Christmas Time In Arizona

The parental units have landed and should be making their way here soon - they had to go get their rental, but should be making it here soon.  It's been a day of cleaning, working out, IKEA for 2 new chairs - 5 people and only 4 seats is not cool.  Plus even number of chairs just makes more sense.  Now back home and laundry and waiting :O)

7 years...

7 years ago today we woke up to a world without Gerard Downing.  A world without a man who lived his life to make this world a better place for his wife and kids.  He did it as a lawyer in Boston while meeting the love of his life, Pamela, who was an artist to the soul.  What better love story could you have than a lawyer and artist finding their way in the North End of Boston before moving to western Massachusetts to settle down with a family of four children.  A true Irish Catholic family with 4 amazing children named Benjamin, Margaret, Nathaniel, and Nicholas.  They lived to serve their community and make their friends better for being a part of their lives.  It was one of the coldest mornings on record and Ger did what he always did - went downstairs to make coffee for Pam, walked out on the porch to check the thermometer which had been blown around the corner due to the wind.  He took the last step off the porch and took his first step into heaven.  Our worlds came crumbling down with a heartache that no one could understand how to get through. 

7 years later his wife and children have carried on the legacy a man like that leaves.  They have achieved greater expectations of themselves with the drive of their father beside them always.  We all miss him everyday and know he keeps his family and friends safe until we all meet again.

Mr. Downing - thank you for my best friend and for being the best Mr. Downing anyone could ever ask for.

Love and miss you everyday.

Hot Chocolate my love!

Starbucks Hot Chocolate!  This is my latte factor - the entire reason I could end up not being a millionaire!  Sorry but even the local shops suck at it - I am not a coffee drinker so I am allowed to love Starbucks to the ends of the earth.  Especially considering they are the only ones that make a hot chocolate worth drinking.

 
Then they went and made the Salt Carmel Hot Chocolate and OMYLORD!!!!!!



Amazing Sunday already started!!!!

NKOTBSB HERE I COME!!!!

OMG!!!!  I HAVE TICKETS!!!!  DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 AND 20 YEARS!!!

Pretty much the last boy bands I never got to see in concert - I never saw Boys II Men, but I feel my boy band concert seeing will be complete with this one.  June 30, 2011 I will be at the US Airways Center in Phoenix to see New Kids On The Block and Backstreet Boys in concert together!!!!

I have been watching their AMA's appearance today and looking for all my CD's.  I must study up again - even though those songs are forever in my brain for life!  When I am old and remember nothing I will be humming NKOTB and BSB songs with some Boys II Men, *NSYNC, and 98* mixed in.  Probably a little MMM Bop for good measure. 

YAHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

PATRIOTS!!!!

To the guy who walked up to me at Whiskey River on Thanksgiving Eve and told me he hated the Patriots and he was a Jets fan - I say - I'd hate us too considering we just beat your team like they stole something! 

  This is Mr. Tom Brady - in case you live under a rock.

  This is Mr. Danny Woodhead - one with football.  He reminds me of a little Rudy - so small they can't find him!


These are my favorite boys on my favorite team!!!! Love you Patriots!  Tom you rock and Woodhead you can stay forever - I'll keep you :o)  Gotta support those DII players who go into the NFL and make people realize what a real player is!


The End.


P.S. Who wants to make a bet that kid from Whiskey River is crying tonight? :O)

Anyone else notice?

I missed the whole month of November with posts!  Man that flew by!  I get the whole relativity thing - I feel like I talk about this a lot, but I never really considered why life moves so much faster the older you get until my Dad made the point of relativity.  Anyway - I think I have spent the last 6 months of this year really contemplating that and really understanding how it works.  Kinda crazy to think that it must be even faster in another 10 years, which means my years will last like 8 months by then.  Well I think you should see some Disney pics - not all of them because holy that was a lot.  However a select few will be nice... enjoy!

Buying tickets the first day at Magic Kingdom!!

Joseph, Steph and I before going inside the Magic Kingdom!

OMG IT'S STILL THERE AND STILL REAL!!!!!!

My favorite teddy bear ever!  Pooh Bear and my favorite T-I-DOUBLE GG - ERRRRR!  Yep I waited in line for these two - and got their signatures :O)

oooo my favs!

First night of lighting the castle!!!  There is Donald, Goofy, Mickey and Minnie!!!!!!

Isn't it amazing?!?!?!

Magic Kingdom was my favorite and I will post some more later.  Right now, I need to go and wrap my White Elephant gift and go to bed.  Later!!!!

I get bored

Okay, so being single and having all your friends who were neighbors move away means there are some very boring nights!  Well tonight was kinda one of those nights and i went for a run - came home and after watching some DVR stuff I found the timer on my camera.  Now I haven't done much on here since Halloween and there is a lot that has happened, Disney World, I aged a year, work is full of crazies - instead of all of that.  You get this!

Okay this was the first and there was a flash in this one.  Clearly there was too much counter and the flash wasn't helping much.

This is the next one - without flash because DUH there is enough light right in the corner.  I think i was getting confused by the beeping for the countdown and I was kinda over that picture so this is half hearted.

I almost fell over.  You try balancing on one foot for the 3rd time for 30 seconds now and tell me you might not have a moment of falling over!

I forgot the timer and just clicked the button.  Catching up on Ellen in the background haha!

Now this was the final picture because it really just catches the essence of my ridiculousness.  O that and the battery was about to run out on the camera.

So there you have it - my Wednesday night at home watching TV.  Nothing but fun haha!  Think they saw me in that outfit running - it did get pretty dark before I got home.   Good thing I have a ridiculous orange colored shirt from a past race :o)

Peace out - maybe next time will be a Disney pic.