~Remembering Grandpa~

My Grandpa (my mom's daddy) Fred's birthday would have been September 1st. He passed when I was in High School a week before Prom. I was his ONLY grandchild. My mom's mom passed before I was born. Grandpa remarried when I was 2 years old to an amazing grandma named Brenda. Now she had 3 children, many grandchildren and even a few great grandchildren. So you can image how close grandpa and I were and how close he was with my mom. He was of of the two most amazing men I have ever known.

Mom and I decided to go out for the afternoon in memory of him. We stopped by Allie Beads and brought some things to fix a belt that mom has. After that we went to MCL Cafeteria. Yes, the cafeteria for "older people" but I find such an amazing over flow of memories, come to mind, the moment I walked in the door. Granted my mom was the second youngest in the place, still. Mom ordered what Grandpa would have had, Chicken Noodle soup over mashed potatoes and I ordered the same things that I ordered for years. Although I added some Chicken Cordon Blu. Mostly because what I ordered as a kid, is not much of a meal. When we got to the end of the line (to pay) we asked if they were sold out of their famous cinnamon rolls. The lady replied, "Of course not, we keep them in here so that the don't get dry at all under the heating lamps!" Mom and I split it! Tasted better than ever!

We spent the entire time talking back and fourth, practically listing, memory after memory of times we spent with Grandpa, things he used to always do, things he used to always say and then mom shared things she had never shared about him before. War. It was an incredible lunch date with mom, one that I will NEVER forget.

~Us at Allie Beads~

~Us Outside of MCL to Celebrate~

~The Meal I Always Got + Chicken~

~For U Jill~

Audrey got her new cast's on her feet and legs today. Jill is in Rome today and was not able to see her after she got them put on. So here is Audrey being a big girl in her new dress to go with her new leg wear. She was a little shy about them at first but she warmed up to me within... 40 seconds! lol. I just got home and am leaving again. I did not have time to paint her nails but i played "2 rounds" of hide & go seek with the girls. Plus, I didn't get your text til I was leaving and I wanted to be able to send you the pix and video. Talk to you soon. Miss ya Jill.

~Middleton's Session~

I recently booked the Middleton's for a portrait session with Tommy. Alan, Valerie have been apart of our Church Kinship for Years. Gosh, I used to babysit Emily when she was in Kindergarten. The reason they had a family session was because Emily was leaving for College that Thursday. Wow! I, of course, did the make up for Valerie and Emily ahead of time and then assisted Tommy during the shoot. We went down to Creekside in Gahanna. We love to shoot there. Here are some of our favorite pictures.

~Shadow Box~

I went to High School with a friend that works at Shadowbox now. We were in theater together. Shadowbox is a Cabara Show within the walls of one of our malls. I got a birthday ticket and Tommy and I went to see the Best of the Best show! It was amazing! There was even a skit where they incorporated Tommy b/c we were sitting in the front row. We are thinking of taking my cousins when they come into town.

~Taco Tues on a Sunday~

There are a group of Photographers up north, that Tommy has been friends wiht for a long time. This includes Andrew, who photographed our wedding. Every Tuesday they get together and hang out. Since we are never able to make it on Tuesdays they held a "Taco Tues on a Sunday" for us and other out - of -towners! We went to Chippewa, Ohio and spent the day out by the lake and of course the Lake House. Tommy and I were only one of two couples there who doesn't have kids yet. Most of the little ones were there and we played! :) Also, we cooked out and everyone brought some food. It was a good time had by all!

~What a View~

~Us with the Nisley's~

~Us with Tom Forrest~

~Us with Andrew and his wife Geniveeve~

`~Me on the Lake~

~August Photo Hunt~

Jill and her family and I scheduled another photo scavenger hunt! The boys didn't play this time so it was all of us girls in the Yukon and we had a blast. We started off at Worthington's Art Show and made our way down High Street through Campus. Here are some of the pix we found on our adventure.

~Decorating the Truck~

~Brooke writing her name~

~"A TEAM LOGO~

~SOMETHING TURQUOISE~
~SOMETHING SHINY~
~Me and Brookie~

~The Girls Met a puppy~

~Jill infront of the sculpture that defines her!~

~The Girls Climbing so high at the park, that we are freaked out~

~Who wouldn't take a picture of something this bazaar?~

~AMERICAN~

~Me & Jill~

~Father/Daughter Trip~

Daddy and I had a "Blast" in Cleveland on our Father ~ Daughter date. We started the day with lunch at Sokolowski's. Daddy knows the owner. Mike Sokolowski is an umpire at Fantasy Camp where daddy plays baseball with the old Cleveland Indian's Players. Then we went to West Market where I bought Cheese and produce for a "Spinach and Artichoke Mac and Cheese"! Then we were off to an Indian's Game of Course. After the game we went back to Sokolowski's to have a drink and watch the FIREWORKS from across the river. It was the PERFECT day!

~Dinner Together~

I got this Waffle book at B&N for $4 last week. Tommy bought me a waffle iron, our 1st Christmas together. I know I will get a lot of good use our of this book... lone behold I made a recipe out of it, fo desert, the night I bought it. Tommy and I had time to sit down together and have a nice dinner on Monday. He made Ahi Tuna, Kung Pow Chicken and I made Chocolate Waffles! So nice.

~Anagrams & Animals~

Someone out there either has too much spare time or is deadly at Scrabble. My mom sent me these in an email. I laughed so hard at some of these. They are something else. I thought it would be cute to post it.

DORMITORY:
When you rearrange the letters:
DIRTY ROOM


PRESBYTERIAN:
When you rearrange the letters:
BEST IN PRAYER


ASTRONOMER:
When you rearrange the letters:
MOON STARER


DESPERATION:
When you rearrange the letters:
A ROPE ENDS IT


THE EYES:
When you rearrange the letters:
THEY SEE


GEORGE BUSH:
When you rearrange the letters:
HE BUGS GORE


THE MORSE CODE:
When you rearrange the letters:
HERE COME DOTS


SLOT MACHINES:
When you rearrange the letters:
CASH LOST IN ME


ANIMOSITY:
When you rearrange the letters:
IS NO AMITY


ELECTION RESULTS:
When you rearrange the letters:
LIES - LET'S RECOUNT


SNOOZE ALARMS:
When you rearrange the letters:
ALAS! NO MORE Z 'S


A DECIMAL POINT:
When you rearrange the letters:
IM A DOT IN PLACE


THE EARTHQUAKES:
When you rearrange the letters:
THAT QUEER SHAKE


ELEVEN PLUS TWO:
When you rearrange the letters:
TWELVE PLUS ONE

Mom also sent me and email with this pic in it. Had to post it, too funny!

~Sharon's Shots~

I did a NAF session with my best friend Sharon. She was such a great model for me. We had a fun time getting outfits together and matching jewelry. Our shoot was a little over a hour. We shot inside because the weather was bad and we didn't want to reschedule. I think we did well, making due. Her of some of our favorites. Enjoy!

~Birthday w/Mom&Dad~

Mommy & Daddy took Me & T out for my birthday. Also, T & I took Mommy and Daddy out for their 40th Wedding Annv. Wow! What a night! We went to Brio of course! It's one of our favorite places. They have a $2.95 (full size apps) menu. We surprised M&D by saying... "Turn around! What do you see?" See what is behind daddy? Easton played Grease outside on the big screen. We ate our food and talked and laughed and got to watch one of the best movies ever made. We all sang along and had a blast. After a dinners worth of apps we had the desert sampler! Yummy! We gave M&D an invite for a bread making class for their 40th and I got a Lucky Brand graphic tee! We also ran into Amber!!! It was great to see her again. I just photogrpahed her family of 4 not to long ago but my mom and dad had not seen her in years. Amber and I grew up toghether. What a great night!