I am updating :)

As you know...my one blog reader, I am a manager of a very famous coffee shop. A coffee shop struggling with some growing pains, so as a company, things are changing, and with that change comes meetings....lots of freaking meetings. I was Indy 2 days, 3 weeks ago, 2 days this week, have an off site all store meeting scheduled for next week, the next day....guess what??? Oh yeah, back to Indy for another 2 days. No wonder I waited for the boys to be grown before I got back into this business.

My eldest and his girlfriend blessed us with their appearance over the holiday weekend. Yeah, they had laundry to do....I like him being only a few hours away, just gonna take some time to get used to the noisy one being in the house again. (he spent from 18-22 living in FL) Thank goodness it is only for a couple of days at a time. We have Wii, we also have Guitar Hero 3 for the Wii, I do okay at it, can play on medium, the boys laugh at me, it is all fun. The eldest son is obsessive about playing it, he must do all songs on expert.....loudly. This is not bad, I am used to his noise...but when he wanted to "perform" for his cousins, during Easter dinner, I had to "lay the hammer down" nothing funnier then seeing a 23 year old brat pout because he couldn't play with his toys.....do they ever grow up??? Is it just a man thing??? His GF threaten me with my life it I were to ever let him take the Wii home with them.

Speaking of the GF, they have been together 7 years now, they celebrated their 7 year anniversary this week. They started dating at 16 years old. I just hope they stay together, she is awesome, and she is also getting ready to start med school, she is going to study to be a Neurologist. He will be a stay at home dad, with his home based recording studio, or at least that is their long term plans.

Youngest son spent Easter with his father. He is now 20 years old, gets in his car every other weekend and drives to his dads house. There is no court order, that expired when he turned 18, there is no child support, that ended a couple of months ago, there is nothing saying that he has to go there, but he does. I think this says a lot for his dad. When I was married to him, he was the biggest ass, he did not appreciate us at all. The divorce was the best thing that could of happened to him and his sons. Once they were gone, and he was in that big house by himself, he realized what he lost and what he might lose forever, his sons. I rarely if ever talk to him, the boys do not discuss him with me, but I know that they are close, and to me...that is a good thing.

When and if youngest son gets a serious GF, I am sure these weekend arrangements will change, I just hope that the ex understands. At some point, #2 will begin to live his own life, and his weekends with dad will stop. I think we are both hanging on to #2 a little bit longer cause of #1 leaving so young.

My husband has 2 daughters, they both live in upstate NY. The oldest daughter is going to graduate from college a couple of weeks after she gives birth to her second child. We are going to see her graduate in May, and meet the new grandson, and see him baptized. Since my husband and I have been together we have made many cross country trips, but they are always either to NY or FL, depending on what was happening with either ones kids.

Well guess what...we are committed..this is our last trip for a couple of years to see kids....next year...we are coming to CA...he has never been, and it has been too many years since I have been, so start making room, should be June 09.

PS pictures next time...internet is being stupid tonight