vacation

Cruisin'! 15 day cruise to Hawaii...four days at sea before you get there, five port of calls(Kona, Maui, Honolulu, Kauai and Hilo), another four days at sea, a day in Ensenada and back to Cali. Unplugged time, well mostly, with the hubby with lots of time for napping and relaxing. So. Good.

Empty nest

Jordan has been gone for a month(actually a few days more...yes, I'm counting) and it makes me crazy he has been sick since he has left . This mama want to hug him and make chicken soup for him and tuck him in at night. Sydney is packing up her stuff to leave me too. She is off for her fourth year at college. Where does the time go! Her company around here will be missed...so many words fill the air when she is here. That girl loves to to talk and she does a great job talkin' sports with the daddy. What will we do without her. The nest is nearly empty but like boomerangs they come back, thank gooodness. Oh how I will miss them! We drive them crazy and vice versa...but what a quiet house this will be. I will be left to watch the dog chase the cat, more sibling rivalry only with less words.

We're getting there

Four weeks and we are cruisin' babe...looking forward to get away and lost at sea(in the non-literal way of course). So glad the day is almost here after talking about and planning for what seems like a long time. Yay!
What's the next adventure? I know, planning baseball season 2014...Let's play ball Coach!

Indian Summer

9/11, twelve years later and still a date we not soon forget. Today is near 100 degrees and uncomfortable...maybe as it should be to remember how uncomfortable a day it was back in 2001. Well, with today being so warm means there is still warm weather to come. And it is September! I am thankful because that rainy weather will creep into our lives much too soon. Jordan has been gone almost a month, yay. But only yay because it's closer to the day he will come home! Boo that Sydney hasn't even left yet. Two more weeks and my truly long school year will start. Thirty eight more days until our cruise...temporary fix to help me forget how much I miss the kids. Aahhh, this too shall pass. Right?! Back to school time!! Let's buy some pencils, Sharpies and erasers!

Baby, you treat me so fine!

Happy anniversary...53 days and we set sail. Baby you treat me so fine. Looking forward  to getting lost at sea with you. In the non-literal way, I do not want to make headlines. Quiet and discreet vaca!

One more day

Where did the time go? Jordan is about to leave for school again and Iowa is too far away. Yep, too far. And December, too far away too. Me and Harley...not happy. Maybe if his packing doesn't get done he can't go...nah! What am I thinking? He must go! Yes, must. Welcome inside my head, I have been back and forth about this all week. Want him to stay. No, want him to go. He does something cute...must stay. Does something disgusting...must go. I WILL put him on that plane tomorrow and have a huge hug waiting for him when he comes back. That will have to do...xoxo buddy.

Mr. and Mrs. Caminiti

What a beautiful bride, no lie. And her maid of honor did shine a bit...even got through her toast. Sun, cute bridesmaids, homemade jams, homemade desserts, sparklers and a big red fire truck to escape in.  What a great day...technically we lost a Mayfield but this family gained a nice young man. Congratulations to the newlyweds!