Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope everyone had a nice Valentine's Day. With my hubby still in Florida on Saturday mine was pretty uneventful. Although he did send me some beautiful tulips and chocolates to work earlier in the week. Amy and I did the normal stuff - she had a Valentine from Mom waiting for her when she finally woke up, then we went to breakfast in Old Town Temecula and then went to get our hair cut and colored (as Amy says, my hair was starting to "sparkle"...darn those grays!). Then we just went home and curled up with a blanket and read a book.

Since ours was pretty routine - we'll have to live though the Valentine's Day of Chris and his family. They recieved a "Decorate-your-heart" tin from NanaKaki (that's me...) so Jess sent me some pictures of Chris and Steven decorating their popcorn hearts. Is Steven not the cutest little boy?!!

Sunday Bill came home and Willie about jumped out of the car when he saw his "DAD" standing outside the airport! I think he was convinced that I had done something and stuffed him in a trunk somewhere. Of course he hasn't left his side since he got back!

So all-in-all, it was a good weekend. Looking foward to a weekend in Bullhead City with my friend Linda! Just the girls weekend with us, Amy and her grand-daughter Brittany. I'll tell all the good stuff when we get back! Tootles~

Amy's Winter Formal

It's days like this when you look at your children and wonder just when it was that they grew up! Amy has turned into such a beautiful young lady - Saturday night she left me absolutely speechless!!! Of course I'm a little partial but you look at these pictures and tell me she didn't look stunning!!

We started out the day with a little drama but it was quickly buried in the excitement of the day. Our first stop was to Dena's to get her hair done. Dena always does such a wonderful job on her hair and it was the perfect updo for her dress!

Then we went over to the Benefits counter at Macy's and got her make-up done. They did a great job - I didn't want anything too grown u but she wasnted to look "smokey". She was turning heads all over the place - by the time we left the mall to go home and get dressed, she was on cloud 9!

When we got back to my friend's house, Linda had laid her dress out on the bed with all her bling set out ready for her to get dressed. I think I had as many butterflies in my tummy as she did! Linda and I were both reliving our youth through her! Once she was dressed you would have thought the papparazzi had snuck in the back door with as many pics as we were taking. I have only attached a couple but it's enough to show how stunning she was.

We dropped her off at the dance and she was immediately mobbed by her friends - she had a blast, danced all night and came home with memories that will last her a lifetime.

Busy Week!!

My weekend was packed and hasn't stopped yet! Bill celebrated his 55th birthday on Friday night. We celebrated with 14 of our closest friends on Saturday night having dinner at Black Angus. We had a great time and didn't even get kicked out!!

Then Sunday we had a couple of friends over so that Bill could show off the 50" tv he got as a retirement gift. Nothing like watching football in HDTV!! We had so much food I was still full on Monday!

Speaking of Monday - I had my most vivid blonde moment EVER!!!! Bill flew to Florida on Monday to spend two weeks with my Dad and get in some golfing and testosterone time. He woke up at the crack of dawn and drove into Orange County with me so I could take him to John Wayne airport during my lunch break for his 2:30 flight. Well - by 10:30 he was twidling his thumbs bored out of his mind so we decided I'd take him to the airport early so he could at least get some lunch or something while he was waiting. Well, we got to the car and he looked at his boarding pass.... ONTARIO... his flight was leaving out of ONTARIO!!!! I couldn't believe it! So off he went in my car racing to get to the aiport in time - which he did. Then I called my friend Linda who I knew would relate to my dingyness. I took the train home, her hubby Greg came and got me and took me to her house, then when she got home she drove me all the way to Ontario to get my car. I pulled into my driveway at 10:00 pm just about the time that Bill was texting to let me know he had made it to my Dads. What a day!!

My son Christopher turned 20 on Tuesday! Can't believe where the time goes. He, Jessyka and Steven came up to have lunch with me today. We went to Spires which is a childhood favorite of Chris'. Then I asked if he needed anything...next thing you know we're off to Payless! 6 pairs of shoes and a pack of socks later we were through! Your wallet never closes when you're a Mom (or a Nana!!) - but you do it all with love in your heart and a smile on your face!! In honor of my son's bday, I've included a couple of pictures of him in his younger days.... this is how I will always remember my Bubba.