Halloween Help for a Friend

Hope you like this short show. Jay and I and a co worker did a Halloween intervention Tuesday night. We got Laura Derrick out of the house to have dinner with another friend, then we descended on her house and decorated it! It was so fun. So, while CC helps little kiddos, we helped an "that mean old lady who gives out cheap candy and never decorates." :) She loved the decorations and invited us to her place Friday to give our candy.

Halloween at DataDirect

Halloween at Data Direct! I organized a little trick or treat fest for the children of my co workers last Friday. LOTS of candy for the little ones with cake, goldfish and juice boxes afterward. Always a fun event to see the little ghost and goblins!

Wedding in RAL

Bennett, Lauren, Leon and Charles in their wedding best!

It was quite chilly, so the shawl was covering up my fabulous new dress! Darn it!

Happy, Happy!

The newlyweds, Craig and Ellen Thompson

UNC vs ND and Lindsey's visit to NC!

SMC'ers reunited! I took Lindsey to a near by winery, Chatham Hill. The grapes come from the Yadkin River Valley in NC and from CA!

Tailgate with the Sumners and enjoyed our new favorite drink, Firefly, sweet tea vodka over ice and lemonade!

Cheerleaders celebrate after ND first touchdown. Bummer to see ND lose.

We enjoyed our great seats! Here we are on the 30 yard line, with the Bell Tower and sunset in the background!

Where in the world is this?

Well, sisters and brothers, a fantasy has finally come true. After years of walking home from St A school, up West Main hill past the cemetery, and catching glimpses of the Castle on the Hill, I took a tour last night on a perfect fall afternoon. This is a view of Kalamazoo from the roof of the castle looking downtown.























This is the iconic turret and tower looking east













This is the front entrance porch looking east.

Posting something...

I just wanted to post something since I can now!!! Hope everyone is doing well. CC and I had a great time this past weekend for the Notre Dame/UNC game. We enjoyed some Bolangles fried chicken and biscuits and the new drink of choice down here in the South... Firefly ice tea flavored Vodkha. It is quite tasty! We are doing well. Brodie is manning the upstairs area. We think he has finally come to grips with the fact Izzy is around. Izzy is running crazy. She is up to 50+ pounds and cute as ever! I swear CC and I are blessed with the cutest, most loving pets in the world. I hope Izzy is able to reunite with her mommy and daddy and brothers and sisters someday to play. She has some friends in the neighborhood she loves playing with. They all get worn out much quicker then she does though! We are looking forward to Christmas at Charlie and Maria's. I look forward to touring the flatlands in the Challenger!