Happy Father's Day - June 20

Happy Fathers Day Carlie! Carl has been apart of our family for over 20 years now. Wow - time passes by quickly! I still miss my dad being around, but I'm very lucky that he came into our lives. He has given me lots of support over the years - through good times and bad. I love you Carlie pants :-)

Grown Ups - June 19

Wanda & Sam had a cookout for Amber's graduation party tonight. It was great because I got to see pretty much all my family members. But, I also got to see some faces I had not seen a quite a while. This is Kevin and his little boy. The first time I met Kevin he was about 8 years old. I cannot believe he is old enough to have a little one of his own of the same age (almost).

Formal Attire - June 18

No, I'm not a crazy cat lady and I did not buy these things for my cats. Somebody else bought them for her cats and loaned them to me. So, I had to put them on the boys and see how they look. Aren't they just adorable? Mac is saying "OK Mom, take the picture so I can take this silly thing off my neck" and JJ is saying "All the other kitties are going to be laughing at me Mom".

Graduation - June 17

My niece Amber graduated from college today. She not only graduated, but did while battling Ulcerative Colitis. While we are all very happy & proud of her, we are happiest that they just declared her to be in remission. Now, all she has to do is pass her registry test and then start looking for a job. Congrats Amber!

Annoying Neighbors - June 16

When you go to ball games or anything else that requires a reserved seat, you are at the mercy of the ticket gods on who is seated next to you. Sometimes they are really cool hot guys (which almost never happens) or it could be the really annoying person. They could be annoying because they take up some of "your" space, rooting for the other team or a million other possibilities. Poor Phyllis, she had the annoying neighbor that was "hoping" to strike up a conversation with her with the occasion look. I think he had taken a fancy to her myself. But, in the end she did a pretty good job of avoiding the awkward conversation.

U.S. Flag - June 15

Yesterday was Flag Day and I admittedly did not own a flag. So, I went out and purchased this small version. I think regardless if its the official size, it still has the same meaning.

HotLanta - June 14

Now this is the real Hotlanta. Not that crazy 20-30 degree weather we had this past winter. The crazy thing is that this picture was taken around 630pm. Now, granted it might be a little exaggerated, but regardless it was HOT. Not to mention it is only June 14. Don't they say the dog days of summer are in August?

Little Kitties - June 13

After hearing about new kitties for months & months, Phyllis finally became a crazy cat lady a few weeks ago. Aren't these little guys just precious! The little black one is Jasper (or Jas - puuuuuurrrr) and the little grey one is Jetty (after the park we camped at for the shuttle launch).

Another 40th - June 12

Another 40th birthday! I actually learned something new at this party. When you get a cake with your name on it, you are suppose to smear your name for good luck before cutting the cake.

Collecting Miles - June 11

Whenever you go out with a group in Atlanta, it seems like majority of the cards that come out during bill time are Delta AMEX cards. We are all looking for ways to collect more miles. More miles = more travel!

BTW, numbers have been blocked out to protect our privacy! So, no trying to blow it up and steal the numbers :-)

Nick's To Go - June 10

On a recent PBS special, this was noted as one of the best Greek places in town. It is even the favorite of Keith Rathbun. We originally planned to go on Thursday, because this is the only day the Greek lasagna is served. But, someone chickened out! So, if I didn't write about this place or you didn't see it on the PBS special, would you go into it? The answer unfortunately is probably not. Sad that some of life's best treasures are hidden in places that we might not ever step foot into.

Nick's To Go was everything it was suppose to be for lunch (or for dinner). I had the Souvaki and it was yummy! Nick is a little gruff of a man. People from our generation would compare him to the "Soup Nazi". While he wasn't that bad, I will say he was a little mean. For a short while, I thought my order had been picked up by someone else. I definitely was NOT going to ask him where my food might be, so I was figuring I'd have to go back to work hungry. Yes, I would have left without food before asking for it.

The funniest part were the regulars who told us Nick likes to be cussed. So, next time we are going to give it a try. Stay tuned!

The Fan - June 9

You got it - the same next door cubicle. Monday it was the juice box, Tuesday it was cups and today it is the fan. You brings a fan like this to work? Notice the cups are still sitting there!

Cups, Cups, Cups - June 8

Yesterday it was the tiniest little juice box. Today, I walk by "the cube" and there sits all these styrofoam cups. This just touches the iceberg, there were a few more sitting on the other side of his desk. My not just get a plastic (or glass) reusable cup and refill it, rather than using all these non-biodegradable cups?

Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Juice Box - June 7

Last week, I got a new cubicle neighbor although I could not tell you one thing about him. After 2 weeks, I don't think I've heard him speak more than 5 words (and not at a time, but total). He's appears to be an "interesting" little guy. After coming back from lunch, Philip and I saw the tiniest little juice box sitting on his desk. So, Philip picked it up and I snapped a picture. In case you can't see it well, its only about 2 inches high (maybe a little more).

A gift from my Granny - June 6

Today I was outside and noticed my canna blooming. This is not just some ordinary canna. My granny had cannas in her yard at the old place. At some point, she split them and gave some to my mom, who then split them and gave one to John. I think you can figure out the rest. John planted this one for me about 4 years ago. It's finally starting to bloom and now has 3 cannas coming up!

Happy 29th - June 5

Phyllis turned 29 (again) today so we celebrated with dinner at Leon's and then moved onto another fave in the Brickstore. Happy Birthday Phyllis!

Happy Hour Again - June 4

Working downtown is perfect for Friday night happy hours. Tonight, Phyllis and I found a perfect happy hour spot in TAP. What I love about this place is the diverse range of drinks. My favorite being Radlers!

Late Night - June 3

Working on a project at work, I left late tonight. I was a little worried the garage might be locked, but I was able to get out without a hitch. Looking forward to a weekend!

First Place - June 2

After getting off to a terrible start, the Braves have finally kicked it into high gear. They have won 8 in a row, swept the Phillies and now have a 2 game lead over the 2nd place Phillies. Go Braves!

Tomatoes - June 1

My garden was officially planted about a month ago and already I have a few tomatoes and peppers growing. I cannot wait to have some home grown tomato sandwiches and BLT's!