Rooms With a View

A LITTLE BIRTHDAY.

On Sunday, I turned 49. This will be the last birthday I celebrate. Next year, I shall celebrate the second anniversary of my 40th birthday. Since I am the photographer in family, there are not many photos from my big day. Mitchell tried to take one of me blowing out my cake candles but it did not work. Oh well, here are the two we did get. 

This is the cake. The lady at the bakery told Charlie it was the best tasting cake in the world. Well, it is pretty and if you like Amaretto, then this is the cake for you. I HATE Amaretto. No worries, Charlie loves it and I don't need the calories. I will get plenty of those from the box of Sees Candy my sweet Step Daughter Megan sent me yesterday.

For my gifts, Charlie and the kids got me a new game for the Wii and a Home Depot gift card. Vinny gave me the best gift ever!

Is this the cutest thing you have ever seen? It matches the living room perfectly and I LOVE owls. 

It was a great birthday and now I shall live my last year in my 40's with joy, spirit, faith and love!

 

CRASH!

On Saturday, Vinny and I were driving to Charlotte for Mitchell's Lacrosse tournament. We were about 40 miles from home, in Gaffney, when I saw a big tire fly out from under a huge semi. It was headed straight for us. I tried to swerve to miss it but I had not where to go. According to the witnesses, they thought I was going to roll.

The police said he was amazed that the tire did not go through the windshield which would have killed Vinny. It was a scary event but I feel very blessed that we were not injured. I am quite sore but my Vinny is fine!

This is not the actual semi that lost it's tire. I just wanted to show where the tire came from.

The car.

My license plate that the kids gave me is trashed.

You can see from the big dent on the hood, how close it was to hitting the windshield.

Now, Charlie was already in Charlotte which is an hour from Gaffney. I wanted to get there to see Mitchell play at least one of his two games. So, I met a nice man who also drove a semi and he offered to drop us off in Charlotte. I know the owner of the trucking company and he was the nicest guy. So, we hitched a ride.

I am not going to mention his name in case someone knows him. He could get in trouble.

Vinny got to sit on the cabs bed for the ride.

No word on the damage report yet. I am hoping it can be fixed. I love that van. 

SHE'S BEEN INKED!

Yesterday, My mother did something that she promised she would never do. She got a tattoo. No, that was not a typo, she got a TATTOO. I like to think Iinspired her. My eighteenth birthday is in ten days and I'm getting one of my own. It's rather weird that my own mother got a tattoo before I did. We went to the best local tattoo parlor, Shanghai Tattoo, to make a deposit on my tattoo, and she decided to get hers right then before she changed her mind. Would you like to see a picture? Of course you would!

It's a C, for Charlie, her husband.

EVER SEEN THE MOVIE, "THE HAND"?

If you've been wondering why Shaun hasn't been typing these recent posts, I'd like to share a few pictures with you. Hopefully they'll help you understand.

 

WARNING~

Patrick again. If you have a week stomach, stop reading here. I took these photos of my mom's hand last week at here follow-up. When mom was in the hospital, they had her on blood thinners to prevent blood clots. Since they did this so soon after her hand surgery it caused quite a bit of bleeding in her hand. This is why she was in so much pain.

You will be happy to know that her hand looks much better now!

SAINTS

Patrick here, still posting for my mom. We watched the first half of the Super Bowl with mom at the hospital. Here are a few photos...

Mom's hand.

Black & blue thumb.

Purple finger.

The other hand had an IV in it.

Me (Patrick) taking a little nap,

Vinny & Mom.

Mitchell being superstitious.

Mom being superstitious.

So happy that the Saints won, Mom gets her stitches out today! Hopefully she will be back to typing tomorrow.

THE LOVE OF MY LIFE~

Thirteen years ago today, I married the most amazing man alive. Tonight we are going to celebrate by seeing a movie and having dinner. Here are some photos of me and my man...

New Years Eve 1989.

The Wedding 1996.

Christmas 2003

New Years Eve 2003.

Dressed as pirates for a MCS auction, 2004.

Mexico 2004.

Dancing at a wedding 2005.

Barcelona 2005.

2007.

Anniversary 2007.

Anniversary 2008.

Happy Anniversary Charlie. You have made me the happiest woman in the world and I love you!!!!!

 

LOOK WHAT I DID~

Have you ever decided that you wanted to make a change and that change must happen right away? I decided I was in need of a change last week and this is what I did...

Eight inches gone!

 

This is a before shot...

This was taken on November 21st, 2009.

In case you are wondering, that is my natural curl. Patrick actually asked me if I had it curled. So, why did I decide to do this drastic cut? Well, two reasons; one, I was tired of it and two...

5 years ago I injured this wrist and cut about 10 inches off of my hair. I kept it short really short for the next year since I had a second surgery the following year. Then I slowly grew it back out. Now I have injured the same hand. I have torn a tendon and am trying to avoid surgery. I am wearing this fun brace called a "boxer brace. This is the other side...

It is very uncomfortable! I only have to wear it for a month and if it works great! If it does not, then it is going to have to be repaired.

My sister in law Christy and her husband Joel arrive today for a week long visit! I cannot wait! I hope you are having a great Monday.

WHAT DO YOU GET...

after 17 days of steroids?

Yes, that is my foot in the black boot. I have broken my foot. How you may be asking? Well, that is a good question. We do not know how. All we know is that after 17 days on steroids, it is not unheard of to have issues with bones.  So, now I get to wear this lovely boot for 4 weeks. 

Last night was also Patrick's first Choir Concert of the year. I did not get to go  due to the boot and Mitchell still being sick. Before he went he had some trouble with his tie so Charlie helped him out.

Can you tell what Patrick is holding? His phone. Yes, he is texting.

Still texting.

It turned out that he had his tie on upside down. Who would have thought that would make a difference.

Is he not the most handsome boy around? I think so. The concert was amazing! I will post a video tomorrow.

Happy Wednesday!

HOME SWEET HOME~

   

After 10 days in the hospital, I was finally released yesterday! It is so good to be home. I will update more tomorrow. Thank you for the prayers, thoughts and get well wishes.