http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog Personal Thoughts of Tony Romeo, NJ Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:32:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/the-plays-the-thing/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/the-plays-the-thing/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:32:34 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=735 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/the-plays-the-thing/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/winter-classic-prep-sex-panther-edition/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/winter-classic-prep-sex-panther-edition/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:08:42 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=730 Written by: Tony Romeo on November 25, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on November 25, 2011.Truth be told, Flyers Hockey was my first Philadelphia Sports love.  The Flyers won a Cup on my b-day, (even though I was too little to realize exactly what that meant…to me it was my extended family all together going crazy around a TV…  YES PLEASE!), my dad [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/winter-classic-prep-sex-panther-edition/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/halloween-2011/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/halloween-2011/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:37:53 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=721 Written by: Tony Romeo on November 1, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on November 1, 2011.Halloween is my favorite holiday, although you would never guess since I rarely dress and have missed my work party, which is a great party, every year since I started.  I shoot a lot of things for my job… but I take the day off from work every [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/halloween-2011/feed/ 1 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/my-grammy-moves-to-florida/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/my-grammy-moves-to-florida/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:16:41 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=709 Written by: Tony Romeo on September 28, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on September 28, 2011.I know, I know… not the most novel concept in the world… an older person escaping the cruel northeast to find a warmer situation in Florida.  But in the case of my grandmother, I can’t help but be moved by the courage it takes someone of her age, [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/my-grammy-moves-to-florida/feed/ 1 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/pre-irene-in-berlin-nj/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/pre-irene-in-berlin-nj/#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 23:51:26 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=692 Written by: Tony Romeo on August 27, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on August 27, 2011.If you live in the northeast, hurricanes are not really part of our weather vernacular.  They happen, but rarely happen with the ferocity that is experienced by our neighbors in the Gulf States.  Hurricane Irene, by all media predictions, will be the exception.  Hurricane Irene is expected to [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/pre-irene-in-berlin-nj/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/congrats-to-angela-and-matt/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/congrats-to-angela-and-matt/#comments Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:47:02 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=674 Written by: Tony Romeo on June 18, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on June 18, 2011.Thanks to Angela and Matt for a great day. I was so honored to be in that wedding as me and Ang go way, way back. I love my whole family, but Angela has always been more like a sister than a cousin. I won’t even say “little” [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/congrats-to-angela-and-matt/feed/ 4 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/pre-school-has-a-graduation/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/pre-school-has-a-graduation/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:58:27 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=641 Written by: Tony Romeo on June 3, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on June 3, 2011.So I am seriously, seriously behind on my blogs. I have covered at least 6 major events since the last entry.  But today I had off from work shooting or work editing, SO?  I shot and edited something for my family.  My niece of, my niece is hilarious [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/pre-school-has-a-graduation/feed/ 1 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/redux-how-is-my-nephew-7-already/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/redux-how-is-my-nephew-7-already/#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2011 22:00:54 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=631 Written by: Tony Romeo on April 10, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on April 10, 2011.You’d think after my niece turned 5 last month I’d be prepared for the shock that my nephew is 7… NOPE!  It seems like just yesterday I went to West Jersey Hospital in the wee hours of the morning and gathered with the rest of my family as [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/redux-how-is-my-nephew-7-already/feed/ 1 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/take-me-out-to-the-ball-game/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/take-me-out-to-the-ball-game/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:09:16 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=628 Written by: Tony Romeo on March 30, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on March 30, 2011.On days like this I am reminded what a privilege it is to work in a job that gives me such amazing access to the Phillies.  I have been to Citizens Bank Park a half dozen times already this season and the Phils have yet to play a [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/take-me-out-to-the-ball-game/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/how-is-my-niece-5-already/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/how-is-my-niece-5-already/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 01:10:05 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=623 Written by: Tony Romeo on March 6, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on March 6, 2011.My niece has starred in such blogs as, My Niece is Hilarious (2007), and of course many Halloween Blogs.  But yesterday she turned 5.]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/how-is-my-niece-5-already/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/valentine-day/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/valentine-day/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:04:44 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=596 Written by: Tony Romeo on February 14, 2011.Written by: Tony Romeo on February 14, 2011. I have had some epic Valentine’s Days in my time, and I have had some so, so ones, even a few awful ones.  But thanks to my nephew and my alma mater, Berlin Community School I had the best one ever today. The kids in the first [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/valentine-day/feed/ 4 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/christmas-2010/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/christmas-2010/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 01:02:17 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=528 Written by: Tony Romeo on December 27, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on December 27, 2010. I had a very quiet and uneventful Christmas this year, but, given the circumstances I will take it.   Spent part of the day with my Gram at the hospital.  She is doing much better and hopefully we’ll redo Christmas at her house when they let her out, but [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/christmas-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/hockey-with-the-boccellas/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/hockey-with-the-boccellas/#comments Sun, 03 Oct 2010 01:40:43 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=439 Written by: Tony Romeo on October 2, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on October 2, 2010.I had a rare Saturday Morning with nothing on the schedule, so I decided to check out my cousin and his son in West Chester, PA.  John moved to North Carolina back in the day . By coincidence his son’s traveling team that plays all over the eastern [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/hockey-with-the-boccellas/feed/ 2 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/family-barbecue-2010/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/family-barbecue-2010/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:00:08 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=421 Written by: Tony Romeo on September 1, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on September 1, 2010.My family had a little barbecue to say goodbye to summer 2010.  That was the fastest summer yet.  I brought my camera but only took a few pictures.  Here are the best from the day.]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/family-barbecue-2010/feed/ 5 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/eastern-high-school-class-of-1990-reuinion/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/eastern-high-school-class-of-1990-reuinion/#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:56:25 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=377 Written by: Tony Romeo on August 14, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on August 14, 2010.My sister had her Reunion Friday and I served as her designated driver. (Making our designated driver tally, for those keeping score, Tracie 5000, me– ONE!). But this was an important one, with important cargo. The class of ’90 all had a great time, looked great, and it [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/eastern-high-school-class-of-1990-reuinion/feed/ 8 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/family-christening/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/family-christening/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:32:29 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=316 Written by: Tony Romeo on August 1, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on August 1, 2010. I spent some quality family time this Sunday with my cousins Ali and Joe as they baptized their new twins.  I don’t see my family nearly enough so this was a great day, even if I had to get dressed up the Sunday after, possibly, giving myself [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/family-christening/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/i-love-a-parade-even-this-one/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/i-love-a-parade-even-this-one/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:06:38 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=253 Written by: Tony Romeo on July 7, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on July 7, 2010.I took some badly needed R & R to spend some time with the family over the 4th of July holiday.  As is tradition with my Berlin family and friends, the 4th of July starts with the Berlin Fourth of July Parade.  (This year on the third, thanks [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/i-love-a-parade-even-this-one/feed/ 2 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/bcs-hoe-down/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/bcs-hoe-down/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:27:11 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=241 Written by: Tony Romeo on June 11, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on June 11, 2010.So I am sitting at my house, minding my own business, just packing all my camera gear for the Philly Comic-Con shoot I had to go to.  An unfamiliar number comes up on the cell, I answer it, and my sister’s BFF for life, Becky Norcross-Boal tells me [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/bcs-hoe-down/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/nicks-b-day/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/nicks-b-day/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:16:40 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=138 Written by: Tony Romeo on April 11, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on April 11, 2010. My nephew Nick turned 6 and spent some quality time at a Gym-bor-Ree type place.  I won’t say the name, but I will say be careful if you go there.  They way oversell the place and for me in my newly soft-casted right foot?  That was like [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/nicks-b-day/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/snow-day/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/snow-day/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:19:29 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=130 Written by: Tony Romeo on February 7, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on February 7, 2010.Well, actually it’s a Sunday.  Super Bowl Sunday.  But since the northeast is under two feet of snow, it seemed like a good day to do some sledding.  Al and Nick, (Brother-in-law, Nephew) decided to take me up on my suggestion of “Carriage Stop” as the “best” place [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/snow-day/feed/ 3 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/are-you-ready-to-rock/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/are-you-ready-to-rock/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:59:55 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=123 Written by: Tony Romeo on January 17, 2010.Written by: Tony Romeo on January 17, 2010.So Christmas mixed with winning my Fantasy Football league, finally afforded me the luxury of Ps3 and Beatles Rock Band!  In short…the rocking is NOT disappointing.  I’ve rocked with friends and their kids, friends, I’ve rocked alone, but, by far, the best “band” I have been in so [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/are-you-ready-to-rock/feed/ 9 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/thanksgiving-2009-turkey-trot/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/thanksgiving-2009-turkey-trot/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:42:51 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=120 Written by: Tony Romeo on November 27, 2009.Written by: Tony Romeo on November 27, 2009.Thanksgiving 2009 started with my new tradition of the last few years, The Cooper River Turkey Trot 5k!  I have not been running due to an injured knee, but I have been hitting the gym and doing the elliptical, so I thought I’d be OK.  I wasn’t!  I [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/thanksgiving-2009-turkey-trot/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/a-visit-from-mike-and-barb/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/a-visit-from-mike-and-barb/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:21:57 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=114 Written by: Tony Romeo on October 4, 2009.Written by: Tony Romeo on October 4, 2009.My Aunt Barb and Uncle Mike decided to come to NJ for a long weekend.  I had to work the entire weekend at Lebowski Fest, but still got to see them a little on Sat.  Here are some of the pictures I took!  Enjoy…    ]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/a-visit-from-mike-and-barb/feed/ 0 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/family-bbq/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/family-bbq/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:55:42 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=102 Written by: Tony Romeo on July 11, 2009.Written by: Tony Romeo on July 11, 2009.For those that could not make it, I took a few pictures! Good time was had by all.  The kids are all getting big.   It was great to see Aunt Annie back in NJ!  And I have to say these are without a doubt, my favorite pictures of [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/family-bbq/feed/ 5 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/name-our-dog/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/name-our-dog/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:31:46 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=89 Written by: Tony Romeo on April 27, 2009.Written by: Tony Romeo on April 27, 2009.For those of you on my Facebook, you know that the Romeo family is about to get another puppy. He’s the result of an unlikely union between a pure bread Tibetan Terrier and a pure bread Springer Spaniel. I posted the name contest on FB and got record [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/name-our-dog/feed/ 10 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/maggie-1998-2009/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/maggie-1998-2009/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:18:46 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=80 Written by: Tony Romeo on March 9, 2009.Written by: Tony Romeo on March 9, 2009. We buried our family dog Maggie today.  Maggie really was our family dog because we all spent at least part of her life at my mom’s house.  My birthday is in May and in May of 1998, while at 173, I got a lawnmower for my birthday.  [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/maggie-1998-2009/feed/ 13 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/save-carmine/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/save-carmine/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:49:30 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=77 Written by: Tony Romeo on December 1, 2008.Written by: Tony Romeo on December 1, 2008. Since I have mentioned this one in passing to a few people that look at me like I am nuts, I have decided to blog it.  For the record I am not nuts.  Above is a photo of Carmine the Turkey, and below is my Uncle’s, (who may, or [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/save-carmine/feed/ 1 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/ghost-of-romeo-past/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/ghost-of-romeo-past/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:41:29 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=76 Written by: Tony Romeo on November 29, 2008.Written by: Tony Romeo on November 29, 2008.Most of you have heard mention of my maternal grandfather Grampy Sandro.  But I also had a paternal grandfather that was just as colorful, if not more.  Albert Romeo, Pop-Pop, was a one of a kind.  In good ways, bad ways and different ways.  He helped give me my sense of [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/ghost-of-romeo-past/feed/ 3 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/labor-day-2008/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/labor-day-2008/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:39:17 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=66 Written by: Tony Romeo on September 6, 2008.Written by: Tony Romeo on September 6, 2008.Hello everyone.  It was great to see you all this Labor Day 2008.  Thanks for having us!  Here are the pictures, unedited.  I may reduce this gallery as I go, I am just throwing it up there quickly.  PS.  Someone please borrow my camera next time so I [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/labor-day-2008/feed/ 1 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/maggie-update-clean-margins/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/maggie-update-clean-margins/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:25:22 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=56 Written by: Tony Romeo on June 15, 2008.Written by: Tony Romeo on June 15, 2008. I wanted to take a quick blog post to update all of you about our family dog, Maggie. She had the results of her surgery come back, and her margins were clean!  For those of you fortunate enough to not know too much about cancer, that means [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/maggie-update-clean-margins/feed/ 1 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/the-rizmoes/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/the-rizmoes/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:40:58 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=50 Written by: Tony Romeo on June 6, 2008.Written by: Tony Romeo on June 6, 2008. The Rizmoes are a family of southern New Jersey folklore, possibly fictitious (I am still not quite sure), that eats children. No pictures of the Rizmoe family exist, but hard eye witness skectches, pictured right, lead me to beleive this “kidniverous” clan does exist and have in [...]]]> http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/the-rizmoes/feed/ 2 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/2000-best-of/ http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/2000-best-of/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2000 18:47:55 +0000 Tony Romeo http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/?p=134 http://www.tonyromeo.com/tony_romeo_blog/2000-best-of/feed/ 4