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Woo on My Blog - Tue, August 05 2008

Hi all!

We are back from our trip to Virginia! Well, I should say we are back from Florida. July was a super busy month. Some great and wonderful moments and some very sad.

Carolina and I started our little road trip at 6 AM on Mon, July 14th. Halfway to VA, my sister called to say that she was going in for an emergency c-section. I put pedal to the metal and made it to Fairfax in record time...for the faint of heart I'll leave out how fast I got there. Actually, when I think about how fast I got there, I get a little light headed and freak out. Especially when I think about the traffic around the DC metro area.

I'm happy to report that my new nephew and my sister are doing fine. My 4 year old niece loves her new baby brother, exclaiming over his tiny little hands, and telling everyone all about her new brother. My canine neice, Kaya, is as happy go lucky as ever and fell all over herself to lick Carolina. Kaya LOVES Carolina; whereas, Carolina TOLERATES Kaya. It's too funny, their different approaches to one another.

Here's some pics of the baby, Kaya, Carolina, and my niece.

http://picasaweb.google.com/woo7117/OzFest?authkey=SU7bZ_3SCQA

Then it was off to Richmond, VA, for my old college roommate's wedding. I was one of four bridesmaids. Our dresses were periwinkle silk dupioni and the wedding was outdoors, so was the reception. In Virginia. In July. 94 degreees. 50% humidity. Then it rained. 100% humidity. Despite all that the wedding was beautiful and I've never seen a happier bride...the champagne helped, alot.

Hunter had flown in for the wedding and we were planning on driving back to Indy with a detour back to see the baby and do some golfing (him not me).

On the drive back, we got a call from his mom. His dad had passed away that morning. His wishes were to be cremated, so that gave us a few days to make travel arrangements and for Hunter to take care of some work.

The last three weeks we have seen the best and most beautiful moments of life and we have grieved over a difficult loss. My father-in-law was diagnosed with cancer only 6 months ago. He fought to the very end because he wasn't done living.

So, remember to celebrate our life joys and occasions. Remember to hug and love and laugh and most of all, forgive.

Hugs to you all!

Joann on Aug 05 at 07:43 PM

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You really have ran the gamut of happy and sad and everything in between....congratulations on your new little nephew. So sorry about your father in law. We missed y'all too.

Ojo on Aug 05 at 08:11 PM

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that sure was a tour of emotions, Woo. Glad you all made it home safely.

Debbie on Aug 05 at 09:22 PM

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Wow! What a trip you had. Your nephew is sooo precious. I love the pic of your niece kissing his little cheek. I wanna kiss him!! So sorry about you father-in-law...hugs to you and your hubby. We need to meet up for coffee again.

Dachsaholic on Aug 05 at 09:26 PM

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I've been thinking about you. We missed you! Sorry to hear about your father in law. What a strange couple of weeks-both ends of the spectrum. I hope he is at peace now. We love you guys!

NosyRosie on Aug 05 at 09:51 PM

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We've missed you guys, too! Glad everyone was safe for the trip. Okay, I think your niece and nephew just made me ovulate. They're adorable!!

Mama Muttblood^..^ on Aug 06 at 12:44 AM

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You have really been on my mind the past couple of days, so I'm glad to hear that you are back safely. Life is strange with it's comings and goings, isn't it? Hugs and prayers headed your way. The pics are adorable.

Marci on Aug 06 at 06:33 AM

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I was just thinking last weekend, that you should be back. You niece and nephew are adorable, and I'm glad you were able to visit with them. I'm very sorry to hear about Hunter's father. What a couple of weeks you've had. We'll be keeping you and Hunter's family in our thoughts!

Woo on Aug 06 at 12:17 PM

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Thanks everyone for all your kind words and the warm welcome back. I would have posted sooner, but have had problems with good ol "Error 500."

Yes, I am completely enamored of my niece and nephew. My niece is a total hoot. I'll have to blog about her one day. God willing, we might have one of our own, one day.

Marcy, Thanks sooooo much for the melatonin suggestion. I took a bottle with me on the trip just in case. Carolina didn't need any, but Hunter had so much on his mind he couldn't sleep most nights.

FiFi on Aug 06 at 03:02 PM

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NosyRosie said:
We've missed you guys, too! Glad everyone was safe for the trip. Okay, I think your niece and nephew just made me ovulate. They're adorable!!

HA!!!! Rosey, you are a hott. I mean, hoot. Well, probably hott right now, too, if what you said....oh well never mind. :) xoxo FiFi

Cherie on Aug 06 at 03:03 PM

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My darling Woo, I missed you so much, not to see your smily face made me sad!! But I'm so happy that you're back!! Mommy says that you are my guardian angel because you helped her decide to bring me home. So I don't want you to be sad, okay? I'm so sorry about your Hunter's dad going away. Do you think it could be that the angels planned it this way? So that you would have your new nephew and the beautiful wedding and all the happy memories of new life while your dad-in-law was moving on to his next one? That's what Mommy thinks. She said to tell you to love on each other a lot and know that we are all thinking about you, and we love WOO!!! hee hee xoxo Cherie

Woo on Aug 06 at 03:18 PM

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Cherie said:
My darling Woo, I missed you so much, not to see your smily face made me sad!! But I'm so happy that you're back!! Mommy says that you are my guardian angel because you helped her decide to bring me home. So I don't want you to be sad, okay? I'm so sorry about your Hunter's dad going away. Do you think it could be that the angels planned it this way? So that you would have your new nephew and the beautiful wedding and all the happy memories of new life while your dad-in-law was moving on to his next one? That's what Mommy thinks. She said to tell you to love on each other a lot and know that we are all thinking about you, and we love WOO!!! hee hee xoxo Cherie

Sweet Mimi, you have the best smiling face, too. I want to smile whenever I see your little smiley avatar.

We are keeping close the good, happy memories of Hunter's dad. And even though the trip to Florida was sudden and for a funeral, it gave us another opportunity to connect with more family and to reminisce. Promises were made for future visits. Tears were shed, sure, but when we talk about the trip and get teary eyed, it's not sad tears anymore. It's just an overflow of emotion. Hunter is grieving and healing in a good way.

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