Saturday Night...

... and I'm finally feeling motivated! At 10:40 PM. Bad timing. But laundry's getting done, and I've paid my bills and taken Coda out on a brief walk. How 'bout them apples?!?! Tomorrow I get to sing in church (I love my director - he makes singing in a church choir so much fun again!!!), take Coda to a new dog park with another choir director, his wife, and their two dogs (yay for doggie playdates!), and hopefully play some tennis! If not, I'll still have some time to relax or go work out or even go up to school (DREAD) to get some things done. Really, it's not a bad thing.

Speaking of school... yesterday was a sad day for the CISD family. Two of our '07 graduates died Thursday night/early Friday morning. The incidents were not related. Please pray for the families of those kids (they were 18) and for the CISD family. One was the daughter of one of our teachers, so we are all taking it hard. Thanks.
The news article is here.

My How We've Grown

I just finished looking at the wedding pictures that Heidi posted, and I can not get over the fact that my little sisters are so grown up. I feel as though you go through life and you have these ideas of how "old" you are or other people are based on their age. At age 25 you should be one way. Age 30, slightly more mature and adult-esque. And so on and so forth. But going through the ages, I still feel like I'm 25. Not that I am that far from it, but I don't see how turning 30 in a couple of years will change that. So my sisters seem trapped to me in their respective ages of 22 and 20. Looking at the wedding pictures though (and Heidi and Eric do an amazing job taking these photographs) I see my baby sisters all grown up. Aunt Carol saw it when Alyse was standing up at the altar. "She's grown in the last half hour - become a woman right before our eyes". And while I know what she means, Alyse has been that woman for longer than her wedding day. She's been more of a "grown woman" for longer than I think I'd like to admit. She's still "Peasers" to me.

And Stacy? I saw a picture of her and Taylor and couldn't move past it. She's so gorgeous, and happily married to a man I'm thrilled to have as a brother. All I could think was, "Wow, she's beautiful - and so happy!". She's always been the more independent and self-sufficient in my mind. And she is so good at going after what she wants and getting it! I know that I'm proud of her; I can't imagine how Mom and Bob must feel.

I feel inclined to comment on Heidi here, because she's more of a sister than blood could ever determine. But she's not a "baby" sister to me. She's my partner in "older sister-hood". I feel like she's a teammate to keep watch over the youngsters, ever though they haven't needed that in years, if ever. Must be part of an older sibling syndrome though, as I come across a lot of eldest children who feel the same way. It's a curse, knowing my younger sisters don't need (or even want, for that matter) me to watch out over them, but still feeing the urge to do so. Heidi's been good for that. She keeps me in line, reminding me of how independent and capable Stacy and Alyse are.

So here I sit wondering that if they are so much more grown, then where am I? I look back on the past couple of years and know that I am becoming the woman I want to be. Even though it took a few "bumps" in the road to help get me there. I am happy, love my job, have amazing friends, and truly enjoy my family. How blessed can one girl be? Oh and I can't leave out Coda. What would a blog posting of mine be without my puppy being mentioned? But we won't go into her "growth". 35 lbs. when I adopted her and 75 lbs. now, I think we all can attest to her maturity.

So I will go now, knowing my sisters are amazing and life is good. Hope you enjoyed the pondering today.

Beautiful Bride

Peasers got married this past weekend! She was an absolutely beautiful bride, as well as organized! Lucky Jeff is all I have to say! And I only cried once - Bob sang during the ceremony. It even helped me forget about the 4 inch heels I was wearing. Let's face it. I'd wear them all over again to see my sister so happy again to be marrying the man she loves! I'm sure Heidi will have some pics posted soon. I'll steal from her.

Talent? Skill? Luck?

Too cool for school.