Keep Up With The Robillards!!: 09/01/2007

Thursday, September 27, 2007

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAUL!!!!

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?

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!

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!

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.

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!