Ugh, I haven't had anything exciting to blog about lately! School started back up and has completely consumed my life. This semester is attempting to be the hardest semester I have yet to have. I am taking a Physiology class, an Audiology class and an online class. They Physiology class is extremely difficult as I have no background in this type of science. The instructor is nuts and covers way to much information in the short amount of time we meet each week. I am having a hard time keeping up with the material and am just wishing it was all over! :) I love my Audiology class but trying to keep up with that class on top of the Physiology class is posing to be more difficult than I had hoped for! I know my ultimate focus has to be on getting a good grade in my audiology class since it has an effect on my future in this major but I really wanted to gain something from my Physiology class.
So with all of that, I've spent most of my time at home studying or doing assignments. I've been at work a lot too! However, this past weekend I went to the Akron Zips Football game with my Dad and Ben on Saturday, then spent the evening at my parents house visiting with them and my sister & Ben. We ate good pizza and my dad built a massive bonfire way out back and we enjoyed being outside. It was great fire weather! :) On Sunday we got up, relaxed around the house (i worked on invitations for Lisa and Ben's baby shower) and then we went to Mass. After Mass, I headed home to do a little work for school. Ugh, another week is upon us and the weekend just flew by!
Hopefully I will see my sister and Ben this weekend to get a 28 week picture of my sister but if not, I know Ben will come through with another good picture for me to share! Lisa is doing well and had an appointment last week in which they did another ultrasound. (they needed to do another one because the last time they didn't get a good picture of the baby's heart since it wouldn't cooperate....hehe) I hope I can get the pictures to scan and share with everyone! It's amazing! :)
Have a great week everyone!
Monday, September 29, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Wild Weekend
This weekend was definitely a WILD one and this post will be a LONG one! :)
On Friday evening I spent some time with my Mom, having dinner, shopping for supplies for Lisa & Ben's baby shower and attempting to purchase a shower gift for Ben's sister, Rachel, who is also expecting (in November). We had a great dinner, spent waaaayyyy too much time at the Arts & Crafts store (still not sure we got the best deal so back out hunting we will go) and then found nothing at the store Rachel was registered at! :) It was a fun though!
On Saturday, I did the usual house cleaning, studying and laundry. Then I headed over to Jill's because we were going to the SPA!! Yahoo!! Her birthday was on Wednesday September 10th (Happy Birthday!!) and we were going to do something on Saturday to celebrate and then she mentioned that she had this gift certificate that she hadn't used and wondered if I was interested in going with her. She had hoped her husband would go with her but she couldn't convince him so she gave up! I was completely open to the idea as I had never been to a spa before! She scheduled for us a half hour massage, whirlpool and manicure. We arrived early for the appointment which was scheduled for 3:00pm! Right from the start we knew something wasn't right! The service was slow and awkward. The girl running the show, reminded Jill of a Troll (the ones we used to play with as kids...) and she was so not a calm and relaxing person! (as you would expect at a spa....duh) We seemed to wait for quite awhile and heard a few stories of how this place was incredibly slow and had gone down hill recently. The troll lady showed us where the lockers were and indicated that our robes were in their and to change. So we did! She came back a while later and said she was taking us down to the whirlpool! UH, hello, you didn't tell us we needed to put on our bathing suits. We thought were going for our massages first, then to the whirlpool. So we went back tot he locker room to change and then waited some more! Finally we went down to the whirlpool, which was soothing! After that we had to shower and head back upstairs to wait for our massages. We were told 5 - 10 minutes but I bet it was closer to a half hour before she came to get me. I went back and it was a pretty good massage. After I was done I came back to our waiting room and waited for about 10 minutes for Jill to come out. She said she had waited for forever after I went in for my massage. Oh my, what an experience we were having! lol! So we changed our clothes and were taken downstairs to wait for our manicures! I looked at my watch and realized that we had been at the spa for 2 1/2 hours!! WHAT?!?! We were a little annoyed so we told them we were leaving because we had ran out of time! They didn't really even seem to be bothered by it! They were like, "I'm sorry" and that was it! I told Jill I think I was bad luck for her! :) I didn't think it would take that long and I had invited my family over to watch the OSU vs. USC game so that's why we ran out of time! We also had wanted to grab some dinner as we were both starving!
The spa offered us a $10 off coupon to their restaurant but we were so annoyed with them that we just wanted to get out of there. lol! So we decided upon Luchita's! Good choice Jill! We had good food and GREAT drinks! The manager/ owner (Ron Luchita...haha) bought Jill and I a Margarita after I announced It was her birthday and we were celebrating! I couldn't drink anymore since we had already shared a 1/2 pitcher of margaritas with dinner so she drank both of the ones Ron bought for us! Here is a great picture of her enjoying her margarita:
So after we sang really loud on the way home and Jill waved to strangers, we arrived back to the Lieser's house! There was a great Billy Joel song on the radio so we ran in to get Catelyn and danced outside the car! It was silly and Andy was totally confused! We hadn't told him the story of our day! I had to jet to get home for my family coming over! I hope you had a good time Saturday, Jill!!
So shortly after I arrived home, my parents, Ben & Lisa came over to watch the game! It was a pathetic game but it was nice to spend sometime with them! I only took one pictures so here it is:
On Sunday I drove home to Seville to attend Mass as me and Lisa's friend, Megan, was in town for the weekend visiting from Philly! She came home to see her grandma and was going to be at church so I went down to see her! It was nice to visit for a few minutes and we look forward to seeing her and TJ again around Thanksgiving if all goes well!
After Mass, me and Mom headed up to North Royalton for Rachel's baby shower! It was a nice shower and good to visit with family! I love getting to see my sister too but still haven't felt the baby kick! lol! They are always sleeping when I'm around! Soon enough I will feel it and before I know it they will be here and I will be able to hold them! :)
After the shower I headed over to the Lieser's because Andy was having a little party for Jill's birthday! As I was heading over, the weather began to change a little. It was pretty windy and by the time I got to the Lieser's they had lost power. I only stayed for about an hour because I had so much to get done before Monday rolled around.
When I got home, you could tell the winds were really picking up! Ike was crossing over Ohio and bring with it extremely high winds! It brought hardly any rain to Akron but it brought gusts of 60 + mph! Crazy! Around 7pm, the power went off and we were without it for quite some time. I had to open the deck door and windows because it was getting so stuffy in my condo. Eddie kept checking outside but when the wind would gust he would go running for the bedroom or kitchen! :) I heard people talking outside so I went out on the deck and noticed a huge tree limb fell right behind my place almost hitting the backside of the condos! Phew, that was close! I think over 100 schools were closed in the area on Monday because power was still out! It was a bit crazy! Here are some pictures from our boring evening with no power, listening to the winds!
Timber!!
What is going on outside?!?!
This no power stuff is boring....good night! :)
Every once in awhile we need a WILD weekend! :)
On Friday evening I spent some time with my Mom, having dinner, shopping for supplies for Lisa & Ben's baby shower and attempting to purchase a shower gift for Ben's sister, Rachel, who is also expecting (in November). We had a great dinner, spent waaaayyyy too much time at the Arts & Crafts store (still not sure we got the best deal so back out hunting we will go) and then found nothing at the store Rachel was registered at! :) It was a fun though!
On Saturday, I did the usual house cleaning, studying and laundry. Then I headed over to Jill's because we were going to the SPA!! Yahoo!! Her birthday was on Wednesday September 10th (Happy Birthday!!) and we were going to do something on Saturday to celebrate and then she mentioned that she had this gift certificate that she hadn't used and wondered if I was interested in going with her. She had hoped her husband would go with her but she couldn't convince him so she gave up! I was completely open to the idea as I had never been to a spa before! She scheduled for us a half hour massage, whirlpool and manicure. We arrived early for the appointment which was scheduled for 3:00pm! Right from the start we knew something wasn't right! The service was slow and awkward. The girl running the show, reminded Jill of a Troll (the ones we used to play with as kids...) and she was so not a calm and relaxing person! (as you would expect at a spa....duh) We seemed to wait for quite awhile and heard a few stories of how this place was incredibly slow and had gone down hill recently. The troll lady showed us where the lockers were and indicated that our robes were in their and to change. So we did! She came back a while later and said she was taking us down to the whirlpool! UH, hello, you didn't tell us we needed to put on our bathing suits. We thought were going for our massages first, then to the whirlpool. So we went back tot he locker room to change and then waited some more! Finally we went down to the whirlpool, which was soothing! After that we had to shower and head back upstairs to wait for our massages. We were told 5 - 10 minutes but I bet it was closer to a half hour before she came to get me. I went back and it was a pretty good massage. After I was done I came back to our waiting room and waited for about 10 minutes for Jill to come out. She said she had waited for forever after I went in for my massage. Oh my, what an experience we were having! lol! So we changed our clothes and were taken downstairs to wait for our manicures! I looked at my watch and realized that we had been at the spa for 2 1/2 hours!! WHAT?!?! We were a little annoyed so we told them we were leaving because we had ran out of time! They didn't really even seem to be bothered by it! They were like, "I'm sorry" and that was it! I told Jill I think I was bad luck for her! :) I didn't think it would take that long and I had invited my family over to watch the OSU vs. USC game so that's why we ran out of time! We also had wanted to grab some dinner as we were both starving!
The spa offered us a $10 off coupon to their restaurant but we were so annoyed with them that we just wanted to get out of there. lol! So we decided upon Luchita's! Good choice Jill! We had good food and GREAT drinks! The manager/ owner (Ron Luchita...haha) bought Jill and I a Margarita after I announced It was her birthday and we were celebrating! I couldn't drink anymore since we had already shared a 1/2 pitcher of margaritas with dinner so she drank both of the ones Ron bought for us! Here is a great picture of her enjoying her margarita:
So after we sang really loud on the way home and Jill waved to strangers, we arrived back to the Lieser's house! There was a great Billy Joel song on the radio so we ran in to get Catelyn and danced outside the car! It was silly and Andy was totally confused! We hadn't told him the story of our day! I had to jet to get home for my family coming over! I hope you had a good time Saturday, Jill!!
So shortly after I arrived home, my parents, Ben & Lisa came over to watch the game! It was a pathetic game but it was nice to spend sometime with them! I only took one pictures so here it is:
Ben and his friend Eduardo! lol! He was probably getting into the chips or drinks! haha!
After Mass, me and Mom headed up to North Royalton for Rachel's baby shower! It was a nice shower and good to visit with family! I love getting to see my sister too but still haven't felt the baby kick! lol! They are always sleeping when I'm around! Soon enough I will feel it and before I know it they will be here and I will be able to hold them! :)
After the shower I headed over to the Lieser's because Andy was having a little party for Jill's birthday! As I was heading over, the weather began to change a little. It was pretty windy and by the time I got to the Lieser's they had lost power. I only stayed for about an hour because I had so much to get done before Monday rolled around.
When I got home, you could tell the winds were really picking up! Ike was crossing over Ohio and bring with it extremely high winds! It brought hardly any rain to Akron but it brought gusts of 60 + mph! Crazy! Around 7pm, the power went off and we were without it for quite some time. I had to open the deck door and windows because it was getting so stuffy in my condo. Eddie kept checking outside but when the wind would gust he would go running for the bedroom or kitchen! :) I heard people talking outside so I went out on the deck and noticed a huge tree limb fell right behind my place almost hitting the backside of the condos! Phew, that was close! I think over 100 schools were closed in the area on Monday because power was still out! It was a bit crazy! Here are some pictures from our boring evening with no power, listening to the winds!
Tree Limb Down!!
Timber!!
What is going on outside?!?!
This no power stuff is boring....good night! :)
Every once in awhile we need a WILD weekend! :)
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
24 Weeks
Wow! I can't believe it but Lisa is 24 weeks pregnant! 6 months have flown by! This week the baby weighs just over 1lb and is about a foot long. I laughed because on the TV they are running ads for a group called Trans-Siberian Orchestra who are a rock orchestra that go on tour during the holiday season. They are coming to Cleveland on December 29th and that is Lisa's due date. Guess we won't be going! hehe! If they are advertising for their concert already, then the show can't be that far off! Whoa! :)
Mom and I are in the midst of planning her and Ben's baby shower which will take place near the Thanksgiving holiday! I am excited and am still baffled by the fact that she is going to be a mom in the very near future! I can't wait to see my niece or nephew! At her last doctor's appointment at the end of August things went well. The only problem was that Lisa lost a little bit of weight and her doctor wanted her to increase her calorie intake. (ex. have a milkshake in between meals, etc.) She has been doing this and since that appointment I have noticed that she has definitely began to "pop out" as they would say. She is gaining weight and doing well. I think the most exciting news was that Ben got to feel the baby kick. :) I can't wait to feel it! Lisa looks great and has a great pregnancy thus far! Her next appointment is at the end of September and of course I'll be posting an update at 28 weeks! :)
Here are some pictures Ben took very early this morning since I forgot to when I was over this past weekend! He did a great job!
Lisa, don't be mad about the bare belly pictures! They give a much better view of how much you are showing! You are a great concealer with your cute shirts! :)
Mom and I are in the midst of planning her and Ben's baby shower which will take place near the Thanksgiving holiday! I am excited and am still baffled by the fact that she is going to be a mom in the very near future! I can't wait to see my niece or nephew! At her last doctor's appointment at the end of August things went well. The only problem was that Lisa lost a little bit of weight and her doctor wanted her to increase her calorie intake. (ex. have a milkshake in between meals, etc.) She has been doing this and since that appointment I have noticed that she has definitely began to "pop out" as they would say. She is gaining weight and doing well. I think the most exciting news was that Ben got to feel the baby kick. :) I can't wait to feel it! Lisa looks great and has a great pregnancy thus far! Her next appointment is at the end of September and of course I'll be posting an update at 28 weeks! :)
Here are some pictures Ben took very early this morning since I forgot to when I was over this past weekend! He did a great job!
Lisa, don't be mad about the bare belly pictures! They give a much better view of how much you are showing! You are a great concealer with your cute shirts! :)
Birthday Card
I received the most adorable birthday card from the Lieser's and I wanted to share it with everyone! Be sure to watch the entire video as their is a little recording from my god daughter, Catelyn. It is so sweet!
Monday, September 8, 2008
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday to ME! :) Thanks to everyone who made my birthday so special! I celebrate my 29th (oh boy) birthday on Friday September 5th!
After the typical events of a Friday, I was blessed to have dinner with my closest friends, The Lieser's. We met at Champs up north because I had to play softball later on in the evening! It was a little hectic trying to get everyone there for dinner but it all worked out and we had a great time! Jill and Catelyn made me the greatest cake ever! Thank you so much! Here are pictures from the evening!!
My beautiful God Daughter, Catelyn!
Her sweet little brother, Connor
Looking at something :)
MMM Jill, that looks delicious! hehe!
The most adorable picture of me and the kids! Oops Connor forgot to look! :)
Turned Connor around and added Jill! Even better! Love you guys!
After an amazing dinner with the clan, I headed over to my softball game, which were the playoffs! I was excited! We played our first game at 8:30pm and WON!! We had to wait for the next game to be played and then we would play the winner of that game for the Championship! :) Our team is a wonderful team! We play well together and most of all have fun! We played our hearts out in the championship game but came up one run short! Oh well! There were no regrets! After the game a few us went out for a couple drinks to celebrate my birthday and the great season! It was fun!
On Saturday I was able to spend a wonderful evening with my family! (We always do a family birthday celebration) I got to pick where I wanted to go so I chose "Little Italy". I love the area and the good food! Before we left for Little Italy I opened presents from my parents and Lisa & Ben! My parents got me a few things for my condo! A wall clock, a painting and a plant for decoration! I was so happy! I really needed something to start the decorating that I need to do! My sister and Ben got me the Magic Bullet (a cool blender type thing) which was great as well! I love it! So off we went to Little Italy!! We ate at a little restaurant called Mama Santa's! They have great Pizza and Sangria! Of course my Dad had to have Red Wine! :) After dinner we walked around and looked at all the shops. It was such a beautiful evening. We then headed to Anthony's for Authentic Gelato! MMMM! After this I thought I might burst! hehe! I forgot my camera so no pictures from Little Italy. We topped off the night with a little fire at Lisa and Ben's house and a few enjoyed some cake that Mom had bought. I couldn't bring myself to eat a piece for I thought I might be sick! hehe! It was such a great night and I had such a great Birthday! I am truly blessed! Thank you!
After the typical events of a Friday, I was blessed to have dinner with my closest friends, The Lieser's. We met at Champs up north because I had to play softball later on in the evening! It was a little hectic trying to get everyone there for dinner but it all worked out and we had a great time! Jill and Catelyn made me the greatest cake ever! Thank you so much! Here are pictures from the evening!!
The Beautiful Cake!!
My beautiful God Daughter, Catelyn!
Her sweet little brother, Connor
Looking at something :)
MMM Jill, that looks delicious! hehe!
The most adorable picture of me and the kids! Oops Connor forgot to look! :)
Turned Connor around and added Jill! Even better! Love you guys!
After an amazing dinner with the clan, I headed over to my softball game, which were the playoffs! I was excited! We played our first game at 8:30pm and WON!! We had to wait for the next game to be played and then we would play the winner of that game for the Championship! :) Our team is a wonderful team! We play well together and most of all have fun! We played our hearts out in the championship game but came up one run short! Oh well! There were no regrets! After the game a few us went out for a couple drinks to celebrate my birthday and the great season! It was fun!
On Saturday I was able to spend a wonderful evening with my family! (We always do a family birthday celebration) I got to pick where I wanted to go so I chose "Little Italy". I love the area and the good food! Before we left for Little Italy I opened presents from my parents and Lisa & Ben! My parents got me a few things for my condo! A wall clock, a painting and a plant for decoration! I was so happy! I really needed something to start the decorating that I need to do! My sister and Ben got me the Magic Bullet (a cool blender type thing) which was great as well! I love it! So off we went to Little Italy!! We ate at a little restaurant called Mama Santa's! They have great Pizza and Sangria! Of course my Dad had to have Red Wine! :) After dinner we walked around and looked at all the shops. It was such a beautiful evening. We then headed to Anthony's for Authentic Gelato! MMMM! After this I thought I might burst! hehe! I forgot my camera so no pictures from Little Italy. We topped off the night with a little fire at Lisa and Ben's house and a few enjoyed some cake that Mom had bought. I couldn't bring myself to eat a piece for I thought I might be sick! hehe! It was such a great night and I had such a great Birthday! I am truly blessed! Thank you!
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Happy Labor Day
Wow, it's been awhile since I've listed a new post! Things have been a little busy! I started back to school last week and of course that seems to change everything. I like my classes and am excited that when this semester is over my sister will be only a few weeks away from giving birth to my niece or nephew! Yay! Hard to believe she is almost 6 months pregnant! (I'll be posting a post on her update next week after I take her 24 week picture...hehe)
This past weekend was extremely relaxing and refreshing! After a difficult week at work, it was just what I needed! Family/ friend Time!! My parents have an Annual Labor Day Party the Sunday before Labor Day! People show up all throughout the day and it's such a nice time to visit with so many people! The weather was FANTASTIC! Couldn't have been a much better day! We ate good food, had good drinks (thanks Beth for the Brandy Slush...hehe), played Cornhole, Glow-in-the-dark Bocci Ball, enjoyed a nice campfire and S'Mores! :) MMM!
I didn't get to take as many pictures as I had hoped but here are a few from during the daytime hours! Hope you all had a great Labor Day Weekend!!
MMMM! Brandy Slush!!
Lisa, You were told to lay off the Alcohol...haha! JK!! There is a little belly on her! So cute!
Dave and Kim enjoying some food!
Little Daniel, carrying the bean bags in his shirt for Cornhole!
Dumping them inside the hole...hehe
Playing Cornhole
Father Ned playing Cornhole :)
Ben and John playing with the Nerf thing
Dave and Kim again...don't you two look happy :)
Father Mike and Mom doing dishes after the night ended...notice the date change on the picture?!?! It was late!
And poor Sadie was exhausted....
This past weekend was extremely relaxing and refreshing! After a difficult week at work, it was just what I needed! Family/ friend Time!! My parents have an Annual Labor Day Party the Sunday before Labor Day! People show up all throughout the day and it's such a nice time to visit with so many people! The weather was FANTASTIC! Couldn't have been a much better day! We ate good food, had good drinks (thanks Beth for the Brandy Slush...hehe), played Cornhole, Glow-in-the-dark Bocci Ball, enjoyed a nice campfire and S'Mores! :) MMM!
I didn't get to take as many pictures as I had hoped but here are a few from during the daytime hours! Hope you all had a great Labor Day Weekend!!
People hanging out.....
MMMM! Brandy Slush!!
Lisa, You were told to lay off the Alcohol...haha! JK!! There is a little belly on her! So cute!
Dave and Kim enjoying some food!
Little Daniel, carrying the bean bags in his shirt for Cornhole!
Dumping them inside the hole...hehe
Playing Cornhole
Father Ned playing Cornhole :)
Ben and John playing with the Nerf thing
Dave and Kim again...don't you two look happy :)
Father Mike and Mom doing dishes after the night ended...notice the date change on the picture?!?! It was late!
And poor Sadie was exhausted....
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