Another Monday

Well, it is the last day of June. Saturday night was Tyler and Shelley's engagement party. There was lots of food and drink and a good time was had by all. Shelley's dad kept saying, wow you have a lot of family!! Just the tip of the iceberg baby, not all were there. There was great visiting time and some people were just as annoying as ever. Kim told Tyler and Shelley, then Erik and Jamie, that they will give them a honeymoon trip to Costa Rica as their gift. WOW!!! WOW!!!! WOW!!! It is soooooooo generous of them. Plans were settled between us and the Burmaz's for Tyler and Shelley's wedding and reception. They are getting married in a catholic church in Placentia then the reception is going to be at the Hyatt in Huntington Beach on July 18th, 2009. Tyler is going to go thru classes so that he can marry Shelley in the catholic church, that will be good for him to get more religion. Shelly's dad, Darko, and I agreed on 1 thing, we are not ready for our kids to grow up and be married, they need to stay little for us longer, but it is not to be. Jamie, Jamie and I are getting into full shower mode for Christianne and Oliver's shower. Jamie has already designed and is going to print the invites and they are sooooo cool.
I hope that this color comes out good enough to be able to read, I was trying to duplicate the color aqua, that is going to be the main color for Tyler and Shelley's wedding. Try to stay cool!!!!

Nightmare game

Last night Alex played in a game that was broadcast on the internet. It was horrible. Hollywood United played the Seattle Sounders and lost bad. It was tough to watch. Not just being a mom, Alex played great and so did a couple of other players, but it wasn't enough. It might have been a different game if their key defensive player wasn't out with a torn acl. The one bright spot was that Alex got to see a few of his friends from the Sounders. Hollywood United is a good team, just had a really bad night. They have won more than a couple of pretty big tournaments, including the Galaxy Classico. To those who remember them, they needed Tony and Joe last night.

Technically Challenged

OK A few days back I was so upset because I thought that all of my pics on my memory card were gone. I was just about to go to Sams Club and make an idiot out of myself. I "thought" that all my pics were erased by their photo machine because all I had on my camera were the pictures that I took at Aidens graduation. Well, I was getting money out of my little red change purse, when TA DA there is my memory card for my camera. I guess my camera has some internal memory. I didn't even know about that until Jamie told me that is what I had. NOW, Miss technically challenged has to figure out how to get those pictures off!! OH ERIK!!!!!!!

IT HAS BEGUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here I sit, it is 7:20 am Sunday morning and I feel like I have been up forever. Hey wait, I have!!! Anyway, yesterday was a very productive day. I went with Jamie, Shira and Erik to see bridesmaids dresses again. Jamie (Alex's) met us there. Erik was there to give his opinion on colors because he and Jamie couldn't decide after looking on the internet. Jamie B. tried on dresses with different colors and the color was finally decided on. Erik went next store to the tux shop and found what he likes also. He is going to go to a couple of other places because they weren't able to show him the complete suit. He has time. We then said goodbye to Jamie B. because we were going to Muckenthaler to sign the contract for the wedding and reception. Duane is too funny and we had fun. The contract has been signed and Shira gave him the deposit. So, off we goooooo. We were able to go over the wedding site and made some decisions on different stuff. The bridal shop even let Jamie bring 2 dresses to check for color scheme against the background of greenery. Shira was the model. Jamie is posting pics on her blog erikandjamie.blogspot.com Rick met us at the Muckenthaler and then bought lunch at Olive Garden. It was such a great day and then I spent the rest of the afternoon bored to death. I made a few notes for Christiannes' shower, which is coming up fast. Jamie, Jamie and I have to get cracking on that. Well, today is Father's Day, I have no clue what we are doing. I didn't make any plans, so I am just going to roll with the flow.

Can't decide

I just got an email from Jamie and she really wants another color, but with all the greenery at the spot for the ceremony, she can't decide. Updates later!!!!! Both will look great.

What the F...........?

Last night we went to Aiden's promotion at his pre-school. Too cute!!!! It was a great night because not only did we get to see Aiden "perform", but we got to see some of our friends from when Alex played socccer at Dominguez. First, the preschool that Aiden goes to has from 2 to Kindergarden and they all performed as a group with the 2 year olds on the front row. Too cute!!! Then each age group had their own little show time, what a show!!! It amazes me how these teachers can get so many to do well when I have a tough time with 3. The preschool is run by a friend that we met while Alex played at Dominguez. She is so much fun and it always amazed me how someone can have 2 distinct personalities. The Sherry at soccer games was WAY different than the Sherry at the preschool. I used to think to myself, "she runs a christian preschool?" Sherry wasn't bad by any means, just a lot more "boistrous" is a good way of putting it. We agreed to make a better effort to see each other more often. After we said goodbye to Alex, Jamie, and the grad Aiden, we met Erik and Jamie at BJ's for a late dinner. That is when I discovered that my memory card had only the pics that I took last night. ALL of my pictures that I have been keeping on my camera were gone!! I am so upset, but thank goodness that yesterday I went to have pictures printed and I got a CD with them on it. There were pics from Aiden when he was littler, Erik and Jamie's proposal, and the day Jamie tried on dresses. I am mainly bummed because I need the memory card to transfer pictures to my digital photo frame. What the F........? is right. At dinner, Jamie showed me the new color she has picked out. At first I went EWWWWWWWWWWWWW, but after looking at pictures she had , it grew on me and I actually like it now. Can you guess the color???? Their new date is May 9th and I can't wait to get going on the planning of it all with them.

We Have Dress

Yesterday was a new experience for me. I went with Jamie, her mom Shira, and her best friend Christina to go dress shopping for Jamie's dress and to look at bridesmaid dresses. Jamie had already done a scouting trip and knew what she liked. The dress she first fell in love with is the one she got. Jamie tried on a few others, and they all looked good on her. BUT, when she came out with "THE ONE", I started to cry I was so overcome. I didn't know it was the dress she liked from the beginning. Jamie had Christina try on both of the style of dresses for bridesmaids that she liked and found the dress for them also. They are going to look so beautiful. We then went out to a girls lunch at the Red Robin because we had 2 hours to kill before we had to meet Gary and Rick and the potential site for the reception. I cannot remember the last time I did this, I almost didn't know what to do. We then went to Muckenthaler Mansion and there we had success also. Jamie will find out Monday if the day she picked is available. It is going to be an outdoor wedding and reception. We got to see the tent (it is only a top) set up for another wedding and it is just what Jamie and Erik want. Very simple, very nice. After Rick and I left, the others made a stop to see Jamie's grandma. Then they went back to the dress store so that Jamie could try on the dress she likes for her dad. Well, Gary bought a dress and I would have loved to been there to see his face when Jamie tried the dress on for him. Shira also got talked into trying on a dress that she also got. Later after Erik got off work, we all met at Roscoes (our new favorite place to eat) for dinner. Gary picked up the tab, so it was a very expensive day for him. If Erik and Jamie get the date they want, the Sunday of Memorial weekend next year, we can get started on all the other things that go with planning a wedding. I am so excited!!!!!

Lots To Do

Well folks, I have lots to do this weekend, FINALLY. Tonight we are going out to Temecula for Russ Frear's 55th birthday. How did I end up with friends that are so old??? I have to call Tony tonight and let him know the "group" won't be there. Then tomorrow, I get to go with Jamie and look at wedding dresses. She is so damn sweet, she came and asked me if I would go with her and her mom because she wanted me to part of the whole experience. I have no daughters of my own and this is so neat to be included in "girl" stuff. After we go looking for dresses, we are meeting the guys at the site they are looking at for their wedding. This place sounds absolutely ideal and Jamie has a few of her own ideas that are going to be awesome. It is so her to really come up with things that are so unique. I have to admit that "my Jamies" are the most creative girls ever!! Me and the girls are in the process of getting things together for Christianne and Olivers shower in August. I have already reserved a waterslide, because of the heat, and a Cars bounce house, well because Aiden loves Cars and bounce houses. When I called Jose to reserve them, he remembered at Easter Aiden being so upset when he came to take the bounce house. Jose said he will come after Aiden leaves so that he doesn't have to do that again. Sunday we are going to a gathering for Bob Telesio, no reason in particular. His daughters thought that it would be nice to have a 1/2 birthday party for him, he is in his 80s. Tyler will be home this weekend, so Payton will get to bug him while we are gone. Well, it is time to get ready for the day FRIDAY YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!