Castles and Princeses... :)~

Wednesday afternoon I took my 3 nieces ages 5, 9, 11, to the beach. It was a perfect day! I planned it so we would be there at low tide....it's the best time for sandcastle sand!.....We swam around for a while as soon as we got there....Well, truth be told, they swam.....I stood waist high in the water playing lifeguard...LOL...We had some lunch, and then it was castle building time!......After that we went for a walk down the beach, then out on the jedi to wave to the boats coming in and out of the marina.

The girlz wanted to go to the playground across the way...This place is set up like a castle, with lots of winding stairs and towers. So they decided that they were princesses who needed saving, and I was the evil witch.....SO I played along, and decided that I had Ultimate powers that none of them could match....Anna would try and throw some pretend magic at me, and I would counter it with mine...Me always winning of course.....They would try to hide throughout the castle.....and when they weren't paying attention I would sneak up, and scare the crap out of them sending them running, and Kayla shrieking at the top of her lungs......That was fun!!!

When I couldn't take the heat anymore, I gathered them up, and brought them back to my place. We indulged in some italian ice from the store downstairs, and sat on the porch in the backyard to eat it. Everyone trying each others flavor. Too cute!.....It was pretty hot down there so we went back up to the AC. Kayla and Sara helped me make some cheese and crackers, and we watched some cartoons I had tevoed....is tevoed even a word??? Well it is now...HA!...

Soooooo anyways.....Needless to say we had a great day......I love those kids, and really enjoy spending time with them....I totally need to make an effort to take them to do stuff!!!... :)~

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Me and my broha John in PJ
Me and my dad in PJ

Thursday, as a belated birthday present, my dad and broha treated me to a day in Port Jeff. It's sort of has become a tradition for us.... We took the ferry over and walked around a bit....didn't stay very long....We had lunch and some ice cream.....Then came home.....It's all about the boat ride for us....Next year we might not even get off in PJ at all, and just ride the boat a few times back and forth.......LOL...

Holes in Yer Head...Part Deux ... :)~

As promised, here are the pics and video of our day...Enjoy!!! :)~

Holes in yer head... :)~

A couple of weeks ago I noticed that my best friend Lisa had a second piercing in one of her ears....In the 17 yrs I've known her I can't believe that I NEVER noticed it before....So then I asked if any of her 3 girls have had their ears pierced yet.....SHe said no, but her sister Jen had gotten them gift certificates to get it done for Christmas.....Cooooool ...!!!!.....


So I got in touch w/Jen and told her that I couldn't miss this " Right of Passage" with the girlz ... These kids are the closest thing I have to nieces.....Sara who is my god- child, and the youngest Kayla both call me Auntie Tina....Which I gotta tell ya, melts my heart every time they call me that!!!.....this is something I just couldn't miss!!!...Tomorrow is the big day! Pictures of our adventure will follow in my next entry!!!

Ya know, it's so fitting that we are taking the girlz to get this done.....Like 14 years or so ago Jen and I got our belly buttons pierced together at a party at Lisa's.

Too bad we're going someplace that uses a gun ....I'm itchin' for a new piercing, actually what I really want is some new ink!.....I even know what I tat I want.....( heavy sigh)....Ahhhh another day..... Eh, maybe I'll get my ears done too.... I have 9 piercings and 2 tats scatterd about my body...hehehe... :)~

Catching up......or ketchup.... :)~

My posts seem to be spaced further apart than I would like these days.....Things have been busy at work, and in my personal life. Before I know it...It's 10pm and I'm half asleep on the couch....Ohhh, who am I kidding....I'm out like a light...LOL...5:30 am comes way too early! :)~

So here's a little catch up..Congrats to my cousin John and his bride Kate....I was sick the night of the wedding and missed it...sigh...

shout out to my best friend Lisa...woot! woot! Happy B-day ya old Lady...I can say that....she's older than me...ahahahahahahahhahhaaa!....Luv ya Lis

For Halloween this year I dressed up and went out with her, and her 3 girlz...I was a vampire of course...Sara my God-child was a little devil....hehehe...Anna was a dead bride and Kayla, the youngest, was a kitty.
Being the big kid that I am I went up to most of the houses with them with my booty bag held out proud!!!....HEY! I think if you take the time to get dressed up....You deserve the Treats damn it!!! Kayla was totally into it. She was always the first one to the door. She had a little system. She'd ring the bell, take 2 steps back, and patiently wait to almost in a whisper say...Trick or Treat....That child paid attention to every thing she got. After every house she would get so excited to tell her mom what she just scored...too cute I tell ya!



This past Saturday I got to catch up with Ella, Catherine, Angie, and Katherine at lunch at Kobis in Fairfield. I love this place. They have Hibachi there. I like watching the chefs cook right in front of me, especially when they have a good sense of humor. Some of them really put on a good show. However our chef this time had no personallity. It's hit or miss with that. But the company was great. Also on Sunday Val and Linda, and Val's family came to Brunch at work. I love when friends and family come in when I am working. I get to make the table something complemetary from the kitchen...Go out to the table and chat a bit if I'm not too busy.....BTW congrats to Val and Linda on their engagement. I got to see the ring live and in person. It's so sparkly.