Brian's 30th Surprise!

Sig Nu's

Such a little goofball!!

I just LOVE Mom and Dad Mc!!!! Had to sneak a kiss before bedtime....What a CUTIE PIE!!!
LOVED the shirt, Sam!!!!!
Kevin, Jake, Shari, Me, Old Fart and Samantha, of course!

Shari, Me and Sam

Another reason for my trip to STL was to surprise the heck out of Brian! The timing couldn't have been more perfect. I wasn't going to miss the opportunity to give him grief about turning 30, for ANYTHING! HA! Samantha really pulled it off! The party was great! It was wonderful to visit with old friends, Brian and Sam's families, and of course, Mr. Nolan!!!

First Wives Club

My step-mom and brother Sam were also in STL, but I didn't get any photos except...... I DID manage to capture my mom and step-mom enjoying some wine at my sister's house, while comparing notes about their ex-husband and YES, I thought it was HYSTERICAL!

Grandparent's house

MY Mom, Uncle, Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt

Picture with my Granny of 87! I love her!
Mom and grandma!

One of the main objectives for my trip to MO, was to visit my grandparents and OH yeah, see my mom's purple cast. (She broke her arm a couple months ago...DAMN OSTEOPOROSIS!!!!) My uncle was also visiting from LA, so that was an additional bonus. I was so happy to spend time with them!!

I was out of town from the 26th- 3rd, so that's why I've been MIA from the blog. I have lots to post and promise to do it ASAP! I've also been bad about returning phone calls and will return those as well, VERY SOON!! Hope everyone had a Happy and Safe 4th!

I've been wanting to refinish an old antique drop leaf table we have, but it never seemed to happen, so with my brothers help, we decided to paint the table AND bar stools instead. It's amazing what a couple coats of paint can do. They look as good as new!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMIE!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMIE!!! I forgot to post this yesterday but I didn't forget!!! I hope you had a fabulous day and that you got my card in time! Thanks for the baby shower pics...you look SO ADORABLE!!!! Can't wait till you have your new little man!!! XOXO!!!

Sat Night

Dom and Frank in the cab...

Me and Dom in a cab....
My brother Dan and me in a cab....yes I like to take photos in cabs!!!

Dan is also visiting for the summer!
Rowdy had to do the kissy face!( I think Keelee rubbed off on him in NY!)
Frank, Dom, Rowdy, Dan and Muah, before our Saki bombin'!

Siki Saki, Siki Saki, OY, OY, OY!!!!

Sat night we headed downtown for the night! We had dinner at 7-11( formally known as Jao's), a sushi restaurant on Boylston. We decided to be rebels and order Saki bombs! The rest of the night was a tad chaotic, so didn't have a chance to get any photos. The whole weekend was a ton of fun and I'm so glad they came to visit!!

Arlington's 200th Birthday Parade

Sat morning there was a parade, right on our street, celebrating our town's 200th birthday!

Fri Night

Rowdy gobbling up some watermelon
Rowdy and I were TOO exhausted from the night before, so we decided to stay in while Dom and Frank hit the town in style!

Frank and Dominique's Trip...Night #1

Liam, Matt, Monique, Rowdy, Frank, Dom and Me

Diva Lounge
Celebrating Dom's recent Capt. promotion with a little bubbly!

Frank and Dom came into town for visits at the same time. Dom came in on Tues and Frank on Thurs. On Thurs, we had a couple cocktails at our place and then went to the Diva lounge for some Indian Tapas and Martini's. We also ran into our friend Liam on the street with his co-worker Monique(from France), had them join us and then out of the blue saw Lou's best bud, Matt!!!!! I grabbed him off the street, to his surprise, and made him join us as well! I'm pretty sure he thinks we're NUTS, but we had a fantastic time anyway!!! ;)

NYC TRIP.....FINALLY!!

Hubba Hubba!

Sitting in the hotel lounge at the W Court. Keelee and Lou stayed at the W Tuscany, which was right next door. They were both beautiful hotels!

Had to stop for a refreshing beverage after the cupcake escapade!

Rowdy and Lou at Ground Zero

HMMMM!!!!!!!

We FINALLY made it to the Magnolia Bakery(featured on Sex and the City) in Greenwich Village! We had to wait in a line outside the door!

NYC Sightseeing tour (Day 2)

Kissy face comes to NYC!

Keelee and Lou

We had a nice view from our hotel room window!

Here are some pics from our trip to NYC with Keelee and Lou! I know Keelee has already posted the events of our trip on her blog so I won't go into too much detail, but it was a great 2 days(even if it was FREEZING)! We had such a fabulous time with them!!!!

Happy Birthday Jake!!!

HOPE IT'S A GREAT ONE, JACOB!!!!!!

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY SAMANTHA!!!!

I am such a BAD BAD friend!!!! I've been so preoccupied lately, that I forgot to wish my dear friend a Happy Birthday last week!!!!! Hope you had a great one, Sam! I will make this up to you, I promise!!!

I KNOW, I KNOW!!!!

SORRY, I've been a total blogger slacker lately! I promise to update in the next few days!!

NYC!!!!

We're off to NYC in the morning! YIPEE!! I'll catch up on my blogging sometime after the weekend! BYE!

Happy Birthday and Mother's Day MOM!

Hope you have a wonderful day!!!

Mike's Visit

Poker night w/ Rowdy's co-workers and Liam
After some wine!

Red Sox vs Oakland A's. Rowdy was pretty daring wearing his A's cap!

The Burren

Diva Lounge

Mike and a few of his co-workers came into town on a TDY last week, so we hit the city hard!! I don't know where these guys get their energy or stomach for alcohol consumption! It was fun, but I'm STILL exhausted!! Luckily I was able to stay in a couple nights because of the Red Sox/Oakland Series. Rowdy and Mike went to both games. Anyway, it was great to see Mike and I'm glad he made it home in one piece!