TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO....

Wow, first of all I can't believe I haven't visited this page in 6 weeks?!  Where has the time gone?
Happy Birthday to Christian on January 17th.  We celebrated with his close friends Tim and Seth at their favorite restaurant: Changs Mongolian Grill.  Second year in a row- I guess that means it's a tradition?
Our family has a great love of traditions. 
They give life order and a sense of continuity- which we desperately need.
Especially now.

Lucas is nearly at the end of his Sophomore year basketball season.  It's not been the best season.
We haven't had a consistent coach and the team is too big.  It's scattered a bit and it makes it difficult to
get a great team chemistry going. But we've been fairly succesful and I have enjoyed cheering these boys on-that I have watched grow up with Lucas.  They are a wonderful group of kids.
The best part about living in Corbett and attending the school here is spending time with the families we've grown to love.

And lastly...tomorrow, February 2nd 2011. 
The day I married Nick 25 years ago. 
I am not sure the East Coast O'Connell's even know???  That Nick and I were married twice!
We were engaged at Christmas time- we set the date for 8/10 to let family have a chance to make travel arrangements and for us to book the church, reception hall, etc...
But we soon found a house to buy.  It had once belonged to my grandmother Bernice Cooper.  It had a lot of great memories for me.   And the price was right.
However, I did not want to move into that house and not be married.
Nick didn't care really care.  But I certainly did.
I'm a traditional girl for sure.
So we bought the house and we eloped!

Nick's best friend Thomas and my good friend Susan were witnesses for us.
A judge married us on a Sunday afternoon.
It was tres romantic.

Poor Nick- it created a lot of confusion over the years- having 2 anniversaries!
He would always ask about 2 days before the big day- are we celebrating this one? (February) or the OTHER one?(August). 
I of course, had to remind him that they both count and we should celebrate everything!

Girls are like that.

This morning I woke up at 6AM wishing someone would bring me my morning cup of coffee to bed.
Nick always did that- even when he was sick. 
I miss him so much and I wonder how we would have celebrated tomorrow?
I'm sure it would have been sweet and I would have been spoiled-just as I have been for half my life with the husband I never deserved.

XOXO,
Kimberley
My song for Nick today-