Saturday, January 21, 2006

2005 PICTURE REVIEW

I DECIDED TO TRY AND PUT TOGETHER A PICTORIAL SUMMARY OF 2005. IT SOUNDED LIKE A GOOD IDEA UNTIL I STARTED SEARCHING THROUGH THOUSANDS OF SHOTS...I WAS NOT DISCOURAGED, THOUGH, AND PLOWED AHEAD WITH THIS PROJECT. ENJOY!

JAN 2005: SPENT THE HOLIDAYS IN SCOTTSDALE AND SEDONA, AZ. THE FIRST IS A VIEW FROM AK MOM'S PORCH IN SEDONA, AND THE SECOND IS YOURS TRULY WITH MCNABB ON OUR FLIGHT BACK TO PHILLY.




FEB 2005: HAD A SMALL SUPERBOWL GET-TOGETHER WITH MOUNDS OF FOOD, INCLUDING STONE CRABS FED-EXED FROM JOE'S IN MIAMI BEACH. AK, JOJO AND CNN


MAR 2005: A VIEW OF THE SUN BREAKING THROUGH AND SIGNS OF SPRING THROUGHT THE MELTING SNOW FROM OUR TREETOP BALCONY.


APR 2005: A CLOSE UP OF THE AMAZING "SUGAR" MAGNOLIA MY MAMA HAS IN THE BACKYARD..SPRING HAS SPRUNG.


MAY 2005: CELEBRATING OUR BEST BUD'S BDAY IN NORFOLK, VA, WHERE WE ALL MET WHEN ATTENDING ODU BACK IN THE DAY. BDAY BOY AND AK


JUN 2005: ME AND MY PRECIOUS GODSON NICHOLAS ON THE DAY OF HIS BAPTISM. HIS MAMA AND I GREW UP TOGETHER IN UPPER DARBY, AND MY POPS AND HERS WERE LIFELONG BUDDIES-THEY GREW UP IN WEST PHILLY TOGETHER. IF YOU CAN SEE NICHOLAS' CHAIN, IT ACTUALLY WAS MY FATHER'S BAPTISM CROSS CHAIN :)


JUL 2005: JOJO AND HANNAH/HANNAH TALKING TO AK ON MY CELL. HANNAH IS THE DAUGHTER OF JULIE AND GABRIEL-VERY GOOD FRIENDS OF OURS FROM CALI. JULIE AND HANNAH WERE IN NYC TO VISIT JULIE'S MOM, AND I TOOK THE TRAIN UP TO SPEND THE DAY WITH THEM. WENT TO THE NEW MOMA-FABULOUS DAY, AND SO AMAZING TO SEE HOW MUCH HANNAH HAS GROWN SINCE WE'VE MOVED.


AUG 2005: 30 DAY EUROPE TRIP THAT ENDED THIS MONTH. 1-VIEW OF TIVOLI GARDENS IN COPENHAGEN, DENMARK FROM OUR ROOM 2-YOURS TRULY ENJOYING A DELICIOUS HOEGAARDEN IN ARHUS, DENMARK AND 3-VIEW OF ROTTACH, GERMANY FROM OUR TRAM CAR AS WE RIDE TO THE TOP OF ONE OF THE MOUNTAINS-PART OF THE ALPS.






SEPT 2005: SPEND A LAZY HOT SATURDAY ON THE CHESAPEAKE ON MY COUSIN'S BOAT WITH HER FAMILY. THIS IS MY COUSIN ANDREW AND THEIR SWEET DOGGIE JAKE TAKING A RIDE ON THE JET-SKI


OCT 2005: FILLER LILLIES FROM AK'S NIECE'S GARDEN IN ARHUS, DENMARK


NOV 2005: FILLER THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED WITH JUNE'S PICS-A SIDELINE SHOT OF THE MEDIA 5-MILER AT TED'S ANNUAL PARTY. CHECK OUT AUSTIN CHILLING IN THE LOWER RIGHT :)


DEC 2005: VIEW OF THE BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED LIVING ROOM IN AK'S MOM'S HOUSE IN FL, AND A SHOT OF OUR CHRISTMAS GOOSE-IT WAS SOOOOOO DELICIOUS!




DEC 31, 2005: RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR IN VERO BEACH, FL. 1-AKJN, 2-JOJO, AK AND HIS MOM




THAT'S ALL, FOLKS!

7 comments:

cns said...

love the hoegaarden pic
did u steal the glass?

just got home at 6pm
had a great week in fl

i'll give u a shout tomorrow

akjn westside said...

unfortunately, no, I did not steal the glass as my pockie that day was to small...
glad you are home safe :)
looking forward to chatting...

PAYNTERinFLORIDA said...

Great retrospective....Nice work litt'l PinF

akjn westside said...

thanks! I was inspired by your year in review, actually :)
Hope you and Sophia are having a great 2006 so far :)

tedman said...

Great pictures. The one of McNabb is way cool. The one of the snow covered mountains is quite amazing.

cns said...

mountains and mcnabb....what about austin teddy?

akjn westside said...

Ilove the pic from Teddy's...Austin is just totally hanging out, taking in the scene...love that dog :)