Red Sox Wedding Bliss

Fun stuff!!!

2006-12-04T16:00:00.000-05:00

The Holiday Season is upon us! And what a fun time it is!

Though a few weeks late in the announcement, I made Thanksgiving dinner!!! Well, I had help from my mom and a fabulous turkey recipe from my hairdress... but I did it! 7 people in our apartment (which I still owe some pictures of), and it went off without a hitch. Here's the spread:

I've started Christmas shopping and actually have Don finished. I still have the 9 nieces & nephews to get- next year there will be 10!!! Rachel is having a C-section on Jan. 8 and Baby Girl Fickett will then have a name (and a wonderfully loving family). :)

This past weekend, Don and I hosted a cocktail party. We figured it was easier than trying to get everyone over seperately to see the new apartment. Plus, though we do love them dearly, it's not a very kid-friendly apartment. Here are some pictures from the cocktail party:

Happy Holidays! Here's to a smooth next few weeks of shopping, Holiday Partys, Family Funtions and some time to relax with loved ones!

My Celeb Look-a-Likes

2006-11-01T19:58:00.000-05:00

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"At Last...."

2006-10-30T21:42:00.000-05:00

So... I haven't lived up to my promise to blog much... well, at all. BUT I have had good intentions... however, they have been cast aside... that is until now.

Don and I had to move- AGAIN!!!! We hadn't even lived in our other apartment a whole year yet!!! We have spent the past month going through EVERYTHING we own and deciding it's fate. We found a wonderful little spot a few streets over, closer to Maine Med (so we're still in the West End). However, it's differently set up so it feels much smaller... hence ridding ourselves of 29-31 years of junk...

But, we did it!!!! We have downsized, simplified, and after 30 days of moving, packing, trashing, eating out, wasting gas, lifting... WE ARE DONE!!! We cleaned the Brackett Street apartment tonight, moved the last bins to Alison's and put the last bit of storage into our storage cubby. We are officially residents of Neal Street... and we officially don't have to do a freakin' thing tomorrow after work!

Funny how such little, futile things can make one happy... but happy we are.

On with our lives... our new lives in our new little place...

Here's to future blogs... and a stressfree, simplified life!

Cyr-Kahn Wedding

2006-08-31T08:27:00.000-04:00

Here's the 8 of us on the wedding day. It was gorgeous and we had tons of fun!

The gorgeous Bride and handsome Groom!

Shameful....

2006-08-29T12:51:00.000-04:00

I'm ashamed it's been, what, 4 months since I've posted? I'm not going to list off the plethera of excuses either.... it is what it is... I'm lazy. :)

LOTS has happened in 4 months... yet, I couldn't even tell you what I've done this summer!

In a nutshell....
*Don quit his job.
*We went on vacation to the beach (pictures to come).
*We went to Frye Island for a day.
*I learned how to play Frisbee Golf (Disc Golf)- which is tons of fun!
*We went to Presque Isle for the first time (pictures to come).
*Don spent a week in Cananda fly fishing.
*Don found a new job.

I guess that's it... I'm sure there's more.... but I'm at work and not functioning at full capacity right now. :)

Recently, as in, this past weekend, Don and I went to Presque Isle for Sara Cyr's Wedding!!! Here are some wonderful pictures of the fantastic weekend. Sara's family was so incredibly wonderful and warm towards us all- I felt like I was home! Okay, scratch the pics for right now- it's freezing up my computer and I'm too impatient! :) I promise I'll post some though!

And... then there's the Sox... whom I feel horrible for... I'm still watching every pitch of every game that I can... I feel compelled to- like I HAVE to or I'll miss something HUGE!!! But boy, when you're down, what more can possibly happen?! Talk about kicking a dead dog!!! I just hope they can keep their team spirit and salvage some sort of good feeling from the season... and that Big Papi makes it through alright and in great health! He's in my thoughts and prayers! Heads up guys... even if you are the worst team in baseball in the month of August.

Until the next post... which WON'T be 4 months from now! :)
xoxo

A Very Happy Birthday!!

2006-04-12T06:59:00.000-04:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DON FICKETT!!

Happy Birthday to my husband, the love of my life!! This has been the best year of my life and I hope the same goes for you! My pledge to you is to make this next year, and every one after, the best year of your life! I love you!!!

Isn't he adorable?!?! I think so!! Cayman definitely suits him! :)

Don enjoying his biggest accomplishment (in his eyes) this year!

The twins! Yes, Don is a twin. He and Jim are 31 today! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOYS!!!

Sweep, sweep, sweep....

2006-04-10T08:03:00.000-04:00

The Sox sweep the O's... what a fabulous weekend of baseball!

Clement looked great on Friday- a far cry from what I was expecting. I suppose it is tough to come back from being hit in the head with a line drive. Wink wink.

And the even better news... DON & I HAVE TICKETS TO A GAME THIS SEASON!!! We weren't able to go last year (um, something like a wedding got in our way- ha ha!) and we were totally bummed out! Alas, connections at my company have come through for us and we're going to Sunday's game against Seattle. The seats are very good and we're stoked! The last time we went to the Easter Sunday game (2004) Big Papi had a magical day and hit a walk-off homer. It was incredible! Pray for more magic!

Papel-what?!

2006-04-06T08:35:00.000-04:00

Thank heavens for Jonathan Papelbon!! Boy is he incredible!!! He's totally lights out!! What a rubber match against Texas! A very big Thank You Very Much should go to Texas 3rd base coach Steve Smith for waving Teixeira along so Tek could have a great play at the plate! Great time for your first HR Trot!!!

That was one of the best baseball games I've seen in a while.

2-1 after the first series of the season... not a bad start... it's better than the Skankees 1-2 (for now). :)

A New Campaign

2006-04-05T06:23:00.000-04:00

I don't know how, but Red Sox Nation needs to band together and start a "Bring Mirabelli Back" campaign. Josh Bard clearly isn't comfortable catching Wakefield... and Wake's clearly not comfortable pitching to Bard.

This morning on Sports Desk Bard commented, "I kept telling myself I had two choices. I could either throw my glove down and walk off the field or I could keep pushing through. I only had one option and I'm excited to get back out there and catch again." Not a promising feeling.

160 games to go....

WHAT A GLORIOUS MORNING!

2006-04-04T08:20:00.000-04:00

April 3rd... it means Spring time and my two favorite things... White Tulips in bloom and RED SOX!!!

Wow- what a freakin' game yesterday! Yes I was at work (ugh!) and yes I only watched it via MLB.com's play by play, but it was still great! Schill looked incredible! Papi... well, he is on fire still!!!

This is my favorite time of year because everything is full of promise. Don yells at me because I take every game like it's the last of the season. Last night the comment, "Honey, there are still 161 games left" was heard. LOL!!! But after yesterdays game I feel like we've already won the World Series! Yes, I admit, I'm jumping the gun A LOT, but there's promise. :)

And... to boot... Don's been doing nothing but talking about Clemens coming back. "Honey, seriously, Schilling, Clemens, Wake, and Beckett sound like the perfect 4-game sweep rotation." Hmm... who's jumping the gun there? Ha!

Well, one game down... 161 to go. There will be a lot of posts... and a lot of strokes!!!

She's a Brick....House

2006-04-02T19:36:00.000-04:00

Let's get down!!!!

Better late than never, I suppose- but last weekend (3/25/06) Jess Ennis had a kickin' party- the theme: 1970's!

Of course I won best costume!! HA HA!!!

Finally, the long awaited pics:

Darren, the pro golfer, and his Charlie's Angel!

Yeah, we're Disco Hot Shots!!

Yes Charlie, we're ready!!!

Pigs in a Blanket!!!

The Disco Diva with the mostess!

Do the hustle....clap!

Burn Baby Burn... Disco Inferno

Oh yeah baby! It's a bonified game of Twister!

Right Foot Yellow!

Left Hand Green!

Magic 8 Ball, will the Middle Street Girls get to boogie down tonight? Shake, shake...."Outcome looks good!" WOOHOO!!!

Disco Fiends!!

2006-03-01T06:38:00.000-05:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMILY!!!

Happy Birthday to my little sister!! She's 18 today!! I won't embarrass her by putting up some baby pictures, but I will put up some pics from the SURPRISE PARTY my mom through for her at Pepere & Lorrie's house (THANK YOU!!!). It was a Music/Rock Star theme... and boy did the peeps get into it!!!

Surprise!!! :) And she was actually really happy and surprised!! :)

Madonna & her hot back-up dancer, Les.

Devo, Kate from the B-52's and....

Rock Lobster!!!

Joanie & Chachi (complete with DA & cigs rolled up!!)

The non-Prohibition Era!

50 Cent & Moon River

80's Punk Rocker, Willie Nelson, and Moon River

The party was SUCH a blast!!! We all had a great time and were celebrating a great person- Happy Birthday Emmy Lou- I love you!!!

2006-02-11T17:37:00.000-05:00

Happy Vacation! :) Due to the Nor'easter heading towards Portland, EVERYTHING out of Miami is cancelled going to anywhere in the northeast. So, here Don and I sit... stranded in the Cayman Islands... HA HA HA! Seriously, it could be worse! We've got a great apartment and friends to stay with (better than being stuck in the airport in Miami with thousands of other angry people).

When we get home, we'll post all of our pictures and tell the whole story..... xoxo

2006-02-03T15:36:00.000-05:00

I'm alive and well!

Seriously, I'm doing good. Surgery, though tough on me, went well. The surgeon told my mom that my gallbladder was close to rupturing, so it's a good thing they went and took it when they did!

Right now, I'm walking around the house okay. We're packing and getting ready for our 5:30 p.m. bus to Boston, where Amelia and Mike will meet us at South Station. Then we're off to Grand Cayman tomorrow!! I think it'll be a 'sore' trip, but I can't wait to feel the warmth!

Don and I will have a full report when we return!

2006-01-28T10:19:00.000-05:00

Wow- what a week it's been!

Lat Thursday, Don and I went to see Billy Joel in Boston. It was fabulous! I've never been a big Billy fan (Megan and I used to make fun of Billy Joel...ah, the good ole days!!), but it was so cool to see a legend like that on stage! Billy put on a great show that Don and I enjoyed greatly!

We spent the night in Boston at a very luxurious hotel. Friday was spent with Alison walking the city and spending a great deal of time at the Science Museum. It was a wonderful time!!!

However, me being me, I wasn't quite up to par the whole time. I had this nagging bloating, aching side pain the entire time. I tried EVERYTHING to get rid of it and enjoy the time in Boston. Afterall, I had gotten the tickets and hotel room for Don for Christmas and wanted our first Christmas as a married couple to be memorable!

Well, 8 days later, the nagging bloating and aching side pain was still there. So I went to the doctors. Low and behold... the culprit was found!

I have gallstones- 5 of them to be exact. I have 4 of them loose and rolling around. One of them is so big that when the gallbladder actually contracts to squeeze out bile, it can't contract 100% because of the stone. I have a 5th one that is lodged at the neck of the gallbladder, right in front of the opening into the common bile duct. It doesn't block the opening totally, but it's not moving and causing some serious discomfort. Here's a picture of everything:

So.... what do they do? Surgery. I have surgery Tuesday morning at 7:30 a.m. and will have the entire gallbladder removed. Fun stuff. I had my tonsils out when I was 3... but I don't remember it at all... so, to me, this is the first time I'm going in for surgery. I'm a little nervous, but I know that all will be fine!

The funny part of this whole story is that, as many of you know, Don has a gallstone. He found his about 4 yrs ago. Mine biggest one is larger than his one... and I have 5 (I win!). :) We always assumed something like this would happen to Don... I never really came into this picture. :)

AND... more importantly, 4 days after suregery we're supposed to be on a plane to Grand Cayman!!! The surgeon said I could still go, though it might be seriously uncomfortable on the plane. But, she said that laying on a beach in Grand Cayman would definitely be a great place to recuperate! :)

I'll keep you posted.... :)

2006-01-13T18:49:00.000-05:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLIE!!

Today is Kellie Jean Louise Finch Donahue's Birthday!!! Kellie is my childhood BFF (best friend forever). We've been friends since 1986!! I thought, as embarassing as it'll be to her, I'd post some oldies-but-goodies for all to enjoy! I love you Kel!!

This our our Class Picture from 5th Grade... can you find Kellie... Row 3, 4th one in. What a cutie! And yes, that's me, barely smiling, next to Jimmy Chaosis and yes that's a heart around him.

And 19 years later, here we are on my wedding day... just like we talked about when we were little girls! I love ya Kel! Happy Birtday to one of the bestest friends I've EVER had!!

2006-01-06T16:15:00.000-05:00

So if I've learned one thing this week it's listen to my husband! Yes ladies, sometimes our husbands are right!

This stems back three weeks ago. I sometimes walk to work, and on this particular morning did so- it was snowing out and frankly it's easier to walk the mile to work in the snow rather than attempting to drive. Well, silly me fell. It wasn't graceful or pretty by any means. It was a nasty fall, made even worse by the fact that I stiffened up to try to stop my fall and brace myself (this is where hubby comes in). When he called me later that day, I told him of my fall and how I was sore. The first words out of his mouth were, "Did you just let yourself fall?" Of course I gafawed at him... who just lets go and falls???!!! Of course that brought out the "control freak" title from him (that's a topic for another day...) and I simply told him he was silly and that it didn't matter if I stiffened and braced myself or not...

HA! Silly me!

Thursday morning (yesterday) as I was blow drying my hay (this winter is doing a number on my hair!) I all of a sudden had this horrific pain in my lower back on the right hand side. It dropped me to my knees. I've never felt pain like that!! So I crawled out of the bathroom and into the bedroom (probably took 30 minutes, no joke!!) and called those that needed to be notified (work, hubby, doctors).

Long story short, I got in to see the doctor late in the day and after some Q &A and some reflex tests, he found that I had dislocated my pelvis! Who does that?!?! He confirmed that it all stemmed back to said fall and I never recovered. After some serious manipulation (which Don found to be the coolest thing he's ever seen), we all heard the POP! of my pelvis moving back in to place. I'm sore and a little stiff, but we're doing great now!!

As we left the Dr. office, Don looked at me and said, "I told you just to let yourself fall." WHO KNEW!!! Who knew he was right and who knew that you could even dislocate your pelvis?! So I guess I learned 2 things this week!

Have a great weekend everyone!!!
xoxo

2006-01-04T19:26:00.000-05:00

ONE MONTH!!! Exactly one month from today, Don and I will board a plane to Grand Cayman!! We can't wait!!! We'll be staying with Sara Cyr who lives on 7 Mile Beach, one of the nicest beaches in the world!! Yeah, it'll be a tough vacation!

We made it through the holidays... no illness (my mother-in-laws biggest fear is that someone will be deathly sick on a holiday), safe travels, happy kids... even a little lipsyncing to Jessie's Girl... it truly was a great holiday season!

So here's to 2006... let's see what it brings!!

2005-12-16T17:46:00.000-05:00

MERRY CHRISMUKKAH!!!

It's sort of Charlie Brownish, but there it is in all it's glory- our Christmas Tree! :) With the Yankee Candle Mistletoe scent candle burning, it almost seems like a real tree!

2005-12-14T19:33:00.000-05:00

So, I'm not starting out on the right foot with this blog thing. My purpose, well our purpose, is to post weekly-ish and keep our friends and family updated instead of spending eons of time banging out individual e-mails to everyone! And... it's taken me 3 months to get this far! Yikes- it's going to be a long road!

This first blog is going to be very random- I'm going to try to cram everything I should have included over the last 3 months into this blog... I promise that they'll get better from here on out....

So let the randomness begin....

June 11, 2005: We got married! Handsome wedding party, eh? :) We thought so. It was a total blast!!

The Honeymoon: We went on a 7-day Carnival Cruise to the Western Caribbean. Hondorus, Belize, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel were our stops. We fell in love with the cruise and can't wait to go back. Actually, we're going to spend a week in Grand Cayman in February- YEAH!!! Our dear friend Sara Cyr lives there and we can't wait to see her!!!

Our new baby: Most newlyweds do something practical like buy a house, get a dog, or have a baby. Not us! We bought a Corvette!! She's gorgeous and we love her very much!!!!

Edwin, Don loves you: After a long awaited outdoor concert at LL Bean, Don finally got to see, and meet, his music hero, Edwin McCain. It was a damn good show, too!

The Holy Land: This is THE view... the view that gods like Jason Varitek, Doug Mirabelli (enjoy San Diego Dougie!) and Tim Wakefield have when watching THE Game... I am obsessessed with Red Sox... I eat, sleep, drink, breathe it. Don's created a monster. And it's scary!! This picture was taken one glorious Fall afternoon when Don and I were wandering around Fenway. We filmed a segment for NESN's Stories from Red Sox Nation. We're not sure if it ever aired (we never saw it and random people haven't been approaching us in Hannaford), but we have a close up of Pesky's Pole, our token Dunkin Donuts cup of warning track dirt, and the feeling of the Green Monster to remember... and so begins Red Sox Wedding Bliss....