Weekend Getaway

The Mungers, Zemans and Dews descended upon the "Munger Mountain Home" this weekend in Frisco to celebrate the wedding weekend of our dear highschool friend, Carrie Dunn.

First let me say, again, that there is nothing better than a weekend in the mountains. It was gorgeous out and has such a peaceful affect on me.Thursday night was "Girls Night", and Liz kept us all in hysterics.

Friday, Mom treated Nik and I to some shopping before all the boys arrived.

On Saturday we decided to hike " Lily Pad" , which was gorgeous! Jackey Boy cried the first 10 minutes saying " I don't have a good feeling about this!" in fear of a bear attack.

Saturday night was the wedding, and Dunn was stunning! We had a mini high school reunion at our table, and as usual, Liz had us doubled over in laughter. Brian thought it was great we hadn't seen one another in 10 years and we went right back to where we left off.

Sunday we woke up and quickly hit the road so we could be back in time for Brian to do some homework before we headed off to the Broncos/Bears game to support our favorite Bronco:
The Polumbus' ( again) hosted us at their tailgate- yum yum tacos.

Are we being Punk'd?

We are getting a new roof today, thanks to last month's hail storm. The banging has been going on all day, so needless to say it has not been a relaxing Saturday.

A few minutes ago I was just about to fall asleep for a little cat nap before dinner, when all of a sudden there was a big BANG! I flew up off the couch and let out a little scream, just in time to see part of our ceiling come crashing down. Brian came running, and I let loose a string of profanities.

The owner is on his way over now, and assures us he will take care of it. He said in his entire career, he has never had this happen!

At this point, I am wondering who I wronged for this string of bad luck we've had lately!!??!

PS- An hour later, this just came down. I am ready to kill someone!

Rockin' it "TK" style

The much anticipated Toby Keith concert was last night. We went with the Zemans last year and had so much fun so I knew another great night was in store for us.

We tailgated- white trash style with KFC for dinner- in the hotel parking lot.

Nik and I were extra excited because we were also reuniting with a dear friend from highschool- Liz Bacon, now Liz Chriest!
Due to the pure economics, we drank these huge beers...and a lot of them:

Uncle Brian and Coopey spent a lot of time bonding:

TK also marked the first time Jack and Cooper have ever been to a concert. They had a great time, but this is how they ended their night... asleep on the lawn, rolled up in blankets:

This is how we ended our night:




TK puts on a great show- Patriotism at it's best. "An American Solider" makes me cry every time!

The lesser of two evils

We had our follow up appointment today, I was racked with nerves, biting the side of my lip as we sat and waited. Brian and I joked and laughed as we waited for the doctor and filled the air with random conversation, but I think we were both dying inside.

We were walking into this appointment to hopefully be given some answers as to what went wrong with our pregnancy. We were happy to learn that they did not find any chromosomal abnormalities in either baby, which certainly gives us hope that the remaining two embryos will be healthy as well.

I felt like my heart was turned inside out when he did tell us that both babies were girls. To actually know what they were brought some relief but it seems like it heightened the loss a bit.

They drew 12 vials of blood today to begin to do some additional testing that only comes after a miscarriage. I hope when we visit again next month we will have answers. The good news is that the doctor has solutions for the top two issues he thinks we are facing, which hopefully will result in me being able to carry to term.

I was a bit disappointed to learn that there doesn't seem to be any end in sight in the tests, but it's the reality of our situation. I think all I can do at this point is to keep praying.

Back in business

You all knew it wouldn't last...and you were right. With the loss of the pregnancy, and a few months before we are able to try again, I was feeling like I needed somewhere to put my energy. I decided I would keep quiet until I heard from Lindsay with a dog that she thought we could help. And for the record, we were foster free for months, so I was pretty impressed with myself.

Anyway, Bodie the 2 yr old Mastiff arrived last night. While he is timid and skittish, we were expecting much worse from the reports we had been given to read. We were told he hid from people and would submissively urinate when meeting new people. He was shy with us for about 2 hours last night, but now look at him! He is very attached to Brian, new his BFF.

Happy Anniversary to Us!

1 year...Today marks the the 1 year anniversary of what I consider "The Best Day of My Life"...my wedding day.

When I think back to August 9, 2008 I literally smile inside. Surrounded by those that mean the most to you, the excitement of the pre-wedding nervouseness, the dress, my girls, the reception, and most importantly the excitement of finally becoming Mrs Brian Dew.

"The Best Day of My Life" quickly was followed by a honeymoon of a lifetime. Again, smiling inside just thinking of it. We did not have a care in the world...other than eachother.

Without knowing it, Bri and I were quickly moving into what I think I will always consider one of the hardest years of our lives. We put ourselves through a lot in our first year of marriage. You don't go through the things we've gone through without it affecting a relationship. But here's the funny part, we are stronger for it. Sure, we snapped at each other, maybe a few meltdowns, lots of tears, but also a lot of love and laughter.

We are celebrated our day with dinner and drinks downtown last night, and had a full day today. Breakfast at Deli Tech, A trip to the Denver Zoo, and a movie. We will wrap up our celebration with a little BBQ for two.

I am married to my best friend who is my greatest supporter and my favorite "rock". I can't remember my life without him.

Bri and an elephant's ass...makes me laugh

Some Happy News...

Stephie and Todd, my college roommate and her hubby, welcomed Connor John Kopet today!

Congrats Kopet family!

More loss

Our family is very close, and at times I think that closeness can be overwhelming to the "newest" additions, aka Brian and Mike, the men who married into this crazy family. We are in each other's business constantly, we speak on the phone multiple times a day, and turn to one another first in hard times.

A few months ago we were all very saddened to learn that my brother-n-law's mom was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. She fell ill very quickly, and Mike has spent the last few months traveling back and forth to WA to spend time with his family. The stress has been tremendous on him. I've tried to be supportive from a distance because Lord knows the "newest additions" are not conditioned to the constant prying and questions that would typically descend in such a situation. Most of my information has come through Nik, who had me in tears over a recent conversation she had with Mike's mom. In retrospect I am sure Terri was calling to say her "goodbyes", and let Nik know how happy she was that Mike was married to her. Terri left with nothing left unsaid, I think that is pretty cool

Sadly, Terri passed away late Friday night. Even though they knew her death was inevitable, I don't think that makes it any easier. Mike immediately flew to WA to be with his dad, sister and nephews. Nik will follow later this week. Services are at 3pm on Friday.

I cannot even begin to imagine a world without my mom, so I have such a heavy heart for Mike.

I guess this is yet another reminder to not take life for granted and to not leave things unsaid to the ones you love...you just never know.