Well, I lied

I decided not to wait until after Christmas. So here's a breakdown of what we've been up to in the last six months.

So that means I will start with June.

In June Dave and I made the trip back to my hometown for my niece's wedding. It was held at the church of the Catholic school she teaches at. She looked gorgeous! The wedding and receptions were nice too. They had some of her students participate in the wedding where the Godparents would have. They looked so nervous, but cute. I think she teaches the third grade and from what I've been told, she loves it.

While we were in town, we also also had dinner with my cousin on my dad's side, who I haven't seen for years. It was so great meeting her husband and catching up on things. We had a really good time. We also saw my longest and dearest friend and had breakfast with another, a classmate of mine; we see both whenever we go back.

Not too much happened in July. We did take time out to go and see the fireworks on the 4th. As luck would have it, David had to work and the fireworks were being shot off at the lake across the road. When he was done with work, he just had to walk out to join us.

Unfortunately Kenneth and Elicia couldn't drive up for the day, so it was just Dave and I for most of it. We also celebrated David's birthday and remembered my mom's.

August and September were also quiet. I did spend September and the early part of October getting ready for my 40th high school reunion in October. Dave and I also put in a new sub floor and wood laminate floor in our bedroom and I found an 8x10 rug at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore to go in there. Like I've said before, I LOVE our ReStore. If you have one near you, make sure to check it out. Anyway, the floor looks great and adds so much to the room. Oh yea, we got that at our ReStore too. :)

October, the month of my reunion. Dave and I made another trip back and on the night that we arrived, there was an informal get together for the attendees at the bar/restaurant attached to the hotel we stayed at. An old friend and his wife who I hadn't seen since our 10th was there! This is a guy who was a really good friend, not a boyfriend. I did have a crush on him though. We did try to get together once after we graduated, but he said that it would have ruined our friendship. I must admit, I was disappointed at the time, but in the end, I did agree with him.

I didn't recognize him at first and I felt so bad about it, but we ended having a really great time, talking over old times. I also found out that his birthday is the day after Dave's. He joked me about always robbing the cradle; all my boyfriends in high school were younger than me and so are he and Dave. It was also so fun seeing other classmates in the relaxed atmosphere.

The next night, October 25, was the reunion. It was the Best! The committee did such a great job in planning it and decorating for it. My name was even mentioned in the Chairman's speech, although he had my maiden and married names switched. One of the classmates had us all send him pictures of our lives since graduation and made a video of them. He also did a really nice memorial to those we lost, 42 in all. A couple of them I wasn't even aware of. One was a guy I worked with years earlier at another hotel.

Our last night in town we had dinner at my brother's and sister's-in-law house with my other two sisters in attendance along with my oldest sister's husband. We all had a nice time and I had to agree with my sister-in-law, it was a lot better than going out to a restaurant. She made dinner and my oldest sister made dessert and my other brought something else. All of us had a nice time.

We made really good time driving back, making it to Galesburg, Ill our first night. We made it to Dayton, Ohio on the way there. We made it home around 3:00pm central time. It was nice not being in a hurry.

After the highlights of October, November was another quiet month, with Thanksgiving being like just another day. David had to work and again, Kenneth and Elicia didn't make it up again, so it was only Dave and I. We did celebrated Dave's birthday and both of my sisters did call to wish us a Happy Thanksgiving.

We had snow in November and even had a white Thanksgiving. The first week of December, we put the tree up and I decorated the rest of the house and put some LEDs we bought last year at the after Christmas sales outside on the bare lilac bushes. They look good.

I don't know if Kenneth and Elicia will miss Christmas, I hope not! Thank goodness David will have off both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, so that's good. The weather has been warm this week, but is supposed to get colder. I don't know if that will add up to a white Christmas, but I hope so.

Anyway, I will post again soon and if you don't hear from me before then, I hope you all have a Very Merry Christmas and the Happiest of the Holiday Season.

Till next time, take care.