a beautiful saturday! :) Shopping, Car Ride Adventure! :) Sight Seeing! :) incredible day! :)
Happy Spirit Soaring Adventures Saturday!!! :) Shopping Adventure, Car Ride Adventure!!! :) We're enjoying a wonderful day! :) it's a day of spring time adventures! :) Sunshine greetings from Niantic, CT, and New London, CT :) a wonderful trip down memory lane, and sight seeing adventure! :) this day is mega wonderful!! :) my mom, dad, Holly, and i enjoyed a wonderful time going for a car ride adventure today :) we traveled to Niantic, CT, and also drove through New London :) my mom and dad showed Holly many places where they use too go, including to school, their 1st home, and where they got married, plus lots more :) it was such a wonderful car ride adventure :) We drove across the Niantic river bridge, bay, and saw the Long Island sound :) we were so very into the moments :) my mom and dad were sharing lots of special memories with Holly and i :) we cherish and treasure these very special times :) we visited the cemetery and laid flowers for loved ones who have passed over the years. it was very heart-felt :) we drove through the inner part of new london, ct city, and saw many sights, including the coast guard, and gold star bridge :) it was so wonderful enjoying the car ride :) we shared lots of smiles, and took many pictures to share with everyone :) You all were right there with us in spirit :) an amazing car ride :) earlier, we went shopping at the dollar tree :) it was awesome, and went great! :) we bought some cards, gifts, goodies, and treasures for the mom's in our family, for mother's day :) we also stopped by great oak's pizza place on the way home :) my dad treated my mom to her favorite pizza, and my mom and dad treated Holly and i to some onion rings and coleslaw :) it's very nice and sweet of them :) we're so happy and excited! :) sharing in, and celebrating these wonderful times, and many great memories being made :) it's a beautiful sunny day :) Alyssa, Aj, and the kids traveled to Massachusetts, to the six flags amusement park :) We're loving the very special spirit, and excitement of the season :) it was so much fun shopping today, and going on a car ride adventure :) we're enjoying all of the great memories being made :) blossoming, and glowing spring time nature :) it's a beautiful time of the year :) we feel very blessed, and thankful to have you all in our lives, and to be able to share in, and celebrate with you and your family's :) our plants, bushes, and fruit trees are doing really well :) it's so neat, to see everything growing, flourishing, and blossoming :) We're looking forward to doing some more gardening soon :) i've been checking in on our plants in our greenhouse :) they're doing well :) very soon, we gonna plant flowers seeds in our planters :) There's so much more, to look forward too this season :) We're so happy, and thrilled that everyone enjoyed our baking friday adventure, and pictures :) everyone is enjoying the goodies we made :) the rice krispies are so popular, we'll definitely make some more soon :) we're going to be home tomorrow, for mother's day :) we'll be having family over to visit :) Holly and i picked out a new movie to watch tonight :) We making some popcorn :) Enjoying a wonderful day, with family, friends, nature, and spirit soaring spring time! :) Tonight, the popcorn movie party is on!! :) woot!! :)
Hi angel friends! :) blueberry iced coffee cheers!!! on this sweet spirit soaring adventures day!!! :) my family, Holly, and i hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying a wonderful day :) We love the weekends, and the awesome joys of the spring season :) We're having a mega adventures day!!! :) shopping, car ride adventure, sight seeing, and lots more! :) this is such a beautiful day :) Alyssa, Aj, and the kids are in Massachusetts, at the six flags amusement park today, and my mom, dad, Holly, and i went out earlier, for some adventures :) the weather is beautiful, and it's spirit soaring excitement, as the weekend is in full swing :) we're loving these very special times, and are so happy and excited to share all about our adventures :) we saw lots and lots of beautiful sights, a wonderful trip down memory lane, seeing many places, and my mom and dad sharing heart-felt memories with us, of wonderful places with us :) wow! wow! wow!!! :) this day is a day we'll always remember :) i'm super pumped up and very excited to get right into the sharings, as this was such a very special time we shared together :) we love sharing these times with you and your family's :) in recent days, my mom mentioned about going for a car ride to Niantic, CT ,where my mom and dad use too live when they first got married :) we've been looking forward to the car ride, and also shopping :) we all were up early this morning, blossoming into this sweet classic, and golden spring day :) There's tons of wonderful sunshine, and our spirits are soaring with the excitement of the day :) Alyssa Aj, and the kids came over this morning, and picked up Kayla and Taylynn :) they traveled to MA, for their day at six flags amusement park :) they love going there, and they have so much fun there :) my mom, dad, Holly, and i were getting ready around mid morning, for our day of adventures :) this was so exciting!!! :)
Saturday Shopping Adventure! :) my mo, dad, Holly, and i enjoyed a nice car ride over to the shopping center :) we wanted to buy some nice items :) we arrived at the shopping center, and parked our minivan, and walked over to the dollar tree :) we got some shopping baskets, and began to shop :) we were browsing around, and finding some awesome items, gifts, candy, and some wonderful cards :) i bought some mother's day cards, for the mom's in our family :) we were enjoying a great time shopping :) my mom, dad, and Holly were finding some great items too :) they didn't have any new dvds, or hotwheels, but hopefully soon :) we were enjoying browsing around :) it was a bit busy at the dollar tree today, but we were doing really well, and loving the shopping atmosphere :) we bought some snacks, Holly and i each got some snacks to bring with us, on the car ride adventure :) she got trail mix, and i got ranch corn nuts snacks :) i was finding some really sweet gifts, and treasures :) we browsed around some more, before then going to check out :) we checked out together, it went really well, and smoothly :) we were so excited, for the items we got, and also very excited for our car ride adventure :) after we were all set and checked out, we walked outside into the sunshine, and put our items into our minivan,and then cruised over to dunkin donuts :) we got some iced cold drinks :) Cheers!!! :) Holly and i were having some snacks, and we all were taking in the beautiful sunny sights of the trees blossoming all around :)
Car Ride Adventure to Niantic, CT, and New London, CT :) my mom, dad, Holly, and i began our journey :) we were enjoying seeing all of the beautiful trees, waves and waves of new green leaves that have grown :) it's incredible nature :) we took the turnpike, and went past waterford, ct :) we had the cool air on in our minvian, and were cruising :) we entered into the Niantic, CT area :) our family has lots of wonderful history here :) we were showing Holly the sites, including the area where the shack restaurant use too be, where my mom worked when she was younger :) my mom and dad love to share stories :) we drove down the road, where they had their 1st house when they got married :) we saw the house, and also across from it, my dad mentioned about how he and my brother's, and Lisa use too pick raspberries when they were younger, and saw some raspberry bushes :) we all were soaking up all of the sights, and stories, memories being shared :)
We were deep into the countryside roads, and amazed by all of the sights, including seeing historic new england stone walls, which are famous in the area :) it's so neat to see all of the sights :) we drove past some ponds, and other areas, including greenhouses, and garden nurseries :) we were enjoying our car ride adventure, so very much :) at the dollar tree, we bought some nice decorative yellow flowers. :) we visited the union cemetery. it's a special may tradition for us ,we love to lay down some flowers, for family members who have passed over the years. we put flowers on the gravesites, of the woman and man who raised my mom when she was younger, and also uncle Ralph, who served our country, in Vietnam. he passed there, 12 years before i was born. my mom and dad share stories about uncle Ralph, he sounds like he was a very nice young man, and were very proud of him, and his service to our country :) we're so happy we put some flowers for them :) we saw some birds in the cemetery, very peaceful nature surrounding. it's very special to our hearts, leaving flowers for our loved ones :)
my mom, dad, Holly, and i then cruised over to the Niantic, CT river, and bay :) there's a bridge there, Long Island sound, we saw lots and lots of wonderful sights, including the glowing water, seaside, boats, and a huge ship :) my dad shared stories with us,of how he use too play pinball at one of the places nearby there, and lived down by the water there with my nana Paula, and grandpa Jack when he first moved to Connecticut :) my mom and dad showed Holly and i, the place where they got married :) we were taking in all of the sights, and stories, memories being shared :) we drove past waterford, ct high school where my mom went to school, and my dad said he use too see my mom walking to school, and he wanted to say hi to her, and eventually did at a bowling alley in waterford :) he showed us place where he got his first car, and when his car didn't work, he use too give my mom a ride home on his bike :) super cool! :) awww! :)
We were cruising, and entered into the New London, Pier and ship area, where they have the train station :) we saw the train station where we met our dear, and lovely friend Emma (ZenEm) on September 24th, 2010 when she came from Australia to visit us :) we were seeing lots of sights, i mentioned to Holly, about the Garde theatre, in new london, we saw the ghost hunters episodes when the gh crew went there during season 11 :) we saw the gold star bridge, and coast guard academy too :) Holly was amazed, seeing all of the sights, and glowing nature :) we drove through montville, ct, and into uncasville, and into norwich, and went to great oaks pizza :) my dad treated my mom to her favorite pizza, and my mom and dad treated Holly and i to some onion rings, and coleslaw :) it's very nice, and sweet of them :) we drove past the peaceful pond on the way home, and saw the ducks, and a geese :) the pond, and all of the nature is glowing, and we also saw malerba's farm, very active, with many people shopping :) it was so wonderful, enjoying a car ride adventure :) we want to go on another car ride adventure very soon :) it's amazing, and so much fun traveling around :) Holly got to see so many new sights today :) we'll always cherish and treasure this wonderful day :) i took lots and lots of pictures of our car ride adventure t share with everyone :)
This morning, we had a sweet new day, rising and shining :) the weekend's are so nice :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for your beautifully heart warming comments :) We're so happy and thrilled that everyone enjoyed our baking friday adventure, and pictures :) That warms our hearts, and brings us smiles :) we had so much fun making the goodies yesterday :) the rice krispies are going fast! hehe! :) we'll definitely make some more :) we love these awesome times, and all of the great memories being made :) it was a sweet evening, and night too :) i made a cookie monsters visit to the kitchen, and got some onion rings, and an onion pretzel :) Holly and i enjoyed watching most haunted last night :) As the new day was blossoming this morning, i enjoyed some nice time here on ds, writing to friends, and put the coins collecting show on :) i gathered a big bow of goodies for our nature friends, and went outside for my early morning nature walk :)
It was a bit chilly and breezy this morning. i heard some happy birds singing, and put goodies in our backyard, bird sanctuary area for our nature friends :) they love gathering the goodies :) i was walking around our yard, amazed by all of the spring nature sights, including the new leaves that have grown on the trees, and all of the blossoming nature all around :) i checked in on our plants in our greenhouse, they're doing well :) we're hoping for some popcorn, cucumber and yellow squash seeds to sprout soon :) it's still a bit chilly in the mornings, but warms up as the day goes on, which is really good for the plants, and planters in our greenhouse :) it's so nice, when the greenhouse gets warm :) we're going to do some more planting soon :) we're so amazed, by the wonderful growth amongst our yard, and all of the nature around :) we think of our friend Joe R (Keyz) and his hiking/nature walk adventures on days like this, as Joe loves to go hiking, and has been uploading some new nature walk videos on his youtube page :) Very soon, we're gonna plant more flowers seeds, and string beans seeds, we also planning to buy some plants, at agway nature supplies store, and maybe malerba's farm too :) it's a wonderful start to the gardening season :) We have lots more adventures to look forward too :)
We're enjoying a wonderful day! :) shopping, and car ride adventure :) There's lots of great things going on :) we're loving the wonderful joys of spring time :) my family, Holly, and i are doing well, and are in great spirits :) We love the spring season :) it was so nice, going shopping today, and going for a car ride adventure :) Alyssa and family has been keeping in touch with us, from their adventure at six flags amusement park :) it's a spirit soaring day :) i'm so happy and excited to share my new pictures with everyone :) tonight, Holly and i are going to watch a movie on amazon :) we love our saturday night's, popcorn movie party's :) Tomorrow's mother's day :) we're going to be home, and family coming over to visit :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for all that you do for us, ,and for the very special joy you bring to our hearts :) You all are wonderfully nice, sweet, and very caring :) We deeply appreciate everything, with all of the love of our hearts :) big group warm caring happy sunny friendship hug :) There's many more great things, and awesome times to look forward too, with family, friends, nature, and the wonderful spirit of spring season :)
-never lose hope :)
To Wildthing, Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day :) Wildthing, it's a sweet relaxing day :) we enjoyed going shopping, and for a nice peaceful car ride :) glowing spring nature all around :) sharing stories, and memories :) it's a beautiful day :) We're going to watch a movie tonight :) Thinking of you, our dear friend :)
my mom says hello :) She says, "i hope everyone is having a really nice day" :) awww! :) We love you all bunches and bunches, our sweet dear wonderful guardian angel friends :) We hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying a beautiful day :) we're loving the day, adventures, and the beautiful blossoming spring season :) thank you angel friends, for sharing in, and celebrating the season with us :) this is such a very special day :) we'll always cherish and treasure days like this :)
Happy Adventures Day!!! :) We're enjoying a wonderful day, and had so much fun going for a car ride adventure, traveling around ,and seeing many wonderful sights :) You all were with us in spirit :) my mom, dad, Holly ,and i enjoyed such a special time enjoying the adventure, sharing stories, and memories :) we were so very into the moments :) i took lots of pictures to share with everyone :) we love spirited days, and special times like this, and sharing with everyone :) a very special greetings, from Niantic, and New London, Connecticut :)
my mom's and dad's 1st home :) my mom and dad lived in this home, when they first got married :) some of the lilac bushes they planted, are still there :)

Raspberry bush area, where my dad mentioned he, my mom, old brothers, and sister, use too go picking raspberries when they were younger :)

Crossing over the Niantic, CT river, bay :) my dad use too live nearby here :)

Train Station in New London, CT :) this is where we went to pick up our dear Ds friend Emma (ZenEm) in September 2010, when she traveled from Australia to visit with us :)

The golden star bridge is visible in this picture, in New London, CT :)

my nana Paula use too live in this house here, near the Long Island sound :)

Niantic, CT :)

my mom and dad got married here :) this was a wedding chapel in the 1960's :)

my mom went to high school here :)

View of Long Island sound :)

i just had to take a picture of this dunkins :) in 2005, i got my 1st blueberry iced coffee here :)

great oak's pizza restaurant :) we stopped by here on our way home :)

a few more pictures from our car ride adventure, on this beautiful spring day :)

a classic style theatre :)


hi angel friends :) i'm going to take some new nature, and garden pictures to share in the days ahead :) Happy spring nature smiles :)
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Hi Chris Glad you and your family are having a wonderful Sat enjoying shopping and nice car ride.Such a beautiful day for it. Glad Holly enjoyed the sights along the way. I enjoyed all of your photos. I know your mom & dad enjoyed sharing some wonderful memories with you. Thanks for all my nice hugs today Have a good evening Hugs to everyone-Stephanie
Hi Chris and Holly So glad that you and Holly got to go on a really cool car ride with your parents. It is so great to share in the memories of your parents. I remember when we used to do that growing up. It was a favorite thing to do on Sunday afternoons. The sites were amazing. I can't wait until John and I can come to CT and meet you and Holly and the rest of your wonderful family. Someday I will make it there!! It looks like a beautiful state. I especially like the raspberry patch picture. Have a great Sunday.