Stop...Drop...Roll!

I think I should practice this with my girl! Tonight, while doing laundry the smoke alarm went off. I checked the oven, the dryer...nope....in fact, the smoke alarm in our kitchen is unhooked completely from the wall and has been since we lived here. I stuck my head out in the hall and everyone was coming out and leaving the building...ALL The alarms were going off. I came back inside, switched the clothes over and minded my own business...a couple minutes later it was STILL going off so we also went and left to see what the deal was. All three buildings around us were outside...it was the lady's apt from ACROSS THE HALL. She was at work but all the fire trucks, police officers came- it was chaos. They had to break into her place to see if there was a fire. Everyone was fine and we eventually went back in...but Vaughn was INSISTENT on going into her place and checking out the drama. I think I should start talking about fire danger. :)

I am packing us up this week...for Wisconsin, for our move....I HATE packing. HATE IT. This trip will be bittersweet. I am SO excited that my brother is getting married to a girl we love and who fits right in with our family. Its sad because my ex husband was supposed to be a groomsmen---standing up with all of us, he was supposed to be my date, my travel buddy, my HUSBAND still. I feel like I do really well until these sorts of things come up, and then I feel like a teenager, traveling with my parents (God bless them for allowing us to crash their vacation too and ride the whole way in the car with a 4 year old jabberer). Its a strange strange feeling and I dont like it one bit. I dont like doing things "alone" in the sense of not having a partner with me. I hate it. I am SO very excited to see family from all over, hot tub, swim with VE, and just have some time away. I cant wait to celebrate the love of Matt and Maria and am so excited to see it all take place. I am pretty close with my brother (and have gotten pretty close with his fiance) so it will be emotional for me, I am sure. They are a great, sweet couple and have done so much for me over the past year or so. LOVE them. LOVE weddings. Love LOVE.