I recently realized how upset when I get on to read blogs and they haven't updated in weeks...and then I realized I haven't updated mine in MONTHS! Yikes...
Let's see, let's see. Wedding season has officially kicked in for me. My first wedding of the year this year was Lauren & Stuart's gorgeous April 5th day. It was "as close to perfect as it could be" according to the FOB. (father of the bride) Next on my list was Race for the Cure, in which I formed a team called Brides for the Cure. Together with Dale & Amy we had a team of over 60 people and raised over $2500! We finished in the TOP 10 teams out of 200 in our first year. The race was this weekend and we had a great time. Couldn't have been better weather! Coming in 2 weeks I have Lauren & Dusty's wedding, a possible NYC trip to see my good friend PB for his birthday, then the LIVE UNITED fashion show for the United Way (I got to design!), then Abby & Chris' wedding on May 24. In June I have Suzanne & Ben's wedding and VACATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One wedding in July and then a couple of months off!
We are so excited to head to the Bahamas again (Mark hasn't been back since our honeymoon) and this time my WHOLE family gets to go! I couldn't be happier. All 6 of us haven't been there in several years. It's going to be a blast. Now that my sister & I are both married, it's a fight over who gets the bedroom and who gets the foldout in our condo. We think mom & dad should get the fold out bed and the 2 of us couples get the bedrooms! HA!
I have to say that I do have the best hubby in the entire world. He has been so helpful and wonderful through this busy time. He had his 25th birthday a few weeks ago and I actually, for once, surprised him with his present! I was so proud, and it brought tears to my eyes. He is looking forward to a cool hunting trip in the next few weeks, and a fun summer spending weekends at the lake.
We are hoping to make a trip up to Kansas City soon, and Carthage too. We haven't seen my side of the family since Christmas and I am having withdrawals.
Jack is still crazy. He weighs 100 lbs now. I had a breakdown last night after he smacked me in the face--I started crying and decided I was done with having a dog. Mark was impressed with my serious "take down" skills as I flew across the room and tackled Jack. But then, Jack decided to apologize and I decided I loved him again. Mark completed the fence around the air conditioning unit since Jack destroyed that as well. Our backyard is (knock on wood) somewhat Jack proof now with mini-fences all around. I just have to take a deep breath when I think about Jack. I do love him, he is just a lot of work. We're reluctantly thinking about a friend/bro/sis for Jack to calm him down & so he would have a play mate. Do I want to have another huge dog on my hands? No. I want a little one that I can dress up like a human. Mark says no.
Well, I have to go and run some errands. Gotta get outside on this gorgeous day! Here is a fun pic of us at the Dave Barnes concert a few weeks ago. Thanks, Dale & Meredith, for the tickets & the invite!!
