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Tuesday, November 06, 2007
New Boat at the camp!
Here are pics of the new boat up at the camp. Thanks to Paul for sending them to me so I could post them as he is extremely busy at work. Hopefully, we'll be able to meet up soon for dinner with back to the east coast Andrea. Enjoy the pics.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Where should I go?
So, my friends and I had planned on going to London in January to visit a friend abroad, but that friend is not going to be there anymore and we are now looking for somewhere else to go. We are thinking somewhere tropical. Does anyone have suggestions for somewhere cheap and fun?
Andrea's Send Off
Can you believe it? Andrea is already moving back to New Jersey. She flies out tomorrow night, but California couldn't let her go without a little fun! My parents are still visiting her and last night they had an earthquake, 5.6 on the Richter Scale. Don't worry - they are all doing fine!
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Random Thoughts and Postings
If you want to see something funny, check out Dan's parents blog. There is a Dan look-alike out there!
Very Random - This morning, I realized how much of a dork I truly am! Since I am a creature of habit, I take the same bus into the city every morning and tend to sit in the same area. On the ride in, I do my homework, which is usually just reading. When I walked up to the bus stop this morning, there was one guy at the bus stop, and he was like....I always see you working so hard every morning, what are you studying for? So, I had to explain that I was working on my Masters degree and try to multitask to get my homework done on the bus (what a dork!).
There is also another gentleman who is ALWAYS on the same bus in the morning. He is always very polite and says hello. Every day when we are getting off the bus he says have a nice day as he walks outside. Well, this morning when I sat down in my chair he handed me two highlighters!! I thought that was the nicest thing. Every morning I read and highlight as I go along and he thought I might need a few extra highlighters. I guess that was his good deed of the day, now I need to go pass one on! I realized how nice it is when a stranger does something nice for you.
Very Random - This morning, I realized how much of a dork I truly am! Since I am a creature of habit, I take the same bus into the city every morning and tend to sit in the same area. On the ride in, I do my homework, which is usually just reading. When I walked up to the bus stop this morning, there was one guy at the bus stop, and he was like....I always see you working so hard every morning, what are you studying for? So, I had to explain that I was working on my Masters degree and try to multitask to get my homework done on the bus (what a dork!).
There is also another gentleman who is ALWAYS on the same bus in the morning. He is always very polite and says hello. Every day when we are getting off the bus he says have a nice day as he walks outside. Well, this morning when I sat down in my chair he handed me two highlighters!! I thought that was the nicest thing. Every morning I read and highlight as I go along and he thought I might need a few extra highlighters. I guess that was his good deed of the day, now I need to go pass one on! I realized how nice it is when a stranger does something nice for you.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Go Red Sox!
How are you feeling about the Red Sox chances in the World Series? Like everyone else - I am exhausted today from staying up late last night to watch the game, but at least the outcome was good (Sorry, Dan!)
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Pauls Rooftop Cookout
Sunday night, Paul was nice enough to invite us over for a cookout on his rooftop deck. The view from the roof was awesome! Paul cooked up some chicken, steak tips, and pork neck (don't ask!) along with a couple of different salads. I think everyone had a great time, other than hearing that the Yankees won their game that night. From Pauls rooftop in Brooklyn, you can see right across the Williamsburg Bridge. Dan got some great shots as the sun was setting.
How could we ever forget the dog!! He (just a stab at the spelling....Ishkah??) had a great time jogging around the deck. Thanks again Paul for everything, we had a great time!!
This is the view of lower Manhattan. If the twin towers were still there, they would sit right where the sun is shining the brightest. Beautiful!
Paul was hard at work on the grill while David chills out with a drink....nice shirt Dave..Go Red Sox! I will need support this week because Dans entire family are HUGE Indians fans...help me! It will be a long series for us, and hopefully the Red Sox will come out on top. We will see!
Paul was hard at work on the grill while David chills out with a drink....nice shirt Dave..Go Red Sox! I will need support this week because Dans entire family are HUGE Indians fans...help me! It will be a long series for us, and hopefully the Red Sox will come out on top. We will see!After a few drinks, we can still smile for the camera. 
Friday night, after Clemson got the butts whooped in football, Dan and I met up with Erin, David, and Paul in the city. We ended up a little beer bar where Dan knows the bartender - surprise, surprise. I shouldn't really complain though because our check for about 12 beers was only $33....Thanks Dan! And believe me, we weren't drinking cheap beers. That was probably only a quarter of what the bill should have been. I guess it pays to be nice to people.
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Another great (long) weekend
This past weekend 2 of my best friends from West Side came to visit - Kate and Caitlin. They got here Friday night and I just dropped Kate at the airport for the red eye tonight. Here are some pictures from our weekend:
We started with a trip to Ridge (Mom & Dad's favorite winery) and Pichetti (my favorite winery). Here we are tasting at Pichetti:
From there we went to (or at least attempted to go to) Muir Woods. What I did not know was that this past weekend was Fleet Week in San Francisco. What that meant was 2X more tourists than normal, impossible traffic, and all of the view points for the bridge were closed which was sad. And also the Blue Angels were in town...it was pretty hectic! After getting lost and paying to drive across the bridge 2 times we finally made it! It was my first trip here and it was awesome! Here are some pictures from our 2 mile hike:
Here is a picture of us driving over the bridge. It was the clearest day I have seen in the city since I lived here!!! They took this our my sunroof:
Kate and I normally look pretty short, but here is one of us in front of some of the trees.
And this was taken by some nice Clemson Alum that we randomly met when we were hiking!
That night we got a hotel room in the city and met up with a bunch of friends from work. I was talking to Mom & Dad when I was stuck and traffic and realized I was going to be VERY late for our reservation. And I am sure Mom was sad she wasn't with us (it's her favorite restaurant in the city!) they offered to call and let the restaurant know we were going to be late and when we got there, a mystery bottle of wine showed up from "Our friends Peter and Peggy". Thanks Mom & Dad! Here is us at dinner:
Sunday we spent the day touring an overcrowded San Francisco! But very interesting things happened.
#1 - The Blue Angels. Very cool, but very VERY loud! The show seemed to go on all day and there were people on top of buildings everywhere to watch. Here is one of the pictures I got:
#2 - We decided to take the cable car back to the hotel. We also decided to make a stop at Lombard Street. There was a line to get back on the cable car and after missing the 2nd cable car (the come about every 10-15 minutes) we were starting to get restless as you can tell below (She is taking a bite out of crime):
We first all of the cops came out of no where to clear the street. All of a sudden these cars came flying by and stopped at the top of the hill and it was all the pilots from the Blue Angels which was cool. But the next part was even more exciting. We saw the next cable car coming in our direction and starting inching out into the road (I was super annoyed these people cut in front of us and took the last 2 spots on the last car). A cable car was also stopped in the other direction letting people on/off. There was a mini-van trying to make left onto the street and the traffic cop told them no because they couldn't get around the cable car and you're not supposed to turn left onto the street anyways. So he started driving, and then decided to slow down and try to see if he could make the turn. Naturally when he started moving the car behind him started moving (as the cop told them to do) and the cable car coming in our direction released its brake right as the mini-van decided to stop. The car in the middle had no chance! It got crushed/pushed between the cable car and the van and started leaking gas. That was when we decided to walk/run back to the hotel. Good thing we didn't inch out too far! This is the after picture of the car:
That night we hung out with the other West Springfielder's out here and Monday we spent the day wine tasting in Napa. It was a fun day and we didn't get too many picture but I did feel special because the guys at one of the wineries that I go to a lot knows my name now (good or bad I'm not sure) and he was very nice and opened wine for us that we weren't supposed to be able to taste!
Today we took it easy, went to a winery around here, and Kate was crazy enough to swim in the Pacific ocean, I wouldn't even put my feet in. It was nice to have a day to relax and not be at work!
But unfortunately tomorrow is back to work for me. And then tomorrow night I am headed to NJ to find a new place to live! I'm spending the weekend with Mere and Dan and will hopefully not be homeless at the end of the weekend!
Hope everyone's having a great week! See you soon!
We started with a trip to Ridge (Mom & Dad's favorite winery) and Pichetti (my favorite winery). Here we are tasting at Pichetti:
From there we went to (or at least attempted to go to) Muir Woods. What I did not know was that this past weekend was Fleet Week in San Francisco. What that meant was 2X more tourists than normal, impossible traffic, and all of the view points for the bridge were closed which was sad. And also the Blue Angels were in town...it was pretty hectic! After getting lost and paying to drive across the bridge 2 times we finally made it! It was my first trip here and it was awesome! Here are some pictures from our 2 mile hike:
Here is a picture of us driving over the bridge. It was the clearest day I have seen in the city since I lived here!!! They took this our my sunroof:
Kate and I normally look pretty short, but here is one of us in front of some of the trees.
And this was taken by some nice Clemson Alum that we randomly met when we were hiking!
That night we got a hotel room in the city and met up with a bunch of friends from work. I was talking to Mom & Dad when I was stuck and traffic and realized I was going to be VERY late for our reservation. And I am sure Mom was sad she wasn't with us (it's her favorite restaurant in the city!) they offered to call and let the restaurant know we were going to be late and when we got there, a mystery bottle of wine showed up from "Our friends Peter and Peggy". Thanks Mom & Dad! Here is us at dinner:
Sunday we spent the day touring an overcrowded San Francisco! But very interesting things happened.
#1 - The Blue Angels. Very cool, but very VERY loud! The show seemed to go on all day and there were people on top of buildings everywhere to watch. Here is one of the pictures I got:
#2 - We decided to take the cable car back to the hotel. We also decided to make a stop at Lombard Street. There was a line to get back on the cable car and after missing the 2nd cable car (the come about every 10-15 minutes) we were starting to get restless as you can tell below (She is taking a bite out of crime):
We first all of the cops came out of no where to clear the street. All of a sudden these cars came flying by and stopped at the top of the hill and it was all the pilots from the Blue Angels which was cool. But the next part was even more exciting. We saw the next cable car coming in our direction and starting inching out into the road (I was super annoyed these people cut in front of us and took the last 2 spots on the last car). A cable car was also stopped in the other direction letting people on/off. There was a mini-van trying to make left onto the street and the traffic cop told them no because they couldn't get around the cable car and you're not supposed to turn left onto the street anyways. So he started driving, and then decided to slow down and try to see if he could make the turn. Naturally when he started moving the car behind him started moving (as the cop told them to do) and the cable car coming in our direction released its brake right as the mini-van decided to stop. The car in the middle had no chance! It got crushed/pushed between the cable car and the van and started leaking gas. That was when we decided to walk/run back to the hotel. Good thing we didn't inch out too far! This is the after picture of the car:
That night we hung out with the other West Springfielder's out here and Monday we spent the day wine tasting in Napa. It was a fun day and we didn't get too many picture but I did feel special because the guys at one of the wineries that I go to a lot knows my name now (good or bad I'm not sure) and he was very nice and opened wine for us that we weren't supposed to be able to taste!
Today we took it easy, went to a winery around here, and Kate was crazy enough to swim in the Pacific ocean, I wouldn't even put my feet in. It was nice to have a day to relax and not be at work!
But unfortunately tomorrow is back to work for me. And then tomorrow night I am headed to NJ to find a new place to live! I'm spending the weekend with Mere and Dan and will hopefully not be homeless at the end of the weekend!
Hope everyone's having a great week! See you soon!
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Mimeres 90th Birthday Party
Just a few pictures from Mimeres 90th Birthday Party (Yes, she was lucky enough to have 2!) Mimere pretty much stayed put in this chair for the afternoon as we all watched the procession of people come by to say Happy Birthday! Kristin got a chance in the hot seat for a while!
What's a party without the games.....Brian and Tommy playing Cornhole.
A few more visitors stopping by!
This is Kristin with her favorite Paige!
What's a party without the games.....Brian and Tommy playing Cornhole.
A few more visitors stopping by!
This is Kristin with her favorite Paige!
The Big E!!
Last Saturday Kristin, Dan, and I went to The Big E for some fun and excitement. It doesn't seem like as much fun when you are older, but we had a good time nonetheless. We didn't buy anything too exciting...kettle corn, beef jerky, maple cotton candy, Otter Creek beer, Kristin got knives, and we had to have a fresh cider donut and root beer. The states building are our favorite!!
The cutest little pig and piglets! I don't think the mother was happy the piglets were walking around where she was trying to find food - she keep knocking them away with her snout. I know - we are easily entertained
Like little kids, we went to the petting zoo where you could feed the animals for a quarter. Dan enjoyed it, even going back for a second round of food.
For those who have never been to The Big E - there is a big yellow slide that you can ride down on a potato sack. We all took a ride down, but I had to stop and take a picture of Dan making his first ever trip down the big yellow slide. It looks like he is having more fun that the little girl next to him!
We wanted to take a break, so we decided to watch a show in The Coliseum. This show ended up being awesome - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride. The horses rode around in some crazy choreographed formations. It was like a marching band on horseback.I was waiting for them to run into one another, but it never happened. We were impressed!
The cutest little pig and piglets! I don't think the mother was happy the piglets were walking around where she was trying to find food - she keep knocking them away with her snout. I know - we are easily entertained
Like little kids, we went to the petting zoo where you could feed the animals for a quarter. Dan enjoyed it, even going back for a second round of food.
For those who have never been to The Big E - there is a big yellow slide that you can ride down on a potato sack. We all took a ride down, but I had to stop and take a picture of Dan making his first ever trip down the big yellow slide. It looks like he is having more fun that the little girl next to him!
We wanted to take a break, so we decided to watch a show in The Coliseum. This show ended up being awesome - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride. The horses rode around in some crazy choreographed formations. It was like a marching band on horseback.I was waiting for them to run into one another, but it never happened. We were impressed!
Monday, October 01, 2007
Happy Birthdays
We owe two people belated Happy Birthdays....
Happy Birthday Andrea (Saturday was the big day)...just a quarter of a century old. Hopefully you had fun in Lake Tahoe for the weekend, but we missed you at the party yesterday.
Happy Birthday Julie! (Yesterday was her birthday)
We hope you both had wonderful weekends celebrating!
Happy Birthday Andrea (Saturday was the big day)...just a quarter of a century old. Hopefully you had fun in Lake Tahoe for the weekend, but we missed you at the party yesterday.
Happy Birthday Julie! (Yesterday was her birthday)
We hope you both had wonderful weekends celebrating!Thursday, September 27, 2007
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAUL!!!!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Paul
Happy Birthday to you!!!
Happy 25th - you're old now =) Just kidding! We hope you have a great day and have fun celebrating tonight!!!!
Monday, September 24, 2007
Just a little fun and memories....
I placed the order a little late, and I don't think it will be here for the party....but we tried!Enjoy!
Monday, September 17, 2007
A few more pictures from the trip down South.
Thanks to frequent flier miles I was able to make it to Clemson for FSU game. I stayed with my of my friends and we had a great time! Like Mere said, on Saturday we spent the day bouncing around visting some of our friends. Here are some pictures:
Auntie Meredith with her favorite niece Gretchen...Can you tell she just woke up from a nap?
Auntie Meredith with her favorite niece Gretchen...Can you tell she just woke up from a nap?
Our 3rd and final baby stop of the day was with our friend Brooke. We were both in her wedding a few years ago and she was also a bridesmaid in Mere and Dan's wedding. This is the newest addition to the Roger's family - Jordan. She is 4 months old...and teething! 
Although we didn't really see eachother a lot on gameday here is a picture of Mere and I at Dan's friend's tailgate before we walked into the stadium. I apparently forgot what humidity was because I was SWEATING!!!
And the most important part of the game...the Most Exciting 25 Seconds of College Football!
And last but not least we hit up Dan's favorite Taco place on the way to drop me at the airport on Tuesday. This is Brooke's son Jonathan - he is the smartest 4 year old I've ever met in my life. If you ask him a number he can tell you what which Clemson player it is. I can't even do that! And although he is wearing a Cubs jersey he assured me that his favorite baseball team was the Boston Red Sox and his favorite player was Big Papi....
Next stop....
....back to New Jersey, and possibly even Hoboken!!!
Yes, you may have have heard rumors of Arkansas that almost weren't rumors. After 9 interviews in 1 week I had my decision down to 2 jobs - Arkansas and New Jersey. After lots of time and talking to several different people I accepted a position in Morris Plains, New Jersey. It is about 28 miles from Hoboken and depending on who else in my class ends up in that area I may end up moving there to be closer to my friends in the city...and I guess Mere and Dan too...
I will be working for our Consumer company and working for the IT Professional Sales and Marketing team. My group supports the Listerine and Reach brands and I am really excited about my new position!
So I move back on November 1st and I am very excited to make a trip back home hopefully before Thanksgiving. Can't wait to see everyone!
Yes, you may have have heard rumors of Arkansas that almost weren't rumors. After 9 interviews in 1 week I had my decision down to 2 jobs - Arkansas and New Jersey. After lots of time and talking to several different people I accepted a position in Morris Plains, New Jersey. It is about 28 miles from Hoboken and depending on who else in my class ends up in that area I may end up moving there to be closer to my friends in the city...and I guess Mere and Dan too...
I will be working for our Consumer company and working for the IT Professional Sales and Marketing team. My group supports the Listerine and Reach brands and I am really excited about my new position!
So I move back on November 1st and I am very excited to make a trip back home hopefully before Thanksgiving. Can't wait to see everyone!
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Uncle Dan & Aunt Meredith
Over Labor Day Weekend, Dan and I took a trip to South Carolina to meet our niece. Dan's brother and his wife, Becky, gave birth to Gretchen Nicole Snider on August 6th. We were so excited to finally get to meet Gretchen. Everyone has been asking for pictures, so here you go....
As you can see, Dan was a little surprised that the baby was a month old and only as big as his foot. I hope Gretchen laughs at the picture someday!
Now for the serious picture!
Let the spoiling begin...
Andrea was also in town. We made the baby run on Saturday, catching up with old friends from college who all have babies.
Happy Sunday Morning!
You know what makes for a great Sunday morning....when it is cool enough outside so you can sleep with the windows open, but still need the covers to stay warm. Also, when you have no reason to get up early and can sleep late. However, this can not be done when your fire alarm goes off at 8 AM!!! I love standing on the main street in my pajamas. Also, I can not go back to sleep once I am up. How annoying is that?
Happy Sunday......let's go Red Sox and Patriots!
Happy Sunday......let's go Red Sox and Patriots!
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Andrea....with STRAIGHT HAIR!!!!
Although many believed it was not possible (including myself), and many people often wondered what it would look like, this past weekend was the first time that I had my hair straighted...ever. I had some friends out visiting from NY, NJ, and PA (visitors? - shocking I know) but one of my friends decided she wanted to straighten my hair. We had to document each step of the miraculous process and here were some pictures.
Here is post blow drying - pre-straightening. I was pretty nervous as you can tell. An people wonder why I never blow dry my hair.....
It took a LONG TIME! Kate had to repeat with a straightener 3-4 times for it to finally be straight! This was about the point when our friend Tom was like ummm...is it bad that her hair is SMOKING when you are using the straightening iron? Apparently that is ok... And for all the people who think I have short hair...you're pretty wrong!
And finally the finished product! Poor Kate had to be exhausted after but I didn't feel that bad because it was her idea :)
It was SO strange - I felt like I was wearing a wig all night! And then once I got in the shower it was all gone and back to normal curly hair. Here is a picture of the 4 of us at Pier 39 (I really never get sick of the sea lions!) Maureen was my roommate when I lived in NJ for first rotation and she left J&J, and Kate and Tom are 2 of my other good friends from the program - we had a great weekend! And last but not least, what type of host would I be if we didn't go to Napa. That is Andrea sitting next to me and she is one of the other ITLDPs who is based in California right now.
Here is post blow drying - pre-straightening. I was pretty nervous as you can tell. An people wonder why I never blow dry my hair.....
It took a LONG TIME! Kate had to repeat with a straightener 3-4 times for it to finally be straight! This was about the point when our friend Tom was like ummm...is it bad that her hair is SMOKING when you are using the straightening iron? Apparently that is ok... And for all the people who think I have short hair...you're pretty wrong!
And finally the finished product! Poor Kate had to be exhausted after but I didn't feel that bad because it was her idea :)
It was SO strange - I felt like I was wearing a wig all night! And then once I got in the shower it was all gone and back to normal curly hair. Here is a picture of the 4 of us at Pier 39 (I really never get sick of the sea lions!) Maureen was my roommate when I lived in NJ for first rotation and she left J&J, and Kate and Tom are 2 of my other good friends from the program - we had a great weekend! And last but not least, what type of host would I be if we didn't go to Napa. That is Andrea sitting next to me and she is one of the other ITLDPs who is based in California right now.
Happy Birthday to you (Emma & Brian!)
Sorry...I have been so busy and have not been in the office enough to keep up with the birthdays (as you could see by Mimeres late posting!) But, how could I forget Emma turning 2! September 8th was Emmas 2nd birthday! Happy Birthday Emma!
Also, tomorrow is Brian's birthday....Happy Birthday Brian!
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Happy 90th Birthday Mimere!!
OK, so it's really 90 years and 2 days! No matter how you look at it, it is still pretty remarkable. I surely think she is the cutest Mimere in the whole world...would you agree?
So what did she do to celebrate, her favorite of course...Paula, Cindy, Maryellen, and Gail took her to the casino for some fun.
Here she is rocking the guitar on her birthday....don't you just love her?
Mimere - We all love you very much and thank you and Pipere for the wonderful family you have brought us all!
We will celebrate Mimeres birthday on Sunday, September 30th - you better be there!
So what did she do to celebrate, her favorite of course...Paula, Cindy, Maryellen, and Gail took her to the casino for some fun.
Here she is rocking the guitar on her birthday....don't you just love her?
Mimere - We all love you very much and thank you and Pipere for the wonderful family you have brought us all!We will celebrate Mimeres birthday on Sunday, September 30th - you better be there!
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Happy Birthday Amy!!!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Amy,
Happy Birthday to you!
We hope you had a wonderful day yesterday!
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETER!!!
Happy birthday Dad!!!
We hope you had a great day and were able to enjoy your birthday in the US!!!
We love you!
PC and his "tower of power" in Puerto Rico
Who know Peter was amazing a karaoke...
Sunday, September 02, 2007
Happy 30th Birthday!
Happy Birthday Kristin!
I can't believe you are 30 already...insane!! We hope you had a good time celebrating, what did you do?
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