Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Christmas 2016

More than meets the eye!  This tree is old jewelry from great-great grandma.  Cool way to display old treasures!


Myself & Jerry



Myself &^ Nephew Wyatt -- he's a ham!


The Hemingway Boys


Emma & William getting ready for Christmas dinner


Sibling love


Cousin love


Uncle James & nephew love


GGma & GGpa with their great grandkids


Midnight service at Harvest in Riverside -- Beautiful worship of Jesus!


Jerry helping with the sauce...looking the part of an Italian grandma!


Day after Christmas -- at Bass Pro Shop


Wyatt climbing at Bass Pro Shop


Uncle James & Wyatt -- great visit with family over Christmas!!








Sunday, November 20, 2016

Brunch with Cruise Friends


Brunch at Pacific City in Huntington Beach




Traveling is our thing…we love seeing the world, experiencing different cultures and meeting people.  In 2015 the two of us took a short cruise out of Long Beach.  This had been my 6th cruise and his 4th…but the first time we cruise just the two of us.  With so much to do on the ship, we knew we’d have a blast by ourselves.  We never expected to become fast friends with a group that we met on day 1!  Just prior to the mandatory emergency drill, we chatted with someone in line for Pizza, she told us that this was the best food stand.  We got our pizza and were on our way.  The next day, docked in Catalina, we ran into the same person and her group of friends at a bar that is off the beaten path.  Catalina is small, but we found it funny that we ended up at the same place again.  Drinks were flowing, conversations were effortless…we all became fast friends.  We ended up having dinner every night with them, went on an excursion, saw shows, drank lots of alcohol and laughed a lot.  When the cruise was over, we exchanged phone numbers knowing we’d see each other again.  This was 2 years ago.  We get together when we can…this time we met up for brunch and drinks.  Feels like vacation every time we get together.  We know there is always going to be lots of laughs, flowing drinks and great memories.  Cheers to our cruise friends!!


Bacon Bloody Mary


Grapefruit filled with Vodka...mmmmm!

Us Girls having fun in the  Photo Booth!



Friday, October 28, 2016

USC Game ~ Birthday fun!


Celebrating Jerry’s 36th birthday at a USC game with friends was a lot of fun!  We met up for drinks and appetizers in downtown LA before the game.  Then we walked a couple blocks to the train station.  This was the first time we had taken the Metro Train in downtown; it was such a fun experience!  The train was filled with USC fans, most heading to the game as well.  I had brought cupcakes and Jello shots for the game which we intended to enjoy outside the stadium, but ended up passing them around the train to other fans to enjoy as well.  Another person on the train was also celebrating a birthday, so the whole train sang Happy Birthday to Jerry and the other passenger.  USC did not win the game against CAL, but we had a wonderful time celebrating Jerry’s Birthday with friends!  

I made personalized tickets for the birthday gane

Friends & Family at USC

USC Jello Shot Shooters

USC colored cupcakes

I love being crafty!

Train ride from downtown to Coliseum

View from our seats

Nick nabs some Ice

Friends for over 25 years

Love all these goof balls!

USC fan -- my man!

Fight on!




Saturday, October 8, 2016

Italian Catholic Federation Dinner




Our family has been attending St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Gardena for over 60 years.   Every year the church hosts an Italian Catholic Dinner.  It's a fun night with family and fellow Italian Catholics.  This year my aunt & uncle from New Mexico were in town visiting, it was nice to have them with us this year. 

Monday, September 19, 2016

Squad Springs 2016




Palm Springs Sunset

Double Kegs hooked up!

Beer for the boys
Pool Time



Squad friendship -- grooming his wig!



Sand Angels!

"I hate black eyes"


ehhh?


Meat for days...



Squad family dinner

Until next year!  #squadsprings2016