So lately, things have been crazy with midterms and family things. Looking for a new job is stressful! But the key to looking is to having a resume! I have been working on mine and I will have a post later about resumes and what to look for. But, this week the goal is to get back into proper school mode with tips and tricks that help me get in the zone.
But, since today is Sunday it is a lazy day after a week of cramming and tests, I am just relaxing catching up on YouTube videos and cleaning a little bit, but nothing major. Also, thinking about many beauty posts and other things that I think many will relate to.
Besides that, I have been just taking time for myself and reminding myself that I am comfy in my own skin and as long as I am happy, that is all that matters :)
Hope y'all enjoy and I will talk to you soon!!!
Shannon
Showing posts with label weekend. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weekend. Show all posts
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Friday, September 18, 2015
Seaside Weekend!!!
This weekend is going to be a GREAT WEEKEND!!! When this is posted, I will be in Seaside Heights for one of my favourite events to attend. The title might say I am having fun. But, I am working and enjoying time with family. Not my blood relatives but my Legion family. This weekend in POW/MIA weekend. This has been an event I attend every year since I was in sixth grade I think. I don't remember. This is an American Legion event that is open to the public. If you are in NJ and want to learn something, join in on the education!!! And it is right at the end of the boardwalk. It's a win-win I think.
It is an all night flag retirement service that has different services and readings of POWs and MIAs from different wars. This is a somber event in my opinion. The opening services are a great way to learn what goes on. This is one of few that are all night. And as an Auxilary member, I am proud to be part of a great organization.
Here is the flyer for the Watchfire
Here is a post with a detailed meaning of the table.
This is the time where I get catch up with people from SouthJersey. I do not get to see them often since I am based in Northen New Jersey. I love talking with my friends and others. If I need a break from everything, I can just wander on the boardwalk and come back.
Once I am tired and need to sleep, I go back to my hotel room that I share with my dad since it is usually the two of us. Then we head back to the beach for the closing service and breakfast after. Once everything is packed up, it is time to drive back home.
This year it is from Friday September 18th to Saturday September 19th 7pm to 7am.
You can follow my Instagram to see how everything is going at the shore :)
Hope y'all have a great weekend and I'll talk soon! xoxo
Shannon
It is an all night flag retirement service that has different services and readings of POWs and MIAs from different wars. This is a somber event in my opinion. The opening services are a great way to learn what goes on. This is one of few that are all night. And as an Auxilary member, I am proud to be part of a great organization.Here is the flyer for the Watchfire
Here is a post with a detailed meaning of the table.
This is the time where I get catch up with people from SouthJersey. I do not get to see them often since I am based in Northen New Jersey. I love talking with my friends and others. If I need a break from everything, I can just wander on the boardwalk and come back.
Once I am tired and need to sleep, I go back to my hotel room that I share with my dad since it is usually the two of us. Then we head back to the beach for the closing service and breakfast after. Once everything is packed up, it is time to drive back home.
This year it is from Friday September 18th to Saturday September 19th 7pm to 7am.
You can follow my Instagram to see how everything is going at the shore :)
Hope y'all have a great weekend and I'll talk soon! xoxo
Shannon
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Seaside Here I Come!!!
The McCloskeys are coming Seaside!!! It is another year of a watchfire! When this gets posted I will probably be working my tail off setting up and cooking all night. But on the flip side is that a nice fire will be keeping me warm until I get cozy in the hotel room to sleep. But if y'all check my Instagram and you'll see all of the beautiful photos of Seaside, my family, and everything going on!!! And I will be taking video of my weekend and hopefully post it on YouTube. Shall see everyone!
Friday, September 19, 2014
Explanation!
Allo everyone! I am going to a service to remember POWs and MIAS= Prisoners of War and Missing In Action. As part of weekend we properly retire both American and POW flags. There are services throughout the night and one of them is the meaning of the single table. Then we have another reading of the names of current POWs/MIAs. Below is a photo and the meaning of the table. I did my senior option project on the organization that I have been a part of since I was a little girl.
•Tablecloth is white: symbolic of purity of their intentions
to respond their country’s call to arms.
•A single rose: Reminds us of the families
and loved ones of
our comrades who
kept faith awaiting their return.
•A red ribbon around the vase: reminds of the red ribbon worn
on the lapel and breast of thousands who bear witness to this tragedy; with
unyielding determination demand a proper accounting of our missing.
•Lemon slice: bitter fate of the POWs and MIAs
•Salt on the plate:
the families tears and they wait.
•Inverted glass: cannot toast with us tonight
•Empty chair: they are not here
We have the watch fire in Seaside Heights, NJ on the beach at the end of the boardwalk. It is held on the third weekend of September since that is POW/MIA recognition weekend. I help out from prep, helping my da cook, keeping the fire going by retiring the flags, then crashing at midnight because I am so flamed out from the long day. Then another service at 7am to close it out until the next year. I will be posting a blog when I come home Sunday or Monday; shall see how I feel when I am home. I can't wait to my Legion family in South Jersey and have a small break from my crazy work and daily life!!!
Talk to y'all soon and have a fun and safe last weekend of summer!!!
Shannon
http://www.8tfw.com/pages/powtable.htm
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Goodbye Motown, Hello World Cup Final!!
Today is my last few hours in Morristown with the family. We usually make breakfast and watch my uncle's shows. I like to leave when it is still daylight out. Driving down Sussex Turnpike at night scares the sh*t out of me! We all just sat and watched tv and had bagels for breakfast.
I left around 2:15pm/14:15 to get home in time to watch the final match of the World Cup, Germany vs Argentina! The game started at 3pm and let me tell ya, what a great game. It wasn't until the extra time that the whole game changed! GOAL!!! Germany took it 1-0 and is bringing home the win, trophy, and knowing that they could never go to Argentina.
After the game was over, it was a typical night, ate dinner, and relaxed in bed. Nothing too wild and crazy! About to go get my friend from the bus station, drop her off, then come home and go to bed. I am so tired if someone told me to lay down somewhere I would.
Night y'all
I left around 2:15pm/14:15 to get home in time to watch the final match of the World Cup, Germany vs Argentina! The game started at 3pm and let me tell ya, what a great game. It wasn't until the extra time that the whole game changed! GOAL!!! Germany took it 1-0 and is bringing home the win, trophy, and knowing that they could never go to Argentina.
After the game was over, it was a typical night, ate dinner, and relaxed in bed. Nothing too wild and crazy! About to go get my friend from the bus station, drop her off, then come home and go to bed. I am so tired if someone told me to lay down somewhere I would.
Night y'all
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Morristown Weekend!!!
So today is Saturday! And I have started my morning with getting bagels for work and working four and a half hours of bliss! NOT!!! After work I headed straight to Motown!!! My home away from home! My parents are from Morristown and most of my mother's family is still here. Da's and some of ma's family are in either North Carolina (mom) or Florida (both).
I go to Motown once a month to visit and see my grandfather, the patriarch of the Bason clan. He is eighty-eight years young and still kicking! I go to stay at my uncle's who conveniently lives next door. I hang with the family from Saturday afternoon until Sunday afternoon! Anything can happen when I am there. This trip is to keep our minds off of everything that has happened over the past week. Read my last post to see what I am talking about.
My cousin Gabby and I just like hanging out and watch tv. My uncle wouldn't let us walk far places in Motown. She is like my mini-me. I taught her how to flat iron her hair, help her with her make-up, and let her play with mine since I have a vast collection. Today, I brought my collection so she can play with the colors I have and maybe teach her something new! I also bring my clothes and my laptop so I can check facebook and other things. And to, write these posts!
Once I got to the house, little cousins attack!!! Can we do this, glad you here, SHANNNNNOOOONNNN is here everyone, etc... Big cousin Shannon, what can I say! We frosted cookies and watched movies until they had to leave. Once the craziness was calm, Gabs and I went upstairs to play with my makeup and do our hair before bed. That is what we doo!!
Night y'all stick around for part zwei!
I go to Motown once a month to visit and see my grandfather, the patriarch of the Bason clan. He is eighty-eight years young and still kicking! I go to stay at my uncle's who conveniently lives next door. I hang with the family from Saturday afternoon until Sunday afternoon! Anything can happen when I am there. This trip is to keep our minds off of everything that has happened over the past week. Read my last post to see what I am talking about.
My cousin Gabby and I just like hanging out and watch tv. My uncle wouldn't let us walk far places in Motown. She is like my mini-me. I taught her how to flat iron her hair, help her with her make-up, and let her play with mine since I have a vast collection. Today, I brought my collection so she can play with the colors I have and maybe teach her something new! I also bring my clothes and my laptop so I can check facebook and other things. And to, write these posts!
Once I got to the house, little cousins attack!!! Can we do this, glad you here, SHANNNNNOOOONNNN is here everyone, etc... Big cousin Shannon, what can I say! We frosted cookies and watched movies until they had to leave. Once the craziness was calm, Gabs and I went upstairs to play with my makeup and do our hair before bed. That is what we doo!!
Night y'all stick around for part zwei!
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Wild Weather and Holiday Weekend!!!
7/4/2014
Friday
Hey, y'all!!! Hope all is well, and I hope that the weather wherever you live is better than what has been going on all up and down the east coast!!! Thanks to Hurricane Arthur, its been raining since Wednesday; and making this holiday weekend start!
So today all I have done is cleaned my makeup brushes and watched movies all day.
The weather has cleared up and it is a nice sunny windy evening!!! YAY!!!
Happy 4th of July to everyone that celebrates!!! I might post a blog on a look that I created for the USAvsBEL game of FIFA World Cup. USA lost but we made it to the Round of 16 and I couldn't be any prouder of the team! And Tim Howard set the record for most saves in a game!! 16 SAVES!!! But I still have Germany and the Netherlands still in it to win it! I am part German and proud of it and the Dutch were robbed in 2010 and I would like to see them take it all the way!!!
7/5/2014
Saturday
My Saturday started off as every other weekend that I have to work. I wake up and drive to work. Work went SLOW!!! I was busy working but damn it went so slow that I wanted to go back to bed!! Once one pm rolls around, I am out of the office and go back home. I parked in the driveway and saw my parents outside all sad looking; just like the time when we found out my daddy's sister was murdered. I thought something happened to my grandfather, which is logical pick since my grandfather is 88 years old. But, I was wrong; it was my beautiful cousin Evelyn, aka Shavone. She slipped in the shower and her airway was blocked; died instantly pretty much. She leaves behind my beautiful little cousin age 7. Because she is little I am not going to provide the name. This is the third death of my family in three months. I love black but I not liking that I am going to my second funeral.
Once the shock of the death subsided for a little, the family came over for a BBQ for the 4th and my Uncle Bernard's birthday ( he was born the 4th of July.) The BBQ was a fun afternoon of laughs and picking on each other; and it was nice to keep our minds off of what had happened that morning.
After the Bason clan left, we cleaned up and relaxed; then a text message from my aunt gets me out of the house all NIGHT!!!
I go to my aunt's when ever she needs me to feed the cat and that usually means I spend the night!!! Not even two minutes in the driveway and the kids are asking me questions and attacking me with water noodles and shooters!! I get inside and feed the cat and I go next door and hang out with the neighbors and the kids. It was nice to just relax and not be home. My aunt FINALLY came home and hung out next door too. We didn't leave until midnight. I was soo damn tired that I crashed in the guest room .
7/6/2014
Sunday
We woke up and had our cups of coffee for her and tea for me. Then we went to go get an umbrella for the back deck. After we pick up we need, off to a late breakfast and it was fabulous! Went to a local place that I, wait, that we haven't been to in a long long time and it was worth it. Once we got back to my aunt's house, she kicked me out and I came home. Did a few errands like getting my eyebrows wax and buying things for my daddy.
Once I came home, that was it!!! I painted my nails for the next Germany game! Stay tuned for posts related to the FIFA World Cup!!!
Now it is getting late and time to relax and wide down for the night!!!
Hope y'all enjoyed the beautiful holiday weekend and had a better one than I did! Like this post and leave comments below. Talk to everyone soon!!!
-Shannon
Friday
Hey, y'all!!! Hope all is well, and I hope that the weather wherever you live is better than what has been going on all up and down the east coast!!! Thanks to Hurricane Arthur, its been raining since Wednesday; and making this holiday weekend start!
So today all I have done is cleaned my makeup brushes and watched movies all day.
The weather has cleared up and it is a nice sunny windy evening!!! YAY!!!
Happy 4th of July to everyone that celebrates!!! I might post a blog on a look that I created for the USAvsBEL game of FIFA World Cup. USA lost but we made it to the Round of 16 and I couldn't be any prouder of the team! And Tim Howard set the record for most saves in a game!! 16 SAVES!!! But I still have Germany and the Netherlands still in it to win it! I am part German and proud of it and the Dutch were robbed in 2010 and I would like to see them take it all the way!!!
7/5/2014
Saturday
My Saturday started off as every other weekend that I have to work. I wake up and drive to work. Work went SLOW!!! I was busy working but damn it went so slow that I wanted to go back to bed!! Once one pm rolls around, I am out of the office and go back home. I parked in the driveway and saw my parents outside all sad looking; just like the time when we found out my daddy's sister was murdered. I thought something happened to my grandfather, which is logical pick since my grandfather is 88 years old. But, I was wrong; it was my beautiful cousin Evelyn, aka Shavone. She slipped in the shower and her airway was blocked; died instantly pretty much. She leaves behind my beautiful little cousin age 7. Because she is little I am not going to provide the name. This is the third death of my family in three months. I love black but I not liking that I am going to my second funeral.
Once the shock of the death subsided for a little, the family came over for a BBQ for the 4th and my Uncle Bernard's birthday ( he was born the 4th of July.) The BBQ was a fun afternoon of laughs and picking on each other; and it was nice to keep our minds off of what had happened that morning.
After the Bason clan left, we cleaned up and relaxed; then a text message from my aunt gets me out of the house all NIGHT!!!
I go to my aunt's when ever she needs me to feed the cat and that usually means I spend the night!!! Not even two minutes in the driveway and the kids are asking me questions and attacking me with water noodles and shooters!! I get inside and feed the cat and I go next door and hang out with the neighbors and the kids. It was nice to just relax and not be home. My aunt FINALLY came home and hung out next door too. We didn't leave until midnight. I was soo damn tired that I crashed in the guest room .
7/6/2014
Sunday
We woke up and had our cups of coffee for her and tea for me. Then we went to go get an umbrella for the back deck. After we pick up we need, off to a late breakfast and it was fabulous! Went to a local place that I, wait, that we haven't been to in a long long time and it was worth it. Once we got back to my aunt's house, she kicked me out and I came home. Did a few errands like getting my eyebrows wax and buying things for my daddy.
Once I came home, that was it!!! I painted my nails for the next Germany game! Stay tuned for posts related to the FIFA World Cup!!!
Now it is getting late and time to relax and wide down for the night!!!
Hope y'all enjoyed the beautiful holiday weekend and had a better one than I did! Like this post and leave comments below. Talk to everyone soon!!!
-Shannon
Saturday, March 1, 2014
yet again, another snow storm!
this weekend will be spent on getting junk food and waiting for the storm Titan to come and bury the east coast again. CVS and I are well acquainted with each other. The storm is coming on Monday :(
so Saturday is work and maybe some fun after the fact. Sunday starts the storm and continues into Monday. Thank you to the heavens I have a new laptop. This will help occupy the time I will be just watchin' movies and things.
I bought my junk food today at CVS after hanging with one of my best friends. Now I am home posting this late on the first day of March before I go to bed since I have work in the A.M.
now all I have to do is work and relax this weekend as it will snow. I will take that time to catch up on some laundry, watch some records on the DVR, and clean a little more..
hope y'all have a great weekend and I will talk with everyone on Monday!! Give you updates on the snowy condition, please follow my Instagram or Twitter, @punkgurl9859 for both!!!
thanks and please enjoy!!! leave comments on any post. I'd love to talk with everyone.
good night
-shannon :)
so Saturday is work and maybe some fun after the fact. Sunday starts the storm and continues into Monday. Thank you to the heavens I have a new laptop. This will help occupy the time I will be just watchin' movies and things.
I bought my junk food today at CVS after hanging with one of my best friends. Now I am home posting this late on the first day of March before I go to bed since I have work in the A.M.
now all I have to do is work and relax this weekend as it will snow. I will take that time to catch up on some laundry, watch some records on the DVR, and clean a little more..
hope y'all have a great weekend and I will talk with everyone on Monday!! Give you updates on the snowy condition, please follow my Instagram or Twitter, @punkgurl9859 for both!!!
thanks and please enjoy!!! leave comments on any post. I'd love to talk with everyone.
good night
-shannon :)
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