Well that's 2011 IN a Nutshell

Well driving to work on New Years Eve and this happened. Was a little late to work. Still got to have dinner with friends on my lunch hour. It just went a little faster then we usually do it. New Years Day someone broke into all the cars behind the house. They didn't find anything intersting in mine. I've learned I also don't lock it because they broke out the windows of the people that did.

I'm Cooking Now

This is the first thing I fixed in my new Microwave. Its an Italian Tomato Soup with cheese on the top.
I've been dropping hints for the last two years to get a microwave. Merry Christmas from my sister Mary

Celebration Dinner

To celebrate me being employed Mary took me and the horror twins out to eat at Texas Roadhouse. The twins really like the drinks menu. The food was pretty good.

The girls looking over the drinks menu. Strawberry or plain margarita tonight

What we can't have anything on here for another 15 years?

We'll show you what we think of that.

New Era?

So begins another era for me. One door closes and another opens. We'll see how this goes.

my spoka collection

Corie Gets Married

Yes she did get married.

The whole family. Both sides

Aunt Sarah helping the girls get ready for the reception

The lovely center piece at the wedding.

Constance with one of the bouquet. I don't think she caught it? I hope not.

The bride Mrs. Gunther and her Aunt Doris

Constance looking lovely

When is something going to happen

Toasting the couple

Dance

Aunt Stacie and the mother of the bride Wendi

Savannah looking over Constance's head.

Heading to Chicago to Pick up Aunt Sarah

Favourite niece Corie planned to get married this weekend. Her cousin Sarah (my goddaughter)planned to fly in from LA. Sarah's mother and I planned to drive to O'Hara to pick her up. The times worked out fine. Mary got off work and while Sarah was flying across the US,we'd be flying across Illinois. I got onto American Airlines website and got the times of the flight. I saw down at the bottom of the page that you could get text updates. Sure. Signed up for that. Well Mary picked me up and off we headed for Chicago. As we leave I get a text. Flight is delayed 1/2hr. Ok takes some pressure off us to hurry. Then I get another. Maybe a hour delay. Sarah calls and tells us they have to empty the bathroom or something strange like that. So now we have almost two hours to kill and we are half way to the airport. So we turn on the good old GPS and see what's near by. We decide on the casino in Aurora.We both got players cards. I won $100. Not bad when your in the middle of unemployment. Didn't really win anything.

At the Dekalb Oasis.Wasn't there the last time we stopped.

The parking garage of the Hollywood Casino. Bigger then the casion

The figure head in the bridge over the river next to the casino. I think it the Fox River

The Casino it self.

Hollywood Casino so they had costumes from Hollywood Movies. This was Vivian Leigh's dress from Cleopatra. No Gone With The Wind

The parking ramp at the airport. I think this is fitting.The unlucky Cubs.

Breast Cancer month. They even had one of the towers spotlighted in pink

Just odd...and its sheep

Day Trip to Cedar Rapids

The Children's play area at Linndale Mall in Cedar Rapids Iowa. The Giant broccoli is kinda creepy.

 Some of the fall colours

 These are brass plates in the sidewalk in downtown Cedar Rapids. They were done by Caretaker Jane Giltrap. They are all points of interest in the city. In case you can't see the one above is for Bever Park

 The Czech Village

 Ushers Ferry Historic Village

 The All Iowa Fair

 Freedom Fest.

 this is the place they are in front of . Its the old Armstrong's building.

 Some object d'art across the street.

 New construction in the flood plain

 A barn along RT 30 east of CR.

Little Church in Galena

Just a little old church up near Galena Illinois that I thought was neat.

Tim's Wedding Weekend

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wandering the Park with the Twins

One of the Rose Plants at Vanderveer Park. I believe its the Queen Elizabeth

Another rose bed. Last blooms of the season

The girls and a new friend.

the closest the girls wanted to get to the giant bug.

Not the Kathy I know but still fitting