Christmas dinner # 2, ( wed. night) turkey for all and mashed potatoes too. Greg and I hosted Karen and Joe, who are close neighbors. Karen brought yummy salad, and a delicious corn puddin'....We ate and laughed.. and ate some more. And continued our festive night by jumping over to Karen and Joe's. We opened presents, (see below) played games, and ate apple pie. Peted the kitty, and sat by the fire. It was warm, and fun was had by all!!! 

Jazz cd's ... yes that's music to Joe's ears... 

Counting sheep pj's ...oh how cute.... 

Ahhhh...yes games a plenty....ever house hold must have some.... 

The gifts had been opened with care, who are we kidding we love to rip wrapping paper!!!! We then moved on to a game a chinese checkers. All four played but these to were the toughest.... Greg won, but Karen would have if her space wasn't blocked. Have Merry Christmas.... and remember the 12 days of Christmas don't start till Christmas!!! 

It's good to be 1,

that's right Greg and I spent the day with our good Friends Mike and Bridget. We help celebrate there son Owen's first birthday. We had pizza, ate cake, and played with toys. It was one of the most enjoyable parties that i have been to in awhile!!! sO CHECK OUT THE PICTURES BELOW... THEY SURE ARE CUTE!!!

HAPPY bIRTHDAY TO YOU...HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU... HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR OWEN... 

Owen was ready to did in right away...  

Owen really wanted Grandma's Hat... ( Bridget's mom) 

Hmmm ...where should I start!!! 

Owen really likes the frosting, can you tell!!! 

I think he is a little sugar high, and could be the next Jackson Pollack, nice art!!! 

Greg was in the mood for partying too... the boys thought he was pretty funny too!!! 

This Jalen, ( and mommmy Maritza) he's Owen's friend and was born on the same day! Fun was had by all!!! 

Owen plays with his presents with Nana and friends! 

The party is coming to an end and grandpa ( Bridget Dad) is keeping the boys content. There mighty sleepy after all that fun... 

Rain....Rain....Rain... Then it rained some MORE!!!!!

That's been the weather today, then it's going to start to feel a lot like Christmas. That's what the weather guy said... so it must be true, right? Another work week has come and gone so quickly, can you believe that there's less than 10 days till Christmas? I can't either... it seems we just did the thanksgiving. So everyone be prepared... I'm not talking about Christmas presents... But for the big Birthday bash oF Jesus! So in honor of his big day do something nice for someone. Yes presents are nice and all, we have to not forget about the spirit, and the reson for the season. So snuggle up with your family to stay warm! Share in a nice cup of tea, with someone you love. And we have to count our many blessings... because we are very blessed!!!

I feel pretty cool…
I spent part of this evening playing with my new ipod shuffle. The mister got it for my birthday, what a surprise!!! I put a few songs on it, works great. It’s amazing that this little thing is smaller than a pack of gum and it holds 240 songs. I’m still trying to figure out how people that have those crazy new ipods… fill up 15,ooo songs worth of space. WOW. I think I’m going to get new earphones..that are a little more comfortable for when I work out. But besides that the only thing I’m interested in is a sport caring case, to keep it dry. They also have these fm transmitters for the car. Pretty cool… if you ever have a chance to check out the apple site… it’s amazing all the gear that these little things have sparked. I wish I would have thought of all this stuff, Somebody is making some pretty pennies! Well I gotta go and play with my shuffle some more.... the newdance theipod shuffle!!!!

Another week... I made!!!
Thank goodness that's over with!!!! So today I decided not to go to work. I was to tired, I think sixty hours is enough to make anyone flake out...I talking more than just brain fry.

So today the construction zone I used to live has finally returned to normal after about 4 weeks! We cleaned and dusted and vaccumed EVERYTHING! We then put up our little tree, it's so cute!!! The stockings are hung, and the light are bright. We put on some christmas music, Greg got me The Charlie Browns Christmas soundtrack, because most of you know that's my favorite show at this time of year.

As we were putting up the Christmas tree and we look at our ordiments, it always reminds me of so many great stories. I'm not into tree's with all matching ordiments... what do those families talk about when they put up there tree? Or do they even talk, what a shame. They just don't know what there missing out on?
Things that make you go hmmm?

An addition to my sidebar....
Angel news A blog to check out
Hello, for all of you who don't know me my name is Jay and I am the chaplain assistant for TF 2-130 IN and I am currently deployed in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi freedm. This is just some of the things that happen to us while over here.

Jay is my soon to be brother-in-law's (Joe) best friend. You may or may not know him, but this is a good way to see from his eyes. Chech it out it's interesting....

Crazy....it's crazy....

I'm talking about work, of course. Were offically kicking off the holidays and flying by the seat of our pants!!! I feel pretty good know, it's the Ibuprofen is kicking in. Thank goodness for that. Tonight we had our annual Tree lighting for the members, and boy we went through a ton of hot cocoa, and hotdogs, and ate pretty much about everything we put out. The only thing we have a ton of leftover is sauerkraut... I think my chef forgets that he's not in Austria anymore. We had 10 gallons left over. Yummy time for sauerkraut of the day recipes.... I really ony can think of a few to tell you the truth. So I must go, I have to be in early again.. and will till the the end of the year.. no joke..later dudes and dudets!!!

Weekend in review....

It was a very exciting weekend... My sister Karen the soon to be Bride gathered all her bridesmaids, mother of the bride and groom. First it was bridesmaid dress shopping...it was definately exciting. I think we tried on every dress in the store before one was picked. It was like a marathon. Then afterthat we were famished and headed bak to Karen's for sanwiches and refreshments. Then on to wedding decorations, will all working hard we finished them in a couple of hours. Chit chatting and fun was had by all!!! In the meanwhile The Guys went to play a round of golf on a tough course. They arrived and then it was off to a light dinner, where we ate and chuckled quite a bit. On to check out a place for the rehersal dinner... it's really tough, there's not that many good options in J-ville. Back to Karens for some more visiting. Sunday came quick, we all met at church and everyone got to see Greg sing in the choir. After we headed out to the house of pancakes...Yummmy! Then back to Laura and Gregs for an early birthday celebration with all the works. Cake..Presents...decorations..and fun... Before we know it the family had to jet, it was time to head home. Thanks for coming up everyone, this weekend was a sucess. And thanks for all the goodies and presents too!!!

The ladies did wedding crafts... the boys went golfing... 

Greg and Joe say hi to all in internet land!!!!

I love cake... On Sunday the family celebrate my birthday early. We had my favorite cake, whick is yellow cake with chocolate frosting, yummy! And as wide as my mouth was open youwould think I had a bunch of candles to blow out!!

An excellent gift from my sis sarah, way to go you can't go wrong with snoopy!!! My sis' is soo totally cool!!!

Poached pear 

Merlot Poached pear, and wild greens, itn't it pretty!!! Yes, back to work for me... 

Here's The Ginger Bread Village. Complete with church, farm house, Barn, Running windmill, lighthouse, and a frozen lake. And I know your asking where is the Train, well it's not here yet. hopefully it will arrive soon!! Pretty Cool!!!

The Ginger Bread Are Coming...... Stay tuned for your next up date!!!!!

Do you ever wonder.......

Why do most people put more effort into their wedding than their actual marriage?

Why do dogs walk around in circles before lying down?

Can a metal plate in your head get rusted?

Do stuttering people stutter when they're thinking to themselves?

If the day before a holiday is called Christmas Eve, is the day after Christmas Adam?

Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity?

How come you can kill a deer and put it on your wall but it's illegal to keep them as a pet?

What do vegetarians feed their dogs?

Can someone give up lent for lent?

Why would Dodge make a car called Ram?

Why does a round pizza come in a square box?

Why is it when we duck they call us chicken?

Why is there a size 12-14, 14-16, 16-18, and so forth, but no 13, 15, and 17?

What did cured ham actually have?

If lava melts rock, wouldn’t the lava melt the volcano?

If a man has no fingers, can he press charges?

Why do people say, "you've been working like a dog" when dogs just sit around all day?

Can you write in pencil on an eraser?

How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?

Can crop circles be square?

Why are there pictures of the sun wearing sunglasses when the purpose of sunglasses is to protect your eyes from the sun?

And last ...this makes me go huh???

If you were born exactly on 12:00 midnight on December 31st – January 1st, which year would you say you were born in?

I had the weekend off!!!

That's right folks, I didn't have to work sat. or sun..... woohoo! So on sat. after Greg got done doing his cat sitting duties ( Karen and Joe went out of town for the holiday) for the day we washed and waxed the car, we have had it for almost 6 months. So now the scion is so pretty and shiny... the way all happy cars should be! Then after that we showered up, watched some cooking shows. Soon we were in the car and hit a little shopping spot, we needed to pickup up a few birthday items. Not for me even though I offered to help pick something out. Then Off to see the Polar Express at the IMAX theater at world golf village in St. Augustine. I saw the movie last year, and it was way cooler on a super jumbo screen. I recommend you see this one if you get the chance, not just for the kiddies but for all ages. It's awesome!!! Jumped back in the car after and grabbed a bite on the way home. On sun. We got up and went to church ( 1st weekend in Advent). Watched the Buc's lose...bummer. Talked to Mom on the phoe than out again. I caught up with a friend of mine, which was really nice. She's the pastry chef of one of Fancy Private Clubs in Jax. She's also doing Karen and Joe's wedding cake!!! So we hopped over to Karen and Joes and talked a little cake and such and so forth. Then we all went out for cocktails, and had a few appetizers. Then headed home...Fun was had by all. It's a shame I have to work tomorrow..oh well that's life. I hope everyone had a good weekend!!! Well gotta run....

Here's some of my thanksgiving photo's of work.

This way all you folks out in internet land can get an idea what it's like on a typical thanksgiving for someone like me. I had turkey for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The best part of all the food was the sweet potatos, Tim made them this year. He's our new Executive Sous chef, former Chef of the Seafoam( that's our fine dining resturant on property. He's from Georgia and he takes sweet potatoes very seriously. But we survived another holiday with flying colors So check out the photos!! there pretty neat, and might make you want something to eat. Thank goodness you don't have smellavision, for your sake.

This How our morning started out, helping pastry dip some strawberries into chocolate. But really my started out with some turkey sweat potatoes and some fixin's that what they call it here in the south. 

Thanksgiving Grand Buffet 2005!!! 

An Assortment of salads: Roasted Corn and Peppers, Asparagus with roasted fenneln tomatoes and calamata olives, marinated mushrooms, Tomato and fresh Mozz. They sure do look loveily and were so very tasty