He Gave Her a Ring

Tonight Mark asked my sister, Bonnie to marry him. Congratulations Bonnie and Mark! It was very sweet and in front of my whole family (very brave Mark!). I'm so excited for my little sister and I look forward to helping her out with any details that I can from Colorado.
Bonnie and Mark - love you guys!!!!

The Ring....




And our Family: (Lily was sleeping and I wasn't about to wake her up)

Hot and Humid

I always forget what humidity feels like until I visit Indianapolis in the summer. Damn it's hot and humid outside today. It's about 90 degrees. A bit warm for me, but bearable. I would much rather have the heat than the cold.

Today Lily and I went to lunch with my parents (Nana and Abuelito). We went to a Mexican restaurant (surprise surprise). It was really good. I think it was called Panchos. I also drove by the house where I grew up. The neighborhood looks about the same. I forgot how green it is there. So many trees! I miss trees. My parents' new house doesn't have as many trees as the former house. Our house in Colorado has a couple of trees, but nothing like this. I would have taken a picture, but again, my battery is dead. Perhaps I'll drive by again this weekend after the charger comes.

Tomorrow is my brother's real 30th birthday. We won't be celebrating until Sunday though as Matthew wants to hit Hooters for his birthday (classy brother!). ha ha I guess it's a guy thing.

On Saturday I will be having dinner with some friends from my elementary school, St. Lawrence. This should be interesting as I haven't seem them since 8th grade. Should be a good time nonetheless.

I think it's time for a quick nap. This heat wore me out!

Peace!

At my parents house...

Right now I'm at my parents home hanging out until everyone comes home from work. Currently Lily is sleeping in the Pack N Play my sister in law let me borrow. Lily normally doesn't sleep very long in a crib like contraption. Speaking of, she just woke up - that was 25 minutes - not too bad I guess. I'll let her cry for just a second to see if she goes back to sleep. She really should sleep an hour for her naps.

Couple hours later...

Well, Lily never went back to sleep on her own. She did take a nap with me though. She seems to sleep the best when I hold her.

Earlier Lily and I went to the store to pick up some bread, milk, wipes and the new Michael Buble CD. Haven't listened to the CD yet, but will let you know what I think.

I would show you more pictures of my visit, but my camera has lost its battery power. My husband is mailing the charger out and we should have it by Friday.

Hope you all are doing well...

It was a Surprise

Jen, Matt, Christie, Bonnie

Here's a picture of the night we surprised my brother, Matt. He turns 30th this year. Carrie, my sister in law did a great job on the surprise. Matt had no idea. All the friends and family gathered at a bar in downtown Indy. Matt and Carrie had gone to dinner, then as he came upstairs, we were all waiting for him. Matt says this was the best birthday party ever.

Here's Carrie having fun with the big fan

June Birthdays and Napping

June is a busy month for my family. My Dad's birthday is June 1st, my brother's June 8th and I am June 17th. My Grandfather (Papa) was June 14th, which happens to be my good friend, Raz's birthday. My Grandmother on my Dad's side who just passed was June 15th. My cousin, Joseph is June 28th. So, it's a busy busy month for birthdays for us.

Tonight we are celebrating my brother's birthday. I know he doesn't check my blog, so I'm okay posting this. We are surprising him for his 30th. His wife, Carrie did a lot of work to get this together, so I'm excited to see his reaction. We will be going to a local bar in Downtown Indy. Word has it that Gwen Stefani may show up for her after party. Apparently they are playing at Verizon Wireless Arena (will always be Deer Creek to me) and chose this bar for their after party. The party will take place in the VIP room. If Gwen does show up, I'll take a few pics.

My sisters' friend, Alex will be watching Lily and my niece, Cassie for us tonight. I'm a bit nervous. Not because she won't do a good job. I'm nervous that Lily will cry the whole time. But, I must trust that Alex can figure it all out. She is a nurse, so that helps ease some of my nervousness.

Right now Lily is down for her nap. She took awhile getting used to the Pack N Play we have for her. But, after a few minutes of fighting sleep, she got there. Oh, speaking of - I hear her on the monitor. Ah, such a quick nap. Nana is getting her right now so I can continue to blog.

Again, I do have some pictures of the family trip, but haven't taken the time to download them onto my Mom's computer. I promise to do so soon. Perhaps when everyone is at work on Monday.

I was just reading David's blog and will have to have him show me how to jazz up my site! She has the cutest picture of our dog in our backyard. We have let the yard go to seed in attempt to thicken up the grass. Hope that works!

I don't hear the baby crying, so hopefully she went back to sleep - she has at least another 15 minutes of good sleep.

I had a weird health issue this morning. The back of both of my legs were cramping up and quite sore. It was almost like a throbbing feeling. It got so bad I felt like I couldn't walk, sit or stand comfortably. I took some ibuprofen and rubbed some icy-hot cream on my legs. I feel much better now, but cannot figure out what would cause this. Hopefully it won't come back.

Better go for now - I hear word of going to Steak N Shake for dinner. We do not have Steak N Shake in Colorado, so every time I come to Indy, we go! yum yum