time flies...

Well its been a LONG time since I last posted... sorry about that :(

So to update all of you on my life events... last week well I would not want to 'relive' that week... WOW sick kid upon sick kids... YEP they all got it... whatever it was... FLU bug or virus... then it hit me HARD on Wednesday evening and most of Thursday. My whole body ached! I would of rather had another child I think!!!! it was AWFUL!!!!! but it was here and then it passed but I still kinda feel icky :( from time to time yet. Jer was in Boston from Sunday to Wed., that was a change for us since we are so used to having him here more... and I was sure glad he was home!!!

So what else happened last week... Jer was gone, boys were sick, and then the weekend picked up for all the 'crappy' parts of the week.

Friday, I helped at Cranberry most of the day since it was a "LADIES DAY OUT" day. This year the stores changed it up a bit and went to a "Ladies DAY" rather than a "Ladies EVENING", it was kinda a disappointment for me since I knew what to expect from the previous years... but it was a nice flow all day so it was an "ok" day I think for Tammy, but my personal feeling I think they should of kept it an "evening shopping night" for the ladies. But wow! never a dull moment when you are with Tammy and Janice - I sure enjoyed the day hanging out with them, I love to get caught up in "purse world" with Janice and ha, well on Friday she of course surprised Tammy and I both with a new CUTE purse! Brown "alligator" pattern purse, its sure is cute and who would of guessed it was from Walmart? NOT me!!
So I worked until about 730ish then Jer came down to the store, we all bs'd for a bit and then Jer and I were off to DBQ to Houlihans for our little fix for the week. Its something I look forward to each week - just being with Jer and having a nice supper and just so happens that Houlihans "is the place"... We did a few errands then we were off for home for the night, short night but it was nice.

So now we are to Saturday... a full day! Started out with me waking up pretty early, I wanted to sleep in but I couldn't... so then I did a few things around the house and had to go run a few quick errands, then we met Jenn and Dustin here at the house for awhile- wanted to show Dustin whats been happening on house, it was hard to show him but yet I was THRILLED to see him!!!! He looks good, just hope things all work out and he can come back in Jan. to do a few things for us, he is such a GOOD GUY!!!! and just want the best for him and everyone in his life :) So then after that we were off to the McLees Christmas for the afternoon. I always enjoy this Christmas and seeing all the family, the picture thing is annoying but oh well thats life... I am just sure I will never ever do that to my kids! So we bailed pretty early on the Christmas party today... but the boys REALLY wanted to get to Sundown so Jer agreed to take them for the afternoon since they didn't get there during the week due to both boys being sick and his traveling so off they were for the day and little Blade was a little sad since he wasn't able to go but... cheered him up by going to visit Grandpa and Grandma Steffen, so then he was ok... so we were off to visit my parents and help them get their Christmas tree up, pretty neat this year my parents did a 6.5ft all white tree with colored lights and 100% John Deere ornaments, lights, all the trimmings of John Deere :) Blade was in heaven!!! He just couldn't stop looking at it, it was pretty cute. So after I helped them do a few things I was off to going back home to get some stuff done and of course Blade didn't want to home so Grandma caved in and let him stay and brought him home later on.

Now for the BIGGEST event of the weekend! The true HIGHLIGHT of my week!!!! WOW!!!!! I just get speechless when I think about it :) Jer's cousin Kim and her husband Bear got tickets to see Martina McBride's Christmas concert in CR and had two open seats... and she was so kind to call us and ask us to go, I was absolutely thrilled!!!!!! As you can see in the pictures she was talking to a boy right in front of us... it was just a moment I will never ever forget! The seats were amazing, we probably were 10ft from her at one point... when we made a little trip to the bathroom :) and it just was INCREDIBLE!!! Yes, it was her Christmas concert but she did sing two of her songs " In My Daughter's Eyes" and her newest release song... the name? gosh I can't think of it right now but when she sang it I had tears in my eyes... WOW no other preformer can sing like she can, its 110% amazing!!!! Martina means like ALOT in my life, she was there for me when I lost 50+ lbs four years ago, she was there for me when the dream of the shop began to become real, I listened to her all the time when we put the store together from bottom up, this lady is a true inspiration in my life!!! Just LOVE her!!!! So this was just SO SO touching to see her the way I did before my eyes talking to this little boy and having it be SO real... do I wish that was me in the picture? Sure I do but I would of just been SO SO more speechless! But I can tell you after seeing her preform the way she did again... since I have seen her preform 2x's before but had the "nosebleed seats" and was very far away from her and never this close... it was INCREDIBLE!!! She gave me the inspiration and motivation back for the upcoming new year to loose weight and get fit again!!! I am shooting to do that 'speedwalk 1/2 marathon sometime this year... but lots of training has to happen. I needed to see her, she is truely a idol in my life!!!!!! Enjoying life is what she is all about and I would like to think I am that way too but I need to stress less and just live life more, its too short!!!!!
So lets see... Sunday we did not much of anything! We all slept in... and had breakfast again in our "make shift" kitchen but it sure was YUMMY!!! Then Jer and the big boys went to sundown for a few hours while Blade and I went into DBQ to get a few more Christmas gifts bought, a few more gifts off my list :) I am getting closer and closer to being done... but I love it!!! I love this time of year and this year I have been really enjoying it more... weird but I have been :)

So I blogged enough... WOW look how long this is... sorry if it got carried away!