the last party

this past friday we had mattie's going away party.

now, we are definitely party people!! our parties typically consist of the best dessert ever, lots of alcohol, & lots of bullshitting well into the night.

friday was no different. and i apologize, there is no photo evidence!!!

some of our friends from the area & some of mattie's fave coworkers came over. we watched the twins game, passed around bottles of champagne, & generally were just having a great time. we made fun of other coworkers who weren't there & those who were!

one of our friends who's a cop came over & was an incredibly good sport when the drunkards starting asking questions about his job, his mase (or is it mace?), his gun, his radio, his everything. i was dying with laughter. it was so hilarious.

we partied until nearly 3am, at which point eric (a coworker of matt's) helped me drag mattie inside to bed!! it was clear that mattie was done for after lots of beer, some swigs of asti, & more jack shots than i can count!! he started getting emotional, so we knew he was toast!!! eric camped out on the couch & i camped out on the living room floor for awhile because i couldn't take the snoring!! eventually i crawled back into bed.....and slept nearly all day saturday.

saturday evening mattie & i enjoyed our last date until july. we headed to red lobster for a delish dinner & did a tiny bit of shopping. (thanks sis for keeping the kids)

sunday was spent getting the house ready to sell!!! (separate post on that later, i'm sure!)

so, with the party under our belts & mattie's last day of work coming to an end in 2 hours we look to the future. reality is starting to set in again----he's leaving in 2 days. wow. then it's countdown time for the kids & me!!! 5 weeks until we fly to PA!!!


in other moving news.....
we gave our daycare notice. it's early yet, but i need her to be prepared for whatever reaction the kids have to mattie leaving this weekend. she & her family are sad but completely understand. they expect lots of pictures & promise to visit----as long as they can park their camper in my parents' yard! so that was a huge weight off my shoulders. they're the best people we could ever ask for to help us raise our kids.

my employer still doesn't know, but i'm considering telling them just so i actually do get laid off. that would mean 10 weeks of severance/health benefits & i could move. screw the house!!!

ok, that's it. a total rambling of crap! there's just too much going on for me to actually write a decent, cohesive post right now, ok?! :)