Family Photo Session, April 2012
In April the majority of my family got together in St. Louis for Cypress's baby blessing. I posted about this trip here. I wanted to share some of my favorites from the photo shoot we did. I love this...
View ArticleMiss G and Ms. M - Dance Recital
It's no big secret that we love getting to see our nieces and nephews. Two of our nieces, Gigi and Madeline, used to live about 13 minutes away from us. Then they moved last month. Now they live FIVE...
View ArticleHolla! I had a birthday!
First of all, I have to give a shout out to my most faithful blog readers AND commenters. You guys know who you are! Thanks for the love, folks. And you lurkers are welcome here, too. You know who you...
View ArticleKindergartener no More
I got to spend some time with my nieces on my birthday. It was Gigi's last day of Kindergarten. She was SO excited when Madeline and I picked her up! Let's just see how far this little girl has come...
View ArticleBirthday Afternoon
On my birthday, Bethany came to pick up her girls in the afternoon and she brought a big birthday bag of surprises!Madeline was more interested in playing with the bag than in the presents. Madeline...
View ArticleEaston Road Adventure
In our area, many of the roads are named for towns that they lead to, for example Jenkintown Road leads to Jenkintown, PA (one town over from us). As soon as you get to Jenkintown, the name of the...
View ArticleOutdoor Projects
Earlier this summer, before the horrible heat of July and August, we were able to get some nice projects done in our yard and on our porch. We're pretty happy with how they all turned out!We first got...
View ArticleVrooom.... An Unusual Museum Visit
The Saturday morning after our Easton, PA, adventure, Tony told me that he has a surprise adventure for me! I was a little leery when he said it was down by the airport since there is really not much...
View ArticleMy July Trip to Utah
In July I was able to go to Utah for a week for work. I love Utah and enjoyed every day I was there, other than the fact that I wasn't with my Mister T and Philly is now my home. I only had my iPod to...
View ArticleVisions of Arcadia Exhibit
For the last few years, Tony and I have been members of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. We get free tickets to the special exhibits, and the price of membership essentially equals the tickets to those...
View ArticleHe's My Dad!
Tomorrow is my dad's birthday! I thought I would write a few things about him instead of giving him a present (which I know he doesn't need or want since he tells us every year!) Here goes:Our family...
View ArticleBRILLIANT!! The Philadelphia Flower Show 2013
Well, you know what they say - there ain't no goin' back! And folks, that is my philosophy for this blog right now. If I try to go back and do the last half of 2012, I'll never make any progress on...
View ArticleTony's Big Birthday!
A couple of months ago, Tony turned 60!! We had a great time celebrating his milestone. I took him for a day out at Movie Tavern. He had been wanting to see Silver Linings Playbook which we really...
View ArticleHow to Enjoy Frederick, Maryland
Tony and I have been looking forward to taking a trip this year, but we couldn't really decide upon a place. Because of a triple-billing mistake during a business trip, Tony was given a free night's...
View ArticleEverything you wanted to know about Harpers Ferry, WV, but were afraid to ask
Since I wrote my last post, I've been on two more trips. Whew, I'm getting so far behind... well, no, I've BEEN so far behind, now it's just getting ridiculous :) On the second day of our Maryland...
View ArticleEvening fun in Frederick, MD
So, what do you do at night in an unknown place? Look for community theater of course!! I was thrilled to find a dinner theater in Frederick which was showing Legally Blonde, the Musical. Tony gave me...
View ArticleAntietam
So... to continue with our Maryland trip reporting from JUNE! Yes, it's been a busy summer.We visited Antietam National Battlefield. There is a visitor's center where we watched an interesting video...
View ArticleHagerstown, MD
So how many of you out there have been to Hagerstown, Maryland?? Anyone? Anyone? Well... We have! We drove to Hagerstown after visiting Antietam. It's a nice place. Sunday morning, June 23, we woke up...
View ArticleGettysburg Revisited and Eisenhower Farm
For our last day of vacation in June, we headed to Gettysburg on the way home. We were in Gettysburg a number of years ago, but since then the new visitors center has been opened. It was a little crazy...
View ArticleValentine's Day 2013
(No - the year is right. 2013! Found this in my blog drafts and thought I would share). In February, we were able to celebrate one of the greatest people I know - my husband, Anthony - who turned 60...
View ArticleRemembering HOT times now that it's COLD
(Found this old draft - thought I may as well share!) Gentle Reader, You may be aware that I am pathetically behind the times in my 2012 blogging! Shame on me! We have such lovely adventures, and then...
View ArticleSeven Year Anniversary
So we've been married seven and a half years now, but I think we need to remember our fun anniversary on this blog! Tony surprised me with a visit to Chanticleer, some amazing gardens outside of...
View ArticleRoad Trip - October 2013! Fall Colors in PA and OH
In early October of last year (2013), we embarked on a little road trip over to Ohio. As readers of this blog may remember, the Rombolas like to listen to books on tape while they drive. We enjoyed the...
View ArticleTony's Presentation on Albert Greenfield
A few months ago, Tony was asked to give a presentation on the life of Albert M. Greenfield, a famous Philadelphia businessman. The presentation was given at a meeting of the Sons of Utah Pioneers at...
View ArticleMy Personal Top Ten Restaurants
I have been asked to make a list of my personal ten best restaurants. Hard to do as there are so many So I split it up into three top tens. This one is only individual restaurants. There will be...
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