Today, I am starting my blog. All of my friends are doing it, so I think... why not me too. Silly, as it may seem, I am responding to peer pressure of the online variety. Not that it is really peer pressure. Whatever. So, I am guessing those of you who actually read this, no me well enough to know when I ramble and when to scroll down. Haha!
Well, anyways, the past couple of weeks have been quite intense. I recently flew back to Pennsylvania for the wedding of my cousin, Allison. It was great to see the whole family again. We haven't been together since my grandfather's death and subsequent funeral in April. While it was happy, I couldn't help but think back to my grandfather... good old Papa Rullo. He was just a funny guy; not the most tactful chap you ever met, but he meant well and he loved his family. For those of you who don't know, there were close to 2,000 people who came to his viewing to give their condolences to my grandmother. A very moving experience... now some of those people were at Allie's wedding. While we all share in the joy of this special day, I can't help but be moved back to where I was six months ago, standing in my kitchen in my Burlingame apartment when my Dad called to give me the news. Sometimes, it doesn't seem real. When I saw my uncle walking my grandmother down the aisle alone it felt very real... and so it goes...
We had a great time, silliness was had by all. Anneli was loving it. She was on that dance floor the whole night! We literally had to drag her off when they were closing up shop. She danced and sang and had a great time. Sometimes when you look at children that are so carefree and happy you realize that at some point along the way you lost that. You became to obsessed at work or school or with some other force that is making you forget that you should be having a good time and to just live in the moment.
I was stoked when I got back from PA to find an email from Radka asking me if she could come up for the weekend. Truth be told, she was coming up regardless... and I sort of do that with her when I travel down south to her neck of the woods. We had an awesome time - dinner with Anne (I think the waitress didn't like me or thought I was raised in a barn, because they would not bring me silverware...no matter who many times I asked), watching a little football (Go Penn State! Radka was asleep the whole time!), off to the birthday booze cruise (honestly, I don't remember much about it :-)), and just the basic chill out the day after - and of course talking to Eva (we miss you sooooooo much!). A packed weekend, followed by a packed week at work. I am so blessed to have the friends and family that I do. I will stop being mushy now. But sometimes, you are going to catch me being sentimental...
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