tagged

i was tagged by jenni...here goes.

8 things i am looking forward to:
1. being happy soon
2. camping trips (oak creek/knoebels)
3. deep creek lake in august
4. going to the beach with my sister
5. working on our house
6. early summer service at church
7. expanding my wedding/baby invite and gift business
8. relaxing

8 things i did yesterday:
1. worked
2. cried
3. ate
4. packed
5. got my haircut/colored
6. read blogs
7. took the dogs out
8. slept

8 things i wish i could do:
1. go back a few weeks
2. be happy
3. be debt free
4. lose weight
5. focus
6. travel
7. completely redecorate my home
8. catch up on laundry

8 shows i watch:
1. dancing with the stars
2. american idol
3. the office
4. fringe
5. hell's kitchen
6. the real housewives (all series except atlanta)
7. top chef
8. project runway

8 favorite fruits:
1. grapes
2. pineapple
3. raspberries
4. plums
5. clementines
6. strawberries
7. peaches
8. pears

8 places i'd like to travel:
1. disney world (for literally the 28th time)
2. riviera maya
3. california
4. british columbia
5. martha's vineyard (10-year anniversary trip!!)
6. hawaii
7. montana
8. texas

8 places i've lived:
1. st. lawrence, pa
2. indiana, pa
3. lake buena vista/orlando, fl
4. wernersville, pa
5. pennside, pa
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people i've tagged
1. the high family
2. the schaeffer family
3. the matesic family
4. the deloretta family

have fun!!!

i have a lot to catch up on from the deloretta/d'angelo cabin weekend -
the d'angelo/brumbaugh camping weekend and some other stuff that's
been going on. i promise to post after this weekend settles down some!

not me! monday

so after reading mckmama's blog for over a year now, i felt it was time for me to join in the not me! monday fun!! so here is my first attempt...

i certainly did not leave a sink full of dirty dishes in my kitchen when we went away for the weekend only to come home to a stack of clean dishes thanks to my awesome sister-in-law...not me...my mother would've killed me if she knew that!

this weekend, when packing for a long weekend...hours from any store...i did not forget to pack tony's toothbrush and toothpaste and he certainly did not go 3 bedtimes and 3 mornings with out brushing his teeth...nope, not this mama!

again, on this same long weekend, while staying in a cabin...with an outhouse and no "real" shower...i certainly did not go those same 3 bedtimes and 3 mornings without taking a shower...nope, not this lady!

ok, so i'm no mckmama, but a girl's gotta start somewhere, right?

no. way.

there is no way it is a friday night and the three of us are HOME...with NO plans...NOTHING to do...but enjoy each other and a few quiet moments together. there is just no way.

still in disbelief, i will close the laptop and enjoy this evening of nothingness. johnny and t are headed out to pick up a hot, cheese pizza and we are going to enjoy it...in our house...doing nothing.

hope you all have/had a friday full of nothing and that you enjoyed it! talk to you later this weekend when things i'm sure will get crazy. i know i'm getting taken out to dinner tomorrow night by my two favorite guys for mother's day...not sure where we are going yet. i'll let you know.

ok, really i'm going now...but not before saying happy early mother's day to all my mama friends in case i'm not back before sunday!! i know i'll be enjoying it this year as i have been for 3 years now.

ketchup...not just for hot dogs!

so i am trying to play "ketchup" and bring everyone up to speed on what's been going on with the d'angelo's the past few weeks since we've been "mia". i've posted two posts (is there a better way to say that?) below. aside from that, we've pretty much been up to nothing. i'm busy acting as "wedding coordinator" for my co-worker clarisa's wedding in june...creating, printing and assembling invites, bulletins, and guest cards...picking out flowers...etc. all the stuff i enjoyed doing for my wedding...but i don't have to pay for it!

john's been busy doing this...

he took his motorcycle permit test, followed by the state paid safety class to get his license and has been happily enjoying cruising around the past week. my boss has kindly lent one of his bikes to john to keep up his riding.

tony loved when dad surprised him the one night by pulling into the driveway on a "moker-cycle". he asked so nicely if he could just sit on it and was soooo excited when daddy said yes!!

tony started a new room at his "school" and will be moving again in september to pre-k...he is doing really well, and we are very proud of him!

work is keeping me really busy, but i am loving my new position and responsibilities and wouldn't trade it for anything...especially given the state of so many and their jobs right now. i am truly blessed!

we are gearing up for camping season. we have our first long weekend planned for memorial day weekend and will be staying in a site across from my sister and dave. it should be a good time. we have several other camping trips we are planning through the summer, although we are really looking forward to some fall camping!

we will be headed to deep creek lake again this august with john's family (i think there will be 14 of us going). his mom and stepdad have rented a huge house for us all and we'll be getting a pontoon boat again. tony is looking forward to tubing again this year as he's much bigger than he was 2 year ago when we were there and i don't think he'll be as scared!

stay tuned...i promise to be back on my game with blogging...we have lots of fun stuff in the works with the d'angelo family!!

easter 2009

easter was a bittersweet holiday this year... excited to celebrate the season and day, yet sad that our the newest member of our family was not here to celebrate it with us. the bunny still managed to make a stop at our house for tony d.

his basket filled with goodies

and his spiderman fishing rod (didn't fit in the basket)

pictures this early in the morning do not turn out too well..

there...that's the smile i was looking for

easter sunday was a special day for another reason this year too as 6 years earlier on 4/12 i married my amazing husband. in many ways i can't believe it's already been 6 years, yet at the same time, i also can't believe it's only been 6 years. i love you johnny...always will...and i can't wait to celebrate many, many more with you!

john before church on easter/our anniversary. you can't tell, but that's a purple shirt and purple and blue toned striped tie he has on...what a trooper for letting me dress him like that!

cake, anyone?

my dear (and very crafty herself) friend luci honored me with the request to make a diaper cake for a shower she was co-hosting for a co-worker of hers. i of course obliged (could never say know to that girl) and came up with this little cookie...err, cake...it was a lot of fun to do!