Nephew @ MindSay

My husband and I just had a chat about my nephew coming over. Now he says to tell him "nevermind". *sigh*

I think I might just lose my mind.

I was supposed to get my nephew for the last 2 weeks of this month, which meant that I was supposed to have him NOW. Is he here? No. Okay, so we cut it down to 5 days *this monday through friday* because that is all the time he had left before school started. TODAY I find out that he has to go back on Wednesday night because of some meeting he has on Thursday morning at school b/c he is transferring back into his old school. I am so unhappy and depressed by this that I am trying not to call and just tell him to forget it. I mean, it's not really his fault that he can't stay and a little time is better than none at all, but DANG.

Goes off to cry in the corner

How great is modern technology? Here I am in the bathroom blogging on my laptop while I wait for my bikini line depilator to work its magic (way too much information, I know)!

A slight -- well, more than slight -- kink has been thrown into our wedding plans -- my sister, and lone attendant, is pregnant! Which is wonderful, except for the fact that she's due three days after the wedding. For obvious reasons, it's highly unlikely that she'll attend -- travel challenges aside, the possibility of giving birth outside the (mostly free) Canadian healthcare system would, I suspect, be less than appealing to her. Ah, life and thy curveballs! I've actually known for about a month but kept my mouth shut due to the newness of her pregnancy, so I've had some time to process the information. I have to say in all honesty that I wasn't quite sure how to react when she broke the news -- while I'm thrilled at the prospect of becoming an auntie, it was hard not to have a moment's despair over the impact on our wedding -- because maid-of-honour or not, I'd like my little sister to see me get married. And did I mention that her husband, prior to the big announcement, was our photographer? :) Fortunately, it didn't take me long to rationalize that they obviously didn't strategically conceive (oh, the punniness!) to screw up my wedding, and that it will be wicked fun to have a little niece or nephew (or norphew, my preferred label for the as-yet-gender-neutral wee one). While we haven't yet found a new photographer, I'm fortunate in that re-casting the maid-of-honour role was a no-brainer, with my good friend and roommate stepping up to the challenge.

Hard to believe that a creature barely the size of a grape can make such an impact. Still in the womb and already young Norphew owes me big time. ;)

Yes, you read that right. We always have an afterparty when the baptisms are over. There were so many kids getting baptized and a good number of adults. The service lasted about 2 hours. My nephew, thinking he is slick, told me the service started at 6pm. Come to find out, HE had to be there at 6. He knew that I would come earlier than that (around 5). Needless to say, he got his wish and we were able to spend some quality time together before the ceremony. He was soooo nervous and adorably hilarious. He put on Nacho Libre and kept playing the part where the friend of Nacho got baptized. It was weird to watch on a wide screen plasma inside a non-plasma mount entertainment center. The wood kept distracting me from the movie. LOL!

So, he left us at 6pm and we arrived across the street (they live next door) at quarter to 7. He was the last guy to be baptized, but his testimony was a tear-jerker. He had prepared this five minute speech to give. I videod it, but I won't post it here. I only recorded it so my husband could see it when he got home from work. Anyway, the boy did great and he was very happy to see me, my mother, his mother, his grandparents, his aunt & uncle, his cousins, and so many of his friends there to support him. Even though he left the afterparty early, it was still a great evening and I am proud to be his Ti-Ti.

holy smokes. I cannot believe that my nephew turned 15 today. It is freaking me out. We are going to his house to celebrate in just a few short moments. I just thought you all might like to know, since I talk about him here whenever I can. He is such an awesome guy. I love him to bits. Here is to my favorite nephew! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!