byeeee new jersey......helluuuuu maryland

Sunday, June 20, 2010


finally! some excellent news to share! mike has a new job in maryland....starting TOMORROW. he interviewed last week, was hired this week and left today to start his new job tomorrow. with reagan in arizona and new mexico for the next month and mike in maryland from monday to friday this week, i am a lonely gal. but not a bored one. gotta find a place to live, a way to move us, pack all of our stuff and move on down to maryland! whew! so much for a boring month without roo!

an open letter to those that i love

Tuesday, April 13, 2010




dear friends and family...




yes, i have been quietly hiding under a rock for the past few months. no, its nothing personal that anyone said or did. i still love all my friends that are family and all my family that are friends. i have just have been selfish with my charming wit and personality lately.




2009 was a rough year for team candland. i was certain 2010 was going to be a whole new page in a whole new book. instead, the epic is carrying on and 2010 seems just to be another chapter in the same book of neverending wonder and doubt about what the next day will bring.




i know a lot of you are inquiring about our plans for the summer. if i knew what i was doing a week from today i would probably be better able equipped to worry about 3 months from now. as soon as i can get in a position to formulate some sort of plan i will be more than happy to share.




so i apologize to everyone and send love to all. please be patient with me while i try and find my way out from under the rock.




xoxo


sue

the first (real) snow of the year

Sunday, December 20, 2009

how perfect that the first day of winter brought us our first good snow! we waited with anticipation all day yesterday for the dumping that the news promised us. and while we were sleeping, all snug in bed, the snow came.

the super cute "snowman accessory kit" i bought was worth every penny....except the snow was too dry to stick together to make more than a bottom. which i quickly announced was the head.

reagan loves the snow!

mr. mike and his big red shovel. shoveling the alley is quite the workout!
after the snow fun we came inside for hot chocolate, oatmeal and now its time for boys to watch football and girls to go shopping! what fun winter is starting out to be!

the beginning of our 2009 christmas season

Friday, November 27, 2009

tonight was the lighting of the town christmas tree at the park. i love my small town! there was hot cocoa, christmas carols and the promise of a special guest!
reagan immediately found a friend from school in the crowd. notice the use of hats and coats. it is beginning to feel a lot like christmas!
santa (after parking the sleigh at the fire station i suppose) arrived at the park courtesy of our local fire department!
santa was so sweet. he noticed how big reagan had grown since last year and reminded her to be a good girl and listen to her mommy and daddy.


reagan even got a special prize from santa....a little christmas bear she quickly named "sweetie bell" and she has announced that she is taking her bear for show and tell!










november is half way over?

Saturday, November 14, 2009

what a crazy month it has been so far. i knew i was going to regret not posting all these adventures right away!! so here is a quick peek at what we have been up to since halloween. they are out of order! :( i promise to post better going forward! xoxo


this is in new york. does anyone recognize it? it is the house from the will smith movie "i am legend". we passed by it on our way to the path train. because i am uber-dork, i thought it was great fun that i had the dvd in my purse to mail back and i put in the mail box right across from the house! love it! i know....weird-o!



this is reagan's buddy ava from school. well, reagan insists on calling her eva. ava doesn't seem to mind. ava and her mommy (laurie) went to the magic show that our church had. magical silly willy delighted and amazed. so did the tattooes, face paint and balloons!
these are our friends crystal and john. we had a fabulous time on a beautiful day with them. church, lunch, zoo, amazing dinner (made by crystal)! an awesome time with awesome people! :)

ah! magical silly willy picked reagan as a special assistant. she was so excited and then got a little stage fright maybe? but she was super cute and had a lot of fun.

reagan and ava at mcdonalds. these two angels sat and ate lunch at their very own table and were sooo good!

crystal and i at martha stewart. the cheese show! fabulous! crystal is from manhattan and is an amazing tour guide of the city. so fun!