My Cousin Angie...

Angelia G. Baker
BAKER, ANGELIA G., Born September 16, 1962 and passed away surrounded by loving family on December 24, 2007. Angie was a gentle, caring soul with the ability to show love and compassion to all she encountered. She was a woman who greatly treasured the simple things in life such as a good book, music, a home cooked meal, trips to the beach and spending time with family and friends. Angie was also a passionate animal lover who never met a four- legged critter, big or small, that she did not immediately want to adopt. The word "stray" was not in her vocabulary She is survived by her husband and soul mate, Jeff Baker of Plano, mother; Mary Gagliardo of Garland, father; Wayne Dunn of Mesquite, sister, Lorrie Followwell of Sachse, stepfather Ed Gagliardo of Garland and stepmother, Alice Dunn of Mesquite as well as innumerable extended family and friends. Angie positively affected many lives in her time with us and will be greatly missed by her husband, family and friends. Visitation will be held from 7 p.m. to 9p.m. on Thursday, December 27, 2007. Services are scheduled for 1 p.m. on Friday, December 28, 2007, under the direction of Ted Dickey Funeral Home in Plano, 2128 18thSt. Dignity Memorial Ted Dickey 2128 18th Plano (972) 424-4511

And a Merry Christmas to all...

Ok, if you haven't noticed, I've been very much the "slacker" when it comes to updating my blog. It was much easier when I felt that I had something to talk about: Running! Even though I was running constantly, I still found the time to update this thing.

But after the running (yes, sad to say, I haven't run in over two months) you'd think I'd have more time. I guess that time is now "lazy time." It sure is nice to come home and not feel the pressure to go crank out 8-10 miles. Instead, well... I relax. I take it easy. All the while catching up on my TV shows. But now that the Writer's Strike is continuing on, I'm running out of new shows to watch. There are WAY too many Reality Shows on the air these days... so with that, I'm sure I'll be looking for something else to occupy this space.

Running? Hmm... probably not. I'll leave my 2008 resolutions to a future blog. I've been watching a lot of movies in the evenings, as well as Christmas shopping. By the way, I figured I'd take this time to list my top 5 Christmas movies that are "must sees" for me each year:

5. Love Actually (good soundtrack and message)
4. Scrooged (Has a great ending)
3. Miracle on 34th Street (Both old and new versions)
2. Christmas Vacation (I've seen this at least 20 times and it still cracks me up!)
1. It's a Wonderful Life (I really identify with George Bailey...)

So Merry Christmas to everyone! I hope you all have great memories spending time with the people you love!