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All Grown Up

Last July my nephew Adam married his high school sweetheart.  Adam was only  two years old when I moved to the “big city” and lived in his parents’ basement while I attended college.  I lived there during my freshman and sophomore years.  Adam’s brother, Alex, was only three weeks old when I moved in.  I’m not sure why my sister and brother-in-law wanted to add an 18 year college student to the mix, but thankfully they did.  The basement rental included my own separate entrance, a large living space, a built-in desk and my own bathroom.  My sister and her husband gave me a sweet deal – only $50 in rent to cover utilities.  Part of the agreement was that I would help with babysitting and cleaning.  Thanks to their accommodations, I was able to pay my own way through college.  It seems strange now to see my nephews all grown up.  Adam started law school this past fall and his new wife started her teaching career.  My nephew Alex has his own house and a girlfriend.  Time has gone by so quickly.  

I finally went through the photos I took during Adam and Ana’s wedding.  Better late than never.  Here is a sampling of their beautiful day.  

The Ceremony I
The Ceremony II
The Ceremony III
The Ceremony IV
Waiting For The Cake To Be Cut
Crowd Of Girls (and Adam) Around The Cake Table
The Dance I
The Dance II
The Dance III
The Dance IV
The Dance V
The Dance VI
The Dance VII

 My own little wedding guests…

Dancing Machine
Party Animal

My roommates for two years (all grown up)…

Family Photo

The happy couple…

Congratulations!
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Road Closed Ahead

So you know it’s not a good sign when you are driving home from work, you are one block from your house and you see “Road Closed Ahead”.  That was our day on Wednesday.  Mike and I had both met at home for lunch earlier in the day and saw orange cones from the Public Works & Utilities Department at the end our driveway.  There were no city workers to be seen, just orange cones.  My guess was that we had another water main break on our street – the second time this winter.  We usually have at least one per year.  It’s so nice to live in a quaint neighborhood with homes built during the 1950’s.  Old houses with character and ancient water and sewer lines.  We ate our lunch without water in the house, cleaned our hands with Purell and headed back to work hoping that we would have water when we returned at the end of the day (very wishful thinking). 

Being the planner that I am, I came home prepared with two 5 gallon containers of water from my work.  When I was a block from our house, I saw the sign “Road Closed Ahead” and knew what we were in store for.  I’m sure the kids enjoyed an evening where we said – “No Baths or Showers Tonight” and “Remember, DON’T Flush”.  We were fortunate enough to be able to park in our garage and even had a front row view of the action.  I think the kids were more excited about watching the work unfold in front of our house than they were about watching the Olympics that night.  We even took a few photos just for fun. 

Let The Work Begin
Your Dump Truck & Back Hoe Are Blocking Our Lakeview
Hard At Work (Just Kidding Guys - We Appreciate All That You Do!)
Working Into The Night

By 9:15pm, water returned to our faucets!  We were overjoyed.  The guys weren’t done yet though.  They still had to fill the gigantic hole in road.  By 10:30pm, we were able to ignore the pounding outside our bedroom and went to sleep.  I’m not sure when they finally finished, but they were gone in the morning. 

Filling The Big Hole

Although our drought was short-lived, it made us appreciate being able to wash our hands, flush the toilet and take a nice, hot shower the next morning.  Water – it’s a wonderful thing. 

The Sun Was Shining In The Morning