Wedding Success

The hot ass bridal party ain't got nothing on these two in the cute department.....

They did it!!! My soon-to-be 3 year old escorted me and my 18 month old twins down the aisle! An ear infection (Bryce), pink eye (Carly), and a major potential wardrobe malfunction on Mom didn’t even slow our row!

I never knew there was seriously such a thing as a ‘wardrobe malfunction’. I always just thought Janet did it for the publicity, but now I know 1st hand that shit can happen! Right as we were to exit the country club doors out to the pavilion, all eyes on me….SNAP!

The clasp on the top of my halter dress popped open! My straps stayed up as I held a baby’s hand in each of mine and prayed, “Please don’t fall! Please don’t fall!” A double prayer request for the kids to keep on walking so I didn’t have to bend over and pick up one, a la disastrous rehearsal dinner and another prayer more than anything that the top of my dress would stay in place!

It did. All was well by the time we reached the altar as my husband whisked them away safely in doors, while I worked on expanding the blister on my right toe and tanning my back and shoulders in the late evening sun.

It was a beautiful wedding an awesome reception. The kids danced circles around the place. My heart was filled with pride. In a house filled with beauty, they took the cake... And then got sent home with GaGa & PaPa so the alcohol could flow freely. We backed it up on the dance floor all night, bribing the DJ for an extra set and popping another keg. The party rocked on till the country club kicked us out.


I’d call that a success. One more wedding in my ‘Summer of Love’. 4 weddings in one season are a lot right? Especially when two of them are for my best friend’s who are sisters and getting married 6 weeks apart? That’s a lot of showers, bacheloretting and wedding planning! (People must have been thinking the same thing about me and all my showers and celebrating when I got married and had three babies in the span of 2 years!!!! hahaha)

I am in my element. I am happy to not be pregnant and enjoy the happiness of the ones I love. Tripod for life! :)


Pretty, Prettier, Prettiest!

Thompson Family Portrait

Braggers Never Win

That’s what I get for ‘bragging’. Life is like a big ass karma smack down. What goes up must come crashing down and all that crap. My entire existence is based on my fear of when things are going well, the inevitable fall is looming, always looming.

Good thing I got so much done yesterday cause today was a wash and I ain’t talking dishes and laundry. Smacked upside the head with double pink eye, a cold that never went away upgraded a category in the wrong direction and about to get fired from yet another job for being a mom.

Great.

Sorry for Singletons

I don’t feel sorry for parents of singletons anymore. Carly stayed at home with me today nursing her pink eye and I was able to sweep the floors, mop, do the dishes, upload wedding pictures to Facebook, change all the bedding, complete 5 loads of laundry, and cook a roast for dinner all before the other two came home.

I’m not gloating on my time management skills or downing other parents of an only child, but I do feel a little less sorry for them sometimes. Next time you think it’s so hard and overwhelming, come stop by my house and make yourself feel better. I’m drowning in domestic despair over here on a daily basis! I know each person has their own struggle and psychological limits when it comes to kids, but damn this shit seems easy when my work load is reduced by 2/3!

Sometimes my husband and I dream about what life would be like if we only had one or even two. We barely knew life as parent’s of a singleton. By the time Bryce was 7 months old, two more were already on the way. Barely half the 1st year of his life was spent as an only child, because even though they were only in my belly, being pregnant with affected my parenting ability before they even arrived. Its kinda hilariously ironic remembering having my son’s 1st birthday party and already being 5 months preggo… with twins. What a kicker.

Leah as the BLONDE!

I'm having a cleaning out the closet fashion show, finding articles I forgot I possessed and retiring items whose memories and picture evidence are bad enough.

The 2010 VMA's are on and I'm enjoying myself. And I'm not even drinking, which is usually a requirement to get through the daunting task of laundry night. Maybe I should model myself more after the loser from Jersey Shore and get down with some GTL. I did buy my first rub on tanning gel earlier today to contrast my WHITE girl skin better with my new hair, so now I'm topless suntanning in my own bedroom sitting in front of a computer. Nice.

I first likened it to the Carmel Blondie Brownie dessert I had last weekend, but upon more examination it’s really more of a slight Strawberry Carmel Blondie Brownie. I like it.

Check it out. This is me right after coming home the first night I had it done. First things first... I had to try on my bridesmaid dres and make sure it didn't clash!!!







And wow, let me also say, what a payoff keeping up with personal grooming is! Its amazing the return you get when you invest in yourself. I spent $75 on product today, straightening gel, hairspray, conditioner, deodorant. Sorry people if I smelled sour any over the past few years. The combination of dried spit up and showerless stretches must not have been appealing to the nostrils at times.

But I’m digging my new look and glad my best friend didn’t make me sign some kind of waiver saying I wouldn’t make any drastic changes in appearance or gain any weight before the wedding cause I might just get kicked off the Bachelorette party train!