2013? Already???

Life is good.

I originally started this blog as a "diary" of sorts for my grandchildren.  I wanted to give them a glimpse of my everyday life, in my own words.  As time progressed, I found myself blogging less as I did not want this to be merely a "shopping list of daily activities".  That being said...... here goes!

I would like to say that time stood still after the "wedding of the century", but, alas life goes on!  I felt like our whole year revolved around that wedding.  It will truly be one of the sweetest memories of my life.

The holidays came and went with little fanfare.  I had trouble with time constraints when it came time to put up a Christmas tree (same song, different year).  God bless my little cousin who sent us a REAL LIVE Christmas tree, about 2 feet tall.  I was thrilled to dress it in lights and call it our "Biggest Little Christmas Tree".  It was certainly the smallest tree I've ever displayed, but it was filled with more love than any other tree we ever had.  We celebrated Christmas over the course of a few days, attempting to get all the kids together - Hey, Christmas is not a "day", but rather a "feeling", right?

The family gathered at Michelle's house to celebrate my birthday - what a great feeling to watch the kids interact with one another.    They are truly "friends" with each other...  by far, the best birthday gift a mother could receive.

We took our annual vacation to the Caribbean.... beautiful resort, people waiting on us, gorgeous waves, sunny beach and I even read 3 whole books!!  What's to complain about???

Went to a formal dinner/dance fund raiser for our little cousin - it always feels good when we "give".

Our first granddaughter turned 11 - WOW!!  Just yesterday she came home from the hospital and was sleeping on my chest!

Our oldest son turned 30!!!  (He will forever be referred to as "Little Michael"!)

We went to a surprise 60th birthday party for my cousin - 60?  Really??  I remember when we were celebrating our parents' 60th birthdays!!  When did we all get so close to their age???

This is not "merely" a list of activities.... It is a series of events in my life.

Life is good.