First boating excursion

We had the boat out of storage for less than a week and needless to say Jeremy was getting antsy to take it out!! He had the last game of his tournement on Sunday and around 12:30 we put it on the water and cruised the Mississippi. It was gorgeous outside and a wonderful, relaxing Sunday cruise. Jimmy tagged along, which I was glad for so the work I had to do was minimal! We stopped by Midtown Marina for a late lunch and to catch some of the cubs game and then headed home around 4pm. Below are some pictures of the boys basking in their boating glory! The invitation is open for ANYONE that would like to join us this summer on the sunny, but muddy Mississippi.

Flowers, flowers everywhere

I traveled to visit my good friend Mel D this Friday night and we had a nice dinner out and a great time catching up. It was beautiful on Saturday so we went for a nice walk and then I made my way back home. Jeremy was in a softball tourney all day, so I decided to get started on my deck flower pots. Every year I feel a little more knowledgeable about what flowers do well on our very sunny deck and which do not. I went shopping and found all of those flowers, hopefully, that will be beautiful all summer long! I am going with a color theme this year of reds, purples and yellows. Mom helped me find my favorite flowers last year, zinnias and verbena, and I loaded up on them again! I also got my standbys of gerber daises, snapdragons and geraniums and picked up some pansies, new for me, but another mom referral. Unfortunately we haven't had any growth on the tall decorative grass mom split off, hopefully it grows back?! I still have a few pots to plant, so any suggestion on full sun plants would be welcomed!! I love coming home after work and pruning my flowers and watching them grow, ahh isn't spring and summer wonderful!!

Happy May Day!

May 1, one of the greatest days! Mainly because it's the beginning of my favorite month, my birthday month, spring and......the national college decision deadline date!! OK, so the last thing is not so exciting, but what it means to me is that summer is almost here! May 1 we require all students to submit their housing deposit to verify they are coming to UD. This can be a stressful time, especially in this economy, but we made and exceeded our goal. A little stress relief and, hopefully, an easy summer ahead with Fridays off and regular hour work days! YEAH!! Happy May day!

We're on TV!!!

Isn't it funny how us "little" people get such a thrill with the prospect of seeing someone we know on TV, or better yet ourselves. So after I got Abby's comment I decided to share the link with all and attach a picture, so you too can find us! Yea, too much time went into this, but I think it's well worth it. FYI I cannot find mom, maybe she was on a beer run?
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=4309859

Another big weekend

After the shower on Saturday we went to Jacksonville to visit Mandi and Andriy and their new home, as well as the Cards Cubs game on Sunday in St Louis! What a weekend!! When we got to mom and dad's, around 6pm, they were waiting with Nana and Papa and Zach. We ate a great dinner together, thanks mom, and chatted for a while before heading over the the Chukin's. Everyone, except for Zach and me, did a celebratory shot of Ukrainian vodka to toast the new home. They have a great place with lots of plans for decorating and adding their personal touches to it. Can't wait to hang out there more often and once the baby comes, we'll be staying there while mom and dad babysit!! Sunday was a great day for baseball. The weather was 85 and sunny and extremely windy in St Louis, but with lots of sunscreen, beer, water and great action on the field we were pretty content and comfortable, especially Jeremy and I!!! The lady next to Jeremy caught Micah Hoffpauir's home run and Jeremy watched with disappointment while he had his hands full of beer :( The drive home was long, but well worth the trip!! Thanks for a great weekend guys and go Cubs!!

Joleen's Baby Shower

Saturday was Joleen's shower and everything was great, except the weather. Jason, Angie and Alana came back for it, regardless of Alana's temperature, and it was great seeing them! Joleen got lots of loot and we ate some fabulous food. Here are some pics of Joleen, Angie and Alana; Joleen and Jennifer and the awesome diaper cake Angie made!

Weekends are too short

Why aren't weekends 3/4 days instead of just 2? We had such a nice weekend at home, although it was anything but quiet. With 4 wiener dogs, mom and dad, Mandi and Andriy and a "party" Saturday night, we were busy. We had such a nice time even though the weather wasn't as nice as earlier in the week. Thursday night dad came up we had dinner and both dad and Jeremy fell asleep watching TV, really early!! Friday Jeremy took a half day and him and dad went golfing, drinking and baseball watching, not sure in what order, but I know they tackled them all! Again, they fell asleep EARLY watching TV!! Everyone else came in Friday night and it was nice to hang out and catch up. Saturday morning we took the dogs for a long walk on a nice trail in Dbq. Ella was so funny, she just followed all of the other dogs we actually took her leash off her and she just bounced around the dog pack! The boys stayed behind and dug/buried the drainage tile, one of Jeremy's things on his to do list, swaying family into doing his dirty work. We got home, made food, got ready and the Fluhr's came over later that afternoon. Fortunately the rain didn't last long and we had a nice bonfire going for the latter part of the evening. Sunday was also pretty low key, mom and dad stuck around later and mom and I went shopping while dad fell asleep on the couch watching TV, are you seeing a pattern here?? We found some cute things and got some GREAT deals, Thanks mom!! The only downfall of the evening is that I didn't take any photos, sorry Jess! I will take some this weekend at Joleen's shower and at the Cards Cubs game!! Looking forward to another busy, but great weekend. I hope to see some of you on Saturday! Good luck moving Mandi and Andriy!