Finally an update!...Part 2

#8- My Best Friend's Wedding...

My very best friend Krys (the best friend that will always hold the title of being "the best friend" but I hardly ever see!) finally got married!! Krys and I have been BFF's since Junior High and even though life has taken us in many different directions over the years I still love her to death and she is and will always be My Munkin! (inside joke)
Over the years Krys and I have helped each other through A LOT. One thing we could never agree on was BOYS!! I never really approved of the guys she dated and she never really approved of any guy I dated. No matter what we were always there for each other and waited patiently for the relationship to fail (which it always did) then we'd move on. When very first met my husband I had no intentions of seriously dating him. On our second date that all changed. We went to a party and had a lot of time to chat together. We had so much in common and I really felt like I connected with him. I was so comfortable with him and it felt really nice to be around him. That night I went home and the next morning I woke up panicked because I had a dream that we got married! It's a long story so I won't go into too much detail but needless to say I was a little freaked out because I was dreaming about marrying a guy that I barely knew!
Krys was the first person I called and talked to about my dream. Ever since I can remember with Krys we have always been able to "interpret" each others dreams. I called her right away to see what she had to say. She recognized right off that I had really deep feelings for him and encouraged me to go for it. I took Daniel to meet her at her mom's house a little while later when she came for a visit and she immediately approved of him!!! This was a huge thing for me and I knew I had found my perfect match.
When Krys got engaged to her husband Michael she was living in Texas and I somehow knew just from how she talked about him and the tone of her voice that she really cared about him and he really cared about her. We were both going to be visiting Utah at the same time so we arranged for all of us to get together so I could finally meet this mystery man of hers. However Michael got sick right before the trip and wasn't able to come. So the first time I actually met him was after landing in the Tyler, Texas airport where my so called best friend completely forgot about me and I sat there waiting forever...jerk!! hehehe Michael was the one to come and pick me up and we were able to talk one on one with each other from the airport to the restaurant where we were meeting up with Krys. He is such a sweet guy! I was so impressed with how lovingly he talked about Krys. Even with all the stress and craziness of the wedding he only had positive things to say about her and about how things were going. He was such a sweetheart and I approved instantly!
The wedding turned out nice even though there was a lot of crazy stuff that happened. The day of the wedding we woke up to rain. We all prayed it would stop especially because it was an outdoor ceremony. They set up for an indoor just in case but Krys really really wanted it outside. We were all suppose to be there at 11:00 to get ready and start pictures at noon. The ceremony was scheduled to start at 1pm so we figured everything would be fine if we arrived at 11. The maid of honor gave me a ride up there and was busy finishing up some stuff so we ended up getting on the road a little later than we thought. We arrived at about 11:30 but all we had to do was put our dresses on and we would be ready. When we arrived NO ONE ELSE WAS THERE!!! There were a few people there including the photographers but none of the rest of the bridesmaids or groomsmen or even family were there. Krys arrived at about 11:45 with her hair and makeup done. All she needed was to get into her dress....her dress hadn't even arrived yet. The lady in charge of bringing the dress was late. The flowers didn't even show up until after 12 and the boutineers didn't get packed with everything. They had to scramble to get that situation all figured out at the same time we were trying to figure out where the rest of the bridesmaids were and the dress. The dress finally came at 12:30 and the rest of the bridesmaids showed up at 12:40...20 min before the ceremony was suppose to begin! At 1:00 Krys had her father-in-law announce to all of the guests that they were going to start the ceremony at 1:20 because the dress was late and she needed some extra time to get ready. Then it started to rain! At 1:20 her father-in-law came back and told us the guests wanted to know if they should move inside because they were all getting rained on. Krys burst into tears and after lots of pep talks from us supportive bridesmaids she finally decided to just get out there and have the wedding rain or shine. A horse-drawn carriage took her and her parents over to the spot where she was suppose to walk in. The music started and it was still sprinkling a bit. The moment the bridesmaids started walking down the aisle the clouds parted and it instantly became 90 degrees! It was gorgeous weather and the ceremony was perfect. We all had a blast at the reception as well and everything ran so smoothly. It turned out to be a perfect day!

#9- Cosi Fan Tutte...
As most of you know my husband is an Opera singer. He's working on his Masters Degree right now which we have 1 year left of. This year for UCSB's Opera they performed Cosi Fan Tutte. It was a hilarious show and I'm so proud of my husband. Essentially (in a nutshell) this Opera is about these three guys shown in the picture above. The older gentleman is telling Daniel's character and the other guy that all women are the same and they are all unfaithful. The guys try to debate with him and they make a bet that if their fiance's were put in a situation they would stay faithful. The guy accepts the bet and says they have to do everything he says and he will prove to them that all women are the same.
They pretend to be called on a permanent business trip to Dubai and make the girls think they will most likely never come back. The girls are sad but say their love is strong and they will always love them. The guys go off stage and come back dressed as pool boys. The older gentleman tries to convince the girls that these pool boys are fantastic choices for them and they needed to forget about their fiance's and take up with these pool boys.
Their maid/personal assistant got in on it and tries to sway the girls in the direction of the pools boys as well. I loved their costumes! Daniel looks so weird with that crazy facial hair :) (Sidenote: each guy is trying to get with the other guys girl...so they switch girls to prove that they would never cheat)

At first the girls resist and the guys are all proud of them...


Then eventually the girls succumb and fall into temptation!


At the end the guys are so furious they want to find a way to punish their fiance's for being unfaithful and the older gentlemen tells them that they should just marry them and deal with the fact that all women are the same. They trick the girls at the end and finally come clean that they were actually the pool boys and they were way disappointed in them for cheating and they end up all breaking up and being mad at each other and the older gentleman and the girl come out with the winnings of the bet and they all live happily ever after....well, sort of!!!

#10-No more Eli...
This little guy is John's BFF! I have been babysitting this kid since he was 6 weeks old and I was still pregnant with John. He's almost 2 years old now. He has been on a waiting list for the university daycare since before he was born and finally he made it into one of their full-time spots. This is a huge deal and I'm really excited for them to finally get this oportunity...HOWEVER! I am also very sad by this because I will no longer watch Eli on a regular basis. Oh well, I'll just have to set up play dates for these boys so they will still be able to play together.

#11-26 wks...

This is my 26 wks picture in my pretty blue dress I bought for the wedding. This pregnancy is so different from my first but so amazing. This little boy moves 10 times more than John ever did. He is constantly doing backflips, frontflips, sideflips and his favorite thing to do is wedge himself in my side or ribs and kick as hard and as fast as he can! He literally gets on my nerves...to the point where I'll be walking and he hits one and I fall to the ground!! It's a pretty hilarious sight if you're around when he does it. The doctor says I'm measuring 28wks and is sure this one will be a big baby too just like John was. Sometimes I feel so huge and other times I look down and think "oh this is nothing!". I've learned that it's not a good idea to look at myself in the mirror right before I take a shower because all I can think of is how big of a HUGE fatty I'm becoming!!! hehehe. When I was pregnant with John I craved a lot of different things but mostly I craved plums, nectarines, and waffles. This pregnancy I can't seem to stop wanting rice crispy treats, marshmallows, and turkey Subway sandwiches! I was so sad when the day finally came a little while ago that the footlong turkey subs were no longer $5. They are now $6.25. It's only a dollar 25 more but still it was a sad day for me. I love the fact that I live in Santa Barbara where the weather is practically perfect everyday. I'm not concerned at all that I still have 3 months left and they are all in the middle of the summer.

#12-Pirate Birthday Party...
This cute little guy with the pirate hat and sword had a birthday party yesterday that was a lot of fun for us to go to.


My friend Jacquie made this AMAZING pirate treasure chest birthday cake. It was so cool. She even stuck ring pops on it which was so clever to me. It was so cute and it tasted great too.


As you can see John had a really fun time getting messy and trying to steal everyone's cake. When I finally offered him a piece of his own he shoved the whole thing in his mouth at once, handed me the plate then took a handful of carrots and strawberries with him as he went and played. I guess I should be proud of that! I'm sure it was a fluke but I hope he will always choose the healthy over the sweet.....here's hoping!!