Oops, I did it again

Hello, long lost blog! I'm glad to see you're still here. I'm so sorry I have been ignoring you...I've been blogging in my mind (which in 10 years will do me good. lol)

Well...not much has happened in my life. I've just been busy with Alexander (who is still as freakin cute as ever!) and working, working, working! I'm rolling in cash right now (Praise God) but, of course, will be making a trip to the mall tomorrow. Sigh. You know me~money burns holes in my pocket. Alexander has been keeping me on my toes so this money has been well earned. This week, we discovered smoothies and his extended love for three of my favorite things~Lady GaGa, Starbucks, and Target. And! He's really into watching the Food Network now. It cracks me up. He sits on my lap and watches and concentrates and nods his head yes like he understands. The other day, someone was making something with a banana and he licked the screen. It cracked me up. All of you know how much he loves his banana and the weird stories I have to prove it. One day this week, I was driving home from work and Alexander started crying. He was so pitiful and his bottom lip was so far out. He just kept crying "nana. nana." I turned around at a stoplight and asked him if he was hungry and he shook his head yes and kept crying "nana". Truly hearbreaking. I got home and looked in his bag and nobody had given him his banana. Yes, one simple banana can make or break this kid's day. His love for bananas mirrors my love for wine, though and I'm starting to think he's really suppose to be my kid. After a long day at work, sometimes I'm in the kitchen crying "wine. wine. wine."haha

I'm going to back track a bit-last weekend, I went to the beach for a visit with the grandparents. On our way down, we got a phone call that Grandad was going back into the hospital. :( He was in the ICU until Sunday night. They moved him into a stepdown room (a little less than ICU, a little more care than a regular room). He's been a sick, sick guy, though. He went into the hospital and found out he had a blood infection and clot on top of cancer in two spots. God love him, he's pushing on. Today, I talked to Grandma and he wanted to go home but was afraid to be there alone (since Grandma's at the shop) so he's in a rehab place to get his strength back. He starts chemo again Tuesday. The doctors and our family thought it was the end and Grandad said he wants a fighting chance and he's ready to put it up again.

I've been looking at old pictures of family and friends lately. There's a huge box with a bunch of them in it. I found pictures from Mom and Dad's wedding, all of our family vacations, babies, and so much more. There has been so much laughter over some of these pictures lately. It's nice to hear the stories (or what they remember) and to imagine what everyone is thinking in the pictures. I think that's a huge part of why I love having myself surrounded by pictures~they make you remember things you wouldn't normally remember. I found an adorable picture of me when I was a baby. Grandad is in the backyard holding me and I'm smiling down at him. And for the last week, I've been crying every time I think of him. Right before I left the ICU room, I told him I loved him and I'd be back soon and he told me how proud of me he was and he said (get your tissue ready) "I love you to eternity and back." (And yes, I'm tearing up right now) Sigh.

I've also been battling some sort of weird sickness this week. Sunday night, I got home and had a terrible migraine. I could feel it coming on and I knew it was going to be a bad one. Sometime between then and Monday morning, I threw up twice and spiked a fever. I stayed in bed all day (thank God I didn't have to work) and rested up for Tuesday and Alexander. I got up and went to work and threw up there before he woke up. Yuck. Luckily, I have the world's best boss and she had me take it easy this week and work on VBS stuff. Then, I developed a weird rash and went to the doctor. She wasn't any help and said she didn't know what it was and had never seen anything like it. Fabulous. She did give me a shot of something for my migraine (which I still have...6 days later!) The shot worked and I felt better until it wore off. Excedrin and coke have been my best friends. Hopefully, I'll wake up in the morning, not feeling like P Diddy, but feeling 110% better!

Oh yes, I almost forgot. Monday, I helped Tommy and Katie, along with their family and friends, celebrate Olive turning two! I can't believe that. Kristen Gardner (who I ADORE!) shot some really sweet pictures of her. Check out her blog www.kristengardnerblog.com to see them! And then Thursday was Camdon's first birthday. He wasn't feeling well but I'm sure he still enjoyed the day. Love you buddy!

Next week is VBS (which will be crazy) so I'm sorry if I don't update this as often or as long as I should. If you're really interested in stalking me, follow me on Twitter. emlaaay :)