I can’t believe my step-son is 21 already! For new readers who may not know, I met my step-son when he was 10 years old. It had to be so strange for him to see his Dad marrying someone – he was the best man in our wedding! Let’s just take a walk down memory lane, shall we?
One of the first things I learned about Joe was that he loved frogs, toads, geckos – he loved them all! I’ll now give you two of my favorite pictures of Joe as a kid:
Here’s a picture of Joe when he started playing football – 6th grade – isn’t he so cute??!!
Now here’s a picture that Tony calls Joe’s “Father Ed” picture. Yep, I am going to get some shit for posting this one – sorry Joe, I couldn’t help it!
But then they grow up . . .
And while we always thought we would toast Joe’s 21st birthday together, he and his girlfriend Lizz now live in Austin, Texas.
We will miss seeing you today Joe! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! WE LOVE YOU!
I have not done a full grocery shop this week because I think we need to eat up what we have in the house first. So the eats this week will most likely be a bit on the boring side!
Breakfast: Steak sammie – 2 oz. vienna bread, 1.5 ounce leftover steak, 2 eggs scrambled and 1.5 ounces of Swiss cheese.
It had rained earlier in the morning, but when I looked outside my office window it looked clear enough to walk. I changed my clothes, got 2o minutes into my walk when I heard something. Thunder! I kept going until it started raining like cats and dogs – luckily the path I take has big trees for cover – I got the most soak walking the last 200 feet to my building.
Oh, and while I was walking, I saw a cute little house that would be perfect for me and Tony!
Lunch was a lemon pepper sammie on a light English muffin and black bean soup on the side.
And dinner was leftover pasta with my pasta bolognese that I defrosted – tasted just as good as the day I made it!
Don’t worry Joe – we’ll toast to you tonight! 😀
And thanks for Tony for fixing Hannah’s car – Hannah freaked out the other night when she came home to steam and smoke coming from her car – turns out it was just a radiator hose that needed to be replaced. I couldn’t even identify a radiator hose! 😀 Thanks sweets!
What did you do on your 21st birthday? I was trying to think what my sister and I did, but having worked in bars since we were 18, I don’t think it was that big of a deal – do you remember Jenn?
walgreens and cvs does it. most places that dvloeep pictures will do it really cheap at least where i live idk about any place else. but ive seen ads for them on the counters. even if its not one of the pics they dvloeeped theyll still make it into a card. ask them if you dont see any ads. hope i helped. good luck finding a placeReferences :
FYI: Someday I will have a lovely little cottage like the you saw while on your walk….someday. 🙂
I have no memory at all of my twenty-first birthday.
And I don’t mean that in a good way.
I remember twenty and twenty-two . . . but I’m drawing a complete and utter blank on the birthday in between. How frustrating!
Happy Birthday, Joe!
Oh, I had the best 21st. My college roommate and two of my best friends from high school (they were also living in the same town that year) surprised me on my 21st birthday eve with chocolate cake and a bottle of champagne. The surprise party was after my auto maintenance class, though; it was oil changing night, so I was filthy. After I got cleaned up, we celebrated, and then at midnight we went to a 50’s-style diner and I ordered a strawberry daiquiri. You know, I don’t even think I got carded!
Aw, Joe is handsome!! 🙂 Happy birthday!
That house is stunning…I can’t imagine either. Maybe someday!
21st birthday was spent at the Hard Rock Hotel in the city. My best friend and I share a birthday so we got Bruce Springstein’s suite and had all of our friends come down for a party there. Then we went to Level, or one of those clubs in the city. It was a blast!
happy bday, joe! i was drunk on my 21st. my bday is xmas eve and i knocked over the tree. i think i blamed it on my baby cousin.
That’s too funny Lynn!
happy bday joe 🙂
for finishing stuff up, looks like you ate pretty well!! digging that pasta bolognese and soup from lunch… mmm, maybe a midnight snack is in order? lol.
voted for you!!
Thanks Shannon! 😀
Hey, did you remind people to vote for you for the Project Food Blog? I just did, I almost forgot. If I missed the reminder, sorry. It took me awhile to find you so you should put a link on your next post (if you haven’t already!) 🙂
awww joe looks so cute!!! what a lucky girl! 🙂 Happy Birthday Joe!!!
umm.. what?? that house is so big! was it empty or something??
btw i watched your Opera vid… too cute!!! i love it!
That’s a big birthday! Happy wishes to Joe! Hmm I think I ordered a bottle of Blue Nun at a Jersey diner. Real Classy!!!!! And you have to say that like Fran on the Nanny!
Ha, I love that cute “little”house- we wouldn’t even know where to go from our cramped apartment 🙂
Great pictures! He’ll never forgive you though!
Okay, boring week of food for you maybe but the pictures still rock! You can make the most “boring” food look wonderful!
Thanks Debbi – and thanks for the reminder to post the link to my Foobuzz entry! 😀
Happy Birthday to Joe! 21 is a great birthday. I lived on the east coast at the time so a bunch of us went to Atlantic City for my 21st and we hit up some bars and slots.
Glad that Hannah’s car was an easy fix.