Shelter

"I guess you don't need it
I guess you don't want me to repeat it
But everything I have to give I'll give to you

Listen when
All of this around us'll fall over
I tell you what we're gonna do
You will shelter me my love
And I will shelter you

I will shelter you
I left you heartbroken, but not until those very words were spoken
Has anybody ever made such a fool out of you

It's hard to believe it
Even as my eyes do see it
The very things that make you live are killing you

Listen when all of this around us'll fall over
I tell you what we're gonna do
You will shelter me my love
I will shelter you."

Would you lay with me and just forget the world?

This weekend has been the first in which we have gotten to just have a weekend. Brian's weekend started thursday night, but mine started friday night meeting the boys for a yummy Maurizio's Dinner. On saturday, we went to a work party for Brian, followed by time to relax and catch up on TV shows, laundry and paying bills. Later, we met Marisa and Jon for dinner at Gourmet and discussed plans for a joint Disney trip next spring which I am so excited about (amongst teaching me about politics and government and such). This morning, we slept late! I stayed in bed until 11 am!!! Then we went to Taco Bell, Gamestop and BJs for our monthly shopping trip. Now we just have a few hours left of our weekend to lay around. I should probably do something like put the laundry away or exercise or plant grass seed or bag up debris, but its nice to know we could do nothing if we wanted :)

It May be June Continued

May 23rd marked Peach's first birthday! I can't believe our baby is not a baby anymore. She is so sweet and getting to be a better girl every day. She sleeps indefinitely now when there isn't company and jumps a lot less. She loves everyone, but mommy and daddy most. She still loves to sleep on feet, swipe socks from god knows where, eats fruits and veggies for fun, has learned her boundaries in our home and pack. I am so glad we have her. Since Brian is at school for so long working on his masters, Peach and I spend most nights snuggling.

Groom's Cake

Mr. and Mrs. Rad

Our next big event was Jen and Steve's wedding weekend. I had volunteered to make the groom's cake for the rehearsal dinner so this was my project for the time from when we got home from Disney until their wedding. After 10+ hours of baking, scultping, drawing, planning, etc, I created my first huge cake, 30 pounds or so! Their wedding was so fun we were sore from the dancing afterwards and we are so happy to see another couple enter into a loving marriage.,

Other than that, I've been to the doctor's a few times for tests to see why I am so tired all the time amongst other weird symptoms. They've checked my heart murmur and have pretty much declared it healthy with the fine print I have to have it rechecked in 6 months after starting a cardio routine. They also checked my thyroid which is apparently eating itself, so I am now taking medicine to replace the hormones I was not getting. With exercising and actually having thyroid hormone in my system, plus not working so many hours, I am not so tired all the time. I feel pretty good most days :)

The other thing people have been frequently asking, is when baby Pluchino will be coming. The answer: not in the near future, but we'll keep you posted on when the right time for us is :)

So for now, things to look forward to this summer...our annual trip to Maine, the birth of Emma (Debbie and Steve's baby), our family visiting from New Hampshire, Shiv moving into his new home, our one year adoption anniversary of Peach, the start of football season for Brian and his last semester of GRAD SCHOOL!!!

It May be June

As you can see, I have not written for a bit. Not for lack of trying. I sit down and pull up a blank post and try to write, but no words come. Sometimes I feel like I lead a very boring life. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy with it. But right now, I just don't have too much going on.

We went to Disney from the 11th through the 18th. It was fantastic to get away and play for 8 days. We got to spend our one year anniversary in the most magical place on earth! The weather was much better this year for those who do not like heat, and there were times where I complained of being too cold! I found myself at work yesterday daydreaming of when we will go back. I guess Disney is still not out of my system. We even discussed with the people the idea of buying a time share for there, something to think about in the future when we have more money saved.



While we were out, my parents did us the favor of house sitting, puppy loving and home demolition-ing. They gave our house a face lift, oversaw the removal of 13 trees from our property and performed a variety of little projects in and outside our house such as fixing the fences to painting a few pieces of furniture. They also took up our job of keeping Maurizios in business.