Hello Family and Friends! :) I hope you are all well and happy.
I can't believe that it's September already! This summer is going fast for me. I have been busy doing lots of interesting things, so I'm very thankful for that. :) I have been performing in Echo Hollow this summer and will be in Headin' West and Echo Hollow this Fall. It should be fun. I've still been giving voice lessons, too, and that's always great to see the progress that people are making. I was able to sing a few times with some friends at a local coffee shop the last few months, as well, and we really enjoyed that. Anytime that I'm able to sing, it makes me very happy, so I've had a happy summer! :)
It's always great to see all of you that get to come to the shows. I really enjoy being able to visit with you. Thank you so much for being there! I really appreciate it.
I was able to travel to Chicago to meet my mom and dad in July, and that was so great! We saw some shows and were able to do so many things together. The architecture is so beautiful and the food was wonderful. It was really neat to get to do so many different things out of our regular routine. :) That was quite a wonderful vacation. :)
I hope all of you are having good weather. Please travel safely and watch for children now that school has started again. :) God bless you and thank you for coming for a visit.
Your friend,
Cassandre' :)
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Happy Fourth of July! :)
Hello Family and Friends! :) Happy Fourth of July to all of you! :) We are so blessed in this country to be able to celebrate our independence and to celebrate so freely. I'm so thankful for our freedom, and for those who gave so much and continue to give so much to protect us! :) Thank you to all of you and your families. God bless you.
I apologize for not having updated this in some time. I'm so thankful to all of you that are reading it now! I hope you're all feeling well and having a great summer. :)
I am performing six nights a week in Echo Hollow at Silver Dollar City. My night off is Monday, so I'm there any other time. It's nice to get to speak with you when you come and visit and I really appreciate everyone taking the time to come and see the show. :) Our show begins when the rest of the park closes. It's a country show with lots of singing and dancing. Many of the songs in the show are on the radio often, and we do a section that features some of the best of Alabama, too. It's a lot of fun and has something for everyone.
I have still been giving lessons and am a beauty consultant with Mary Kay, as well. I've been very busy doing all of these things and enjoy it so much. It's great to get to help people in these areas and very rewarding to see people feel good about themselves. I've also started singing one night a week for about 30 minutes at Andy's Moon River Grill right after my show. I get to sing the kind of songs that I don't do in my show, so it's something completely different for me. It's refreshing to do something different and just a lot of fun for me. Still, my favorite place to sing is in church. I really love it so much and am so thankful that God gave me this gift.
I did not get to start any kind of a garden this year, as it will take a lot of work and bringing in better soil from somewhere else when we do get to. We really wanted to do this, but had too much going on this year when it was time to start the garden. Hopefully, next year we'll be able to do something. :) I still need to get to the store to buy some flowers to plant around my house. I really enjoy taking care of the flowers and seeing them change. Plus, they bring a beauty to your home that nothing else can. :)
Earlier this year, we had some little finches come back from last year, and build a nest on our porch. A few days later, another bird knocked their nest down and we thought we wouldn't see them again. But, the other day I looked out and they had built another nest and are so happy. I was glad to see them because it's so neat to watch as the baby birds grow and eventually become big enough to fly. It's pretty amazing. :)
Well, I will sign off for now, but will leave you with a question that you can answer on the comments section of the blog page. What is a gift that you have that you are thankful for and why?
As always, thank you so much for visiting me and I hope you all have a great day. Travel safely and watch for the kids as you're driving. They are playing and not thinking about anything else, so be careful! :) God bless you all and have a safe 4th of July!
Your friend,
Cassandre' :)
I apologize for not having updated this in some time. I'm so thankful to all of you that are reading it now! I hope you're all feeling well and having a great summer. :)
I am performing six nights a week in Echo Hollow at Silver Dollar City. My night off is Monday, so I'm there any other time. It's nice to get to speak with you when you come and visit and I really appreciate everyone taking the time to come and see the show. :) Our show begins when the rest of the park closes. It's a country show with lots of singing and dancing. Many of the songs in the show are on the radio often, and we do a section that features some of the best of Alabama, too. It's a lot of fun and has something for everyone.
I have still been giving lessons and am a beauty consultant with Mary Kay, as well. I've been very busy doing all of these things and enjoy it so much. It's great to get to help people in these areas and very rewarding to see people feel good about themselves. I've also started singing one night a week for about 30 minutes at Andy's Moon River Grill right after my show. I get to sing the kind of songs that I don't do in my show, so it's something completely different for me. It's refreshing to do something different and just a lot of fun for me. Still, my favorite place to sing is in church. I really love it so much and am so thankful that God gave me this gift.
I did not get to start any kind of a garden this year, as it will take a lot of work and bringing in better soil from somewhere else when we do get to. We really wanted to do this, but had too much going on this year when it was time to start the garden. Hopefully, next year we'll be able to do something. :) I still need to get to the store to buy some flowers to plant around my house. I really enjoy taking care of the flowers and seeing them change. Plus, they bring a beauty to your home that nothing else can. :)
Earlier this year, we had some little finches come back from last year, and build a nest on our porch. A few days later, another bird knocked their nest down and we thought we wouldn't see them again. But, the other day I looked out and they had built another nest and are so happy. I was glad to see them because it's so neat to watch as the baby birds grow and eventually become big enough to fly. It's pretty amazing. :)
Well, I will sign off for now, but will leave you with a question that you can answer on the comments section of the blog page. What is a gift that you have that you are thankful for and why?
As always, thank you so much for visiting me and I hope you all have a great day. Travel safely and watch for the kids as you're driving. They are playing and not thinking about anything else, so be careful! :) God bless you all and have a safe 4th of July!
Your friend,
Cassandre' :)
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Winter Weather!
Hi Everyone! I hope you're all doing well and staying safe in the winter weather! We had quite a lot of ice, slush and rain yesterday here in Branson. I'm not sure what it will do later today, but it should be interesting. The city did a great job of keeping the roads as clear as possible, so that was appreciated!
I had a great day today just shopping and looking around at things. I had plans to go home to see my family, but the weather kept me from that, so I had some unexpected free time to just relax and take it easy. It was fun and I found some great sales, which is always exciting. :) I feel so victorious when I know I found something wonderful for a low price. :) It's like a treasure hunt!
So . . . I'm going to start to think of things for you to comment on each time I do a new post. It may be really simple, but it will be fun to read other people's comments and see why they feel the way they do! :)
Question: If you could do one thing to make life better for people, what would it be?
There! I look forward to reading your comments! Thanks a lot for visiting and have a great day! God bless you!
Cassandre' :)
I had a great day today just shopping and looking around at things. I had plans to go home to see my family, but the weather kept me from that, so I had some unexpected free time to just relax and take it easy. It was fun and I found some great sales, which is always exciting. :) I feel so victorious when I know I found something wonderful for a low price. :) It's like a treasure hunt!
So . . . I'm going to start to think of things for you to comment on each time I do a new post. It may be really simple, but it will be fun to read other people's comments and see why they feel the way they do! :)
Question: If you could do one thing to make life better for people, what would it be?
There! I look forward to reading your comments! Thanks a lot for visiting and have a great day! God bless you!
Cassandre' :)
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Happy Valentine's Day! :)
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! :) I hope you're all having a great day.
I took a walk earlier today and it was wonderful! Here in Branson, we have sun and it's 58 degrees! :) It was so great to be outside and just take in all the beauty that God has given to us. Just being outside is such a blessing. I'm very thankful that I have this time to do that.
This winter season has been so great. I have kept busy with all kinds of little projects around the house, and I've been able to be with my friends and enjoy just talking and laughing together. I've also spent a lot of time talking with my family, and that is always so wonderful to me. I really cherish these moments. They are true gifts to me. :)
I hope you all are having a nice day wherever you are. Stay safe in your weather and may you see God's Valentine's to you in all that you do! :)
Happy hearts to all of you! Thank you for your friendship. :)
Your friend,
Cassandre' :)
I took a walk earlier today and it was wonderful! Here in Branson, we have sun and it's 58 degrees! :) It was so great to be outside and just take in all the beauty that God has given to us. Just being outside is such a blessing. I'm very thankful that I have this time to do that.
This winter season has been so great. I have kept busy with all kinds of little projects around the house, and I've been able to be with my friends and enjoy just talking and laughing together. I've also spent a lot of time talking with my family, and that is always so wonderful to me. I really cherish these moments. They are true gifts to me. :)
I hope you all are having a nice day wherever you are. Stay safe in your weather and may you see God's Valentine's to you in all that you do! :)
Happy hearts to all of you! Thank you for your friendship. :)
Your friend,
Cassandre' :)
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Back from Vacation!
Hello Family and Friends! I hope you're all having a great day! Mine's been fine. I just finished walking and doing my yoga. It was quite cold to go walking, but I bundled up and really enjoyed it. I am getting back into all of my stretching with Yoga now that I'm in the off-season. When I'm in rehearsals and performing I get most of what I need in a workout, but during the winter months I do my own workouts. I enjoy both times for different reasons. In rehearsals and shows it's a lot more fun because you are with your friends and interacting with people, but when I'm by myself it can be very relaxing and rejuvenating. :) When I visit my family, I get to go to Yoga class with my Mom and that is so much fun. She has led that class before, but I haven't gotten to be there for that. I have heard that she does a wonderful job and I'm sure she does. She's a very good teacher. :)
The day after I was done with my last day of shows at Silver Dollar City on December 30th, my husband Tim, and I left for Nebraska, where my youngest sister got married! It was so much fun. I was really excited to be with my family for New Year's Eve, and was able to spend some time with my sister before she got married. She has a great husband and they are a splendid couple. I'm very happy to have a new "brother"! :) He's very nice and fits in with our family really well. I got to spend a lot of time with all of my sisters, my parents, and Tim. I am so thankful for those moments when we're all together having fun and enjoying each other's company. My mom and dad are kind enough to let all of us stay with them. It's quite an interruption in their normal routines, but they are more than willing to house us all! :) Thank you Mom and Dad!
After the wedding, my mom, dad, Tim and I all flew to Hawaii. We went to the island of Oahu. Tim's grandma and grandpa Haygood live there, so we stayed with them and my mom and dad stayed at a condo that was basically right on the beach! It was so much fun and so warm! How weird to leave icy streets and arrive in a place where it's over 80 degrees! We stayed there for a week and really enjoyed ourselves. We went whale watching and saw not only whales, but dolphins as well! They swam with our boat for about 10 minutes way out in the ocean! It was so neat and they are so happy it just made me laugh to watch them. They were spinner dolphins, so they like to do a lot of jumping and spinning in the water. It was so amazing. We also went on a submarine and went down as deep as 120 feet below the ocean surface. We saw some sharks, sea turtles and lots of tropical fish. That was really beautiful. When you're down that deep a lot of the natural light gets filtered out, so red was one of the first colors to get filtered out. It was pretty gray when we took a picture inside the submarine without a flash. Very interesting. When we surfaced there where tons and tons of bubbles, and all of a sudden, we were up above the surface again! Wow. Quite an experience. We also went on a jungle jeep tour at Kualoa Ranch up into the jungle on a mountain and a movie scene tour. We were able to see where parts of many movies were filmed, and some filming locations for "Lost". It was very pretty out there. There were also many great places to eat on the island and we all got to go boogie boarding together, too. That was really fun! We were able to go and look at the North Shore a couple of days, too, where there were record 35 foot waves crashing in on the beach! There were warning signs everywhere, telling people there was no swimming or surfing. Some of the beaches were even roped off because the waves were coming up so high on the beach. It was so amazing to see. It was very beautiful and scary all at the same time. There is so much power in the ocean, you can't even begin to grasp it. I was so thankful to get to see and do all of these wonderful, interesting and beautiful things! Thanks to my mom and dad we were able to get around to see these things. They had a rental and let us ride along with them. We all had a great time and were quite a good travel group. :) We all get along really well and have a lot of fun together.
Well, it was back to reality for all of us this last week. We arrived home and started getting back into the swing of things. My dad is an accountant, so he is very, very busy right now. I'm so thankful that he and my mom got to take a vacation. That is very rare during tax season, for those of you that don't know! :) It was such a special time for all of us. Believe it or not, it was refreshing, literally and figuratively speaking, for us to get back to the winter weather that we're used to. It was so neat having the tropical temperatures, but I need to have my 4 seasons to feel normal! :) It's been cold enough, though!
I hope this finds all of you doing well and feeling healthy. I'm truly thankful for your friendship and support in all I do. Thank you for visiting me and I hope you all have a great day! Have safe travels and enjoy each day. God bless you.
Your friend,
Cassandre' :)
The day after I was done with my last day of shows at Silver Dollar City on December 30th, my husband Tim, and I left for Nebraska, where my youngest sister got married! It was so much fun. I was really excited to be with my family for New Year's Eve, and was able to spend some time with my sister before she got married. She has a great husband and they are a splendid couple. I'm very happy to have a new "brother"! :) He's very nice and fits in with our family really well. I got to spend a lot of time with all of my sisters, my parents, and Tim. I am so thankful for those moments when we're all together having fun and enjoying each other's company. My mom and dad are kind enough to let all of us stay with them. It's quite an interruption in their normal routines, but they are more than willing to house us all! :) Thank you Mom and Dad!
After the wedding, my mom, dad, Tim and I all flew to Hawaii. We went to the island of Oahu. Tim's grandma and grandpa Haygood live there, so we stayed with them and my mom and dad stayed at a condo that was basically right on the beach! It was so much fun and so warm! How weird to leave icy streets and arrive in a place where it's over 80 degrees! We stayed there for a week and really enjoyed ourselves. We went whale watching and saw not only whales, but dolphins as well! They swam with our boat for about 10 minutes way out in the ocean! It was so neat and they are so happy it just made me laugh to watch them. They were spinner dolphins, so they like to do a lot of jumping and spinning in the water. It was so amazing. We also went on a submarine and went down as deep as 120 feet below the ocean surface. We saw some sharks, sea turtles and lots of tropical fish. That was really beautiful. When you're down that deep a lot of the natural light gets filtered out, so red was one of the first colors to get filtered out. It was pretty gray when we took a picture inside the submarine without a flash. Very interesting. When we surfaced there where tons and tons of bubbles, and all of a sudden, we were up above the surface again! Wow. Quite an experience. We also went on a jungle jeep tour at Kualoa Ranch up into the jungle on a mountain and a movie scene tour. We were able to see where parts of many movies were filmed, and some filming locations for "Lost". It was very pretty out there. There were also many great places to eat on the island and we all got to go boogie boarding together, too. That was really fun! We were able to go and look at the North Shore a couple of days, too, where there were record 35 foot waves crashing in on the beach! There were warning signs everywhere, telling people there was no swimming or surfing. Some of the beaches were even roped off because the waves were coming up so high on the beach. It was so amazing to see. It was very beautiful and scary all at the same time. There is so much power in the ocean, you can't even begin to grasp it. I was so thankful to get to see and do all of these wonderful, interesting and beautiful things! Thanks to my mom and dad we were able to get around to see these things. They had a rental and let us ride along with them. We all had a great time and were quite a good travel group. :) We all get along really well and have a lot of fun together.
Well, it was back to reality for all of us this last week. We arrived home and started getting back into the swing of things. My dad is an accountant, so he is very, very busy right now. I'm so thankful that he and my mom got to take a vacation. That is very rare during tax season, for those of you that don't know! :) It was such a special time for all of us. Believe it or not, it was refreshing, literally and figuratively speaking, for us to get back to the winter weather that we're used to. It was so neat having the tropical temperatures, but I need to have my 4 seasons to feel normal! :) It's been cold enough, though!
I hope this finds all of you doing well and feeling healthy. I'm truly thankful for your friendship and support in all I do. Thank you for visiting me and I hope you all have a great day! Have safe travels and enjoy each day. God bless you.
Your friend,
Cassandre' :)
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