April Update- mom came to visit!

It was a pretty low-key week since I don't have any vacation time and to be honest I also wasn't feeling well.. so we were able to do a few activities and mom was able to see a few of her old friends a success! This is a picture form the Farmers Market in Huntington Beach- strawberries and crepes... so GOOD!!!

another March update -

So after going through photos of the last few months- (the only way I remember what happened in my life) I see that we went to Denver to watch little cousin Andrews Lacrosse game A, J, J & D (I don't have any pics of J & D and only 1 of myself )... Jeff Eldridge also stopped by with little Emmaline so SWEET---here are a few photos of the weekend..

Our boy # 9

Court andBret

Iwish this wasn't blurry cuz its so cute!

John and his holster... I think having this thing on for a brief minute was what got me all caught up in security on my way home... they found explosive materials on my hands... scary but funny that I forgot until I saw this picture ... lol

the game was great, the boys didn't win but as you can see fun was had by all!

wow.. where did the time go?

So I just found a post from March that I never posted and it looks like I was working a lot and wanted to tune it down a bit and cook 3 meals a week for my husband.. I have to say that did not happen during the month of March, April or May...

So here we are May 31st, 3 days after my 32nd birthday and I am feeling at peace, Eric took me away on a surprise weekend to Seattle on Friday afternoon and we returned yesterday late afternoon to a quiet house and E packed up his bags again this morning and headed to Phoenix for the night... I have to say I really don't like when he leaves but I do get to watch WHATEVER I want AND he earns some great airline and hotel miles that we get to enjoy like we did this past weekend :) SO I pick and choose my battles. Someday we will look back on these days and say remember when?

I will quickly update you on March- a low date was the 27th when my grandmother passed away. She was 91.5 years old and lived a very full life, 5 daughters, 13 grandchildren, 18 grandchildren and a number of furry grand-animals. She was a really sweet lady and I will always remember where I get my sweet-tooth from, my blue eyes (although I think hers were much lighter and prettier than mine), my will to always push harder. Gram grew up like most of our grandparents int he depression so growing up she still told me I was poor... I thought well, I don't want to be poor so I guess I'll just work hard and change that... Over the years of me traveling and working really hard to make money, I also had a lot of time to call gram while traveling and driving from place to place. I would tell here where I had been and what I had seen and she would always say, enjoy, keep traveling and take pictures... I like to take pictures of trees, she didn't like those shots :) Always asking why are there so many pictures of trees? http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailygazette/obituary.aspx?n=jean-wilson&pid=149765280

The day she passed I was in CA and due to circumstances beyond my control I was unable to get home to the mass and wake, so I did what I could to stay busy and keep my mind at ease- I sewed together a completely new bedroom set... E helped me with the headboard, and it took me forever to get the curtains right (they still need to be a little longer) but they look nice and the room is a bit brighter for spring/summer. So I think maybe she gave me the strength in her own way to get me through that day.

I do look forward to June 20th when I will be home again with my family and we have her memorial and burial. It will be great to be together to remember all of the good times.