#5 THURSDAY THIRTEEN - 13 More Pictures from Autumn & Matt's Wedding Reception (5-25-07)

1. Some of My Bitches ... Getting ready to party at the Reception.
(Jenn, Jeannie, Suz, Kristen, Laura)

2. The Best Man and the Man of Honor ... What a couple of goofs. Having fun, skipping down the stone lane towards the Reception.

3. Presenting for the first time Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Ryan Strock arriving at the Reception.

4. Father-Daugher Dance

5. Matthew dipping Autumn during their first dance as man and wife.

6. Eric, Best Man (Brother of the Groom) choking up while giving his toast.

7. Matt aka Buddy ... Man of Honor (Brother of the Bride) choking up while giving his toast.

8. The Toasting Trio (Jimmy, Matt, Eric)

9. Jimmy describing how he held Autumn when she was only a few weeks old. He didn't choke ... but he did have tears glistening in his beautiful blue eyes.

10. Autumn listening to the toasts given by her brother-in-law, Eric Strock, her brother, Matthew, and her Daddy (Jimmy aka Jimbo aka Jim).

11. Autumn and Matt cutting the cake. Isn't beautiful. Our neighbor, Deb, out did herself.

12. The Gang: Jessica Williamson, Jen Stewart, Greg Phillips, Nate Finck & Tracy O'Hara (soon to be Tracy Finck)

13. Autumn & Matt heading off to their new lives ... well actually the B&B ... so we'll just say Good Night!

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Monday Morning Meme

I've snicked this from my dear friend, Darla

I've Seen 170 out of 239 Films


SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 85 films, you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own blog, paste this as a post. Then, put x's next to the films you've seen, add them up, and change the header adding your number. Have fun.

(X) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(X) Grease
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
(X) Boondock Saints
(X) Fight Club
(X) Starsky and Hutch
(X) Neverending Story
(X) Blazing Saddles
(X) Airplane
Total: 10

(X) The Princess Bride - about 50 times
(X) Anchorman
(X) Napoleon Dynamite
(X) Labyrinth
( ) Saw II
(X) White Noise
(X) White Oleander
(X) Anger Management
(X) 50 First Dates
(X)The Princess Diaries
(X) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 20

(X)Scream (all 3 at least 8 times - each one every Halloween)
(X) Scream 2
(X) Scream 3
(X) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
(X) American Pie
(X) American Pie 2
(X) American Wedding
( ) American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 27

(X) Harry Potter 1
(X) Harry Potter 2
(X) Harry Potter 3
(X) Harry Potter 4
(X) Resident Evil 1
( ) Resident Evil 2
(X) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
(X) The Village
( ) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 34

(X) Finding Nemo
(X) Finding Neverland
(X) Signs
(X) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
( ) White Chicks
(X) Butterfly Effect
(X) 13 Going on 30
(X) I, Robot
(X) Robots
Total so far: 42

(X) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (about 6 times)
(X) Universal Soldier
(X) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(X) Along Came Polly
(X) Deep Impact
(X) KingPin
(X) Never Been Kissed
(X) Meet The Parents (about 5 times)
(X) Meet the Fockers (at least 3 times)
(X) Eight Crazy Nights
( ) Joe Dirt
(X) KING KONG
Total so far: 53

(X) A Cinderella Story
(X) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
(X) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumber & Dumberer
(X) Final Destination
(X) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
(X) Halloween
(X) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
( ) Surviving X-MAS
(X) Flubber
Total so far: 61

( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
(X) Practical Magic - at least 8 times
(X) Chicago
(X) Ghost Ship
(X) From Hell
(X) Hellboy
(X) Secret Window
(X) I Am Sam
(X) The Whole Nine Yards - at least 4 times
(X) The Whole Ten Yards - at least 3 times
Total so far: 70

(X ) The Day After Tomorrow - at least 8 times
( ) Child's Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
(X) Ten Things I Hate About You - at least 15 times
(X) Just Married
(X) Gothika
(X) Nightmare on Elm Street
(X) Sixteen Candles
( ) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
(X) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
(X) The Mask
() Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 78

(X) Bad Boys
( ) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
( ) Lucky Number Slevin
(X) Ocean's Eleven - at least 5 times each
(X) Ocean's Twelve & 13
(X) Bourne Identity & Ultimatium - each at least 3 times
(X) Bourne Supremacy
( ) Lone Star
(X) Bedazzled
(X) Predator I
(X) Predator II
( ) The Fog
(X) Ice Age
(X) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George
Total so far: 90

(X) Independence Day - at least 8 times
(X) Cujo - at least 3 times
(X) A Bronx Tale
(X) Darkness Falls - at least 4 times
(X) Christine
(X) ET - at least 6 times
(X) Children of the Corn
(X) My Bosses Daughter
(X) Maid in Manhattan
(X) War of the Worlds - at least 3 times
(X) Rush Hour - Do you understand the words coming out of my mouth? - at least 5 times
(X) Rush Hour 2
Total so far: 102

( ) Best Bet
(X) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days - at least 10 times
(X) She's All That
(X) Calendar Girls
(X) Sideways - twice
(X) Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
(X) Ever After - at least 8 times
(X) Wizard of Oz - at least 30 times
(X) Forrest Gump - at least 15 times
(X) Big Trouble in Little China - at least 10 times
(X) The Terminator - at least 10 times
(X) The Terminator 2 - at least 6 times
(X) The Terminator 3 - at least 5 times
Total so far: 114

(X) X-Men
(X) X-2
(X) X-3
(X) Spider-Man
(X) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
(X) Catch Me If You Can
(X) The Little Mermaid
(X) Freaky Friday (both the original and the remake) at least 3 times each
(X) Reign of Fire - at least 4 times
( ) The Skulls
(X) Cruel Intentions - At least 8 times
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
(X) Shrek - at least 5 times
(X) Shrek 2 & 3
Total so far: 126

( ) Swimfan
(X) Miracle on 34th street - both original & remake - at least 20 times
(X) Old School - at least 4 times
(X) The Notebook - at least 8 times
(X) K-Pax
( ) Krippendorf's Tribe
(X) A Walk to Remember
(X) Ice Castles - at least 5 times
( ) Boogeyman
(X) The 40-year-old Virgin
Total so far: 133

(X) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring - at least 4 times (all 3)
(X) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(X) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(X) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (at least 8 times)
(X) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(X) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 139

( ) Baseketball
( ) Hostel
( ) Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
(X) Elf
(X) Highlander - at least 5 times
(X) Mothman Prophecies - twice
( ) American History
( ) Three
Total so Far: 142

( ) The Jacket
( ) Kung Fu Hustle
( ) Shaolin Soccer (another one in my Netflix queue)
( ) Night Watch
(X) Monsters Inc. (at least 5 times)
(X) Titanic (at least 10 times)
(X) Monty Python and the Holy Grail (at least 20 times)
(X) Shaun Of the Dead
(X) Willard
Total so far: 147

( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
(X) Hulk
(X) Dawn Of the Dead
(X) Hook
(X) Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (at least 5 times)
(X) 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
(X) Waterworld
Total so far: 153

( X) Kill Bill vol 1
( X) Kill Bill vol 2
( ) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
(X) Kingdom of Heaven
( ) the Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
(X) The Last House on the Left
( ) Re-Animator
( ) Army of Darkness
Total so far: 157

(X) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(X) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(X) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(X) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope - At least 20 times
(X) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back - at least 20 times
(X) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi - at least 20 times
( ) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
( ) Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 163

(X) The Matrix
(X ) The Matrix Reloaded
(X ) The Matrix Revolutions
( ) Animatrix
( ) Evil Dead
( ) Evil Dead 2
(X) Team America: World Police
(X) Red Dragon
(X) Silence of the Lambs - at least 5 times
(X) Hannibal
Total so far: 170

Now Add them up and...

What I want to know is ... What about the films I've watched ... that aren't on this list? Yes - I know - I don't have a life ;)


Put "I've seen ...__ out of 239 films" in the subject line and repost it.

#4 - THURSDAY THIRTEEN - 13 Pics from Matthew & Autumn's Wedding (5-25-07)

1. The Groom - Matthew Ryan Strock

2. The Bride - Autumn Marie Fortney

3. Autumn & Pammy (Daughter & Mother)

4. The Fortney's. Jimmy - Autumn - Pammy - Matthew. The last picture of just the 4 of us.

5. Siblings ... Autumn & Matt

6. Mother of the Bride (me) being escorted to her seat by Man of Honor (ds Matthew)

7. Eric (Best Man) and Matt (Groom) patiently waiting for the Bride.

8. Matthew (Man of Honor), Autumn (Bride), Fr. Miller officiating, Matt (Groom), Eric (Best Man)

9. Mr. & Mrs. Matthew R. Strock

10. Man of Honor (Matt) & Best Man (Eric) ... goofing around

11. Jimmy, Pammy (me), Autumn, Matthew, Brenda, & Barry

12. Autumn ... what a beautiful bride.

13. Autumn & Matthew ... and they lived Happily Ever After!

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What Kind of Beauty Are You?

You Are a Flawless Beauty!

When it comes to beauty, you spare no expense - and it shows You're the kind of woman a man would launch a thousand ships for It's hard for anyone to beat you in the beauty department But remember, it's okay to show a flaw or too - you've got plenty to spare

What Type of Beauty Are You?

hahaha ... I'm not really sure about this ... but I'll take the compliment!

Matt in Iraq

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Matt relaxing on his bed

What Kind of Pizza Eater Are You?

Your Pizza Says You Aren't a Picky Eater

People may tell you that you have a small appetite... but you aren't under eating. You just aren't a pig. You aren't particularly picky about pizza. It's so good... how could you be? You fit in best in the Western part of the US. You like food that's traditional and well crafted. You aren't impressed with "gourmet" foods. You are generous, outgoing, and considerate with your choices. You have many conflicting and complementary layers to your personality. You should consider traveling to Australia. The stereotype that best fits you is geek. You're the type most likely to order pizza to avoid leaving your computer.

What Does Your Pizza Say About You?

#3 THURSDAY THIRTEEN - 13 Books I Must Have on a Deserted Island

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1. GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell - My all-time favorite book. I read it every summer ... Who knows how long I'll be on the deserted island.

2. to 8. HARRY POTTER 1-7. I realize this may seem like a cop-out ... but I must have all 7 books ... I mean if I'm going to be stranded on a deserted island ... I need the complete set.

9. IMMORTAL IN DEATH by J.D. Robb - this is the 3rd in the series ... but it is my favorite. This is the one where Mavis is framed for murder and Eve has to clear her best friend ... and shop for a wedding gown.

10. DEAD BEAT by Jim Butcher. Butcher's seventh Dresden Files novel. Harry Dresden, a wizard PI living in Chicago with his half-brother, who's an incubus, and his dog, Mouse, learns that his friend, a Chicago police officer specializing in occult investigations, is being blackmailed by a vampire. To thwart the various ghouls, sorcerers and body-stealers in their evil quest, Dresden must turn for help to a reluctantly heroic medical examiner, Waldo Butters; a pack of werewolves, the Alphas; and a fallen angel, disguised as a bookstore clerk.

11. MR. PERFECT by Linda Howard. This is an older Linda Howard ... but it is still my favorite of hers. I just wish they would release it on cd-unabridged. During drinks one TGIF session ... they come up with a list of attributes for Mr. Perfect. Sam might not be perfect ... but he sure does come close. My favorite scene is him drinking his juice in the morning in the kitchen with the drapes open. Yummm.

12. LOVER ETERNAL by J. R. Ward. I love all of the Black Dagger Brotherhood books ... but I think Rhage is my favorite. The whole beauty vs. the Beast and how Mary tames the beast.

13. SEASWEPT by Nora Roberts. One word: CAMERON!


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The ABC's of Me

The ABC's Of Me.....Share
Copy and paste and put your own answers. :)

A - Age: 52 - I'll be 53 in July

B - Bed size: Queen

C - Chore you hate: Cleaning the bathroom

D - Dad's Name: Garth

E - Essential start your day item: Coffee with French Vanilla Coffeemate Creamer

F - Favorite actor(s): Michael Caine, Anthony Hopkins, Meryl Streep, Richard Gere, Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock

G - Gold or Silver: Gold

H - Height: 5' 7"

I - Instruments you play(ed): piano

J - Job title: Wife, Mother, Best Friend, Legal Assistant

K - Kid(s): Autumn (26) and Matthew (23)

L - Living arrangements: Me, DH Jimmy and our 2 dogs, Reggie & Toby

M - Mom's name: Noreen

N - Nicknames: THE MOMMA, Momma, Pam, Pammy, Pammy Wammy, Pamuuuulllllaaaaaa, Pamalamadingdong

O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: tonsils in 1961 and hysterectomy in 2004

P - Pet Peeve: Rudeness

Q - Quotes you like: Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

R - Right or left handed: Right

S - Siblings: 3 Brothers - Bruce, Mark and Patrick

T - Time you wake up: 6 am

V - Vegetable you dislike: Parsnips

W - Ways you run late: Because of Jimmy - he is such a dawdler

X - X-rays you've had: I can't count that high. I have had so many I should be glowing.

Y - Yummy food you make: Broccoli Bake, Baked Macaroni and Cheese, Potato Salad, Pasta Salad, Grilled Veggies

Z - Zodiac: Leo

What I Have Done In My Life

Monday Morning Meme
Because you have nothing better to do with your time. You know the drill!

Place an X by all the things you've DONE. REMOVE the X from the ones YOU HAVE NOT. This is for your entire life!

Swam in the ocean X
Gone to Washington X
Gone on a blind date X
Skipped school X
Watched someone die X
Been to Canada X
Been to Mexico
Been to Florida X
Been to another country X
Been on a plane X
Been lost X
Been on the opposite side of the country X
Cried yourself to sleep X
Played cops and robbers X
Recently colored with crayons X
Sang Karaoke X
Paid for a meal with coins only X
Done something you told yourself you wouldn't X
Made prank phone calls X
Caught a snowflake on your tongue X
Danced in the rain X
Watched the sunrise with someone X
Blown bubbles X
Gone ice-skating X
Been to the movie's ALONE X

1. Any nickname? Momma, THE MOMMA, Pam, Pammy, Pammy Wammy, Pamuulllaaaa, Pamalamadingdong.
2. Mother's name? Noreen
3. Favorite drink? Turkey Hill's diet green tea with honey & ginseng, and Echo Domani or Yellow Tail Pinot Grigio
4. Piercing? yes, ears
5. How much do you love your job? I am very happy at my new job.
6. Birthplace Germantown Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
7. Favorite vacation? Walt Disney World, April 1-10, 2000
8. Ever been on TV? Yes
9. Have any children? Yes - 2. DD Autumn, 26 and DS Matthew, 23.
10. Ever steal any traffic signs? Technically, we just borrowed it ... and it was aspeed limit sign, not a traffic sign.
11. Ever been in a car accident? Unfortunately, yes. A few of them.
12. Drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? 4
13. Can you drive a standard car? Absolutely … and I miss my stick shift L I can also drive 3 on a tree J … that shows you how old I am.
14. Favorite pie? My MIL's homemade PA Dutch Chicken Pot Pie
15. Favorite number? 3
16. Favorite movie? Gone With The Wind, Pride & Prejudice, American Dreamer, I have over 1200 movies … too many favorites to list.
17. Favorite dessert? Chocolate Torte cake with Raspberry crème filling & Chocolate Gnache icing
18. Favorite food? Chinese, Italian, Seafood, and a nice filet mignon (medium) on the grill with grilled veggies, grilled corn on the cob, Jimmy's Caesar Salad, baked potato with butter & sour cream, fresh sliced cantaloupe, blueberries & strawberries ... and for desert, just-baked warm brownies with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge sauce on top. Yummmm … Can you tell I haven't had lunch yet?
19. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
20. Favorite brand of body wash? I use soap - Camay
21. Favorite toothpaste? Crest Sensitive with Whitening
22. Favorite smells? coffee fresh after grinding, clean sheets that were hung outside to dry, a baby after a bath, Honeysuckle in May/June, and my million or so Yankee candles.
23. How do you relax? read, dinner with friends, and I've just started yoga. It actually works.
24. Where do you see you in 10 years? Hopefully, still enjoying my life.
25. What is your favorite breed of dog? Labrador Retriever