Let's Pretend

That I've been here all along, shall we? I don't even remember what my last post was, but so much has happened since then.

The wedding came and went. It was sooo good! It turned out sooo beautiful. The bride looked gorgeous in her vintage dress and birdcage veil and, I have to admit, us bridesmaids were looking fabulous as well. I wish I had taken photos of that night but I was too busy being the life of the party. =) Just kidding. Although, I did lead the conga line. I can't wait to see the photos the photographer took. I probably looked like a drunken fool. I drank enough to let loose and have a good time but not enough to not remember anything the next day. Ohhh, let's not forget the speech that I wasn't going to give because the last time I publicly gave a speech, I BLACKED out. No shit. I was in 6th grade and gave a speech to the entire school because I was the campaign manager for a girl running for class president. I remember saying the first line and the next thing I knew I was asking everyone to vote for Michelle. I don't remember anything in between. I didn't pass out or anything like that. I just blacked out. So, after that, I vowed never again to speak in public. Anyway, I knew it was customary to give a speech so I asked her if she wanted me to and she said she didn't care either way. So I opted not to. Well, the best man at the wedding was giving one for the groom so I knew I had to give one for the bride. Ughhh. Thanks, asshole. I ended up writing one 5 minutes before giving it and I didn't black out. Woohoo! But, I was glad that part of the evening was over. At the end of the night, a friend of ours must have thought I was crazy drunk cause this bitch kept trying to make me steal stuff! What the hell! Fucking kleptomaniac.

Let's see, LJ's first birthday has come and passed. It turned out good. Lots of family came. Even Auntie E and Lolo! All the Moose and Zee decor was a hit. What else...Her teeth finally came in. She now has 4. I was starting to wonder if they were even going to come in or if we had to go ahead and invest in full dentures for her. She's into birds. Parrots. Luckily, T.'s old toys and books are coming in handy. Last Christmas T. was into birds and we got her a FurReal Parrot. Of course, T. outgrew that but now LJ is loving it. She'll get it out of her toy bin and bring it to us to turn on. She pets it and plays peek-a-boo with it. Sooo cute! She is obsessed LOVES the movie 'Up'. I think we've all watched it a gazillion times. I put it on for her when I need to clean the house. Her favorite part is when all the balloons fly into the air. Right before that part comes on she'll point and say,"Look. Look. Look". She also loves the parts with applause. She claps along with them. And she loves sidewalk chalk. She walks around the driveway, with chalk in hand, randomly scribbling. Too cute!

T. got her first period last week. I know...It's just a matter of time before the floodgates open and all the teen dramas come rushing in. She started middle school and so far so good. Some girls don't like her and boys are always drooling. I hope she can ignore all the bullshit and just focus on school. She's in band this year, too. She's playing the clarinet. She can't blow out a note yet but she's trying. It's really funny, too. The girl is blowing as hard as she can but random noises just come out. T. gave LJ her old recorder and now they both practice their wind instruments the same time. LJ puts the whole mouthpiece in her mouth and makes music and dances. It's the cutest thing. I'll have to post a vid. T. is still in counseling. She hasn't been in over a month because she's been at her dad's for summer vacay. She has an appointment this afternoon after school. I'm glad she likes it and she has someone else to talk to. It seems to have helped alot.

Mr. A is on 3rd shift at work now. 12am - 7am. He seems to like it. And it's more pay. That's probably the only thing I like about it. I HATE not being able to sleep with him. I make him cuddle with me right before he goes to work, though. I love that man.

Rocco is still recovering from his surgeries. Yup, plural. He went in for a normal neuter procedure but ended up having kidney stones removed along with his balls. It was a lot more complicated than that. Because only one of his balls dropped, the doc had to go in and get the other ball that was still up in him. Well, the doc accidently nicked his urethra and had to stitch that up. Rocco licked his wounds so much it kept bleeding blah blah blah so when the doc went to fix him back up, they found that he had 4 kidney stones. Poor guy. At least he isn't pissing blood anymore but he still has to wear the "cone of shame".

As a family hobby, we took up camping. We went on our first camping trip last month. We went to FDR state park. It was sooo much fun. I loved it. So much that we bought a pop-up camper. I'll post pics after our first outing in it. We're going to High Falls Labor Day weekend. It's going to be so much fun!

In other news, congrats to one of my besties on her pregnancy! Woohoo! I'm sooo happy for her! There were a few bumps in the road but I hope from here on out it's nothing but smooth sailing. Excuse me while I send out good wishes and vibes for her...

So, I'll try harder to post on here and keep the very few peeps who read this updated. And I'll update this post with pics later tonight.

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