Whew

Deep breath! I am finally able to slow down for a second enough to write a new blog.

So last week we went to Chicago. It was a fun time. We left Wednesday after work and hung out with Joe and Stephanie. The kids have gotten so big! It was nice to see Collin for the first time, he is a huge baby. Thursday Becky and Theresa took my car to the SAI convention and I stayed with Joe and Steph. We basically hung around the apartment all day which was nice to do. I ate about 3 bowls of Joe's chili, which was awesome with corn, green peppers, tomatoe chunks, allll with sour cream and cheese on top. YUM. We watched some TV, napped, and did a lot of chatting about jobs and money. Thursday night we went to bed fairly early, which I was appreciative of. Friday we got Joe a new ID from the DMV in case we went out to the bars. We ended up just staying in that night and hanging out with Becky and Theresa. Before they got there we went to this Mexican restaurant that was pretty good. They ordered rice water and let me try it and it was really tasty. Can't say I would have ever thought to try it, but it sugary and good. Saturday I went to part of the SAI convention. It was nice to see the SAI ladies all together in one place. It was fun to get ideas and inspired by some of the things that other chapters have done. Saturday night we went back to Joe and Stephanie's and DB joined all of us for a drinking night. It was fun, not TOO crazy, and we left early Sunday to get back to the last day for Becky at the convention. Theresa and I hung out while she was in her delegate sessions. The three of us went to lunch at a place called On the Border or something, as you can imagine it was great Mexican food, AGAIN. Haaa. We ended up getting back late Sunday night but it wasn't too bad. It was nice to spend time with Joe and his family, and it's crazy to imagine all that they go through financially to make ends meet, or TRY to make ends meet. I wish I could help them out. I don't know when we will see them again, but we are trying to work out a trip where they come to EC. It would be great if they could get a babysitter though. Their kids are so darn cute, but you just can't let go like you want with three SMALL babies like that.

Work this week is okay. Yesterday I got there around 11:30(they let me sleep in) and the kids were all happy to see me. It was nice because I didn't know if they would care/notice I was gone Thursday and Friday last week. Michael was smiling ear to ear and Katie said he missed me a lot. She said he looked lost, awww cmon. He's so cute. He's special. He likes playing with my feet because "they are big". :) Today we had a field trip to Culver's. They got a tour of the back and all that, then got to scoop their own custard, and we ate outside. They also gave them a bag with a frisbee, pencil, coloring page, and another free custard token. The kids enjoyed it. Tomorrow is just the library, blahhh. Thursday is cooking with Tracy and Friday is the pool.

We are totally watching Intervention again. I just cried the hardest that I have ever cried during that show. The guy's son was BAWLIN and saying really sad things. THEN, the guy got cancer in treatment and died three weeks after coming home. Oh man, sad stuff.

Tonight I am going to organize "my room" at Becky's. We have plenty of closet space so that's good. I still can't believe I am staying here for a few weeks. It seems weird. I just cannot wait to know what is happening with my life. Owatonna hasn't called but they should be figuring things out soon. I can only pray.

Tomorrow is the HIH staff picnic at Carson Park so I have to go get some things from the grocery store to make BLT pasta salad. I didn't know what else to bring, everyone else seemed to come up with anything else I would have brought in(taco dip). It should be fun, and next week Thursday is the HIH Carnival. I am excited for that because I am face painted and possibly doing balloon animals too. It's a pirate theme so I should start practicing.

I am too distracted to write more. A lot more has happened. A lot more is on my mind and all that too, but I don't feel like going on with this right now.

To be continued...