It's been awhile.....

Last weekend Bill and I went out with my co-workers. All of the department heads surprised my boss with a surprise birthday party Friday night. We went out to eat then out on the town. Bill was really nervous because he didn't know what to expect, but we had a blast. Everyone was so much fun. Bill even joined me on the dance floor. He kept saying on Saturday night how awesome my co-workers are and he can't wait to go out with them again.

Saturday night we went back to Timbuktu because the band that played the night we met was there. We both really like them and Bill thinks we need to go back every time they play. We didn't make it out very long because he said my perfume was driving him crazy and we needed to get back to my house as soon as possible. A man after my own heart!!!

We've been talking about dressing up for Halloween but I haven't done anything about my costume yet. Bill wants to be Slash from Guns n Roses and I'm going to be his groupie girlfriend. He was supposed to go shopping Sunday for his wig and hat but I don't know if he did or not. I'm stressing about it because I haven't had time to go shopping yet. Hopefully he will forget and we can worry about it next year. If we do end up dressing up I will post pictures.

Biopsy

I had my biopsies yesterday. The big lump has grown from 2.7 cm to 3.0 cm in just a month. Lucky me!! The big lump was the easiest for them to work with. The smaller one kept moving and the doctor had to dig with the needle to get her samples. Thank goodness I was numb because it could have been really painful. Last night was I was very sore. I just relaxed and didn't do anything. They didn't give me any good drugs for the pain this time so thank God I found some pain pills left over from my surgery last year. The test results won't be ready until Tuesday. The doctor was very sure that the lumps are just the fibroid cysts but they are concerned because mine grow so fast. Mine have the tendency to take over the surrounding tissue. Today I feel much better. I won't be able to wear anything but a sport's bra for a couple of days because one of the incisions is right where the wire hits. It could be much worse so I'm not complaining.

Tonight Bill and I are going to the Illini football game. It should be a blast. I love going to the night games. It's going to be cold but that just means we will have to snuggle under the blankets!!

Bad Auntie Val

I know I've been really bad about posting pictures of my babies. I don't have any new ones of Shay and Deacon but here are a couple new ones of Sam, John and Lilie.

I caught John right as he started to smile.

He has such a serious look on his face!

Lilie is the bigger of the two. She's in a size 2 diaper while John is still in a 1.

She just woke up from a nap and didn't find Auntie Val very amusing.

I can't believe Sam is 2!!!!!

Sam loves shoes.....even Auntie Val's heels. Daddy wasn't too happy.

NKOTB Concert

The big concert was last weekend and it was everything I thought it would be and more. We had such a great time. I did discover seeing them at ages 13 and 31 are two completely different experiences. I'm still tired and sore and it's been two days! The other major difference was the beer. We had several drinks before, during and after the show. I had quite the headache all day yesterday. I can't remember the last time I screamed and danced that much at a concert. It was such an adrenaline rush!! I can't post all the pictures Jill took because she took over 200 but I will share some of my favorites.

Jill and Val before the insanity.

Hanging out with Amy waiting for our food.

I paid $35 for this t-shirt and was afraid I would leave it in my drunken state so I wore it over my clothes all night. I know, it's hot!

Sing it Jordan!!

This is my favorite.

They were so much fun!! It was worth every penny and them some!!

They all have aged very well!!!

Not as pretty after the concert.

They play in Chicago again on October 24. Jill really wants to go but I'm not sure about going again so soon. If it was not until next spring I would be reserving my tickets right now. It was such a great weekend!!

Getting ready for NKOTB

Jill and I spent the evening last night getting ready for our New Kids on the Block concert. She burned me their new CD so I can get prepared. It's really not that bad. We watched a special on VH1 that showed the first three songs of a concert from last weekend and got all excited. Of course we had to drag out all of our old stuff to see what we can wear this weekend. It's going to be so much fun!!! I did feel really old when we found our old tickets from their concert in Champaign and realized it was 18 years ago. I remember it like it was yesterday.....