Blue Monday/ Love is.../Aw...Monday/

Some orange and blue after a Win yesterday for their first season opener. Our son Jeremy was at the game, sitting club level with a friend. He lived the good life for a few hours. Although the game was not exciting, it was good to watch with my love, my husband. The house has been quiet, no one around so we enjoyed our time and took a break from the hectic house chores we have to finish. I added the blue and orange for Sally

A Love is....share. We love walking and enjoying time together. This was a perfect share today.

What a precious kitty. I love black cats and my favorite was Boots. he was my boy and I lost him three years ago March 16th. Rose had turned 7 that day and she is still here with us, wheezing and sneezing and suffering from asthma and allergies. Boots was a gentleman and the best cat friend a girl could ever have.' Here is Rose with her gorgeous green eyes and Mr. Boots, looking dashing as he always did even with his milk mustache!

I will always love and cherish this big boy kitty. He was a dear to me.
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Wonderful Weddings Part I/ Blue Monday/ Love is...

A few years ago my youngest daughter Hannah gave me this "Beautiful Wishes" Willow Tree figure. I wanted her because they reminded me of my mother. She carried star lily flowers at her wedding to my father. But these reminded me of her just the same. This little figure means the world to me because Hannah chose it for me. It will always remind me of my mom's wedding day.

My parents were married August 29, 1936 in Pueblo, Colorado. Uncle Louie Steblay and Auntie Ann Steblay ( later known as Petgovsek)  were their attendants. At one time I remember seeing my mother's wedding gown and often wonder what happened to it. She had the tiniest waist! Oh My Goodness! They were so beautiful!

Uncle Moon's wedding to Auntie Elsie Glavich. I know that is my dad to the left of his brother and I believe Auntie Gela Kocman Medved on Aunt Elsie's right. I do not know the other two people. If you know them, Mike D., come tell me please! She carried a lovely bouquet too. Goodness weddings were a major affair in our parents day! I am sorry I do not have their wedding date  but would share it if you have it. Thank you.

I love Auntie Ang Steblay for giving this photo to me. I treasure it and keep it close to my heart and my sight!My grandmother Cecilia Kralj and her husband Joseph Steblay. They were married October 10, 1904 . A new beginning for each couple. Joyful!

My dad's younger sister Aunt Steffie (Stephania) and Uncle Art Samples. Goodness, they were a beautiful couple. Her dress was simple yet elegant. Look at that sweet short veil, I think Aunt Steffie was a trendsetter. Uncle Art looked really handsome and sharp in his double breasted  jacket. They were a special couple, always kind and very hard working.  I believe they were attendants in someone elses wedding here. It is hard to miss all these good folks, they were wonderful phamily.

The only sadness in this photo is my favorite Uncle Bear is not in the photo. It was Anthony "Bear" Medved's wedding day to precious Auntie Angela "Gela" Kocman. They were godparents to me and all my siblings. Wonderfully kind people and also so hard working. Uncle Bear was a quiet man, Auntie Gela was a storyteller. Goodness, how fast time flies. Miss these precious people too.

Noelle and tiny Drazah on the princesses fourth birthday.

My mom and Auntie Gela. Weren't they so pretty?

The marriage certificates for our ancestors were so unique and beautiful. I recall my parents certificate had a Scripture quote:

This is from Ephesians 4:26. Although I am currently searching for my Grandparents Kocman marriage photo of which I have a small paper copy. I do know they were married on May 22, 1905. I often wonder what they were all thinking, having traveled to new lands and having to leave any loved ones behind.

Our loved ones set up their homes in Bojontown and also in the Grove. These two areas were filled with many sLOVEnian people.  I am shocked at the video that showed the 1921 Pueblo flood because many of these folks never left the grove. Mr. John Germ and his wife raised their family in the Grove. The owned a business and I believe the building along with their home is still there today. The Grove is also home to the KSKJ Lodge No. 7 hall where many wedding receptions were held. On August 27, 2000 my daughter Noelle and her husband Roger were married there. It is located at 917 E. B Street. I am going to take a road trip to Pueblo and get my own photos. Many of these sites claiming historical significance have zilch about the sLOVEnian or Bojon community.  You can not make a few people look good and call it a community! Politics, aack, I intensely dislike it so much! I tried to find a photo of St. Joe's Hall. I guess I will drive down there and get my own! The photo is my daughter Noelle, my mother Cecilia Kocman and my son-in-law Roger at their wedding at St. Joe's Hall on August 27, 2000.

I will continue my wedding days journey with you tomorrow. But I will try to be more timely. I was so late with my post that should have gone up last night. Yesterday, we went to a birthday party for Drazah. she is the "princess" four year old that lives with my grandson Andrew and his precious Tarrah. She is the daughter of Tarrah's sister. They had a party for her at Clement Park in Littleton yesterday afternoon. The day was perfect as they rented one of the shelters and so we were shielded from the hot sun. The kids had a blast. I will share some photos here:

The birthday girl Drazah turned 4. She had a Frozen party complete with purple princess birthday cake. She had gifts galore and Jayden helped her organize them while she enjoyed opening each and every one.

There were lots of gifts. A lot of them were "Frozen" related.

Balloons were Elsie and the Frozen theme too.

Noelle and Drazah stopping for a quick photo.

On the way home from  the party we saw the Denver skyline.

The skies were blue and then it rained.

When we went to Jeremy and Brittany's house for the MMA fight between Chad Mendes and Conor McGregor the rainbow came across the sky. everyone decided to go to the Electric Cowboy and watch Rebekah dance. Let me just say these two things about the EC, Rebekah is a terrific little dancer but the c/w club "ain't no Silver Saddle. Anyone who grew up in Pueblo would know that Mrs. G ran the Silver Saddle Nightclub on Pueblo Blvd. That was a place to tear up the huge dance floor and doing some country dancing to the likes of songs like "Ghost riders in the Sky: and "The Orange Blossom Special", John Nemick, a fellow Bojon and local Pueblo fire fighter was an awesome c/w dancer. He could win awards for his style and moves. Goodness, another wonderful memory of some terrific times.

I will close this post with a special great grand boy, Michael! He is a sweetheart and such a delightful and beautiful little fellow.

Noelle has a photo of Michael's daddy Andrew when he was just a tiny boy, and he is doing the same "Power to the People" pose.

Until tomorrow  lahko noč and please visit Sally and the Blue Crew and show off your blues.

Happy Birthday Ed/ Blue Monday/ Beautiful Wedding

Happy birthday July 5th to my older brother Edward J. Kocman Jr., He should have been a firecracker, according to my mother. She said someone threw down one of those old fashioned firecrackers called a chaser and it started to chase her around the yard. Later that Fourth of July 1946 she went into labor and my big brother was born after midnight so he was a post firecracker baby!

My brother Eddie looks like he knows the camera caught him. He must be about a year old because he is walking !

My big brother with a pensive look about him. At an early age I  think my brother knew he was meant for great stuff! He is an engineer and my folks were always very proud of all the various projects he worked on throughout the years.

When my brother was small cowboys were popular T.V. heroes, the likes of Roy Rogers. I never had a portrait on the horse and when I asked my older sister why she said the poor horse probably died by the time I was born. All my siblings and many of my older cousins all had their picture taken on the horse.

My siblings prior to my birth. I am guessing by their ages that I was on the way. Mary is five years older than I am, Ed is seven, Bill fourteen and Pat was sixteen years older than me. My grandmother Steblay's home is in the background. The folks lived with Grandma Steblay early in their marriage until Ed was born and that was the year my dad built our home.

My brother Ed was one of those Math smart people. When I was in parochial school a teacher once asked me, "Why aren't you like your brother?" I replied, "Because I am me and he is my brother."In high school I had a history teacher, Mr. John Kogovsek who once told me I should be more like my brother Ed. They attended high school together. I told him that would never happen, I love writing and reading and my brother loved Math. Enough said.

This is mom and dad with my oldest sister Pat and oldest brother Bill. I often think back to my poor mother and what a saint she truly was. Daddy worked so hard and she did too raising us while he spent countless hours working in the rail mill at the CF&I. If you notice this photo of my brother Bill he constantly has an ornery look on his face and in his eyes! His face says to me" When I am done taking this picture I'm going to get into some mischief! My sister Pat was the apple of our dad's eye, she was his number child, the first daughter, the first child! Boy oh boy was she bossy! I miss her so much each and every day. She was a wonderful mother, a terrific grandmother and she would be over the moon to see her precious great grand daughter Paisley Joe.  Pat always said God gave her the best five sons in the world and she would get her girls in her grandchildren! She was not kidding. Her grand daughters include Racheile, Shelby and McKenzie. Joe is her grandson and when he was a small boy he spent his time with my sister and her husband Gary. They loved him so much and they devoted their lives to him. He was their number one too! Joe was married last Sunday to pretty Jessica in Florida and if my sis was alive today she would be doing back flips with Gary over this young man and his beautiful bride and their little darling Paisley Joe. They would equally love Jessica's two children Hannah and Jeremiah. My sister would be smiling from ear to ear and my brother-in-law would never stop talking about them and how special there are and how smart and talented each child is. That is how they were. So sissy,  if you are watching from heaven here is a little peek of the wedding. These photos are used with the permission of Joe and Jessica, because they love their P H A M I L Y too. That's how Bojon's roll, we love our own and we welcome Jessica, Hannah and Jeremiah into our phamily. Love you all!

The wedding party June 28, 2015.

A beautiful wedding share.

Congratulations to these beautiful kids. Pat and Gary, are you smiling down on them ?

As Bojon's we learn early that P H A M I L Y is number two only behind the Lord Himself. Our faith is important and instilled into us at an early age. We learn that love and kindness, sincerity, honesty and being well mannered and well educated makes us appreciate what our parents and grandparents and those before them struggled for to insure a brighter future for all of us.

We were raised by strong willed women, Our fathers  were kind and honest and caring and worked hard and gave us the best life they could possibly give. This is grandma Steblay my mother's mother. As these days go by in the month of July I will be sharing lots of photos. Many of them  are courtesy of my sister Mary who graciously shares her images and her stories with me. She along with cousins Mike Barnett, Kay Samples- Elliott and Mike Deverich are filling in many blanks along the way. Cousins Sammy Cosimano and Juliane Cosimano-Barden , Kay Medved and all our relatives here or sharing in their heavenly home have helped all of us find pieces of our ancestry and have made us closer and more eager to share each little detail we uncover.

My sister Mary and one of her daughters here (Holly).  We have one of the most amazing phamilies ever! Our history is rich with people who struggled and made their way to a better life so those of us here today would be better off. We all are so grateful for them. Bojon's  are resilient, we love to laugh, we love to dance and sing and act silly too. We are smart and beautiful and our hearts are incredibly strong for those we love best. I am eager to keep uncovering our phamilies past and I know those of you who are working on this too are helpful and gracious to share with all of us too. Keep up the good work.  Please visit Sally and the Blue Crew to share all your blues today!

I love hearing all the stories and am going to share many of them here. See you tomorrow and as always  lahko noc 

Blue Monday

I have missed one of my favorite play times for a few weeks. I love Blue Monday but my work place has been blue so I have been stressed and unable to enjoy my few hours of personal time each evening.

Having spent a few days in NYC with part of my phamily I took some fun photos to share here. You need to look for all the blue I captured and than visit Sally and the Blue Crew! Here is a shot of the city from the Staten Island Ferry.

New York City is fun and full of life. My friend Deb, who grew up in Philly gave me some wonderful advice. She said to enjoy the food and the sites and just go have fun! I was excited to get away for a few days with the kids and hubby. Watching Nick run is such a pleasure. He has worked hard to get where he is and getting a solid education in the process has been a real blessing. Although this is a google image, I love the blue you will find at Time Square.

 Lady Liberty looks good bathed in blue skies. This is a google image and here is my shot at sunset. Now hop over to Sally's and share your own blues.

I also hope you share you favorite Love is...here

Although Nick left this morning and is settling in at his school, he will be coming home before we know it! We know the road to Kansas well. So we are studying up on the best route to take and what to do once we get there! Goodness, time flies! Visit Marydon and share your Love is...too! She often posts her Love is.. at MD Middaugh on Face Book!

This precious pooch isn't wearing any blue and he's not a Love is... cartoon but he is so darn cute and his face says it all! I had to share it here. Have a wonderful week!