Peg’s Journal

We had a pretty eventful weekend. On Saturday, the kiddies attended a friend’s birthday party at Color Me Mine. Immediately after, we went home, changed our clothes, and rushed to attend a wedding (Aric’s co-worker). We missed the ceremony, but had a really nice time at the reception/dinner.

As time goes on, taking the kiddies to these occasions are less stressful. Ashlyn has always been well behaved and easy to take out, but Summer is another story. Though she is improving, sitting still for long periods of time proves to be difficult for my wild monkey. hehehe So I was very happy and proud of her excellent behavior on Saturday night.

Saturday - at Jason & Sandy’s wedding

On Sunday, we spent the day with Aric’s dad, grandma, aunt, and cousin. We had lunch and watched the Superbowl at home. I didn’t follow the game much…hung out with relatives, played with the kids, did a couple of loads of laundry, and occasionally peek at the commercials.

In other exciting news: Wing and Em welcomed their beautiful baby boy into the world over the weekend! Congratulations to my dear dear friends! *jumping up and down*

baby Enzo

Tags: baby, Weddings, weekend

2007 was a blessed year…full of laughter, love, growth, and amazing memories. After struggling with depression for the past few years, and the pain of my grandmother’s passing (in early 2007), I have found some healing, happiness, and peace within. I finally feel emotionally and mentally strong, healthy, and whole again. My outlook has been brighter than it has been in a long time. And if that wasn’t enough, physically, I had lost some weight and feel more energetic! *YAY!*
My husband, children, family, and friends have all contributed to getting me where I am today. *sniff* I am really lucky.

Highlights of 2007:
- my kiddies first visit to the snow
- a much needed hiatus
- Amanda & Christel’s return from Iraq
- Summer’s 3rd birthday
- Ashlyn’s Kindergarten promotion
- John & Angela’s wedding
- summer-break in NorCal
- an unforgettable Japan/Taiwan vacation with family
- Summer starts preschool
- Ashlyn starts 1st Grade
- getting a paycheck again (after all these years!)
- Cookie joins our family
- Ashlyn’s 5th birthday
- Sarah’s 30th Birthday in Napa
- 2 engagements
- 3 other weddings
- 15 births (9 boys, 6 girls)!!!
- 6 pregnancies announced (so far)

My top 10 resolutions for 2008
1. keeping in better touch with friends via phone
2. spend less/save $$$
3. exercise
4. blog more
5. blog more about Summer
6. respond to emails promptly
7. take more pictures
8. go to bed earlier
9. take my vitamins
10. nag the kiddies and hubby less (haha!)

Wishing you all the very best for a happy, healthy, safe, and prosperous 2008!

Tags: Aric, Ashlyn, baby, family, friends, girlfriends, kiddies, Summer, vacation, Weddings

Today was Ashlyn’s first day back to school. While she was on winter vacation, I took a break from my webpage….mainly because we kept busy everyday, and by evening, well….I was just too tired. Although I’m sad her break is over, it’s good to get back to the old routine.

The last two and a half weeks were filled with holiday festivities, joyous celebrations, and LOTS of pictures (10 albums below)!

Christmas up in NorCal trip was a total blast. We spent a lot of quality time with my family and got to see some friends. Our annual Christmas Eve celebration at home was a lot of fun (although we missed Sis, Chris, and Amanda dearly). We had a huge buffet spread across my parents’ kitchen island, caught up with relatives, ate and drank merrily, laughed, hugged, kissed, and opened an insane load of presents. We were all spoiled with soooo many gifts…especially the kiddies.

We rang in the New Year with our close friends (5 other families) at James and Grace’s. We had our traditional prime rib dinner with all the fixings, enjoyed a chocolate fountain and fruit crepes for dessert, played Wii, sang karaoke, exchanged gifts, and had a grand time. The whole evening flew by so quickly.

Somewhere in between Christmas, New Years Eve, and this past weekend, we:
- spent the day with Grace for her birthday.
Imagine lunch at Claim Jumpers…3 adults + 10 kids = crazymessyloud. HAHAHA!
- Wing and Em’s visit
- Nancy and Steve’s wedding
You know Aric’s co-worker thinks you’re old when you get seated at the table with the bosses. HAHAHA!
- playing Wii
Aric’s Christmas gift from himself me. I am sooooooo sore all over from bowling, tennis, baseball, and boxing, but it’s soooooooo much fun!
- Disneyland with Patti, Karis, and Joshua
- Lauren’s birthday party at SkateZone

Okay, so you’re all caught up now.

Tags: birthday party, Disneyland, family, friends, kiddies, NorCal, pictures, Weddings, yummy food

2006 was a good year. As always, I’m blessed by the awesome love and support that constantly surrounds me through my amazing husband and delightful daughters, my family, and my friends (old and new).

Highlights of 2006:
- Sis & Joe’s wedding
- unforgettable first trip to NYC & Bett’s Bachelorette
- Summer’s 2nd birthday
- Patrick & Karen’s wedding
- Bett & Chew’s wedding
- Aric’s graduation (FEMBA)
- Hawaiian cruise with the family
- Ashlyn starts kindergarten
- Ashlyn’s 5th birthday
- Peg’s little barrette business
- 11 other weddings
- 2 engagements
- 20 births (12 boys, 8 girls)!!!

Wishing you all the very best for a happy, healthy, safe, and prosperous 2007!

**i posted this right before the new year and it went missing. i finally figured out where it went….it was posted under january 1, 2006! HA! just like every year, it’s going to take me a while to get used to writing 2007:roll:**

Tags: Aric, Ashlyn, baby, family, friends, girlfriends, kiddies, Summer, vacation, Weddings