the annual girlfriends gift exchange 2008

i have been attending the annual gift exchange of hostesses and friends, maggie, angela, and jill for about 10 years.   there is always great food,  much to drink and lots of good conversation!

the first year i recieved a piece of village, but now i think everyone has the hang of things.

this year, one of my best friends, alice was in attendance. 

i decided to try a few items out before i chose what i wanted...

the dangle cake plate?  it was a big hit this year!!

                                             or

the beautiful fingerless gloves?  very warm!!

                                   the winner...

a purple-grey hawaiian print (swimsuit material) wine bang!! 

won't i be the stylish party goer!!!

Holly's Birthday!!

Today is my sister Holly's 31st Birthday!

Tomorrow, we are all going out to dinner for her day!

Happy Birthday, hole!!

the reason ron doesn't smile in pictures!

for mikey...

i finally got my hair trimmed. it's crazy that i'm a hairstylist but never have the time to get my hair done.

For Mikey:

I might wear this shirt too much.

Vote! 2008

WE DID!

Charlie Daniels meets Yo La Tengo

Here's a picture from Dave & Barbara's Guy Fawkes party last night. The theme was "song titles". Can you guess both of us?

I didn't want to be the guy who misses a spot or two with the makeup, so I made sure to get it everywhere. A decision that I might be tempted to regret today, but I'm standing by it.

If  this costume hadn't popped into my head yesterday, I would've been the third guy at the party wearing a nametag that said "Sue". I like this costume for two reasons, one, when I was 8, I was in a band that "covered" this song a few times. I played the tennis racket. (Our other song was "Elvira"), and two, it's a bit of a shout out to my dear, sweet, dad.