Good Morning!!

I'm getting ready to head home from Hammond,IN.  I met some great people here and I most certainly will be back to Indiana...I already have some other areas in mind that I want to visit.  The only draw back was the hotel looked a hell of a lot better online than it really is.  I like to stay in nice, clean places.  Although this place isn't horrible, it's not a place I will return to.  This hotel also doesn't have a workout room...that's a huge slip up on my part and a big no no when booking a hotel for me.  I gotta work out.  I am creative and didn't go without activity however, this is something I need make sure I pay more attention to.

It's going to be warm out today, as long as it stays dry, it should be a great day to drive  home with top down on the car...that puts me in such a great mood :)



SWOP-Wisconsin and I will be hanging out at Jazz in the park on September 6, here is the info:

http://www.easttown.com/events/jazz-in-the-park/2012-lineup

I may have previously said September 23, that was a mistake. 

We want to meet people in out community, let them get to know us and have a great time.  We're working on expanding interest and getting ourselves out there.  Come out and say hello :)



I saw a news story on Fox Chicago today...and I really wish I can remember the name of the dad in this story.  The dad does triathlons and brings his daughter with him.  She has cerebal palsy and is unable to walk.  This dad wants her to experience all the out doors has to offer.  Fox Chicago showed him pulling her in a little float in the water, pushing her in a stroller and pulling her behind his bike.  I love to see parents being parents and seeing this story brought tears to my eyes.
Go DAD!!!

Hanging out in Hammond

I just got into Hammond today, I've never really spent time here.  Needless to say, I've been neglecting my fans here!!  I drove around town today and realize that it's not bad.  I found a few restaurants I plan on checking out and I already went tanning this cute little place I found.  There are also some stores I simply HAVE to check out.  I'm a HUGE bargain shopper and I think I can find some cute things in these stores. 

Speaking of bargain shopping, I always find it funny when I share my money saving techniques with people who really don't know me or the looks I get from fans when they find me in the grocery store with a hand full of coupons.  I have my middle class Midwestern upbringing to thank for my money saving skills.  My mother was awesome at stretching a dollar, we were all very well taken care of.  (I have 4 brothers).  Like anyone else, I work hard for my money and I want to make the best decisions with it.  The best thing that came out of my (most of the time) good financial decisions, I can put my kids through college :)

Now, don't get the wrong idea, some things I just can't go cheap on.  I HAVE to have Biolage shampoo and conditioner.  I will pay more for a nice hotel when I travel.  I can never, ever buy cheap meat...that's just not acceptable.  I've never cared about the tag on my clothes and you'll never see me with a Gucci bag, I think their ugly and I would never spend that money on any bag no matter what kind of social status it comes with.  There are times I will splurge...like when I bought Motley Crue tickets, 5th row center, before the tickets went on sale.  I'm not going to tell you the ridiculous amount of money I spent on them, or the shirt I bought at the concert, but I will tell you it was worth every penny.

Motley Crue...My all time favorite band!!!  I get to see them again September 8th at Alpine Valley.  My friends and I are renting a limo bus.  I didn't even know those existed!!!!  I normally won't go to any concert unless I have decent seats however, my friends will make the lawn seats well worth it.  Their a hoot and I'm most certainly blessed with them all.  Their all crazy but they keep me grounded and sane.

This past weekend was an eventful one.  My daughter had a pretty big 13th birthday party, I had kids everywhere...in the pool, house, all over the yard.  It was a great time.  A few kids seemed to linger for a few days after the party and boy did that bring back memories.   I was once a 13 year old girl and my daughter is way too much like me.  Needless to say, my mother loves that fact.

Oak Creek Sikh Shooting

As I'm sure we're all aware, there was a horrible shooting at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, WI.  For me, this is way to close to home as I live in Oak Creek.  There isn't a place you can go in town and not hear about this or see things that remind you of this horrible tragedy.  The Sikh Temple had hundreds of members and they were about to start their service when Wade Michael Page shot and killed 6 people.  He, at one point, shot himself after other interactions with people.  From what I gather, he was a white supremacist, even having a tattoo on his arm supporting white supremacy.  His step mother was interviewed and she claims he has a normal childhood and had friends from different races. 

I really don't want this to turn into a gun issue here.  Although Wade's gun, a 9mm, was bought legally, no amount of gun control would have stopped anyone sick enough to do this.  If you removed all the guns in the US, the sick, bad people will either find a way to get them illegally or use other weapons.  Gun control isn't the issue.  Wade was an army veteran, could his experience in the army caused him some issues that went untreated?  I really don't know however, it's something to look into and possibly learn from.

http://www.todaystmj4.com/

Let's all pray for the victims and their families and even Wade's family and loved ones.  This is going to be hard on lot of innocent people.  Let's also pray for the Oak Creek police who did a wonderful job and the organizations such as the Salvation Army and Red Cross, who not only responded very quickly but were very accommodating to the needs of the people within their culture and beliefs.  The FBI is on this case and the president issued a statement.  Regular  people from the community cam out to show support and do whatever they could. The pride and love I feel for my community for coming out and banding totterer to help brings tears to my eyes. 



On a lighter note, I'm working on getting my ass to Hammond, IN August 13 and 14.  This isn't a place where I would think to visit however, I have had a ton of requests from fans out there to visit, so I am.  I have driven through Indiana but have never stayed there for any reason.  I'm really looking forward to meeting my fans out there.


I'm working with Slut Walk Milwaukee this year and I have to say, we have some pretty incredible people working on it this year.  I will be posting when our fund raisers will be set in stone.  I plan on being at everyone I can.  I love the cause and the opportunity to meet incredible people.  I would love to see my fans at our fundraisers!!!

Stay safe everyone and God Bless!!
Becca Blossoms