A Crazy Roller Coaster Ride...

I know, it has AGAIN been awhile. Life has just been crazy! One thing for sure, it has not been boring! Between family, work and signing up for classes it has been one wild and crazy roller coaster ride - I guess that's life though, right?




Just a little update, if things go well with classes and the GRE, I should be able to apply to graduate school this fall! YAY!! I'm ready to be in training for Occupational Therapy. I realize when I'm at work that my true passion is working with individuals who need help with everyday activities such as; signing their name, driving, feeding, etc. The other day we had a client come in who had a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and I found myself wishing I could talk to him about his therapy, is progress, etc. I just gotta keep on working hard and I know we will both get to where we want to be in our careers.





Right now I'm working on being a wife, student and full-time employee - so...I will leave it with that as I go and start dinner. :)

Okay, okay, I know it's been awhile since I last posted, but this last week has been full of crazy surprises and hectic days. Which I'm sure all of you can relate to in some form or fashion. Have you ever been STUCK in the middle of a decision that, regardless of your decision, someone is gonna get hurt? I'm not talking about the decisions you had to make as a child of which friends you were gonna sit next to on the bus or at lunch, but the decisions that are literally life changing. I haven't until last week.

My biological father contacted me last week. Yup - BIG surprise! I have always wanted to get to know him and was never given that chance by him before. I consider myself a forgiving person and believe that people can change. So, naturally, I want to take him up on his offer when he says he wants to try to start over with me. I have twin half brothers as well who are 10. Luke and I have prayed about this, discussed it with other family members and prayed some more. I am not concerned about the past of who said what and why. I just want to know him.

...However (there's always a "but" huh?) as you could probably guess, my family who has raised me, been there for me and shaped who I am is not to excited about the idea. Mostly my dad. Which I understand why, but it's almost impossible to try to explain to him how much I love him and will ALWAYS love him and consider him my DAD. He's refused to talk to me about the situation and left it with an email that states he supports Luke and I but does not want to hear about the relationship or anything that has to do with my biological father and I - nor ever be in the same room as him. I can understand why and respect this, but it does present problems. All my life growing up, if people even knew about my biological father. I didn't really have much contact with him before age 10 and none afterwards (until now.)

So, the big question being - what do I do now?! Do I cancel this upcoming meeting on Sunday for the sake of my family or do I go along with it? Opinions and advice would be helpful.

Again, I apologize for slacking on the blogging - but I've been pre-occupied with life. (as you can probably tell)

The Reality Is...

So there's this guy... and he makes me melt like a popsicle on the fourth of July! :D

Luke surprised me by having flowers brought to work today and it was such a sweet surprise! Being married to him has been so much fun! He's my best friend and it's great knowing that I get to come home to him everyday.

So I know most of you are probably thinking "blah, blah" and making fake gagging noises over my blogs lately. I apologize. No, life with Luke and I is not always a perfect fairytale. We argue and disagree quite frequently - but in the big scheme of things, at the end of the day he is still the one I love with all of my heart. The reality is, being married is hard and requires a lot of work. Luke and I have learned this thus far. However, this is what makes us really appreciate the surprise gestures of flowers, a special dinner, or quality time together doing something we enjoy.

Doing it Chicago Style

This past weekend the Butters' clan headed to Chicago for yet another Butter's wedding. This time it was Adam and Megan's turn to be hitched!

The wedding was absolutley gorgoeus! Megan chose sage green and violet for her colors and looked stunning in her dress with cathedral veil! (I feel like I'm reporting from a runway, but it looked that good!) The wedding was beautiful and the reception was a wonderful time! Megan's family are very nice people and a lot of fun.

The kids had fun swimming in the pool and they looked so cute in thier wedding gear. Our little flower girl couldn't help herself but to spin and spin and spin.

The guys looked good all dressed up!

The lovely ladies.

The kids were so cute all dressed up! Our little flower girl pranced around like a little princess and our little ring bearer walked around like the little handsome guy he is!