20 Things

1 Were you named after anyone? No

2 Do you like your own handwriting? No, plus I'm way faster at typing.

3 What would your superpower be if you could choose one? Flying

4 Are you an Optimist or Pessimist? Optimist

5 What do you collect? Porcelain Thimbles from each place I've been.

6 What movie would your friends be surprised that you like? Total Recall

7 What are your favorite smells? The Ocean and Steamed Crabs

8 Coffee or Tea? Coffee, but must have some flavor...

9 Wine or Beer? Wine

10 What is the best thing you've ever eaten? (Where?) Maryland Steamed Crabs

11 Mac or PC? Mac

12 What are you listening to right now? My dogs snoring

13 What career would you pursue in another life? Singer, if I could sing...

14 What sound or noise do you love? Waves crashing on the beach

15 What sound or noise do you hate? The alarm clock and Tapping

16 Mountains or Beach? Beach

17 Cook or Bake? Bake

18 Do you go to restaurants and movies by yourself? Restaurants - No; Movies - Yes

19 What is your favorite fairy tale or childhood story? "The Giving Tree"

20 What would you tell the 13 year old you? Go to a different middle school lol

Congrats Jeff!

I am extremely proud of my husband today and the last 2 years of work at Kadix Systems. Today his boss promoted him to Associate Director and I am ecstatic for him. I'm glad he is at a company that both acknowledges his hard work and the time and commitment he puts into his job.

Congrats Jeff! It won't be long until people are calling you Mr. President. (Well of course that's because you married Madam President!!!!)

(President from the television series 24)

Happy Birthday Jeff!

My husband celebrated his 29th birthday this past Monday. Boy how time flies I actually met Jeff when he was 23 and I can't believe he is only one year away from the big 30.

On Sunday we celebrated Jeff's birthday with his family by enjoying some steamed crabs and ice cream cake. During the dinner Jeff found out he was never breast fed, so of course his uncle said he could fix that:

(LOL as you can see Jeff's face turned completely red, when he saw his uncle with two balloons under his shirt!)

Jeff, Happy Birthday and I love you.

Jeff's Graduation!

First off I must say how proud I am of my husband for getting his masters. I know at times it wasn't easy, especially when there are other things he would have rather done, but he did it and he got his Masters in Information Assurance.

The night before his graduation, we went to his graduation banquet with Matt and his wife Rebecca. Matt was also graduating with Jeff the next day and he was receiving his Bachelors in Accounting. Congratulations Matt!

Here are some pictures of that night:


Jeff pictured here with Matt (who was also one of his groomsmen):

The next day Jeff's family (MIL, Uncle Dave, and Pop) and my family (Mom, Michael, Jason, Paige, and Nicholas) went to see Jeff graduate. It was great seeing Jeff receive his diploma in full regalia.

Here are some photos of the big event:

UMUC Graduation at the Comcast Center:


Paige and Michael clapping for Jeff:


Me with the Graduate:

Jeff's Graduation Present

Almost 2 years ago, I graduated with my Masters in Information Systems at UMBC. For a while, I was talking about getting another dog to keep Lucy, our pug, company during the day (Lucy at that time started not to hear or see well, so I thought the company might do her some well). I wanted another pug, but Jeff as much as he had grown to love Lucy didn't think he could handle two dogs snoring at night and snorting in his face. Jeff's grandfather always had beagles, so he wanted to get a beagle. I told him we could always get a puggle, but he said "no, we don't really need another dog." Little did I know that almost a year later, Jeff would drive all the way up to Northern Pennsylvania to get a puggle.

That night he came home very late, after spending the entire day with his friend in PA (oh so I thought), that I rushed upstairs to meet him at the door. There Jeff was holding in his hands this wrinkly and adorable puggle puppy. I quickly said "What is that?" He said "Look we compromised; it's a puggle - part beagle / part pug. Congrats on your masters. I'm so proud of you."

Zoey has been a great addition to our family -- it was totally worth getting my masters. LOL

Here is a picture of Zoey on her first night home:


Now that Jeff is graduating with his Masters in Information Assurance on May 15th. I had to think of something very special to do for him also. I asked Jeff if he would like another puggle, but he didn't go for that one.

After 3 months of researching and planning, I decided on the perfect graduation gift. I decided to get Jeff a pool table with a ping pong conversion top to put in our new basement.

Last week (when Jeff finished his last assignment), I told Jeff what his gift was and that I wanted him to come with me to pick it out. He was so thrilled to hear he was getting a pool table that he quickly started doing research.

We ended up purchasing the pool table on the first night we went out (after negotiating a wall cue rack, upgraded felt, the ultimate accessory kit, delivery, and installation all for free). It was a done deal...almost. After purchasing the table, Jeff noticed that the guy charged us $5.00 too much. Instead of refunding us the money, Jeff got the salesman to give us pool table cover valued at $115.00 for the $5.00 extra we spent.

Here is a picture of Jeff's graduation present:


Jeff - I'm so proud of you. Congrats. I love you.

7 eleven, 7/11, or 7:11

When Jeff and I got engaged, we decided to get married a year later in June or July. When it came down to picking our date we noticed that 7/11 fell on a Saturday. We thought it was kind of funny and we both knew we would never forget that date--for obvious reasons. :-)

This past 7/11 we got married and it's hard to believe that we've almost been married a year (and been together six years). At our wedding during the cocktail hour, we even served alcoholic slurpees in 7 eleven cups to commemorate the date.

One of my friends asked me not too long ago "How did you know Jeff was the one?" And I answered, Jeff is my best friend and I can't imagine spending forever with somebody that isn't. Plus every night and every morning at 7:11 he kisses me and tells me he loves me.

Below is a link to see some more photos from our wedding:

Wedding Slide Show