NutriSystem weigh in - week 1

LOST -4lbs. (not great, but not bad)

I live near Tony Soprano

I know I shouldn't be all giddy over this tidbit of info - but I am.
This past Saturday as I was getting my nails done (yeah!!! I finally found a really cool place that although they are not open on sundays - no one is - they are open late during the week)

After telling me of a good pizza place (john's on rte23 which I already knew) and good nursery to go to for landscaping (along rte23) & which bushes I should buy so that they deer wont eat it (dogwood), I was informed where the front location of Tony Soparano's house is located. Guess what - it's like 5 minutes from where I live

Randy didn't want to go....so after 5 min of begging, he was cloaked in sunglasses - I followed the directions over the hill & VOILA, there it was. Neato!

For once I didn't take pics - I felt invasive, since the house is so close to mine.

Kinda cool :)

NutriSystem & THS 20 yr reunion

I can't believe I graduated almost 20 yrs ago (it will be official at the end of June 2006). A few weeks ago I volunteered to chair the event. That means I get my grubby fingers involved in the planning of this event (which if anyone from THS is viewing this - it's going to be held on Nov 4th, 2006)
So, it's time to get rid of the extra lbs I've been saying I'm going to drop for the last 4 years (I tried for Sherri's wedding, never got there. Even tried for my wedding - nope, never got there either). Time to truly get a grip & take control. I bypassed WW and went hardcore. Today was the first day eating the Nutrisystem foods. Not bad (not great), but I'm not going to starve.

Two things I dont want at this reunion:

BIG HAIR or a BIG DRESS!!!

Celebrate Spring - light a fire!

Ok, so we missed lighting the fireplace in the winter....last night it was like 25 degrees out - I dont care if it officially was the first day of spring. It was COLD! And now my fireplace is not a virgin anymore!!!!

Housewarming Party

Had a party last month (Feb 18th to be exact) to show all our new house.
Thank you all for coming and bringing cool stuff & food (especially Irene's mom's fingerlicking bone sucking amazing tasting chicken - Reenie, I NEED that recipe!!!!)
My most fun part of the day was when we started playing "Trival Pursuit - Pop Culture edition". My goal was to finally beat Sherri - and I lost :( All the teams were pretty good (actually Tom on his own was very good)...but Sherri's team (sherri, neil, derek & brett) just know WAY too much useless knowledge.

The only pics taken were indirectly of the kids...so here Jeremy(w/CJ) & Maddie in my kitchen at 24" high

Here is my living room - Patty is holding little Isabella

Maddie is TWO!!!

Oh my goodness - how time flies. It felt like just yesterday when Barb was preggie & now Maddie is two years old! Her party was at a FunZone this past Sunday - there was all kinds of cool things for the kids to climb on/thru/over & around. There was so many cool things to play with: Ms Pacman, air hockey, wack-a-mole, rock climbing wall, skee ball, car driving games (now that I think about it, all the adults had a lot of things to play with)

AND......Drum Roll Please.......

~ Dance Dance Revolution ~

What a wonderful game. I want this game. Oh my - I need to say it again - what a WONDERFUL game. While little kiddies was climbing up and over ropes & balls, I was slamming my feet down on the pad to match up with the arrows.

(Here is Rebecca showing me how to use the pad)

I W-A-N-T THIS GAME !!!!

I N-E-E-D THIS GAME !!!!