so excited
2 May 2011 09:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jennickelsA little background:
I went off to college in 1995, moving from Chicago to a small town in Missouri (some 300+ miles from home). I would go home for the summer and holidays. In 1998 my brother, Ryan, packed up and went off to college at Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR...2000+ miles from home. He rarely came home. Since 1998 I've seen him exactly three times: in 1999 when we were both home for a family reunion, in 2000 when our mom died and in 2006 when our dad had a heart attack. So it's been almost 5 years since I've seen him. Then this summer we moved to Washougal, WA, which is about an hour or so north of Corvallis (depending on the traffic on I-5). We've been here 8 months and haven't seen him yet.
Well he made a post on my facebook earlier asking if I was doing anything this weekend. I told him it was Mother's Day weekend so...no, I wasn't busy, lol. So now he's coming to visit this weekend! I'm so excited. FIVE years since I've seen him. I can't wait. I have no idea what we'll do. I'm still sick (and knowing me I won't be better by this weekend). Now I have to clean up the house. He told me not to bother but since I've been sick the kids have trashed every room. It's a disaster. Better have hubby pick up some beer. Don't know what to make for dinner. Maybe we'll go out. The kids are all excited, too. The older three were 3, 4 and just turned 6 (he was at her birthday) when they saw him last. Nora was 3 months old and he's never met Jack.
Me and Ryan in 1979--I was 2 1/2 and he was about 6 months
I went off to college in 1995, moving from Chicago to a small town in Missouri (some 300+ miles from home). I would go home for the summer and holidays. In 1998 my brother, Ryan, packed up and went off to college at Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR...2000+ miles from home. He rarely came home. Since 1998 I've seen him exactly three times: in 1999 when we were both home for a family reunion, in 2000 when our mom died and in 2006 when our dad had a heart attack. So it's been almost 5 years since I've seen him. Then this summer we moved to Washougal, WA, which is about an hour or so north of Corvallis (depending on the traffic on I-5). We've been here 8 months and haven't seen him yet.
Well he made a post on my facebook earlier asking if I was doing anything this weekend. I told him it was Mother's Day weekend so...no, I wasn't busy, lol. So now he's coming to visit this weekend! I'm so excited. FIVE years since I've seen him. I can't wait. I have no idea what we'll do. I'm still sick (and knowing me I won't be better by this weekend). Now I have to clean up the house. He told me not to bother but since I've been sick the kids have trashed every room. It's a disaster. Better have hubby pick up some beer. Don't know what to make for dinner. Maybe we'll go out. The kids are all excited, too. The older three were 3, 4 and just turned 6 (he was at her birthday) when they saw him last. Nora was 3 months old and he's never met Jack.
Me and Ryan in 1979--I was 2 1/2 and he was about 6 months
Me and Ryan in 1982, we were 6 and almost 4
Me and Ryan in 1985, I was about 8 1/2 and Ryan was 6 1/2
At Ryan's high school graduation in 1998...he was 19 and I was 21
Ryan in 2006 on my daughter's birthday...what a clown
