my pink life, mi vida rosada

A friend of mine from college has a twin sister. Her twin sister's husband is seriously ill with stage 4 melanoma and is having an averse reaction to his current treatment. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HILL FAMILY. You can read more about them here .

*warning -- pregnant rambling ahead!* I should be at the beach right now, but I'm not. I was at the beach last week, as planned, but it was a little harder to have adventures than planned. Sweet hubby, late at night, the night before he was supposed to drive to the beach with my sister, had a little accident. He dislocated his shoulder. For the fourth time. My sister drove him around town (discapacitated with one arm immobilized and the remnants of a morphine high from the ER) to take care of some odds and ends, and then drove him to the beach for family beach week. He finally has an appointment with an orthopedist today, where I'm sure there will be discussion of surgery to stabilize his shoulder, before we head back to the beach tomorrow for our annual college friends beach reunion, which would be impossible to reschedule. Canceling (unless there are extreme circumstances) would waylay the vacation plans of two of my college best friends, since they count this...

I survived the last week of school! We had some friends over for a celebration last night -- grilled burgers, corn on the cob, sweet tea, strawberry shortcake...it was a nice night to sit out on the porch and chat and catch up. My brother totally surprised me by inviting his girlfriend to come -- his girlfriend he had NEVER EVER mentioned before (but whom we thought might exist due to his occasional "other plans" with unmentioned and unexplained people and circumstances -- he is a very VERY private person). Sweet hubby and I were happy to meet her -- and glad to see my brother looking so content with her, too. Now comes the real challenge -- not telling my other family members that I've met her, nor acknowledging that she exists, until my brother does first! (He is an EXTREMELY private person -- I'm pretty sure he wanted to introduce the girl to me and my sister before introducing her to my parents, who will probably read a lot into the relationship that may or ...

yet it feels so far away... 3 more school days with students, 1 teacher workday (on a Saturday, no less).... and then summer. I'm looking forward to: sleeping in beach time pool time lazy days sewing time setting up Peanut's nursery wearing shorts reading for pleasure family time sweet hubby having to wake up before me lots of napping friends from Chile visiting PEANUT!