WARNING: LONG!!!!
Barb-Congratulations to Ben!!! I have goosebumps! Can't wait to see pictures, and he is soo young. You must be very proud!! I cry when Katie scores a goal in pee wee soccer...so you can imagine what kind of condition I would be in!
Stop the press...newsflash....I went to Wal Mart today. It is kind of like therapy, if I just go there, I might like it....Well I didn't BUT I did come home with some clothes for Hannah. They don't have anything with adjustable waists there so I don't know. what is going to happen when she tries them all on. I just was trying to "try" to save money for once in my life....
But here is the good news about my trip to Wal Mart-I picked up the sunscreen for our trip. We got really used to the Continuous Spray sunscreen last year, you go thru way more of it(we have already had this conversation I think....dejavu) but it is such a sinch to put on, especially on the islands, where you don't want greasy hands walking the streets of St. Thomas.....BUT it only came up to 36spf. Well, today I found Kids Banana Boat 50 in continuous spray.
This is great for my fair ladies for the first few days in the hot tropical sun! Then we have 45(Bullfrog) and 30 for the other days.
Suzie- they also have Disney Princess Sunscreen there-I have never used NO-AD brand(my derm says it's fine as long as it has the right ingredients) that might be cute in the basket for her.
On to the QOTD-First,
Mkettings, I do have strange dreams about things like that, nothing on the cruise yet, but I do have dreams we are on vacation but I have such trouble getting there that I only have like 1 day left before it is time to leave, then I spend the rest of the dream trying to figure out what happened to the time...
I met HGP in High School. It was in 11th grade, he was in 12th, it was 1988!
He saw me at a party-remembers vividly what I was wearing(and my hair which believe me girls in 1988 was nothing any of us would want to remember). We didn't even have friends in common, he was a LAX player and I was on the tennis team so we hung out with totally different people. Somehow, I got word that he liked me(remember this is high school so if it sounds very juvenile....remember yourself when you were 15!) but I had no interest in him. Don't know why....but I always was attracted to guys for stupid reasons.... He will tell you it was because he was from the wrong side of the tracks!(Which was a joke).. Ohso you might know where Radisson is? I lived there and he lived on the other side of B-ville. Back then, for some people it was a huge deal to live in Radisson....still can't figure that one out.
Holy cow I better wrap this up or I will be writing into tonight. Needless to say, he called one afternoon while I was out playing tennis. He was happy I wasn't home, because if I called him back, he knew I must be at least a little interested. He invited me to a party. He came to pick me up with his friend Pat and for the longest time my parents didn't know which Pat I was dating until one day my sister said..."Oh my god she is dating the one who had the really red face"...cause he was SOOO nervous. We had a blast, and were inseparable from that point on. And as some of you know, not only is he the most hysterical person I have ever met, he is so caring and thoughtful. A Great dad and husband all around! And you don't usually hear that from a High school sweetheart story. AND- we have both grown together in the same direction which is also something you don't hear alot anymore!
Alright- so from there, we dated for what seemed like an eternity. Both went to Nazareth College of Rochester(NY), and graduated. After graduation, my timer was set....tic tic tic tic tic...ok, when is it going to be. I knew we were going to get married, he wanted to surprise me.....After 6 years, that would be difficult.
We were engaged for 6 months(please, my dress was already picked out....) I just made the call and poof- all the arrangements were taken care of! Get this- since I started dating him when I was 15, that means I have been with Pat for more than half my life....It realy is an amazing thing to think about. I'll be 34 this summer....we've been together for 18....ish...I needed a calculator for that but we met in 88, married in 95 and it is 2006 so to me that calculates to 18 years....WOW. And each year has been better than the last....
We are celebrating Kate's 5th, Pat's 35th, our 11th anniversary and our very special friendship with Mike and Patty(Mike was HGP's best friend since they were babies!)
Wow I am weepy today. I just relived a really awesome memory from my past....thanks for listening!!
Kate is better today, FYI!
PJ
- I know it's the wrong hair color but it was the best I could do on short notice. You have to give me more warning when you are going to be gracing us with your presence!!!
Somethin ain't adding up there. 
Well, we was sailin the high seas and had just pillaged a small village when I saw this buxomly wench with her skirt held high
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[raises an eyebrow]
If things are that bad, I was just wondering if she needed anything or needed a friendly face around all these fast talkin' Yankees.
- tell her your vitual friends are thinking of her.
