Deep Breath!

First, a cat update. I have been so upset about Carina getting lost that I haven't been able to find anything positive to blog about. Every time I logged on and saw the photo of her all happy thoughts went flying out of my head. On top of the fact that Rina is an indoor cat living outside, she is lost in an unfamiliar neighborhood and a Category 5 typhoon hit the island two weeks ago. It's been stressing me out to the point where I'm losing sleep. But yesterday I got the news that Carina has survived the typhoon and has taken up residence in my friend's yard, so she seems to be doing well. She's probably eating lots of birds and thoroughly enjoying herself. That makes me relax a little.

In this photo, Carina is relaxed a lot.

Aside from worrying about the cat in the typhoon, I have also been insanely busy. I was the "Matron" of Honor in my best friend's wedding last week. The title made me feel old and frumpy. I have come to the conclusion that being in other people's weddings is much more stressful than being the bride in my own wedding. As a bride, I could delegate all stressful jobs to someone else. As the Matron of Honor, I was the one the stressful jobs got dumped on. I think the only job more stressful is being Mother of the Bride. Rebecca's mom is worthy of sainthood. Luckily, I don't have to worry about that for a looooonnnngggg time. The wedding was absolutely beautiful, and I had a blast. Here is a photo of the happy couple.

Okay fine, here is a serious photo of them. Congratulations to Rebecca and Andy.

Yes, he is an Air Force Officer, and No, the Enlisted Navy wife does not approve. But hey, we can't all have my good taste.

I also entertained my friend Megan all last week. She flew in from Utah especially to see me. She brought her 18 month old son with her, and I got to practice parenting skills. At least, I practiced parenting when he was happy and didn't have a smelly diaper. Here is a photo of him trying on my shoes:

Unfortunately, I don't think they go well with his outfit.

It has been a busy few weeks but I will try to update more often now! Have a great day!