Welcome Ada Morgan!

I would like to wish a warm loving welcome to the newest member of the Czaja family - Ada Morgan who entered this world at 5:10pm on August 26th. She weighed in at 7lbs 8oz and is 19" long.

My prayers and thoughts go out to mom Gretchen and dad Nick. Good luck and let's hope she doesn't learn "The Czaja Look" too soon!! I love you!

Isla Cozumel Spared by Hurricane Dean

It's official! The island of Cozumel was spared the wrath of the category 5 hurricane named Dean.

No, not this "hurricane" Dean......................................This one...

As soon as I realized that the storm track would make landfall in Mexico, I wrote to my wedding planner Luis to pass along the thoughts and prayers of me and Dameone and my parents. Luis wrote me back today to confirm everything we have read online. They got nothing more than some wind and rain. The Coral Princess, along with every other house and hotel on the island, suffered no damage and they expect things to return to normal any day now.

Here's my shoe for today. A nice pair of white patent leather pumps! With Labor Day fast approaching, I need to wear these every chance I get before they go into "hibernation". :-)

Happy Birthday Jen-nay!!

So, for those of you who don't know, today is my "little" big sister Jenny's birthday!! YAY!! I got to talk with her on the phone a little bit earlier today which was such a nice treat. I wish I could be there to celebrate with her but we all know how that goes. (I'm sure she'll say the same thing when my birthday rolls around which, in case you're counting, would be 38 days from now.) I got to listen to the cutest card that her daughter Maddy picked out for her. I swear her kids are the cutest EVER!!




And, while we're on the topic of KIDS...here's a little flashback from Miss Jenny's childhood...

Today was a nice calming day for me. I got to spend some quality alone time out by the pool which I've been unable to do since the wedding. Ahhh how I cherish my pool time! Sitting there alone at the pool today gave me some time to reflect on my life as it is today and how I got to this place. I honestly have to say that I have quite possibly the BEST family in the entire world and I miss you all more and more everyday. And that means EVERYONE...aunts, uncles, and cousins alike.


Since today was such a laid back day, it may come as a surprise to many that my shoes today are NOT of the high-heeled variety but rather a nice flat pair of green havaianas flip-flops.

OMG - I'm blogging!!

So, now that everyone else in my family has field-tested blogging and has deemed it an appropriate means of communication, I guess I should hop on the proverbial bandwagon. I don't really know what to say other than "Hello". Funny thing is, can you imagine ME at a loss for words?! What the heck?!


When I get some time on my hands, I'll post some pics and hopefully by then I'll have come up with some meaningful content.

Oh - since I titled this blog "The Shoe Chronicles", I guess I should tell you what shoes I'm wearing today. They're just like the ones pictured to the right but with a cork wedge heel instead. Enjoy!