30.

Joe turns 30 years old on September 28th. I threw him an unsurprise party on Saturday. Apparently you have to be a secret ops agent to be able to get one by on ol' Joe. We had family, friends, food, beer, and 99 Luftballoons! Happy Birthday Jojo.. you are the best husband a very grateful wife could ask for! I love you even though you are an old fart now.

30!

Memory board of Joe with friends and family.

Mom Iskow, Cousin Beth, Mini-cousin Mason, and Aunt Kathy. Thanks for coming out to celebrate with us! Mason is a great swimmer!


Cute. And he knows it.

Cute. And he knows it too.

"For he's a jolly good fellow" by request from the good fellow himself.

Joe has always wanted to dance in a room filled with red balloons and dance to "99 Luftballoons". Thanks to all the friends who helped blow up 300 balloons!!! This actually turned out way cooler than I expected with the lights flashing on and off, balloons flying and people dancing! I like how Katie is hiding on the treadmill.

The Nila got Iced!

My Frenchman

I worked the last 3 days in a row which can be ridiculously exhausting. Dayshift has been very different than nights and by that I mean BUSIER! I rarely get more than 15 mins to cram lunch down my face, most of the time working as I eat. I use the bathroom twice maybe three times in the 14 hours I am gone from home. On Wed I was actually paged to come to my pt's room immediately while I was trying to pee for the first time in 8 hours. So when I get home I want to sit down, eat, and then sleep! I get home around 8:30pm and am usually in bed before 10. So on Thursday night when I came home from my last shift I found something unusual.

Joe.

Wearing his suit.

Speaking French.

Well, English in a French accent.

He made me dinner and treated me like I was in a restaurant in Paris. Until the accent got annoying and the suit uncomfortable. Then we hit the couch in our PJs and watched all the new Thursday night shows with our margaritas. Good night and yummy dinner! Bon Soir!

Kent Island Bike Ride

I'm a little behind on blogging. Last week we biked the Kent Island trail with Mike and Emily. It's about 5 miles long and not too strenuous, which was fine by all of us. We were just happy to be outside enjoying the almost fall weather. We had lunch at Hemmingway's which is closing its doors this week! We only ate there twice, but they have an outdoor bar which we always thought would be a good time one day. Oh well!

First Pic

I am proud to display the first two pictures I took with my new camera.. ta da! My very own pictures since April! Thanks to my super cute models!

Big Exciting News!

I got a camera today!! Hooray for me! I sensibly and smartly waited until the Labor Day sales and found a camera I am really excited about. It's a Nikon Coolpix P100. It's been several months without one and now this blog is going to explode with pictures!! Stay tuned....

Bachelorette Pad

Steph and I hosted Emily's bachelorette party on Saturday. We had lots of fun as you will see from the pics! Emily wanted everything to be a surprise, which made it extra fun as the night went on. We picked her outfit, did her hair, and chose her drinks allllll night long!

We started the afternoon at my house for drinks, appetizers, and lingerie gifts.

Brandy, Beth, and Katie.

Departing for Baltimore in style!

Classic Steph.

Hot ladies ready for dancing!

Dinner at The Gin Mill in Canton. Delicious!

Shots! Shots! Shots!

Bride to be. So lovely and sweet.

Don't hurt us Misty!

Which one does she want??

Oh dear. Getting ready for bed.

Out Cold.