my family went on vacation to a farm in Pennsylvania. While there, I met a girl named Rebecca, though the farm was not named Sunnybrook. She had long brown hair, and humored me by … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Family, Friends, Miscellaneous, School | Tagged 30s, AIM, Atari, being shy, BFF, blindside, blood ties, Boulder Creek, Christian virgins, Christmas, Cindy Lubbock Just the 10 of Us, Degrassi, Diary-X, dirt floors, embarrassing mom incidents, Facebook, family reunion, Farmville, hillbillies, hotel stationery, Jersey Girl, keeping in touch through email, Kentucky, marriage endings, movies and cheese doodles, Myspace, Online Survivor, Pamela Ribon, Pamie, passing notes, Pennsylvania farms, RIP my blogosphere friend we will remember you <3, Sars Tomato nation, seven years old, Shannon, sleepovers, slumber parties, small talk, Smuggler's Notch Vermont, T. S. Eliot, tattoos, Television Without Pity, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, When silly Aunt Tillie packed for her trip these are the things she put in her grip | 4 Comments

The Stink Over Ink

Posted on October 4, 2012 by judisunshine

Don’t remember how or why I stumbled upon it, but on Facebook, there is an awesome page called Tattoo Acceptance In the Workplace. It’s dedicated to, well, what it says in the name, and it posts a lot of pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in Body Image, Friends, Miscellaneous, Restaurants, Women, Work | Tagged Acting, Angelina Jolie, babysitting, Beowulf, BFF, Bianca, Chinese symbol for friend, church, Dermablend, grandchildren, poverty, restaurants, romantic angst, Shakespeare, Shannon, SSCS, Taming of the Shrew, Tattoo Acceptance In the Workplace, tattoos, Willy Wonka memes | 11 Comments

Faster, Campers! Eat, Eat!

Posted on June 15, 2012 by judisunshine

In 1989, I went to Tapawingo, an all-girl sleepaway camp in upstate New York, with Shannon and a few of her church friends. And the experience was just something out of a nightmare, really. There were some highlights — no … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Entertainment, Food, Friends, Miscellaneous, Music, Women | Tagged 1989, Adirondacks, battle anthems, cafeteria, Camp of the Woods, character building, Cherokee, chores, church friends, counselor, disastrous hair, eating fast, fun, group activities, Hangin' Tough, meal time, New Kids on the Block, Oneida, potato chip sandwiches, Shannon, sunglasses, sweeping, Tapawingo, tennis rackets, The Brady Bunch, upstate New York, Yankees | 1 Comment

Blonde Ambition

Posted on August 11, 2011 by judisunshine

If you are going to get to know me at all, then I really must explain to you my hair in 1989. First, you need to understand just how much we as girls in the ’80s needed to look like … Continue reading →

Posted in Body Image, Celebrities, Childhood, Entertainment, Friends, The '80s, Vacations, Women | Tagged '80s, 1989, Alyssa Milano, bad haircuts, bangs, Brooke Theiss, camp, cheerleading spirit, Christian camp, dull scissors, Elliott from "Scrubs", Hairstyle magazines, ice cream, Just the 10 of Us, Les Miserables, Ogilvie, Ogilvie home perm, perms, Ray Bolger, Rory Gilmore, Samantha Micelli, Shannon, sleepaway camp, Teen Beat, The O.C., touch of sun, Wendy Lubbock, Willow Rosenberg, Wizard of Oz scarecrow | 20 Comments

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Tag Archives: Shannon

Then You Can Dream About It, and It’ll Be a Whole Garden.

My Second Tattoo

This Day By the Lake Went Too Fast

The Things That Turn You On Turn You Around

I Must Break You?

O…Christmas Tree?

Pen Pals

The Stink Over Ink

Blonde Ambition

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