It's my partay!

Thank you to all of my friends, for throwing me a birthday party to remember!

We had such a wonderful time. The food was great! ...as usual!

I'm not sure why I'm making that face is both pictures?

bocce kisses

Mike and I have a moment

after he beat me at Bocce Ball for the 2nd time!

Shout Outs!

Special shout out to my fabulous neighbor Soozie! Girl you rock and I'm not just saying that because you're Bruce Springsteen's violinist! We gotta do another girls night!

Special shout out to my other fabulous neighbors Luc and Juliet! You guys are so sweet, it's been fun getting to know you two. Luc glad you made it back from tour, congrats on the new baby girl!

A nice day for a walk.

Oh the faces he makes are to much!
When Noah gets older, he's going to be one of those kid drivers - seat way back, hand on top of the steering will, music blaring,
cause he's so cool!

What you talkin bout Willis?

A day for sailing

My friend Sean, and Frits called to see if I'd like to go sailing with them today. I was ready to leave in 2 minutes. I've been out on the boat a lot, yet we haven't sailed. It's either been the weather or no wind. BUT today, we did it. It was amazing, and according to them, the best sail they've had to date. Frits gave me some good sailing tips, and attempted to teach me the names of things. Feeling the power of water and wind was breathtaking. I helped pull the front mass in when we changed directions. Also, when the sailboat started to lean towards the water Sean and I went to the other side and leaned out over the water to shift the weight. Did I mention how exciting this was???? I was counting on Frits to have his camera, but no such luck. So here's a video of their first sail. This video doesn't compare to our sail, but it will give ya an idea of the fun to be had on a sail boat.

Labor Day Social! ....later in the evening!

The torches come out. The game of crochet continues.

Mike and I laughing after he looses to Juliet.
Mike lost to a pregnant lady!

Labor Day Social!

Labor Day is finally upon us! Carley and Jason host another wonderful Beacon Social at there lovely house! Horseshoes. Boccie Ball. Crochet.
Good eats. My bean dip appears to have gone over well!

All equal a wonderful time together.





what a hunk!

Bad Hair Cuts, Good Hair Cuts

My friend Duane says, 'you look like a superhero'.
Uh, no actually it's just a new hair cut, but thanks a bunch!

Finally found a great hairstylist. Jal is wonderful!
Thanks for the referral Carley!

Caviar and the Drive-In?

Group date night, tonight. Had a blast!
We're such foodies!

The Menu:
Calamari Salad
Shrimp
Chicken Salad
Cheese and Crackers
Strawberry and Peaches in rose`
Caviar

The Movie: The Bourne Ultimatum
...and another movie we didn't stay to see

Fair Lights! Group Date Night!

Does it look like I'm having fun here?

I dare say, I wasn't at first.
...I was freaking out!

If I wasn't freaked out enough, the girl next to me started flipping out. So, I'm on the SUPER SHOT, freaking out, with the girl next to me freaking out. SO, we're freaking out together at the same time, but before you know it the ride is over.
I'm shaking. my nerves are a mess, but hey there's certain sense of wonder that I even made myself do it to begin with!!! YAY ME! ....er yay Jason for giving me the ARE YOU TO AFRAID LITTLE CHICKEN LOOK!

This was taken towards the end of the night. It was just sitting there. It looked safe enough, and no one was in line!

Mike and I taking in Jason on the ride no one wanted to go on with him.
Do you see how our gaze is fixed upward? I was not going on that ride!

Jason loved the ride. Jinnifer loves the picture!

Millbrook Vineyards

Mike and I drove up to Millbrook, NY today.
We had a wonderful tour and tasting at the local vineyard.


This was one of several pictures we attempted to take on our own. I'd like to point out: I shared this with my sis-in-law Liz, and she was fascinated by the cloud that looked like a kid waving. Pah ha ha. -There's actually a statue inside the deck we were sitting on.

Gotta love the window behind us, reflecting the sky, hills, and vineyard.

The kiss

Today I find myself thinking about all of my wonderful friends. Since I've met them I've noticed the girls greet with a hug and kiss to the cheek. The guys greet the other guys with a hand shake, or a what's up kind of manly hello!

So, as I think about my friends, my thoughts go to the cheek kiss. When did this start? Where did it come from? I've seen it as a little kid and more so in the last couple of years.

How did I function before I met all of these, my grown up friends?

My friends are great and they bring out the feeling of home, the feeling of putting roots down in a place. I haven't felt that feeling since I lived in NE. It's that feeling you have when you've been in a place for so long. Growing up in NE everything felt familiar. I moved away in 2004 and haven't had that until this spring.

I've missed that wonderful feeling of belonging to a place, to a group of friends, and now on top of all that....I'm seeing someone that makes me equally happy about life.

Just when you think your life can't get any fuller, something unexpected occurs and life is overflowing!

gushing!

lovely!

beautiful!

Happy Birthday Carley!

that was

a great

b-day

party!

Steve-n-Sue, Congrats on your first home!

Love the master bedroom, with it's smoke stained walls!

This is a picture to remember the before, 'remodelling'.

Can't retire as a nanny!

I'm not going to retire just yet! I met thing one and he asked me to be his nanny, how could I resist?

Little Man Noah is the name of his game, and we're going to have a blast!

It's just for a few months. should be fun!

Tommy's a big bro!

Baby Kieran, 3 days old, was welcomed home today!

Thank you Tom and Noreen
for letting me share
that moment with all of you. Dinner was wonderful!

Tommy's a big brother. I think he's equally shocked! I'd been holding Kieran for a little while.

Tommy, was getting upset and wanted me to play with him.
I suggest a story for both of them, and he jumps up on the couch. So far so good, no really, we were doing great sitting there on the couch. Tommy hasn't held Kieran yet, so I ask him if he wants to? Daddy's and Grandmas are quick with there camera's. I LOVE THAT!

Here we are Tommy's holding his baby bro for the first time!

...check out some of my old blogs(see link below),
Tommy has gotten so big!! 18 months going on 5!

Jinninay: A day in the life

Jinninay: A day in the life

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!!

Went into the city today.
No agenda in place.
Nothing specific to do.
Just wanted to be in Manhattan.
Wanted to take some pictures.
This is coming out of the Federal Hall Building.

The lines of the bench and lamp post stuck out to me in this one.
The jogger was a bonus!
An old bell tower in the middle of a cemetary.
I think we were near Wall St.

early morning kayak

Buddy, Katie and I spent a few hours kayaking this morning.

It's a promise!

The power of a rainbow.



The overwhelming power of a rainbow. eludes me. doesn't matter where I am. or what I'm doing. it stops me in my tracks, and puts me in a 'life is good' place in my mind. Ah the power of a rainbow. It's power overwhelms me.

faux sailing

A storm started to come in. we didn't sail, but we had a nice chat over lunch.

It's hot out here!

The girls went to Fahnstock Beach today to try and cool off.
lots of laughter. salt and vinegar chips. and late night bike rides.
Turned out to be a great girls weekend.

Lifes better...

Life just seems better when you've had girl talk over breakfast and coffee!

Erin and I got breakfast this morning, we talked about life. work. dreams. goals. boys.

The picture says it all! ....our lives are pretty stinking great!

Lazy Sunday

A group of us spend the afternoon taking in the warm sun of spring.

boccie ball, naps under the blooming trees
good company, yummy food and drink

What a life!

Picnic in the park

Tommy and I have a picnic at the park today.

Sean and the boyees, planned to launch the sail boat for the first time. the girls hoped to see them sail. they didn't.

The sport of kayaking!

I went kayaking for the first time today.
Buddy and Katie and I had a blast.
It was quite the adventure;
we crossed the hudson river to Newburgh
it was dark when we crossed back to Beacon Harbor.
Here's a breakdown:
I thought I was going to die
It was my first time kayaking
first time on the hudson river
we caught a wake from a barge
we couldn't see 2in in front of us
I thought I was going to die

Mt. Beacon

Ah it's spring - I can't get outside enough.
I love this view of Beacon below!
I love my Beacon!
I love it here!

Get out the work boots....

Love this picture! The painters were here at work today. Tommy and I had to live around them. At least he laughed when I asked if I could take this picture. He's a good guy; anyone need a painter?