Photo Album - Collections for 2005

Steelers vs Bengals
Date: Dec 4, 2005

These pictures are from our trip to Pittsburgh for the Steelers/Bengals game on December 4, 2005. I didn't take a lot of pictures that weekend, but there's a good picture of Bob & Tina--who was the couple we hung out with most of the weekend. There's also a good picture of Jenn & I on the ferry approaching Heinz Field.
Maddie, Nikki & Misc
Date: Nov 7, 2005

Everytime we've gone to Niles, I've sworn I'm going to take a picture of the Flicks video sign. From these pictures it's pretty clear what the sign says, but when you're driving by the place at 35mph, the way the L and I are tilted make the sign read slightly different. :) The rest of the pictures are just some more miscellaneous photos of the dogs.
Patio Pictures
Date: Sep 15, 2005

Some pictures of our new patio we had installed in the backyard. The work was done by Dematteo's Patio here in Columbus and Tim and his crew did a fantastic job!
Steelers Training Camp
Date: Aug 9, 2005

Here's a couple pictures I took of Jack Lambert & Mean Joe Greene at Steelers Training Camp on August 6, 2005.
Steelers Training Camp [Jenn's Camera]
Date: Aug 9, 2005

These at the pictures Jenn took with her 35mm camera while we were at the Steelers Training camp on August 6, 2005. This was Jenn's first trip to Latrobe. After training camp was over, we went out to lunch with David & Lori Fair--to which they treated. We then stayed in downtown Pittsburgh at the Courtyard by Marriot.
Pictures Of The Dogs [Jenn's Camera]
Date: Aug 9, 2005

Here are some miscellaneous pictures of the dogs taken with Jenn's camera.
Miscellaneous Photos
Date: Dec 18, 2005

This is just a section of miscellaneous pictures that I've either recieved from friends and family, or have taken over the years and just decided to scan them in.
Breakfast At Grandpas & Columbus Zoo Trip
Date: May 29, 2005

Kind of a hodge podge of pictures in this set. The first picture was taken at a Pancake Breakfast my Grandfather had for all the Grandchildren. My cousin and his wife were getting ready to move to Palm Springs, CA, so we probably won't have many more big family breakfasts like this. The next set of pictures were taken when Jenn's sister, Katie, came down to visit us w/her fiancee's son Christian. We went to the Columbus Zoo and these are the pictures I took. The last set of pictures are a couple random photos I took of my music instruments. Nothing exciting. ;)
Steelers vs Springfield Police Basketball
Date: May 21, 2005

My Dad picked us up 5 tickets for the Steelers vs Springfield (OH) Police Officers. The event was a charity for the young stepson of a Springfield Officer who has been in and out of the hospital since he was born. The event was like $5 per ticket and I'd guess there was about 2,500 people there--but that's a pure guess. Jenn and I met my Mom, Dad and second cousin Sammy for the game. There were 2 former Steelers players there, Louis Lipps and Edmund Nelson, and 4 second year Steelers--Max Starks, Matt Kranchick, Willie Parker and Dedrick Roper. Kranchick was definitely the best Baller of the group. For most of the first half it was a Kranchick dunk show. Willie Parker went on a little streak were he probably hit 7/9 from 3 point land. Starks had a couple of monster dunks--one that about brought down the backboard--I thought the glass was going to give way. Starks also had one monster rejection--he swatted that shot into next week. For the most part, it was all fun and games for players on both sides of the ball. We all really enjoyed ourselves. Sammy managed to get the autographs of everyone but Edmund Nelson and Dedrick Roper. I told him if he could have only gotten 4 autographs, he picked the correct four to get.
Trip To Chicago
Date: Feb 19, 2005

I surprised Jenn w/a 4-day trip to Chicago for her 30th Birthday. I told her about a two weeks before that we were leaving town, but I didn't tell her were we were going or how we were going to get there. We spent Friday (her Birthday) walking the Magnificent Mile, visiting the Hancock Center, take a bus tour of Chicago and then eating dinner at the Chicago Chop House (excellent Filet Mignon & Baked Potatoes.) We spent Saturday & Sunday visiting the Navy Pier, Shedd Aquarium, Field Museum and seeing more of the town. Jenn decided she loves true "Chicago-style" pizza, so we had it for dinner both Saturday & Sunday night from Bella Bacinos on Whacker Dr (we ate the restaraunt Saturday night and then had pizza delivered to the room Sunday night.)