Parting is such sweet sorrow (or so they say)

I have been having a really emotional time the past few weeks, so this just didn't help!

So today I had to say goodbye to Barrett and the kids (Chantel was up painting). It was SOOO hard! Chantel, I hope you have a good trip and I can't wait to come visit! Get that room ready for me to come visit and we will HAVE to have a girls weekend! I was able to compose myself while they were there. But as soon as they left, I cried!! It is really hard to hold back the tears when a 4 yr old and a 2 yr old run and give you a hug and you know this is the last time you will give them a hug for a while. Morgan gave me a HUGE hug and kiss and I didn't want to let her go! She was right there to tell me "Nicky, you can come visit us in an airplane!" And Max tried to tell me to come in an airplane, instead he just ran around in a circle as an airplane. I got some cute pictures with me and the kids, I will put them up when I download them. And sure enough, I had Max turn red with the kisses! :) That boy can NEVER get away from his Aunt Nicky when it comes to him turning down my kisses!

I hate having to say goodbye to my family. I hated having to say goodbye to Tyler, I cried so hard when I had to drop them off at the airport. I had to get out of the airport as fast as I could because that was so hard for me. And now I had to say goodbye to MORE of my family. So being able to see him this next week is SOO exciting for me!!! But I am not looking forward to saying goodbye to him!

I know Tammy and Josh are planning on moving up here and it couldn't come any faster! When I left my parents this past weekend, saying goodbye to the kids down there was so hard. Koy was determined that he was coming with me. He was telling Lexi bye and giving her kisses, and it broke my heart to tell him that he wasn't come with me.

I have had a lot more that I have had to emotionally have to deal with. It has been so hard for me! The Ware in me, has started to come out :) But I think I am getting it all under control.

Barrett, Chantel and the kids.. GOOD LUCK IN KANSAS CITY!! I will miss you guys!!

Happy Birthday Morgan

Here she is when she is a baby! Happy Birthday to my cute Morgan! I can't believe that is turning 4! She has grown up so much. 4 years ago, they were getting ready to move to Kirksville, Missouri and here they are, getting ready to move to Kansas City. She is such a great big sister to Maxwell, her brother friend :) We were all so happy when we found out that you were coming into this world... I am going to miss you so much when you move. I hope you have a good birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MORGAN!!! I LOVE YOU!!! You are such a big girl!

Congrats Graduate!!!

Congrats to Barrett!!! He graduates today from KCOM!!!!! YAY!!! He will be a dr!!! I just love this picture of him and his family. This shows how much they have grown since the "trek" of becoming a dr. I am so proud of him and I am proud to call him my brother. He is such a great example. I am really going to miss the Labrum family when they move! I know I give him a hard time about being a dr, but it is hard to think that people are really going to be going to him for medical advice! :) He has always been EXTREMELY smart and he has always wanted to be a dr and now he has accomplished that. Barrett, I am so proud of you. You are a great brother and I love you so much! I didn't want this day to come because now it means you guys are moving AGAIN, but be prepared, I WILL come visit :) Morgy and Maxwell need their Aunt Nicky, they told me so :)

So, once again, CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATE!!!! It's been a long time coming! But it's finally here. You now get that "WHITE COAT" you've always wanted! I love you Barrett!!!

Happy Mothers Day

I just wanted to tell the Mothers, HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! There are so many mothers in my life. Not just my own, but the mothers of my neices and nephews. Happy mothers day to Tammy, Chantel and Nancy. You are raising great kids and because of those kids, they make my life so happy at the moment! I love hearing those kids tell Aunt Nicky that they love them and seeing them run to me. I love having my little shadow Koy having to be with me all the time. Or my little Max being so shy but I can always get him to laugh so hard by giving him kisses. I love listening to Tyler talk to me on the phone and hearing him tell me I love you with his sweet little voice. And Kayden being so upset at me and pointing at me and telling me "NO NICKY!", I can't help but laugh! I love to see my precious Morgan, she will always come and give me a hug and a kiss when she sees her Aunt Nicky. And last is Lexi! Lexi is the one that made me an Aunt. Me and her definately have our differences but I never had a little sister or brother, so I take it all out on her :). But she is such a good little helper. She always tell me how much she loves me and I have so many letters and pictures she has drawn for me telling me that she loves me. Thank you again for the mothers of those children. You are my family and I love you! Last but not least is my own mom! You have done so much for me! I am the "baby" of the family and the only one without kids. I try to help you and dad out so much. I want you guys to be able to spend time with all your kids/grandkids so I will do anything (almost anything) to help you do that. I know that you have such a hard time at Mothers Day and I wanted to be able to spend the day with you and to show you how much I love you. I hope you were able to see the love I have for you. I know I don't always show you or tell you, but I really do love you and I do appreciate everything you do for me.

Happy Mothers Day to my family who reads this! I hope you got pampered like you wanted to! :)

Happy Birthday Tammy

Have I got my posts in for the month yet? :)

Happy birthday Tammy! You are SOOO old! You are the big 3-0! Sorry, I have to give you a hard time, because you are getting up there! :) You are such a good big sister! I know I always call you and talk to you about nothing and everything. You really have helped me out a lot and I really do love you for that! So much is happening this weekend for you, that it is probably so overwhelming for you! (I will take care of the little monster for you, and by the monster I am talking about Koy) I know I have had my share of pestering you and now I love to pester your children. But you know that it wouldn't be the same if I wasn't around! :)

I hope you have a great birthday! I will see you guys tomorrow morning!

MAD HOUSE

The month of May is going to be CRAZY!! With the new schedule at my work, we have 3 seperate "teams" and they have to work every 3 weekends. This weekend was my weekend to work and of course, the computers didn't want to cooperate! They were probably thinking "why are people working today, it is a SATURDAY!!" (at least that's what I was thinking). Then right after work, I had to run out to my Aunt Luann's for my cousin Marci's wedding shower. Of course, I was in my comfortable sweat pants! :) My dads side of the family is SOO much fun! My cousin Sue was sitting there on the couch just laughing the entire time saying "I could just sit here for hours and just listen to you guys and get entertainment". There is never a dull moment when the Labrum family gets together! As soon as I left my Aunt Luanns, my head started POUNDING! I got the worst migraine that I have been trying to get rid of all day today.. Today is my dad's birthday and tomorrow is my mom's birthday. I tried to tell my mom to go to breakfast this morning while in Moab and tell them to give them the Senior Citizen's discount (even though they aren't there yet) :)

Next weekend is Lexi's baptism! I can't believe she is old enough! I am so happy for her! So next weekend I will be going down to EC to be with the family. PLUS, I am happy to be able to spend Mother's Day with my own mom! Mother's Day has always been a tough day for the family because my mom had lost her mother so it was always a hard day for her.

The next weekend, I have 2 wedding receptions to go to. Friday night I have my former roommate Lyndee's reception in Syracuse then Saturday night I have Marci's reception in Clearfield. My parents will be out in Kirksville for Barrett's graduation from KCOM (he will ACTUALLY be a dr now, YAY!!) so I will be the family representative for Marci's reception.

Then by the next weekend, it's been 3 weeks and BACK to work I go. BUT, it is also my niece Morgan's birthday. I don't know if Barrett and Chantel are planning anything for her birthday, if so, I will try to trade weekends with someone. It is also Memorial Day weekend, so I will have time to recooperate :)

So if I am mean and grumpy this month, please bear with me! I have SOO much going on and we are hiring more people at work to help with the work load (thank goodness) but I still have duties that others don't. I have been putting in a lot of OT and it is really wearing me out, but that's alright. I really love my job! I am just really thankful I have such a great job! May just isn't a good month!

Happy Birthday!

I will just combine the post for the 2 birthdays in the 2 days!

Happy Birthday mom and dad! YAY! I hope you had a good "vacation" in Moab. I hope you took me up on the offer of the breakfast this morning. I am so glad you guys are my parents! I love you guys so much! I will try to keep my "elderly jokes" to a minimum! :) because I know it is hard on you mom! LOL but just know it is all out of love! The older you get, the older I get. Thanks for everything you guys do for me! You guys are wonderful parents, I wish I could do more to help you guys out!



Happy Birthday!!!







I know the picture is a little old, but it is all I have of the 2 of you together (I know pretty sad huh) but at least it is with all your grandkids!