Drawbaugh-Candelario Family Stuff & More

2009-09-29T20:39:00.000-05:00

Pics Bahamas

2009-07-30T20:59:00.000-05:00

Be Kind

2009-05-14T07:36:00.001-05:00

"The kinder and more thoughtful a person is, the more kindness they can find in other people."

Leo Tolstoy

Don't sweet the small stuff.

2009-05-05T08:07:00.001-05:00

"Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year's time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings."

Andre Maurois

Quality of Life-

2009-05-03T10:02:00.004-05:00

Quality of Life is the real thing in our lives.
Those who sacrifice quality of life for a career or material items are fooling themselves. This is not a big deal until one reaches a mid point or the end of their life and realizes the game was set against them by their own making.

Follow your bliss and live with no regrets.

Otherwise sacrifice the greatest gift you have, your freedom and joy.

As CEOs of corporations and billionaires commit suicide one must think; "What could drive such a smart, educated and successful person to end one's own life?"

These successful people have focused their achievements on not who they are and their abilities but what they have and what title is given to them. Once these objects are removed they no longer have an identity.

We all choose by what means to measure our self.
I suggest make it an internal, controlled, aspect. To give one's identity to the external is a dead end and will end in tragedy every time.

Not only does an internal value have more control but it will encourage one to have love not hate, be polite not rude, generous not greedy. Not only will this ensure success but it will make the world much more enjoyable for everyone.

Mo baby

2009-02-27T20:15:00.001-05:00

Baby Again

2009-02-27T19:46:00.003-05:00

Baby Time

2009-02-27T19:08:00.002-05:00

So many pictures....

2008-08-23T13:36:00.003-05:00

So yes we are taking pictures and videos..... I just haven't shared them...hehehehe.

So here ya go. I have several photobucket accounts (they are maxed at 100 per account).

Album 1: http://s492.photobucket.com/albums/rr281/Joelpictures/

Picture of Babby David

2008-05-24T15:17:00.003-05:00

Wow! No more room left on this ride.

2008-05-10T19:01:00.004-05:00

MAN!!! That Girl ate a BEACH BALL!!

2008-04-18T08:36:00.006-05:00

Haaaa......

K-lindo... how cute.

I was winning the ribs eating contest and BAMB!! Rosalie took off.
Look at that tummie!!!

WOW!!!
"What is taking this guy so long? I want someone to kick around... grumble grumble ... I mean play with.... come on baby David let's get go'in."

Just one more hot dog..... please just one more....

Video One-

2008-01-21T08:16:00.000-05:00

I have acquired many photos and videos of the ever growing Tummy. But this is the first public showing. Beware for it is an unusual site. ;-)

It's a BOY!! Week 21!

2008-01-09T07:37:00.001-05:00

Look at that!! Man this kid will be in adult films I can just tell. Now that's talent!!
;-)

2 months in- and a picture of Peanut.

2007-10-14T11:03:00.000-05:00

Peanut is our new member to the family. I think Peanut will eventually be human and then the pictures will make more sense. But for now here's a picture.

Da Plan

2006-04-24T13:56:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone! Well, the big day is less than a month away. Just want to
give you an update on the wedding stuff:
The wedding rehearsal will be on Friday, May 19th at 5:00 p.m.
The wedding party and significant others will be going to dinner at 6:30
p.m.
The wedding will take place on Saturday, May 20th at 6:30 p.m.
I know all the bridesmaids have their outfits. For you guys, if you
haven't gotten your outfit yet, now is definitely the time. Here's
another link to the website for the guayabera. It's Style#122-SS,
short-sleeved and white. (www.guayaberashirt.com) It will be
accompanied by black slacks (Joel's wearing Dockers) and black dress
shoes.
Look forward to seeing you all there!

It's almost time.

2006-04-14T15:33:00.000-05:00

Save the Date Card & Groom's men shirts

2006-01-29T19:13:00.000-05:00

Here's a copy of the Save the Date card. We sent them via snail mail... Against my better judgment. Electronic mail is better for the manatees and environment and stuff.

Here's what the groomsmen will be wearing. It's a traditional Guayabera. Many hispanic cultures where this stuff in a form like event. I love it becuase it is very lite and comfortable.

Description:
Style#122-SS / This is the go anywhere in style Guayabera. You will make an impression when enter a room with this comfortable piece. It will easily become an essential part of your wardrobe.

Dry cleaning recommended in order to preserve this garment.

May 20th is around the corner.

2006-01-21T21:16:00.000-05:00

www.coconutcove.net

It's getting that time. Many of ya'll have made your reservations but there are still a few of ya out there needing to get going. You don't have to go to the wedding but you're going to miss out on some boating, water skiing, tubing, snorkeling, ultra lighting, drinking, dancing and drinking. And did I mention drinking..?

Friday night will be chilling out at one of the tiki bars. Saturday the wedding will start around 6:30 (not am) and be completed in short time. Then a 4 hour open bar and live Caribbean music.

The hotel only has 18 rooms and every room is reserved for our party so it may be loud but we shouldn't have an issue.

We have a couple people heading down from the Carolinas and tons from Fort Myers and South Florida.

We have boat docking available at no extra charge.

Condo developer has contract to buy Holiday Isle

2005-11-16T21:03:00.000-05:00

Condo developer has contract to buy Holiday Isle
BY ROBERT SILK
Free Press Staff
ISLAMORADA — Holiday Isle Resort & Marina, for years the Upper Keys' best-known party spot and a primary home for Islamorada's famous charter fishing fleet, is under contract to a West Palm Beach developer of condotels.
Sales rumors have swirled about the 151-room oceanfront resort for months, but last Thursday, in an interview with the Free Press, an official from the Ceebraid-Signal development company confirmed the pending deal.
"We have it under contract," said Brad Vida, Ceebraid-Signal's director of acquisitions. "Our plans are to turn it into a condo-hotel very similar to what has been done at Cheeca Lodge."
In a condotel, rooms or suites are privately owned by investors but are rented out as traditional guest lodging. Cheeca and numerous other Keys lodges have either undergone recent condotel conversions or are in the process of being converted. Often, resorts that are converted to hotel-condominiums are made more upscale and the rooms are enlarged or turned into suites.
Vida would not reveal Ceebraid-Signal's purchase price for Holiday Isle, citing contractual obligations, but sources close to the resort have placed the figure between $90 and $100 million. In addition to lodging and a marina, the resort has six bars, three restaurants and a row of shops.
Robert Given, a broker who helped facilitate the deal for the real estate conglomerate CB Richard Ellis, said he expects closing to take place between mid-December and mid-January.
"I would give it a 99 percent certainty," he said. "There has already been a lot of money committed to the deal. And we are not talking about hundreds of thousands."
Holiday Isle's impending sale and conversion have caused concern about the future of the resort's charter fishing fleet, a staple of the Islamorada economy. The Holiday Isle Web site lists 31 offshore and backcountry fishing captains who are based at its marina.
Vida, however, affirmed the importance of the charter fleet.
"We think that we need them for the operation of the facility," he said.
Holiday Isle General Manager Scott Simmons also confirmed that the resort is under contract with Ceebraid-Signal. And he said the company's plan to make the property more upscale could have an impact on its famous Tiki Bar and other drinking establishments.
"It is not going to be the same in my opinion, as far as all the daytrippers coming down and destroying the facilities and throwing beer cans all over the place," he said. "I think it will have visitors that respect and care about the Keys."
In addition to Florida properties, Ceebraid-Signal owns apartments, condominiums and condotels in Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania and Georgia.
Ceebraid-Signal has numerous South Florida holdings, including the recently-acquired Gulfstream Hotel in Lake Worth and the Palm Beach Hilton. The developer is renaming both properties and converting them to condotels.
The company also owns properties in Miami Beach, Pembroke Pines, Boca Raton and locations throughout Central Florida.
In 2004 Ceebraid-Signal executives agreed to a $215,000 settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to inform tenants in its Connecticut apartment buildings that their dwellings could contain lead paint.
Given, though, said the company will be a good steward of Holiday Isle.
"I think it is a very good transaction for the Keys in general because they are a very high quality developer," he said.
Simmons said it could take two years before the redevelopment of Holiday Isle begins.

Wedding Info and Lodging Alternatives

2005-11-06T09:48:00.000-05:00

The wedding site will be Coconut Cove Resort (www.coconutcove.net; 305-664-0123). It is located at 84801 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada, Florida 33036. There are only 19 rooms, so if you plan on attending the wedding and would like to stay at the main location, be sure to book your room early! It's going to be tons of fun! Note that there is a two-night minimum stay requirement, and rooms run for either $150 or $175 a night.

Here are a few alternative hotels in the area:

Pelican Cove Resort (www.pcove.com; 305-664-4435) is a great upscale resort right next door to Coconut Cove. It is more expensive than Coconut Cove, but it would be great for a mini-vacation.

Key Islamorada Days Inn Oceanfront Resort (www.daysinnflakeys.com; 305-664-3681) is about five minutes away from Coconut Cove, and rooms start at about $100 a night. There is generally no minimum stay, so this is the most affordable option.

Holiday Isle (www.holidayisle.com; 305-664-2321) is a young, party resort just a couple of minutes from Coconut Cove. I wouldn't recommend it for families with young children, but if you want to stay somewhere with an all-night party (besides Coconut Cove, of course), this is the place to be. Prices can vary, but are generally around $150-$200 a night. One warning: this resort is up for sale and I have heard rumors it may be going condo. I don't think it would happen before the wedding, but you never know.

Money does buy happiness! I knew it!

2005-08-20T12:04:00.000-05:00

Happiness is besting Joneses
Joel says:I can’t believe they needed a study to figure this out.
JOHN INNES

MONEY can buy you happiness - but only if you are richer than your neighbours, according to the results of research released yesterday.

Sociologists found that it was not strictly true to say that being well-off will not make a person happy.

But it depends on whether a person is able to "keep up with the Joneses".

Researchers in the United States examined the "hedonic treadmill hypothesis" that suggests people are in a continual wealth race with their neighbours.

Measurements were taken of the age, the total family income and the general happiness of a group of people aged 20 to 64.

The results showed that the richer people were relative to their peers of the same age, the happier they tended to be.

Glen Firebaugh, from Pennsylvania State University, who led the study, said: "We find, with and without controls, that the higher the income of others in one's age group, the lower one's happiness.

"Families whose income earners are in jobs with flat income trajectories are likely to become less happy over time.

"Thus the relative income effect observed here implies adverse effects for some individuals over the working years of their life cycles."

Relative income was much more important than absolute income when determining the happiness of individual Americans.

Because of the relative effect, continued income growth within rich countries such as the US is irrelevant to overall happiness, according to Mr Firebaugh.

"Rather than promoting overall happiness, continued income growth could promote an ongoing consumption race where individuals consume more and more just to maintain a constant level of happiness," he added.

While income was important, the best predictor of happiness was good physical health, the researchers found.

Check this out. Cecy went on a trip.

2005-08-15T20:01:00.000-05:00

I don't think she had internet access the entire trip but the trip was worth it.

Cec said:

http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=m7nmypf.awx0y78j&x=0&y=-3c34wv

here's a link to my yosemite pictures from early june. Can you paste this is a new blog entry? Am I able to create a new blog entry? It looks like I can only post comments, but that may be because I'm blind/retarded... This would be a good picture to put up, although Brett & I don't look nearly as "Cutie" as you & Rosalie in your picture, since we had been camping... :)

All unemployeed

2005-08-15T18:57:00.000-05:00

Look at these turds! All unemployeed.

2005-08-14T20:45:00.000-05:00

We made an attempt to go snorkeling today at Bath Tub Beach in Stuart Florida. I couldn't believe how much the hurricanes have changed everything.

The waves were pretty intense.

The river water was thick from the out going tied so visibility was not good. It seems like snorkeling is a gamble.

But I prefer to have a mission when going to the beach.

2005-08-12T22:56:00.000-05:00

Man what a cutie!

Audio Blog- Skeleton Key Movie review.

2005-08-12T21:13:00.000-05:00

This is a short message after we watched the the Skeleton Key. We just called the audio blog # and left a message. I love it.

Yeah Ha!!

2005-08-11T20:45:00.000-05:00

I want to thank everyone for visiting the site and putting in your Two Cents. And now it’s even easier than before. How?

Now just call and leave a message and BAMB! It is posted online as an audio file.

Simply dial the Audio BLOGGER access number: (415) 856-0205

It will then ask for your

Primary Phone Number :(***) ***-****

Pin : ****

The Primary Number is 1 number off my cell number. The pin is Aug 1^st, 2004.

I am also putting together a Drunk Line Blog and I’ll let you know when it’s ready.

I might need to set up a Skype number to get rid of the primary number and pin requirement for the drunks.

Again if you have a link of pic you wana share on the blog send me an email or post a comment. And if your audio blog is too offensive ;-)

It will be edited or removed so be nice or save it for the drunk blog. LOL!

First Audio Post.

2005-08-11T19:54:00.000-05:00

Making comments and pictures on the blogg.

2005-08-09T14:11:00.000-05:00

Well it is kind of a pain to set you up as a co-editor (not really but who wants to take the time really?) so if you make a comment I'll post it. If you want a picture posted let me know via email.

We have almost decieded on a DJ / performer. We first saw this great band called "the land sharks" but they were pricy. They use to play back up for jimmy buffet or something. Any way we didn't think 4 thousand dollars for 4 guys for 4 hours was with in reason.

Vonage Song!

2005-08-06T08:02:00.000-05:00

This is not related to this blog but... man I really love this song.

Update- yahoo briefcase will not let me share this link (the vonage song) unless I pay for a special account.

So forget about the link. Besides it might have been against copy right or something.

Besides if you can't find any song you want on the internet you must have some real problems. ;-)

A place to stay.

2005-08-05T20:54:00.000-05:00

Check out Hotels.com for lodging alternatives near the Tiki Bar! IE Holiday Isle.
Personally I like the idea of a boat house or a rental house.

What about pets? I know of a cool place about 20 mins north of Holiday isle which rent cottages and allow pets for about $165 a night. And they have dockage. Sweet!!

The Start

2005-07-29T23:47:00.000-05:00

Has you have heard we, Rosalie and I, are getting hitched next May. (May 20, 2006)
So I figured I'll start a forum/blog as a way to hand out info and get some feed back from ya'll.

I'd also like to allow this to morph into a family internet Blog, focusing on stuff like: Whose going to what school? Or what kind of work? Or where ya'll are going on vacation.