Life sometimes gets in the way of good intentions. And while I love updating this for friends and family, sometimes spending time with Frank and the kids is more important... And well, these last few months, they were just more important.
We had birthdays... Adam turned 12, I turned 27, JoJo turned the big 1, Tae turned 3 and Kirsten turned 14....
We got new jobs. I am working part time at the Animal Emergency Hospital. My job is to assist clients with questions regarding their pets, offer support, triage the animals etc. I love, love, love it. Never before in my life have I wished I made a different career move until now. I've always loved animals and for a long time wanted to be a vet. But as my Mom reminded me, I was terrified of hurting them and didn't know if I could handle the emotions of losing pets, not being able to help... I must have grown and matured because I see it every day and I know I could do it now. Who knows what the future holds career wise, but right now I am loving this opportunity. And we get pet benefits, which is huge for a family with 2 dogs and 7 cats. Wait, we are back up to 7 again?
We had babies. Well a kitten baby at least. Gomez is our new little snuggler. I call him my peanut butter man, don't ask me why. He is a mama's boy to the extreme, even more so then Lukin and Rio who constantly vie for my attention. He is so handsome with smoky grey coloring and an almost dark purple nose. His purr is unbelievable, when he was staying in our bedroom before he got wormed and everything, he would sleep next to my face, he had to be touching my face and he would purr so loud, he would keep me awake some nights! The family feel whole, complete again and everyone loves him. Willis who usually wants to pester the cats even is gentle with him. He is perfect, just like all of our munchkins.
We finalized plans for the wedding. This may be the most exciting thing for us. We will be getting married in the Outer Banks on May 17th, 2010!!!! Frank's family used to vacation in the outer banks and we really loved the idea of a vacation with the kids, spending a week celebrating instead of just one day! And Eric and Nikki will be staying with us to help get ready and be babysitters if we need them! We are all super excited and the house we are staying in is amazing. It has a pool, hot tub, tiki bar, sauna, air hockey, pool table, ping pong table, elevator etc. And it has a little attached guest house where the kids can stay and have their own little place! Unfortunately no pets allowed but it would be a long trip for the dogs anyways.
We upgraded our mode of transportation. After almost 9 years, 90,000 miles and more trips and drives then I can remember, we turned in "The Blue Car" (or as she was known to me, Bonny) and got a van!!! Before we even get into how pimp the van is, can I just say how amazingly wonderful it is to actually be able to fit us all into one car. Before if we went somewhere we needed 2 cars, and now the world is ours (or at least every where we can drive to). We got a Chrysler Town and Country and its awesome. Power sliding doors, cruise control, separate climate control for all seats, V6, the list goes on. And for a girl who never even had power locks on her car, I am beyond estatic. We have named him "The Rhino" because he is big, powerful and silver.
The kids are doing wonderfully. Pics from Halloween soon to come!
Hope you didn't miss us too much :)
