Blessed Moments

I apologize for the delay, it has been a couple days of pure craziness and unfortunately, I don't have a computer at home. With that said, I try to write on my breaks at work and sometimes, I just run out of time.

Let's begin with the trip to Fargo. It was a wonderful car ride with my hubby driving, Nonnie and my dad. Nova loved all of the attention that Nonnie gives her, she truly is a ham. We played, told stories and I barely noticed the 3 1/2 hour car ride at all. While the baby took a long deserved nap, it was off to my cousin's son's bday party. Dylan turned 1. His older brother Luke was more excited to open all those gifts than Dylan was. It was fun to watch them tear thru the paper excitedly to look at all the gifts. Luke would jump in the air in excitement with whatever his little brother got. It was wonderful to see my aunt Cheryl after probably 20 years. Uncle Dean was there as well, from Buffalo. It was nice to visit with them both, I definitely don't get to see enough of Dean. His job takes him all over the southern United States, so even though we only live about 20 miles away, he is rarely home. It was nice to get a chance to chat.

After the party, my brother Cole, mom CJ and I all went to the airport to pick up my sister Darcy. We pulled up just in time to see her smiling face come out of the terminal. Perfect Timing! We spent little time chatting, the baby was not with us, so we had to hurry back to get her. Darcy wasn't going to STAND being in the same place w/o that baby!

When we got back to Grandma's, everyone was starting to show up. My in-laws and sister-in-law had driven all the way from the cites to see the Blessed Event. It was wonderful to have everyone around and enjoying each other. We had dinner at Grandmas and then we had to get ready for my cousin's band, Cousin B. They were playing at Dempsey's, a downtown joint. It was so exciting! I had not been to Fargo since they had started to revive it. It seems that downtown has come alive and it was wonderful to see the nightlife. Cousin B is a band that is made up of all these guys that I went to high school with. In fact, when I walked in, it was like a high school reunion. It was awesome to see everyone! The band rocked and the company rocked too! We had planned on leaving around 11:30, but it never works out that way. We were having so much fun, we did not leave until 1:00am. WOW! It took me a couple hours to settle down after the band, but I am pretty sure I got about 4 hours of sleep. I was running on pure excitement, excitement for my little girl.
I spent the morning getting myself ready along with Nova. She was the easy one, of course. I definitely think she knew something was going on and it was all about her. That morning, my sister, Nova's godmother, presented me with a token. It was a beautiful bracelet for my little one to wear. It had her name in silver blocks, surrounded by purple amethyst, her birthday gem. It was adorned with pearls and diamond accents. Nestled in between the gems, was an angel, a constant reminder that my sister would be watching over her. Once the bracelet was on her tiny wrist, she never pulled on it, and never sucked on it. It was like she knew it was jewelry and it was meant to be admired, just like her. I dressed her in her long, beautiful white, gown and bonnet and off to the church we went.
When we arrived, Novas' Great Grandma Lucille, Grandma Penny and Grandpa Fred, Nanna Kay, Nonnie and Grandpa Gary, Great Aunt Gloria and Janice, Great Uncle Dean, cousin Wade, Josh, Aunt April and Vera, with the kids were all there to welcome us into the church. Shortly after our arrival, it was time to head towards the front of the church. It was wonderful to see the support and love in their eyes as we stood in front of the congregation. Nova never made a peep. She allowed the minister to bless her with the sign of the cross and gently drip water over her head. All the while enthralled with what the minister was saying. It was a Blessed Moment.

Thank you all for your love and support, it means the world to us.