Happy. Anniversary NM and c_q!
H and I will celebrate our 35th in September.
Happy Anniversary NM and CQ!!!
We will be at 31 at the end of June. Since not a big one nothing planned. 
Happy upcoming anniversaries, RM, NM, and CQ. Ours is the last week of August so even in an off year (this summer will be 31), we are either traveling (last summer, we and the kids went out for a lovely dinner in Prague) or at our house in the Laurentians and go out for a nice dinner in Montreal. This summer, ShawD desperately wants to go to an ashram that week, so she will. Will we? Not sure?
Happy anniversary, NM & c_q! We had #35 last year – celebrated in Switzerland & Italy. We didn’t really used to mark even the big ones (though I remember 15 – in Scotland – but oddly can’t remember 25); now we use them (all) as reasons to go places we want to go. Hope the days/trips are memorable for you.
Happy Anniversaries!
we are 31 next week, Happy Anniversaries to all.
Unfortunately my brother will not be celebrating any more with this spouse, tow you ng kids UGH!!!
We were 33 this year but know most of you married younger than our 31 and 32.
My BIL is seprated from his wife of 23 years now and who knows but still sad.
S and DIL and G’son left today after a 4 day visit. Fun, lovely, hot and exhausting all at the same time.
I made a very super cute bedrom for G’son just 6 months ago and told DIL it was theirs to take when they get into married student housing this summer. Now I am torn. It is my favorite room in the house right now. G’son lives in a quite nice open closet in their little apartment over her parent’s garage for now. He adores his bedroom here. She wants to take it for him.
Sigh. I saved the bed for S as I have save the canopy bed for D. I never have trouble letting go but this time I am.
I know that I can buy them something else and they will be grateful. But am so surprised about my attachment.
Still, if we move in a year or so I would probably not take it. And I do have a daybed to put up in it’s place.
I save beds. It is because I never had my own bed growing up and never knew where I was sleeping, so I do understand my issues.
Just emotions I guess.
Ok --took the dog for a walk and am over my pity party. Of course they can have the bedroom and the next version will be just great.
I did have a bed to sleep in every night of my life. 12 houses in 14 years and even then my mother would move our configurations around while we were at school. She was a tad unstable :(( But I survived and my kids have had great bedrooms as G’son will…
Oregon, while I don’t have a “bed thing” I totally get your attachment to beds now. I certainly have my own “things” that stem from childhood ( for example, being a pushover when buying clothes for my daughters because I always longed for more cute clothes as a kid.)
Still trying to teach my mom the difference between Facebook and email and how to find Google and how there’s an article about everything on Wikipedia and it doesn’t cost extra.
D2 has a big aerial show tonight. She’s not only performing what she says is a difficult routine, complete with several “don’t look, Mom” moves, she’s also been the artistic director for the whole show. She sounds very stressed and eager to have it behind her, which will coincide with finishing her first year at grad school: she says she’s really looking forward to next week where she can just do science and research. Yeah, really.
In her lab she’s now also volunteered to be “safety officer;” needless to say, her safety (in the air, in the lab) is always much on our minds!!
In in the meantime, we’ve had our hardwood floors refinished and are now having the house painted (inside). Things are looking beautiful - -but it’s noisy and disruptive (our entire living and dining room are currently parked in several other rooms in our house) …
I wish you’d come decorate my bedroom and more, Oregon … Not my gift.
Z–I am actually chopping at the bit to do some room our house or whatever. Just found two new lamps for super prices and that gave me a pick-me-up. I tend to not change anything for a long time (10 years…) once it is done.
Many positive and safe thought sent to your D2 for tonights performance. How wonderful and I would not be able to watch!
Well, D says if she can nail the first minute of the routine, she’s golden. Apparently she’s worked for weeks on some new very difficult move we’ve never seen. My guess is that this is some sort of “drop” – where the aerialists “wrap” themselves (wind the silks around their feet, legs, etc.) and then release (fall forward or backward) so as to “drop” only to be caught by the silks as they do so. These inevitably bring a gasp from the audience – and that’s what she’s aiming for. To do the drop safely and right they have to get the wrap right. And she tends to be very careful on that score. Still, I’ll be praying through that first minute!
Z, so cool that your D is still doing aerials!
Well the show went off without a hitch, and D was on cloud 9 at the end. I relaxed after she finished her routine, although one of her new moves kind of gives me the creeps. She admitted one has to be careful doing it… really.
Good to hear, Z
55 degrees in Chicago. Downstate Illinois is about 33 degrees warmer. Just went to the Target at State and Madison and bought leggings.
Son and younger D are mid- hell. Spent last night in the airport in Wichita after connecting flight to Chicago was cancelled. 545 am flight back home. 430pm flight to Orlando. Late flight from there to Chicago arriving after. midnight. Will miss long awaited dinner at Frontera Grill. Poor things!
Happy Anniversary to all those celebrating! H and I were married in December – a sort of reaction to the more typical “June Wedding” thing. We also married somewhat later, so will only be at 29.
Z – glad to hear your D’s show went well. When our D was doing competitive gymnastics, there were some “tricks” she was doing at the higher levels that I really didn’t like watching – and sometimes actually closed my eyes. If I didn’t hear a collective gasp from the spectators, I knew all was well.
mp – sounds like lots of travel logistics. Hope everyone gets to where they’re supposed to be …
Warm weather finally showed up. Definitely some dragging as we walked the last several holes on the golf course. We still need rain, though. All the recent thunderstorms have missed us here at the beach.
I would love to see an aerial show, Z!
Going to WolfTrap tonight to see “Pirates of Penzance”. Keeping fingers crossed that the storms stay away.
H’s birthday is tomorrow and I am not well prepared gift wise. I plan to make a blueberry pie from scratch as he prefers that to cake. I am not much of a cook, but I can make a pie crust. It’s one of my small, random talents.
Hope Pirates was great. Sounds like a fun night
We are crawling in Chicago traffic on the way to the arena for D’s ceremony. Bumper to bumper on a Sunday afternoon.
We have eaten so much and so well!
mp…I have another friend from Ohio whose D graduated from DePaul this weekend.
z…So glad the aerial routine went off without a hitch!
D2 has been busy working on her new house. She and her H have been building furniture, still painting, tiling and just finished making a chandelier!! I am a bit nervous as D2’s H just handed in his resignation at work. He is going to work for his father’s company. I will just say that I am not sure it is good idea.
NM–just when you think all the things to worry about are checked off. Hope it works out for him.
I stopped to think if my family had a business together–yikes. I would have to take a self defense class.
If H’s did he would just be walked on by his agressive brother. That said, S would be perfect for a family business.
mp, how was Fontera Grill? We cancelled our reservation when we were there because H was not feeling well. Maybe next time. Hope everything ran smoothly.
Need to remember to get somthing small for Father’s Day. We will be in WA. as DIL’s family is hosting a “celebration” for all of their milestones the last few years. DIL had her graduation yesterday (plus marriage, kid, S graduating, med school acceptance). DIL is thrilled it is finally happening. It seems she needs something concrete with her family.
We will know only one other person and they expect 150 or more.