Hello xanga friends! 

We went to our friend Beth's wedding last weekend.  She was a BEAUTIFUL bride!!!

Congratulations to the new Mr. and Mrs.  

        They are a great couple and we are very excited for them!!!  

                 (Mike is one of Sam's buddies from highschool.  They were both on the TCS wrestling team.)            

Ok, so when we bought our new house we were NOT thrilled with the exterior colors.  The picture below gives you an idea, but I failed to leave the front door open so you could see the LOVELY, bright,"Barney purple" color.  Also, you can't really tell from the picture, but the diamonds on the window boxes, the numbers above the house, the curly cue's on the shutters, and the door bell also had that wonderful accent color.  We were all quite puzzled (including all the other neighbors I might add) as to what possessed the previous owner to do such an interesting combo.   Anyways...obviously, we were very anxious to give the house a new look.    

before....    

after....

I have to tell you... for some reason, the neighbors seem to be a bit more friendly because of the change.  Come to think of it... so do the Postal man and UPS man!  Anything we can do to make the neighbors happy. hehe! 

Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful day!

I'm off to clean a house, mow at the duplex and house, walk Cooper (who is getting huge by the way!), do some laundry, go to the grocery and find something to make for dinner.    adios!

Here are the latest pictures of my puppy.  He has grown a ton already... 35lbs. and not even 4 months.  He is going to be a BIG boy!!!

Sam's sisters, their husbands, and kids were in town this past week.  It was great to seem everybody!!!  Below are pictures of a few of my neices.  (we are at a Mud Hens game)

This is Riley... she is 2 and calls me " Aunt Oggie". 

This is Rian ( Riley's 1 year old sister)

This is Nadia.  She is also 1!

It was a great visit!!!

Here is the newest addition to our family!!!!

His name is Cooper!  We got him last night...he is 13 weeks old, one of 10 and the largest of the litter.  He is adorable and has been a good puppy so far. I have been wanting a puppy for over a year now, so obviously I am THRILLED!!!  

a couple pictures from our exciting Saturday!

me and my mom


...and wow, I don't quite know what to say about this one.  hehe, isn't he cute

Thanks for stopping by my site...got to go now, we are having a camp fire and roasting some STRAWBERRY marshmallows.  anybody ever have those?!?!?!?  I will have to let you know how they are!

Hello xanga friends!!  Yes, I am still alive.   Sam and I bought a house and moved a few weeks ago, so we have been pretty busy getting things organized.  We love our new home and feel very blessed!!! 

Yesterday was my birthday!  Sam took me to my favorite restaurant, Mancy's Italian for a delicious dinner. After dinner, we went to see Oceans 13 with my family and Sam's family.  Great movie!!!  Here are a few pictures...

                   Happy Father's Day, Dad!!!                   

                                                        wow, that last one is a little frightening!   

Well, we should be getting the internet at our house sometime soon, so I should be able to post more often.                                

                                                       I hope everyone is enjoying their summer!!!