We're Moving!

January 1st! This is so exciting! Buying all the new kitchen appliances, (I got a awesome Rachel Ray set, and my dishes are square! HOW COOL!) I am like a kid in the candy store! Wish us luck!

Deana's....

Pregnant!

I am so happy for her and Tom...she is due in March, and I can't wait to meet Little Walls!

We were just talking tonight, and we have been friends for 18 years! Wow, how time flies...

I can still remember the beer parties, the blender in her trunk, going to sit with her while she was working down at the apartment complex, our glow in the dark boots, sitting on her porch after school, oh, and I can't forget when she wanted to frost my hair on my porch and 2 hours later I was lucky to have hair! French fry and Peaches...always!

2nd half of my Hubby's test is tomorrow...

Dave had taken the Lieutenant's test, but there are two parts...1st one is written (which he passed) and tomorrow is the oral. I wish him all the luck in the world...He has studied so hard! Good luck honey!!!!

Let's Go...

Yankee's!!!!

We need you to win tomorrow and show the Phillie's who's boss!!!!

Good luck!!!!

A nice picture...

Of me and Dave before we went to Mike and Deana's Wedding...

This is what happends...

This is what happends when the girls get into my make-up...

Shady Brook Farms and the Pumpkins!

We had a blast last week at Shady Brook Farms...we went with Mom, Tor, Starla, Linda, Chris and Paige...They had a petting farm, fresh apple cider, bounces, and of course, PUMPKINS!!!!

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Delaware Weekend....part 2!

Dave in front of Dover Raceway... Uncle Lenny

He is really into the experience!!!!

Happier then he has ever been!

My boys back from the race, happy as can be to have their male bonding moment!

This was always something my Uncle wanted to experience. So we bought him tickets at Christmas...and he was more than thrilled. Aunt Karen said he didn't even sleep the night before the race. I hope he had a great time and enjoyed himself...

Our weekend in Delaware...part 1

Me and Dave in front of Finn's Restaurant in Rehoboth...Great Food! This is where we had to go after dinner to fight our parking ticket that we over filled the meter with money so that we wouldn't get a ticket...Oh yeah...$30! But due to the fact that we stuck over $3.00 in the meter for a hour dinner, we are fighting it!!!!

Finn's...seafood was awesome!

Brothers and Sisters...

Our hotel...really nice. We had a suite, we weren't expecting it to be as nice as it was. It had the seperate tv room, fridge, micro, king size bed, huge bathroom, and the pool was nice and relaxing!

It won't let me load all the pics in one post, so I will repost with the boys at the race...

Becky's Wedding...

My friend Becky got married last friday. Very beautiful wedding, and the reception was a blast. We got to sit with Kelly (see pictures below). Congratulations Becky and Carmen Williamson!!!! Me and My Hubby Dave...Thank you Dana for the wonderful hair! It stayed all night!!!!

Father and Daughter Dance (Sorry for the blurry...my battery was dying)!

Kelly and her friend...Love the necklace!!!!

Mr. and Mrs. Carmen Williamson at their reception!

We had a great time. Many years of happiness to you two...

Finally, I figured out the pictures on the computer...

Ok, now for the birthday pics...( A week late!)

Ok, I was a little slow with learning how to upload the pictures to my computer, but now that I am educated...I can get back to blogging! I have some from my birthday, and I have a great weekend for pictures coming up...Becky's Wedding on friday, then to Rehobeth Beach sat, sun and monday for the Race for Dave and my Uncle to attend (we will be shopping!) so I will be snapping away!!!!

My Princess Birthday...

Who knew at 32 you can still feel like a princess on your birthday? Well...i found that out yesterday. It was perfect, dinner with the family, cake and coffee and all the presents! LOL! You are never to old to get presents. I was very lucky this year...I got alot of great gifts, one that I am using at this very minute! My new HP Laptop...its awesome! I felt so special...that my Hubby went out on his own, remembered what I asked for and got me triple what I asked for...I am still learning about the computer, so I will hopefully soon add the pics from the day. But I truly, truly have to let the world know how lucky, no blessed I am to have him in my life. He works like a dog with overtime and his 2nd job and reg shifts just to make our lives better. He is the best Husband ever! He also gave me a card that I knew he sat at the store and read for like 45 minutes and it was us to a tee! He is a great guy and I love him so much!!!!

We went out to dinner and even Tor got to come! We had a great time. I got so much stuff! I swear, I am so lucky! I got a Wii with Wii Fit and several games, gift cards for the avenue, Macy's, payless, fashion bug, best buy...2 different perfumes, color printer (that goes along with the laptop)new sheets, candles, speakers, this new hair clip that is on tv (ITS PURPLE!), and the desk to go along with the laptop (that I have to go out this week to buy, he knew that I wanted a particular one, so he will let me pick that out). Ovi vEY! WHAT A BIRTHDAY!!!!

Mother's Day...

Mom is in Las Vegas this year for Mother's Day...so it was very weird for me. Every year she picks a restaurant and we usually do breakfast over Daves' Mom's and dinner with my Mom. But with her not here...i felt lost. I felt like I should get a do over to celebrate that day with her. I feel...cheated! Like, yesterday...I went grocery shopping, went to see Dave's Mom, then went to walmart. Not that traditional day. I did talk to my Mom and she was on her way to her favorite jewelry store in Vegas, so I hope she had a great day yesterday. When she comes home we will take her and aunt pat out for dinner of their choice. I guess what I was trying to say is, not having my mom home on Mother's day really made me appreciate her and made me realize how lucky I am that she will be coming home. Does any of this make sense? I hope so!!!!

All the famous people we met...

Brangelina...

Miss Miley!
Me and Elton...Love the glasses!!!!

The other woman! LOL!

My girl Carrie...

and to think we met all these famous people in the same building! And it wasn't the Emmy's! It was Madame Tuesad's in NYC! What a nice time we had...they seriously look like the actual people. BTW...it was the hottest weekend so far, and my bangs were straight when I left the house, not so much after walking around Time's Square!!!!

Momma's on her way to Vegas

That's my Mommy's plane in flight going to Las Vegas! Its from FlightAware.com you have to know the carrier and the flight number and you can watch it as it goes to its destination!!!!

Hubbie's New Business...

Owner and operator of David's Towing!

I wish him all the success and good luck with everything. It has taken a while for him to get it up and running, but he did it and he will be great at it! I am so proud of him!
So, now he is a full time Firefighter and a full time tow truck owner/driver....Whew! I got tired just typing that!!!! Good Luck Honey!!!!

Avon Calling...

You are looking at the newest representative to join Avon....Im not pushy, so if you want a book, just ask! I will have my website up soon that way you can go whenever and order...

My Hubby's New Toy

I truly wish I could move it outside to take a better pic, but being that I have a hard time sitting on the thing and balancing myself on it, in the garage pic will have to do! He is so excited, its navy blue and white, and I know he will be careful on it... (LOL!) So, now I have the book upstairs to get my license, but I am still thinking weather I want a bike or a girly sscooter (Hubby said they have them in purple! That's a selling point for me!) LOL!!!!

Seriously, I am so blessed...

this Man has been my rock. I can't thank him enough for being there for me, doing everything for me emotionally and working two jobs just to make our lives better (Oh, and he never complains) or asks for anything, but for me to maybe go get him a cheesesteak when he doesn't like the pasta I made...lol. He goes above and beyond. Maybe to other people it may just seem normal or they take their husbands for granted, but seriously, he is so good to me and my family. I love him with all my heart and thank the heavens that he came into my life. I truly, truly am blessed and the luckiest woman in the world! Love you pooh! Looking forward to Baltimore this weekend with you and Tor!!!!

I want to thank...

everyone for caring about my Aunt. She had spinal stenosis surgery on Thursday, and she came though the surgery with flying colors, but the last few days were a little rough. She was in ICU until today when they transported her to the rehab. We don't know how long she will be in there, but she has a long recovery! But thank you all for your support!

Oh oh Oh oh oh...Oh oh oh ohhhh!!!!

Yep...if you are in your 30's you can hum right along to that tune in the title and know what it is! NKOTB! My hubby (so sweet) bought me tix to the concert in March at the Giant Center in Hershey...

40...

Ah, the number 40. Some people who turn 40 are freaked out, some people who have 40 credit cards and all the bills that go with it don't like that number, and then it could be the number 40 is the luckiest number. For me, the number 40 symbolizes the amount of weight I have lost as of today. and even though I have gone clothes shopping, and I am still the same damn size...and everyone says "OMG! You losing weight". For all those people who say that, I challenge you to draw me a map of WHERE THE HELL IT WAS LOST FROM CAUSE I STILL LOOK THE SAME!!!! (Ok, sorry about that rant! LOL!)
So, to turn it into a positive, I take the number that I saw on the scale on Wednesday, and I think back to September 22 when I stepped on the scale and bursted into tears. I was never that heavy, I was never no light weight, and the last time I was a size 6 was when I was 5 years old...but that number plays over and over in my head (ok, I will only share that number once I am done losing all my weight) but for now, take it as a OMG its a huge number. So, back to what I was saying, I take that original number and I cringe, but it keeps me trucking. It keeps me saying no Helena, no cupcake or no yummy, delicious coffee roll from Dunkin Donuts, or no Helena, no 3rd plate of dinner! (Oh yeah, bring it on! I would eat 3 plates like it was my profession!) So, its a challenge every day, but I do it, and I do it for myself, not for anyone. So, I felt the need to vent, in a happy way to be proud of myself to say, Yes, I lost 40 pds, but in a bad way cause I don't know where it went! LOL!!!!

I was sent this email...

I get all the crazy jokes, lists to fill out about my favorite color, foods etc. But this one was kinda different. It's called "Things you would have never known about me", and it asks you to write 10 - 20 things that people who receive the email would be so shocked/amused or OMG, no way! So, I decided to post it instead of sending it out...I'm guessing I did this cause it took alot to think about all this stuff!!!!

1. When I was 15, I took my Grandfather's car up to the 7-11 with Beth, and she was parking it back into the garage, and hit the step. So, I blamed it on the dog's leash getting caught and we had to "Hammer it out"...

2. When I was little I wanted to become a race car driver, a teacher or a singer (Wide Ranges, I know!)

3. In 8th grade my hair was so long, and I wanted it cut. So my Mom said after I get my pictures then she would have cut it, I, being impatient didn't want to wait! So, I took my craft scissors (you know, the lefty/righty scissors) and cut it above my ears! It took 6 months to grow, and it grew in width, not length, so then I really had to get it short!

4. I sang in my 4th grade talent show, Whitney Houston's "Greatest Love of all"

5. I sliced my finger open with a switchblade when i was 2 weeks away from getting my license, and in the ER all i cared about was if I was going to be able to take the driving test!

6. When we first moved here I was scared to sleep upstairs cause my bedtime was still early, so i would come back down, sit on the stairs and wind up falling asleep until I would hear my Mom start to walk down the hall and then I would say "Oh, I needed a drink!", but I think she knew...

7. I once saved a injured piegon and tried to nurse it back to health, but that didn't work out as planned!

8. I had a duck, well me and Gerri had a duck, and we named it Jada (Ja- is for her Fiance Jason and Da- was for my Hubby David)

9. I was always sick when I was a kid, with ear problems. So, I remember if I was good, I used to get taken to Toy's R' Us and got to pick out a toy, and I always wanted the Snoopy Ice Cone maker, but I was always sick with bronchitus, ear infections etc. and my Mom would never let me get that game. When I was 21 I bought my own!

10. I can't remember any more right now!!!!

Were you ever asked...How was your weekend?

I don't want anyone to ask how my weekend was. And I don't say that in a harsh way. I say that in a way of scariness (Is that even a word?) Like my previous post, my mom had a seizure, then my Uncle was readmitted into the hospital for panciritus, the infection was so bad he had to have surgery to install a drain cause the infections was going through his body. It was scary going into Hershey Hospital yesterday, seeing him in ICU, he looks like a spitting image of my Grandpa! From the Grey hair right down to his hands. It made me sad to see him there, and it brought back all the memories of him and how he was like a Dad to me, then when he passed my Uncle was next to fill that void, and then we got in a fight, and I didn't talk to him for a year...and now we are super close, he even walked me down the isle on my wedding day. And I think I am talking about this because I took me back to see him hooked to those machines made me think...made me regret not talking to him for a whole year. But, the past is the past, and now we are in the present and I am thankful to have him, My Mom, my Aunt, Victoria and my rock, the man whom I don't know how I would make it through sometimes, My Husband David...

6th folder, 6th picture

I saw this post on my friend's site, in your 6th folder, your 6th picture...

This is my Mom on her cruise, 6 days before she left she had a seizure...and it was funny when I opened it up, just today we had her taken by ambulance to the hospital cause she was starting to have a seizure. She wasn't admited, but she gave us a scare. Its very scary to watch someone you love so much just shake, just quiver and you know what it is, you prepare yourself for the what if's, but still all in all, its your Mom. She is the one you turn to when you have the slightest problem, or you just want to talk...and you don't want to see that person suffer like that. I can imagine what goes through her head, all the Mom fears, will I have a full blown seizure? how will my family deal? Is my daughter in Panic mode right now? And in case my Mom reads this blog...you don't have to worry about us. Its about you...we will be ok knowing that you get the care you need, and we will be there for you no matter what happends. Its ok to lean on us if you need too...thats is what I and the rest of the family is there for. You can draw off our strength and know that we love you very much, so there is no reason to feel scared, or upset. I love you very much Mommy...