Where's Jacoby?

Here is a video of Jacoby playing hide n' seek in our Christmas tree box...

Our Christmas Trees

Video of Jacoby & Apollo

More Jacoby pics

Ice Age in Brockton

Ok, so how many of you have seen the movie Ice Age? Remember Scrat? More importantly, remember how Scrat was always after that freakin nut? Well, I had my own "Scrat" experience earlier this week. We had an ice storm on Sunday night and our whole backyard was a sheet of ice. A stick got frozen underneath the ice and Apollo was determined to get that freakin' stick! Here are pictures of Apollo scratching and digging at the ice. It reminded me of the scene where Scrat was scratching at the ice because the nut was frozen underneath. And for the record...Apollo never got the stick.

Some fun in the snow

Here are some pictures of Jacoby and her big brother and sister playing in the snow in the backyard.




She is showing Jolie and Apollo that she may be little, but she can certainly hang with the big kids!!!

Jacoby Vaicius-Curran

I picked up our baby girl yesterday afternoon. She is THE most friendly dog I have ever met in my entire life. As soon as the shelter workers let her out of the backroom she came running up to me and started tugging on the leg of my jeans. She is 4 months, 22.4lbs, and she is a lab/tree hound mix.

Yesterday was a rough day as she struggled to get along with Jolie and Apollo. However, today was MUCH better and they were all playing together and taking naps together ( as you can see in the pictures below). She fits right in with the rest of our family. Welcome home Jacoby!!!

It's time for...DOGGY/REINDEER dress-up!!!

The whole time that Robin was here she kept saying that Apollo looked like a reindeer. So, I just had to buy a pair of reindeer antlers when I saw them in the store. Now we have Apollo, Jolie and Christy reindeer!!!

Missing my big sister

This house is so damn quiet without my wine-guzzling sister! I miss her and I want her to come back. Here are some pics that Cindy took of us at the airport. I miss you Robin!!! Please move back to Boston :(

And here is a picture of Apollo...he is depressed because his Auntie Robin isn't here to snuggle with him!

How we know Robin is coming in town...

Ladies and Gentlemen...our wine rack is full for the first time that we have been in this house...haha!!! Neither of us drink wine, but we made sure we have a full rack (of wine, that is) for when Senora Robincita arrives!!! The only bottle that is NOT allowed to be consumed is the "Manny Being Merlot" bottle of wine that I bought BEFORE the Red Sox won the World Series. That is officially our "good luck" wine bottle.

Happy 3 Years!!!

Three years ago yesterday, I went on a first date with a woman who is the most amazing woman I have ever met. I had no idea that three years later, I would be reflecting on our first date, our present life together, and all the time in between. I know that three years may not seem that long to my parents, who have been married for 34 years, or Stacey and Brian (11 years) but all the happily married couples were together for only three years at one point. Whether you were together for 6 months, a year, 3 years, 11 years, or 34 years, those feelings remain the same. Every time you look into your significant other's eyes you see and feel the same love that existed at the start. You just know that you have truly found your soul mate.

I love that we have a home together...I love that we have two (soon to be three) dogs together... and I love that Cindy pointed out the fact that for every year we have been together we have adopted another dog...lol. But seriously, I love knowing that I come home to a house filled with the same kind of love that existed in the home I grew up in...the same kind of love that my parents had for each other and that I always longed for in a partner. So, thank you to my parents for showing me what real love is, for always reminding me of what I am worth and what I deserve, and most of all for accepting the woman I love into your home and your hearts.

And of course, thank you to Cindy for being as amazing as she is. There is no other word to describe such a kind-hearted individual who would do anything for anybody. I love her with all my heart! Happy Anniversary Babe!

My Halloween Costume

Here is a couple of pictures of me dressed as a television thief...ahem...a.k.a my next door neighbor.

A silly Red Sox pic

This is a pic of Matt, Iggy and I. I was doing my impersonation of a white Macy Gray...lol. The fro is actually part of my Halloween costume. I decided that I am going to be my next door neighbor for Halloween. Watch your TVs mother f*ckers!!!

WORLD CHAMPS 2007!!!

Wow, so the last few weeks have been extremely exhausting. I'm pretty sure that every Red Sox fan is physically, mentally, and emotionally drained. However, it was worth every freakin' minute because we got the trophy!!!!

Yesterday was just a amazing day for me. Cindy and I got up around 11, had breakfast and took the dogs for a walk around D.W. Field. When we got back to the house there was a message on our voicemail from a dog shelter saying that she wanted to speak with us about a dog we applied for. Her name is currently Sarah, she is a boxer mix, 12 weeks old, and only 10 pounds. She was rescued from a rural high-kill shelter and she is currently in a foster home in Tennessee. She is being brought to Massachusetts next Wednesday and pending a house check, she will be all ours by Friday!!! We are going to name her Jacoby, after Jacoby Ellsbury. Yes, I am well aware that Jacoby is a boy's name, but #1 I like the name and #2 who cares if a girl has a boy's name? After we got that news, Cindy took me to Best Buy to get a brand new computer for my birthday.

We came home, made dinner, and had some friends over for the Sox game. Of course, the Sox won the World Series and just made my day complete. Now, I will be HIGHLY pissed off if the Sox do not sign Mike Lowell and decide to attempt to sign A-Rod instead. So, the Sox better do the right thing and sign their World Series MVP!!!

ALCS Game 7

Cindy and I decided to have a Red Sox bash on Sunday night. We had Matt, Stacee, her husband, and her kids over. Of course, I insisted that everyone put on Red Sox gear. Since I have enough Red Sox shirts for a small army, I ran upstairs, got all my shirts, and forced everyone to put them on.

I got really nervous when the Sox were up 3-2 so I decided to bust out my cookie tradition. I started it back in 2004 and I swear that it works. Basically, everyone gets a chocolate chip cookie. You have to hold the cookie in your mouth until the Red Sox score a run. It sounds crazy, but as soon as we put those cookies in our mouths, the runs started coming!!!

Tonight our neighbors Shelley & Dana are coming over so we are going to be having some more Red Sox fun! Go Red Sox! Rock those Rockies!!!

Jolie, Matt and Apollo beggin' for cookies

The whole Red Sox clan

Cindy and I with our cookies

Tyler being tortured with my cookie tradition even though he fell asleep.

Apollo struggling to stay awake during the game

Baby Apollo

I found this video of our baby boy when he was only 3 months old. We were both cracking up so we just had to share it. The sound that you hear is Apollo growling at a bone...haha...I want another puppy!!!

Tracey's Wedding

Saturday night, Cindy and I went to Assonet, Massachusetts to Cindy's cousin's wedding. We had lots of fun but I was having major Red Sox withdrawals. So many people, men and women, were checking their cell phones for updates on the Sox score. When we left the wedding at 11:30, the game was tied 6 t0 6. We got home, changed into our Red Sox gear, and started watching the game. Apparently, Terry Francona has been smoking too much crack because he decided to put Eric Gagne into the game in the top of the 11th, with the game still tied 6 to 6. Eric "Gag Me" Gagne completely wrecked the game and started the Indians scoring frenzy. The Indians ended up kicking our asses 13 to 6. So, we are going into the game tomorrow night, with the series tied 1 to 1 and Dice K Matsuzaka is going to be pitching for the Sox. We are having some more people over tomorrow night, so hopefully we are going to knock the feathers off the Indians' heads!!! Go Red Sox!

Here are some pictures from the wedding. The first picture above is of the happy couple, Tracey and David.

Sox game pictures

Friday night Cindy and I had some friends over for the first ALCS game. Our neighbors Shelley & Dana, our friend Steph, Cindy's parents, and Cindy's brother Paul and nephew Matt came over to watch the game. I'm happy to say that the Sox kicked ass and won 10-3. Unfortunately, the Indians got revenge and whooped our asses 13-6 the following night. Here are some pictures from Friday night.

Still a bunch of IDIOTS! (even without Johnny Damon and Kevin Millar)

The one thing that I have always loved about the Red Sox is the personality of the whole team. From the time when the team tied Pedro Martinez to a pole, to Manny Ramirez hiding in the Green Monster, the Red Sox always know how to make us laugh. On Friday night, after the Red Sox won the American League East, the Sox closer, Jonathan Papelbon, showed up on the field in his tight black undies to do his version of the Riverdance. He got Youkilis, Lopez, and a few others to join in on the dancing action. This is a fearless team, who is not afraid to do anything! This is the team that is going to win the World Series! Something tells me that my Mom probably wants to take Jonathan Papelbon after seeing him in those hot, tight undies!

AL EAST CHAMPIONS BABY!!!

Yeah, that's right...our BOSTON RED SOX are the AL EAST CHAMPIONS!!! We can now relax until game one of the playoffs, when the nail biting starts all over again. A special thanks to the Baltimore Orioles for hanging in there and defeating the dreadful Evil Empire in a come-from-behind win. Thank you Mora for bunting in the winning run when Kevin "Cowboy Up" Millar failed to drive in the winning run.

David Ortiz is starting to hit homeruns again, Manny finally decided to play, and Dice K has finally started pitching like we pay him to pitch. To Dustin Pedroia, Josh Beckett, Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Lowell and Hideki Okajima...thank you for playing the way you have all year and let's keep it going!! To the newcomers Jacoby Ellsbury, Clay Bucholz, and Brandon Moss...thank you for playing your hearts out and allowing the Fenway Faithful to fall in love with you young'uns! Let's go Sox! Make us proud in the playoffs!!!

Halloween decorations

I hung lights in the windows and put lights on the tree out front. There are purple lights on the tree above the orange lights, but they didn't come out in the pictures. I also hung a ghost and a spider in the tree on our lawn. Let me know what you guys think.

Updated dining room pictures

Cindy finished painting the dining room closet and her parents came over Sunday afternoon and hung the curtain rods and curtains. We still have to get new blinds, paint the hutch and put a new light fixture over the table. But, it is coming along quite nicely.

The pool is closed :(

The Pool Company came yesterday, put the new pool cover and closed the pool for the Winter. It absolutely sucked because it was 90 degrees today, I was off and it would have been sooooo nice to be able to jump into the pool :(

Here are some pics...

BEFORE

AFTER