October Bash

This past weekend was a lot of fun. Our friend David threw a little party and had a great turnout. Friends from out of town came to visit and we all hung out in the garage and talked until 4 am. I forget how bad I feel after a night of staying up until wee hours of the morning. It was completely worth it though. The weather was awesome. we were worried about the rain, but we only had about 10 sprinkles all day and night. Richie and I cat napped all day Sunday in between football games and just relaxed.


These guys have been friends for over 25 years. Crazy! :-)

PA trip

My mom and I took a trip to Philly this past weekend. We had not been there since January, which is a long time for us. We usually have a spring visit too, but I was too busy at work and then time flew by. My grandmother's birthday was last week so she was super excited for us to make the trip. We took my new car, Sammy and she did really well. Nice smooth ride. My grandmother buys lots of little things for us, so we had plenty of room to pack up the car for the way home. My grandparents rock! It is so funny how instantly I regress into the little girl and the granddaughter role. I love being there. I helped my grandmother hang some pictures, carrying stuff up from the basement, help change air filters and do other little things for them. It is so easy for me to do it real quick then have them do it. I always tell my grandmother to make a list for me. Some of our last trips include painting walls, ceiling, removing wallpaper, cleaning out closets, etc. I cleaned out a linen closet a couple years ago and found Pepto from 1980 or something crazy like that. It wasn't even pink. HA. Needless to say, we usually work pretty hard when we go up there. This past visit was pretty low key for the most part. We visited with some of my family and of course, had a philly cheesesteak. Yum!

My grandmother laughing at my grandfather

Aunt Marilyn and Uncle Chalie

Family came and went

We had a great time 2 weekends ago. My aunt Mary and her boyfriend came into town. We had a few cocktails out on the deck while enjoying the most beautiful fall weather. Paul, our old neighbor, came into town that night also. That was just a coincidence, so we invited David and my mom's friend Becky over too. We had a mini reunion. I think we had about 8 of us for dinner. Then the boys went outside and played on the mini motorcycle. They had a great time and definitely kept us entertained. Silly boys. A quick visit for everyone, but it was great just hanging out with them all.

Family visits

My Aunt Mary and her boyfriend are coming into town this weekend. I am very excited. I don't think I have seen my Aunt Mary in a couple of years. Was it our wedding? I think we have seen her once since then. Who knows. They are only staying one night and getting back on the road to PA. I love being the pit stop place. I am trying to figure out what to have flor dinner.. I like doing lasagna, Caesar salad and bread sticks. It is a full meal, pretty easy and fills ya up. I thought about steak, baked potatoes and salad, but that seems like more work. I can't decide. I guess I will just wing it. Maybe we will all go out and that will solve any dinner problems :-)

Low Key Weekend

We have a very low key weekend. We watched movies on Friday night. Richie worked on Saturday and I did an all day grocery shopping spree. We should not need to step foot in the grocery store for at least a month! I went to one place, came home unloaded, and ran out the door for the next store, came home and unloaded again. Then, I just stood there and stared at how I was going to make all the stuff fit in the refrigerator. Success came and I was able to fit everything in. I don't know how people do this once I week. HA! Sunday, Richie cut the grass and I cleaned inside. The Steelers did not play until 8:15 pm, so we were able to do stuff around the house. Usually, when they have a 1pm game, we get nothing accomplished on Sundays. David went to Wilmington and brought back J. Michaels for us. J. Michaels is a Philadelphia cheesesteak place in Wilmington. It is so good and the closest thing to a real philly steak sandwich that I have ever been able to find. It was real good and a nice treat. Ended the weekend with a Steelers win, then crashed for the night.