8 years and 2 kids later our family is complete.. 8 years. Wow. The closer we get to 10 the more amazing it all seems. I have forgotten (blocked out?) so many of the feelings from the first few months of my kids lives, but looking at this picture I can still feel the giddiness and sheer joy that I felt on our wedding day.
Me: "I didn't grab you a sweatshirt, because you never get cold."
Jason: "Totally, I'm always hot"
Me: "Your like a werewolf, your average temp is around 109 degrees."
Jason (turns and gives me a look): "Oh, really? Is that so?"
Me: "Apparently.."
(quickly changing the subject to appear from being THAT BIG of a Twilight groupie..)
Later on that day (my homey Dr. Dre came through with a gang..)
Setting: In the car, Lucas excitedly talking about Star Wars Episode 1 which he watched for the 1st time Friday night
Me and/or Jason: "Really, is that what happened?"
Lucas: "Yea, and then Qui-Gon got dead!"
..and it was the birth of a new line in the house.. "and then Qui-Gon got dead.." I need someone to make me a shirt with that on it for Jason.
How can I explain my girls? My bitches? My hoes? How can I even put into words the amazing weekend we had in Vegas?
I'm not going to recap the weekend, or list out all the "inside" jokes that we shared. No one else but the 13 of us lucky ladies would even begin to get it or understand. I will say it was a blast. It was like, what I assume to be, a sorority reunion. I knew these ladies. Yea, I may have given them physical hugs for the first time - but I KNEW them. There was no awkwardness. No "getting to know you period". We all jumped right in, laughing, talking, reminiscing. We had a great Vegas weekend. We did bottle service at Blush at the Wynn, we did Freemont Street, we hit Sephora, the bars and the casinos. We rode in a limo and (some of us) ate bacon at 3 am to keep from puking up bottles of Vodka. Ah.. Memories.
Unfortunately, it took me 4 days to recover from being out of the office 1 day and 2 days of said vodka and bacon consumption. Partying like a rock star has its price.