Wednesday

Tuesday's Tidbits

* Monday is now once again in our rearview mirrors, everyone has been moved and now it's Tuesday and a good reason to do a tidbits. 

* It has been 21,032 days since I was born, that is 21 years using my new and improved 991 day Calender. I prefer my calendar as it is the best calendar and it is variable. 

* It has been 6,263 days since I graduated from WVU with a Degree in Geography. I also have a minor in Communications and a Minor in History. 

* 4,850 days ago Michelle and I had our first date together, Pizza Hut and 10,000 BC movie that was horrible. 

* 4,079 days ago I proposed to Michelle, 4:00 in the morning in the back yard. It was no surprise, she knew it was coming. 

* It was 3,601 days ago in front of our closest friends and family, Michelle and I became husband and wife at the Marilla Center, then we feasted like Kings and Queens. 

* I have now lived 1,241 days longer than my Dad did and I'm still going strong.

* I have 3,879 days to go until I retire, give or take a few hundred days here or there.

* The next Backyard Brawl where we beat Pitt's ass in Football is only 439 days away. 

* There are only 264 days until the start of  Spring 2022. My favorite season of the year rolls around again. 

* There are 225 days until Michelle and I head to Pittsburgh to see Reba in concert. The Concert was supposed to be this August (actually it was supposed to be in March of last year) and they have moved it until the middle of February next year. So basically I bought tickets for a concert in 2022 in 2019. 

* 216 more days until Phil steps to center stage again for Groundhogs Day, he has ended his winter vacation and can once again be seen in the back yard eating the Corn Michelle puts out. He and his wife live under the old bridge in the backyard. 

* 185 more days to go until my Goodbye 2021 Blog is posted, I'm hoping for a big year this year. 

* There are 178 more shopping days left until Christmas 2021. You still have plenty of time. 

* The next Anniversary of my 21st Birthday will be in 155 more days. 

* There are 37 more days to go until Michelle and I celebrate our Tenth Wedding Anniversary together. =)

* I have written 6,447 blogs in the now 16 1/2+ years since I started blogging. 

* Drone still needs to be sent out for repairs, not a big priority at this time. 

* Mom and Gerald are finally moved, great effort by everyone. 

*Michelle is in her new office as of yesterday, she is so happy that move is over with. 

* I'm out working again today, same place as last week, the good news is I am not that far away and can sleep at home. 

* I think we are either at the end of the tail end of the COVID Pandemic. It's been a rough 15 months but we are starting to see everything return to normal. 

* Have yourselves a great day.  

* Hi ho hi ho

Morning

Here go again, a new work week and a new set of challenges that are upon us. It's time to get up and take on the world once again doing what it is that we do for a living. 

After moving offices on Friday, Michelle is pretty much going to be in her new location today. They are still doing some construction on it, but they are moved in and can function businesswise from the new location. Like any move, they still need to get the old location cleaned up for the next tenant that will be coming in in the near future. 

Me I'm back off to Republic Pa, or north of it for a few days until Wednesday. Wednesday is the end of the quarter and the last day that we can conduct any interviews, if they are not done by Wednesday then they lost their opportunity as that is the hard date as to where the statistics will be based on and new challenges and new locations await us in Quarter 3. 

Kiwi enjoyed a nice day outside yesterday, that was a first for him in a few weeks. We were watching Hayley's cats as they were on their Honeymoon and couldn't open the door as they are inside cats. Now that they are gone and Michelle and I were both home yesterday, Kiwiw was outside singing the song of his people. That and calling me an asshole.

Have yourselves a great day.

Hi ho hi ho

Sunday

Here I sit once again in a quiet household, Peanut and I are up discussing whether it is too early for me to be up. She says it's not, I'm saying that it is. 

We did manage to get 99% of the rest of Mom and Gerald's stuff moved from their old apartment to their new place. I got the cable set up, we got most of the stuff unpacked and either put away or ready to put away. The apartment is functional, now they just need to put their personal touch on it to make it their home. She had a brand new Echo Dot but never set it or activated it, I have it all set up for her. 

Mine and Michelle's day, grocery shopping and the things that we do on a weekly basis around the house. Basically, get ready for the next week of work. 

I'll be up in Republic Pa once again this upcoming week, that is until Wednesday as that is our hard stop date for the quarter. Everything stops and they start to prepare for Quarter 3. Sadly the supervisor I have worked for since the beginning is having her team moved around, and those of us in West Virginia will start working for another supervisor and on other teams more partnered with Virginia than Ohio. 

Have yourselves a great day. 

Saturday Morning Ramblings

Here I sit on a quiet Saturday Morning, Moving Day is pretty much behind us as Michelle spent her day relocating offices and I spent my day assisting with what I could in Mom and Geralds move. 

There is still a lot of work to do at both places, but Gerald and Mom are in their new apartment, now comes the organizing and putting the stuff away. Thank you to all who assisted yesterday and will be assisting today. I'll be going to the new place and trying to get some of the electronics hooked that was not hooked up yesterday. 

Michelle is sore as well, her feet were actually swollen from all the work that they did in moving to their new location. She'll be in her new office on Monday. Her desk isn't set up, but she'll be at the new location. 

I hope everyone has a great day, enjoy the weather. 

Big Ole Hairy Friday

Yes, it is once again that time of the week that we all look forward to when we can take time to cease the labors for the week and take a little bit of needed time out to enjoy the fruits of those labors. It is once again the dawn of another weekend and a Big Ole Hairy Friday.

Well it is moving day, twice. First of all Michelle's company will be moving to their new location both today and tomorrow. It's just up the street and will be a much larger location than their previous one. 

Also on the Agenda we will be moving Mom and Gerald starting today to Unity Manor from where they currently live. It'll be much closer to town for them and they will be more centrally located to everyone and closer to the hospitals. It's the perfect situation for them, Farida lives in the same building I think a couple of floors below them, so they will already have friends that live there. 

I'll be assisting with Mom's move and Michelle will be assisting with her companies move. I'm not working for RTI today but will head out next week until the end of the quarter or they shut us down. Next Thursday will be the 1st, so I know we'll be done by then if not before.

Have yourselves a great day. Happy Moving Day

Photo Flashback Thursday

Once a week I like to take a little bit of time out, time to look at some of the 30,000+ photos that I have stored on my computer. Little lost moments in time that I either captured with a lens, scanned, or just stole from someplace on the internet. I like to find just one and post it up and recall or relive the picture to the best of my ability. Sometimes this is a pretty easy task and sometimes it's not that easy, one thing it has always been a whole lot of fun.

This weeks pic goes back about 8 years, we used to always go to Jimmy Buffett concerts and one year (actually a few years) Jean went with us to the event. She had a great time and I'm thinking this is the second year we went. The first year was with Gary and I forget the memory card in my camera, so the only pictures were the ones on my phone. 

After basically feeding half the parking lot, Jean decided to play beer pong with a bunch of college students. As you can tell she was enjoying herself. She was living life to the fullest and having loads of fun.

Have yourselves a great day. 

Hi ho hi ho

Wednesday

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Tuesdays Tidbits

* Monday is now once again in our rearview mirrors, it's Tuesday and a good reason to do a tidbits. 

* It has been 21,025 days since I was born, that is 21 years using my new and improved 991 day Calender. I prefer my calendar as it is the best calendar and it is variable. 

* It has been 6,256 days since I graduated from WVU with a Degree in Geography. I also have a minor in Communications and a Minor in History. 

* 4,843 days ago Michelle and I had our first date together, Pizza Hut and 10,000 BC movie that was horrible. 

* 4,072 days ago I proposed to Michelle, 4:00 in the morning in the back yard. It was no surprise, she knew it was coming. 

* It was 3,594 days ago in front of our closest friends and family, Michelle and I became husband and wife at the Marilla Center, then we feasted like Kings and Queens. 

* I have now lived 1,234 days longer than my Dad did and I'm still going strong.

* I have 3,886 days to go until I retire, give or take a few hundred days here or there.

* The next Backyard Brawl where we beat Pitt's ass in Football is only 446 days away. 

* There are only 271 days until the start of  Spring 2022. My favorite season of the year rolls around again. 

* There are 232 days until Michelle and I head to Pittsburgh to see Reba in concert. The Concert was supposed to be this August (actually it was supposed to be in March of last year) and they have moved it until the middle of February next year. So basically I bought tickets for a concert in 2022 in 2019. 

* 223 more days until Phil steps to center stage again for Groundhogs Day, he has ended his winter vacation and can once again be seen in the back yard eating the Corn Michelle puts out. He and his wife live under the old bridge in the backyard. 

* 192 more days to go until my Goodbye 2021 Blog is posted, I'm hoping for a big year this year. 

* There are 185 more shopping days left until Christmas 2021. You still have plenty of time. 

* The next Anniversary of my 21st Birthday will be in 162 more days. 

* There are 44 more days to go until Michelle and I celebrate our Tenth Wedding Anniversary together. =)

* I have written 6,440 blogs in the now 16 1/2+ years since I started blogging. 

* Drone still needs to be sent out for repairs, not a big priority at this time. 

* Amy and Ralph finally are going to be having a housewarming next month, they are already moved in. 

*Michelle will be moving her office later this week to their new location. 

* I'm out working again today, the good news is I am not that far away and can sleep at home. 

* I think we are either at the end of the tail end of the COVID Pandemic. It's been a rough 15 months but we are starting to see everything return to normal. 

* Have yourselves a great day.  

* Hi ho hi ho

Monday

All good things must come to an end, and that does include those fun-filled things we refer to as weekends. Now it is time to take our collective noses and stick them back onto that grindstone for another fun-filled week of doing what it is we do for a living. 

Mom had had enough of her laptop, it was about 5 years old and the internal power supply had become loose. It had seen its better days and she was ready for something new. I talked her into getting a new Chromebook, considering all that she does is surf the web it would be perfect for her. I have this exact same one that Michelle and I both use to travel with, thin, powerful enough to do whatever you need for it to do and light. 

Speaking Mom and Gerald, they will be moving to Unity Manor here in Morgantown in the next week or so. Everything is done with the exception of physically moving them. They will be closer to town and more centrally located to anything and everything they may need and it'll be more convenient for everyone in both sides of the family to visit them. I told Gerald with his big personality and sense of humor he's going to be a rock star there. 

Michelle must like her job, she's going back for another week of it...lol She is Happy to be back to work. Me, I'm heading to Republic PA today to work for RTI. We're going to see if we can catch Pennsylvania up to where it needs to be following this past year and Covid. 

Have yourselves a great day. 

Hi ho hi ho

Sunday Morning Ramblings

Here I sit in a much quieter household, we're down two cats as we took Tilly and Figaro back home yesterday so that they can rejoin their family unit. So here Peanut and I are scanning the TV looking for something interesting to watch. 

We had a busy day yesterday, started off with us going to Canonsburg to take Hayley's long-lost cats to her and see them after their return from San Diego.  They loved it out there but said it's too big of a city for her and wouldn't want to live there. It is a larger city with a lot going on, there are a million and a half people who live there, so I could understand her thought process. 

Today is Father's Day. A day where we take a little time out and remember the Dad's of the world. My own Father has been gone for going on 22 years now, it's amazing how fast time flies and how much he is missed. 

Plans for the day, grocery shopping and start preparing for working this week.I'll be in Republic PA, the home of Redstone Candy, my favorite Chocolate. It used to be only made for Christmas and Easter, but they make it year-round now. What a place for me to be working and I'll be there until the quarter ends o=r they shut us down to close out the quarter. 

It's West Virginia Day. We were founded as a state 158 years ago today. 

Have yourselves a great day. 

Happy Birthday Erica Jean Nicholson

I would like to take this opportunity to wish my great-niece Erica Jean Nicholson a very Happy Birthday 17th today. 

 It's hard to believe that this young lady has grown up in the blink of an eye and became a teenager, but that was last year, if my math is correct she should be turning 17 years old today. 

 Erica is turning into a beautiful and intelligent young woman and it is a pleasure to be around. She likes fishing and riding dirt bikes.

 If you happen to see Erica Jean today, make sure that you take a little bit of time out and wish her a very Happy Birthday today. 

 Happy Birthday Erica, I hope you have a wonderful Birthday.

Saturday Morning Ramblings

Here I sit back home and still having four cats here one more day. Hayley and Tyler have returned home from San Diego, but have not made it to Morgantown yet to pick up their furry friends from their honeymoon. Me, I'm up early collecting my thoughts and trying to wake up.

Michelle is loving her job, she's only been there a week so far but is absolutely is another person who is much more fulfilled than she was just sitting around looking for jobs. You can see that pep in her step and the excitement on her face, she is much happier and it's quite obvious. 

So what to do with a weekend, a weekend when we are both off work. I'm not working again until Monday, where I will be working more locally, but for another Field Supervisor in Pennsylvania. I'll be up in Republic PA until the end of the quarter in about 10 days. This will be my first time working out of state, as my team is West Virginia and Ohio, going across the border will be me working for another Field Supervisor while I'm on assignment there. The good news is I can drive back and forth and sleep at home every night. 

So what's on our agenda today, to cut the number of felines in the household in half. That way we can open the back door and let Peanut have some outside time, Kiwi is kind of excited about going out again as well. 

Have yourselves a great day. 

Big Ole Hairy Friday

Yes, it is once again that time of the week that we all look forward to when we can take time to cease the labors for the week and take a little bit of needed time out to enjoy the fruits of those labors. It is once again the dawn of another weekend and a Big Ole Hairy Friday.

Hayley and Tyler returned from their honeymoon in San Diego last night. I have a feeling that they will be coming down either today or tomorrow to retrieve Gracie and Maybelline from Mark and Alyce, and then grabbing Figaro and Tilley from us and returning everything to their own household. Hopefully, we'll hear some nice stories about how much fun they had in San Diego. 

I'll be doing a few chores today as Michelle is at work, then we'll probably go out to dinner someplace and talk about her new job. We've spoken about it on the phone, but this will give us a little quality one on one time to discuss it. I'll be all ears. 

Have yourselves a great day. 

Photo Flashback Thursday

Once a week I like to take a little bit of time out, time to look at some of the 30,000+ photos that I have stored on my computer. Little lost moments in time that I either captured with a lens, scanned, or just stole from someplace on the internet. I like to find just one and post it up and recall or relive the picture to the best of my ability. Sometimes this is a pretty easy task and sometimes it's not that easy, one thing it has always been a whole lot of fun.

I'm honestly not sure of the exact time frame from this picture, I know it was taken after we had moved to East Gate. I'm wearing a monogram sweater so I'm guessing it was not taken during the summer months, so maybe I'll guess and say it was my 19th birthday. 

I was much thinner back then compared to today and I had a full head of hair and the mustache that I have had on or off throughout my life. I think I last chopped it off in the late 90's and have never grown it back since. 

Have yourselves a great day, I'm coming home today but first

Hi ho hi ho

Wednesday

Tuesday's Tidbits

* Michelle has completed her first day back in an office environment, I can't think of a better way to celebrate than a tidbits. 

* It has been 21,018 days since I was born, that is 21 years using my new and improved 991 day Calender. I prefer my calendar as it is the best calendar and it is variable. 

* It has been 6,249 days since I graduated from WVU with a Degree in Geography. I also have a minor in Communications and a Minor in History. 

* 4,836 days ago Michelle and I had our first date together, Pizza Hut and 10,000 BC movie that was horrible. 

* 4,065 days ago I proposed to Michelle, 4:00 in the morning in the back yard. It was no surprise, she knew it was coming. 

* It was 3,587 days ago in front of our closest friends and family, Michelle and I became husband and wife at the Marilla Center, then we feasted like Kings and Queens. 

* I have now lived 1,227 days longer than my Dad did and I'm still going strong.

* I have 3,893 days to go until I retire, give or take a few hundred days here or there.

* The next Backyard Brawl where we beat Pitt's ass in Football is only 453 days away. 

* There are 246 days until Michelle and I head to Pittsburgh to see Reba in concert. The Concert was supposed to be this August (actually it was supposed to be in March of last year) and they have moved it until the middle of February next year. So basically I bought tickets for a concert in 2022 in 2019. 

* 230 more days until Phil steps to center stage again for Groundhogs Day, he has ended his winter vacation and can once again be seen in the back yard eating the Corn Michelle puts out. He and his wife live under the old bridge in the backyard. 

* 199 more days to go until my Goodbye 2021 Blog is posted, I'm hoping for a big year this year. 

* There are 192 more shopping days left until Christmas 2021. You still have plenty of time. 

* The next Anniversary of my 21st Birthday will be in 169 more days. 

* There are 51 more days to go until Michelle and I celebrate our Tenth Wedding Anniversary together. =)

* There are only 5 days until the start of  Summer 2021. My second favorite season of the year. I'm currently enjoying my favorite season. I'm ready for some nicer weather I do know that. 

* I have written 6,432 blogs in the now 16 1/2+ years since I started blogging. 

* Drone still needs to be sent out for repairs, not a big priority at this time. 

* Amy and Ralph finally moved into their new house late last week. They have busted their rear ends for some time and they are now officially in their new home. Congratulations.

* I'm still in Martisnbrg working, there is a Waffle House across from the hotel. 

* Hayley is loving San Diego, now the question is will they come back...lol

* I think we are either at the end of the tail end of the COVID Pandemic. It's been a rough 15 months but we are starting to see everything return to normal. 

* Have yourselves a great day.  

* Hi ho hi ho

It's a Hi ho hi ho kind of day

How long has it been since we have had a double hi ho hi ho kind of day for both Michelle and me. I'll tell you the last day we both left the house and both went to work, March 31, 2020. 440 days ago since both Michelle and I went out the door to go to our jobs on the same day. She worked from home since her previous employer shut down the Fairmont office and started to remodel a building that they bought, so this is almost like a milestone for us. 

She starts with FD Kitchen's and Bath today for about a week. She will be in this location and it looks like they will be moving into their new location in the next week or so. They acquired one of the new buildings that is beside the old Atomic Grill and are finishing up their remodel there before they move in. I know she is excited to get out of the house and back into a work environment. I'm very happy for her and I know she is excited as well. Good luck Michelle. 

Myself, I will be heading East, the far eastern panhandle to work for RTI this week. Martinsburg is on my radar and I'm kind of glad to be going someplace new for a few weeks. Looks like I will be there for three weeks as we continue to try to get as many interviews as we can before June 30th. The next quarter which traditionally starts July 1st will start in the middle of July to give them time to get the lead letters out for the next round of interviews. I'll be staying at the Comfort Inn in Martinsburg as the Holiday Inn did not offer any rooms at the Government rate, plus I will be closer to my segment. Kind of excited as my room has a 2 person whirlpool, their rates were low enough that I managed to get myself a Suite for the week. 

Have yourselves a great day

HI HO HI HO

Sunday

Here I once again sit in a quiet household, everyone else is sleeping and I'll let everyone sleep in this morning as most of our typical Sunday morning chores are already completed. We went grocery shopping and mowed grass and paid the bills yesterday so that we can both relax today. 

Michelle and I will be heading to Pittsburgh later this morning to drop Hayley's car off to her and Tyler. We're going to take it to Charlie Brown's in Pittsburgh today so that it is there for when they return home Thursday night. It would just be too much for Michelle or I to do it on Thursday as she will be working her new job and I'll be returning from Martinsburg from working. So we're going to take the car up today and drop it off and take our time getting home. 

Not much else planned for the day, maybe get a headstart on my weeks worth of Blogs so that everyone is entertained and get everything organized to head out to Martinsburg tomorrow. It's been a couple of weeks since I traveled for work, so it's going to be an adjustment getting back into that frame of mind. I was going to work in Romney again this week, but there is a lot of work in Martinsburg that we want to address before the end of the quarter June 30th. 

Have yourselves a great day. 

Saturday Morning Ramblings

Here I sit yet once again in a semi-quiet household, 4 cats and a green cheek conure can make a little bit of noise when the humans are asleep. I'm up collecting my thoughts for the day and trying to plan the day out. 

Michelle and I will be doing our Sunday shopping today, we have to take Hayley's car to the airport tomorrow as Michelle will be working this upcoming week. We'll drop it off for her so she can pick it up when she gets home later this week. Doing that means we move some of tomorrow's chores to today including our weekly grocery shopping. 

Weather permitting we will probably be cutting grass today as well. It's not like either one of us will be available during the week anymore to cut any, so we'll knock it out. 

My travel plans were changed this upcoming week, I will not be working in Romney and will instead be spending some time in Martinsburg working. The quarter ends June 30 and we have a lot of work in that segment of the state that has not even been addressed. I've worked the Northern and Eastern Panhandle this quarter, might as well finish it in the furthest point in the panhandle. There is so much work that they are bringing in someone from Virginia to work half of it as we are now allowed to cross state lines to work. 

Have yourselves a great day. 

Big Ole Hairy Friday...the return

Even with last weeks absence of the Big Ole Hairy Friday Blog,it is now once again that time of the week that we all look forward to when we can take time to cease the labors for the week and take a little bit of needed time out to enjoy the fruits of those labors. It is once again the dawn of another weekend and a Big Ole Hairy Friday.

This is Michelle's last weekend so to speak, she starts a new job with FD Kitchen and Bath on Monday, and I will be returning to the Eastern Panhandle, in the Romney area to work this upcoming week. I think Michelle is super excited to get out of the house and back into a work environment. She worked from home the last 8 months with her previous employer before they closed their doors for good. 

No big plans for us this weekend, other than running Hayley's car up to Charlie Brown's for when they fly back into town on Thursday. That way their car will be there and ready for them to go home. Speaking of the kids, they look like they are having a great time out on the left coast. I know she has already taken a trip to the zoo on Wednesday and they are planning on going up in a hot air balloon over San Diego. 

Have yourselves a great day, enjoy your weekend.

Photo Flashback Thursday

Once a week I like to take a little bit of time out, time to look at some of the 30,000+ photos that I have stored on my computer. Little lost moments in time that I either captured with a lens, scanned, or just stole from someplace on the internet. I like to find just one and post it up and recall or relive the picture to the best of my ability. Sometimes this is a pretty easy task and sometimes it's not that easy, one thing it has always been a whole lot of fun.

You knew I would not let this photo flashback go without something from this past weekend. This p[icture was stolen I have to confess, but it was on Hayley's wedding day when her and Tyler went back down to the beach at sunset to grab a few pictures. 

This one stood out to me for some reason, I think it was one of my favorites from the entire weekend. The happy couple are still enjoying their honeymoon in San Diego.

Have yourselves a great day. 

Wednesday

Tuesday's Tidbits

* A very hectic Monday is now behind us, time to concentrate on a Tuesday and do little tidbits for everyone. 

* It has been 21,011 days since I was born, that is 21 years using my new and improved 991 day Calender. I prefer my calendar as it is the best calendar and it is variable. 

* It has been 6,242 days since I graduated from WVU with a Degree in Geography. I also have a minor in Communications and a Minor in History. 

* 4,829 days ago Michelle and I had our first date together, Pizza Hut and 10,000 BC movie that was horrible. 

* 4,058 days ago I proposed to Michelle, 4:00 in the morning in the back yard. It was no surprise, she knew it was coming. 

* It was 3,580 days ago in front of our closest friends and family, Michelle and I became husband and wife at the Marilla Center, then we feasted like Kings and Queens. 

* I have now lived 1,220 days longer than my Dad did and I'm still going strong.

* I have 3,900 days to go until I retire, give or take a few hundred days here or there.

* The next Backyard Brawl where we beat Pitt's ass in Football is only 460 days away. 

* There are 253 days until Michelle and I head to Pittsburgh to see Reba in concert. The Concert was supposed to be this August (actually it was supposed to be in March of last year) and they have moved it until the middle of February next year. So basically I bought tickets for a concert in 2022 in 2019. 

* 237 more days until Phil steps to center stage again for Groundhogs Day, he has ended his winter vacation and can once again be seen in the back yard eating the Corn Michelle puts out. He and his wife live under the old bridge in the backyard. 

* 206 more days to go until my Goodbye 2021 Blog is posted, I'm hoping for a big year this year. 

* There are 199 more shopping days left until Christmas 2021. You still have plenty of time. 

* The next Anniversary of my 21st Birthday will be in 176 more days. 

* There are 58 more days to go until Michelle and I celebrate our Tenth Wedding Anniversary together. =)

* There are only 12 days until the start of  Summer 2021. My second favorite season of the year. I'm currently enjoying my favorite season. I'm ready for some nicer weather I do know that. 

* I have written 6,425 blogs in the now 16 1/2+ years since I started blogging. 

* Drone still needs to be sent out for repairs, not a big priority at this time. 

* I'm working in Morgantown this week after some time off for Hayley's wedding. 

* Condolences to the Koon Family for the loss of Marianne this past weekend. Michelle and I were in Delaware when we saw the post from her son Evan delivered the heartbreaking news via Facebook. She was an absolute character and would leave anyone laughing with her sense of humor. She will be missed, the funeral is this afternoon. Michelle and I visited last night to pay our respects.  

* Hayley is loving San Diego, it's a whole different world out there and so far it has been a pleasurable experience for her.

* We're actually Green for COVID for Monongalia County, although most of the rest of the state is red you can track the state stats HERE. We're still Orange on the Harvard map though. 

* Have yourselves a great day.  

* Hi ho hi ho

Mission Accomplished

Goals were set, a plan was put into place and all went off without a hitch. Hayley officially became Mrs. Tyler Ash this weekend and everything went very well. Her and Tyler are officially wed and they are officially on west coast, Sand Diego, for their honeymoon. 

There was a special surprise that no one could have predicted or planned for. We held the wedding on Assateague Island, an island where wild ponies reside. This is their natural habitat and they do live there. As Hayley and I crossed the sand dune and looked to the ocean, there were 8 or 9 ponies just lined up by the ocean. They didn't move and just stood there until the ceremony was over. That's when a few of them decided they wanted to be a part of the party and broke their formation and almost as if it were on que, came and greeted everyone in a very friendly manner. One of the locals said it was a perfect day, as the ponies have not been on this beach for a couple of months but showed up on Hayley's wedding day. This was unexpected and just made her day.
 

I carried her Dad's remains in one arm and her in the other as Michelle and I gave her away to become Tyler's bride. I think it is one of the most honored that I have ever been in my life, that she allowed me to not only be a part of it, but in such an important role that I was honored to do. I am proud to call this young woman my daughter, oh and today also happens to be her Birthday. Reach out to her and wish this beautiful young lady a very happy birthday. 

I want to thank any and all who were involved in this weekend, everything came together like clockwork and gave Hayley a very memorable wedding. 

Return Road Trip

The celebrating and Marrying is all done, Hayley and Tyler will be heading to Philadelphia this morning to get on a plane so that they can head out to San Diego and enjoy their Honeymoon for a couple of weeks. 

Michelle and I will be bringing two different cars back. I'll drive ours back home and she is going to take Hayley and Tyler's car to Canonsburg to pick up Hayley's cats before she returns home. I'll be home before her and hopefully will have the car unloaded before she gets home. 

It's going to be a long and busy day of traveling, tomorrow we'll be heading out and doing our weekly shoppings that we did not do due to our trip. 

Have yourselves a great day, we're coming home. 

Wedding Day

All of the planning and all the hard work Hayley and Tyler have done is all coming to a culmination today, a day where her Dad Richard, and I will be giving away my favorite daughter to a very good man in Tyler Ash. I consider this one of the biggest honors in my lifetime as I have watched this little girl grow up into a beautiful young woman. 

So today at around 10:30, we will all head on over to Assateague Island as Michelle, Rich and I will see this little girl Marry the man of her dreams. 

We will welcome Tyler officially into our family and Michelle and I gain a son in law and Hayley's will be welcomed into the Ash family and take the Ash name as her own. 

This date has been set in stone by Hayley for some time, it was very important to her as it is the date when her and Tyler started dating and it was Michelle and Richards's anniversary as well. 

It's going to be a great day. 

Happy 50th Birthday Gary Hall

I would like to take this opportunity to wish the best brother any man could ever hope for a very Happy Birthday today.

It's Gary Allen Hall's birthday today, I've lost count as to how many years he is old, but I'm 21 so that should make him about....the Big 5-0 today. Unfortunately Hayley is getting married today so I can't surprise him for his 50'th, so if everyone would help we can blow his phone up at (681) 214-8667 =)

Gary is currently living in the Moundsville area and getting his business back up and running. He's really got the right mindset this time and he is more than capable of making it all happen and cornering the construction market in the area. He is an amazing Carpenter and all around carpenter.

Not sure what he has planned for today, I wouldn't be afraid to wager that he is probably working today, but that is just my guess.

If you happen to see or talk to Gary today, make sure that you take a minute or two to wish him a very Happy Birthday today.

Happy 50th Birthday Little Brother. 

Rehearsal Day

No Big Ole Hairy Friday today, that will return next week in its normally scheduled time and day. 

Today will be a special day, it's the day before the big day, it's the rehearsal day and dinner. 

There will be a lot of running around today, finalizing everything before tomorrow's festivities, and by festivities, I mean Hayley's wedding. There are some final things that need to be done today so that we can have our rehearsal later today and do our rehearsal dinner of a big crab boil for dinner. I think we are just buying the crabs already steamed, but we'll boil everything else that goes with it. 

EDIT, tonight is Smoked BBQ, tomorrow night is the crab boil. My bad and thank you to the bride's mother for correcting me. 

Hopefully, I can get up early enough to watch the sunrise at least one of these days, it's something that I always love to do when I am at or on the ocean. 

Have yourselves a great day. 

Road Trip

This will not be your typical blog, no photo flashback this week but it should return next week. This week we are on the road today. 

All the planning for Hayley's wedding is pretty much over with, now it is a time for execution. Today Michelle and I will be heading to Bethany Beach in Delaware as we start to prepare to officially welcome Tyler to our family and the Ash's will officially welcome Hayley to theirs. 

It's about a 6 hour drive or so drive and it will once again take us through the hear of Baltimore and across the Bay Bridge as we head there. 

Leaving mid-morning and we'll be taking our time getting there, should arrive sometime later afternoon to where we are staying. 

So it's a road trip kind of day. 

Wednesday

Tuesday's Tidbits

* Three day (four in my case) weekend is over with, good reason to do a tidbits. 

* It has been 21,004 days since I was born, that is 21 years using my new and improved 991 day Calender. I prefer my calendar as it is the best calendar and it is variable. 

* It has been 6,235 days since I graduated from WVU with a Degree in Geography. I also have a minor in Communications and a Minor in History. 

* 4,822 days ago Michelle and I had our first date together, Pizza Hut and 10,000 BC movie that was horrible. 

* 4,051 days ago I proposed to Michelle, 4:00 in the morning in the back yard. It was no surprise, she knew it was coming. 

* It was 3,573 days ago in front of our closest friends and family, Michelle and I became husband and wife at the Marilla Center, then we feasted like Kings and Queens. 

* I have now lived 1,213 days longer than my Dad did and I'm still going strong.

* I have 3,907 days to go until I retire, give or take a few hundred days here or there.

* The next Backyard Brawl where we beat Pitt's ass in Football is only 467 days away. 

* There are 260 days until Michelle and I head to Pittsburgh to see Reba in concert. The Concert was supposed to be this August (actually it was supposed to be in March of last year) and they have moved it until the middle of February next year. So basically I bought tickets for a concert in 2022 in 2019. 

* 246 more days until Phil steps to center stage again for Groundhogs Day, he has ended his winter vacation and can once again be seen in the back yard eating the Corn Michelle puts out. He and his wife live under the old bridge in the backyard. 

* 213 more days to go until my Goodbye 2021 Blog is posted, I'm hoping for a big year this year. 

* There are 206 more shopping days left until Christmas 2021. You still have plenty of time. 

* The next Anniversary of my 21st Birthday will be in 183 more days. 

* There are 65 more days to go until Michelle and I celebrate our Tenth Wedding Anniversary together. =)

* There are only 19 days until the start of  Summer 2021. My second favorite season of the year. I'm currently enjoying my favorite season. I'm ready for some nicer weather I do know that. 

* I have written 6,418 blogs in the now 16 1/2+ years since I started blogging. 

* Drone still needs to be sent out for repairs, not a big priority at this time. 

* I'm working in Morgantown this week and next week as well. 

* I loved the weather we had last week again, the weekend not so much. Kiwi was happy that he got to spend a lot of time outside. Kiwi likes the spring and summer seasons like me. 

* We're a couple days from heading to Delaware for Hayley's wedding.  

* Corona Virus, you can still track it as it is now starting to pick up steam and the numbers are decreasing. 

* We're actually Green for COVID for Monongalia County, although most of the rest of the state is red you can track the state stats HERE. We're still Orange on the Harvard map though. 

* Have yourselves a great day.  

* Hi ho hi ho