Well, I guess with life size photos we are kind of there :) 
I CAN'T think of another family that is as "open" as we are...or has as much fun together as we do ;)
These are from Marc's 30th birthday party - Sept. 2007. I'm STILL impressed with what an amazing job I did. Kind of makes up for the fact that I was COMPLETELY trashed and in the tub puking by midnight...ohhhh good times ;)~
These are from our 5 year anniversary cruise Oct. 2008. 
I REALLY miss my friends too :(. I have really tried to find some good ones in Michigan (I've succeeded somewhat), but I just can't seem to form the same relationships that I have here. I dunno, I think people from home are more open... 
We were able to have great visits with everyone :). We ended up staying with Shanna and Brian and enjoyed being lazy with them for most of the weekend. We had lunch and played mini golf with Grandpa and Linell. Shanna, Brian, Marc, and I went out to dinner with Hazel and Jessica to celebrate her 30th birthday. We got to visit with Uncle Eddie and Aunt Jen over at Grandma’s last night (she made my favorite roast beef dinner :). 
Grandpa and Linell spoiled the kids with Kisses AND books ;)
Grandma Owen and Aspen at Stingray City - Oct. 2008
We met my mom’s new girlfriend. She’s a few years younger than me (that’s weird), but she seems nice…quiet though :). We took them to the Excalibur Show. Although my mom seems to be the happiest she has been in a long time, I am very worried about her. We dropped the kids off to her the night we went out for Jessica’s birthday and I got so upset that I cried. Her current lifestyle reminds me of how things were when I was growing up…I hate seeing her back track :(. I have NEVER “NOT” wanted to leave my kids at her house. I hope Jessica (her girlfriend) puts her foot down and makes my mom get her shit together. It’s pointless for me to tell her, she never listens to me…
Flying with three is cake now…how could I have even considered starting over ;). The kids have the routine down. It was a little rough getting them to stay up for the red eye last night though (because of the three-hour time difference). I think they were eager to crash on the plane, which they did instantly. That’s the easy part, it’s getting home at 8AM and making them go back to sleep for a few hours. But, they always do for me :). I set the alarm at 11 and got the boys up and off to school after lunch.
I think I have decided that I just LOVE chaos. A nice, smooth path just does NOT do it for me… I dunno, that’s just me analyzing myself. I just seem to get bored too easily when things are easy and comfortable. When “I” get bored, problems arise. It’s not really the “chaos” that is important, I think it’s the surviving it that gives me the thrill. Maybe that is why I LOVE to travel so much…it helps me escape the ordinary.
We met my mom’s new girlfriend. She’s a few years younger than me (that’s weird), but she seems nice…quiet though :). We took them to the Excalibur Show. Although my mom seems to be the happiest she has been in a long time, I am very worried about her. We dropped the kids off to her the night we went out for Jessica’s birthday and I got so upset that I cried. Her current lifestyle reminds me of how things were when I was growing up…I hate seeing her back track :(. I have NEVER “NOT” wanted to leave my kids at her house. I hope Jessica (her girlfriend) puts her foot down and makes my mom get her shit together. It’s pointless for me to tell her, she never listens to me…Flying with three is cake now…how could I have even considered starting over ;). The kids have the routine down. It was a little rough getting them to stay up for the red eye last night though (because of the three-hour time difference). I think they were eager to crash on the plane, which they did instantly. That’s the easy part, it’s getting home at 8AM and making them go back to sleep for a few hours. But, they always do for me :). I set the alarm at 11 and got the boys up and off to school after lunch.
I think I have decided that I just LOVE chaos. A nice, smooth path just does NOT do it for me… I dunno, that’s just me analyzing myself. I just seem to get bored too easily when things are easy and comfortable. When “I” get bored, problems arise. It’s not really the “chaos” that is important, I think it’s the surviving it that gives me the thrill. Maybe that is why I LOVE to travel so much…it helps me escape the ordinary.
This picture was taken on Marc and I's 5 year reunion cruise...it's a mix of his family and mine. They all mesh well together ;).
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