Here is another Christmas time pic--in a few days, we will be leaving for India so, OUT OF THE COLD!Sunday, March 30, 2008
Crazy Maine Winter
I wish I had some better photos of the snow this year, but it has been CRAZZZZY! I think the other day, we finally broke the 100 inch mark..something that Maine (or at least this, the southern part!) hasnt done for MANY years (over 100, I think?). Josh is totally ready to move to a warmer climate when all the things that come along with cold, snowy weather are taken into consideration--shoveling, roof-raking, heating oil, freezing temperatures--but it is finally starting to warm up and hit the 50's--melt snow, melt! 
Here is another Christmas time pic--in a few days, we will be leaving for India so, OUT OF THE COLD!
Here is another Christmas time pic--in a few days, we will be leaving for India so, OUT OF THE COLD!
Congrats to Lew and Irene Emery!
Lew and Irene were married this fall/winter and it was such a beautiful ceremony...hard to believe that the "confirmed bachelor" is married but NOT after meeting and getting to know Irene. Congrats! We love you guys!
Ali and me at the wedding reception in York, Maine (celebrating the fact that we found the place!)
Fall Fun!
Apple/pumpkin picking was super fun this year..Ray was really into it and literally took at least one bite from about 50 apples that he picked off the low tree branches or the ground, in this case!
Here are some photos of Josh and Ray at a Portland Pirates Hockey Game...Ray's lion suit (which was all he would wear for a while) won him "cute kid of the game" and a free haircut. :o)
Merry Christmas (and in some related news...)
Merry Christmas! 
Ray got a fish for Christmas from Auntie Juice--Calia and Ray were really impressed. :o)
All the girls minus Susie. :o(
Ray loves his (and Bop's) cowboy hat!
Adding a little extra excitement to the Christmas season is news that we are expecting again in late June/early July! A rather unexpected, beautiful surprise! This photo is at about 3 months I think? Funny how you lose track of the time when its #2! We decided not to find out the sex again, but Josh HAD to know this time so he is the only person who knows as of now. Originally, we had all given him about 2 weeks before he spoiled the surprise, but to everyones astonishment, he has been just about perfect in not giving anything away! We shall see!
Merry Christmas...we miss you, Saz!
Ray got a fish for Christmas from Auntie Juice--Calia and Ray were really impressed. :o)
All the girls minus Susie. :o(
Ray loves his (and Bop's) cowboy hat!
Adding a little extra excitement to the Christmas season is news that we are expecting again in late June/early July! A rather unexpected, beautiful surprise! This photo is at about 3 months I think? Funny how you lose track of the time when its #2! We decided not to find out the sex again, but Josh HAD to know this time so he is the only person who knows as of now. Originally, we had all given him about 2 weeks before he spoiled the surprise, but to everyones astonishment, he has been just about perfect in not giving anything away! We shall see! 
Merry Christmas...we miss you, Saz!
Bip and Bop's 25th Wedding Anniversary
As of August 28th, 2007, Mom and Dad have been married 25 years! In celebration, we all went out for a nice dinner together and when we got home, bunches of people were waiting to surprise them with a party! It took a LOT to pull off (especially since mom is a sneak and finds out about all surprises!) but ended up being a really beautiful celebration of a marriage that has blessed so many. We love you both!
Not quite 25 years for us...
All of us (for now!)
<3
Not quite 25 years for us...
All of us (for now!)
<3
Tuna Cup Run 2007!
Here are some long overdue photos of the Tuna Cup Run 2007. It ended up that Josh scheduled himself to run on the hottest day of the summer--it was really close to 100 degrees and very humid. Because of that, he started really early (before it got to the heat of the day!) AND he wore a Speedo. :o) He actually had to wear the Speedo to make a bit of extra money from a few friends who said they would pledge more than double if he would run with a blue Speedo on with "I bleed Dodger Blue" written on his back. I think the chaffing effect made it so that only 5 miles or so was possible in the Speedo, but he did it! Ray Ray, Sudeep and I went to lend our support about halfway through. Also, a good friend of Josh's (an ACTUAL marathon runner!) ran with Josh the whole way for moral support! It was really beautiful of him and definitely pushed Josh through. All in all, he ran/walked 30 miles over the course of a bunch of hours and raised enough money to help support Tuna's eating habits and a few other projects in India. Thanks to everyone who pledged and offered support otherwise. Training for Tuna Cup 2008 is well underway. :o)
Ray was a little bored right from the start :o)
The "I Bleed Dodger Blue" speedo shot :o) Boy was I proud!
Ray joined in for a bit of the walk...he didnt get any pledges
Sudeep and I REALLY excited NOT to be running
Exhausted and refueling after 20 miles
Run Run Run Run
Speedo Time!
Ray was a little bored right from the start :o)
The "I Bleed Dodger Blue" speedo shot :o) Boy was I proud!
Ray joined in for a bit of the walk...he didnt get any pledges
Sudeep and I REALLY excited NOT to be running
Exhausted and refueling after 20 miles
Run Run Run Run
Speedo Time!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
New Years Resolution....(made in February!)
To update this blog more often (ie. at least once every couple of weeks!) I can't believe that it has been since July that I have had time to update this blog! What a slug! Things really haven't been THAT crazy....there is no excuse! I guess to start it would be easier to post a few summer photos and then go from there...here they are!
So nice to see photos were we look tan...and warm! Those times are LONG gone now as we are pretty much buried in the frozen tundra here. Maine has been pretty well smashed with winter this year..I think the worst on record for a long while. If global warming was real, I wish it would come to Maine every once in a while. :o) These are a few photos of Josh and me at Portland's Annual "Festival of Nations." Its this really cool gathering where many of the different immigrant populations in Portland are able to put up a display of their culture and..the best part...they all serve traditional meals from their original countries! It was pretty hard work convincing Josh NOT to go for the Indian food (as we eat at the restaurant pretty much anytime we go out to eat) . We ended up trying Somalian and Ethiopian cuisine and Josh had to try a gyro, too...as if he's not had one of those before being in my hugely Greek family. Any excuse to eat, I spose. :o) At one point, it started to rain quite badly so everyone huddled under the few tents that were available while a percussion band from Africa played in the rain...it was really beautiful! We met some amazing people "under the tents" who had developed lots of non-profit, privately funded programs to help the immigrant populations in tons of ways--whether providing assistance with heating oil bills in the winter time (killer!) or getting them involved in ESL courses or helping them to get connected to affordable, good health care. It was really a blessing to see that there is so much outreach going on right under our noses....especially where it is so easy to get discouraged and to start thinking that they aren't too many opportunities to help the disadvantaged in our predominately wealthy state and society! Anyhow, it was a great summer day and Ray even got to splash in puddles....how much better could it get!?
The Curell's Visit!
A one point in the summer, we were lucky enough to have Jenn and Craig Curell come to Maine for a quick visit! They were actually hear for a wedding so it worked out perfectly that we could spend some time with them. We had some really nice, leisurely days of sightseeing and spending time talking and hanging out (and eating, of course!)...it was hard to have them leave! Makes it hard not to want to move to Florida since there are so many people there who we love and miss! Nice place to visit, though!...and we have lots of really good excuses!
Here is another token photo of Mr. Ray with a little mohawk action going on! For a small part of the summer, daddy had a mohawk and Ray didn't want to be left out. :o)
I wanted to include this photo because FIRST, it makes us all miss SUSIE!--and second because it makes summer feel so close. There are probably 50 photos of each of us through the years with our "Mobis Lunkis" fish as dad would call them. :o) I guess we are rednecks and proud of it. :o)
OK! So more to come later. Time for work! xo!
So nice to see photos were we look tan...and warm! Those times are LONG gone now as we are pretty much buried in the frozen tundra here. Maine has been pretty well smashed with winter this year..I think the worst on record for a long while. If global warming was real, I wish it would come to Maine every once in a while. :o) These are a few photos of Josh and me at Portland's Annual "Festival of Nations." Its this really cool gathering where many of the different immigrant populations in Portland are able to put up a display of their culture and..the best part...they all serve traditional meals from their original countries! It was pretty hard work convincing Josh NOT to go for the Indian food (as we eat at the restaurant pretty much anytime we go out to eat) . We ended up trying Somalian and Ethiopian cuisine and Josh had to try a gyro, too...as if he's not had one of those before being in my hugely Greek family. Any excuse to eat, I spose. :o) At one point, it started to rain quite badly so everyone huddled under the few tents that were available while a percussion band from Africa played in the rain...it was really beautiful! We met some amazing people "under the tents" who had developed lots of non-profit, privately funded programs to help the immigrant populations in tons of ways--whether providing assistance with heating oil bills in the winter time (killer!) or getting them involved in ESL courses or helping them to get connected to affordable, good health care. It was really a blessing to see that there is so much outreach going on right under our noses....especially where it is so easy to get discouraged and to start thinking that they aren't too many opportunities to help the disadvantaged in our predominately wealthy state and society! Anyhow, it was a great summer day and Ray even got to splash in puddles....how much better could it get!?
The Curell's Visit!
A one point in the summer, we were lucky enough to have Jenn and Craig Curell come to Maine for a quick visit! They were actually hear for a wedding so it worked out perfectly that we could spend some time with them. We had some really nice, leisurely days of sightseeing and spending time talking and hanging out (and eating, of course!)...it was hard to have them leave! Makes it hard not to want to move to Florida since there are so many people there who we love and miss! Nice place to visit, though!...and we have lots of really good excuses!
Here is another token photo of Mr. Ray with a little mohawk action going on! For a small part of the summer, daddy had a mohawk and Ray didn't want to be left out. :o)
I wanted to include this photo because FIRST, it makes us all miss SUSIE!--and second because it makes summer feel so close. There are probably 50 photos of each of us through the years with our "Mobis Lunkis" fish as dad would call them. :o) I guess we are rednecks and proud of it. :o)OK! So more to come later. Time for work! xo!
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