The Flavins

Welcome to our blog. Please follow us on our adventures. Starting in September 2009 we will be heading to San Diego, CA to work as year-long interns for Amor Ministries (www.amor.org). We will be working at their various sites in Mexico. We are SUPER excited!

To offer financial support or to just say "hey", contact us at: joanna.flavin@gmail.com or andrewglennflavin@gmail.com

My adorable cousin, Tommy. Can you tell he is from Long Island?

I'm back in Cali!

My time back East was much quicker than the last time we had to head home. In short, it was very emotional. Thankfully, there was a lot of laughter as well as the expected tears. I was thankful to be around my family and hear for the fifth, sixth, seventh time awesome, HILARIOUS, stories of my Grandpa in various stages of his life. Even though I heard these stories so many times before, they finally stuck with me and I realized just how proud I am to have had him as my grandfather, and as my mom’s father. Hearing the bagpipes, watching the NYPD officers carry his coffin and salute him…and finally seeing the air force (well, they were actually stuck in a snow storm, so the navy came instead) speak and hand my grandma a folded flag gave me a sense of pride that has rarely been rivaled. I am so blessed.

NYPD salute for gramps.

NYPD salute for gramps.

The house my mom grew up in. 2 parents, 4 girls, 2 boys, 1 bathroom.

The house my mom grew up in. 2 parents, 4 girls, 2 boys, 1 bathroom.

Moomoo and mikey.

Moomoo and mikey.

Mary and I get to share a bed at my uncle and aunt’s. Andrew, she might be cuter than you. Its a close one.

Mary and I get to share a bed at my uncle and aunt’s. Andrew, she might be cuter than you. Its a close one.

Snow in nj

Snow in nj

Was your older brother a model for a kid’s book? Mine was.

Was your older brother a model for a kid’s book? Mine was.