You do love me!

So, I was just beginning to wonder if anyone ever read my blog anymore, when I found all of these unmoderated comments, just waiting to be approved by me. This is the result of my being a victim of "blog hijacking" a few weeks ago. I had some comments from people who definitely shouldn't have been commenting on my blog. In trying to keep that from happening, I managed to make the whole blogging world much more complicated for myself.

So, if anyone has any suggestions on how to keep hijacking down while keeping comments up, I'd love to hear it. (Lillian, I think you're the expert on that.) In the meantime, thanks for your comments everyone! It means a lot to me to know you are all out there!

Minnesota Wild

Thanks to my wonderful brother James, (and his lovely wife, Anne) I got to see my first professional hockey game live, and it was awesome! Best sport ever! And we had seats two rows behind the (dugout? I don't know the hockey term.) We could actually see the coaches yell at their players, and had an excellent view of the smack talk between players. No fights, though. Its Sunday, after all.

I have pics of the event, which I'll post later, but just wanted to let everyone that the Minnesota Wild are going to the playoffs! After a 3-2 victory over the Colorade Avalanche in overtime, they are ready to take on...well, who ever they are supposed to be playing. I am really enjoying this sport, but let's be honest: I don't really know anything about it. Maybe by next year...

Thanks for a great night, James! Love you!

I'm a homeowner!

Its official! I closed this week, and now I am a proud owner of a condo. Below is the front entrance to the building. My unit is the bottom right one.

More pictures to follow as I start to settle in.

Andie's Birthday Celebration weekend at Kiawah Island, SC

The picture below pretty much says it all. Recently, Anne and I went to SC to meet up with Andie, and her sister, Heather, to celebrate the 30th year of Andie's birth, and it was a total blast. We had such a great time together, and hope to be able to have weekends away together again soon. So much laughter, so much fun. It was hard to leave...

We stayed at Kiawah Island, which is a hoity-toity place along the coast of South Carolina. Here is Anne and Andie in front of The Sanctuary, the only 5 diamond resort on the East Coast (or so they tell us.)



For our first evening, we decided to really enjoy ourselves. We ate great food, drank great wine, and played SPOONS! As mentioned in an earlier post, I was introduced to this game by my cousin Corey, and she gave me a copy of the game for my very own. We had a very good time playing. Almost too good.


That darn box 'o wine goes so fast!

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The next day, we enjoyed some of the amenties of resort living. The pool.





Bike rentals.



This is Andie showing off her superior biking skills.


Heather (and my hair) trying to keep up.

We decided on one fancy dinner out, at The Sanctuary. Here we are, all fancied up, on our way over to one of their restaurants.

We also encountered some wildlife on the Island. Egrets were all over the place, alligators only rarely. But here is a picture where both were together. And that gator was huge!

All in all, it was a great time. It went by too fast, but it was such a joy to spend time with such great people. Thanks for all the fun, ladies. Love you all.

Our boy Connor

Connor recently passed the one year mark, and he's well on his way to becoming a big boy. At the birthday party, he wowed the crowds by walking, and he's continuing to work on perfecting it. Here are some pics of him from my recent visit to SC.


Connor and his mom, Andie.
Getting some help walking up the stairs.
After a long morning of tricks, it was time for a nap.

Not as smart as I think I am

So, today is my Aunt Mary Jane's birthday. I thought about it earlier this week, and wanted to have a post to commenorate the event, but I knew I wouldn't be home today. So, I uploaded the pictures so that I could just publish today from where ever I was.

But it didn't work. The draft posted on the date I created it, which is not her birthday at all. So, to see my Aunt Mary Jane in all of her glory and sliently wish her a happy birthday (or loudly wish it, your call), you'll need to scroll down. Go ahead, I'll wait.

http://otherdougherty.blogspot.com/2008/03/happy-birthday-mary-jane.html

Happy Birthday, Aunt Mary Jane! Love you!

Love my brothers

Here are some pictures from a family wedding from 2006. I love these pictures.

Miss you, Tom. Looking forward to seeing you soon, James.

Happy Birthday, Mary Jane!

The matriarch of our family, Mary Jane Farrell, is celebrating another birthday. It says something that I think Mary Jane is actually more fashionable than many people I know - including me. Everytime we go to New Jersey, we hope to get the chance to visit with Mary Jane at her dockside home, and we are greeted with good food, a ready drink and lots of stories. She is great fun, and we love her very much.

Happy Birthday, Aunt Mary Jane! Love you, and hope to see you again soon.