Monday, May 30, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
A Sweet Thought from my Trilingual Manicurist!
When I went in to get a mani/pedi at VT Nails (which has the best ones in town) I sat down in the chair and somehow she noticed in English that my phone battery was low so she asked if I needed to charge it while I was here--well, that put me in an immediate good frame of mind! So then I noticed when she answered her phone she was talking in Spanish--unusual at a nail place--and started telling me about her sick baby--then she starts to talk in Vietnamese to the other manicurist! So I asked her how many languages did she speak and I was floored to find out she was tri-lingual--I thought that might me a pretty good marketable skill so I asked her if she ever thought of going to work for the police dept or hospital who desperately need translators. She said no and that she loves the nail business--she offered that she often went to the doctor, etc w/friends who needed a translator and they would offer to pay and she said she wouldn't take any money as it was her gift to have her child and unborn baby to be blessed. I was simply struck by that conversation and love she had. She went on to say that money comes and goes but gifts and blessings you will always have. I feel the need to share that message from her.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
Cinco de Mayo in Collierville
One of my favorite yearly celebrations is Cinco de Mayo and this year we celebrated the Battle of Puebla w/Jordan and Saunders and out good friend, Herbie. We had green chile enchiladas and homemade (not by me) tamales and guacamole from Las Deliciacias that Herbie told us about last Saturday at the Farmer's Market downtown. I found this wonderful pinata at a little antique store in Collierville near my old neighborhood. I went all the way to Fresh Market for the sunflowers and used great-looking napkins from Dollar Tree. Oooh, I forgot to mention Dean made a big pitcher of old family recipe margaritas. It was fun all that was missing was Camille!
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