Ice Party '09 continued...

Today is day two being stuck in the house.  No work, our e-mail was even down for most of the day.  Needless to say it turned out to be a very unproductive day, but a great day at that.  I had breakfast with my hubby, played outside with the dogs and got great news about my job.  ;)  So what did we do to celebrate?  Played more board games with the neighbors (with a little vino).  I know, we are wild and crazy.  But hey, I'm not driving anywhere on a sheet of ice.

Here are a few pics from our Ice Party...

Murphy & the crazy ice.

Abby going crazy, trying to eat all the ice in sight.  Careful... you might get a brain freeze :P 

Celebrating the good news on the way to Britten & Scott's.

Overall, it turned out to be a great day!

Arkansas - A winter wonderland?

I had been sick for four days straight. I'm talking not leaving the house, not getting out of bed, misserable sick. Finally last night I was feeling well enough to go back to work. Well... then we were hit with a huge ice storm. This morning we awoke to all of NWA covered in a good inch of ice. Needless to say we did NOT go to work and I was stuck in the house for another day.

The silver lining... I got to work from home by the warm, cozy fireplace and eavesdrop on Jack while he was on conference calls. The best part... watching Abby and Murphy try to make sense of the winter wonderland in our backyard.

We ended the day with a round of boardgames with the neighbors (I lost). :)

Abby walking on the ice (excuse my sick voice)...

NYE / Jack's B-Day Bash!!!

We kicked off the night with dinner & drinks at our house.  I spent three days cooking Jack's B-Day dinner.  

The Menu...

Crostinis with Olive Tappenade, Bruschetta and Hummus 

Marinated Italian Zucchini, Summer Squash & Yellow Peppers

Grilled Chicken with Basil Dressing

Homemade Spaghetti & Meatballs, did I mention I made the pasta from scratch too (Jack's Grandma's recipe) 

Raspberry Tiramisu 

Italian Citrus Champagne Punch

Then we hopped in a limo & headed down to Dickson Street for the Boom Kinetic concert. What a fun night!

New parents, Eric and Susan joined us for dinner with adorable baby Nick.

X-MAS continued...

X-MAS Continued...

Home brewed "Brady Irish Red", made in memory of my Grandpa Brady  (Brewmaster = cousin Ron)

Me & Grandma Ginny

Romano x-mas

Home For X-MAS

Dinner at Mangiamo's in GR with the Cook's

Greenville x-mas party

Dinner at Honey Creek Inn in the middle of a blizzard!

Abby's new BFF

Sydney has been terrified of Abby for 3 1/2 years (basically her whole life). She is afraid of anything that moves including all dogs, cats, squirrels, etc. Suddenly about a week ago Sydney started asking to see Abby and asking her parents for a puppy for x-mas. Here is the first time Sydney has ever sat next to Abby (or any dog). I think Abby and Sydney are going to be BFFs before long.

I am so proud of Sydney (and Abby)!


Abby and Sydney love eachother!!!

Group pic (Jack, Sydney, Abby and Joel)