Teal Tea Foundation's 5th Annual Teal Tea - May 1,2011

TEAL TEA Foundation's - Fifth Annual Teal Tea

Turn the World Teal -- Cities of the World

Sunday, May 1, 2011

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm

silent auction and light refreshments start at 1:00 pm

Hyatt Regency -- Princeton, NJ

Ticket Pricing

Now through April 1 -- $50.00 per person

April 1 through April 30 -- $60.00 per person

At the Door -- $65.00 per person

College Students -- $40.00

Order online or contact the foundation at

NJTealTea@aol.com.

Jean Shipos (267)994-6430 or

Amy Cellini (609)234-5153

Further information about the Teal Tea Foundation can be found here.

I love attending these teas. It doesn't get much better when you can get together with friends and other survivors while raising funds research at the Cancer Institute of NJ (where I was treated) and Fox Chase . I attended Jenny Allen's show "I Got Sick Then I Got Better" and it was fantastic. I'm looking forward to meeting her again. An added bonus is being able to see all the pretty table decorations and take chances on some great gifts.

See you there.

Dee

Every Day is a Blessing!

Time with Friends

Over the past five years I have taken on this attitude that if there is an opportunity to spend time with family or friends or to experience new things I jump at the opportunity. I don't think so much any more about how long it will take, how tired I will be or what else I should be doing, I just jump at the opportunity. Take last weekend for example.

We have been friends with the Pics for quite some time. We used to live on the same block in Edison. Then the Pics moved to North Carolina. But the distance did not cause our friendship to end but rather it has flourished for close to 25 years now . We vacation together, spend holidays together & celebrate our children's milestones . Linda and I speak on the phone frequently most times for over an hour. We watched their daughter Christina marry Chris in 2007. So we were thrilled to be invited to Christina's baby's christening even if it was in Charleston, South Carolina a 12 hour car ride away. ( See I wouldn't let the distance or the fact that we might get bad weather to stop us from going.)

Last Friday, Nick and I hopped in the car at 4:30 am and headed south on 95. We switched drivers every few hours but I think I did more sleeping than driving. We arrived to sunny skies and temperatures in the high 70's , certainly a nice change from the snow and cold we had been experiencing in NJ. We meet up with our friends and ate dinner overlooking a marina full of boats. ( You can't do that in Jersey this time of year.)

On a warm , sunny Saturday morning we heading to downtown Charleston. What a beautiful , friendly city. We visited the Market and took a horse-drawn carriage tour. What a fascinating history the city has - from plantations to pirates. And I love the brightly colored homes. We ate lunch at Magnolia's on East Bay. If you are ever in town be sure to stop in for some of their delicious food. I would rate their pecan pie the best I have ever tasted. Later that evening we headed to Christina's for dinner. It was there that I ate my very first steamed oyster. And I had the pleasure of opening it myself!

Sunday morning came and off we headed to the Cathedral of St John the Baptist for Mass and the Baptism. If you ever visit the cathedral you can't but help notice the beautiful stain glass windows. Christina's baby was so cute and well behaved in church. It was wonderful to be present at her baptism. Later, back at Christina's, we shared a wonderful meal with the Pics and Christopher's family. I wish that our time with the Pics could last longer but we were off early Monday morning back up 95 to snowy NJ.

I'm thankful that I had the opportunity to visit the beautiful city of Charleston, and eat steamed oysters. But the best part was spending time with such good friends.

Dee

Every Day is a Blessing!

One Less Thing Thing to Do

The Westminster Kennel Club Show has been on my bucket list for years. And yesterday I crossed it off my list. I went to the show to watch my niece's Viszla compete. Thanks McCoy!

McCoy is with Debbie (dressed in blue) his breeder/Handler

Nick and I took the train into New York City and meet up with my niece, her husband, her infant son and her in-laws at Madison Square Garden. Then we took up seating outside Ring # 5 along with my nephew, brother-in-law , cousin and many family friends. McCoy was competing in the Viszla Breed competition at 10 am. Isn't McCoy a handsome dog?

After watching the end of the German Shorthaired pointer group ,all 45 Vislas entered the ring. The judge split the group into threes. Two groups of male dogs and a group of females. Debbie, McCoy's breeder and handler, walked him off to wait his turn. After judging the first group of males and picking out a handful of dogs , the judge called for the second group. In walked McCoy. We were all so excited. We cheered as he strutted his stuff and as the judge examined him. One last walk around the ring by the dogs in the group and the judge started pointing out the dogs who would continue. We were thrilled that he chose McCoy. Hurrah ! He is still in the running. Then the judge brought in the females - from which he picked the top bitches.

About and hour later all the dogs who made the cut - I think there were 10 in all- were in the ring. The judge spent quite a while looking at McCoy. But sadly he was not chosen to compete in the Best-in-Group Sporting Dog competition. He sure was our top Viszla.

We spent some time walking through the bench area admiring many of the other top Terriers, Working and Sporting dogs in the country.

What an awesome day! I couldn't wait to come home to hug my puppy Amber. She is my top All-American dog.

Dee

Every Day us a Blessing. I am blessed to have had the love of many dogs throughout my life. My dogs Kris, Kona & Amber and my grandpuppies Murphy, Silvio and Walter.