The Best and the Worst...

Every so often, I love to prank my husband. It has to be a rarity, and it HAS to be good.  So the other day after having a dream about getting with twins I decided to get him. I often times have dreams that 'tell the future' (don't knock it, ask my Mommy in law and her new baby boy!) and whenever I tell Bryce about one involving babies he gets scared to say the least. I let it rest for a couple days and then I spent a couple extra minutes in the bathroom... I had found a positive pregnancy test from Charlotte in a neglected cupboard in the bathroom and you know when you have that 'Aha' moment, where the light comes on? Had one.

So I try to look shocked and run out into the front room, tossing the test on my hubby's lap as I passed by. I then ran to the kitchen and waited to see his reaction. A moment passes and he's staring at it...

I'm starting to wonder if he's still breathing...

He looks up... Out the window for a second, then bounces off the couch.

'This is a joke, you're kidding me...' (he's not at all amused...)
I'm full of the giggles at this point but I shake my head...
'You've GOT to be kidding me.' (still not amused...)
I shake my head again...
'This had better be a freaking joke.'
'What's the issue?!'
'Nothing... but babies are freaking expensive.'
(All color has drained from his face at this point. Probably thinking about the $5000 deductible on our new insurance.)
'Well then...' I say, attempting to be serious.
'It's a good thing that i'm only kidding!!!!!!!'
*Pause*


'I'm gonna skin you, Em..'

See you soon...

I have been absent for quite some time, there has been alot of life thrown our way and some of it has been pretty difficult to deal with.

First,  I ended up with the respiratory flu... something that it took me over a month to get over. It's been a hard road to recovery, but i'm out running and lifting again and it feels so great! The girls are growing like weeds, leading me to believe that I need to freeze time at some point. Sarah has been chatting constantly about these huge amazing stories, and Char now knows every word involving food.


In the time we go through highschool, i've found that we make friends that make an impact on our lives no matter how small. And those who make a big impact, are the ones that leave us too soon. This girl was lovingly awarded the ability to find and devour new music and the appreciation of new sounds and singers, and many other amazing pieces of life's puzzle by a friend that I have lost touch with in the last couple years. He served our country overseas in the Army for a year, was an amazing cook, and left us too soon. We are left with the happy memories of a goofy guy that made everyone laugh and touched the lives of so many people. We were on the Lacrosse team together and I can't imagine how uneventful it would have been without his jokes and hard work. Late night phone calls giving me a hard time for the music he'd found on my mp3 player, and asking me if I ever did anything besides my homework. There are so many other things that I would love to say about this gifted man, but I can't put into words how Cliff was in person... He was unique and original...
He will always be loved, and missed by so many... This world lost a loving son, brother, uncle, and friend... See you on the other side, C.J.

 

In loving Memory Of Clifford Auvil V

May 16th 1989-March 23rd 2013