HAPPY 40TH, DIANA!!!!

Tiara-esq....at your wedding...:) Renee, Jody, Mo, Sarah, Diana, Tina, Denise

And another joins the club,...Hope you had a good one!!

Brunch!!

Some of the gang...
They boyz
...my girl was zonked out mid day...her dad rescued her and put her in her own lil' bed after this...:)
End of day...:)

Happy 48th anniversary mom/dad...a full day of lotsa food...bacon, scrapple, stratta, pancakes, donuts, cinn bread, mimosa's, bloody Mary's...then followed by an oven roaster, home made mashers, stuffing, veggies....my belly could explode! BUT, Tons of fun!

Saturday fun....

Best buds...sibs Natalie and Sarah, with sibs Ashlee and Haylee...
Cuz time...sibs Tommy and Bella play with Ash, Haylee and Uncle Jimmy...
FLIP! Tommy, Ash, Bella and Haylee

A fun day for the girls...9am soccer game, followed by 12pm play date with 2 friends, followed by a cousin's sleepover...I could barely get the girls to go to sleep! We have a big brunch tomorrow, so we all need a good nights rest.

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: FUNUSA, June 1999

Ah yes, the good ole' days here at the bank...First USA (also known as FUNUsa), then changed to Bank One, then changed to and currently stands at, JPMChase....I had the perfect job...I planned all the parties, bank-wide! That included all the outdoor jam fests with free food and booz and bands...Love Seed, Green Genes...what FUN that was....I'd sneak in all my friends that didn't even work there! But, all good things must come to an end...and that it did...Bank One bought us and things changed FAST...there was no more parties ever...oh well, at least it was fun while it lasted...the memories are forever!

Three Months TODAY....

...and it's CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Cocktail party...

Mo and Teen
The girls just adore baby Jess...
Denise and her baby girl, Jess
Ash, Jess, Haylee

D and her main man, Bert
Rae amd D

Doubletree hosted a coctail party and since Raegan works there, she invited us to go...never easy for me to escape to any functions AFTER work, but this one I made happen...lot's of running around on my part, but well worth it! Thx, Raegan!!!

p.s. Tina, Jimmy totally took YOUR side with the whole STEVE guy thing...:(

She's a FOX...

Ok, the big controversy at work was women who are "hot"...and when I chimmed in and said Megan Fox, the guys went nuts...you'd think I was standing there naked or something...the conversation suddenly took on a new twist! Silly boys...HELLO, I'm human, not dead...I'm not so above myself to not call a spade a spade...the girl is HOT for sure...but when girls talk about other girls... men go crazy! What's up with that?!?

Oktoberfest!

Jim and Haylee try a new ride where you lay down....


A little unsure if they really liked this ride...:)

A nice day for some Sunday fun....:)

Happy Birthday, Jody...Fun in the City!

After the movie, we set out to our FAV bar, Toscana's, to get some real drinks...the only place in Trolley upscale enuff to know how to make REAL drinks...Then off for some dancing fun at Rooney's...and of course, a late night TB run!!! A fun time had by all!!

The Women!

We decided to go see the movie The Women....it was ok...definitely not as good as SATC. But, nonetheless, it was good to get out with good friends and laugh! Then afterwards, off for drinks to Toscana's to celebrate Jody's bd...:)

FLASHBACK FRIDAY:1998: Men 2 Boyz

For once, the guys all decided to be giddy and goofy...Joey, Rob Stone, Rob and Chris all met at my Union Street house, and out of nowhere, they just got big time drunk...dancing, and being silly...it was hysterical to watch (being I was sober.) The best part was the end of the night they all sat on the couch and the huge pic above came crashing down on them....priceless!

Half Way There.....

Can you believe it...6 more months until St. Pat's....YAY!

Date night....

Mo and her 'tenderoni'...um, I mean her Jimmy...:P
Chris, Christine, Sarah, Jim, Jody
Fran, Sarah, Mo, Mary, Jods
Rob, Jim

YES...another wedding...what do you expect from a BIG family?!?! Love them, hate them...love them because it's a nice night out with friends and family...hate them because I'm seriously BROKE...I tend to give generously, of course, as a gift...oh well, they deserve it!!! And we had a BLAST...AND, (drumroll please)...Jimmy made me a nice breakfast in bed the following morn...eggs, toast, coffee, OJ and, (the best part) the REMOTE (which, sadly, I watched old 90210 reruns), all in my bed, to myself, until 11am....gotta luv that!!!