Hubby and I just celebrated an anniversary – a Big One! Hard to believe it’s been so long since we started dating in college. This is a photo from the first summer we dated. Gotta love that Huckapoo shirt that was all the rage at the time. Anyway, Happy Anniversary! Here’s to many many more!
#ThrowbackThursday – A Wedding Anniversary
It’s June and the first day of Summer! Happy Summer and also, a Happy Anniversary to my hubby! We celebrated that special day earlier in the month and I thought I’d share a picture with you! It’s hard to believe so much time has flown by and as we always kid each other, even murderers would have been paroled by now. But I guess there’s something that keeps us together.
My Best Friend & Buffy #ThrowbackThursday
My daughter and I used to watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer together off and on. Me more than my daughter, but she indulged me about it. This is a photo of us all dressed and ready for the Season 6 premiere. We had a fun time watching at our little party and even had some friends join us for the show.
Hard to believe it’s been 20 years since the show first came on the air.
#ThrowbackThursday A Hawaii Anniversary Trip
Hubby and I spent our honeymoon in Hawaii and many many many years later, returned for an anniversary trip. One of the things I loved doing was going snorkeling to see all the fish. This is a photo of me, all ready to hit the water and see the fish.
Here is some video I shot while snorkeling! Click here if you cannot see the video below or follow this link: https://youtu.be/i_V6mz0fBmo
#ThrowbackThursday A Trip to Hawaii and a Labor Day #Giveaway
Good morning! It’s a rainy morning here in NYC, but it can dim how excited I am about the upcoming Labor Day weekend, a fabulous giveaway that I’m having with some friends and the memories of an awesome anniversary trip to Hawaii! So first, this throwback to that trip! This photo always reminds me of the serene nights we spent on Maui during our anniversary trip. Maui was lovely and we had a great time exploring the island and just relaxing. If you haven’t had a chance to visit this amazing state, I hope you get a chance to go.
Labor Day Giveaway
And now, who’s ready for an awesome giveaweay??? We’re having a Labor Day Celebration that starts in just *1* Day! Make sure you tell your friends!
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#ThrowbackThursday A Tropical Honeymoon
Wow, it seems like yesterday, but it isn’t! Hubby and I treated ourselves to a honeymoon in Hawaii and had a lovely time. So much so that we did another visit to Hawaii for an anniversary. Our first trip was to Oahu and our second was to Maui. I have to say I liked Oahu a lot better since there was more to do. Hubby and I are not sit by the pool people. We like to see and visit local spots and Oahu certainly had a lot of them. Besides Pearl Harbor, which was an incredibly moving experience, we enjoyed snorkeling in Hanauma Bay and an intimate luau (Just us and 5,000 other close friends!). Okay, it wasn’t 5000, but it certainly wasn’t “intimate.”
Here is a photo of us on that first trip! I think this was on a dinner cruise that we did.
#WriteWed Inspiration for Nickie from Just One Night
When I decided to write a story about twentysomethings who had to make tough choices, it was difficult to find the kinds of professions where the hero and heroine might have to choose between love and their careers.
When it came to the hero, I had been inspired to make him a Marine from my days at Villanova with their ROTC program.
The inspiration for Nickie, the medical school student, likewise came from my days at college. I was a science major who intended to go to med school. Went the whole route of taking the MCATs and applying. Interviewed and was wait-listed at Columbia.
In the meantime I started working at a law firm to earn some money to pay for food, school, and stuff. That’s where I discovered my love of Intellectual Property law and decided to go to law school. Being a lawyer gave me reasons to truly embrace a path to a writing career and publishing my first book.
So even though God closed the door to med school, he gave me a path to take me to where I am today.
Anyway, back to Nickie. Being in med school was going to be tough for her and also tough for any relationship with someone who wasn’t going to be around. I knew that this would be perfect for the story in Just One Night, especially since it points out some of the things Jase and Nickie have in common. They both are strong and protective and they both want to help others. Perfect.
I hoped you liked this little #WriteWed behind the scenes from Just One Night.
Just one other thing! Today’s my anniversary, so I’m sharing with you this photo from our wedding day which was so so many years ago. Wow. I can’t believe it’s been that long since I met my hubby during our Villanova days.
