Picture This, Too

2005-10-26T11:40:00.000-04:00

I need to go eat lunch, so this will be the last photo in this latest updating spree. If pattern follows, it will be another year before I update this site :-) This is Miss Kitty in her mama's lap, one of her favorite places to be. Isn't she adorable?

2005-10-26T11:37:00.000-04:00

This was four years ago. I can't believe it's been that long since I graduated; on the other hand, college seems so far away now. By the way, that strange man hugging me is Boyd Jones, the most amaziing person you'll ever meet.

2005-10-26T11:35:00.000-04:00

For Halloween, Worf is going to be a character from Dune. This is his new favorite spot to sleep, making whoever is in the chair not be able to move their legs at all without disturbing him.

2005-10-26T11:33:00.000-04:00

Worf and Miss Kitty absolutely adore my clothes. Which is why you see me walking around in clothes that are covered in cat hair.

2005-10-26T11:29:00.000-04:00

It's an evil hand! Not really, it's just an annoying one. I had surgery on it back in May, and I had to wear this thing for a few weeks. It is the most irritating thing in the world to not be able to use your hand -- I couldn't crochet, play video games, cook, type, or do any number of things I usually do. I got so sick of watching TV it wasn't funny.

2005-10-26T11:26:00.000-04:00

Me with Mike and Ayanna at Winthrop during her graduation weekend. I'll be visiting them again in March for their wedding, where I will get to wear a dress and be a matron of honor in their wedding. Matron sounds so old.

2005-10-26T11:24:00.000-04:00

My brother, in one of the few pictures where he's actually smiling. He wore that cap the whole time he was up here visiting because he thought it was too cold. Florida wuss. :-)

2005-10-26T11:23:00.000-04:00

Shane in his beard phase, with his dad, who is always in a beard phase :-)

2005-10-26T11:21:00.000-04:00

The Montgomery Gentry concert we went to at Daytona Speedway during Bike Week this year. My dad got us in, and it was hoot seeing such a great performance surrounded by bikers sitting on their Harleys. I love this duo.

2005-10-26T11:20:00.000-04:00

I think maybe all but one of us is drunk in this picture. But it's a bachelorette party -- it's allowed. For America!!

2005-10-26T11:17:00.000-04:00

Me with Christy on her wedding day. Her husband is back in the U.S. as of yesterday after a very long stint in Iraq!!! As soon as they debrief them in Mississippi, she'll get to meet up with him and actually start their real married life together.

2005-10-26T11:14:00.001-04:00

Pa, before he throws his catch back. It quickly became a contest to see who could catch the most fish. Personally, I think they kept catching the same couple of dumb fish over and over again. Maybe it's like a dare, or Russian roulette, for the fish -- hey, Billy, grab that hook over there and see if they throw you back.

2005-10-26T11:14:00.000-04:00

Dad, before he throws his catch back.

2005-10-26T11:12:00.000-04:00

It's not in the best focus, but I love this picture. That's me fishing in the foreground, my grandfather fishing in the middle, and my dad fishing in the background. They caught a bunch of real fish, I caught a couple of tree fish.

Memorial Day weekend

2005-10-26T11:10:00.000-04:00

We spent Memorial Day weekend somewhere in Georgia with parents, who travel a lot with their new motorhome now. This is my dad, who is probably unaware that this photo exists.

2005-10-26T11:06:00.000-04:00

The weekend before Nicole and Donna visited us, we went up to D.C. to surprise Donna for her birthday. Nicole was just as tickled over the card I gave Donna as I was -- It said something to the effect, "We'll still be old friends when we're senile," on the front. Inside, it says, "Then we'll be new friends." I attracted stares in the store when I read that one.

2005-10-26T11:04:00.000-04:00

Donna leans in as I look at the knitting patterns they got me for my birthday. I would publish the one of Nicole on the couch with us, but I abhor myself in that picture. At least in this one, my face is partially covered.

2005-10-26T11:01:00.000-04:00

Shane, Nicole and Donna act natural as I aim my camera at them. I took this shot to show off my dining room, which is slowly coming together. We got that carpet at Garden Ridge during their all-night sale, and I absolutely adore it. So do the cats.

Donna and Nicole's visit

2005-10-26T10:59:00.000-04:00

Donna (front) and Nicole force down the food I tried out on them during their visit to Greensboro, which I am trying to convince them to move to.

Miss Kitty and Hunting Pooh

2005-10-26T10:54:00.000-04:00

This is Miss Kitty with the Hunting Pooh I won at the N.C. State Fair. There were a bunch of prizes available for winning Whack-A-Mole (at which I rule), but somehow this one seemed the most appropriate for the day.

Shane took me to the fair for my birthday Saturday, and we got to see Trace Adkins that night. After the concert, we made our way to the big ferris wheel, where we managed to get stopped at the very top of it during the finale of the fireworks show over the lake. Beautiful image in my memory now.

2004-10-24T10:50:00.000-04:00

My husband watching TV with the baby.

2004-10-24T10:49:00.001-04:00

My husband with my best friend's baby. He's a natural :-)

2004-10-24T10:49:00.000-04:00

My best friend's baby at my parents' house on a recent trip.

2004-10-24T10:48:00.000-04:00

Me with my best friend's baby, Willow. She is adorable! She's at the stage where she's mimicking right now ... Smile and she smiles, open your mouth in surprise and she follows suit. I even got her to stick out her tongue a couple of times :-)

2004-10-24T10:47:00.000-04:00

Me at the park in Ponce Inlet after driving down to see the lighthouse.

2004-10-24T10:46:00.000-04:00

The lighthouse at Ponce Inlet in Florida.

2004-10-24T10:44:00.000-04:00

On a recent vacation, we saw how much the beach has shrunk in Daytona with all the erosion from the hurricanes. No driving during high tide any more.

New photo site

2004-10-24T10:40:00.000-04:00

I have a lot of photos from my cousin's wedding yesterday, so I just started a new blog for her. Check it out here.

2004-09-20T14:02:00.000-04:00

One of Shane's best friends with his very cool wife.

2004-09-20T14:01:00.000-04:00

One of Shane's best friends and one of my best friends. We thought they looked like brother and sister when they smiled :-)

2004-09-20T14:00:00.000-04:00

Two very cool college friends. I'm not putting names on most of these posts if I can help it. I'm paranoid about the internet, I know, but most people who will see this know who they are :-)

2004-09-20T13:58:00.000-04:00

The casual after- wedding, after-reception party at the beachhouse my parents rented.

2004-09-20T13:56:00.000-04:00

My good friend shows off her bridemaid dress :-)

2004-09-20T13:53:00.001-04:00

Andrew and his daughter.

2004-09-20T13:53:00.000-04:00

Amber and Andrew with their new daughter.

2004-09-20T13:49:00.000-04:00

My husband helps as Andrew changes his new daughter's diaper for the first time.

2004-09-20T13:46:00.000-04:00

Another picture of my aunt with her grandbaby.

2004-09-20T13:45:00.001-04:00

My cousin with his baby girl.

2004-09-20T13:45:00.000-04:00

I love this picture!

2004-09-20T13:44:00.001-04:00

My uncle with his grandbaby.

2004-09-20T13:44:00.000-04:00

She's just adorable. Her eyes are so gorgeous!

2004-09-20T13:43:00.001-04:00

My aunt with her grandchild.

2004-09-20T13:43:00.000-04:00

My cousin's baby. She's probably a lot bigger now.

2004-09-15T02:00:00.000-04:00

Daddy's little helper, when he was still a kitten. Wow, that was two years ago ... I can't believe it's been that long.

2004-09-15T01:59:00.000-04:00

Tee-hee. I love snow. This is last winter before we moved to Carolina. (I crocheted that hat!)

2004-09-15T01:58:00.000-04:00

So exahusted ... so much playing left to do ...

2004-09-15T01:49:00.000-04:00

My brother, mom and me with my good friend and bridesmaid at the after party on our wedding day.

2004-09-15T01:48:00.000-04:00

Me at Madame Tussaud's in London.

2004-09-15T01:47:00.000-04:00

Again, my dad, the smoking fairy princess.

2004-09-15T01:46:00.001-04:00

My aunt and I send magic brain waves to a passing truck. It sped up, I don't know why.

2004-09-15T01:46:00.000-04:00

My cousin's wife, aunt, mom, me, and another aunt on the floor with my (second?) cousin.

2004-09-15T01:45:00.001-04:00

My aunt and uncle.

2004-09-15T01:45:00.000-04:00

My uncle, the one-eyed princess.

2004-09-15T01:44:00.001-04:00

My dad, the fairy princess.

2004-09-15T01:44:00.000-04:00

My aunt, mom, other aunt, me and my dad play dress up.

2004-09-15T01:43:00.000-04:00

Me with my dad at my aunt and uncle's house. The girls had gone to the mall and found a dollar store with all kinds of fun stuf. Princess wands and tiaras, funny headbands, etc. So we all dressed up outside my uncle and aunt's house and waved to passing cars on a major road. Quite an enjoyable afternoon :-)

2004-09-15T01:40:00.001-04:00

Ah, Florida.

2004-09-15T01:40:00.000-04:00

I love this man. This is him, at Daytona International Speedway on a recent trip.

2004-09-15T01:37:00.000-04:00

What is this stuff? I do not know this "snow."

2004-09-15T01:30:00.000-04:00

Our little stinker. His name is Worf, but he only responds to Kitten.

2004-09-15T01:28:00.000-04:00

Kevin Smith at his ECU appearance, eating a Krispy Kreme from a box someone in the audience brought him :-) A visit to North Carolina apparently isn't complete with a Krispy Kreme hot glazed donut.

2004-09-15T01:27:00.000-04:00

Kevin Smith, when we went to see him a couple of months ago at ECU. We were in the second row, so we had a great view of him the whole time :-)

2004-09-15T01:26:00.000-04:00

Me with my grandparents when they came up to visit for a couple of weeks in the spring. As you can see from the beautiful flowering tree behind us in my backyard.

2004-09-15T01:25:00.000-04:00

"Turning, turning, turning ..."

2004-09-15T01:24:00.000-04:00

Me getting ready to hit the pinata (see last post about the spelling of "pinata"), with Tanya in her rain bonnet behind me :-)

2004-09-15T01:23:00.000-04:00

At our Cinco de Mayo party, Shane killed the mighty pinata. (I have no idea how to do the tilde over the "n," so pretend it's there.)

2004-09-15T01:21:00.001-04:00

One of the few pictures I like of myself. In Tennessee.

2004-09-15T01:21:00.000-04:00

Me with my mom in Tennessee. I can't remember if this is the "Most Photographed Spot in the Mountain (Country?)" or not, but I know we stopped there at one point :-)

2004-09-15T01:20:00.000-04:00

Shane and I on the Tennessee vacation we went on with my parents. It was so much fun, and I really did not want to return home and to work.

2004-09-15T01:17:00.000-04:00

This is me on our one-year anniversary trip to Wilmington. We took the Dawson's Creek tour (laugh not!), went to the beach, got burned, and stayed in the hotel room a lot ;-)

2004-09-15T01:15:00.000-04:00

My mom and dad crashed on the couch during the reception. This is what almost 30 years of married bliss looks like :-)

2004-09-15T01:14:00.000-04:00

The mushrooms! Amber begged and pleaded for the stuffed mushrooms my mom had made for our post-wedding reception party, so here they are. Amber even got to enjoy some of them when we packed the food up and took it to the hospital.

2004-09-15T01:13:00.001-04:00

Aren't these the cutest baby booties? Again, made by my mom for Amber's baby shower.

2004-09-15T01:13:00.000-04:00

The watermelon baby bassinet my mom made for Amber's baby shower, which kinda fell through once Amber had the baby that morning and couldn't leave the hospital. :-)

2004-09-15T01:11:00.000-04:00

The three amigos. From left, Colleen, Amber and I have been friends since the sixth grade. Now Colleen is in California, Amber's in Florida, and I'm in North Carolina. Amazing that we were all able to be together for this one day.

2004-09-15T01:08:00.000-04:00

Look at how tiny she is next to Andrew's hand!

2004-09-15T01:04:00.000-04:00

Me with the baby. Let the womb pains begin!

2004-09-15T01:03:00.000-04:00

Andrew with Willow a few hours after she was born. They let us all in the hospital room with Amber and Andrew and the baby, which I thought was odd, but hey, I'm not complaining. I got to hold the baby :-)

2004-09-15T01:01:00.000-04:00

Willow Razielle, born Aug. 8, at 9:02 a.m. She was 7 pounds, 7 ounces and
was 21 inches long. Congrats to Amber and Andrew!

2004-09-15T01:00:00.000-04:00

I figure the first picture on this blog should be of me and my husband. So here we are on our wedding day, June 21, 2003.

Enjoy!

2004-09-15T00:41:00.000-04:00

If you're looking for something deep, move along. This is just an easy place to post pictures so all my family and friends can see what I'm up to. Got a picture you want posted? E-mail it to me at goddess_35 (at) hotmail.com and I'll be glad to put it up for you. Otherwise, let the fun begin.

P.S. Let me know if it upsets you if your photo has been posted and I will take it down. Or let me know if you'd like the larger version of a photo, and I can e-mail it to you for reprints :-)