Tuesday, April 20, 2010

I need your help...

I am walking the Breast Cancer 3-Day again this year in Boston.  I have to raise a minimum of $2300 but I have a personal fundraising goal of $3000.  Currently, I have raised $760 and while I have 3 months to go, the sooner I hit my minimum/goal, the better!

I normally hate asking for money and I know the economy isn't the greatest, but whatever you can afford to donate will be greatly appreciated!  Please consider making a donation to this great cause!

Go HERE to donate now!!

Thank you so much!

Monday, April 19, 2010

play ball!

spring is officially here - Mr T and I went to our first Red Sox game of the season yesterday. They played awful (lost 7-1) and it was cool and kind of rainy, but we love Fenway just the same. Honestly, one of my favorite places on this earth.

I took the opportunity to test out my new camera and new zoom lens.

This is the un-zoomed view from our seats:

And zooooooom:



I found this awesome wall near the bathroom:

And how can you not love the Green Monster:

Jonah Hill threw out the first pitch:


We have tickets to a few more games this year, hopefully it will be sunny and warm and they won't lose like they did yesterday!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

on this day in history...


1775 - The first abolitionist society in U.S. was organized in Philadelphia with Ben Franklin as president.  
1828 - The first edition of Noah Webster's dictionary was published under the name "American Dictionary of the English Language."
1860 - The first Pony Express rider arrived in San Francisco with mail originating in St. Joseph, MO. 
1865 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth. He actually died early the next morning.
1902 - James Cash (J.C.) Penney opened his first retail store in Kemmerer, WY. It was called the Golden Rule Store
1912 - The Atlantic passenger liner Titanic, on its maiden voyage hit an iceberg and began to sink. 1,517 people lost their lives and more than 700 survived.
1981 - America's first space shuttle, Columbia, returned to Earth after a three-day test flight. The shuttle orbited the Earth 36 times during the mission.
1985 - I was born at 12:50am in Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Happy 25th Birthday to me!  Have a virtual cupcake to celebrate!

Famous people I share my birthday with:

Anne Sullivan (1866) - Helen Keller's teacher
Pete Rose (1941) - Baseball player
Brad Garrett (1960) - Actor
Greg Maddux (1966) - Baseball player
Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977) - Actress


source: http://www.on-this-day.com/