Brett Young - Sleep Without You

Lawdy!

He's something.

Thor Hammer McComb

We lost a long time member of the family.

Our little buddy Thor passed away a couple weeks ago,

I wanted to write about him earlier, but I just couldn't

bring myself to say goodbye.

Thor became part of the family in 2004.

Lexx saved up all her money from Christmas & birthdays.

She wanted a dog in the worst way,

so Todd and I made a deal with her

that if she could pay for it, she could get one.

Thor was the one!

From the moment she saw him,

it was love at first site.

He was truly her best friend,

there by her side constantly.
He slept in her bed, was there with her
through all her graduations,
vacations, walks, movies...
you name it, Thor was there.

It's been a tough couple of weeks.
 We come home and expect for him to
greet us, or give us kisses
and a big goofy smile.

We find comfort in the fact that
Thor will live on in the memories.
of love and devotion he gave us.

"The heart remembers most what it has loved best."

27 Years!

Todd and I celebrated our 27th anniversary 

this past weekend, and it was fabulous!

I wanted to do something a little different

for him this year, so I planned in advance.

I knew that I wanted to take him to a concert,

but I was not having any success finding a band

that both of us would like.

I looked for weeks, and then all of a sudden,

everything fell into place.

Our special weekend started off with me 

working from 6:30 AM - 1:00 PM.

The concert I found was in Reno, NV,

so that meant that I had to rent a hotel,

pack Todd's bags, pack my bags, and

sneak them into my car without Todd noticing

all before I went to work on Saturday morning.

It wasn't an easy task, but I got it done.

I did my presentations at work, and then

rushed home to pick up Todd so we could

boogie to Reno before the concert started. 

We ended up leaving our house around 2 PM.

I hadn't really eaten all day,

so I took Todd to our favorite pizza place in Truckee.

Not romantic I know, 

but we LOVE this pizza!

 

It was delicious, as always,

So we left stuffed and happy.

We arrived in Reno around 5:00 PM, 

and promptly checked into our hotel so

that we could get ready for the concert 

that started at 8:00 PM.

We were extremely happy with the Atlantis Resort.

It was perfect for what we needed.

Todd and I managed to get ready, 

and with some time to spare.

We were going to just walk right next door

to the Reno Convention Center to watch the concert...

which is why I reserved the Atlantis in the first place,

but boy were we surprised when we walked

part way there and realized there wasn't any

concert being held at the convention center....

OOOPSIE!

We pulled out our handy little cell phones

and figured out that the concert was at the Reno Event Center.

It was only 3 miles away, so it was no big deal,

but it was a little hitch in our plans.

I guess I should read all the concert info before

I book hotels in the future...DUMB!

We made it to the concert with no other problems,

and enjoyed the evening singing to Alabama.

The songs they sang brought back a ton of

memories, and that is the reason I chose them.

When Todd and I were dating, and first married,

Alabama was our favorite country band.

We went to two of their concerts in our 20's,

It was fate for us to go to the concert,

because as I was saying earlier, I had been looking

for weeks and couldn't find anything.

Then out of the blue, the Alabama concert

popped up, and on our actual anniversary day.

Fate I tell ya!

We absolutely loved the concert,

and felt that they sounded as good as they

did back in the early 90's.

It was so fun and very entertaining.

The next day we took our time heading home,

and decided to picnic on the S. Yuba River.

We found this great little spot with a baby

waterfall, and a little flat spot to throw our

blanket and basket down.

Todd went swimming and said it was refreshing,

which in Todd speak means extremely cold.

I decided to take pictures and watch.

I don't know if you can see Todd's face,

but that is his "Oh man it's cold" face.

After he had had enough swimming we just

sat around and relaxed for about 2 hours before

we decided it was time to go home.

It was a perfect weekend.

All the little pieces just fell into place,

and we had such a wonderful time.

I guess that's why we've been married so long,

because we actually love each other and

enjoy one another's company.

Happy Almost Birthday to Me

It's almost that time again,

you know, the month of birthday celebrations.

I'm extremely fortunate to have such wonder

and caring family.

Every year I get spoiled 

(as does everyone else in our family).

My first birthday celebration this year 

took place at my parents house.

They are not going to be in the state on my

actual birthday, so my mom wanted to make

me dinner and spoil me a little.

On the menu:  

Deviled eggs

Bbq chicken

Macaroni salad

Mom's special beans

Various vegetables

Chocolate pie

My mom, dad, Todd, Lexx and I

were all present for the celebration.

Austin couldn't make it because 

he is back at college. 

We lounged around, stuffing our faces for a few hours.

We ate, talked, took a few pictures, ate, opened presents,

and then decided we had better get home since

three of us had to work the next day.

 

Since it was only my parent's house,

I didn't get dressed up, but I did 

manage to curl my hair, put some makeup on,

and find a clean dress to wear. 

Of course Lexx had to take pictures with me,

because that's what we do when we are together.

I love that she still wants to spend time with 

her Mama even though she's an adult and 

has a life of her own.

I couldn't ask for a nicer birthday celebration.

I really appreciate the effort and love

my family puts forth in order to make my day special.