Swindells

Girls Nite Out

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The Girls went out for dinner and a show.

Of course we went to Thunder down Under.Then headed overto Studio 54 for some dancing

Dinner Rehearsal

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A nice dinner at the Canaletto Ristorante Veneto in the Venetian over looking the canals.

The wedding cermony on the terrace at the Venetian

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Beautiful ceremony. The minister even welcomed Liz to Red Sox nation. Too bad they couldn't pull it off.

Wedding Reception Venetian

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The reception was held at the http://www.aquaknox.net/ at the Venetian.

Great food and good times. Congrats to Liz and Kevin on tying the knot

Karaoke after the Wedding Reception

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After the wedding reception a few of us went to the dueling piano bar at Harrahs. sorry no pictures. Then went to Imperial Palace and sang Karaoke. We had a great time and closed the bar at 3:00 am in the morning!!!

Visitor from NBPT

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At the beining of October one of my late Uncle Johnny"Bear"Currier's friend Dave Dowling who also is one of my friends came out to California on a business trip with his co-worker John. So We got to toether to watch some Red Sox game at our local bar the Longboard. Plus had a little BBQ at our place to watch some Sunday football and play some darts and drink some beers. It ws great to see you Dave. Hope to see you in Cali again. Tell John I said Hi!!! Yeat the Bun!!!!

Cookie makes the winning shot Thumbs up!!!

Just a few too many beers

Suite at Angel Stadium

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One of my work's contractor invite us to their suite at Angel Stadium. what a way to watch a baseball game. Good food,drinks and friends.

Angels Game

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Rob and John my bosses

Gary and Laurie giving the rally monkey some beer

Rally moneky sitting comfortably in the suite

Gary,Me, rally monkey and Josh

No Dunkin Donuts in CA

2008-09-09T09:00:00.000-07:00

Living in California is great. People are laid back the weather is great year round its just missing Dunkin Donuts ice coffee. Coleen and Cheryl lived in places that did not have Dunkin Donuts and know what I mean but just wanting a Dunkin Donuts ice coffee. OMG do I miss those and Christy pizza. Cheryl send me a tray please!!!! Well after seven years for looking for a good ice coffee I finally found one. All the places out here would advertise they had ice coffee but just poured hot coffee over ice. Now that just isnt ice coffee. But Mcdonalds yes I said Mcdonalds makes a preety good ice coffee. Still doesnt beat DD but pretty close. i am so excited to be able to go and get ice coffee in the morning!!!!!! YEa!!!!

Finally updated my blog!!!

2008-08-20T13:06:00.000-07:00

First off Mike and I have quit smoking cigarettes. Yea 7 months!! Can’t believe it. After two months of no smoking I decide to join weight watchers to start losing weight and getting in shape. Hopefully this is the year I stick to it.
The first few months we just played it low key fighting our addiction. We didn’t want to tempt ourselves.
Then in April we took a trip to Hollywood.

Saw the Hollywood sign. Stay at the Sheraton at Universal Studios. Walk around City Walk which is an outdoor mall which is at Unviersal Studios. Took some good pictures with the prop in front of the stores.

Then we went to the Gibson Theatre to see the comedian Artie Lang(from the Howard Stern Show). Great stand up act. Well worth the trip to Hollywood. Here are some pictures. The pictures didn’t come out the best.

Here is Artie hugging George Takei from Star Trek

Then the next day we adventure over to Beverly Hills

Did some window shopping on Rodeo Drive

Then we found Crumbs bakery. Which is a bakery in Manhattan that delivers cupcakes to the Howard Stern show.They have one branch in california and it is in Beverly Hills. They had Artie make his own cupcake which is called the Artie Lange cupcake. So we had to buy one. It was delicious cupcake which cost $5.00.

Then came our annual trip in May to via Las Vegas

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Not many pictures from this trip because what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.But it was our friend Wendy 40th Birthday this year and we missed the party back home so we all pitch in and got a cabana at the pool for the day. Here our pictures of the cabana and some of us girls riding the bull by the pool. Great times!!!

Then we just hung out in Huntington Beach enjoy the beautiful weather for the months of June and July.

In July we did go to the circus. Yes four adults and no kids went to the circus and had a blast.

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We called it Hooters and clown day

We started off the day by meeting Danielle and Ricardo at Hooters in Anaheim CA

We had a few fried pickles, wings, crab legs and beer. Then went to the Honda Center to the circus

Opps cut off Ricardo head!!!

We had fun being kids again.

The surf and skateboarding competion down at Huntington Beach. They also had snowboarding on the beach and motocross fressstyle

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Third Place

2007-12-22T18:41:00.000-08:00

Well we have a good year. Came in third for Currier's blog caption contest. Came in second in the Longboard's Chili Cookoff and then third again for the Patio decorating contest. Hopefully we will come in first on Xmas morning on a slot machine at Harrah's in San Diego. We are spending XMAS eve and morning at the Casino in San Diego. Merry X-MAS to all.

Patio all decorated for X-MAS

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Old X-MAS Decoration

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Going thru our x-mas decoration to enter the xmas patio decorating contest and we found these cute magnets that our friends Mel and Jamie gave us back in 2000. Date was on the back of them. Well they made it thru a xmas in Amesbury MA. Traveled across the united states with us and 7 years later we still put them out to reminder us of our friends Mel and Jamie back home. Thanks you guys we miss you.

X-MAS Party at Longboards

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I'm ready to go PARTY

Mike Jamming in Malibu

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Visting our friend Bob in Malibu and out came the guitar for a late night drunk secession

Annual Chili Cook Off at the Longboards

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Second Place in the Cook-off- Lost to the Cook again

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First Trip to Las Vegas by ourselves

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Margritaville-Jimmy Buffet Bar

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2007 World Series Champs

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WAY TO GO RED SOX

RED SOX 2007 AL EAST CHAMPS

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YES THE RED SOX DID IT. THEY ARE THE AL EAST CHAMPIONS. FIRST TIME SINCE 1995. GO RED SOX!

FUCK THOSE DAM YANKEES

2007-08-03T08:59:00.002-07:00

Hello everyone!
Sorry its been a while since I post pictures. Since the last post we had a visitor from NBPT, then it was fourth of July and the Fair came to town. Pictures are below of all three events!!!!

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Every year at the fair they have this beig area were they have Sand castles built. Its a amazing what they can do with Sand.

Fourth of July in H.B.

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San Diego

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Went down to San Diego to see the Red Sox play the Padres!

Red Sox in San Diego

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Boston Meets his brother HB

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After the long trip across the United States Boston meets his long lost brother from the west coast HB. I think they are going to be best friends.

Having Fun Climbing the Tree

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As you know a few weeks ago we got an addition to our family well today we got another addition to the family. He has been at work with me all day and will be heading home at 5:30 to meet his His long lost brother from the west coast.

Another New Addition to the Swindells

2007-06-19T16:30:00.000-07:00

Red Sox West Coast

2007-06-19T11:36:00.000-07:00

We are getting excited for the Boston Red Sox to make an appearance in San Diego against the Padres this weekend. Jen is flying in on Thursday and George Paula Joyce and Dennis are also going to be in San Diego for the big event. I am posting some pictures that my cousin Ski sent from the Fathers day game at Fenway. Wish I could have been there with them but thought I share the pictures so other Red Sox fans on the West Coast can enjoy!!! Go Red Sox!!!!!!

Champagne Toast at the Longboards

2007-06-19T10:49:00.000-07:00

Well if you didn't know the Stanley Cup is finally on the West Coast. Anaheim Ducks are the Champs. Hockey is not as popular on the west coast as it is on the east coast but we enjoyed going to the Longboards and watching the games. We celebrated in style. When the Ducks won the championship the Longboards gave out champagne to everyone at the bar. See pictures below

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2007 Stanley Cup

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Longboards

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Cookie with Stanley

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The Cup in OC

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ANGELS GAME

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ON JUNE 1,2007 MIKE,DANIELLE AND I TOOK RICARDO TO HIS FIRST BASEBALL GAME. WE HAD A GOOD TIME TAKING PICTURES AND DRINKING BEER AND ENJOYING THE GAME. WE ALSO GOT A NEW ADDITION TO THE SWINDELL FAMILY. YOU WILL SEE PICTURE BELOW.

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FIRST BASEBALL GAME!

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ME DRINKING A BEER OF COURSE

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DANIELLE EATING THE BIGGEST HOTDOG I HAVE EVER SEEN

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ANGEL STADIUM

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MIKE AND I

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RICARDO AND DANIELLE

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DANIELLE AND I

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BLINKING BEER MUGS

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New addition to the Swindell Family

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Rally Monkey

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If the Angels are down in the seventh inning the rally monkey comes out on the big screen and jump up and down and gets the crowd going. The Angels were down so in the begining of the seventh I went and bought a Rally monkey and as soon as I got back to my seat the rally monkey came out. We ended up wining the game against the Orioles 3-2. Go Angels!

Ricardo being Dirty!

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After the Friday home games at Angel stadium the lights go out and they have firworks. They call it BIG BANG FRIDAYS~!!!
Below are a couple of pictures of the night.

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VIA LAS VEGAS

2007-05-15T16:05:00.001-07:00

WELL WE MADE OUR ANNUAL TRIP TO LAS VEGAS WITH THE GIRLS LOREN,JILL AND WENDY. BUT THIS YEAR A WEDDING WAS THROWN INTO OUR TRIP. CLIFF POLLARD AND JENNIFER EATON GOT MARRIED AT THE VIA LAS VEGAS WEDDING CHAPEL ON 5/4/07. WAY TO GO GUYS! YOU DID!
SO WE HAD A FEW EXTRA PEOPLE COME THIS YEAR.PAULA AND JOYCE JOIN US FOR THE TRIP.
JEN ALSO JOINED IN FOR ANOTHER LAS VEGAS WEDDING. OURS WAS SEVEN YEARS AGO 5/18. OH MY GOD WHERE DOES THE TIME GO. CLIFF SR FLEW OUT FOR THE OCCASION. I THINK THE BIGGEST SURPRISE WAS CLIFF MOM SILVIA. KEPT SAYING I AM NOT GOING TO VEGAS.SHE DOES NOT LIKE TO FLY GOT ON A PLANE THANKS TO PAULA AND JOYCE AND MADE IT TO HER SON WEDDING. MIND YOU IT WAS A SECRET AND CLIFF,JEN,MIKE OR I DID NOT KNOW SHE WAS COMING THEY JUST FOUND US AT THE FLAMINGO GARDEN BAR WHERE WE LOVE TO PLAY CAVEMAN KENO. MIKE HIT $477.00 IN THE FIRST TWENTY MINUTES OF SITTING DOWN. THAT WENT FAST AND THAT IS ALL WE WON THE WHOLE WEEKEND! MAYBE NEXT TIME. ENJOY THE PICTURES

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MOTHER AND SON

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OH MY GOD SILVIA FLEW TO LAS VEGAS

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MICHELLE AND THE MOTHER OF THE GROOM

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THE GIRLS WAITING FOR THE LIMO

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CHILLING WAITING FOR THE LIMO

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HAVE TO HAVE A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF EVLIS AT YOUR WEDDING

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The Bride and Maid of Honor

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Paula and Joyce

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The Boys

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Who looks scared in this picture

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Yea I did it! I got married!

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Mike is ready to go GAMBLE!!!!

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Michelle getting attack by the Guys

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Loren and Wendy being Silly

Big Shot Room

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yes that is a TV in our bathroom mirror!

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After surving our long weekend in Las Vegas we encounter a brush fire on the side of the highway on the 91 coming back. Nice traffic jam delay our ride home by only a half hour. Thank God!!!

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2007-03-28T11:50:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone. Mike and I adventure home for a long weekend. Sorry we could not see everyone we were short for time and the snow storm kill one day of driving to see people. It's so hard to fit everyone in and we are truly sorry if we didnt get to see you or spend much time with you. We will mostly likely be coming home next year and we will try to plan alonger stay to see everyone that we miss the last few times we have come home!!! Below are pictures from our trip.

Loren and Swinny doing the west coast sign

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Rachel Brown

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Yea I got to meet Rachel Brown. What a cute kid!!! Congrats to Gail and Cory on their little girl!

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The next few pictures are for my friends on the west coast they want to see what my hometown looked like. So here are a few pictures to getan idea of the small New England town I am from.

Market Square downtown NBPT

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Inn Street Downtown NBPT

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The House I grew up in

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Grammer School

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Newburyport High School

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St Patty’s Day started off as a typical New England Day with a foot a fresh snow and ice on the ground. We battle the cold and walk down Merrimac Street to get to the Park Lunch to enjoy some green beer. After an hour of drinking and singing the power went out (figures good old New England weather for you).
Thank God most of us knew the words to a few of the songs so we had a singalong with us and the Reardon Family. Plus Seano wife kept the crowd quiet with her fiddle playing (Great Job). Then the power came back on but the power surge blew the equipment we had. We had to wait another hour for a backup. We did do with the singing along and a little boom box on the bar. Backup equipment came and the day was a great day to spend with friends we had not seen in along time! Below are some pictures from the day.

Ski and Kaleigh

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Ski and Kaleigh join us for the fun of Good Irish Drinking Music and Corn Beef and Cabbage.