Congratulations!

John's sister Anna has been dating her boyfriend Pat on & off for about 4 years. Pat's in two bands (The Wanderers and Backyard Cohort) & both had a gig at the House of Blues the day after Christmas.
Since playing the House of Blues is a really big deal I really wanted to go and it was an all-ages show so I told John that I was gonna go, baby & toddler in tow. I mean, I'm one of those cool moms that takes their kids fun places like concerts & stuff. And if the House of Blues had a problem with that then too bad! I'm a nursing mother; my baby needs to be with me to breastfeed! (You're probably saying that I could just pump & go one my own, which is true, but I HATE pumping & pretty much refuse to do it & I'm sort of notorious for being unable to be without my baby.) Anyway, I was ready to do battle with John or the House of Blues or anyone who tried to tell me I couldn't go with my kids until John pointed out that I'd probably be damaging their eardrums. He had a point. So I stayed home with the kids & John went to the show. (Probably for the best we decided that because there was a blizzard & the roads were awful that night.)
ANYWAY, what I missed that night, besides Pat's bands who I heard were awesome, was Anna getting called onstage & Pat dropping down on one knee & proposing!! Anna said yes (of course). Congratulations to Anna & Pat! :)
(P.S. Don't you love the way I managed to talk about myself for more than half of the post that's supposed to be about Anna & Pat getting engaged?? I'm horrible.)

Learning new things

This remains John, Sarah is not responsible for the content of this post. So, in addition to learning how to woo the ladies, Cooper was learning from Sarah's cousin, and one of Sarah's cousin's kids. As you'll see in the second video below, he also had a few of his own Matrix style moves to share:

Ryanne's Wedding: Guest posted by John

So last night I attended the most wonderfully exhausting event of my life. Congratulations on your wedding again, Ryanne. I am now fairly certain that I am not ready for two children because Cooper's performance has taken all of my energy for the week. He demonstrated some serious moves, though, both on and off the dance floor. I want you to know that he does not know the girl who appears in the following video. He has never met her before, and had not been dancing with her earlier in the evening.


Now, I would like to take credit for what you have just seen, but many of the people who supposedly visit this site have met me (who once made several friends literally wait 2 hours in a restaurant parking lot while I chatted up a girl... and then I forgot to get her phone number. Josh was right to punch me that day.) More videos from the evening will follow.

Cooper's work is never done..

We even put him to work on the weekends. He was the ring bearer for my friend Joslyn's wedding, although he didn't bear any rings (not even the fake ones) 'cause someone (okay, it was me) forgot the ring pillow in the bridal dressing room. Oops. No one seemed to notice. He helped escort Joslyn's daughter, Althea, down the aisle.






Congratulations to Joslyn & Dave!

The whole fam damily

My aunt Joeanne & her new husband Darwin celebrated their marriage this weekend. It was a St. Patrick's themed reception at a beautiful Mexican restaurant. My dad's family doesn't get together nearly enough so it was really nice to see everybody.
Unfortunately, I don't have very spectacular pictures from it - I blame the horrendous martian death flu I was suffering from (okay, it's just a cold, but it's the worst one I've ever had), the open bar, and overtired toddler with a fractured ankle who won't slow down. I didn't even manage to get a picture of Joeanne & Darwin that wasn't completely out of focus. Crap.
My mom has much better pictures on her blog.

The little ones getting down

My cousin Jenny & one of her little cuties

The mother-son dance

Cousin Karen's wedding

Beautiful day, beautiful bride, & beautiful wedding! Congratulations Karen & Chuck!