Today's lost and found picture

As I didn't get a chance to do a 4th of July post due to the hectic nature of the day, I thought I would post this lost & found photo today.  This photo was taken at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX.  I took it at Michael's graduation from basic training back in October 2007.  Thank you to all the men and woman serving this country so we can live in freedom.

Lost and found photo of the day

I have been sifting through some of my old photos, and have decided to start posting a find a day for the month of July.  This photo is from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.; it was taken on a 1 day Marian Pilgrimage in October 2005.

Quickly approaching...

The 4th is quickly approaching, which means the impending chaos is about to erupt.   A massive 4th of July party is a family is a longstanding family tradition.  My neighborhood has a wonderful parade (and has done so for 98 years...99 if you count this year).  This makes for a perfect excuse to invite over the whole family.  My mom is 1 of 13 so even with out all of the out of town relatives present, you can imagine how hoppin' things can get around here.  The party is always wonderful, but the chaos of cleaning, cooking, and setting up is not something I look forward to.  I am not looking forward to the 4th as much as I usually do;my brother is in the Air Force and had originally been planning to take leave during this time, but that is no longer happening--it kind of puts a damper on the day.  I should really make an effort to go visit him as soon as I can afford to.  

Productive day!

Yesterday was a very productive day.  Ishmael helped me to organize the majority of my book stock.  There are only about 90 books left to sort out of over 400.  This will hopefully make a big difference in how smoothly my business can run--excitement!

Prayer request...

I have a job interview next week for a position as a Catholic campus minister at a local college.  Please pray for me and for the ears and hearts of those who will be interviewing me.  

Wedding Celebration

Ishmael and I went down to Delaware this weekend for Em and Scott's wedding celebration. It was quite the joyous occasion; in fact, most of the guests were jumping for joy.

The happy couple

Ruth and Owen jump on to the scene

Even the adults decide to jump in!

What an exciting day!

To Delaware!

I am off to the grand state of Delaware for the weekend for Em and Scott's wedding celebration. Maybe I'll be a better updater when I return!

What is freedom really?

Check out the webcast of Cardinal Arinze to find out. The first few minutes are an intro to what he will be discussing.

Woohoo!

I received my Massachusetts Educator's license in the mail today!  I am now eligible to teach 5-12 grade English.  This calls for celebration!

Prayers please..

I have a job interview on Thursday.  Please keep me in your prayers.

Oops...

I have been pretty bad about posting to my blog as of late.  Of course I was in Delaware for 2 weeks, but now I am back in Massachusetts and haven't posted at all.  Ishmael is all moved in and I am incredibly happy to know he is so close by now.  I get more time with him, and I seriously could not be more thrilled.  An added bonus to all of this?  No more long distance wedding planning! 

Yesterday we spent all day with relatives.  We got to play with Livio all day.  He is such a bundle of energy; he is just bursting with life.  That is why 2 yearolds are great.  In the late afternoon we got to hang out with the girls (3 5 yearolds and an 8 yearold) over at the pool.  I was thrilled to finally get to hold Owen and not have him scream and cry.  He is crawling now and is oh so cute.  Ish got to hold Samantha.  We had dinner with Uncle Ted's family, and  afterwards Ishmael and I visited my grandmother for tea and brownies.  I love visiting her.  She has great stories and she is a beautiful example of a good Catholic woman.  It was a lovely day!

Sleep walking?

I didn't think I was going to post from Delaware, but the odd occurrences of the last half hour or so deem it worthwhile.

Ishmael and I were watching Ratatouille when apparently I turned around and belly flopped on him and told him "I'm gonna throw". He asked me if I wanted him to get me a bowl and I said "No, I want you get me some food". He stood up and walked into the kitchen and I apparently stayed on the couch and said "Hey, Ish." He responded "what?"; I told him that I loved him. After that I stood up from the couch and followed him into the kitchen. He asked me what I wanted, and I said "I want a new stomach". We explored food options. He tried out the bread that his sister gave us today and I took a bite of his slice; I informed him that I liked the bread; I wandered into the dining room and crawled under the table and curled up. Ish says that he walked into the dining room and asked if I was awake, and I did not respond. Whiler Ishmael was making the executive decision that we were eating pasta for dinner, I made the while sleeping decision to eat the leg of one of the dining room chairs...or at least to gnaw it a bit. Ish removed the chair from my mouth (thankfully!). Afterwards, I slept some more and
made sounds that indicated to Ishmael that I was probably in pain....

A bit later, I awoke under the dining room table, totally spooked, having no clue where I was or how I got there. The last thing I remembered doing when I woke up was watching Ratatouille. I have no recollection of any of the events inbetween. Apparently I appeared quite coherent during all of the interactions that happened between the couch and waking up under the table. Ish says my eyes were open and I appeared totally alert. Oh and when I woke up my stomach felt fine and I don't remember it hurting before I went to sleep either. Is it possible to sleep walk while appearing totally awake and coherently interacting with others? I am totally weirded out...