This year it was all out with the Luau at Philip's house. Fun, fun and silly string by all! Happy Birthday! Told you CLUB 30 was the best!
Friday, May 22, 2009
Happy Birthday to Lanie!
This year it was all out with the Luau at Philip's house. Fun, fun and silly string by all! 
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Happy ONE!
Loved, loved, loved celebrating her 1st birthday. Seemed so hard to believe but also adorably perfect that she's becoming a toddler.
Monday, May 04, 2009
2009 Flagler College Alumni Weekend
Had a great time this past weekend with friends at Flagler College Alumni Weekend. Mr. Wonderful and I attended the Friday night reception, Golf Tournament and then on Sunday, I went to WICKED with everyone. Great weekend! Weather was perfect too.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Where the Hell is Matt?
I have been following www.WheretheHellIsMatt.com for a few years. He's doing so much with his bad dancing..just released a new book and his speech about how he got people to dance with him. Every time I view his newest compilation, I can't help but smile. Keep dancing, Matt!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Baby Girl is 11 mos. old
here's the baby girl at the z girls 1st birthday. thanks janice for the cute dress! :-)
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Last week of March
The last week of March was so much fun. It started with the usual calls and meetings. And then...
On Tuesday, I got to go shopping at Sam's for the Salvation Army Women and Children's Shelter with two other ladies. We decided to divide and conquer the list of things the shelter director told us was needed. I was assigned the baby category. I loaded the cart with diapers, wipes, juice, snacks, etc. We filled almost four carts full of stuff in less than 30 minutes.
On Wednesday, I got together with my friend Tracy who I haven't seen in forever for our birthdays. Baby Girl had to join us since Mr. Wonderful was running not so wonderfully late. It ended up being really nice for him to meet the baby girl since he hadn't seen her outside of my belly.
The next day was bittersweet, I caught up with a longtime friend for lunch and then headed out to pick up Baby Girl to get some shots. I hate shots day! What mom doesn't? She cried like crazy for a minute but then was back to her usual self trying to grab pictures on the wall and standing on my lap holding on to my shoulders. She is growing up so fast!
Friday was a great day too. I had asked a friend of mine from MetroPlan to come over to kick off my office's first official Lunch 'n Learn. And, of course, she did a fabulous job. Talk about passion! After the lunch, I had to head over to the airport to pick up the BeFrie and her baby J. They were coming in for a visit for the big Dedication Weekend.
On Tuesday, I got to go shopping at Sam's for the Salvation Army Women and Children's Shelter with two other ladies. We decided to divide and conquer the list of things the shelter director told us was needed. I was assigned the baby category. I loaded the cart with diapers, wipes, juice, snacks, etc. We filled almost four carts full of stuff in less than 30 minutes.
On Wednesday, I got together with my friend Tracy who I haven't seen in forever for our birthdays. Baby Girl had to join us since Mr. Wonderful was running not so wonderfully late. It ended up being really nice for him to meet the baby girl since he hadn't seen her outside of my belly.
The next day was bittersweet, I caught up with a longtime friend for lunch and then headed out to pick up Baby Girl to get some shots. I hate shots day! What mom doesn't? She cried like crazy for a minute but then was back to her usual self trying to grab pictures on the wall and standing on my lap holding on to my shoulders. She is growing up so fast!
Friday was a great day too. I had asked a friend of mine from MetroPlan to come over to kick off my office's first official Lunch 'n Learn. And, of course, she did a fabulous job. Talk about passion! After the lunch, I had to head over to the airport to pick up the BeFrie and her baby J. They were coming in for a visit for the big Dedication Weekend.
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
March Recap
So, I was just looking at my blog thinking...Ummmm...Where did March go? I posted a few pics mid-month but have been off in la-la land since then. The month of March is always full of good times with good friends.
During the first full week of the month, my soccer team beat the Ma's and Pa's in the playoffs for the first time, I think, in VooDoo history. They're a solid team and seem to knock us out every season prior. We played another game and lost but at that point, we were so happy about the victory over the other team, we went home with smiles on our faces at a game/season well played.
Also, this week the family celebrated birthdays through thought and snail mail to both Trish and Erin. Happy Birthday! We love you and are thinking of you!
The second week of March was Communications Week at Flagler College. I traveled to St. Augustine for a speaking engagement. It was great to hear the collective messages..."Network." "Don't be afraid to do whatever job you're asked to do." "If you have an opportunity to talk with top level management about ideas that can help drive the business, do so." And, my favorite, "work with passion"..Really, be passionate about what you do. Most times, that is the differentiator for those that are good at their jobs to those that are GREAT.
On Friday, I enjoyed getting together at Jason and Bernice's place for their wine tasting event. They had a representative from Trinitas there in their home, sharing the different wines available from the vineyard. Really cool time.
On Saturday, I enjoyed taking my cousin Lanie and my other cousin in heart, Nerissa, to the Farmer's Market and introducing them to three of my favorite things: 1) a bagelwich, 2) a large bag of hot kettle corn and 3) fresh squeezed orange juice. Baby girl was there too and enjoyed hanging out with the girls for the morning.
Later that afternoon, the family jumped in the car and headed to Melbourne for J's birthday party. Baby Girl was so excited and had the perfect dress that her Aunty Soluna picked out even before she was born. Aunty Maria helped her decorate her first cupcake. She crawled around a lot and played with the big kids. J. ended up not liking cake at all. Something tells me that Baby Girl won't have that problem just by her genetic makeup. (We'll see in a few weeks!) After the "kid's party" was over, we ate a lot of really awesome Indian food. The Padilla's and Kriese's were thinking that the food had been served and then Soluna came over to let us know that what we had was just appetizers. We couldn't believe it! Needless to say, we were so full at the end of this party that even though I'm a major cake addict, I had ZERO room left for anything else. That was probably some of best Naan I've ever had along with a bunch of other dishes that I don't know the names of. We left pretty late that night and got home at almost midnight. What a day! I think everyone was exhausted in a good way.
SUNDAY was my birthday! Mr. Wonderful invited as many friends as he had phone numbers to to come over and celebrate around the new grill he got a few weeks before for his birthday. It was all hamburgers, hot dogs and anything else he could throw on there. Really fun! Everyone pitched in so I could get my new favorite thing -- A KINDLE 2!!! So love it! Thank you to everyone for making my birthday so much fun and helping to give me the gift that keeps on giving!
The same week of my birthday is Heidi Hi's big day along with Lori and Wendy. Hope everyone's birthdays were extra special!
Third week of March was full of great food with great friends. Andres and Soluna took me to lunch on Monday at Dessert Lady...SO YUMMY that if I had a saying about how good it was, I would insert it here. Then, the Triple L ladies met up for breakfast to catch up on life and the latest. Friday night, I decided to get out of the house and join in on the Stampin' Fun with the ladies. I didn't do a lot of stamping or scrapbooking but I had a nice time just being out of the house. I think the weekend was pretty laid back. On Sunday, I went to a Stampin' workshop at Diana's and learned how to make some pretty neat cards, including a pop up, and an Easter basket. Really fun.
Then to continue to the birthday wishes, a big one goes to my sister-in-law, Cindy. :-)
I will continue the last week of March on another post. What an awesome month!!
During the first full week of the month, my soccer team beat the Ma's and Pa's in the playoffs for the first time, I think, in VooDoo history. They're a solid team and seem to knock us out every season prior. We played another game and lost but at that point, we were so happy about the victory over the other team, we went home with smiles on our faces at a game/season well played.
Also, this week the family celebrated birthdays through thought and snail mail to both Trish and Erin. Happy Birthday! We love you and are thinking of you!
The second week of March was Communications Week at Flagler College. I traveled to St. Augustine for a speaking engagement. It was great to hear the collective messages..."Network." "Don't be afraid to do whatever job you're asked to do." "If you have an opportunity to talk with top level management about ideas that can help drive the business, do so." And, my favorite, "work with passion"..Really, be passionate about what you do. Most times, that is the differentiator for those that are good at their jobs to those that are GREAT.
On Friday, I enjoyed getting together at Jason and Bernice's place for their wine tasting event. They had a representative from Trinitas there in their home, sharing the different wines available from the vineyard. Really cool time.
On Saturday, I enjoyed taking my cousin Lanie and my other cousin in heart, Nerissa, to the Farmer's Market and introducing them to three of my favorite things: 1) a bagelwich, 2) a large bag of hot kettle corn and 3) fresh squeezed orange juice. Baby girl was there too and enjoyed hanging out with the girls for the morning.
Later that afternoon, the family jumped in the car and headed to Melbourne for J's birthday party. Baby Girl was so excited and had the perfect dress that her Aunty Soluna picked out even before she was born. Aunty Maria helped her decorate her first cupcake. She crawled around a lot and played with the big kids. J. ended up not liking cake at all. Something tells me that Baby Girl won't have that problem just by her genetic makeup. (We'll see in a few weeks!) After the "kid's party" was over, we ate a lot of really awesome Indian food. The Padilla's and Kriese's were thinking that the food had been served and then Soluna came over to let us know that what we had was just appetizers. We couldn't believe it! Needless to say, we were so full at the end of this party that even though I'm a major cake addict, I had ZERO room left for anything else. That was probably some of best Naan I've ever had along with a bunch of other dishes that I don't know the names of. We left pretty late that night and got home at almost midnight. What a day! I think everyone was exhausted in a good way.
SUNDAY was my birthday! Mr. Wonderful invited as many friends as he had phone numbers to to come over and celebrate around the new grill he got a few weeks before for his birthday. It was all hamburgers, hot dogs and anything else he could throw on there. Really fun! Everyone pitched in so I could get my new favorite thing -- A KINDLE 2!!! So love it! Thank you to everyone for making my birthday so much fun and helping to give me the gift that keeps on giving!
The same week of my birthday is Heidi Hi's big day along with Lori and Wendy. Hope everyone's birthdays were extra special!
Third week of March was full of great food with great friends. Andres and Soluna took me to lunch on Monday at Dessert Lady...SO YUMMY that if I had a saying about how good it was, I would insert it here. Then, the Triple L ladies met up for breakfast to catch up on life and the latest. Friday night, I decided to get out of the house and join in on the Stampin' Fun with the ladies. I didn't do a lot of stamping or scrapbooking but I had a nice time just being out of the house. I think the weekend was pretty laid back. On Sunday, I went to a Stampin' workshop at Diana's and learned how to make some pretty neat cards, including a pop up, and an Easter basket. Really fun.
Then to continue to the birthday wishes, a big one goes to my sister-in-law, Cindy. :-)
I will continue the last week of March on another post. What an awesome month!!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Hello Lover!
this is the MILKY WAY CAKE. it is awesome.try to say otherwise and i'll kick you in the eye.
THANK YOU BeFrie and BeFrie Momma for making such a beauty.
It tasted great too!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Shopping for the Shelter
@ sam's with m. and c. shopping for the women and children's shelter.
we had a lot of fun and filled up three huge carts of much needed items.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
One of my fave family pics
Just don't see this every day since we are a Florida Family through and through.
Enjoyed visiting Wisconsin though!
STILL HERE!
I've been busy celebrating birthdays and planning get togethers and painting bathrooms. Life is full and very good. So thankful for the amazing friends in my life and my family. Mr. Wonderful put together a nice gathering for me on my special day. We are loving the new grill!
Take a moment and say THANK YOU for all that you have, all that you are...
Take a moment and say THANK YOU for all that you have, all that you are...
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
AMERICAN or something else?
Talked to a friend today about how we are way too segmented as a country. He believes we are all American and referenced the following from Teddy Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN
"In the first place we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the man's becoming in very fact an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag, and this excludes the red flag, which symbolizes all wars against liberty and civilization, just as much as it excludes any foreign flag of a nation to which we are hostile...We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language...and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."
Theodore Roosevelt 1907
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Happy Birthday Anais Nin!
There were always in me, two women at least,one woman desperate and bewildered,who felt she was drowning and another who would leap into a scene, as upon a stage,conceal her true emotions because they were weaknesses, helplessness, despair,and present to the world only a smile,an eagerness, curiosity, enthusiasm, interest.
We are going to the moon, that is not very far. Man has so much farther to go within himself.
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