Good Riddance

Let the countdown begin!

Well I was just about to write this weeks blog about the things I most would like to see happen in 2014. Then I happened to be watching the news and heard that Saturday was the seventh annual "Good Riddance Day" in NYC.  Yeah you read it right, I was thinking the same thing, it is not a joke. For real, people actually gathered in NYC's Times Square to say goodbye to bad memories from 2013.  They even dumped actual memories into a giant shredder to destroy them once and for all.  

I gotta say, I wish I knew where this shredder were all these years and that this "day" actually existed cuz this Greek Girl has a few memories of her own she wishes she could put in the hopper and say "Sayonara" too.  Yeah, believe it or not, even I have things I wish I could erase from my brain.  So, in honor of this day I decided to make a hybrid blog.  Instead of just listing the Top-10 things I wish I could erase from my memories from 2013 I will be including a replacement option for 2014 to go along with those unwanted memories.

10. Boston Marathon Bombing.
2014 Replacement: How about - no bombing, anywhere.

9. Twerking, Wrecking Ball and well pretty much anything Miley Cyrus.
2014 Replacement: Congressional ban on Twerking and Miley Cyrus joins Bieber in retirement, wouldn't complain if Lady Gaga joined them as well.

8. GLAAD's crying foul over the Duck Dynasty "Tolerance" issue.
2014 Replacement: GLAAD is disbanded and embraces the fact that there are more Christians than they think, and the Word of God is more powerful than anything they can cry about.

7. Kim Kardashian and her selfies.  Do we really want to see her butt again in 2014?
2014 Replacement: People stop taking "Duck Lip" selfies, they are stupid.  No more selfies in the mirror where you can see the camera you are holding up.  No more celebrity nudie selfies - period.

6. Wolf of Wall Street.  My eyeballs are still burning and it's been almost a week since I saw that debacle of a half-rated porno.
2014 Replacement: How about a little Saving Mr. Banks and Mary Poppins for good measure to cleanse my noggin.  Or better yet, how about bringing back the NC-17 rating since Hollywood is a bit too obsessed with graphic nudity these days. (We actually don't "need" to see everything to get the point) Just sayin'.  

5. The time I took a bite out of that Twinkie and allowed myself to be caught on camera while doing so.  No I didn't have three of them either as my husband would like the rest of the world to think.
2014 Replacement: Low-fat Oreos.  Hey, if I am gonna splurge on sweets it should be good.  That Twinkie tasted like cardboard.  

4. Beyonce's Superbowl Halftime Show.  My eyeballs are still burning from that too.
2014 Replacement: Definitely not Bieber, Miley or Gaga.  I would rather have Barney or Mickey Mouse do it.  No matter what for the love of God, please let it be a real band or somebody who can actually sing. On key preferably, and who doesn't need the words to the Anthem written on their hand.  

3. The Obama Inauguration.  I am still in denial that he actually won... again.  Ask me, it was rigged.
2014 Replacement:  We dig up Reagan. In my world we would have Rush Limbaugh as President and Mark Levin as the VP.  Don't like it?  Too bad, it's my Top-10 list so GLAAD can kiss it.  

2. The millionth season of American Idol. Seriously... how many more sad sappy stories do we need from mediocre singers? Do we really need another "Idols Tour? Good gravy.
2014 Replacement: How about record labels actually doing their job and finding actual talent. There's plenty of it out there, just not all of it has orange hair, crack addicted parents, or missing a limb.   

1. The disastrous Obamacare implementation and rollout.
2014 Replacement: Obama Impeachment. Need I say more?

So there you have it.  As we move into the new year of 2014, I pray and hope for good things to come.  

Blessings, Love & Music ~
Ava xo
www.avaaston.com

Birthday Week

Yup it all started with Spaghetti-O's and ended with a Cartman Cake... who knew?

It's my Birthday!  No not today silly... it's tomorrow September 4th. This makes me "happy happy happy".  Yeah, I did just quote Si from Duck Dynasty one of my very favorite TV shows!  Ever since I was a little kid... I have always loved my Birthday!  It makes me so happy in fact that one year it got me to thinking... is one "day" really long enough though to celebrate being born?  It's a really big deal you know.  So why not have a "Birthday Week" instead of a Birth Day?

So I unofficially changed the rules in the Aston Household... we do "Birthday Weeks" round these parts.  What does that mean exactly? Well... it means that for the week leading up to your special day you get to do things you normally wouldn't mixed in with your favorite things.  Like say for example eat a Twinkie.  See normally (most of you who read my blog know by now) that Greek Girl is a bit of a health nut.  So if one were to see me eating a newly back in business Twinkie they might think their eyes were playing tricks on them ;o) Alas it's true.... I did eat half of a Twinkie over the weekend.  (which tasted like cardboard I might add).  In any case on one's "Birthday Week" you get to do things the you want and have fun.

No Way! This is Not Real.... I would never eat a Twinkie ;o)

So what's on the agenda for Greek Girl?  Well since my mom lives a few hours away and she is the one who supplies the specially made "Cartman" Birthday Cake, I have to wait until next week to get it. We'll be making the trip to see my mom and get some Cartman Cake, whoooo hoot!  Seriously it's Yummo - made by a super talented baker in my hometown in upstate New York.  If ever in the area you should check it out, "Camille's Cakery".  My cake is a double layer, yellow cake with marble chocolate on one layer.  The other layer is all chocolate.  In the middle is custard and raspberry filling.  To top it all off is a real buttercream frosting decorated in the shape and image of Eric Cartman from the cartoon Southpark.  Don't ask, it's a long story... listen I like him he makes me laugh.  Yes I know he has a potty mouth, and do I think kids should watch it?... NO!  Hey if you think about it... Cartman is really like a church nun compared to twerking - just sayin.

So until I can go and get my cake I'm doing some things that according to Greek Girl are fun.  Not in any particular order: Well... except the working out part, that is first thing in the morning.

1. Workout (I'm in the middle of "Les Mills Pump" right now).

2. Get a manni-peddi.

3. Get my hair done. (hey it takes a lot of upkeep to keep my roots blonde) ;o)

4. Go for a Massage! (After over a month of Les Mills Pump with a bar & weights I sorely need it)

5. Go for Sushi with my sweetie at our favorite sushi joint.

6. See a movie!

7. Hit TJ Maxx looking for treasures! (hopefully some sneakers) ;o)

8. Roll into Dunkin Donuts for a hot cup of happiness!

9. Stop at Kohl's and spend my Kohl's Cash!

10. Count my blessings!

See what I like to do on my Birthday week is basically the same stuff I like to do all the time.  I just get to feel special because it's my Birthday!  Maybe one day I will get my dream car the Bumble Bee Camaro after I finally get a record deal...  and that will be awesome! But the really important things to me are spending time with my favorite person in the whole world, my fur-kids and getting to see my family.  Which in my mind everyone should do every day, not just on your birthday.  Because life is crazy, we are living in very perilous times.  The world is a mixed up place where things seem to be upside down most of the time anymore.  So in my mind, we should savor our loved ones and enjoy this life which is truly a gift.

Yeah I do silly things like eat a Twinkie and travel all the way to my moms to get a special Birthday Cake with a cartoon character on it. But hey, it's my Birthday I can do what I want! ;o)

It's worth the wait... Yummo!!!

So Happy Birthday to me and I hope you too have a beautiful day! 

Blessings, Love & Music ~
Ava :D xo
www.avaaston.com