Good morning! Merry Christmas to all of my followers who celebrate today. I hope you all have a wonderful day filled with love and family. Today we are going to sit at home in our pajamas and watch Baby O attempt to open some of his gifts lol. Later on in the day we’re going... Continue Reading →
Life – Festivals, Golf & Grad Party
Hello everyone! Wow it feels like it’s been a while…but it’s only been three days lol. Why does three days feel like an eternity on here? Who knows. Anyways, there’s been a lot going on the last few days so I obviously wanted to share it with you. On Thursday night my in – laws... Continue Reading →
Life – Late night post (sort of)
Good evening. Welcome to the late - night edition of The Region Life. My name is Peter and I’ll be your host. Kidding. It’s only around 10 PM central time here in the region, but it’s way later than when I usually post. I haven’t had time throughout the week after I get home, so... Continue Reading →
It’s Official!
Today was such a special day and I'm excited to share it with you! Today Baby Oliver officially became a part of our family. By officially, I mean legally. We had his final adoption hearing this morning down by Indianapolis, and we had so much family support! It was really special. Our friends from college... Continue Reading →
Three things I’ve learned since becoming a dad
Hello everyone, good afternoon! It’s beautiful today in the region. I think it’s supposed to get to eighty degrees. Currently, I’m sitting on my porch, in my blue rocking chair, enjoying the warm weather and the sunshine. Tomorrow I go back to work after being on parental leave since the beginning of March. It stinks,... Continue Reading →
Baby O’s Baby Shower
Hello everyone! The last few days have pretty busy and fun, so I wanted to share what’s been going on with all of you. On Friday a friend of mine was in town that I haven’t seen in forever. He’s been one of my best friends since we were kids so of course we had... Continue Reading →
Baby’s first Orthodox Easter
Hello everyone! Yesterday was a busy day for our little family here in the region. As the title states, it was baby Oliver's very first Orthodox Easter celebration yesterday, and he was wiped out afterwards! We started our day by trying to get him dressed. It was a lot harder than it sounds lol! He... Continue Reading →
Baby’s first walk!
Today was a little eventful - for a Tuesday. Earlier today I took a little drive into town. I was heading to our Goddaughter's house to drop off our Easter gifts we had gotten for her! Among other things, we got her this beautiful candle that she can hold throughout the Easter service, and a... Continue Reading →
Baby’s first (of two) Easters!
Hello, happy Monday and Happy Easter to all those who celebrated yesterday! For us, we get two Easters. We have “American Easter” with Lea’s family, and “Orthodox Easter” with my family the following weekend. So, lucky baby Oliver gets two Easter baskets! This kid has had a lot going on lately. All starting last Tuesday.... Continue Reading →
One month old & a 40 day blessing
Hello and welcome back to The Region Life! If you’re new here, this is a personal blog with the occasional interview with the great people of Northwest Indiana. Here you’ll find rants about the Chicago Bulls, reviews on the recent DC Comic books I have read, stories about Winston the cat and Baby O (my... Continue Reading →