It's About Time!

Brook finally turned 28 . . . I hate being 3 years older than him for 3 months, b/c you know he never rubs it in! As I’ve said before (and can’t say it enough), I married up. For sure. This man not only puts up with me, but loves me when I am being totally ridiculous (I know, I know, it’s hard to believe I am ever like that. Haha!)

We have faced some really tough situations in the time we’ve been together and I am amazed at the way he keeps his cool and takes the high road more times than not.

He is always more than willing to help out around the house, which I very much appreciate. From peeling potatoes to taking the trash out, he definitely does his fair share.

I have enjoyed watching his faith evolve since he went through RCIA and became Catholic. I love that we are able to share the same faith and pray and worship together.

He is a man of integrity and values. He allows those values be his compass and I am so proud to be his wife. I couldn’t imagine my life without him!

We celebrated with both of our families before his birthday and just went out for a nice dinner the day of. Our birthday gift to each other is a cruise to the Bahamas in December. I can’t wait!

They love him so!

Tigers

The same weekend we had Connor, we also went to a Tiger’s game with Veronica and Brandon and Sophie. This was Sophie’s first game and she had a blast people-watching. And I had a blast eating nachos and a corndog. Hehehe. If my memory serves me right, I think they even won. Family, junk food and baseball - how could you not have fun??? ;)

A Little Visitor

We went to Concord back in August to attend my Godson’s memorial . . . can’t believe it’s been 8 years. I still miss you every day, Luke! After Mass, we all went out to dinner and Connor rode home with us. He kept saying, “Me go to Aunt Cysal’s house. No go home.” Ugh, how could I tell him no? I wanted to take him home with us, but didn’t know how he’d do, at 2 1/2, spending the night. Wes and Jaime seemed to think he’d do OK – so, it was off to Grand Haven! The kid is a character! He kept us entertained the whole ride up and “wanted to go fishing, go to the beach, get ice cream . . .” you name it. Unfortunately, we got home at 8:30pm and I had to have him back to his mom the next morning; so, there wasn’t much time for all those activities. We did fit in a stop at the Dairy Treat and a quick walk down the pier. (Lucky for us, he thought it was the beach, so we were ok!) He slept the whole night, too. I was up almost every hour checking on him, but at least one of us got a good night’s sleep! J The next morning, I realized I had no kid friendly breakfast foods in the house, so I got him a donut. (Aunt of the year award here!) When it was time to meet his mom, he grabbed my hand and said, “No go home.” I don’t think Jaime liked that too much, but it melted my heart! I love that kid!

"See my 'Piderman' sticker?"

So Long, Summer!

Ahh, Labor Day is almost here. That means we don't have to go to the beach at 9am to find a parking spot. It also means that things will get cheaper . . . restaurants will again offer Happy Hour specials and switch to a less expensive food menu. The accountant in me is very excited about this! :-)

I am also excited about our Labor Day weekend plans . . . tomorrow, we are heading down to South Bend for the first ND game of the year. Go Irish! I am interested to see how Coach Kelly will do in his first year as head coach. Sunday, Hannah is coming out and we are celebrating Brook's birthday with his family. And Monday . . . who knows? At first, I was leaning towards doing some much needs chores around the house . . . stuff like painting the shed, power-washing the house, etc (that we have let slip all summer). But it's now supposed to be beautiful; so, house work can wait! Maybe we'll take a trip to Pentwater or Saugatuck. I have never been to either (other than to pick up some stranded travellers in Saugatuck this summer - you know who you are! ;-) But that doesn't really count.) Or maybe we'll just go to the beach. These beautiful days won't last forever!