More Wedding bells

A week ago our middle son called me and wanted to know if I'd like to go shopping with him. I said "oh! where do you want to go?" He said "You know, to the one-kind of store"...... Being his mom, and knowing the situation Yes, I realized he meant the jewelery store.
Are you kidding? What mom would turn down an invitation like that from her son?
As it turned out we didn't get to go, but wow, I sure got warm fuzzies that he asked me to go along!
He and she did some more looking, and then he called me again and wanted me to come look at the rings she liked before he bought one, so earlier this week Relyssa and I met him at the store and gave our approval on his choice.
The kids have been "dating/seeing each other/going together" whatever you want to call it since earlier this year when they met on facebook. They soon were talking non-stop on the phone, and then actually met for the first time when Ryan flew out to California to help her move to NE. this summer. They've been pretty much inseparable since.
Ryan had the idea that he wanted to officially ask her to marry him on their first date (evidently days at the lake, eating fast food out, and just general spending time together doesn't count!)
So after buying the ring, a REAL date was planned to a nice (read expensive) sit down dinner, dress clothes & all. I extracted a promise from them to come over after their date so I could take pictures. They both had posted about their "first date" on facebook, and a few of us who knew what was going to happen made all sorts of suggestions like flowers, limos, etc.
So, here we go again. I posted last week that I needed a vacation...... what a joke. Basically the responses that I got were laughing at me for even thinking such a thing. Who am I kidding anyway? By the time I get my kids all married off, & my grandchildren born, my grandkids will start getting married.
Would I have it any other way? Nope!
But would someone just hire me a live in maid so that I can do the FUN things & not spend all my time on dishes, laundry & cleaning?
And would someone just please come be my personal shopping assistant? This is going to mean ANOTHER outfit to find to wear. ( And NO, I haven't found one for Relyssa's wedding yet.)




Isn't that a pretty ring!

Leon and I sent flowers to the restaurant for them.

Boys....

yes, I'm still all in one piece...you doubted?

Happy Birthday Ryan!

http://theweedas.blogspot.com/2009/01/happy-21st-birthday-ryan.html
I was going to do something different this year on my blog to recognize birthdays....but didn't get it figured out yet. So, here's a couple pictures. At least not the same ones as last year anyway.



These two pictures are Ryan personified. Getting into EVERYTHING and GO NON-STOP!
The cake--or what there is left of it here was his older sisters birthday cake after a small party we had. I'd put the cake up on the kitchen counter, & Ryan in the tub. I'd gotten him out, wrapped him in a towel, and went to grab his clothes, and within minutes he was up on a stool (minus towel, of course!) devouring what was left of the cake. What's a mom to do? Grab the camera of course. (then stick boy BACK in the tub!)

In this picture Ryan was almost 4, and he was always "going"! Usually full speed ahead too!
Happy 21st Birthday Ryan!!
This one was just taken this week. He promised me he'd get a hair-cut before special meeting, but the day before he still hadn't, so I gave him grief over it, & said I'd give him one. He really doesn't think that's necessary, so he just grabbed the clippers & gave himself one.

I was going to do something different this year on my blog to recognize birthdays....but didn't get it figured out yet. So, here's a couple pictures. At least not the same ones as last year anyway.

That was fun!

Graduation pictures....Leon 1975, Ryan 2006

Hmmm....all sorts of fun things to add here when "nothing exciting" is happening around here!
Yes, for those of you who don't "know" us, that was father & son. Approx. the same ages Late teens, early 20's. The first one of Leon was taken before we were married, but after he graduated, so he must have been about 18. The first one of Ryan was one of his graduation pictures. He was the same age. The next one of Leon was taken when we had 2 little ones...(I'll add the picture below that I cropped it out of)... he must have been around 23? just a little older than the second one of Ryan, but I was trying to find ones that they had similar hair/expressions to match up. Leon's hair is a bit curly, or used to be when he still had some!! & Ryan's isn't. Well, he did have some cute little ones (curls) before I gave him his first hair cut!

This was taken in the summer of 1980. Jeanne was 2 1/2 and Jana would have been around 6 mo.

They don't look so much alike right now (this was taken on Leon's 50th birthday, 2006) but Watch out Ryan, here's a glimpse of you in the future!!

Boys & their toys...

For fuel economy....or in spite of fuel economy??!
Or, maybe just make sure to come over to show off your new bike so mom will take your picture & you can appear on her blog??! :*)

20 years ago..."Remember when"

Happy Birthday to Ryan! (on the 15th) "Big sisters" Didn't have any problem waking up in the middle of the night for a new-born peek, but we waited till morning for the next two to get their first look. The scrapbook page is when he turned one. It's been a wild ride "little boy"! Wonder what the next 20 years will bring.