Easter Sunday

I really do love the holidays; we get together with family and sometimes with friends as well. Jason and his partner Billy were not there this holiday, I really missed them. This Easter my hubby and I did not host the holiday dinner; so it was a little different for me.


We had a potluck over at my twin sister's home. We had way to much sweet stuff and way to much fatty foods, but it was delicious. Steak, rib-eye, twice baked potatoes, and roasted veggies were on the menu. We had three cakes to choose from, which of course I could not make my mind up so I had a little bit of all three.







It is really nice, now that mom is here in Bako with us. I really do enjoy the holidays more now that she is here with us. She cracks me up most of the time. I am able to let her be. Here she is with her grandbabies, minus Jason. From left to right is Sarina, Melissa, mom, Jolynn, Justin and Zach.

Justin and Jenna were there; they were not there together but that is ok. Jenna was with Matt's family and then she came to visit us. She is part of my family, so it would not be the same without her as well. My bubba, Justin, is really looking different. He has always looked wonderful, so I have to say he is getting more good looking as he gets older. He has been taking care of himself, nutritionally and physically, by eating right and going to the gym. You can really tell how hard he has been working. I wuvs him so!


Jenna and Matt brought baby Ru-Ru. She is so tiny and they look like such a happy family! LOL Matt does not like to be referred to as "daddy", I think he believes it makes him a married man. Even though him and Jenna are together constantly, live together and act like they are married already, he just does not want that label, yet!





The grandkids did not come over, they went to their other grandparents home for dinner. That is ok, it was different, but ok. I have always allowed Jason and Justin to go whereever they needed to be or wanted to be on holidays. It is important to me that our kids are just happy, it is not all about me all the time. So, we went to them and hung out at their home; they hunted Easter eggs, Haley got into trouble right away on that one, she was a little competitive; they played and brought everything out to show me what was in their room. They are so much fun. I really need to be a better grandma. Not sure why I do not, except the fact that I am always busy with school, internship and going to meetings, along with homework.



I am so glad that I do not have that guilt within me on the "religious" holidays. I used to feel that I had to be in church for Easter and for Christmas. I know today I do not; heck I did not even attend my Sunday morning meeting that day, I had way too much to do so I passed.

I do know what Christmas and Easter are all about, I am just not sure if I am spiritually there to celebrate those days anymore. I feel like I celebrate my Higher Power each and every day and that is good enough. I also know that when I celebrate, it does not have to be in a church, or on my knees, or in a pew, or with a recited phrase... I get so much freedom from my "way of thinking" today on religion.

Darryl and Thelma were missed. It just really is not the same without you two. I love you both.