Fam...

We had a lovely wedding last weekend. My nephew, Greg and the lovely Stephanie got married last weekend. It was a beautiful day. I had a good time but I didn't get to take as many pictures as I usually do or talk to as many people as I usually do. Here is a picture of me and my siblings. It's really kind of amazing that we have this picture. Some days I think this will be the last time that we are all together. I'm sure that sounds ominous but financially this could really be the case. Anyway I'm glad that we are all getting along now, it's been a long haul.

Quote for the Day: Our siblings push buttons that casts us in roles that we felt sure we had let go of long ago-the baby, the peacekeeper, the caretaker, the avoider...It doesn't seem to matter how much time has elapsed or how far we have traveled. ~Jane Merky Leder

Life is Good!

Bella is sitting with me right now. She's doing just great after having her teeth pulled. I could not be more proud of her and her recovery. She took most of her medicine and I have spotted her eating hard cat food again. :) She's just so presh. I would take 5 of her if I could! She had to take the wrath of her sister Lola who, by the way, was a total and complete yachy...she hissed at Bella for days. Thankfully things are better.

Things are going good at work. The days are so productive. I can't wait to begin this campaign and make plans for a fall trip. I'm a little bummed that there is no trip planned. It always gives me something to look forward to. We'll probably have to wait until October. I'm good with that.

Not much else is new...my previous disappointment may have been premature. But I'm still focusing on the positive.

Quote for the day: The trouble with life isn't that there is no answer, it's that there are so many answers. Ruth Fulton Benedict

Bellz

My little Bella had two teeth extracted yesterday. I think she's mad at me and in a bit of pain as well.

Get well soon sweet Bella!

I'm headed up to give her a kiss now. :)

Family Reunion

We just got back from a family reunion. I have never felt as much love in my life as I did in the rooms that we shared at our reunion. I know that Mom, Dad, W.C. and Dot were smiling down on us the whole weekend. :) I share them all with you! :)

Quotation: A good way to love our relatives is to spend time with together in well planned family reunions. A family reunion can be a very personal and priveledged gathering. If you have never organized your family for a reunion, start now-you will receive joy far beyond your expectations. ~Alma Heaton

Disappointment

I'm disappointed. I can't even write about it here specifically but I'm very disappointed. And I know that everything happens for a reason but this is the second time I (or should I say someone else) has gotten my hopes up about a life change and it hasn't happened. I guess there is a possibility that I am jumping the gun and maybe it's just my defense mechanism kicking in. Anyway, that said, I'm grateful for everything I have and I need to focus on the positive things going on in my life.

June

It's been nearly a month since I have finished school. I've been so busy traveling, maybe selling this house, maybe buying another house, trying to schedule a garage sale and getting things in a good place at work.

Mr. That and I went to South Carolina. We had a really nice time. We did a bunch of nothing and just generally had a great time together. :) It's just the way vacations should be. The one thing that I know is that I want to live on the water someday. It doesn't matter if it's a lake or the ocean, I just need to be near water.

We received an offer on the house and after much negotiation, everything is on hold. The folks who are buying it are on vacation for many weeks so we'll see what happens when they return. We have found a house that we like as well. It's also on the water and does need a little bit of work to make it our own. So we'll see what happens.

I'm putting a lot of stuff together to have a garage sale. I have much to get rid of.

Not much else is new really. I've been absent from here for a long time. Of course, I'll do better. :)

Freedom!!

Hello! I finished my first semester of grad school but it was not easy or fun or anything. But...I did get an A and a B. So now I'm in a quandary. What should I do? I think I might just be able to get through this. So I'm going to think about it and check into other programs and see what happens. But bottom line... honestly, I want it.

It's been a long semester. I almost quit. I tried to quit and my teacher convinced me not to. I appreciate that and I owe her a big "Thank you" for encouraging me to stay.

I went to Orlando last week for a United Way conference. It was fun. I had never been to Disneyland or Epcot before. I'd like to go back and take Peter sometime. I think he would especially like Epcot although I think the fireworks at Disney were the best I have ever seen and I've seen some good ones.

Looking forward to the family reunion next month!

Not much else even though I've been gone for awhile...I'll be back. :)