Lots of fun things, lots of not so fun things going on in my life lately. First off, weekends are just flying by too quickly lately. I am finding myself absolutely dreading Monday mornings and for that matter, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Fridays are good because at least I know that it's almost the weekend. I am trying to stay positive since I do not want my negative feelings on work to actually work the universe into having me lose my job. Just hope this economy turns around soon. We got notice last week that the firm was no longer going to be matching 401K contributions. So a little panic spread quickly around the firm last week. Hope this is just a precautionary measure and not a sign of something more horrific to come.
We also got the news from North Little Rock Police that Jimmy did not pass the written exam. He missed it by one point. We do not believe that the written part was solely based on the test but rather a mulitude of factors. Of course my hubby was bummed. My first reaction was to apologize, the second was a sign of relief - not relief that we wouldn't be moving because if that's what we would need to do, I'd be right there packing my bags, but relief that the fork in the road between STL and LR had a "Do not Enter" sign on it. This sign meant that we could focus on keeping our family in STL and work on obtaining goals that we could encounter here. My third response was "it wasn't meant to be". I truly believe that. It wasn't meant for our family to uproot to LR at this time. I just hope that soon, my hubby starts to see the end of his rainbow!
Saturday morning, we woke up bright and early to sunshine and looking forward to walking for a great cause! May 2nd is Childhood Stroke Awareness Day and what a better way to spend it than by walking in the AHA/ASA 2009 Walk. We walked in honor of our dear Godson Brendon and his cause BrendonsSmile! The event took place at Busch Stadium! So cool! Liz and Bryan also came down and walked with us. We displayed our purple BrendonsSmile shirts proudly! Olivia and Alex had a great time. Olivia was so tired and so hungry that by the end of the morning, she had had enough. She didn't want to do
anything!! Once she got home and got some good food in her, my Olivia came back! I am so proud of my dear, best friend, Jessica for all her hard work in getting the word out for Brendon's cause. She is remarkable and has made so many strides in getting awareness that kids can have strokes too. You go girl!! So spread the word...if you tell one person and then they tell one person, think of how many people will hear about children having strokes. Knowledge is power! Here are a few pics from the walk!
Also on Saturday, Jimmy and I got to go out that night and celebrate our 12th wedding anniversary. Our anniversary really isn't until May 10th but this was the only weekend that worked with our schedule. We went to Jim Edmond's 15teen restaurant. Jimmy knows one of the owners there and he treated us to a bottle of champagne, an appetizer and dessert. We both had steaks for dinner and they were fabulous! I was so full! The kiddos were spending the night at Auntie and Uncle Bryan's, so we headed out to a friend's bar for a few drinks after dinner. After that we headed home and watched a movie in bed. We both were exhausted. I didn't sleep well and ending up waking up at 7 a.m. I tried to go back to sleep and dozed in and out for a few more hours. Finally succumbing and just getting up.
On Sunday afternoon, I met Liz, my aunt Deb Do and cousins Lori and Julie at Chevy's for lunch. It has been amazing, through this world of technology, being so fortunate to get to know some family members better. Even though my sister and I are considered "the next generation", it was so sweet of Lori and Julie to both say they felt close to us. I feel the same way!! We had a great lunch. We chatted and had many laughs - of course!! We decided that we needed to pick a date once a month and get any Klipsch cousin that wanted to join in the fun to come along. We picked P for our first letter. We are going to the Purse Store and to get pedicures. Both Lori and Julie had never had a pedicure. I told them my story of getting a pedicure before Liz's wedding when the lady took one look at my feet and declared "Oh, you need Special". I am definitely due again and am really looking forward to the 31st. To read more about the Alphabet lunch date, visit
Lori's blog or her facebook page.
After lunch, I really wasn't feeling well. My throat is bothering me. So I went home and laid down for a little bit. Even though my house needed to be cleaned so bad and the laundry needed to get done, I just left it all. It will still be there! Hubby was sweet and did the dishes. It made out to be a nice weekend but one that just went way too quickly!
Before signing off, I want to send out a Woot Woot HAPPY BIRTHDAY Woot Woot to my cousin CJ who turned 16 on Saturday and to my nephew Nicky who turned 9 on Saturday! Time is just flying by!! And, I just heard today that CJ passed his driving test! Another Woot Woot! Congrats CJ!
