Happy 57th Anniversary Mom and Dad! :) Holly's 3rd Anniversary of Living in CT :) Cheers! :)

Happy 57th Anniversary to my mom and dad, and 3rd Anniversary of Holly living here with us in Connecticut! :) Happy Sunday, Celebrations day, Gameday party! :) We're very happy, and excited! :) We're enjoying a great day, and a super sweet weekend! :) We're having a very special time, celebrating with everyone! :) We're enjoying some foods, snacks, and drinks :) You all are with us in spirit, our dear angel friends :) Holly and i gave my mom and dad an anniversary card, and money :) Holly and i are having some BBQ chips, and powerades to celebrate :) It's been 3 years, since our incredible journey to Maryland to pick up Holly :) i brought BBQ chips and powerades that day for us to enjoy on the way home :) it was such a fun adventure, and amazing how it's been 3 years already :) my mom and dad are having a great anniversary, we're enjoying the day and weekend, so very much! :) We had some grinders sandwiches, snacks, shrimp, chips and dip :) We're cherishing and treasuring in all of the moments, and many special memories being made :) it's a football sunday too, with 3 big football games :) the NFL playoffs are in full swing :) Congrats to the Bengals,Bills, and Bucs, for their big wins yesterday :) The Divisional round games are next weekend :) Holly and i are gonna tune into the sports radio this upcoming week :) There's lots of great things going on, and many special memories being made :) Thank you angel friends,so very much for sharing in, and celebrating these very special times with us :) We're very heart happy and excited :) There's so much more to look forward too :) Enjoying a great day, and a super sweet weekend, with family, friends, anniversary's celebrations, football playoffs, and the incredible spirit of the season :) Cheers!!! :) we look forward to blossoming into the new week with everyone :)

Celebrations Sunday!!! :) Anniversary's, and sweet times being shared with family and friends! :) Hi angel friends! :) my family,Holly, and i hope everyone is doing well, healthy,and enjoying a wonderful day :) Thank you all so very much, for your wonderful happy anniversary wishes for my mom and dad,and for Holly, for her 3rd anniversary of living with us here in Connecticut :) We're very heart happy and excited, sharing in and celebrating this very special day with everyone :) We're having a great time celebrating :)There's lots of great things going on, and many special memories being made :) We're all with eachother in spirit :) it's a very special, and big day :) with the anniversary's, we also have 2 friends who are celebrating birthday's today, plus all of the football gameday spirit and excitement :) There'slots of great things going on, and many special memories being made :) We love sharing in, and celebrating these very special times with you all, our dear angel friends :) Thank you all, for the wonderful joy you all bring our hearts :) we're having a super fun, and very special time celebrating with everyone :) Foods, snacks, drinks,and all of the awesome cheer :) Happy friendship smiles, from our very happy hearts and home to yours :)

Anniversary Celebrations Moments! :) This morning, we wished my mom and dad a happy anniversary, and shared yoru wonderful happy anniversary wishes for my mom and dad and also with Holly ,for her 3rd anniversary of living here with us in Connecticut :) You all are wonderfully nice, and sweet :) my mom and dad share a wonderful love story :) my mom and dad met when they were young, my dad was 16 and my mom was 17 when they met :) They got married in 1965, back then it was very normal to get married at the age they were :) my dad originally was from Maine, and my mom was originally from Waterford, CT :) my dad was here in Connecticut, as my nana Paula and grandpa Jack had moved here for a while. my dad met my mom, at a party they went too in New London, CT :) my mom and dad have shared stories with us, of when my mom was walking to school, and my dad use too see her, and he was driving at the time, and eventually they began to talk, and started to date :) they've been together ever since :) my mom use too work at the Shack restaurant in Niantic, and my dad use too go there to see her :)my mom and dad shared a story with us, that on their wedding day, January 16th, 1965, it was snowing that day, almost like a blizzard, and they were worried the minister wouldn't be able to come to the chapel, but thankfully was, and they got married :)

my mom and dad love sharing stories about their love story, and memories from over the years :) Their first house, was in Niantic, Connecticut, and eventually moved here to Norwich, CT in the early 1970's :) They love driving to Niantic, to see their original house, and they have lots of cool stories they love to share, of times they shared :) Niantic has always been like home to them, along with Norwich here :) my dad use too be a bowler, and in the 70's and 80's, bowled professionally here in Connecticut :) he had invites to join the PBA, but he and my mom had my sister Jenn and i, and decided to keep settled here in Connecticut :) my dad and brothers with friends use too bowl at the Norwich 10 pin bowling alley here in Norwich :) i have lots of memories of when i was a kid, and we went to the bowling alley each evening, and my dad and brothers bowled, Lisa took me to the arcade there to play gamses :) my dad and brothers use too bowl for green stamps and my mom would put the stamps into a book, and would cash it in for money :) the bowling alley was like our 2nd home, in the 80's :) my dad bowled in tournaments also around our state :) i have some nice classic pictures to share, of my mom and dad from their wedding day, and their early years together :) i'm very happy and excited to share the pictures :) we love my mom and dad, and appreciate them very much and all that they do for us, over the years :) They are an amazing wonderful couple, great parents, and mentors :) Cheers!!! to them, on their anniversary day :)

We've been enjoying some nice foods, snacks, and drinks today to celebrate :) my mom and dad got some shrimp, we also had some sandwiches, chips, snacks, and drinks :) my mom and dad got an anniversary cake too :) Holly and i gave my mom and dad a happy anniversary card with money :) my mom and dad are very happy :) they've been spending some time together, hanging out, they also love to play their draftkings slots/casino games too :) We've also had the football games on :) We've been loving sharing in these very special times, and moments with eachother throughout the day :) my sister Lisa gave my mom and dad, a happy anniversary cake :)

We're celebrating the 3rd anniversary of Holly living here with us in Connecticut :) We remember January 16th, 2019, like it was yesterday :) it was an incredible journey, of traveling to Maryland to pick up Holly :) i remember we brought BBQ chips, and powerades that day, and enjoyed some on the way home :) i remember texting lots of friends, and posting journals while we were on our journey :) it was amazing, driving through New York, New Jersey, Delaware, saw Philadelphia road signs, and Washington DC road signs too :) We saw M&T bank stadium in Baltimore where the Ravens play, and the Meadowlands in New Jersey, where the Giants and Jets play :) We drove across lots of bridges, including the new Tapanzee Bridge over the Hudson river, the Delaware Memorial Bridge, The George Washington Bridge, the Pearl Harbor (Q Bridge) Bridge here in Connecticut :) We saw New Jersey and New York city at night time :) It was very special, the journey from CT to Maryland, and then back home, and very special how it was my mom's and dad's anniversary that day, a day we'll always and forever remember, and many great memories made :) We're so very heart happy, and very delighted Holly lives here with us :) To celebrate this wonderful 3rd anniversary of Holly living here with us, we're having some BBQ chips, and powerades today :) a wonderful tradition :) i've got some cool pictures to share from our travels to Maryland to pick up Holly :) i love sharing the pictures here in my journal, on this very special day :) i bought 2 decorative collectibles for Holly and i, including a sand castle with 3 tips on top of it, to represent 3 years of her living here with us :) Holly painted a cool VW beetle bug car, with 3 sunflowers on the window, to represent the years she's lived here with us, plus a Q Bridge (pearl harbor memorial bridge design) :) aww! :) we love our special treasures :)

Happy birthday to our dear friends, John (Debbie (Sunsetyellow2's) husband, and to our dear friend Laurie (Laurie32) :) It's their birthday's! :) Happy birthday to you! :) Happy birthdy to you! :) Happy birthday dear John, and Laurie! :) Happy birthday to you! :) awww! :)To our dear friends, John and Laurie, we hope you're enjoying a very happy birthday and we hope all of your birthday wishes come true :)

This morning, we had a wonderful new day, rising and shining :) it's a very special day :) i was up early this morning, enjoying some nice time here on DS, writing to friends, and getting ready for my early morning nature walk :) it was very cold here this morning, about 3 degrees. We're all keeping warm,and are very thankful for the warmth of our home :) i gathered a big bowl of goodies, and went outside for my nature walk :) i wasn't outside for too long ,i was bundled up warmly, and wearing my winter gloves i got at the dollar tree : )the gloves are nice, and warmth with fleece material :) i put the goodies in our backyard for our nature friends, and then came back indoors :) i made a nice hot tea with peppermint puffs candy :) it was a nice relaxing, and peaceful morning :) We enjoyed our breakfast, and having hot teas, water, and iced coffee :) cheers!!! to the spirit soaring times of the season :)

Football Party!!! :) The NFL playoffs are in full swing :) Congrats to the Bengals and Bills, on their wins yesterday, the Bucs winning today and advancing to the divisional round playoffs next weekend :) We love football, and having a gameday football party : )We've been enjoying the foods, snacks, drinks, and all of the gameday cheer and spirit :) Super wildcard weekend is very exciting :) We've got the 49ers vs Cowboys game on this early evening, and going to watch the Steelers vs Chiefs game tonight :) We have lots of friends who love football :) everyone who's watching the games, we hope everyone is enjoying the games,and we hope everyone's teams are doing well :) Holly and i love our gameday table, and updating our playoffs bracket paper that Holly made for us :) We love celebrating the playoffs with everyone :) Tomorrow night,Rams vs Cardinals completes wildcard weekend, and we'll be onto the divisional round next weekend :) 4 big games next weekend ,with the winners advancing to championship sunday :) it's gonna be awesome!!! :) football! :)We love it!!! :) Holly and i look forward to enjoying the sports radio this upcoming week :)

We're enjoying a great day, and a super sweet weekend :) Celebrating anniversary's, and all of the joys of the month of January : )We love it!!! :) my family, Holly, and i are doing well, healthy,and in great spirits :) We're enjoying a very special time, celebrating my mom's and dad's anniversary, and Holly's 3rd anniversary of living here with us in Connecticut :) There's lots of great things going on, and many special memories being made :) Thank you angel friends, for sharing in and celebrating these very special times with us :) We're continuing to enjoy some snacks, drinks, and got the football games on :) We're gonna watch the Steelers vs Chiefs game tonight :) We love the football playoffs,and all of the seasonal cheer :) we're looking forward to blossoming into the upcoming week, with enjoying our daily and weekly festivities, and traditions :) We look forward to writing, nature walks, tuning into the sports radio, we also have sweet treats tuesday, super wednesday mailing envelopes here from home, ghost hunters party, and lots more, leading us into another super fun baking friday adventure, and another football playoffs weekend :) Divisional round playoffs next week :) i look forward to sharing our days, adventures, and pictures with everyone in my daily journals :)There's lots more great times, and seasonal festivities, and traditions to look forward too :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for all that you do for us, for your wonderful love, care, support, warm well wishes, and for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers :) We deeply appreciate everything, with all of the love of our very happy hearts :) Big group happy sunny warm caring friendship hug :) We wish everyone, a nice peaceful evening and night :) Wishing everyone continued joys of the season :)

-never lose hope :)

To Wildthing,Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day :) Wildthing, we'e enjoying a great day, and a very sweet weekend :) we're having a very special time, celebrating mom's and dad's anniversary, and celebrating Holly's 3rd anniversary of living with us here in CT :) We enjoyed some foods, snacks, drinks, and got the football games on :) We're very excited for all of the special memories being made :) We're looking forward to blossoming into the upcoming wkek, with all of our daily and weekly festivities, and traditions :) nature walks, writing, and continuing to enjoy the month of January :) Thinking of you, our dear friend :)

my mom, Holly, and family says hi :) We hope everyone is doing well,healthy, and enjoying a wonderful day,and a great weekend :) we think of you and your family's often :) We love you all bunches and bunches,our sweet dear wonderful guardian angel friends :) We're enjoying a very special time, sharing in and celebrating the weekend with everyone :) There's lots of great things going on, and many special memories being made :) Thank you all for bringing our hearts lots of special joy :) we're very happy,thankful, and blessed, to have you all in our lives :)

Happy 57th Anniversary to my mom and dad! :) awww! :) We're having a very special and fun time celebrating my mom's and dad's anniversary today, and celebrating the 3rd anniversary of Holly living here with us in Connecticut :) We're enjoying sharing in all of the moments, and many special memories being made :) my mom and dad are having a great anniversary :) You all are with us in spirit, during these very special times :) i'm so happy and excited to share some classic pictures, from my mom's and dad's wedding day, and their early years of marriage :) We love my mom and dad, and are so happy and excited to celebrate their very special day :)
my mom and dad on their wedding day, January 16th, 1965 :)

my mom and dad in our driveway, in the early 1970's when they got our current home :)

my mom and dad, with my brothers Charlie, Bobby, and my sister Lisa when they were kids :)

my mom's and dad's anniversary cake :) 

Celebrating Holly's 3rd anniversary of living with us here in Connecticut :) January 16th, 2019 :) my mom, dad, and i began an incredible journey to Maryland to pick up Holly :) We drove through Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland ,and made our journey home :) We had such a nice car ride that day, and saw lots of wonderful sights, including driving through Baltimore :) We saw M&T bank stadium in Baltimore ,where the Ravens play, we also saw the Meadowlands, where the Giants and Jets play :) we drove across lots of cool bridges, and also saw New Jersey and New York City at night time :) absolutely amazing moments, we'll always and forever remember :) i'd love to re-share some pictures from that wonderful day :) We love Holly and i are so happy she's living here with us :)

BBQ chips and Powerades :) It's a very special tradition on January 16th, to have BBQ chips and powerades :) i brought chips and powerades with us when we went to pick up Holly in Maryland on January 16th, 2019 :) it's a very special tradition to have the chips and powerades each year :)

Holly and i enjoying some BBQ chips :) cheers! :)

Holly painted this awesome VW Beetle car for me ,with a January 16th theme, including 3 sunflowers featured on the window of the car, each sunflower representing the 3 years she's lived here with us :) i love this wonderful treasure :) Holly also included a Q Bridge (Pearl Habor memorial bridge design:) She wrote,"Hom4GD" which means, "home for good" :) awww! :) 

treasures Holly and i got for eachother :) 

Holly painted the Q Bridge on the side of the car :) 

The "Q Bridge", which is the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge :) 

M&T Bank stadium, where the Baltimore Ravens play :)

The Delaware memorial bridge :) it's first time we've gone across a suspension bridge :) this crosses the Delaware river :) 

an awesome view of Baltimore, Maryland :) 

Crossing the new, Tapanzee Bridge, in New York, over the Hudson River :) 

it was so cool, seeing road signs, like Baltimore, Philadelphia, and more :) 

Football party! :) Holly displayed the mini helmets, for Today's playoffs matchups :)