Don't forget to read the New Current Article... At this point it's Old... Working on a new one though...  Give it a few more weeks... You'll love it!!!  Bear with me... I'm struggling creatively...

6/21/2009 Happy Fathers Day!!!  Liz really gets me the important stuff and this year is no exception.  We had a great day grill'in and chill'in and hanging out at the house.  Like other years Liz likes to get me a special gift like these ShamWows I've had my eyes on.  Thanks Liz!  PS> Did you hear about Billy Mays? See you soon...

6/20/2009 CHS Alice and I both graduated from the same high school in the same year 1974, and if that's not enough we got married and are still together all these years later.  And good old CHS still keep tabs on us and wants us to update our listing in the 2009-2010 CHS alumni directory again.  Sure, we're in!  Can't wait to see the book and the CD soon.

6/10/09 Newark Airport safe and sound.  The whole way home on the plane from San Juan we talked about Liz, who had volunteered to house sit for us and feed the cats plus this time she did the drop off and pick up to save me a few hundred bucks.  Alice, I never worry about Liz... I always worry about you! Welcome Home!

6/6/09 St Thomas was breath taking again... we had been here before.  The ship has a main hall, that looks like a mall running down the middle of the ship with stores and places to hang out.  On the last night we generally have a tradition of enjoying a glass of champagne together and talking about the next trip.

6/5/2009 Dominica  Here we are on the island of Dominica. and no, I don't think it's part of the Dominican Republic but I'll keep checking.  The port was nice and as usual we walked around and bought a fee tee shirts etc.  The sky was a little cloudy but the sun was always out allowing for some decent picture shots oh, BTW Happy Birthday John... 

6/4/2009 At Sea So we're heading away from Curacao back east to Dominica and it takes a day so we spend the day hanging around the ship.  Alice likes to spend her time in the gift shop buying new 'cruise wear'.  Here she is wearing her new ensemble... but she just doesn't seem happy with it.  Alice, you look Marvelous!

6/3/2009 Curacao I didn't realize how close we were to South America but you could see the offshore oil fields of Venezuela in the distance.  We got off the boat at each port.  Some times taking side trips to beaches and other times just walking around.  The port in Curacao was very pretty and a nice couple from the ship snapped this picture for us.

6/2/2009 Aruba  Alice, this is the beach in Aruba where I got the really bad sun burn.  If you had been there you mght have reminded me to keep my shirt on or wear some sun block. And you missed a cool ride on the kuku kunubu bus, but I am glad you felt better and spent the day shopping!  Love John!

6/1/2009 Day At Sea.  When we're not in a port we are running around the ship looking for things to do.  These include eating, strolling, hanging out on the deck, swimming, meeting new friends etc.  Most of the cruises have a wine tasting class and art auctions.  Although we didn't buy the picture Alice found one she really liked!

5/31/2009 San Juan Puerto Rico.  Alice and I decided this time to fly south to pick up the Cruise Ship.  From Newark we flew to San Juan then shared a cab with a couple from Canada to the Cruise ship dock where we boarded Royal Caribbean Adventure of the seas.  Here is Alice all set to go!

5/16/2009 Mass Alice has always been a longaberger basket fan so we made the bus trip to Mass where they held a basket making party at the site of Yankee Candle company, btw another fave of Alices.  For me it was fun being the only guy with hundreds of women around. For Alice it was a chance to meet other basket lovers and buy a few things.  Here she is enjoying the day!

5/10/2009 Mothers Day!  Each year around this time Alice takes an interest in the plants she has growing in the front.  My job is to take pictures and dig the holes for the new plants plus have a supply of black garbage bags at the ready.  Here is Alice with her bag in hand getting ready to head to the Garden store for plants.

4/5/2009 New Rings.  Alice, does this new guy know you're already married?  What did I tell you?  I told you to keep a low profile and do the right thing.  This is another tough year for us, remember?  Still it's fun to see you excited about your new rings.  What was the movie?  "Look at them Jimmy, They're wearing it!" Love John!

4/2/2009 When Good pets go Bad Part 5!!! Alice!  Yeah I know... What a cute kitty cat huh.  I thought you and Garfield were BFF?  Yeah, you only hurt the one you love huh?  Ouch! That looks a little tender...  Ya know, J&J makes some neosporin which should help control the pain but in a few days it will start to itch... Try to keep it covered.

3/17/2009 Happy St Pattys Day. And yes, actually I've met more than one St Patty in my life but that's another story.  At least for this year, it was an excuse to have a few beers.  This time we didn't sit there offering toasts to Dwyane but we had fun.  Alice loves to remember the holidays and this is one of her favorites!

2/28/2009 The Lake Placid hockey tournament for me was another trip of a life time.  I got to see my nephew Jeffery play on the ice where the 1980 miracle on ice occurred.  Left is my brother Tom, Courtney Zablocki of the USA Women's Luge Team, Jeffery and Me!

2/10/2009 Dwayne This picture was taken by Liz and I was quite impressed.  My camera has some extra flashes that cause people and animals to 'blink' when the flash goes off.  In this picture you can clearly see Dwaynes eyes!  This has been a very special cat for us.  He reminds me of the cats we had growing up.  He has a wonderful personality and is an easy pet to keep! 

1/25/2009 LIZ!!!  Liz has been busily attending Grad school at Rutgers  but the money must have gotten a little tight.  She decided to get a job in a favorite area of hers and is now a 'Barista'  in the Bernardsville area.  The other night she came home with her new apron which makes it all official!  Hey Liz, Grab me a Frap on the way home! dad

1/12/2009 Cats  Alice was a dog person at one point but now she's learning the advantages of owning cats.  They are easy to keep and feed plus they enjoy each others company and get along so well not to mention not having to walk them every day.  Here is Alice and Garfield (top) the new Kitten Rocky (black) and our best cat Dwayne at the bottom.  More on the way? Perhaps.

1/1/2009 Happy New Year... Yeah, I know... It may be a tough one for everyone but you just gotta hope and pray that it all holds together... One day at a time people... and Yes I lost a lot of money in my 401k too so I feel your pain but now's the time to bend over, grab a shovel and get back to work!  Hang in there! jmh