Me & Gracie - Disney's Frozen on Ice

Me & Gracie at Disney's Frozen On Ice - October 15, 2014

 

Gracie 5th Grade School Portrait

Grace - 5th Grade - 10 Years Old

Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved

Spirit Week

Every year at school the kids have what's called Spirit Week (days consist of mismatched clothing day, crazy hair day, hat day, jersey day, etc.).  Below is a pic of "Crazy Hair Day".

My two little clowns (Jacob & Gracie)

Sarah McLachlan & P!NK - 'Angel' [American Music Awards 2008]

25 Years Ago Today.....

Back on September 25, 1989....

 

 

My life forever changed...
~ I joined the United States Navy ~

Naval Recruit Training Command - Orlando, Florida

Pic above is of me and my buddy Camilla Sharp (Ross)

 

Port Jefferson - Labor Day Weekend

During my visit back home to Long Island me, my dad and my son went down to Port Jefferson which is probably one of my favorite places on Long Island.  I spent a good part of my childhood/teenage years there either fishing or working on the party boats (GOOD TIMES!). Below are some pics.

Me and my handsome son Georgie

Me and my handsome father

Mr & Mrs. Jones

Me and Lil' George headed home to Long Island this past weekend for my cousin Ryan's wedding and what a wedding it was....just beautiful!

Christina & Ryan

 

Me & my son Georgie

Me 

Cedar Beach

Got to see my buddy Stacy-Ann when I went home to Long Island. Had a great time! Then again, any time with her is a great time.  We hit Cedar Beach for some music and drinks and my dad and son met up with us later in the evening. Nice visit home!

 

My heart! Love this girl to pieces

I'm truly blessed to have a friend like her....

 

Pops - Me - Stacy

Me & Georgie

Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart Baby!

The Final Tour

Motley Crue

Allentown, PA - August 27, 2014

 

Kelly, Dawn & Renee

I believe the smiles on those three faces say it all!

 Vince

Tommy

Closed out the night with "Home Sweet Home"

Farewell to Summer....

Well yesterday marked the start of another school year. Gracie is now in 5th grade and has moved over to the "middle" school and Jacob is in 8th grade...hard  to believe he will be in "high school" next year.  My babies are growing up fast. Lil' George moved back home in May after graduating from West Chester University and landed a job with Sam's Club (Team Leader) and recently bought a new car (Chevy Malibu - very nice!).  This summer we did not take a big vacation.  I normally head down to North Carolina to visit my dad, but it wasn't doable this year.  We did manage to get home to Altoona to visit the family over the 4th of July holiday and Gracie stayed an with my in-laws for about two weeks...Jacob opted to come back home and play video games! In other words, he did nothing this summer - actually he did go camping with his friend Baily and his family. We managed to hit Hershey Park this month (ugh...4 rides in 6 hours - need I say more?).  I do love rollercoasters but waiting on line for 70 minutes to get on a ride is not my idea of fun. I think the best time to hit HP is during Halloween.  We went the day after Halloween last year and hit all the rides and had a blast!  Labor Day weekend I am heading home to Long Island with Lil' George for a family wedding and that will wrap up our summer.  I must admit while I'm sad to see summer go, I am looking forward to the fall (it's my favorite time of the year).  I love Halloween, Thanksgiving and who doesn't love Christmas?  So Oct, Nov & Dec are my favorite months of the year.  Below are some pics I took of Jake and Grace yesterday morning before they headed out to school. 

First Day of School

(Jake 8th grade - Grace 5th grade)

Our Beauty Queen - Gracie

Gracie Girl

Mani/Pedi Day For Gracie & Mommy - July 2014

Trip to New Bloomfield

August 2, 2014

Me and my princess took a ride to New Bloomfield to meet up with and old Navy buddy of mine - my friend Vicki.  She's actually from Lewistown and New Bloomfield was the halfway point for our get together.   Me and Gracie were waiting on Vicki so we had some fun taking pictures. When Vicki arrived we enjoyed some Chinese food and great company! Isn't my princess beautiful?

True...

Georgie - Sky Zone

I'm thinking my son Georgie had more fun at

 Sky Zone then the youngers kids....

Sky Zone - July 2014 - Jacob's Birthday Celebration

 The birthday boy (who needed a haircut something awful)

 Dodge Ball - Jake waiting patiently for the game to start!

Dodge Ball - Yes, that's my 22 year old with a bunch of 10 year olds!

Georgie - Slam Dunk!

Georgie - Backflip on the trampoline!

Gracie doing her splits!

Jacob Turns 13

Welp my little man is officially a teenager - Jake turned 13 on July 24th.  We celebrated with cake and ice cream and that weekend we took him and his friends to Sky Zone (trampoline park) and he had a sleepover.

 

 Look at that smile!

 My handsome baby boy!

Make a wish!

Jake's buddy Bailey!

Joyce Meyer Conference - August 9, 2014

Me and my buddy Bill attended the Joyce Meyer conference this Saturday.  The topic of discussion was about "self-centered" people.  I learned a few things about myself...I even learned that I need to start a new bucket list - one that's not all about me and my wants, but one that lists all the things I would like to do for others!  My friend Barbara got us amazing seats...second row from the stage - how awesome was that?

Joyce Meyer

"Let The Healing Begin"