It's birthday party time!!!!!

Last night I left Derek and Marisa at home and drove to RDU to pick up my sister and future BIL. It was so good to see them as we had not spent time with them since our trip to MN in August. Plus, they were not engaged back then. This just happened on Sunday!!! :) We came home and just chilled for a bot then went to bed. They were briefly up for a visit with Marisa and now everyone is back to sleep (except me), and can hear Marisa fighting sleep in her room.

This weekend we will be celebrating Marisa's bday with the Tang side of the family, and some of our friends. She's having a polka dot bday cake (pink and brown) and Derek has put together a cute slideshow of pictures as she has grown through the year, and we'll have lots of yummy food (traditional Chinese noodles, chicken strips, tortilla roll-ups, fruit and veggies.), and the best cake ever. The only thing missing will be Grandma Cindy and Aunt Lauren as well as my family; Auntie Winnie, Uncle Mike, and the kids; Uncle Chicken, Aunt Lori and the boys. Of course a few other CA friends being here would be great too.

In this case, I truly cant have my cake and eat it too, but it will still be a great time.

I don't mean to sound like an angry mom, but....

I distinctly recall having people upset because I forgot bdays.

I find it ironic that Sunday was Marisa's bday and there are 3 people who forgot. People who should not have forgotten either. It speaks volumes to me as to how important my family has become since we moved away. Sure I've called a day or two (or more) late. I'm not blameless, but when I have to

1. message someone on facebook and they can't remember if it's my anniversary or Marisa's bday, and still don't say Happy Birthday or call

2. Have someone send a fwd and not even say "I forgot, but Happy birthday to Marisa"

3. Continue to get the silent treatment unless it involves them directly and they benefit from the event at hand.

It just hurts. I'm pretty much becoming numb to it. But I hurt more for Marisa than anything else. How to you explain this to a kid? I mean at 1 she won't understand but what about when she IS old enough to understand?

Our summer vacation is already planned

Thank you Joel!!!!! :)

Last night while on the phone with my sister, Shay, our vacation plans were pretty much sealed. We're going to MN for Shay and Joel's wedding. I am SO.DANG.EXCITED.

We LOVE Joel. We love love love him. He is the perfect match for Shay and vice versa. He asked her when she was on the phone with me so I feel very honored to have shared that moment with my sister. :) I was so giddy last night, you would have though *I* had gotten engaged all over again.

YAY!!!

Congratulations Shay and Joel. We love you.