Cheli's Little Piece of Cyber Heaven

Here's a video to start off your Christmas holidays in the right direction. It's Christmas themed, has hockey players in it and a couple of blonde chicks. It has a little something for everyone. Happy Holidays!



Alyonka & Diana Larionovs' newly released music video for "That's What Christmas Means To Me." Proceeds of the video benefit Hockey Fights Cancer. To donate please visit http://hockeyfightscancer.com.

I joined the Y about three weeks ago. Now every time I drive into the Y's parking lot this song pops in my head. I have to admit it's a great song even if those guys are fruitier than a box of Fruit Loops. Everybody stand up and and spell out Y...M...C...A with your arms. You know you want to!



Can you even imagine the number of times this song as been played at a wedding reception or sporting event?

Seems like we are going with a horse theme today.

 I'm lazy when it comes to blogging and sharing pictures so I'm only sharing a few of my recent trip. You'll see in my Photo section that I have uploaded some pics of my short but fun trip to Chicago and the 2009 Chicago Blackhawks Convention. My first picture is of Cloud Gate which is an exhibit at Millennium Park located in the heart of downtown Chicago. I think it's a must see if you are visiting the city for the first time. Since this trip was mainly centered on going to the convention I didn't see a lot of the city's great landmarks. I think my husband and I may go back later this summer and take the South Shore electric train into the city. Here's a link to Cloud Gate and you can see the other exhibits at Millennium Park.

Here are a couple of pictures of some past Blackhawk players that I got to meet during the convention. The older gentleman is Bobby Hull. He's been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Blackhawks have retired his number 9. Bobby is a great guy to be in an autograph line for. He loves to talk to everyone and is really nice. He personally signed a hat to me and my husband which will be enshrined in some fashion at my house. lol The next picture is of Tony Amonte. Tony played for the Hawks back in the 90s and was a captain of the team for a short period of time. Tony was known for his scoring ability, he's the last Blackhawk player to score 40 goals, and for his long hair. I think Tony still has great locks and could lace up the skates and play. I got Tony to sign a game program for me that dated back to the 98-99 season. The dude that was escorting Tony around that day was pretty impressed that I had something from back then. I told him I had to dig it out of my attic which I don't think Tony was happy hearing about that part.
Last but not least, is a view from my hotel room at the convention. The nice people at the Chicago Hilton upgraded my room to a Junior Suite for free. The suite was sweet and had a great view of Buckingham Fountain. Another must see when going to Chicago.

We've had our hummingbird feeder out for a couple of weeks now and we have three regulars that come around. This is our first attempt at taking their picture. Hopefully we'll be able to get pictures of all three and maybe some better closeups. This one's red neck really shows up well. I love watching hummingbirds. Such a delicate bird that is full of energy.