The past 7 months or so have just flown by and I feel like I have the windburn on my cheeks to prove it! Okay, maybe not THAT fast, but still. I've contemplated deleting this blog and sticking solely to my trusty journals, but then, what fun would it be to ruminate on all of life's little quirks if I just kept said ruminations to myself?!? So, here we are again. Thanks Patty for the reminder that blogs can be fun...and thanks to FB for being an outlet for my posts since no one really "traffics" my actual blog (not that I blame you).
So, most of you know that Harvey proposed to me. If you don't, well get with it, folks. I have to admit, all my friends were right when they would tell me age-old cliches of "it will happen when you least expect it!" I definitely wasn't expecting Harvey to propose to me, especially not the day after I got out of a whirlwind emergency room visit and was dealing with pain using the powers of Vicodin (or maybe he thought I would be more likely to say "yes" in my drug-induced stupor!). Either way, it was beautiful...perfect.
Fast forward to today and things are still, well... perfect. Not perfect in the sense that everything in our life together goes without a hitch, is orderly, and neither of us have complaints or arguments. But perfect in the sense that we have faith in our relationship, each other, God, and in the power of our love. You can go ahead and barf now if you must.
We've been spending a lot of time with our respective families which is awesome. We took a trip to Missouri to visit my brother, his wife, and their three kids and had an absolute blast. It was Harvey's first time there and first time meeting my brother, but I couldn't have asked for a better introduction. In fact, we celebrated Harvey's 40th birthday while there and everyone was very hospitable and warm toward him...I think they love each other. Awwwww!!!
Prior to Missouri we spent a week in Maui with our "son" Mike. That's an ongoing joke since Mike's girlfriend, Nicky, couldn't go with us at the last minute, so it was Harvey, Mike, and I. You might think, "huh, awkward," but it wasn't! Mike and I have been friends since we both started working at the YMCA years ago, and we ended up attending (and finishing!!!) grad school together at University of San Diego. The trip was our "THANK GOD WE FINISHED SCHOOL WITHOUT KILLING OURSELVES OR EACH OTHER" graduation trip. I couldn't have dreamed of a better way to explore Hana, Haleakala, etc. than with those boys!
With 2010 behind us and 2011 stretched out before us, I just count my blessings each and every day. We've been having a great time with Harvey's son, Sebastian, and looking forward to seeing him start Kindergarten next year. He's such a perfect picture of both his mom and his dad...but his chubby cheeks are definitely like his dad's!
So while Harvey plays his music and tinkers with his Mustang Fastback, I spend time reading, pretending to work on my "novel," and watching Biggest Loser or my beloved Gilmore Girls dvds. Some habits or hobbies we have just won't budge even when you have a partner by your side. But then again, why should they?
