Ashley M. Stevanovich and I Love Flowers

Ashley M. Stevanovich and I have similar interests, which are flowers. They make a room smell nice and add color. I like to display fresh flowers on a table in the front of the house. It’s a nice, natural decoration and when guests come over the first thing they smell is the flower display.

Some states have an official state flower, which is another special interest of Ashley M. Stevanovich. The first state I looked at to see what their state flower was is Florida, which is where Ashley M. Stevanovich is from. Coreopsis is the Florida state flower, which are a bright yellow and pink wildflower. This wildflower is part of Florida’s highway beautification program, which brighten up many roadsides in this state.


My favorite flower the Apple Blossom is Michigan’s state flower. They are pretty white flowers that are very fragrant. Michigan adopted the Apple Blossom as their state flower on April 28th, 1897. Since I’m from Colorado, my other favorite flower is the white and lavender Columbine. A Colorado Women’s Club in Cripple Creek back in 1899 made the Rocky Mountain Columbine the official state flower after discovering it was never officially declared.

RENEW International

RENEW International is a Roman Catholic ministry organization that fosters spiritual renewal in dioceses. They have revitalized parish life in over 150 dioceses in the United States for the past 28 years. RENEW International’s efforts have touched 25 million lives, served people in 23 countries and have shared their work of spiritual renewal over six continents. Countries that have experienced RENEW International’s mission are Australia, Belize, Burundi, Scotland, Uganda, Nigeria, England and many other international connections.

Archbishop John J. Myers, J.C.D, D.D. is the Chairman of RENEW International’s Corporate Board. He has presented RENEW International with a Decree of Recognition, which makes the organization a “private association of the faithful” under Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church. RENEW International is deeply committed to sound stewardship and partners with the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management to meet the Standard for Excellence.

RENEW International has a commitment to Excellence and is a member of a select group of Catholic institutions, who have committed themselves to the series of 55 ethical criteria and accountability principles. Faith sharing materials of RENEW International have the Nihil Obstat of the Archdiocese of Newark Theological Commission and the Imprimatur of the Archbishop of Newark.

NES Employment Solutions

Are you looking for a job? NES Employment Solutions offers jobs from fortune companies. They have jobs from these industries: administrative, office and clerical, healthcare, customer service, sales and sales management, accounting and finance and information technology. The jobs are full-time, part-time, temporary, contract or telecommute. By visiting the NES Employment Solutions website, you can do a search by job category and location to see what jobs are available.

NES Employment Solutions offer job seeker resources. You can browse schools if you want to continue your education. They offer background checks so job seekers can increase their chances of getting an interview. There are 27 different industry channels to peruse to make an informed decision on the career path you want to choose. Resume assistance is available so job seekers can make an impressive first impression. NES Employment Solutions offers many other resources to assist with your job seeking needs.

Gina Penzarella: Fashion Expert

Finding the perfect dress for that formal occasion can be a challenge; every girl has found themselves wondering where to shop to find the dress that will make them exquisite. Footlight Boutique provides a large variety of bridal and formal wear to meet the needs of every girl and woman. The owner and manager of Footlight Boutique is Gina Penzarella. She has extensive fashion industry experience with a marketing degree from Fordham University in New York City.

Gina Penzarella is a fashion expert with an eye for the latest trends. Customers of Footlight Boutique depend on her expertise and know there is a wide selection of formal wear. Also, teens are confident that if they buy a dress from Gina Penzarella’s boutique that they don’t have to worry about running into another girl wearing the same dress at the prom. This is what makes Footlight Boutique the most popular bridal shop in Lehigh Valley located in Easton, PA, because customers know Gina Penzarella provides excellent customer service by going the extra mile.

SRC Lists Guaranteed Sales Leads

Do you need sales leads? Survey Resource Center (SRC) provides SRC Lists with sales leads for the financial services and insurance industry. SRC was founded in 1988 and has found an effective way to secure sales leads. By being able to develop quality leads cost effectively, SRC Lists have made the company become very successful. This success is due to having an extensive national network of direct mail marketers, who regularly mail surveys to consumers with specific insurance and financial needs.

Survey Resource Center offers a unique guarantee with their SRC Lists. There is a 100% phone and address connect guarantee. If there are any inaccurate phone numbers or addresses, they will replace them with no charge. The sales leads are exclusive and will not be resold for six months. For the first 90 days, SRC Lists have a 100% money back guarantee. SRC Lists are for the target business professionals in the areas of long-term care, annuities, financial planning, reverse mortgage, debt refinance and other financial market areas.

Fishing With Sak Narwal

If you need expert advice on fishing, Sak Narwal is the fishing connoisseur with all the knowledge. Since he was a little boy, Sak Narwal has been out in the waters throwing his rod out into schools of fish. His passion for fishing goes beyond just catching the fish, but he gathers information about the technology of fishing and the environment and feeding habits of fish in fresh and salt water. There is rarely a week that goes by that Sak Narwal is not out in the water enjoying his favorite past-time.

Sak Narwal success with a rod and reel are as great as his accomplishments in the business world. It doesn’t matter the size of the fish Sak Narwal’s passion drives him to diverse waters. Sharks have been reeled in by Sak Narwal in Montauk Point, which is located on New York’s Long Island. He’s caught tarpon bonefish and permit in the Florida Keys. The Delware River is where Sak Narwal does freshwater fishing for the American Shad. He gets quite a workout with the Louisiana Redfish, since they are relentless fighters with broad shoulders, who test Narwal’s gear and muscle. Sak Narwal’s desire for fishing is just sport and the fish are released back into their habitat.

Flash Forward

I’ve checked out some of the new shows that have premiered this Fall. Flash Forward, I was addicted to after the first show aired. It is going to take the place of Lost when it ends next year. The writers are clever and we are kept hanging after every episode.

Flash Forward is all about this blackout that happened and some people saw glimpses of supposedly their future. There were some people, who did not see anything during the blackout and some of those people have died. John Cho (Harold from Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle and Hikaru Sulu in the remake of Star Trek) did not see anything during the blackout. He is an FBI agent trying to figure out why the blackout happened.

In the first episode, John gets a phone call from some lady, who tells him that during the blackout she saw John get murdered. This is not the only interesting tidbit that we must mull over week after week. D. Gibbons is supposedly a bad person, so told by us by Joseph Fiennes’ little girl, who saw D. Gibbons during the blackout. We were left wondering what Jack Davenport was involved in and was he the cause of the blackout after he gets a call from Dominic Monaghan (Charlie from Lost) at the end of last Thursday’s episode.

Supposedly, there was a previous blackout and many black birds have died during these blackouts, which takes Joseph Fiennes to Somalia to see if he can find some answers. A Nazi war criminal tipped Joseph about the black birds, but first he made sure if he gave information that he would be released from prison. I’m sure the Nazi war criminal will be showing up in up coming episodes.

Joseph has seen clues to the blackout in his Flash Forward. Some of those clues have transpired and he hopes to figure out the cause of the blackout before more tragedy happens.

I love these type of shows that leave you hanging and scratching your head asking, “What the hell?”

Colorado Avalanche Beat Detroit Red Wings

The Colorado Avalanche vs. Detroit Red Wings was an exciting game. Hockey is fast paced so the quarters go by quickly and keeps you on the edge of your seat. During the game, I tried to get a picture of the Avalanche making a goal, but I wasn’t successful. The Detroit Red Wings made the first goal of the night and Av fans were worried, but the Avalanche tied the score quickly. After the second goal was accomplished by the Avalanche, the fans went crazy cheering and hopeful that we would win the game. The ending score was 3-1.

There were many Detroit Red Wings fans attending the game at the Pepsi Center. My husband and I were surrounded by as many Red Wings fans as there were Avalanche fans. Despite the rivalry between the Avs and Red Wings, the fans were cordial to each other and my husband was talking to the Red Wings fans like they were old pals. One of the Red Wing players shoved our Avalanche goalie causing the game to stop. We weren’t sure if the goalie was going to be able to play, but he was able to continue and must have just had the wind knocked out of him. Avalanche fans were expecting a fight to breakout among the players, but the only reaction was the Red Wings player reprimanded to the penalty box.

Event Chaser snagged us tickets in the third tier, which is in the back of the arena. Despite being far from rinkside, we could see all the hockey action. There isn’t a bad seat in the Pepsi Center when attending a sporting event. Concerts are a different story. If you attend a concert at the Pepsi Center, you want to be on or near the floor and not sitting behind the stage. It is hard to hear the lead singer and the music drowns them out. During a sporing event, it’s easy to follow the hockey puck or basketball even in the nose bleed seats.

It was another exciting night with Razor Gator providing FREE tickets for my husband and I to watch the Colorado Avalanche in action!!

Colorado Avalanche

Thanks to Razor Gator, I will be snagging Colorado Avalanche tickets. They play the Detroit Red Wings in a couple of weeks. Hockey is a game that is exciting to watch, because you don’t know what mischief the players are going to get into. My husband was able to get hockey tickets many years ago through the company he worked for and it has been the only game we have seen. Our seats were way in the back, but we were able to see all the action and there were numerous fights during the game.

The Colorado Avalanche won that game we attended. It was the year that they went to the Stanley Cup and won!! I was able to watch Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg, Patrick Roy, and Adam Foote in action. It was a fun night and we have been wanting to go to another Avalanche game. After I told my husband that Event Chaser was going to send me Avalanche and Detroit Red Wing tickets, he was very excited to go to the game. I didn’t realize I chose a game that was an important one to watch. My husband explained to me that the Detroit Red Wings game is like the Colorado Rockies playing the Chicago Cubs. I understood why my husband was so excited, because baseball I’m more familiar with than hockey.

It will be a memorable night with the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center. Thank you, Razor Gator and Event Chaser.

Pour Some Sugar On Me Def Leppard

The picture is a bit blurry, but onstage is Def Leppard and in the movie screen is Phil Collen cranking out tunes on his electric guitar. This was one awesome concert and I wanted more when it ended at 10:30 sharp! Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre are very picky about the length that bands perform. Despite the early ending, Def Leppard gave a spectacular performance. And I haven’t seen that many female breasts, since I was sixteen and at a Motley Crue concert. Joe Elliot, lead singer of Def Leppard, made a comment about the view from the stage. The cameras displayed the fun bags view many times on the movie screens off to the side of the stage.

We danced and sang every song that Def Leppard sang: Love Bites, Rock Rock Til You Drop, Photograph, Rock On, Let’s Get Rocked, Nine Lives, Animal, and many other hits. The crowd was not familiar with Def Leppard’s newest album, Songs From the Sparkle Lounge, because when they played Nine Lives the crowd was pretty quiet. I was surprised and disappointed that more of the so-called “diehard” Def Leppard fans did not know this song, which is the most popular off their new album and was up for a Country Music Award and Country Music Television Award.

Poison and Cheap Trick warmed us up before Def Leppard hit the stage. The crowd went nuts over Cheap Trick hits I Want You To Want Me and Surrender. Poison sang their hit songs Unskinny Bop, Every Rose Has Its Thorn, and Nothin But A Good Time. C.C. DeVille plays a mean guitar and Brett Michaels is just damn sexy. Brett gave props to all the men and women in the military. There was even a military guy on stage filming Poison as they performed.

Def Leppard announced that they would be back and I can’t wait to see them again!!

Trueblood

I am addicted to this show, which airs on HBO on Sunday nights. It’s season two and things are really getting interesting on Trueblood. Godric is an intriguing vampire. My first impression of him is that he’s more God-like than vampire. I’m wondering how he survives on very little blood these days. Is it because he’s 2000 years old? He makes the whole concept of vampires very accepting, because he’s against violence and wants to just live among humans.

This is how the vampires have lived in Season one and two. The humans seem to be much more violent than the vampires. Eric seemed to be evil, but in the second season I’m seeing a different side of Eric. Or maybe, Eric was always a good vampire and we are just seeing more of him in season 2. My question is how much does he love Sookie and will he ever have her romantically. Is that allowed since Bill the vampire has claimed the human?

Maryann is one evil thing. I’m not sure what she is, but one thing is for sure, Maryann is up to no good. She puts people in trances and makes them do very bad things. I am anxious to see what happens in the upcoming episodes and whether someone gets smart and just kills Maryann.

I was happy for Sam finding another shape shifter, but it was sad when the shape shifter ended up being under Maryann’s evil spell. Poor Sam, he has been all alone in his shape shifting life. Sookie found out Sam’s true identity, but Sookie is in love with Vampire Bill, so Sam is left with no one to love him. I am hoping that Sam finds someone in the following seasons.

One of these days, I hope to have the time to read the Charlaine Harris’ books, which Trueblood is based on. Books are better to read, because there is more detail to indulge in. However, the show Trueblood is very entertaining and keeps me on the edge of my seat!!

C’mon, C’mon Over To The Sparkle Lounge

Def Leppard will be jammin at Fiddler’s Green on August 24th in Englewood, Colorado. Poison and Cheap Trick are on tour with Def Leppard and this will be one FUN night with three awesome bands. I’m excited to get Def Leppard tickets, thanks to Razor Gator!! I’ve been a Def Leppard fan since they debuted in the 80’s among the many Big hair bands of this time, i.e., Motley Crue, Ratt, Bon Jovi, Cinderella, Knight Rider, Poison, etc.

My favorite Def Leppard songs are Animal, Rock of Ages, Photograph, Pour Some Sugar on Me, Hysteria, Bringin on the Heartbreak, and Women. From Def Leppard’s new album, Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, I can’t get enough of Nine Lives, Go, C’mon, C’mon and Gott’a Let it Go.

After I heard that Def Leppard was on tour, it was an immediate reaction that I had to get concert tickets. I saw them in concert back in the 80’s, but that was so long ago. The second time around will be so much better and this will be a memorable night.

Kick It In...Colorado Rapids

Thanks to EventChaser (subsidary of Razor Gator), I was able to attend a Colorado Rapids soccer game on June 20th. My husband was all excited to go see the Rapids, but he ended up having to work. This was very sad for him, since he's a BIG soccer fan. He played soccer all through high school and wanted to go pro, but there were only pro teams overseas.

Mother-in-law

Anyway, my husband's mother-in-law was more than happy to go to the Rapids soccer game with me. As you can see from the picture, our seats were very close to the field. We were in the third row and I could see every play.

Omar Cummings

Omar Cummings scored the first point for the game against DC United. Right before the half time, Omar scored another point. The Colorado Rapids ended up winning the game with a score of 3-0 with Colin Clark making the last score.

Colorado Rapid's Bald Eagle Mascot

It was a fun night with the Colorado Rapids and I can't wait to go to another game with my husband. He has never seen the new stadium, Dick's Sporting Goods Park. We saw the Rapids back when they were playing at Invesco Field and the experience was much different for me. I couldn't see anything that was happening at Invesco and really enjoyed watching the soccer game at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. I wrote a review about Dick's Sporting Goods Park for Event Chaser.

My Night With Gavin Rossdale

Gavin Rossdale played at the Gothic Theater in Englewood, Colorado on May 31st. I was lucky to snag tickets through Event Chaser (subsidary of Razor Gator) for FREE!! In case there is anyone out there who does not know who Gavin Rossdale is, he was the frontman for Bush, the nineties grunge sensation. I don't consider Bush grunge, but that is how they are described. I didn't follow Bush in the nineties when they were really popular, but I did like their songs Everything Zen, Machinehead, Glycerine, Adrenaline to name a few.

When I was given the chance to write a review for Event Chaser about the Gothic Theater and Gavin Rossdale's concert I jumped on the chance. I've never been to the Gothic Theater so I had no idea where it was. Well, it's a small venue. I liked the intimate atmosphere of the place and watching a concert there is so much more fun than in a Big arena. Last year, I saw Van Halen with David Lee Roth and Bon Jovi at the Pepsi Center. I enjoyed seeing the legendary David Lee Roth strut around on stage. I have to say for being in his 50s David still is sexy!! Bon Jovi gave one hell of a performance and I've been a fan since the 80s. But the Pepsi Center is HUGE and the band was so far away. I couldn't afford floor tickets so I mainly watched the Van Halen concert on the big screen. For the Bon Jovi concert, I was a lot closer, but still far away.

At the Gothic, anywhere we sat Gavin was so close. I wish I would have went to the front of the stage to enjoy the concert, but my hubby was tired and wanted to sit. When Gavin came out to play we ended up standing the whole time so shoulda, woulda, coulda.

Well, where do I start with telling you all about the concert. Gavin is a bundle of energy despite being 41. I'm 40 and I don't think I could have jumped and danced around as much as he did. I have many blurry pictures where I tried to get pictures of Gavin, but he was constantly moving most of the time. Gavin went out in the crowd many times and yes I really kicked myself for not being up by the stage.

When Gavin knocked down the cymbals on the drum set I thought what is he doing and was amused by his destruction. He took a rest on the drum set. This was quite funny. I guess after running around on stage for a couple hours he needed a rest.

The performance that Gavin gave was spectacular. He sounded better live then what I've heard on the radio. This just shows how Gavin is an awesome performer. If you ever get the chance to catch him in action, go, go, go to a Gavin Rossdale concert you will be fully entertained.

Mother's Day Is Sunday

My husband and I were discussing what to get his mom for Mothers day. I saw this ad for 1800Flowers.com where you could buy a dozen roses and get a dozen FREE with a vase and a small box of chocolates for $29.99. Flowers were a good idea, but hubby wanted to know if there were any other gifts we could get his mom. I searched around the 1800Flowers.com website and came across the Barefoot in Paris gift set. Hubby’s mom likes to cook so this would be a great gift since it includes the Barefoot Contessa’s cookbook.

Another gift mom would like is the Picnic Basket gift set, because she collects baskets. On one of her trips up to the mountains to hike around, she could take this basket and have a fun picnic with the lemon, key lime cookies, crackers and cheese, Tuscan snack mix and more. This gift looked so nice I wanted one! The Chocolate Spa set looked yummy and the thought of bathing in chocolate sounded interesting. I wondered if we got this for hubby’s mom if she would come out smelling like a Godiva candy bar!

Despite all the interesting gift options, hubby decided on the Mothers day flowers special, because mom never received roses throughout the year. Mother’s Day would be the perfect day to get two dozen colorful roses to smell and enjoy. Plus, the box of chocolates would be a nice treat for mom to indulge on during her special day!

Mother's Day Gift Ideas

1800flowers.com has the perfect gifts for Mother's Day to make mom blush on her special day. Moms always love flowers and 1800flowers have a variety of flower arrangements to choose from. If mom loves Roses then she will love the Multi-colored roses or if mom loves an assortment of flowers the May’s Bouquet would be the perfect gift for mom. There are many more flower displays to choose from that come in gorgeous vases, decorative tins or baskets.

If you want to get mom something tastier, 1800flowers.com has Mothers Day gifts of chocolates and cookies. You can choose from Martha Stewart Gourmet cookies that are in a beautiful tin. There are Harry London chocolates that come in a fancy butterfly box. Godiva chocolates come in a clever keepsake jewelry box that mom can reuse year after year.

Other Mother’s Day gifts at 1800flowers.com are Wine & Cheese Baskets by Martha Stewart. There are delectable toasts, jams, mustard, cheese and more in this tasty basket for mom. Another basket by Vineyard Elegance has Ghirardelli chocolates with a bottle of wine among the other scrumptious treats. If mom is into taking long, luxurious baths, 1800flowers.com has spa baskets that mom can enjoy with products from CrabTree & Evelyn and many other different spa products to choose from!!

Edgewater, Colorado Guide: A Little Town in a Big City

Edgewater is on the West side of Denver. If you cross over Sheridan Boulevard from 30th Street to Colfax, you are in Edgewater.

See more at http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1511720/edgewater_colorado_guide_a_little_town.html

Get Lucky with Loverboy: Rockin the 80s

The Canadian Rock Band that melted the hearts of American females.

See more at http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1521452/get_lucky_with_loverboy_rockin_the.html

Yes, another 80's band that I was crazy about. Jammin to their tunes all night. While writing an article about them, it took me back to the 80's. Reminisced about my crazy teens and the wild things I did. I saw Loverboy in concert when I was 15, man that was so long ago. Fun times!! The events of the night were non-criminal, I behaved, but had a lot of fun. I was never as wild as the girls that made their way backstage. Details won't be discussed, but the girls I did know so heard some xxx stories. It would have been nice to meet Loverboy, but.... Concerts are such a good time. If I was a guy becoming a Rock Star would have been my chosen dream.

Michael Vick Should Not Be Allowed To Continue In The NFL

Michael Vick was in the news again. The NFL are considering Vick still after the horrible things he did to dogs. I couldn't believe that Vick after his release from prison in July 2009 will be allowed to continue his NFL career. I was appalled by this and wrote an article that was published on Associated Content about how I feel about this news. Check out the article.

10 Great Things About Dogs - Abolish Abuse, Neglect, Cruelty and Dog Fighting

Dogs should not be abused or neglected or made into dog fighting machines for these ten reasons.

1. Dogs give love and kisses freely.

2. Dogs do the funniest things. My Daisy's favorite past time is to sleep on her back farting and snoring really loud. She provides my husband with lots of laughs with her loud snore.

3. My Rottweiler Daisy gives hugs. She puts her head between your legs and this is her hug to you, now you must pet her.

4. Dogs are always happy to see you when you come home and greet visitors with their whole body wiggling.

5. My pup Apollo loves to sleep with mama. He jumps up on the bed every morning and snuggles up next to me keeping me nice and warm. This is great on those cold, snowy days.

6. My pups make me laugh and make me happy as I watch them run around after each other in the backyard.

7. Dogs are so easy to care for and love. All you have to do is walk them, feed them, groom them and shower them with endless amounts of affection.

8. Dogs are so easy to please. Daisy loves to have her belly rubbed and a tossing a tennis ball for her to chase. These two things puts Daisy in heaven.

9. When my husband travels my pups keep me company and safe.

10. Dogs don't care what you look like or whether you have lots of money. They just love being apart of the pack and are eager to please.

Jack The Angel Dog

Jack and Maya

I can't believe someone would throw away a dog. Jack was put in a dumpster left to die, luckily, someone found the dog and took him to the humane society where he was adopted. Jack is a blessing to Maya, a little girl that has seizures and other problems. This little dog has saved her life many times and has helped her in other ways. Dogs are such a special animal. Whoever threw this dog in the trash should be beat. Hooray, for Jack the wonder dog and angel to Maya!! Read the full article and watch the video.

28 Dogs Abandoned

I've heard many stories of dogs being left or taken to the humane society, because of the slump in the economy. In a week, I found two stray dogs. They looked like they had been on the streets for awhile. They were thin and dirty. I took them to the humane society hoping that their owners were looking for them or that they were adopted. I'm regretting that I didn't take them to a no-kill shelter, but I hope they have found homes.

Here is another story about dogs being abandoned in Frederick, MD. They were all small breed pups and it was a really cold day when they were left on the side of the road. There is a $500 reward for any information on who did this cruel act. There are no-kill shelters out there that owners can take their dogs to. If you have any info about who abandoned these dogs or want to adopt any of the pooches, here is the contact information. It’s located at 1832 Rosemont Avenue, or you can call them at (301) 600-1546. To see their website, click here.