Sunshine and Roses: ~Family Get-Together~

On Friday, March 27th, I didn't really have anything to do that day, and I woke up early. Dustin had to sleep until 3pm since he works nights, so I decided to go to my parent's house and let Petey play with my parent's dogs. When I got there, I found out my Mom didn't have to work that day, so she and Blake were there. My Mom and I watched t.v. together for awhile while I went through the pictures on my phone, emailing myself all the ones that I want on my computer. That took awhile! I woke Blake up around ten and played with him for awhile. Later on, Brady and Amy told my Mom they were coming over. I was bored and felt like getting fixed up, so I fixed my hair and makeup. That's something I used to do all the time but not much anymore because it's so hot in my house that doing anything is a hassle. And, by the time you blow dry your hair and straighten it, you're sweating too much to even look good. Anyway, it felt good to have my hair and makeup fixed, and I wore my new pink Duck's Unlimited shirt, which I love. Brady, Amy, and the kids came over. My Mom bought Jayson a new toy that he was really excited about. It had to be put together though so they waited until they got it to their house. They didn't stay very long and before long, I had to get back to wake Dustin up for work and give him the car. Before I left, my Mom made pizza with whole wheat crust and vegan 'meat'. It was actually very good! I was surprised. I don't want to be a vegan but it would be a good way to cut back on eating red meat. I went and woke Dustin up, made him lunch of grilled cheese, and he left for work. When he got home from work, we relaxed. Then when the sun rose, we went fishing in the backyard. I caught a small catfish. Maverick went swimming, he wouldn't stay out of the water, silly boy! Harley got in big trouble, he's been acting weird towards Maverick, who used to be his best friend! That afternoon, my Papa threw a birthday party for my Great Grandma May who turned 82. She and my Grandpa Henry live in Las Vegas, so it had been a long time since I saw them. I saw Henry about two years ago when he came to Bartlesville, but I hadn't saw May since July 12th, 2008. I remember that it was that day because I remember that day we had a barbecue at my Papa's, and that night was the night that I went out on my first date with Dustin :) My Grandparents lived in Bartlesville most of my life, but moved to Las Vegas a few years ago when my Grandpa broke his hip and my Grandma got diagnosed with Alzheimers :( She remembers him but she doesn't remember anyone else most of the time. It's such a sad disease, but at least she remembers the love of her life. She doesn't remember having any kids, but she understands that we are her family and she believes us when we tell her we are her Grandkids, which is something to be really thankful for! It was really sweet seeing them, they are a very sweet and loving couple. They have been together around 60 years, I think even longer actually. They are a couple worthy of the highest praise and is what true love is about. The barbecue was very nice, I got to meet and hold my cousin Ellie for the first time, she is a very sweet and beautiful baby. She didn't cry the whole time anyone was holding her. She has a head full of dark hair and bright blue eyes, lucky girl! When Blake arrived at the barbecue, he seemed like he was in a bad mood, so I picked him up and spun him around and told him he better get in a better mood. He did :) but he was annoyed that I interrupted his spider chasing. I used to case and catch spiders when I was young, I wonder where he gets that from! Jayson and Claire had a really fun time playing on the play set my Papa built a few years ago. I saw some other people that I hadn't saw in a long time, like Yvonne Sita and her kids, which were nice. Because I used to babysit them. They are sweet kids. I had a good time and it was really nice seeing everyone. I left around 5 and went straight home, where Dustin was still sleeping. He was worn out from the week. He woke up for a little bit because Bailey was playing softball on t.v. and he wanted to watch (Go Bailey!) They were down by two in the last inning and a girl hit a grandslam and Missou won! :) I went to bed not long after and woke up early the next morning. That Sunday was nothing special, Dustin went and helped Anthony get some stuff out of storage, and we relaxed.