Catching little pieces of time-making them yours, making them mine.
Friday, December 23, 2011
The sushi cat and her gang are happy campers!
Rut Roh! Saki twins!
Ramuné Soda Sisters!
Amazing lunch with dear friends!
Mid Hudson Bridge....beautiful!
NY sky and vineyards!
Over the river and through the woods, to Sushi goodness we go...
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Friends, who just happen to have a photo bombing cat child behind them!
Friends. :-)
Welcome to the Palace de Pride!
A trip to New York/Pennsylvania would not be complete without a stop at the WalMart-o!
Grammy's last nursing job before she retired. She was so loved here!
The Delaware River and bridge to Matamoras, Pennsylvania, where Grammy worked.
Gorgeous drive!
The very historic, yet scary, town next to Sparrowbush.
Memories...sigh.
The reservoir at the top of our mountain. So peaceful!
Our old home. Our girlie learned to run off hills and scare her parents here!
Our old town in New York!
Breakfast of happiness!
Our view this morning. Welcome back to New York, Elves!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Reppert family fun time!
Visiting with MomMom and PopPop in Philly. We totally surprised them...it was wonderful!
The dogwood tree which shelters her has grown so much since we've last visted. Seeing it live and grow fills my heart with comfort.
Happy HoHoHo, Auntie Renee. You truly were the wind beneath our wings.
A must while in New Jersey Pepperoni bread is amazing!
A Christmas tree for my Daddy and his mother, who I was named after. Merry Christmas, Poppy!
We sat at a table over here and toasted to our future. What wonderful memories!
They are open for lunch now, so we were able to take a peek inside. It's so much prettier inside!
20 years ago, a newly wedded couple celebrated here with friends and family at the most amazing reception ever. Do we look as old as this place does? Haha!
The apartment on the upper left is where I moved to when I was five. I spent my life there until Mark and I bought our first home! It looks so small!
The little post office/penny candy store that we used to walk to is still standing, but now it's a deli. We loved to fill those tiny brown paper bags up!
The house where I lived from one to five years old. We lived on the right side, and my sister, Renee, was born while we lived here.
The Village Green in Lumberton, New Jersey, where I showed horses and participated in 4-H activities. I vividly remember being thrown from my horse, Joe, after he was stung by a bunch of yellowjackets...lol!
Our first home. So many memories were made here...sigh.
Good morning from Westampton, New Jersey! No dog alarm clocks, today. ;-)
The bridal salon where I got my wedding dress over 20 years ago is still in business!
Aunt Cindy and her "baby"...what a snuggle bunny!
Aunt Gail! Yay!
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Renee's first bite of a Philly Cheesesteak and Cheese Fries was as amazing as she had dreamed it would be!
Renee and Aunt Gail's Gizmo! What a funny little dog...lol!
Today's wake up call is loud, but shy...lol! We are totally getting our doggie fix this week! :-)
Monday, December 19, 2011
This morning's furry alarm clock is too cute for words! His tail, on the other hand, is a powerful weapon. ;-)
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Cool bridge in Delaware!
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Chesapeake Bay Tunnel...yay!
We had a wonderful stay with dear friends in the Virginia Beach area. Leaving is always so hard!
Friday, December 16, 2011
Time for gas in Florence, South Carolina. Haven't been through here in ages!
Duffy is hungry. Perhaps it's time to stop for a snack somewhere? South Carolina, maybe?
Hanging out and headed east. Blue skies as far as the eye can see!
Hmmmm. What do you think about a road trip, Kitty? Where shall we go?
Meet our little Ohana...Mare, Mark, and Renee. We spend our days attempting to cherish and treasure every single one of life's moments while living, loving, learning, and laughing together. Sometimes, when life allows us, we even visit our favorite place on earth-Walt Disney World.
"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."~Dr. Seuss
I’ve seen how disruptive it can be for parents to have specific dreams for their children. My job is to help my kids foster a joy for life and develop the tools to fulfill their own wishes. My wishes for them are very exact and, given that I won’t be there, I want to be clear: Kids, don’t try to figure out what I wanted you to become. I want you to become what you want to become. And I want you to feel as if I am there with you, whatever path you choose. ~Randy Pausch
Real, natural learning is in the living. It's in the observing, the questioning, the examining, the pondering, the analyzing, the watching, the reading, the DO-ing, the living, the breathing, the loving, the JOY. It's in the joy. ~Anne Ohman
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss