It's hard to sum up the last week in one blog post, but being the cheapskate I am, I refused to pay $9.99 for internet service at a posh hotel that should be offering it free in the first place. Therefore, my internet connection was skim at best for the past seven days. Oh well...it is what it is.

This last week, we spent time traveling down to a wedding in New Mexico, Paul's nieces wedding. Kelsey and Wristen are two of my favorite people in the world and one of the greatest couples I know. Other than Wristen being a Celtics fan, he's a pretty amazing guy. And Kelsey...well, I don't think she has an ounce of anything bad within her. They're great people. It's always a great time being around Paul's family as we don't get to see them as much as we do my own family (especially the New Mexico clan).



I have to admit, the wedding was outside the box for me. I'm a very simple person and this wedding was about as high class as it gets. I'm not complaining...it was nice to feel spoiled and see all the elegance and class. I ate caviar for the first time (blech!), compliments of the Russian side of our "family" (by close relationship, not blood) and learned how to drink Russian vodka the right way. Paul's brother's newly built house (by his new son-in-law, mind you) was breathtaking and had an even more awe-inspiring view of both the mesa and the mountains of Albuquerque. It was quite the experience and I was so proud of my kids as flower girl and ring bearer in the wedding. They were SO cute all dressed up and I got a lot of compliments on their personalities, which made Mama Bear proud! I got to eat the best of Mexican food, play the maracas with a mariachi band, go on a carriage ride, meet lots of new people. Overall, it was just a spectacular celebration of love, two people who have been committed to each other in dating longer than most are in marriage!



After the wedding we headed up to Buena Vista, CO to do some camping and break up the trip back to Nebraska. We stayed two nights camping under the brilliant stars at night and camping and fishing by day. The kids really did a spectacular job hiking, I'm not sure they complained once about the heat being tired. I love providing my kids with memories and even more, I LOVE being able to put a smile on their faces. Few things bring me greater joy than seeing my children smile and happy.



There are so many more details I'm leaving out, but that's the cliff's note version of this past week for us. Tomorrow, as promised, I start boot camp, so I'll be blogging about that, so long as I can move and use my fingers. Paul has already mentally prepared himself for my complaints, particularly the next two weeks. EIGHT weeks of physical discipline, here I come! WOOT!!!