Demian is Here!

1st of all . . . . holy cow, Monday is in 3 days!!!
Literally it’s time to pack it up, pack it in & let it begin

Demian arrived the day before Thanksgiving & we had a lovely experience at the Fox Hollow Inn. Then cooking an 18 pound turkey & enough yummy sides to feed 4 sets of triplets the next day was another interesting experience LOL

After the fun clean-up, we headed out to New York City for 2 nights to do some exploring. We saw the Statue of Liberty, South Street Seaport, Rockerfeller Center, 5th Avenue & did Central Park via horse & buggy ride (awh!). We then had dinner with my bro & sis-in-law on Sunday – I cooked rigatoni alla vodka (yum!). Monday we took our rental car & headed North with our Prius (half-electric car – drives like a golf cart!)

I then showed him all around Greenwich, Stamford & Norwalk, stopping long enough to chat with friends along the way & meet peeps in downtown Stamford later in the evening. Tuesday we returned to LI, this time via ferry & then stopped at a winery along the North Fork before riding a few more ferries down to Sag Harbor & then to our final destination of Montauk!  We then finished out our trip with a shopping stop in the Hamptons & a gig in Smithtown with Nan!

Today we are at the library, doing our internet duties – peeking across the table at each other & smiling from time to time (how cute!). FUN.

Alrighty then!  Time to get to Costco for some on the road snackys & a quick stop to buy a new ski jacket!!  Tonight it’s dinner in Cold Spring Harbor & then meeting friends in Huntington for a drink or 2.  Tomorrow & Sunday — it’s super-packy time!!!

I’m sure I’ll be writing to ya from the road!
Happy beginning of the holidays everyone, enjoy the hustle/bustle :)

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Casino Weekend!

This Saturday my mom & I went to the Mohegan Sun Casino to celebrate her birthday! We had a great day together, although we both lost money (I lost $8 LOL). From then till now I’ve been finishing up my “To Do” lists, eating a special diet as per the Dr. , cleaning house & packing for my mini NYC-CT-LI vacation starting this weekend!!

I can’t even believe that today is Tuesday — Demian arrives tomorrow!!
Party time   Happy Thanksgiving y’all!

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Another Birthday Gone By . . .

& this was most likely the last one I spend in New York city.
To put it mildly? — I’m so over it.

Next year, I’ll be happy to chill with the buffalo, bear, moose & other wild creatures (like my boyfriend LOL)!

I didn’t get many pics that night as I was concentrating more on the drink in my hand & not getting barreled over by some rich guy with a blackberry, illuminating his way through the blackness of the club. Hey, I didn’t ruin my fabulous high heels which is a good thing It was fun to hang with my girls Becky & Colleen from Connecticut, in addition to celebrating Colleen’s birthday (ours is on the same day)! Then after sleeping for 4 hours, it was brunch-time with my mom. We went over to Bayville & had a great meal at the Pine Island Grill, which is one of my favs!

So now it’s back to getting everything together . . .
My “To Do” list includes such things as:

- Wash all clothing in mom’s closet & pack into boxes
- Buy desk chair for mom to replace the one I’m taking to Wyoming
- Prepare cross country trip using I-80

Sounds like a good time huh? You betcha!!
Check ya later y’all ~

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50th Reunion, Halloween Fun & Hangin w/LI Pals!

Only a few weeks left until I skip town  LOL

Going to my mom’s 50th high school reunion with her was quite an experience! I met some very interesting older folk, watched a guy do an Elvis impersonation & had a reason to dress up in a dress & high heels!  Halloween was a good time, although I remember now why I pretty much don’t frequent bars too much anymore due to the seedy peeps around . . .

After the holiday, my girlfriend invited me to go to a business dinner with her, so we did Gasho Japan in Hauppauge with a vendor & then went to a dirty little bar to catch up for some fun girly talk. Then, we had a sleepover! On Sunday – I hung out with a sister/brother team & had fun mountain biking, shopping & eating Chinese!

So, other than living with my mother (what fun!) & UHaul/Penske fighting over my cross-country rental business each day, I’ve just been living my life.  & of course another (important!) quick tidbit of info is that Demian & I have switched back to “Plan A”, which is settling down in Jackson, Wyoming It’s going to be another wild time of moving around in the start of winter, but we are hoping that the recent mildness will stay with us until we are settled in! Just another 2 weeks & Demian arrives in New York (!!!), but for now . . . it’s onto a birthday celebration plan for the weekend, girls-only style in NY City!!

Ciao for now ~

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