I COME FROM SPECIAL PEOPLE ♡

My Mom & Dad have been married for almost 30 years :)
I love my parents alot, we've always been very close.

My Mom's name is Babette, she was born in Paris, France, to a French woman and Polish-American Navy man. (my Gram and Grandad) My Gram was born in Normandy, France and survived the Normandy invasion when she was a child.
My Grandad was born in Wisconsin to Polish immigrants. (my great-grandparents)
 He joined the Navy when he was 17. Meeting my Grandmother in France years later.

 My Dad, Joe, was born in Germany on an American Army base. My Papa was in the Army so he and my Nana lived in Germany with my dad until they moved back to the States when he was little.
 My Mom and her parents moved to California (where my Aunt was born) when she was 2.

I don't know much about my Dad's side of the family like I do my Mother's. My Papa's father was a gangster-type who wasn't around much. He was raised by his mom, who had Native American roots. My Nana was born and raised in upstate New York.

Both my Mom's and Dad's parents have been happily married for over 50 years!

                                              My Mom Babette and My Gram.  France Circa 1960's

                                                                GRANDAD

 My beautiful Gram (Far right) Paris

Mom and Gram, Circa 61

Mom (right) and her little sister (left), Aunt Deb

 Mom rockin her 3 wheeler

Mom (left) Aunt Deb (right) Looking very secret garden

My Mom strangely resembles Reese Witherspoon

PAPA in his twenties

Papa and Dad

NANA

My Dads parents, Nana and Papa

Papa and Dad, Germany

Nana and Dad, Germany

Papa, Dad and his little sister my Aunt Michele

My Dad as a baby

xo

THANKSGIVING 2012 ♡ ROADTRIP

So after driving hours to D.C to visit my wonderful family for THANKSGIVING dinner I didn't get a single picture of the food! (Which is so not like me) But I did get tons of useless pictures on the ride there and old family pictures while there. So here they are, enjoy :)

                                                                      Hampton Coliseum

 

 

T-REX! (fake of course) @ Kings Dominion

 

 

                                                                                 Field of horses

Crossing the Potomac River

 

                                                   My parents old middle school they both attended

Stopped by my Dad's parents house before dinner at my Mom's parents.

 My Aunt was there with her dog Moby :) He's a sweetie.

 

                            I hate to post, but I was shocked when we hit traffic and I was stuck face to face with this.
                                      I'd never seen a deer strapped to a car before. And I hope never again.

My Gram just had these glass shelves put in, so I took a picture :)

 

           My Gram is 1 of 12 children. One of her brothers painted this for her. I was amazed by the detail. Everyone kept laughing at me taking pictures of everything in her house! This is Amazing! Oil on canvas.

 

My Grams cute little guest room. She lives in a highrise condo in Washington D.C. You wouldn't believe the size of this place!

 

 

 

  The dining room after dinner. Pink tablecloth and matching napkins. My Gram knows how to set a table!

 

Picture of my Mom, Babette when she was little