2009 in photos ... part 2

The follow-up to my 2009 in photos ... part 1 post.

On July 17, The Sailor and I saw each other for the first time in eight weeks when he graduated Navy Boot Camp.


Isn't he handsome??


My best friend had her baby boy around July 1 ... he's about 4 weeks old here.


Went to the Bristol Renaissance Faire and saw Tartanic.


Went downtown for my birthday for dinner, a free dance show and fireworks. Me and my cuz:


I adopted a cat from my friend. Her name is Olive.



We went to some wineries in Michigan for my cousin's now-wife's bachelorette party.


I participated in my third Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk.


I was Velma Kelly / Mrs White for Halloween.


J saved the unicorn [kite]. (At Goodenow Grove on the last random warm November day)


My cousin got married.


Me and my cuz [groom's sister]


I "sang" the Do-It-Yourself Messiah for the 7th time.


And we had a very snuggie Christmas.

2009 in photos ... part 1

This year has been a pretty eventful one in my life.

The Sailor and I rang in the new year at a party with our friends:


My brother married his gal in May, and they had a lovely reception in their backyard:




My sisters-in-law and I bonded by doing a Pin Ups Photoshoot. A behind-the-scenes look:


In June, I participated in Relay For Life. I was my event's Chair. I got to speak in front of 700 people during the opening ceremony, and I didn't choke! Here I am with my very pregnant best friend, who was on my team:


Performed the 1812 Overture - with live cannons! - before the 4th of July fireworks with my community band:



Well this gets us through early July ... what else did my year hold?

happy veterans day

In honor of Veterans Day, I'd like to honor my favorite sailor:



This photo cracks me up because that's so them. All of them. Individually and collectively.

Halloween

So I decided not to be Sailor Sweetie for Halloween. I wanted to wear a wig. So I was Velma Kelly, or some sort of classy 1920s jazzy flapper.



Anywho, I went to my lovely friend Teresa & Donovan's house for a Halloween party. We compared cameras.



And then Teresa and Donovan decided to take us into their basement .... to show us the "secret room" in the back of the basement, which turned out to be .... a racquetball court. I lucked out and snapped this photo:

a quarter of the way through it

I realized today the Sailor will probably be in Florida for a total of 13 weeks, and we're only about 3.5 weeks in. Oh man. 9.5 weeks to go. This is going to take awhile.