Party!!!

So today is the non-wedding reception. This seems to be a trend with Nick and I. We had a non-engagement (strange situation), with a non-engagement ring (my pretty star ring, i love it), we were getting married on a non-day(February 29th), then we had a non-wedding (on January 10th in LaDonna's living room), and a non-honeymoon (in North Myrtle Beach for one night and then we worked the next day)..non we are having a non-reception at church with all Nicks family and our church family. Hehe, we are the most non-traditional couple ever!

Anyways, I am running around like a crazy person trying to get everything ready, pick Lani up from school, burn 100 DVDs, lable them and package them, pick Nick up from work, pick Mason up from daycare and still find time to get myself ready. Ugh! I'm excited though, I love my new family.

On that point, I was sitting on the couch in my in-laws' condo watching everyone interact and I got the best feeling. This is what a family is like. Sure, they're just as crazy as everyone else, but they are my family...and more importantly, my son's family. I never thought I'd be able to provide Mason with a real family...and I was right. But through God's grace, we got our family. First with the church and now with Nick and his family. I don't want them to go back to Jersey. Most are leaving tomorrow, the rest (his parents and brother and sister) are leaving on Sunday after church. Not looking forward to that. Well, time to get Lani and head to the chuch. God Bless.

FREEDOM

Today I got up, took my husband to work, my son to school and WENT HOME! I played with my photography on Photoshop and posted a bunch on Flickr. (If you wanna see the name is MrsHempsey) Anyways, then I came over to my in-laws condo and hung out, now we're off to Broadway At The Beach. It's crazy to not have to get up and drag myself to a dead end job where no one likes me. I am so excited to be able to actually spend some time working on my photography and Photoshop skills. After the party on Friday and the family leaves I intend to spend much time on the computer and out and about taking pictures. Yay! Freedom!

Blah Blah Blah

Unfortunately, I have had absolutely no time to write anything lately, but that will be changing. According to my mother in law, I have fallen off the wagon...the blogwagon, that is. I am officially unemployed, just a student now. That is very exciting for me, maybe not so much for my husband, but hopefully it will pay off in the end. Speaking of my mother in law, I finally met her! After talking on the phone for months and marrying her oldest son, she drove 10 hours with her mother and daughter from New Jersey to spend time with us. It's great! Her mom is interesting...in a crazy old lady kinda way...but she's fun. And according to Nick, his sister isn't quite herself due to the fact she's got some sort of virus. Apparently when she is in good health she talks non-stop...now she's just sleeping all the time. Poor girl. Hopefully she recovers soon, I'd love to get a chance to see the real Samantha... And then there's Karen, I don't even know what to say about that one. After she stopped freaking out about being called "Grandma", because she's not that old, she just fell right into the role. Mason loves her so much, how could he not. I mean, I already knew we'd get along great because we are like the same person, just 20 years apart. It's such a great feeling having a real family around. They came in a night early because of an ice storm in Jersey so they had to stay the night with Nick and I, and I am so glad they did. Our families meshed togeather beautifully. I can't even explain how it makes me feel seeing my son spending time with his Grandmom, Great Grandmom and Aunt. He was so happy, he was cuddling with Karen and her mom, he is in love with his new family. I guess I just never thought I'd be able to give him all of this. It's awesome, I can't wait to meet everyone else.

Okay, updates on the baby: My cysts are almost completely gone and I am released back to normal activity. I am in my 12th week now, this is the last week in my 1st trimester and I am starting to feel a little better. I got another sonogram picture and it looks like I am having an alien. Really, I'll put the picture on here, I'm not joking....and ALIEN! But everything is healthy and looking good. Looks like this time I'm really having a baby! It's finally starting to sink in, Nick and I are having a baby!

ALIEN:

Alright, everything is up to date, hopefully I'll be able to keep up with this now that I have some extra time. I'm going to go spend some time with my family now. P-P-P-P-PEACE!

Baby Pictures

Okay, so far this is what we have for baby pictures. It's crazy to see how much the baby grows in just 2 weeks.

Jumpin' on the Blogwagon

So here I am, my husband started his blog last night and, of course, I followed suit. That's what I do, I guess. Now I get to bestowe all of my wonderful, profound bits of information that pass through my head on a day-to-day basis. Lucky you! As of now my head's pretty empty. Just trying to get to work. I just told my boss yesterday that I will be going back to school in March and have to cut my schedule down...we'll see how that goes.
Oh yeah, school! I am so excited to go back. Well, really I'm just excited for what I'll be studying. Photography has been a hobby and a passion of mine for a long time. Nick has convinced me that I can make a career out of it and is supporting my decision to go back and learn more about it. Can't wait.
So, while I was in the shower this morning, having my little prayer time before my day begins, God brought somethings to my head that I don't think I've thought about fully. Like how blessed I am to be where I am. About 3 years ago I was not doing so good. I had my son and some really bad habits. No good. But to look around now and see all the amazing relationships I have developed....wow. God has brought so many people around me it speak into my life and to help me grow and mature into...i donno...who I am today. And it has only just begun. I've pieced together a tight knit family that I never thought I'd have. Now I'm married to a man that I know God sent to me. He is like the missing piece to my puzzle. It's strange when you have known someone for so long but never really spent time together, then when you do it's like, 'why did I waste so much time?'. I feel like God wrote our names on each others hearts and then brought us together through Barefoot Church. It's awesome. And now we are expecting a child this fall. Despite the complications I've had, we're so excited. In September there will be a little Daiden or Cadence in our family. I love my life. Thank you God!