breaking up

im so glad it’s Easter. Not only because it reminds me of what Jesus did for me and family time but also cause now i can eat and drink coffee. Praise Jesus for good things! Last Saturday i felt God telling me to take my last week of beverage fasting and make it into a [...]

is it Easter yet?

i’ve never been so excited for Easter but im afraid it’s not for the usual reasons. this year i decided to observe Lent although i’m not traditional and i’m not catholic, however, i did think giving up something would be good practice for me so i decided to fast all beverages except tea and water. [...]

the LOVE weekend

I’m not much for Valentine’s day. i know i sound a bit lame but it’s true. i think i’m too much of a romantic for it. i don’t really like the idea of being told to celebrate my love on a certain day. Maybe it’s because i worked retail for eight years and year after [...]

Mr Hyde (Deno’s) and Dr Jekyll (Ries’s) Christmas

Christmas Eve W/Mrs Deno
Christmas Eve morning I realized that I still needed to buy gifts before heading to my family get together at noon in Ballston Spa. Around 9:30am I head to Crossgates Mall in search of a few gifts. I find them all fairly quickly but I wanted to pick up a pair of [...]

Thanksgiving Favorites

Five days off with Mike
Pre & Post thanksgiving Parties
Listening to my family contradict each other’s childhood memories
Ries family story time
Oyster Stuffing
Pumpkin cheesecake
Lotsa leftovers

Lots of Coffee wherever we go
Pj/movie party w/friends
Baking & cooking w/friends
Discount phone SD cards at Best Buy on Black Friday
CHRISTMAS DECORATING IS NOW IN ORDER!!!

The Santas

Me and my BFF decided to play Santa for one of our friends (who didn’t have the time to decorate for Christmas this year) a week or so before Christmas. Molly (who originally came up with the idea and i thought it was the best!) had an extra Christmas tree and I had extra ornaments, [...]

LiteBrite

The last few years mike and I have walked the Albany Capital Holiday Lights in the Park . Since the day after Thanksgiving we have talked about seeing the lights again this year. Usually Mike and I are jammed pack with things to do, places to be, people to see. The Christmas season is even [...]

Ries Christmas

Kids are occupied in the playroom…you should see what that looked like at the end of the night!

Deno Christmas

YUP.
For more Deno Christmas pics go to:
http://keithdeno.smugmug.com/gallery/4037274#235036058

Thanksgiving Traditions

Thanksgiving is just around the corner-yup, only a few days away. Although Mike and I will only be married four years in January, today I was trying to think of our Thanksgiving traditions. So far, these are the few that came to mind:

We start at my brother’s house for turkey dinner and end up at [...]