Happy New Years Eve

Exactly 5 months from today is our wedding. Wowsa. Can't believe it. Deep breath. Tons to do still. We have enough done that we could get married tomorrow...but still more to do.

Happy New Years Eve to all. I hope you have a wonderful and safe celebration. Todd and I are going to his friend's house for a day-time party (these folks have wee ones...thus a Noon-Years-Eve deal) then downtown for a hotel party. I was able to score free tickets...and a very inexpensive price for hotel room at a swank hotel 1 block from the party. Sweet. I have a massive headache and head cold...and really really have no business going out. But the party machine has left the gate and we have already purchased our tickets. I am supposed to be getting ready to leave....and can sense Todd wishing I would get off of the computer and get into the shower...so I best run friends.

Cheers! So ready for 2008.

Crying

Admittedly I have been in this haze for about a year now. New job. Met the love of my life. Got engaged. Planning a wedding. Moved to a new home. ETC ETC. Just life I guess. I haven't posted to my blog much...and I haven't read my friends blogs enough either. I just read about 4 months of Em P's blog. Cried. Laughed. Hooted. Cheered for her. Wanted to hug her. Wished I was there for her. Love seeing her kids growing. Thanked God she has Peter in her life. Just loved reading about her family and the antics of her 2 kids. They are gorgeous creatures with the charm and intelligence of their parents. Then to Erin's blog. Same feelings. Started in June...and am still reeling from her sweet post on our engagement that I didn't see until today. Click here - Scroll to June 13th. Wow. The last line made tears stream down my face. Sometimes you don't know how much your friends see or feel...until you SEE it in black and white. I feel loved.

Back in the Saddle

I have been missing posting to my blog. It's time to get back in the saddle. I see something or do something and think it would make for a good blog post. For example, I was at a meeting in this building that is supposed to be the most environmentally "green" building in Colorado. Their toilets had 2 flushing options. Pull the handle up to flush if you only went "number 1" and push it down if you went "number 2". Funny. Apparently it flushes with less water for just pee. Ok whatever. Up for 1 and down for 2. Thought that would be a funny blog title. Up for 1 and down for 2. Anyway. I have been away for a while...and tons has happened. Here's the Reader Digest version. The last 1/2 of the year has been full of highs...and low lows.















1. Todd and I got engaged on June 9th. This is one of our engagement photos. We are walking on sunshine. We are getting married on May 31, 2008. Wow...only about 5 months away. We plan to try to start a family after the wedding.

2. My sister had a beautiful baby girl on Nov. 25th. She's a gorgeous & sweet baby and I love her with all of my heart. Nat and Danny are wonderful parents. I can't stop buying stuff for the baby.

3. My brother and Rebecca got engaged last month. Very happy for them both!

4. Both Erin and Emily got married recently. Em in August and Erin in November. You go girls. So amazing to have all 3 of us get marriend within 10 months of each other. Wacky! :)

5. Cherill is preggers with her 4th kid. It's a boy! Three boys and a girl. Hands full!

6. Maria and Brian gave birth to a baby boy named Austin. He was born 13 weeks early on Oct. 14th. He is in the NICU and hopes to come home by his due date of Jan. 11th. I will go stay with their family in Chicago when Austin comes home to be with Maria and help.

7. Both Cherill and Stephanie lost babies recently. Cherill lost a baby at 17 weeks. Steph lost a baby boy at 29 weeks. May you lay in the arms of the King.

That is the basic update. There is more...but all a heart can handle right now.

Christmas was wonderful. I had a tough time dealing with not being at my parent's house on Christmas Day. We decided to split time between our family this year. Christmas Eve at one side. Christmas Day at the other side. We went to my parent's house on the 23rd to open gifts and celebrate together. On Christmas Eve, we went to my Grandma's house. Then on Christmas day we went to his aunt and uncle's house. My heart hurt a little all day yesterday missing my family on Christmas Day. Plus I knew it made my mom and Grandma sad to not have us there. Compromise is good...and a huge part of being together...but I am not going to say it's easy.

OK - enough for now. See you soon.