Bellini-induced Brain Freeze

She speaks! Hm, yeah. I suppose I am long overdue for a post on my beloved blog. *sheepish* My excuse is pure laziness. Quite simple. As some of you may know, another online community has all but consumed my life when I am not out and about...which makes my poor little blog a distant item on my list of priorities. There are days when I feel I'm ready to touch base and blog but then I sign on to that other site and well... Anyway, I'm here right now. Heaven knows I need some discipline in my life. :P I'll try to get you up to speed. I spent an emotionally charged two weeks "back home" in the Philippines in April and turned my back on my darling Calgary Flames as they started their playoff run. Sad to say, they lost, and I came home to a dejected Big Boi posse and no more hockey games for the season. However, I would not have traded those two weeks for anything. It is so easy to "forget" the family you have so far away...the lack of contact goes wi