Randomness

This post will be all over the place....you've been warned.

*I've been in a blogging funk for the past 2 weeks. Not sure why. Maybe it's because I'm too tired to remember the funny things to write, or too stressed to write down the hard times. Either way, I've been in a funk.

*Last Friday night, my friend, Jess, and I surprised our friend, Joc, for her birthday. You want to talk about challenging. Between the phone calls, emails, texting, between me, Jess, Joc's mom and sister ~ I was beginning to wonder if it was actually going to happen. But it did ~ and we totally surprised her. It was just so nice to sit at a table, just the 3 of us...to be able to have a conversation without interruption (except for our bouts of laughter). Happy Birthday, Joc. Sure do hope that you have had a wonderful time celebrating your birthday. Praying that this next year is just beyond all that you could hope for!

*2 more little kiddos in our lives are one step closer to being out of foster care and with their forever families. We are so happy for Tiger and Hollis and their sweet families. It's been so neat to be on the other end and encouraging those who are coming up behind us! Praying that many more families will see the joy that it is to call one of these children your own and feel compelled to move forward to expanding their families!

*Our CFO came in for a week from our Paris office. It was my first time to meet him. It's a bit strange when your boss is younger than you! But he was great and we got along really well. Even though I am confident in my skillset and what I bring to my job, I was happy to hear that he was pleased with my work and the job that I am doing. Always nice to hear "job well done."

*We have a family member ~ 14 week old miniature dachshund named Buddy. There were 2 puppies left. I immediately wanted one of the pups but the other pup wanted Maggie. They say that your pet will pick you and indeed he did. Their personalities are quite similiar ~ fiesty, fast, never ceasing, but extremely sweet. So, we have been in puppy mode for a few weeks now and overall, it has been relatively easy. There have been a few moments where I was reminded why we didn't have a dog for a while now ~ but Maggie's happy! She and Buddy became best friends fast.

* Michael celebrated his 2nd Father's Day this year. Each year just gets a little sweeter. Maggie and I got up early, made his favorite breakfast and enjoyed our day together. Maggie made a really cute card for Daddy @ school and he couldn't have been more proud. Lots of laughter, playing and relaxing that day. Oh how I love to hear Maggie playing with her Daddy. They truly are quite the pair.

* All the siblings and children were invited over to my sister & brother in law's (Lesley & Bobby) new house for lunch. Chaotic but the kids always have so much fun together. We had a great lunch and loved seeing their new home. We couldn't be happier for them.

*Wimbledon. Dual screens at work. Momma happy! I've always loved tennis. Played when I was younger and have followed it for many MANY years. Wimbledon started on Monday and I couldn't have been happier...until I realized that you'd have to pay to see the beginning matches of Wimbledon. So I resorted to just listening to Wimbledon radio (yep - that pretty much describes my level of being a fan!). The commentators were funny to listen to and I heard some great matches. Then we were finally able to watch online and that's the first site that is brought up each day at work. I have dual screens and this week, more than ever, I have realized the great potential and necessity of 2 monitors! Tennis history was made on Thursday when American John Isner played Nicolas Mahut from France. 11 hours and 5 minutes later, Isner triumphed over Mahut in a record match of 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 70-68. Yes, that's right 70-68.. It was simply unbelievable. Even if you weren't a tennis fan, I do believe you would be now. I will always remember where I was when history was made....in my office, watching on my dual monitor!!! :)

* Our computer crashed at home and we had to buy a new computer. As much as I love the new one (our old one was a refurbished work station), it's a major pain to transfer everything from one computer to another. Oh the vast number of pictures...wow. I had NO IDEA that I had taken that many. I'm pretty sure that it wasn't my fault that the computer crashed. Well, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

*Maggie continues to keep us on our toes and in hysterics. Man that girl is funny. Now, if only I could remember some of it to share with you today. Nope. Not going to happen.

*I have a full weekend ~ starting with lunch on Saturday with my oldest (and I mean in length of friendship, not our age!) friend and Sunday we will witness my niece's (Gabriela) baptism and top it off with a birthday celebration for Gabriela (8!), Maya & Isabela (6!), Ed and Big Bobby. We always look forward to June/July when we can celebrate 5 of the 20 Crews birthdays.

Happy Weekend everybody!