shout out to you al pal...

so my sister ali is leaving tuesday morning for ecuador for FOUR MONTHS to study abroad. :( i am so very excited for her-and the opportunities she will encounter, but i am scared, too....its just so far away-and for a long time! we have a fairly close knit family-and ali and maddie are the babies, so i brag on her like my own...i have five sisters, and two parents. and one gay dog named oscar. al is 8 years ( i think) younger than myself-but more mature than me on some days....she is wise beyond her years-although she personally hasnt had crazy life experiences-she has lived thru them thru her 5 crazy sisters.....as she said in her graduation speech-she didnt need to make any mistakes, because we all did for her..... :) she is crazy smart-she even skipped a grade. she is beautiful-inside and out. she is someone i look at and can only hope my kids will be like her....she will make a difference in the world-she really will. she has taught me alot, even though i am the 'big' sister.....i am going to miss you while your gone al pal, but i know you will be leaving one of your many marks. maybe you'll even meet the man of your dreams.... :) as long as his name isnt 'iamfree' (remember at uncle rueben's)-you cant go wrong. dont forget to bring me home a gift. ;) and have fun. but be safe. dont talk to strangers.--and dont forget your anti-diarrhea medicine. i love you!!!!


okay, had to get that out....i am not any better in my illness. in fact, last night i was up the majority of the night. jaelynn even woke up on several occasions and said 'cant you please quiet down'-like i was having a coughing fit on purpose. i even went as far as standing outside in my long pj shirt-inhaling cold, fresh air, in hopes to 'decrease the inflammation' in my bronchioles.... whatever. didnt work. agh. i.am.miserable. went to the dr-got antibiotics and cough medicine with codeine, so there is hope for sleep tonight...


so, not only did the packers WIN last night, but dallas LOST-which means we get home field advantage!!! WOOOOOO! i will be going to the game-providing that my father gets enough tickets from our 'inside man'....and we all know who that is. good to have friends (or family) in high places ;) this is soooo exciting. i cant wait. the packers are probably going to the SUPERBOWL!!! even emersyn is excited. for the first 15 minutes of the game last night-she was afraid of kell-bc he was going crazy.... but once she realized that he really wasnt going crazy-she started in on the fun. she went around high-fiving me kell and jae-and yelling 'go packers'. she would randomly yell at the tv, too. it was soo cute....and now i have 2 packer fans in my kids. yes! :)