Happy 30th !!!

To my lil' sissy !! She turns the BIG three zero today !

I feel old - older then I did when I turned thirty - I keep thinking of all these random memories; ie.: ice-cream cake; combined sleepover parties; the roller-rink; going to see WWF; camping -

All these things we did over our birthdays when we were kids - Those were the days !

Happy Birthday Megan - Have a great Day -

See you Saturday for ur gift !!

xoxo

Party like its ur birthday !!

CUZ IT IS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today I turn 33 years old - Although my mother somehow had me at 34 (wtf ?)

I found out this morning that she did in fact remember that I was born at 11:02PM on 3/25 - she just forgot the year ... :)

Great day so far - Looking forward to an AMAZING weekend - Because I happen to have the world's BEST group of friends a gal could have !!

Line up goes a lil' somethin like this :

Tonite - Dinner of my choice homemade by my mamma !! :) (shepard's pie, y'all - my mom nails it) totally one of my favs..... (British decent over here - sorry)

Fri nite - FOOD nite at my besties house - Jam. & Nic. are hosting food nite at there house for my b-day - Italien themed - with most of our friends comin....AND to top it off - EVERYONE has to come in comfies (ie: Sweats/PJ's, etc.) YAY !

Sat. nite - Dinner out with my parents, sister and her bo - Apollo Grill in Bethlehem and then going to the casino for a lookie.... and to meet up w/my aunt and uncle.

Sunday - Jeff is taking me to Atlantic City for the day and nite ( NO we do not have a gambling problem haha) dinner out and staying at the Chelsea hotel - :)

Spoiled Rotten I am - I woke up this morning to flowers and a present on the table from my hubby and my girls - Ipod Nano (exactly what i wanted) SUCH A LUCKY GIRL !! :)

ENJOY your WEEKEND - celebrate a lil' just for me !!

XOXO

What's on Your Bucket List ?

I stole this list titled '99 Things I Ought To Have Done" from another blogger…..and it really makes u stop and think -
You're supposed to copy the list and bold the ones you've done (explaining if needed).

1. Started your own blog (Uh, yeah)
2. Slept under the stars (camped once or twice when I was little – hated it)
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland (of course)
8. Climbed a mountain (not a famous one – but in the Poconos…. )
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris (airport only – boo)
13. Watched a thunder and lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch (tiled my bathroom – that’s a handy art)
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning (I think it was that?)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables (every year – help out w/the farming)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight (teenage sleepovers)
22. Hitch hiked (on 309 – trying to get to the mall – wtf?)
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise (been on 2: Bermuda, and the Bahamas)
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community (PA)
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud (my sister and i lived in our backyard creek)
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (in Brownies!)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp (Germany)
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar (hate it)
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo (3 so far)
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee


44 outta 99 - not too bad - Life passes us by soo fast sometimes its neat to remember things you have done - and remind yourself of the things you want to do !

Happy St. Patty's Day !!

I am told that even Pugs are Irish on St. Patty's Day......

I will enjoy the green beer for them later today !

Cheers !!

Mini Vaca

Last week I took a mini getaway with my mom and my sister - We did something totally out of the ordinary and pretty cool !



My grandmother; Nonna turned 85 years old on February 25th - I've written about her in the past - She is a holocaust survivor, Mother of 4 and Grandmother to 6 - Her life story is amazing

This past fall she decided to undergo major surgery; basically reconstruction of her entire spine - She has lived in pain for decades and as doctors now believe that she had broken her back while in the war it obviously never healed properly - Years of letting it go, and further injury had brought her to surgery - She underwent seven surgeries in one day - she has an incesion from her kneck to the top of her butt - and two others on her side - they cut inches out of her spine and replaced parts with a steal rod - the chances of her walking again after such surgery was 50% - Back in October a week after surgery - she was sure she would never walk again - In December after a month in rehab she is mobile - with the help of a walker - She must wear a brace for the rest of her life.

My mom suggested that we visit her - because she will not be able to travel like she used to - Instead of just a regular visit - how about a "surprise" visit - I got into planning mode; and put this trip together in no time ! We flew into Orlando on Wednesday the 24th - rented a car - got a hotel - drove to Cocoa Beach in the morning on the 25th - Rang her doorbell at 10am

She had no idea we were coming

We gave her "the shock of her life" and after about an hour of "happy tears" we enjoyed a full day with her - it was a great day - and leaves me with a smile in my heart to know that after eighty five years we gave her the only surprise she has ever had in her entire life -