The Girls...

...the last time you will see them together sober. We had drinks at Chickie's during the afternoon. All except Erin. She was sniffing glue in the parking lot. Oh wait, I was sniffing glue. She had two Corona's (ah hah! Now Jermaine will know). This past Saturday I arranged for all of my bridesmaids to get together to try on dresses, have some drinks (and lunch), and get acquainted. It was a great day and we actually found dresses that everyone liked!


This is Danielle & Annie at Chickie's and Pete's. Annie has a straw in her Coors Light, because in her words "I'm gettin' inebriated today" (yes, she did say inebriated)





Erin & I (at the same place)







I am so thankful to have these three women in my life that are going to share a part of my special day! It was special until Danielle puked in the car when the cop pulled me over for cutting off an entire row of trafic in downtown Philly. I'm glad I didn't get locked up, because when the cop told me to go around everyone I said, "Don't tell me what to wear, Cookie Monster!". I was intoxicated to say the least.

PS - This is how it really went down, Erin. Remember?

In reality, no one got wasted, desired to be inebriated, sniffed glue, puked or...oh wait. I did cut-off an entire row of traffic. It was a real nice get together and I hope to do it again when the weather gets nice.




BTW - This blog entry was totally fabricated by this guy...

A weekend with Aiden & Riley

So, John's patience was tested this past weekend in terms of future child rearing...

On Friday, after a long and boring work meeting in Somerset, NJ, I headed up to Allentown to pick up my nephews Aiden & Riley (ages 5 and 3 respectively). We came back to our house and made pizzas and stayed up until our eyes couldn't stay open anymore! Needless to say, the kids were up until 1 am (I was passed out). 7:15 am "Auntie Kristy, Auntie Kristy can I have some french toast" Aiden belts out. Rubbing my eyes to see what time it was I say "sure sweetie" and began the day! We had a fun day - Uncle John building forts in the living room, Riley playing teletubbies on the "puter", stopping by Erin's house to see Amelle (after her birthday party), taking naps, and going to Pizzeria Uno for dinner. Oh, they also got to try out our jacuzzi tub - note to self, use less bubble bath in a tub that has jets! I spent the entire time with a towel wiping up suds that were overflowed!

Aiden with his "Bubble Beard"


Riley, trying not to get soap in his eyes!


Thankfully, even though Aiden was up until midnight Saturday, he slept in until 9 am Sunday! As hectic as our weekend was, it is so great to spend time with our nephews!

John's Hair - Take II

John and I seem to be having an unspoken race to grow our hair the longest before the wedding. Let's see how far he has been coming along:







I think he may even have a chance for America's top model!!

Kristy & Jen's engagement lunch

I feel bad because I waited so long to post these to our blog!! Back on December 29, 2005 my cousin Missy (from Chicago) wanted to take Jen (her brother Dave's fiance) and me out to a very nice lunch to celebrate our recent engagements. So, me, Jen, Missy, my mom, my aunt Brenda, my cousin Mike's girlfriend Colleen, and my cousin Tanya all went to the Blue Mountain Summit for lunch. It was nice to have all of us together - it really makes you appreciate the importance of your family! Here are some picures...


Me, My Mom (Sandy), Missy, Tanya, Colleen, Aunt Brenda, and Jen


Aunt Brenda, My Mom, Jen, and Me

Bathroom Pictures

Okay, so it isn't completely finished - but pretty close to it! We have a shower and a toilet (and a floor)! Here are some pictures of the almost finished product

Bathroom Update

I promise you all that by this weekend we will finally post pictures of the finalized bathroom. We have had a working shower for the past two weeks, but no toilet or sink. We have finally picked out the sink we want, so now that the floor tile is layed we can install the toilet and sink...ughh! I can't wait until it's done!

Still no shower!!!

This past week we have started our bathroom renovation. This picture here is our old tub - it weighs about two hundred pounds and the walls surrounding it were covered in "PINK" tile ...uugghh!












Pink tile and yes pink walls - pink, pink pink!! I do love the color, but not in my bathroom. John has been doing such a great job with help from his dad on this bathroom project, but showering at other people's houses is becoming somewhat of a nuisance!

















Today is the day that John, his dad and his friend Mike will be installing our new jacuzzi tub....hopefully. I will keep you all posted on the progress!

New Year's Day at Jack & Kathy's

Allison, Pat and Mom are busy here trying to figure out the butt dance.












Finally, they turn to the camera to show us what they're working with!










Later that night, John Q John H and Corrin try to have a competetion with the Playstation dance game








John trying to sing me a sweet serenade....
















Just the girls!Me, Kelly, Corrinn, Erin and Danielle (with the Celtic Crossing!)

Christmas 2005

John and I at my Pappy's house visiting with my father's side of the family.













Finally, a new family portrait! It took a couple shots before Riley would "pose" for the camera.









My cousins Davey and Mikey were lighting fireworks for the kids to watch, so while we were all outside I was able to take this awesome shot!








Grammy with her two little angels at Davey's house on Christmas morning!









Riley posing as "Spongebob" in his new pajamas!

Christmas Eve

Well the count down is officially on! It is Christmas Eve day and I have about 3 more gifts to buy (along with something to wear tonight & tomorrow)! John seems to have everything done - we've officially decided that we cannot go shopping together ever again! To all the girls - need I say more?!?

This year we are going to the Quinn's family annual Christmas Eve party, then we will be with my family on Christmas Day. It is so much fun watching the little ones open their gifts! Davey and Annie (aka Annue) make a killer brunch, then we stop by Pappy's to see the Jones side, then finish off the night at Aunt Brenda and Uncle Dave's house.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Everyone!

Another Wednesday night

Is it Coolio?















No, it's John. He needs a haircut so desperately that I am forced to experiment with it! (You can see how we spend our weeknights)! I think it's actually time for one of his semi-annual cuts. We'll see.........

Cardinal Health's Holiday Party 12.17.05

Teresa, Chris and Dev at our table - believe it or not, Teresa left before Chris!!













Dev on Karaoke, hmm.. have we seen a similar
picture before??








John, trying to pull off a pink shirt and he still manages to look cute!















And, because I took a picture of John, he had to take a picture of me...












Last, but not least, Ty and his wife Miesha enjoying their 1st annual Cardinal Health "Holiday" Party!

BLOGS ARE DUMB

I'm told I have to blog. I don't even know what blog means. I'm certain its a hybrid of two words Blow - Fog
Benefactor - Log

Anyway, I guess I'll have to find a cool picture of me. They may be tough to find. I'm trying to convince Kristy to go to work today. I have a vacation day today and now it is ruined.

So, John finally got to have his way with our turkey!! It was our first Thanksgiving at our new house and we had 14 guests! Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves - especially our nephews!

We're Engaged!

So, we're finally going to tie the knot! Right now it's planning, planning, planning. I've already bought my dress and we've decided on a venue (Moshulu), all that's left is working out the details.