Zenn

8.  Your turkey is done when the meat thermometer reaches the following temperatures:

• 180 degrees deep in the thigh. At this temperature juices should be clear, not reddish pink, when thigh muscle is pierced deeply. 

There are certain milestones you do remember, your wedding day, a birth of a child and kick ass birthday party. But, do you remember a day that you had no idea what was going to happen. Now it's in history! I remember Nov 9 and 10, 1989 so vividly as if it were yesterday.

The morning of November 9th I walked to work on a very cold day. I knew it was going to be another busy day but I had no idea had wild a day it would be. I was working at the US Embassy in Berlin and along with my regular duties I was also helping Ambassador Walter's office with messages to and from the Embassy to DC. We knew at the time the East Berlin was thinking of allowing it's citizens to cross over on a visa system. This was the jest of it. At the same time I had my Uncle and two Aunts visiting and was working on paperwork to go take them over to the East sightseeing. All the paperwork was in and well for me that was one of many items on my list that day. I did not even have time to eat lunch that day, I was so busy and walking from one end of the building to the other and back. At least I was in great shape and I would rather being doing that then sitting behind a desk and a lock room. Not to many visitors were I work them. Towards the end of the day my boss said I would be working late. I did tell him I had a final to take I was working on my college degree at night. He said we were waiting on one more message from DC and it needed to be delivered to the Ambassador. Then I could go, so I waited, the only people keeping me company were the military guards and it was so quite. I took the time to catch-up on my work and around 6:15 I did receive a call from the message center to pickup a message. I was escorted to the message center by two guards, when I got there I picked up the message. Since it was for immediate delivery I would have to take it to the Ambassador's residence. I had no car so the guards took me over, I delivered the message and finally I was on my way home! It was 8:00 pm. when I arrived home everyone was in the living room, telling me the wall just came down!

I said, "no it should be, that is not what suppose to happen exactly" I sat down, stairring at the TV, CNN live and there it was ... a mass of people at all the checkpoints, the guards looking like there were loss on what to do. People on the wall, the East Germans Guards were using a water gun trying to knock folks down. Then the phone rang it was my boss saying, the wall was down, a accident but it was. He had told me the following: "At 06.53 pm on November 9, 1989 a member of the new East German government was asked at a press conference when the new East German travel law comes into force. He answered: "Well, as far as I can see, ... straight away, immediately." I am thinking to myself this guy just lost his job, and at the same time I am thinking what about tomorrow. I asked my boss should I still take my family over to the East in the morning, he asked do you have all the paperwork? "Yes, I do.", Then go and have fun, it there are any security warning I will let you know.

I watched happy for so many and the phone was ringing off the house people asking do you see it! Yes, and little did we know by 1992 the American, the Allied... we would all be leaving Berlin.

I took my family over to the East the following morning and that in-its-self is another story. One of the most vivid highlights of the next day in the East was getting stuck in one of the largest traffic jam in history. Also the Berliners would remember it as the night Berlin ran out of beer!

ps yes folks I did miss my final that day and I did ended up taking it later on in the month. I also passed :)

It's here, the cool wonderful days of fall in the desert.  It is so nice to go outside and not sweat to death.  I have started pulling out my sweaters, boots and scarves.  Yes I have been looking forward to this, and I do hope it snows here!!!!  Yeah I can wish can't I?

I also tried to back a orange cake from scratch yesterday and well it smell good, tasted good but was to dry:-(  Will have to work with the recipe a bit more

zenn

At long last summer is almost over, and fall is coming here with the wind!  I adore the desert when it cools off.  Fall, Winter and Spring I can deal with here.  I can swim if I want, or bundle up it's my choice.  No longer will I be sweating, it will be in the mid 70's and low 50's at night.  And by winter I hope it snows.  I miss weather and I long for a cold winter walk again.

dreaming today

zenn

It has taken me a while to find the right people to do the right work.  I get frustrated when I go through the phone book calling to get information about services, repairs or just about all things related to owning a home. Things break and you have to fix them or replace them. 

It can be frustrating to find the wrong person, so I am now starting a list.  I pay for a good job but what if its not?  In many cases you have to spend more money.  Enough already.

For Yard service and landscaping I like Go Big Landscaping in Las Vegas, tell them Zenn sent you!
Go Big Landscaping

take care

Zenn

Well I am doing better I have worked on getting my head to a better place.  Still friggin ssdd... but at least I am here and that is going a good thing right?  This weekend should be nice and I am looking forwarded to it.  On Saturday it is M.T. and my 34 wedding anniversary! 

I must admit I truly love him, yeah he does drive me crazy now and then.  But if you live with some so long, who doesn't?  He is taking me out to dinner and I am already thinking lobster, crab ummm Yummy!!!  I do not know what to get him, besides the standard gift, *wicked lil smile*  A bow wrapped around me ;-)  I am still so tossed up.  Suggestions?

Anyway I thought I would dropped by and say hi to all and do have a good one.

z

Is it ok to be depress?  I have always been a happy person, I love life, family and friends.  Yet for the past couple of months I have been becoming more depressed.  It is a horrible feeling, I cannot seem to do much and enjoy less.  I want to stay in bed, draw the covers up to my chin and stay there.  I try so hard to hide it among family and friends, but it is getting harder and harder.

I do not know what is making me feel this way?  Or is a combination of things?  Sometimes when it is so quiet, all of a sudden I can not breath and I feel like I am going to die.  It is a strange feeling... so very hard to describe, I was sitting in a movie theater the first time, and it happen.  I had to get up, go to the bathroom and I put cold water on my face.

This has been happening more.... and I do not know why?  But I am trying...

Well enough for now

Zenn

I am just a girl ~~  yep sitting here listening to music you guest it.  I am quiet bored right now nothing to do.  I have been looking around the net for anything that might catch my attention.  I went to fox, cnn and msnbc and needless to say these guys taking a subject and talk it to the ground.  They do not find the news anymore they just talk the shit out of it seriously.  I do watch the BBC they do actually talk about world news, not just the US's newest and greatfast tidbit of news.

Well I am off to read some stuff on the Daily Show and the Colbert Report and atlast these guys make me laugh about the news instead of getting bored.

Ce La Ve

Zenn

Waiting for the phone to ring... My dog woke me up at 1:30 am because Daddy was leaving .. yes that's right.  So I have been up and thinking about calling it quits and going back to bed.  Right now my little dog Roxy is jealous of the laptop and keeps trying to squeeze herself (stealthly) between me and it.  She can be a bugger, but I still love her so.

I think I will give the phone about 10 more minutes and if it does not ring I am going back to bed.  Just one of these days...

Boring...

z

  I rented the movie "Twilight"  and I found it somewhat disappointing.  Though I am a True Blood or Anne Rice's Vampires fan.  It was a bit "kid friendly" to much for some adults.  Are they glam Vamps I say yes, I much prefer the more sophisticated Vamps that have come before.  I think the fact they could be out in daylight and they shimmer in the sun that's where I lost some interest.

Give me a book or movie by Anne Rice "still Queen of the Vampire Authors" or True Blood (good job HBO) and I will be happy.  Adult and does still fell like you are watching Vampires. 

If you like your Vampires on the Glam side with to much of a human touch literally... then Twilight is for you

Talk to you later...

Z