Wedding Soup

There are moments that can remind you what life is all about…sometimes big and sometimes small.  Last weekend was one of those bigger moments, my sister’s wedding.  The amount of love and joy surrounding the weekend was very special to be a part of.  Two families coming together to create a day that will always be remembered.  From the week of prep leading up to the festivities to the kick-off with rehearsal to the main event and reliving stories the next morning at breakfast, lots of great memories were made.  

Crock Pot Flank Steak with Mushrooms, Onions, and Blue Cheese

Ahhhh, the joys of a three day weekend.   This weekend I packed my bags and headed to Cleveland to meet James Theodore Gibbs – it was love at first sight.  Phil swooped him up from his rock n’ play sleeper and brought him over to introduce me to him.  After about a half a second I asked if I could hold him.  I was a little nervous as I haven’t had much experience holding a baby and didn’t want to do anything wrong or wake him up.  Phil passed him off to me and like a good father does, made sure I had a squirt of hand sanitizer to rid me of germs from the plane (the flu season is a rough one this year!).   I was absolutely amazed at this little life in my arms.  The first night James did so well…I only heard him cry once.