Family Fest 2008 Continued

More pictures of me and brothers, sister and parents

People kept saying "Over here, Look over here" for pictures. As you can see not everyone is looking toward the same direction. Hilarious!

Family Fest! 2008

Okay, I know I am like 3 months late, but I just got a few photos to be able to post from when we celebrated my parents 50th Wedding Anniversary.

Without further adieu.....don't laugh, we all look older.

This is a picture of me, Mr D, Roo, and my other daughter "Nicole" and her boyfriend "Brent". We were missing our older daughter and her family "Christine".

We like to Move it! Move it!

On that note, I have a cousin, her husband and their 2 year old little girl, that, hopefully will be moving here to Texas! They currently live in North Carolina and we would love to have them live closer to us, as we are limited with having direct family relatives nearby. Soooooo..... Needless to say, I have been rearranging and going through cupboards to get "baby safe" again! I haven't had to do that in so long that I barely remember what I need. Ahhh, God has been really a big help to me! Silently pointing out things I need to do and take care of. I really hope that we get to have them here for a while. I can't wait for the nightly card games and fun stuff my cousin and I will get to do again. She mentioned something about signing up to relearn how to crochet and knit again..... we shall see how that goes. Life around here is a lot slower pace, so it will be great to share sunsets on the front porch with relatives! And, to have a little one running around again, that I can play with! The fall weather is here, but we don't get much color turning (not a lot of trees! LOL!) Maybe some day as my little trees grow.

One of those Nights

I am not sure if it is just a fluke, or my illness kicking in? I cannot seem to get to sleep, so I guess I will write a little. I am feeling uneasy, almost as if my world is about to blow up. Not sure what it is, but its a feeling I have had before. A long time ago, when I went through the same thing.
My heart has been racing, and I feel an impeding sense of doom. Why? Perhaps because it is that same time of year? Like the last time. I have a lot of energy as my mind races by with thoughts of utter chaos. I am feeling like I need to sleep, but when I close my eyes, they flash open wide as if I am expecting someone, or something to provide me with ominous news.
With my arms wrapped tightly around my body, I am trying to comfort myself by repeating that I am not alone. God is with me. Just by saying those words, I am relaxing, but the feeling that some big change is going to happen is still there. Lurking in my subconcious. Which makes me even more afraid to close my eyes and try to sleep.
I have to have faith.

End of Summer Recap

Well, I haven't written in a while. I have been way too busy to sit down and just type. A lot is going on and before you know it, I will have way too much stuff to say in one post!

My parents anniversary party was a lot of fun! Among my brothers and sister and I, we were actually able to plan a nice get together and not have to "run" too much. I will post pictures later as I am too tired right now to download anything.

It was fun seeing my relative's that I don't get a chance to see very often. We can see that all of us are getting older, grayer, etc. I think the best thing was the chance for the kids to meet, and finally get a chance to see the people that we talk about, when we reminisce about our childhood days. 50 years together is a very long time. When I looked at my parents wedding pictures and looked at the relatives in those pictures, I tried to imagine what the day was like then. It looked a lot simpler back then, with just a camera, instead of a video camera or camera phone. People looked like they really took pride in wearing nice clothes then and that there seemed to be a sense of "order" to how lives were lived.

My parents wedding reception was held in the backyard of my Mom's parents backyard. They had a church wedding, and my Mom said, that before her Dad walked her down the aisle, he kept telling her they had to hurry up and get back to work. (He was a barber and had his own shop, and he did have to go back to work that day) My Mom told me she got mad at him and told him that if he didn't stop saying that, she would walk down the aisle without him. Her older sister was her Matron of Honor, and wore a blue dress that was beautiful.

For the 50th Anniversary Mass that was said at St Patricks church in Hartland, my parents had 7 priests on the altar to help celebrate. These men that showed up, have been some of my parents best friends over the years, for all the work that they do. It was great to see them on the altar offering their services to help celebrate this great event. For all of the different organizations my parents have been a part of over the years, and have invested so many volunteer hours with, you would think they would have thousands of people they wanted to invite to their 50th anniversary party. That was not the case, we did have a lot of people, but family was what they wanted most there. That being our family of relatives and close people from church and neighbors that we have all grown up with over the years.

When it was all over with, they were very happy with what we (the children) were able to put on for them. We all had a great time that day. Wish I had more time to spend with every one, as with so many family and friends around, (and watching the food trays to fill) I didn't think I got enough time in talking with them. Well, at least I have more email addresses and updated address list for this years Christmas list. LOL!

Is it me or is everything moving to fast?

I suppose its just me, but time is really flying now, as its July 20th and by the end of this week Roo and I will be on our way up to IL.. Should be fun in our new Honda CRV (with moon roof!) I hope the weather will be good to us while we drive. We have been looking forward to this all summer. I have so many cool relatives (just talked to one a little while ago that lives in Florida) It will be nice to be able to meet for a fun occasion instead of having to say goodbye to someone (funeral). My brothers and sister have been awesome putting this thing together. The countdown begins!

July is almost here!

Well, obviously I have been really bad at posting lately. Thank goodness no one looks at this thing! LOL I am happy to have a place that lets me vent. Energy has been lacking for me lately. When I look at my last post I can hardly believe it has been since April. Well, on that note, I still haven't gotten to see my new great nephew Shannen, but I will the end of July. We are celebrating my parents 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 2nd. My brothers and sister and I have been putting the celebration together and sending out the invitations. This will truly be a celebration of marriage, since they have been together for so long. My parents are both in their 70's. If things go well with me and my husband for that long, we will be in our 80's (or at the end of it)! It has been fun calling those that I seriously haven't talked to in 30 years, and I certainly look forward to seeing them. Also, I will have an accurate updated Christmas address list for the upcoming year! Now, if I could just keep the rest of me going we will be all set! Ha! Ha! I can't wait for the drive. My Mr D started a new job at the University so he will have to fly on the Friday before and leave on Sunday. I will be driving with Roo a week earlier and come back a week later. (2 weeks off with pay! Wahoo!) My other daughter will be coming up with her friend and staying a few days. We are staying at one of my brothers as I helped arranged for some other older relatives coming from far away, to stay at my parents. I am sure they will like the peace and tranquility there. Okay, I think I am done ranting for now.