Winter Wonderland!

The past 2 weeks have been jam packed with a bunch of activities and I have neglected by blogging! Here is my catching up of the beginning of December.

My kid sister Jackie turned 8 and had her birthday an Ice Skating Rink, along with burgers and shakes at Johnny Rockets.



Jackie with her multiple hats



Me and my Sisters on the Ice





 Next we hosted our Annual Dessert Party. Being that we are in a tiny apartment right now, my best friend Kathy had it at her Condo. We ask that everyone bring a dessert with them and it becomes a night of games,

 good food and drinks!



Our Holiday Shirts






The Delicious Spread



This weekend Greg and I went to a wedding in New York City at a restaurant called Moran's. It was a beautiful & intimate event. It was a wonderful time with our friends. The couple Charles and Shannon looked great and they had a Cupcake Tower from Magnolia Bakery.









My Honey and I



Mr. & Mrs. W



Thankful Thursday

For the last Thursday of November I wanted to say I am Thankful for my FAMILY. I have a lot of great people in my life. All are very diverse, show their love and have a lot to say! I am happy to be a close with them and enjoy so many regular days, as well as holidays together.  

I hope that all of you have enjoyed your Thanksgiving- and the leftovers that come with that feast! 

Happy Birthday Nana!

This is a very old picture of my Nana (Madeline).
She passed around 10 years ago, but she was someone very important to me. She was the woman who ran this family and I think she still does from the grave. My mom and grandma will often look up and say in a joking tone "Nana,. you see this!" She had 8 children and many grandchildren. I loved spending time with her, and got to spend a lot of it while my mom (a single mother) would work. One of my fondest memories would be when I would sleep over she would have breakfast ready for me in the morning. She would fill a bowl with cereal and cut an orange in half. She would wrap them in saran wrap and leave a note with my name on it. Then in the fridge would be a glass of milk with saran wrap for the cereal. I wouldn't wake her up for breakfast that way and it was always ready.. she did this all the way until she was committed to a nursing home. It was special to me, even though it was something so simple.
Today she would have been 102 years old. I Miss you, Nana! Thanks for always looking out for our family! If I could be half the Mother and Wife she was I would be great full.

It's all Gravy Baby!

I had a great weekend. What made it great was spending some quality time with my Mom in the Kitchen on Sunday. I learned to make her Gravy. Now I am not talking about the brown stuff you put on your beef, I mean Italian Sauce.
My Mom has always made great meals but I love her Gravy and love when she would send me home with a Tupperware full of it with sausage and meatballs. I felt like it was my turn to learn and asked her to show me next time she was making it. There is NO recipe for it, I think it is more of a process or art form. It calls for "about this much chopped onion and garlic", "a handful of...." "a little bit of...." (You get the idea).
I managed to immediately cut myself opening a can of crushed tomatoes. Which then Mom said "Watch the sauce!" LOL. We made sausages and also meatballs during that time to add to the pot.
All in all I spent 5 hours at the house making it and letting it simmer on the stove. The commute home with my HUGE pot of Gravy was rough! Now Greg and I have so much sauce that we are freezing it and planning meals around it. Here was Sunday nights dinner: Fresh ravioli's from the Farmers Market with sausage and meatballs.

Happy Father's Day

My Uncle Tim


My Grandpa (Papa)


My God Father - Uncle Ed


My dad - Jack

Happy Father's Day to the men in my life.

My Grandfather (papa) is like my father to me.. I just found out he is really sick and it is not going to get better. I am heartbroken right now.