micah and christine get hitched

Sunday morning....a little cool but beautiful sunshine. Sitting with a very yummy cup of coffee with the recurring thought that I really should sit and update my blog. So, I'm taking some 'me' time to write between laundry and the boys needs.

It has been a very hectic couple of weeks here. We spent five days in Georgia for Micah and Christine's wedding...which was very, very nice and what a good time at the reception. It has been a while since I've been out dancing so it was a perfect time to make up for it. And not just I...Shane was all over the dance floor having a blast.

Okay, let's back up a little with some of the highlights...

Rehearsal dinner. I believe Deb said there were about 60 of us there. Most guests had all flown in for their big day (for those that don't know, Micah is J's/our nephew and Christine is his now wife...who we all think is absolutely wonderful!) so instead of the typical rehearsal dinner, this was a chance for both families to mingle and meet others. It was a great time and this is where Nicholas' little infatuation began (see pic).

Both Johnathon and Nicholas were groomsmen...J the Best Man and Nicholas the Ring Bearer. And if that isn't cute enough, by the end of the evening, Nicholas was smitten with Mikala (not sure of the spelling), their flower girl. It really was soooo cute. And good taste, I might add...she is a beautiful little girl.

That remained the same on the wedding day. Apparently, as long as they were walking down the aisle together, all was well. And after the wedding, they were inseparable...even sharing chairs to sit and running around together, playing, having a great time during cocktails before the reception. I can't wait to see Vanessa's pics (photographer).

So, wedding day....a wedding that MawMaw (Jeanette), Melvin (grandpa), Shane and I almost missed! Yes, lost. Very lost. But thankfully, after being turned around a few times, we made it and just in time! I can't really speak much about the ceremony because really, I was only able to listen on the speakers from the brides room where the kids played during the ceremony. I was able to watch everyone come down the aisle..and then Shane made it clear early that this was going to get loud. So, we shuffled off..

Micah and Christine, it was a very lovely wedding...and the reception was just a ton of fun! We wish you every happiness there is with lots of love.

So, I wanted to write more of what is going on....but will have to wait...

Unfortunately, I don't have any really good shots of the wedding/wedding party as I simply didn't have the opportunity. But I will get what I have posted shortly and in the meantime, post a couple here.

mothers day

I never took the opportunity to wish all the mothers I know in my life a most wonderful Mothers Day last weekend. I hope you had a fantastic day and were feeling the love! We had a wonderful day over here....started off with Nicholas and Daddy making breakfast in bed and ended by tucking my two beautiful boys into bed with the biggest smooches and hugs after a near perfect day with the men in my life....perfect would have had Syd and our Moms here. I know it's late...but really every day I wish you all a Happy Mothers Day.

chrissy's winter coat comes off

Just had to share a pic of our Chrissy girl. Johnathon took her to be groomed on Saturday and she came back a pretty princess (it says so on her bandana)! I can't believe how she looks so much smaller after being groomed and they really seem to give her the lab look instead of retriever by taking all her long hair off...but it does grow quickly. Such a pretty girl!

topping it all off

Okay, am going to write this and hope it is the last thing I have to complain/moan about for a very long time. Let me first say, the boys are doing well. A bit of a cough remains and the typical, constant runny noses but all seems well.

After the weekend and being so sick, I got myself into work Monday morning...only to turn around a couple of hours later and go home. Not well. Later that afternoon, after some rest, I went to put my shoes away in our bedroom closet. I was knelt down, about to place them on their rack and WHACK!, the iron that was stored above (about 5 ft above), came down smack on the crown of my head. Almost sounds comical, doesn't it....but let me say, it's been constant pain ever since and is doesn't want to subside. Yesterday, I started worrying myself silly....well, okay, Johnathon got me started by telling me that he was lying there that morning thinking how my brain could be swelling...so I called Telehealth so they could advise me what I should do. After our discussion, she insisted I head to the hospital and be checked...and not to drive.

Thankfully, my brother, came to pick me up and 'looked after me'. After a long wait at emerg, I was sent home and told to monitor myself and if anything unusual that could start happening because of the concussion, to get myself back to urgent care or emerg. This made me feel better....or so I thought. But I'm starting to wonder today how this pain can not be getting any less....if no change by tomorrow, I will head back and have it checked again.

Really....what next???

So, with that update....let me fill you in on the strange happenings around here. And I know you may think...oh wow, she does have a head injury...but nonetheless will share.

Upon our return from Mexico, I started the mountain of laundry and all the time wondering just where did this red shirt go that I really like. I knew I had worn it before we went away and I looked everywhere for this shirt. And nothing. I even suggested that Johnathon stop letting his girlfriends wear my clothes home (calm down...just joking!). Well, last Thursday while I was home with Shane and his eye infection, I found it. Sitting in the middle of my stairway!!! Out of nowhere!!! Out of freaking nowhere!! I can't tell you the anxiety I felt in that moment...and wondering who the h*ll is playing with me!! And then the day the iron got me, earlier when I got home from work, I had changed into some comfy clothes. I had a belt on and I know me and my behaviours. And I know that when I wear a belt, it either a) goes on the floor until later b) goes on the ottoman, again until later or c) I actually put it away where it belongs. (C doesn't happen very often). Later on in the day, I was putting some laundry away in our bedroom and look at our dresser and again, a little anxiety burst, as I see my belt laying all laid out perfectly right in the middle of the dresser. I would never do that! I mean, I have to hope that it was me, I have to. BUT I know that is not something I would do. And then, the iron comes barrelling down on my head after I know, I KNOW, I tucked it and its cord away safely a couple days prior thinking in my head how I would never want it to fall on the boys heads.

So, my questions are....how did my red shirt simply re-appear like that, how in the world did my belt sit so neatly on the dresser and how did that cord get loose and me just happen to make it have the iron crash on my head. ???

HM.

Puerto Plata '09

a broken record

Yes, unfortunately, what I'm writing about is what I've wrote about quite a bit. It is pathetic really and I will keep it minimal as I'm tired of listening to it myself. We are sick. The boys, thankfully, are doing better. Nicholas finished up his antibiotics for his ears this morning and his cold seems to have diminished except for the hacking cough. Shane seems pretty much the same. Their eye infections seem to have vanished with the drops. Daddy is battling his head cold with Nyquil still...and well, I have been pretty much a big sick mess all week. Yesterday was the worst of all and today, I am 'pretending' to be okay. I am bound and determined to get out of the house and enjoy some of this glorious sunshine that we have going on.

I would like to tell more about my new job but I would need to be there a little more in order to do so I think. Between training, family days off with the sick boys and a vacation day on Friday, there isn't much to tell. Training was good...and I think tomorrow, I will enjoy getting some hands on experience now that I have a little background. I was offered a permanent position with HR...not sure if I mentioned this already....and I accepted. Being part of Supply Chain for 9 years, it was a tough decision to leave and move on with Human Resources. I have built some wonderful relationships there and being part of Darlington has been great! I will miss many people and the cushion of my old job there BUT eventually, it's time to move on and my time has come.

I'm looking forward to building new relationships and becoming part of what seems, a fabulous team. These women seem truly awesome and they work together, help each other, and are just some of the friendliest people I have met in a long time. Their workload is overwhelming and I know they are taking me in with open arms. I can't wait to take on my own client groups and dive in! And having always wanting to be part of HR, I am looking forward to taking some courses to eventually further my career within the HR family.

Vacation day...yes, we took Friday off as we had tickets to go see Staind at Casino Rama last Thursday night. Just want to say what a fabulous concert (sick and all)!! A smaller venue with such a great band was pure enjoyment, not to mention we had 4th row and could see perfectly. Awesome! Auntie Cheryl agreed to watch our boys for the night and again, we thank her so much!! I just hope her sickness that she is now suffering through wasn't from us. Get better..xo.

A big sigh of relief for Syds little brother, Sam. He was hospitalized for 4 days and is now home on the mend surrounded by family and lots of love.

*** Pics are being uploaded into an album right now from our Puerto Plata trip...will get them posted on here shortly.