My Birthday Wish List

I know...I know..my birthday is not until June 17th but for some reason or another I have a large birthday wish list this year. Usually, when asked I can not think of one thing I want. So I am not sure what is up with me this year.

I am really tempted to go shopping sometime this week and pick up the stuff I want - but if the role was reversed I would get really ticked off at the person. I absolutely hate it when people go shopping before their birthdays, Christmas, etc. and buy something they have been asking/wanting for a while. So, I will be patient and wait until my birthday and hopefully the people who are planning on buying me birthday gifts will see this list...hehe - so sneaky.

So here it goes-

• Harry Potter Books 4, 5, and 6
• Dear John and/or Three Weeks with My Brother by Nicholas Sparks
  
• Grey's Anatomy Season 2
• Light weight robe for summer months
• Cute flip flops in size 9 or 9 1/2

Lindsay's 27th Birthday

Yesterday, was Lindsay's 27th Birthday! The family got together (Lindsay, Maddie, Tony, Bob, Jackie, Corey & I) to celebrate with a bbq at Bob & Jackie's house. Bob and Jackie fixed all of Lindsay's favorites: london broil, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, salad and sauteed mushrooms and onions. It was delicious!
For dessert Maddie made her very first birthday cake with lots of help from her Daddy for her Mommy's special day. The lines in the cake are where Maddie was tasting the icing while decorating the cake. The cake was awesome! There were only two pieces of cake left when we were finished with it. I think Tony has found his specialty when he decides to retire from his route.
On to the gifts:
Tony's Parents (Tina & Terry) stopped by and gave Lindsay a New York Yankees beach towel.
Bob & Jackie got her storage bins (per request of the birthday girl), a nice candle set with a wooden tray, coir door mats for Spring and Summer, a gardening tool set with a cute carrying purse, and a Happy Home slate.
Corey & I gave Linds a brown leather laptop carrying case/bag from Liz Claiborne.

Happy 27th Birthday Lindsay!

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Girls' Night - April 2007

Last night was Girls' Night! It was much needed after the week I had. This girls' night was extra festive since we had two special birthdays to celebrate- Lindsay's & Lori's. We went to dinner at Carrabas in Centreville. The food was very yummy; however the wait staff could had used some additional training. For example, within five minutes of receiving our salads two gentlemen (not our original waiter) came to our table carrying our main entrees. There was no room for the men to put the food down since we had our salads and two appetizers on the table. One of the gentlemen shoves one of the "HOT" plates in Lori's hands and states that the plate is TOO Hot for his hands and to hurry and take it; even though there was still not a place on the table for Lori to put the plate down on or was it her entree that she ordered. I guess it is better for the customer to burn their hands than the server. We complained to our waiter who apologized but that was about it - don't worry his tip reflected his counterparts mistake. However, I will say the Lobster Ravioli was phenomenal - my favorite from the menu. For dessert, we all decided to split this delicious chocolate thing - the only way I can describe it is as a Little Debbie's Swiss Role but more upscale and maybe even on crack!

We decided after dinner that we were all too full to go watch a chick flick so we decided to find the nearest bar for some alcoholic beverages. Next door to Carrabas is Border Cafe a Tex-Mex restaurant and we all know that Tex-Mex = Margaritas! I had a yummy strawberry margarita (or two) with sugar on the rim of the glass. It was very refreshing and tasty! We were pleasantly surprised when this awesome band started playing around 7:30/8:00. The band played everything from Motown (Al Green) to Red Hot Chili Peppers to Alicia Keys and even the Sponge Bob Square Pants theme song. It was awesome! Here's the MySpace page for the place and band - http://www.myspace.com/bordercafe
I think this place will become a regular hot spot for girls' night!

Overall, it was a fun night catching up with the girls! Happy Birthday Lindsay & Lori!

Next girls' night is Friday, May 25th at Border Cafe in Centreville for anyone who wants to join us!

Hoos for Hokies!

We received an email titled "Hoos for Hokies" with the following pictures attached. The pictures brought tears to my eyes. We are proud to be a WAHOO fans and we are HOOS for Hokies!

Happy 2nd Birthday Maddie!!

Our niece, Maddie, turned two today! I can't believe that she is two already - where has the time gone? It seems like yesterday we were anxiously waiting for nearly fourteen hours for her arrival into this world. It's amazing how such a small little person can bring so much joy and laughter into one's life - but she does. We love hearing the daily/weekly Maddie stories and it's especially priceless now that she is beginning to tell us on her own about her day. Sometimes it's jibber jabbish but we can usually make out a word here or there and figure out the story. She is becoming more lovable, fun and entertaining with each day that passes! I can't imagine what it will be like when we have our own child.

So enough mushy stuff and on to the party details! Attending Maddie's Birthday Party were: Lindsay & Tony, Grammy & Poppy (Lind's and Corey's Parents), Nona & Grandpa (Tony's Parents) , Aunt Tamara & Matt (Tony's Sister and Boyfriend) and Uncle Corey & I . The theme was Fisher Price Little People. Maddie loves Birthday Cake! She loves it so much that she calls it Happy Cake and will do almost anything for it (even if that means taking a nap). So as you could guess, Maddie loved that her birthday cake was decorated with all of her favorite Little People friends' heads. She ate Maggie, Eddie and Michael's heads - yes that equals three pieces of cake (I guess one for each year and one to grow on!)

Maddie received lots of nice gifts! Grammy & Poppy got Maddie her very first doll house by Fisher Price and some adorable outfits. Aunt Tamara and Matt got her two Elmo dvds, Sesame Street sing-along books and a dress. Nona & Grandpa gave Maddie money for her college fund and a car organizer for her toys, books and crayons (hopefully this will clean up some of the mess in Linds' car). Uncle Corey & I got the practical gifts, six outfits for this summer and Sesame Street hair ties and clips (I think Linds was happier with our gifts than Maddie). Hopefully, we won't always be the aunt and uncle who buys clothes for gifts but right now Lindsay & Tony's house is exploding at the seams with toys.
Happy Birthday Maddie! We love you! You're our little stinker!



















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Hoppy Easter!

Michelle's Baby Shower - Alliyah Jade McNair

Kellie Jo and Aunt Jackie threw Michelle a baby shower on Saturday, April 7th at 2:00 at the Summit Bank basement in Franklin, WV. Michelle is due in May and is having a baby girl, Alliyah Jade McNair. Kellie and Jackie came up with some creative games that I had yet to see at a baby shower:
1) "My Water Broke" - They froze small plastic babies in ice cubes and each drink was served with one ice cube. The goal was for the ice cube to completely melt and have your baby floating in your drink. The first person to yell, "My Water Broke" won! It was hilarious seeing the older ladies (my grandmother's age and older) pouring hot coffee in their drink or holding the ice cube in their hands to help it melt. Cheaters - haha!
2) Designer Onesies - Everyone got to design their own onesie for baby Alliyah.
3) Stork Bingo

We had a great time visiting with everyone and are anxiously waiting the arrival of our new little cousin, Alliyah! Jackie & Kellie you did a great job - thanks for the invite!

More pictures from the baby shower can be viewed at: http://www1.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=157299934/a=11808959_11808959/fromupload=true/t_=11808959

Corey's turning the BIG 3-0 (Yikes) on May 13th!

Yep the subject line tells it all! Corey's turning the BIG 3-0 or 20 plus 10 whatever you want to call it on May 13th! If you ask Corey he will tell you he is 23 and will be turning 23 this year(his age for eternity) - but he's not fooling anybody! So, I asked Corey what he wanted to do for his 30th birthday and he told me he wanted to spend it just me and him! So, I have decided to whisk Corey away for four days (May 11 - 14) for his birthday - the location is a surprise! Corey will receive one destination clue each day the week before his birthday. I will post the clues on here, but no one is allowed to help him out!

It's been a while...but we are back!

After reading our friends' Laurie and Heather's blogs I began to feel guilty that I have dropped off the face of the earth with blogging. I have realized that a weakness of mine is that I seem to have a problem finishing an effort with the same amount of enthusiasm and initiative than when I started. So I am back to the grind with this blogging thing! I will try to catch everyone up on where I left off, I believe that was October (wow!). Not much has happened but we do have a lot of exciting plans for the next couple months (will fill you in later).

So, stay posted!