NJ Governor Chris Christie continues to disappoint.
Enough negative things cannot be said about this man.
Enjoying retirement.....yes!
Friday, June 26, 2015
Monday, June 22, 2015
Home again, home again, jiggety jig
We are so close to home after our two week trip to Tennessee and Arkansas (Rt. 38 Moorestown). Tom's been driving since 8:30 a.m. TN time (It's 11:12 Mt. Holly time now).
Just to round out the photo aspect of the journey, here are the Arkansas family photos:
https://picasaweb.google.com/118365729514060459107/VisitingArkansasRelatives2015
We had a good time all around and will probably do both again next year.
So tomorrow at 8 I have the Delran Retirement breakfast. It's hard to believe I have been retired for almost nine years now! (Have I mentioned lately how much I love being retired? :-)
Just to round out the photo aspect of the journey, here are the Arkansas family photos:
https://picasaweb.google.com/118365729514060459107/VisitingArkansasRelatives2015
We had a good time all around and will probably do both again next year.
So tomorrow at 8 I have the Delran Retirement breakfast. It's hard to believe I have been retired for almost nine years now! (Have I mentioned lately how much I love being retired? :-)
Monday, June 15, 2015
Heading to Arkansas
The good news is we had a great time at CMA Music Fest 2015.
If you care to see a gazillion photos click here
If you want to wait until I sort through them for a more reasonably sized collection and post on Facebook, that's fine, too. :-)
The really bad news is we just realized (outside of Memphis en route to Little Rock) that Tom is no longer in possession of his car keys. *(We have a spare set that he gave me to hold on to). They could be anywhere between our hotel and here...and we stopped several times. :-( I blame it on push button starting and keeping the car running for me to have air while Tom was out of the car doing things. They were attached to his belt and he never noticed when they weren't anymore because he didn't need them. :-(
I don't know if all the tags attached to them will be helpful if someone tries to be noble and find the owner for returning purposes, or identity theft fodder on the negative side.
Meanwhile we'll have to spend the hundred (s?) of dollars to replace it.
It's okay. We have the other set and that's actually good news bottom line.
*Better news: they weren't really lost; we have the keys. Whoo hoo!
If you care to see a gazillion photos click here
If you want to wait until I sort through them for a more reasonably sized collection and post on Facebook, that's fine, too. :-)
The really bad news is we just realized (outside of Memphis en route to Little Rock) that Tom is no longer in possession of his car keys. *(We have a spare set that he gave me to hold on to). They could be anywhere between our hotel and here...and we stopped several times. :-( I blame it on push button starting and keeping the car running for me to have air while Tom was out of the car doing things. They were attached to his belt and he never noticed when they weren't anymore because he didn't need them. :-(
I don't know if all the tags attached to them will be helpful if someone tries to be noble and find the owner for returning purposes, or identity theft fodder on the negative side.
Meanwhile we'll have to spend the hundred (s?) of dollars to replace it.
It's okay. We have the other set and that's actually good news bottom line.
*Better news: they weren't really lost; we have the keys. Whoo hoo!
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
CMA Music Fest 2015
We made it!
The drive time was 15 hours and Tom did the whole thing. We had some intermittent torrential downpours, which was pretty scary. We got in after one our time, after midnight theirs.
I woke up at 9 and diddled around with reunion "stuff" until we finally left for downtown Nashville around 1.
We were entertained by a number of talented bands at the Global Live stage area. It was 90 degrees but there were occasional breezes.
After a brief stop for food, we headed to Broadway with our chairs and enjoyed the free concerts by Maddie and Tae, Tyler Farr, Rodney Atkins, and Kip Moore. There was a huge crowd by the time we left at around 10: 30. (Apparently we missed some filming at the other end of the street...one song by Kenny Chesney and also appearing, Florida Georgia Line. Oh, well.
We stopped at the Waffle House near our place on the way home.
I wonder how many people we know from NJ are here and we don't know it.
Tomorrow....the Riverfront stage.
The drive time was 15 hours and Tom did the whole thing. We had some intermittent torrential downpours, which was pretty scary. We got in after one our time, after midnight theirs.
I woke up at 9 and diddled around with reunion "stuff" until we finally left for downtown Nashville around 1.
We were entertained by a number of talented bands at the Global Live stage area. It was 90 degrees but there were occasional breezes.
After a brief stop for food, we headed to Broadway with our chairs and enjoyed the free concerts by Maddie and Tae, Tyler Farr, Rodney Atkins, and Kip Moore. There was a huge crowd by the time we left at around 10: 30. (Apparently we missed some filming at the other end of the street...one song by Kenny Chesney and also appearing, Florida Georgia Line. Oh, well.
We stopped at the Waffle House near our place on the way home.
I wonder how many people we know from NJ are here and we don't know it.
Tomorrow....the Riverfront stage.
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Happy graduation, Nathan!
We drove down to Maryland yesterday. Nathan's graduation was today. We are so proud of him and so happy to see Alex and Jackson and Nathan and Sue and Patrick and all their friends.
This was at lunch afterward. Here are more photos of the ceremony and our fun times:
https://tomro.shutterfly.com/pictures/1414
This was at lunch afterward. Here are more photos of the ceremony and our fun times:
https://tomro.shutterfly.com/pictures/1414
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Enjoying retirement again
Just to have this handy: http://www.visitmusiccity.com/cmafest
It's a listing of the groups at the various venues.
So we got our seats for the 2016 CMA Music Fest already. It was a scary process. We had an assigned time and did the best we could with ticketmaster as a ton of fans tried to access it at the same time.
I am looking forward to this year's event!
It's a listing of the groups at the various venues.
So we got our seats for the 2016 CMA Music Fest already. It was a scary process. We had an assigned time and did the best we could with ticketmaster as a ton of fans tried to access it at the same time.
I am looking forward to this year's event!
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Where does the time go?
I actually started writing a post last week, but I guess I got distracted (maybe looking for a photo of Tom's new car?) and it never got up.
So, yes, Tom got a new car....the day before his birthday, April 18, so what a great present, right? :-)
Talking about birthdays, Patrick's was yesterday and Sue hosted a "When I'm 64" Beatles-related party for him. [Just an aside; he is not "old and losing my hair"....] I wish we could have been there, but we'll be seeing them in May at Nathan's graduation (!! Nathan is graduating from High School??!!)
We've been doing a lot of dancing and movie going and other fun things now that tax season is over. Yay!
I was lucky enough to win reserve seat tickets for the XTU show May 30th, so I don't have to do any more tramping around to ticket runs....fun as they may be.....
In the bad news department, the governor is still doing all he can to destroy the teachers pension system as we know it (worst case scenario: end of pension in 2027). This is very scary stuff. I still don't understand why breaking the law is being allowed (and he's the one who made the law!!!)
Today is Emmy's party at Jill's and Sugarfootin' at Prospectors. Monday is the BCEA Legislative Dinner (and missing book club....too bad...I really wanted to talk about how much I enjoyed reading The Orphan Train).
So, yes, Tom got a new car....the day before his birthday, April 18, so what a great present, right? :-)
Talking about birthdays, Patrick's was yesterday and Sue hosted a "When I'm 64" Beatles-related party for him. [Just an aside; he is not "old and losing my hair"....] I wish we could have been there, but we'll be seeing them in May at Nathan's graduation (!! Nathan is graduating from High School??!!)
We've been doing a lot of dancing and movie going and other fun things now that tax season is over. Yay!
I was lucky enough to win reserve seat tickets for the XTU show May 30th, so I don't have to do any more tramping around to ticket runs....fun as they may be.....
In the bad news department, the governor is still doing all he can to destroy the teachers pension system as we know it (worst case scenario: end of pension in 2027). This is very scary stuff. I still don't understand why breaking the law is being allowed (and he's the one who made the law!!!)
Today is Emmy's party at Jill's and Sugarfootin' at Prospectors. Monday is the BCEA Legislative Dinner (and missing book club....too bad...I really wanted to talk about how much I enjoyed reading The Orphan Train).
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