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Goodies & decorations from "The Christmas Tree Shop" for our Clam Bake this weekend! I'm all about presentation.

We finally have some color in our yard! Perfect timing.

JANELLE'S FUNDRAISER BENEFIT SATURDAY

Don't forget...Janelle Honeycutt's fundraiser benefit is this Saturday @ Backyard Grill & Bar @ 7:30pm. I wish Steve & I could fly home to VA for this, but unfortunately we can't. If you aren't able to make a donation in person you can donate through snail mail or online through PayPal. Read my latest post about Janelle's story which includes all the details on how to help her & her family out during this difficult time.
http://skv6.blogspot.com/2010/06/janelle-honeycutt.html

HOLY FREAK OUT

Sooooo is it a bit weird that this shattered randomly around 11:15pm Sunday night??? I was sound asleep by 10pm-Steve went to the 8pm Redsox game. I heard this crash and shot up out of bed! I searched the house thinking the cat knocked something over but couldn’t find it. Of course I was too scared to go down in the basement-yes, the little girl in me. I SERIOUSLY thought someone broke into our house through the basement window or another door or window. I texted Steve letting him know that I couldn’t find where the noise came from and to wake me up when he got home-if I was still alive-HA. I slept with the kitchen & family room light on-again, the little girl in me. I seriously thought about calling our neighbors & while trying to come up w/ a plan of attack in my head. Somehow I ended up falling asleep. When Steve got home around 2am I bolted to the kitchen & he helped me re-search the house again. Steve thought Boo had maybe knocked down our brand new VERY expensive projector in the basement-stating he would murder him if so (NICE). Lastly Steve checked the hallway bathroom once we got back upstairs. Of course I didn’t think about checking this room bc Kippy (our bird) didn’t make a peep. How random is this?!?!?!?! Still very odd, & even more odd that Kippy didn’t go crazy-normally she does. HOLY FREAK OUT while I was home alone late at night-of course it's normal to hear every little noise left & right-your mind plays tricks on you & starts to wonder...then THIS happens...NOT FUN.

*My Emily & my Dad both seem to think there was a screw loose. With the combination of Steve changing the regular light bulbs to energy efficient light bulbs recently & the vibrations from all the hammering & nailing in the basement as well as the vibrations of the washing machine & dryer must have caused the light to come loose. At least so we think...

SUMMER

SUMMER IS HERE!!! 2 more days till Steve & I host my family's Clam Bake & Family Reunion!!!

AMERICAN IDIOT

I DVR'd the Tony Awards the other night...pretty much fast forwarding through most of it until THIS performance caught my eye! They ROCKED it!

"American Idiot" Cast - American Idiot on the Tony Awards

VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWn6BNnVgoE

CHANGE PURSES WINNER

The winner of the 2 Lily Bloom change purses is Jenna of Jenna & Jake! CONGRATS!!! Happy Monday to you girly! Send me an email (BrwnEydAngl6@aol.com) with your address so I can mail you your prize! Feel free to share my blog with others! Thank you for reading/following! :)
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Jake and Jenna said...
well hey i'll take one, no two please! thanks for the info! cute cute blog. i'm a follower!

FREE BLOG GIVEAWAY: LAST CALL

LAST CALL!!! I was going to pick the winner this week but have decided to pick the winner on Mon. Check it out & follow the rules on this blog post! Good luck & have a lovely weekend!
http://skv6.blogspot.com/2010/06/free-blog-giveaway-two-for-one.html

PROVIDENCE PINUP 2009

A co-worker asked me about this today... she wanted to hear about my experience. Sooo I figured I would re-post these! What a fun day this was! http://www.providencepinup.com/

ROYGBIV

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet=ROYGBIV :)

Rainbow cookies @ lunch today for PRIDE WEEK! FUN!

WORKING BACKWARDS

SUN: HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DAD!!! :) Dad---Sorry Ash & I won't be there in VA to celebrate with you this weekend! BUT we will see you next weekend up here in CT. We will of course celebrate then! Thank you again for ALL that you do for us! We are so lucky to have you! You have been a wonderful Dad throughout the years... We love you!!! PS: This is one of my favorite pictures of us from my wedding last September!
SAT: BRYAN & SUE ARE GETTING MARRIED!!! :) The time has finally come! Sue & Bryan were both in mine & Steve's wedding. Now it's their turn to tie the knot! They are getting married on the campus of the University of Connecticut! It's going to be such a beautiful day for a beautiful bride & a studly groom!

THE OTHER DAY: The neighbors kids... :) This is Gabby & Zachary. There Dad has been helping us out tremendously with our basement! As a small thank you I took a few photos of them in our backyard while Steve & their Dad were hard at work. Aren't they adorable?

YAY FOR THE GUNCLES

Yes, you read that right...Guncles=Gay Uncles. :) Love it. So again, YAY for the Guncles! Tori Spelling's Guncles that is-they are new Dads!

http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/06/17/tori-spelling-guncles-bill-horn-scout-masterson-simone/

NOTHING BUNDT CAKES

"BUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDDTTTTTTTTTTT. BUNDT." :)

Ummm YUM! My boss just had this cake delivered to him as a thank you for his business! He passed it onto me! Check out the http://www.nothingbundtcakes.com/ website! Sooo cute! What a great idea for a gift for you or for someone else!

***When my boss gave me this I laughed saying it reminded me of the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"....

[upon receiving a bundt cake from Mrs. Miller] Maria Portokalos: It's a cake! I know! Thank you! Thank you very, very much. [whispering to Aunt Freida] Maria Portokalos: There's a hole in this cake!

I HEART PAYLESS

My new goodies from Payless! Buy one get one half off! Love it! Airwalk tennies & a bright funky necklace!

BSB & BM

Nick Carter (& the Backstreet Boys) were in town @ Mohegan Sun Casino in CT the other day. I had no idea until recently that they were still touring!
Check it out...I will def be taking advantage of this! Love me some Boston Market! Especially their cream of spinach & their corn bread! Mmm...I miss those days Em, don't you? Ahhh the memories.

I CAN'T RESIST

I told myself I wouldn't do this, but here you go---just a tease.....Photos I took before the carpet, molding, bar top, trim work, ect...Ahhh. Don't you LOVE it? We sure do!!! 8 days left to complete our project before my family & extended family arrives!!!

MY TOP TWO

I can't tell you how hooked I am on this years "The Bachelorette"....for me it's a tie between Justin & Roberto! :) Holy heartthrobs.
UPDATE: Even though there is a ton of drama circling Justin within the house I honestly believe he is in this for the right reasons! Of course I could be completely wrong...

QUICK & TO THE POINT

HAPPY PRIDE WEEK! :) :) :)

Chris Klein...hopefully this will be a wakeup call for you...

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20394415,00.html

Top Chef in DC starts up tonight on Bravo!

MMM my favorite...Chocolate covered strawberries... I am craving these today. These are on my "Romance Me" list...http://skv6.blogspot.com/2009/11/i-said-romance-me-he-said-lol.html
Check out the retro napkin holders Amy found for me at an antique store!

Mom---practice does make perfect! Thanks again for the new spatula...I am now able to make my own sunny side up/over medium/over easy eggs! HA!

The new funky light from Lowes that we purchased for over our basement bar!

Janelle Honeycutt: You can also make donations on this website through "The Janelle Fund" that was put together by Mr. & Mrs. Honeycutt's friends. They will be making an elliptiGO ride between Canada & Mexico to raise even more money for Janelle! Check it out & of course pass it on!http://web.me.com/dougleland/On_the_GO

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PS: Our yard sale this past weekend was a SUCCESS! We are donating all of the leftover items! Now that feels good.

ROCK THE DOCK 2010

Hello to my NOVA peeps! Paul Warren is hosting yet another ROCK THE DOCK event this summer! Here's the info! It's a BLAST if you have never been! Unf we can't make it to this one. I'm crossing my fingers that Paul plans a 2nd one for 2010. Enjoy yourself if you go! If you have any questions and/or need tickets send an email to: RockTheDockParty@gmail.com (***Find Rock The Dock on FaceBook!)


*****Exciting times over the next 2 weeks…basement final touches, highlights, mani/pedi, Bryan & Sue’s wedding, (YAY!), Father’s Day, spa facial, date night w/ my hubby, 3 day family reunion & clam bake (YAY!) & sooooo much more! :)

PS: Yes Ashley (& Scott), I will get to your photo shoot photos as well! ;)

REMINDER: FREE BLOG GIVEAWAY

I will be picking a winner next week for my next free blog giveaway! Click on my original post & follow the directions for a chance to win! (http://skv6.blogspot.com/2010/06/free-blog-giveaway-two-for-one.html) DO ME A FAVOR WILL YA? POST MY FREE BLOG GIVEAWAY ON *YOUR* BLOG! :) Thanks everyone! As always, good luck!

RAIN RAIN GO AWAY

Normally we have a lot going on each weekend....BUT this weekend we don't have too much planned. For the most part at least.... unless you count our neighborhood yard sale on Saturday & our carpet being installed in our basement on Monday BIG. :) HA!...For the past few weeks Steve & I have been collecting "old" & unused items from around our house from before we met & from our 1st apartment, as well as a ton of clothes that we no longer wear. If the rain holds off we should have a good turn out in our cul-de-sac! Ads were placed in the Turnpike Buyer (local paper) & Craigslist. We hung a few signs this morning & will hang the rest after work! Cross your fingers we make some moola!.....As far as the basement carpet, we are STOKED-we ended up purchasing the sample piece we picked up a few weeks back. HERE is a photo of it. I can't believe the process is almost complete! I can't wait to share the updated photos with all of you.

I think we have way more "crap" then in this photo here! HA!

On another good note, my friend "Tall Paul" from home in VA will be in CT this weekend! He will be in Danbury, which is 2 hrs away from us. We are going to try our hardest to meet up with him knowing he is visiting the area for his cousins wedding. Paul has been one of my really good friends for many many many years! This is Paul... :)

Our classic "Shannon & Paul" pose...
This was from 2005 (WOW has those 5 years flown by!)...we were in the shopping center of Ned Devine's in Herndon, VA. Paul & Justin found this shopping cart so we had some late night fun w/ it! By far my #1 photo with Paul. (I should post the photos from the Chantilly Highlands playground later on that evening! HA! Those were hysterical!)
Mine & Steve's wedding weekend. The night before our rehearsal dinner & gathering. Part of my crew...Matt, Jay, Justin, Paul, Me, Amanda & Steve

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PS: All you "True Blood" fans! The show starts back up Sunday night!