Monday, September 29, 2014

New Niece, Old Friend, Great Week!

This past week was a lot of fun for me!

It started on Wednesday when I was up early for work.  I was really tired so I started work with a bit of a grumpy attitude towards my job, my coworkers, and life in general (Nothing bad was happening in my life.  I was just way too tired).  I usually keep my phone on silent in my pocket and this time, I felt it vibrate.  At first I thought maybe it was Peter, but when I pulled it out and looked (When my manager left me alone and wasn't looking), I realized it was my brother, Michael who was letting me and my siblings know that they were having their baby girl!  My attitude quickly went from annoyed to excited and anticipating when she was coming.
I knew she finally came when I started getting pictures from my brother as well as my parents and my sister.  I didn't think I could love someone after just seeing a picture of them but, I tell you what, the minute I saw her beautiful face, I fell head over heels for her.  

Meet Lucy Grey Visser :)











I love all of my nieces and nephews and have loved holding them and getting to see their personalities as they get older (I still need to meet Naomi.  She just needs to stop growing until Peter and I can see her.  So Drew and Jessie, get on that okay?).  But seeing the first niece on my side of the family was really surreal for me.  I couldn't help but think "This baby shares a bit of the Visser DNA!" (Kind of a weird thought to have, I get that, but a thought nonetheless).  I can't tell you how excited I am to hold her and to tell her how incredibly lucky she is to have awesome aunts like me, Emily, and Cassie.

So, while my head was in Lucy-mode, one of my best and oldest friends, Heidi, called me and told me she was going to be in town to see her family for the weekend, so obviously we had to get together.  She was in Blackfoot so we met in the middle in Idaho Falls.  We first had lunch at Red Robin and when we finally couldn't eat anymore, we went to the mall for a bit and then to Sarah's Candy Cottage for something sweet.  The lady that helped us was a bit eccentric but the chocolate was really good.  
I was talking to Heidi about how sometimes when we went to the pet store, we are able to hold some of the animals.  So, Peter took us to Petco to see if that was possible this weekend.  Sure enough, an animal adoption agency was there with a bunch of cats and, finally, PUPPIES!  I forgot about every animal as well as every person in that building and went straight for those cute little fur-balls.






I took some pictures of some cats as well, because some of them were really pretty.  But then I went straight for the dogs again.


His reaction when he heard the click from my phone camera.
 Peter and Heidi were having fun with the cats (they both love cats...) and saw that I snuck away to play with the dogs again.

I was trying to see how easy it would be to sneak that pup into the truck without Peter noticing.
Then I realized that he was watching me.  So it wouldn't be likely.

I finally had to say goodbye to my new friends and after a bit of more shopping, I had to say goodbye to my old friend as well.

But not without a few pictures!  It takes a while for us to take a decent photo together.







 I sure do miss hanging out with her as much as when I did when we were in high school.  Sometimes we'll be in the same town and, because of schedules, we miss each other.  So it was wonderful to be able to see her and have some fun with her.  Peter and I are moving away from here soon and it'll be even harder for us to see her, but that just means we'll have to make a better effort to see each other.  

I am really excited for what the next few weeks have in store for us.  I'll finally get to meet Lucy, I'll be able to hang out with my family again, and Peter will be flying to Davenport, Iowa for a second interview with Nestle Purina!

 I have a feeling October is going to be a fun month for us.  

2 comments:

  1. I agree! My mom says she is the most perfect thing she's ever seen. I can't wait to see her next week!

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