4 Generations, RI and the Big E!

YaY! It is Friday.....finally! Been a busy week at work.
Looks like the weekend plans have changed a little...........bike riding on the trails will have to wait.
On Saturday going to RI to visit with "the girls" then on to the Univerisity of RI to visit with Amanda (Cher's neice) hopefully taking her out to dinner with a friend and seeing her dorm room for her 2nd year at college.

Sunday it is off to the BIG E! This is an annual event here in Western Massachusetts, it is like a humongus 16 day Carnival of events, activities, roller coaster rides, cotton candy and just about everything you can imagine going on at a BIG Fair!

Cher's brother who is a Firefighter was nice enough to give us some tickets so we can get in free. Miss Emily (Cher's youngest neice...Ms. Deva the fashion queen) will be going too........she wants to get more sequined belts......I think she has already bought 5 (every color) at the BIG E. :)

Thought I would also post 4 generations of my Mom's side of the family, it was taken last Christmas......it is of My Grandmother (Nanny) my Mom, my oldest son Joey and me.

Have a great weekend! and I'll keep you updated!

Peguins, 42nd Street and A New Bike!

This past weekend I had alot going on..........Saturday started with a trip to a bike store for a new bike! Can't wait til this weekend to try it out. Around here they have awesome bike trails that connect from town to town. Saturday evening ended with going to the movies and seeing "March of the Penguins". A beautiful love story of the desire, determination, agonizing and awesome lives of the great Emperor Penguins.
Sunday was the Valley Medical Group (where I work) annual picnic at Look Park. Everyone was treated to a Lobster, and with all the usual picnic foods, hamburgers, hotdogs and the like. We held a silent auction with all the money going to the relief efforts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Our company collected $8000.00 from employee donations, matched by the administration...total.......$1600.00, and the silent auction brought in an additional $800.00. Go VMG!!
After the picnic, that evening Cher (my best friend) and I went over to the Mullins Center on the campus of the University of Massachusetts and took in the production of 42nd Street. It was wonderful! (although I wish we had better and closer seats).....didn't get to sleep til after midnight which is a "biggy" for me..........so I was tired at work yesterday. Update on the work time.........I now go into work at 8AM instead of 8:30 and work til 5PM.

The weather here has been great (minus a few rain days) Fall here in New England is crisp and beautiful! Can't wait til the colors of the leaves are at their peak! Will have pictures as the season arrives.
Work is waiting..........so bye for now! and I'll keep ya updated on my (hopefully) bike trail riding this Sunday. I am going to RI this weekend......Saturday to see my Mom and Grandmother (the "girls" as I call them). Bye!!

Nanny

My grandmother (Joey's great-grandmother) is 96 yrs old. Here she is at the grocery store with determination on her face .........get to the car without falling down! (unfortunately she did, but was ok, thank goodness, just her pride was bruised). She is a stubborn and determined woman, that grandmother of mine and I LOVE her!

According to my son, I don't send enough pics, so I thought I would start out by showing my work space :)
This is where I am most of my waking hours, I LOVE my screen saver! Also you will notice all my little "critters" who keep me company every day.