so M&R take a mini vacation

what do you do if you are 7 hrs away from home - ya might as well enjoy the sites! By noon we left Derek (no guilt, please) and headed to Lake Placid - such a beautiful village. Here is the view from our room:

can't stay at a lodge in Lake Placid w/o riding a bobsled (with a black bear behind me)

the next day we headed over to Vermont to the Champlain Valley Fair. On the way (route 89) we passed the Vermont Teddy Bear Company, Magic Hat Brewery and Ben & Jerry's

tell me this sandcastle just doesnt blow you away!!!!!

we left the fair (and yes...I had to have funnel cake) about 8pm & got home before midnight...what a weekend!

Derek moves :(

it seems like this day was always so far away....but this weekend we took Derek up to college. It was a looooooooooooooooooooooong drive (almost 7 hrs). We left Friday morning at 2:30am & got there by 9am. Then we had the tiring job of UNLOADING the car

the 3 of us unloading wasn't that bad.....

...now waiting for an elevator was another story (and fyi: the building is NOT air conditioned & it was over 90 degrees this weekend!!!!)
derek & his roommate begininning the unpacking process (hopefully I get an undated pic of the final result)
see ya Derek at thanksgiving!!!!

Todd Goes College Shopping

Todd isnt going to let his cousin derek leave for school w/o a massive box of rice crispy treats....luckily, he has a costco coupon (from his awesome aunt mishy!!!!)

Graduation / Off to College Party

Here are some pics from last weekend's BBQ - it was probably the most relaxing party i've ever thrown....I hope Derek had a great time cuz I thoroughly enjoyed myself!

here is a congrats poster for derek that randy & I made
derek surrounded by some NJ & SI friends...mostly SI though :)
tom & randy (I dont want to know where those hotdog thongs went after this pic)
they look so innocent.....trust me - they weren't!!!!
my ladies 2007 (barb, me & reenie)
me, fern & karen
mom & jessica (was that 3 glasses or 4....oh, whose counting!!!!!!!)
how the little ones need us to tell them about brain freeze!!!
Bryan & Donna / Michelle & Randy

so what happens if you fall asleep in my backyard with childrens toys & drunk adults???? You end up wearing a 3 y/o's hat, holding a baby bottle with thomas the train looking over your shoulder!
the BEST investment I ever made!!!!

DMB - N2 at Camden

last night's DMB show was AMAZING..............I'm in the SECOND ROW!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

the energy from the crowd was awesome..especially when Dave & Boyd really started jamming!
thx for taking me w/you into the pit "it's all good"!!!!!

Dave Matthews Band @ Tweeter Center

Honey, Honey...come & daaaaaaaaaaaance with me......
sing & dance...I'll play for ya tonight...the thrill of it all.....
WHOO-HOOO....I'm gonna be dancing to dave in about 8 more hours!!!!

whatever happened to the cube fridge?

this is what college students now have in their dorm rooms......nice, huh??????

this is what I had backintheday...and not in this nice black matte finish, OH NO...I had icky brown paneling. I can't complain too much though.....it held leftover pizza just perfectly!