Monday Night Football

Oh yeah - we were ready for some football at Heinz Field!

How awesome it was to be there for the celebration of the Steeler's 75th all time team. It was great to see all of the old time players and see the Steelers kick the crap out of the Ravens 38-7. It was soooo cold and it was raining/sleeting for most of the first half but it was such a great time! Only thing is that next year I pick the game.




*I brough out my 70's hat for this...it must have been colder in the 70's*
*Is my face running?*
*We ain't leaving til we see St Piere!*

Halloween 2007

Oisin Big Ben Bonner

Jimmy and I are now proud parents to a Charcoal Lab puppy. He has brough us so much joy and he is growing so fast!! It is hard to believe that he is only 4 months old because it fit right into our little family. We named him Oisin Big Ben Bonner. Oisin is old gaelic for fawn. Oisin is super smart and he does tricks already. But if he wants a treat he will come sit down next to you and give you his paw. It is sooo cute but he is all puppy. Jimmy has totally enjoyed having him home with him during the days and it is super to hear those puppy paws coming running down to greet me when I get home from work. He is getting big fast so look for more pictures soon!

San Diego

We had the most awesome time visting San Diego. We left on Thursday and returned on Monda but it was just the best trip!! This was my first time on the west coast. We were lucky enough to be able to stay with Brad, Leana, and Zoey. Visiting with good friends was half the fun. But they showed us all around the area. We visited Old Town San Diego, Ocean Side, and Enchiantis. Leana also showed me some really awesome shopping. And was so kind as to get me a super cute Gucci knock off purse. It was really a great trip and I can't wait to go back again soon. This is me on our wine tour - super fun time!


Best friends for a very long time - Brad and Jimmy.
Jimmy enjoying the wine of California.

Hope and Jimmy in San Diego



We want to give a HUGE thank you to the Chapman's and my mom for watching our pup while we were away. We couldn't have gone without your help and knowing he was in such good hands!

Oh, there are a ton more pictures that Jimmy took and I will have to put those up once we get them on a CD.

I am an Auntie!!

My brother Dee with his son
Joshua looks like his daddy!

All are happy and healthy!

Here are a few pictures of my new little nephew. Joshua Emanuel was born at 12:02, Sunday, October 14th. He is 20inches long and weighs 8lbs. 4oz. Everyone is healthy and happy. :) I will post more pictures as I get them. I can't wait to go out and meet him.

One More Angel in Heaven

This week has been a very hard one for me. On the 3rd of September Jimmy's dad passed away. He was such a wonderful and loving person and I miss him already. There were nights when I would sit there and listen to his amazing stories for hours. His laugh, smile, and advice were the tops. He was so kind to me and he was like an extra dad though Jimmy and I are not married. I just ask for your kind thoughts and prayers to continue as we deal with this great loss.

http://www.legacy.com/PostGazette/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=93889389

Matt and Laura's Wedding Weekend

This last weekend Jimmy and I traveled to Buffalo NY for the wedding of my wonderful friends Matt and Laura. I was so happy to be able to be there and share in their joy. They had a beautiful day and it was just a lovely wedding! We had such a good time and I am so happy for the new Mr. and Mrs. Iannacci. Here are some of the pictures I took~ Here we are at the reception - Jimmy wanted to go look for fish in the pond. Silly!!
The happy couple! :) Look how pretty Laura is ~ and all those smiles!

My good friends Ryan and Nicole at the wedding.
Matt takes his dance VERY seriously. It was so much fun!!

Ryan, Matt, and Ben


My friend Ben and his date Megan.

Nigara Falls ~ so fun and just beautiful.

Workin'

This is where I have been ~

Hello Everyone -

I just wanted to let you know that I have not forgot about blogging. Life has simply been a little busy lately. It was the end of the year billing at work and so I was working some crazy hours including weekends. But now work has calmed a little and things are starting to go back to normal. I will post more pictures and exciting things here in the near future. I plan on cleaning up the mess that has become my bedroom this week. I will be back to it as soon as I can! :) Take care and I hope that everyone had a great 4th of July! :)

- Hope

Birthday!

My birthday was PERFECT!! I wish there could be more perfect days like this! We started the weekend out going to The Andy Warhol Museum for a concert. We saw three bands including The Blow ( http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=39864919) which I totally love!! It was such a great show and what an awesome birthday/graduation gift from Jimmy. He gave me this necklace to wear that night and it is so beautiful. It was perfect and I never even told him I wanted a cross. The picture doesn't do it justice but it has 4 diamonds in it and is just breath taking. He does a good job at surprising me! On my birthday it was just perfect weather but I found myself inside ~ at the mall! It was fun to get out and spoil myself a little. My Aunt Bev and cousin Hannah helped me pick out a dress that I was looking for. We also did a little bargain hunting and I got my ears pierced again. It was something I had been thinking about and though it was scary I am loving it already. :) Then Jimmy treated me at the Cheesecake Factory for dinner. Oh it was sooo good and he is just cute.

My mom and my sister Kate got me the complete series of Gilmore Girls (my fav) on DVD!!

We had to have cake and we also got to celebrate Sean's graduation from Harvard with his masters and Amanda's birthday while we were all together. It was perfect cause we had to get a bigger cake for all that celebrating. You know how I love cake!!! And I got Pirates tickets!

Above is Sean and Amanda ~ graduate and birthday girl. Below is me and Jimmy with my Aunt's new dog Tessa. She is so cute!!! Puppies are so fun. And then under that is Zoe - Amanda's dog. Also very very cute!

I also want to thank everyone for the calls and cards and gifts. Mickey and his wife even had cupcakes for me. I am truely blessed with so many people who care for me. This was the perfect birthday thanks to everyone's love. My family gave me the sweetest cards with the most wonderful sentiments. It touches my heart and I could never say thanks enough to everyone.

Busy busy girl!

Things have been busy in my life! It took me a long time to get all of those uploaded so I hope you enjoy them all. :) Below is a pictures from my Grandma's 80th birthday dinner, my graduation, my sister Jill's graduation from IUP, his and hers Jeeps, and carnival!