SLOW DOWN, TIME

I mentioned a post or two ago about my recent trip to Jersey. I can't believe a week and a half has already passed, before I got to sit down and write about it.

So, to tell you about the event, it was the post-wedding reception of my "little brother" Jared Tinsley. He married a couple of weeks ago, a sweet little gal named Meranda from Indiana. If you need more details, you'll have to ask Teresa. I did not know her, but got to spend a few minutes getting to know her at the reception, and from our conversations, I think that Jared snagged a good one. And as Laura would say, "Teresa finally got her a girl!" As far as the event itself, it was a beautiful occasion, decorated to a hilt! And what else could you expect! We're talking Teresa's kid here!

I wasn't there but just a few minutes and Jared came over to where I was standing, hugged my neck and took me over to meet his bride. We immediately became friends as we shared our nauseating nervousness at being there. Obviously she had tons more reasons to be nervous than myself, but I was walking in to a crowd of people where I knew every face, but had not seen them in YEARS! Some of them close to 7 years since I'd seen. It was an overwhelming sense of nerves that came over me as I walked in. Anyway, Jared introduced us and I instantly liked her. I was introduced as his big sister from Savannah. Laughingly after we had met, he put his arm on my shoulder and asked me what I thought about his bride. I was quick to reassure him and then he let me know that he knew I'd tell him exactly what I thought. He reminded me that I had on more than one occasion (although not in front of them) let him know exactly how I felt about his previous "girlfriends" - one in particular - I showed him little mercy where she was concerned, and lo and behold, if she didn't turn around and break his heart right in half.

Anyway, I'm tickled pink he's finally moved on to pursue his chosen path in life, but man, I'm feeling OLD!! I can still see those three little rascals in the back of a light blue mini van with drum sticks flying everywhere, music blaring, and seeing what stunt they could pull next to trigger squeals from me or their mother. One of the funniest things I remember was one weekend before we went off, they had all three just gotten a crew cut. Along with that crew cut, came some type of "gel stick" to make their hair spike. Matthew was spiking his hair with that stick every 3 minutes. He didn't let go of that little stick the entire way to our destination. He had little white balls of gel caked in his hair by the time we got to where we were going. I still laugh thinking about that. And now they're all "growed up!" I just wish time would slow down. It's overwhelming me!!

Speaking of time, this morning I was brushing my teeth and Addison was in the other room playing. All of a sudden she came barreling into the bathroom as if something was after her. She came to a screeching halt right in front of me and looked up with her eyes just glistening with excitement....trying to ask me a question so fast, I could barely keep up with her. This is what she said, "Hey Mommy, I'm gonna be 4 soon, ain't I?" I shook my head, because I couldn't answer with my toothbrush in my mouth. After she got my answer, she said, "And, and.... after I turn 4, then I'm gonna be 5, right?" Same answer! She threw her hands in the air and started yelling YYYYAAAAAYYYYY!!!!! as she flew out of the bathroom as quickly as she had come flying in. I was tempted to yell, "SLOW DOWN, TIME!!"

I'm way too young for this! lol!!