Today is my Grandma and Grandpa Reed's 60th wedding anniversary. The day was not how we had all planned. My Grandpa passed away Friday morning, just 3 days before their anniversary. My grandma and grandpa have been together since they were 15, so that would actually be 64 years!!! Our family is still trying to comprehend that he is no longer with us. I just always thought he would always be around. I miss him sooooooooooooooooooooooo much. I can't imagine what my grandma must be going through. He was so good to her. One of the cutest things he did for her that I found out this past week while I stayed with her was that he made a book with all of her shoes. He took a picture of each pair of shoes (60 pairs, this is where I got my shoe obsession from!!) and numbered them. He then categorized them by the type of shoe (high heel, flats, tennis shoes, sandals, etc) and then put them on sheets of paper. So when she needs a shoe, she just goes to her book and finds her shoe and then just finds that numbered box!! He loved her soo much. I will miss him saying "Hi Sweetheart" every time he saw us!!! I miss you grandpa more than you will know. I LOVE YOU!!! XOXOXO
This is Shauna and I with my grandpa at the beach house when we were little. He would always make "dribble sandcastles" with us!!
I just found out today that I am going to NEW YORK next week for work!!! It is going to be a pretty quick trip..fly out Wednesday, in a meeting Thursday and Friday, and then come home. I am debating on whether to stay through the weekend because I know it is going to be SOOO HOT AND HUMID!!! I do get to stay at the Grand Hyatt, so I am really excited and I get to charge everything to Citi....so that will be the BEST part!!!
My nephew finally has a name!! I love it!!! I will post more pictures when I get some. My mom left today to go to Calgary and she will be there for a MONTH!!??? I am soo jealous...wish I was going!!! Happy Father's Day Dave!!!! What a perfect gift :)
Dave called me this morning to tell me that they had a little BOY at 3:15 am (MST-2:15 Ca time!!). Lisa ended up having an emergency C-section because the little guy had somehow tied a knot in the umbilical cord!!! He was 4 lbs, 15 oz and 48.5 cm long (those Canadians...that converts to 19.09 inches). He said that the little guy is doing well and seems to be very active. Dave said that as he lays under the heat lamp, that he squirms all other the place like he is trying to get away!!! I told Dave that he sounds like trouble since he already tied a knot in the umbilical cord!!! Dave said that he has a ton of hair and is just a skinny little guy, but looks healthy. Unfortunately, they hadn't thought of any boy names yet, just girls, so they are trying to come up with a name. Dave said that Lisa is doing great and feels better at this stage than her last pregancy. Once I find out his name, I will let everyone know!! I LOVE being an aunt!!! Final count-2 neices and 3 nephews!!!
I just got a call from my sister Lisa that her water broke and she is at the hospital waiting to have her baby. She isn't due until July 6th!! She has never had her water break before, so she had to call our sister Shauna who just went through the same thing to ask her if that was what was happening. I don't know what it is with my sisters and having their babies early...and right around Mother's and Father's Day!!! Lisa is freaking out because they are SOOOO not ready. They thought they still had at least a little less then a month to get prepared. She said she would call me when the baby comes!!! I can't wait to find out if it will be a boy or a girl!!!????? STAY TUNED........Lisa hopes that the baby doesn't come until after midnight so that it isn't born on Friday the 13th!!!!
Today at work we had "Lakers Friday". We are having a credit card contest, so we thought it would be fun to dress up in Laker gear and give out Lakers gifts to anyone who completes an app. (Any excuse to not have to wear "work clothes"!!!) It was a great hit and the customers LOVED it!!! We ended up with 19 apps at the end of the day. We gave out Laker balls, flags and balloons and then they also got entered into a raffle for a "Lakers gift basket". It was a Lakers trash can filled with all kinds of Lakers stuff (shirt, mugs, balls, flags, key chains..worth $80!!) One of my customers who is a HUGE Lakers fan won it...so I was really happy!!! We decoreated the office with a bunch of purple, yellow and Lakers balloons. It was actually a fun day at work!! Too bad they lost last night... :(
P.S. Sara...It wasn't the same without you!! We used your "Laker Pig" in honor of you!! Hope you are surving in DC and all those BOSTON fans!! YUCK!!!!! REPRESENT!!
My Aunt Lori got married on Saturday, May 24th at my Uncle Raymond's house in Chandler, Arizona. We were all so excited for Lori's big day!! She married Steven, whom she has actually known since she was a kid. They both went their separate ways but last Christmas, my Grandma and Steven's mom thought that it was be great to bring the two back together again. Well...the sparks flew and they are now happily married! They will be getting sealed in the Temple sometime next year!!!
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Joe and I flew out Friday night and stayed with my Aunt Barb and cousin Eric in Mesa. Joe and I rented a car and were lucky enough to be cruising around in a "caravan"!! We were laughing when they told us that is was we would be driving around in! It took Joe a little getting used to and we spent most of the drive with the back wind shield wiper going until we finally figured out how to turn it off!!
Saturday we started early. Our cousin Jonathan came over with his two girls, Lilly and Elizabeth and took Joe, Eric and I to breakfast at the waffle house. Then we went to their home in Gilbert and played the wii for a couple hours. It was a blast! We played a little bowling and dancing with the stars. Then we went and got some lunch at Serrano's. I was pretty tired, so we headed back to Barb's to catch a quick nap before the wedding.
We then headed out to Chandler for the wedding at 5:30. It was really nice. My aunt and uncle's home is set up perfectly for a wedding. Lori looked beautiful!! The food was yummy and so was the cake!! It was soo much fun getting to hang out with all the "Heyman" cousins. We rarely get to see each other, so we always get excited for the time get to spend with each other.
Half way through the reception, we noticed that Joe, Chris, Curtis, Taylor and Tim were all missing. We found them playing "Rock Band"!! It was pretty funny seeing them all rocking out in their dress shirts and ties!! After the reception, we hung out and played some more Rock Band. It was a blast!! There were some first timers: Jen, Ray, Diane and they did pretty well. Jen is quite the drummer!!
Sunday we had a nice lunch that Barb made and then we headed back to the airport. It was a quick trip. The weather was PERFECT!!! It rained Friday and Saturday morning and then stayed nice and cool the rest of Saturday and Sunday. We were dreading being in the scorching heat, but it never happened!! We had a blast hanging out with Eric!!!! He kept telling Joe that he was his "first best-friend" and that he can't wait for Joe to marry me so that he could be his real cousin!!!! He told me that I was his "second best-friend"!!
Congratulations Lori and Steven!!!! Lori is going to be a great wife and mom (Steven has 5 kids, so she is an instant mom!! We all thought it was really cute when they drove off in a mini van!!)
My cousin Taylor played the piano during the wedding and reception. He is AMAZING!! Here is a video of one of the songs he was playing. He is quite the "ladies man"!!!
