Holy cow. I has not posted in, how you say, many a day.
New to ze world? Not a whole lot. Except,
I'M A GODMOTHER!!! Woo! My little Goddaughter, Leroy, was born September 17th and is pretty much the most amazing tiny human ever made. (In my terribly biased opinion, and not including the many other "nieces" and "nephews" I have already acquired.) She is all kinds of adorable, makes hilarious faces, and occasionally holds her hands as if she's planning something diabolical (Think Mr. Burns) which, to be fair, she probably is. (Surprise: Poop.) So I've been joygasming all over that, because it's awesome. Billie and baby are doing spectacularly, which pleases me.
Also in my werllld....
Shepherd & Tyke got hitched September 8th in Tyke's hometown in Iowa. There was a zombie themed reception, which I, as one of the bridesmaids, was ever to privileged to take part in. An added bonus of the merry nuptials was getting to see my two missing friends who flew in for the occasion (from ofuckinghio and Senegal, respectively) and we all had a merry time.
On a sad note, a week before the wedding, my Grandpa (my mom's Stepfather, but the only Grandfather I've ever known on her side) passed away at the age of 91. He had had alzheimers for the past 10 years and was living in a veteran's retirement home. But the only good to come out of it, is he is no longer suffering and has gone to a better place.
Another sad development, is that a good friend of mine from high school was recently diagnosed with Acute B Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL). He's been hospitalized for the remainder of the year (pretty much, anyway) and is undergoing chemo & radiation. He's a fantastic human being, and it saddens me to see him so ill. We are doing our best to keep him in good spirits and praying for his recovery. He remains pretty cheerful, and it's always good to see a smile on his face, even during the times it must be difficult to do so. But, we shoulder on, and hope and pray for the very best outcome: Full Remission!
But life goes on, and merrily as can be. The fall weather has been gorgeous of late, which is wonderful. And my pretty much favorite holiday, Halloween, approaches, and, if I'd read my schedule at work correctly, I will be off to celebrate it! Yay!
Better than that, now that Billie has been de-babied (that's a thing, right?) we will be celebrating All Hallow's eve in style! A fine end to fall with a fabulous friend. The world is looking up.
Until next time, my ferocious followers (mmmm... Alliteration..)
I remain faithfully yours,
----Alamo
