Good stuff...

Friday nite, I had dinner with some good friends from Tres Dias at Maggiano's. We had a great time and even managed to left the restaurant standing! There was no shortage of laughter and craziness...

Funniest thing from the evening:

-Laurie calling Mildred-Margaret. All nite. To her face. Good times.

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(l to r) Sharon, Jane, Anne, Me, Kim

Stacey, Me, Megan, Laurie

Stacey, Megan, Laurie and Mildred (or Margaret!)

Love you, ladies!!! Thanks for a great nite!

So proud...

Parker ran in a race at the Gurdon Forrest Festival and came in second place!!! He is so stinking fast...and so cute!!! It's probably a sin to feel as much pride as I do for this one...

Look closely...he beat this little guy to take 2nd place!

Wahoooo!!!! Congrats to you, Parker!!!

Birthday Blessings...

Happy Birthday, Landon!!!!

Today, my precious baby boy turns 1!!! It is so hard to believe that it's been a year ago today!

He loves cake!

Who wouldn't love this cute cake...

I spent much of the afternoon he was born pacing back and forth from Discovery to Starbucks after Mom called and told me that Lori was being rushed to the hospital. And then I talked to Jeff and he was so upset...the baby was so early--10 weeks early, and so little. It was so scary. First Lisa walked and prayed with me...then I ran into Chris, then Anne. Then at BSF that nite I talked to Lori. Anne and I prayed for them right about the time he was being born. 3lbs and 2 oz. later, there he was! And now...1 year later--he's walking and talking and being so stinking cute you can barely stand it!

Apparently, at the sound of the dishes being done, he's there!!

Happy Birthday, you sweet little monkey!!! Cee Cee loves you!!!

A picture is worth 1,000 words...

Here are some fun pics leftover from the NY trip a few weeks ago:

Pre-horseback riding...

On your mark...get set....

Go!!!

Your being a horse's.......

Loverman...

Anne wants a sizzle-ly burger, too!

Not my most photogenic moment...but still a fun one!!

Weekend Update

What a weekend! It was a gorgeous fall weekend here in DC. Absolutely perfect weather! I stayed home and ordered Chinese food and watched Blades of Glory w/ Scott on Friday nite. Went to bed pretty early since I was still nursing a cold. Got up super early Saturday morning and headed to Wheaton to Jim and Katie's house for Jim to finish up a tune up on my car and to keep the munchkin while Katie cleaned her office. It wound up being a fabulous morning and so much fun to play with Natalie!

We had a slight change of plans after we had a small glitch with the distributor cap--but Jim came thru with his usual reliable self and totally took care of business. Anne ended up taking me home since I was sans car until Sunday after church. Worked out great b/c Anne, Nancy and I had a fun day planned anyway.

We started off at Arlington National Cemetary where we saw the tail end of the changing of the guard and visited Anne's grandparents and uncle's graves. Very cool.

Anne and Fancy at dinner....

In the rotunda at the cemetary...

Anne paying her respects to her grandparents (grandmother and uncle on left/grandfather on the right). Nancy was so funny...she was like, "Get up, Anne! I think that might be disrespectful and people are staring." High-larious.

Then we went down to Old Town and visited their friend Jen's new shop and had dinner at the Fish Market. I gotta say, I used to LOVE that place...but the piano guy has retired and the service was TERRIBLE. However--we had a great time and a pretty decent dinner. We were there forever, so by the time we left we were ready to move along. Walked around Old Town, got a cup of coffee, stayed in CVS WAAAAYYY too long for a Saturday nite and then headed to....(wait for it)..........................

NICK'S COUNTRY BAR FOR SOME LINE DANCING!!!

That's right. I've still got it people.

Actually, that's kind of a lie. Line dances have gotten significantly more complicated since my old BJ's days...but it was a blast. Fun times.

Got up Sunday, went to church and then Sunday afternoon headed to Reston to spend some time with some of my Tres Dias friends. I love those ladies. Had a fabulous afternoon. And a fabulous weekend all the way around.

Now it's Monday....*sigh* Only 4 more days till the next one! ;)

Birthday dinner...

Anne's birthday dinner was fabulous! A big hit! For her birthday this year, she cooked dinner for a group of friends and family. As usual, her dinner was tasty and wonderful, company was great and all had a wonderful time! Some pics from the evening...

Natalie loves her Aunt-chovie!

For her birthday, Anne got some body glide and a gift certificate for a wetsuit!!

Thanks for a great dinner, Anne!