One more week!

And Tricia will be here. I'm excited. We haven't seen each other in what feels like a year. She did come to my dad's funeral and after but that was such an unpleasant thing I've completely lost some memory there. She gets in next Thursday and will be leaving on Monday. I know she is ready for the break and I'm looking forward to her presence. I'm excited to have someone to sleep with at night. I hate sleeping alone and my kids are getting too old. Last time we were in the same bed was last year. I woke up in the middle of the night and I was spooning her. I woke up because I felt so comfortable yet something was off. She was just patiently waiting there thinking well Shane is gone I'll cut her some slack. So I'm picking her up from the airport and we are off to some really good chinese food in Austin and then off to see Brokeback Mountain. We are very excited about it. Friday night she is helping me host a paper bag album night. I've got about twelve women coming over to do a paper bag themed album that they can send their husbands for Valentines Day or just keep themselves. I'm excited to have women over. I love that stuff. I wish I could do it more often. I love running around like a mad woman all day cleaning organizing cooking. It will be my first chance to use the chocolate fountain my kids gave me for Christmas. It will also be considered my Sunday. My cheat day. I can eat anything day. I will have fattening foods. I won't be able to help it. I'm really looking forward to drinking some too! It's been a while. Shane's gone and I don't have a drink anymore. My wine in the fridge is flat. I haven't broken out the liquor. I guess that's good though. He's not drinkng so I shouldn't. He has had some non-alcoholic beer. Isn't that funny. They give it to them free over there. I bet at night after a long day it makes them feel a little normal. Cool stuff. I used the Heidi Swapp masks in this album. I wasn't too sure it would look good when I first did it but now I love it. I used the flames and I know it's going to be one of Tricia's favorite things. She always tries to steal one thing-well we both do each other. It's just to see if the other notices. I don't even think we have used whatever we would take. Okay I'm rambling on and on about her. I will post some photos. She's been getting tired lately. She is having a baby boy. I think she should name him after me but all of her kids start with J's so I'm not too hopeful. Well here's a photo of the album my friends will be making next Friday. I have personal photos I will put inside to mail Shane so I can't put those in yet! C~