Anniversary Balloon Ride

Bill and I took our first hot air balloon ride in Santa Fe for our 31st Anniversary. It was great! Almost as relaxing as a massage! Left at 4:00 a.m. Got off the ground just after sunrise. We had a champagne brunch after we landed. Great memories!

The Wedding Picture

This is a picture of the groom and all the girls at the wedding this weekend. Was held at an old mansion that is now a museum. It was a beautiful day! The little girls look like they are really having fun!

A Funeral, a Graduation , and a Wedding

I think this sounds like movie to me! Busy weekend, but very enjoyable mostly, except the funeral which I really didn't attend, but my husband did. The graduation was for my cousins twins, most all of the family were there, so a mini family reunion. Then on to a wedding for a dear friend's niece, which my daughter also was a bridesmaid. This girl's mom had ovarian cancer, and passed away last July. She and her groom had a committment ceremony exactly a year ago on May 22, with her mom present. So this day was very special to her and her family.

Then me and my husband left the reception and enjoyed a nice evening walking around the town and having a nice dinner together. All and all a nice weekend. Then when we came home and planted our garden. Then suddenly a storm blew threw town, tornado and hail, 3 inch in diameter. Luckily lasted only a little while, so not much damage.

One of My Most Embarrassing Moments!

I have had the week from you know where, and next week will be worse. But anyway, on Tuesday, I had a family funeral so I wore a skirt and sweater to work. I had to make a dessert for the funeral dinnner put on by the ladies of the church (Me included). So I left early to drop it by the church, just before leaving the house, took one last bathroom break, threw on my coat, and out the door. No one was at the church, so I used my key to get in and tooke my dessert in. I was leaving the church through the basement door, and noticed someone was at the top of the stairs at main entrance trying to get in, and I aksed if they were having trouble with their key, about the time they got the door opened. Unfortunately he turned to me and said hey what are you doing here, I explained, standing with my back to the sun, and then I turned to get in my car, opened my door, and looked down at my skirt. The outer layer had gotten stuck in the waste band, and only the inner, very thin, black layer was hanging below my coat. And with the sun at my back, was completely see through.

I don't know what the guy seen through his eyes, I am hoping it just looked normal, but I guess when I see him a church Sunday, I will be either really embarrassed or nothing will happen.

Interesting going to work these days

They are remodeling our old Courthouse, where I work. We have been out of our office since May. We thought we would be back in our office by Sept., then, Oct., and now it's almost Dec. I guess that is to be expected, between Historic Society (grant money for remodeling), architects, contractors, everyone in between. Our office is coming along, though. They are taking it back to the original ceilings, walls, going to be beautiful. Our windows with bunches of little panes, were sent away and refurbished. They are now back in. All the wood is oak, and now has been restained and varnished.

But where we are working now, is with another office, we share phones, and work space. The ceiling is leaking, because they are working on the bathroom above us. Lots of people in and out. Been very interesting. Electricity is off and on in other offices, the contractors have accidently cut phone lines, computer lines. We just can't wait to get back to normal around here. Just a little more patience!!!!! I will post a picture when things are done. It's an old building getting a face lift, but some parts will be brand new.

Will keep you updated!

Family weekend

I have a very fun weekend coming up. I grew up being very close to my cousins. My mom was the oldest of 7 siblings, and we all spent every Thanksgiving, Christmas, most Easters.

One of my cousins has twin boys that are Seniors playing in a High School Football playoff game here in our home town. They are playing on the opposing team! Should be very interesting. Afterwards the family and friends are all coming to my house for slopping joes and the works. I am so looking forward to a big family get together!

The above picture is some of the cousins at a recent family reunion. By the way, I am the oldest of the cousins, also.

Halloween '09

So as I promised here is a picture of us girls dressed as the Jackson 5. We had just as much fun getting ready as we did going to the costume party! We had snacks and cocktails, sang a little, danced a little, and handed out candy to my friend's Trick or Treaters, too. Unfortunately we did not win, but if we had we practiced a song the Jackson 5 did, Rockin Robin. Just in case we needed to perform. We are such show offs! There were sooooo many good costumes, I don't know how people come up with such things.