time for me to go back into an office. I just watched my cat throw up a hairball.
gross!
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Little Raelyn
Proud Uncle
Resting on Uncle E's chest
mommy and baby
Here are some pictures of E's recent visit to meet Raelyn. I head out there in August to meet her. Can't wait!
Falling Behind
I am definitely lacking in my posting these days. The main reason is most of the stuff that is going on, I just can't quite talk about yet. Hopefully soon though. I appreciat everyone's thoughts from my last post. Many of you hit it on the head on the cause of my feelings regarding my brother's wedding. Truth of it is, I am not sure what to expect this weekend but I know no matter what I am there to support my brother and his soon wife and welcome them with open arms into our family. Many family members i have not seen since our wedding so it will be great fun to hang out rather then feeling like I need to circle room like we did for ours. My dress is hella sassy and my heels make me at least 5'6 so I am REALLY excited. hee hee.
The one annoying thing we are dealing with is we got scammed or so it seems on a car we recently purchased. We wanted to get rid of our jeep so we no longer have the heavy car payment to get something used with no car payment that would last for a year or two until we can get back on our feet. Once Eli does quit his southwest job and flies for Regional carrier his take home pay will decrease and his loan payments will kick next year--so instead of trying to stay ahead of the game--we got screwed! Bottom line the schmuck that sold us this car--did not give us all the paper work. We have the title but not the bill of sale from the dealership that sold the car to him. In order to register the car we need that. The guy is MIA and not returning any of our phone calls. We tried to call the dealership--no luck--private seller who sells cars wholesale to Mexico. WE got HOOOOSED. The sad thing is I love this little car--1994 black BMW that is in almost perfect condition. We would need to do some work on the transmission but we were more then willing to put forth the $$$ in this car. Blah. Thank goodness we did not sell the jeep. We are just now the proud owners of 3 freaking cars! 1984 volvo, 1994 BMW and a 2004 jeep cheroke. Yes, go ahead and laugh. We are nuts.
The one annoying thing we are dealing with is we got scammed or so it seems on a car we recently purchased. We wanted to get rid of our jeep so we no longer have the heavy car payment to get something used with no car payment that would last for a year or two until we can get back on our feet. Once Eli does quit his southwest job and flies for Regional carrier his take home pay will decrease and his loan payments will kick next year--so instead of trying to stay ahead of the game--we got screwed! Bottom line the schmuck that sold us this car--did not give us all the paper work. We have the title but not the bill of sale from the dealership that sold the car to him. In order to register the car we need that. The guy is MIA and not returning any of our phone calls. We tried to call the dealership--no luck--private seller who sells cars wholesale to Mexico. WE got HOOOOSED. The sad thing is I love this little car--1994 black BMW that is in almost perfect condition. We would need to do some work on the transmission but we were more then willing to put forth the $$$ in this car. Blah. Thank goodness we did not sell the jeep. We are just now the proud owners of 3 freaking cars! 1984 volvo, 1994 BMW and a 2004 jeep cheroke. Yes, go ahead and laugh. We are nuts.
Friday, July 13, 2007
Strugglin....
My brother's wedding is a week away. I am sad to say I am not sure how I feel about it. I will back up and let you in on the fact my brother and I have never been close. I was your typically bratty teenager and he was your typical aloof teenager. Never did we see eye to eye. I went to college, he visited me once. He went off to college, I never did visit. I moved to Chicago. I flew him up from school to surprise my parents when they were in town for my mom's birthday. In college he joined ROTC which after graduation he went to Korea for 18 months. He did Army Ranger School, became an Army Ranger. He went off to fight a war in Iraq, twice. He came back-he visited me in Chicago. He moved to Seattle. I am now going to Seattle for the first time next weekend for his wedding.
I barely know his soon to be wife. My husband is in the wedding. I am not. My brother and I were raised Jewish in an inter-faith marriage. My brother converted to Catholicism for his soon to be wife. My husband was asked to do the ceremonial Jewish prayer over the bread and wine for the rehearsal dinner. I cried when I found this out as this is something my grandpa would normally do but what crushed me was that I wasn't even asked to be apart of something that was the only thing my brother and I had in common. I looked at my wonderful, loving, caring husband through my tears and he asked me to stand next to him and we could say the prayers together. He said he would even try to teach me to sing them. This pulled a smile out of me b/c he and I both know I cannot carry a tune.
My mom says she needs me next weekend to be her rock. I am not even sure I can be a rock for myself let alone her. At least I have a cute dress and awesome shoes :)
I barely know his soon to be wife. My husband is in the wedding. I am not. My brother and I were raised Jewish in an inter-faith marriage. My brother converted to Catholicism for his soon to be wife. My husband was asked to do the ceremonial Jewish prayer over the bread and wine for the rehearsal dinner. I cried when I found this out as this is something my grandpa would normally do but what crushed me was that I wasn't even asked to be apart of something that was the only thing my brother and I had in common. I looked at my wonderful, loving, caring husband through my tears and he asked me to stand next to him and we could say the prayers together. He said he would even try to teach me to sing them. This pulled a smile out of me b/c he and I both know I cannot carry a tune.
My mom says she needs me next weekend to be her rock. I am not even sure I can be a rock for myself let alone her. At least I have a cute dress and awesome shoes :)
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Live Earth-Concerts for a climate in crisis
If you haven't heard of Live Earth, it is a bunch of concerts held on July 7, 2007 to support a climate in crisis. Many big name performers will on on stage in
US, UK, Germany, Japan, China, Brazil, Austrailia, South Africa to help generate awareness of how things need to change in order to save our precious earth.
E and I are super excited as E's cousin Terra Naomi is playing at the Live Earth Concert in UK.
She kicks ass!!! I have seen her play twice now once in Chicago at the House of Blues and another time in LA. Go Terra!
US, UK, Germany, Japan, China, Brazil, Austrailia, South Africa to help generate awareness of how things need to change in order to save our precious earth.
E and I are super excited as E's cousin Terra Naomi is playing at the Live Earth Concert in UK.
She kicks ass!!! I have seen her play twice now once in Chicago at the House of Blues and another time in LA. Go Terra!
cocktails and baby fever
There are 17 of us that are still friends from college. We all keep in touch via an email list serve and try to see each other as much as we possibly can. Most reside in IL and Ohio,however, there are a few us out in WA, CA, GA and NY. We all converged on Hilton Head Island for M and B's wedding weekend.
There are two places that I go with these friends which never are a relaxing vacation--Vegas and Hilton Head. In fact these are two places that I need a vacation from the vacation. All us girls ever seem to do is drink and lay out in the sun. This last trip to HH was no different except we had 5 new babies and 2 more on the way!!!
Friday was a great beach day and we all indulged in the various fruity drinks from the Tiki Hut. Saturday--another great beach day. Indulged in drinks from frosty frogs and yummy champagne ( we had a little wedding shower picnic on the beach). Saturday night we celebrated with the beach bride to be and danced into the wee hours in the morning listening to a phish cover band.
Sunday was the beach wedding for M and B. It was a lovely wedding! Everyone was in great spirits. The bride was the happiest bride on earth that day!
After holding, playing, cooing with all the little babies this weekend--It has happened I have caught baby fever. I realize however E and I need to wait a little longer before baby fever can become baby making.
I finally have slept off my 4 day weekend hangover. Ready for this weekend for another chance at relaxing. My MIL will be in town and her and E will be heading to Chicago on Sunday to see little Rae Rae. Unfortunately with my schedule, I can't go until the first weeeknd in August. We will see if baby fever becomes contagious.
There are two places that I go with these friends which never are a relaxing vacation--Vegas and Hilton Head. In fact these are two places that I need a vacation from the vacation. All us girls ever seem to do is drink and lay out in the sun. This last trip to HH was no different except we had 5 new babies and 2 more on the way!!!
Friday was a great beach day and we all indulged in the various fruity drinks from the Tiki Hut. Saturday--another great beach day. Indulged in drinks from frosty frogs and yummy champagne ( we had a little wedding shower picnic on the beach). Saturday night we celebrated with the beach bride to be and danced into the wee hours in the morning listening to a phish cover band.
Sunday was the beach wedding for M and B. It was a lovely wedding! Everyone was in great spirits. The bride was the happiest bride on earth that day!
After holding, playing, cooing with all the little babies this weekend--It has happened I have caught baby fever. I realize however E and I need to wait a little longer before baby fever can become baby making.
I finally have slept off my 4 day weekend hangover. Ready for this weekend for another chance at relaxing. My MIL will be in town and her and E will be heading to Chicago on Sunday to see little Rae Rae. Unfortunately with my schedule, I can't go until the first weeeknd in August. We will see if baby fever becomes contagious.
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