Really Jilly?

Okay, so I never really post and when I do it's about something sad or something COMPLETELY trivial, as this post! :) Oh well, at least I'm writing something!!!!! :)

My husband would say that I'm a reality TV junkie. I beg to differ. I do love SOME reality shows, and one in particular is The Bachelorette. As soon as Jillian got eliminated on The Bachelor last season I thought, "I hope she's the next bachelorette" and sure enough she was. I was so excited when they announced. But honestly, I've had about enough of her. I hope she is watching this season and kicking herself in the butt for the choices she is making!!!! I was watching the show last night, yelling at the TV, "Jillian you are an idiot!!!!!!" How in the world can she not see straight through slime ball Wes!??!!??!?!?!? I don't care if she's "in love" and love is blind, COME ON NOW, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see the kind of person he really is. And then when I saw that Jake was coming back to expose the truth, I thought, "Okay, FINALLY she is going to know, and kick Wes off!" My oh my, was I wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jake had NO alterterior motives in coming back to tell Jillian about the true Wes. It's not as if he was asking for another chance, or another opportunity for a rose! He simply wanted to protect her heart. So why did Jillian not believe him!?!??!? I just don't get it!!!! If she ends up with Wes at the end I may have to boycott the show FOREVER!! Please Jillian, for goodness sake, get rid of the slime ball!

Sheeewwwwwwwww, I feel better!!!! :)

Fathers Day

So, tomorrow is Fathers Day. I know that it will be a hard day for me, but I'm already getting REALLY upset about it, so I can't even imagine how I'll react when tomorrow actually gets here. Yes, I'm an adult (28 years old! :) and I should be able to control my emotions, but I'm a "crier" what can I say!??!?!? Tomorrow will be the first time in TWENTY EIGHT years that I will not be spending Fathers Day with my dad or at least being able to call him and wish him a Happy Fathers Day, and that's a tough pill to swallow! :( I'm sure he'll be having an AMAZING Fathers Day in Heaven, probably his best yet. And if I had to guess what he'd be doing, I'm SURE he'll be fishing, BUT that still doesn't make the pain any less real or me miss him any less. I'm sure tomorrow will be spent crying (while also celebrating, of course, because my husband is a WONDERFUL father!!!!) but I know my dad will be enjoying himself! :)

Dad, I love and miss you SO much!!!! Happy (early) Fathers Day!!! I hope you catch your biggest fish EVER! :)

Love,
Chrissy

Happy Fathers Day to all the men in your lives! :) Remember you never know when today will be your last day (or the last day of someone you treasure) so make the most of it!!!!

My daddy

As if May couldn't be any more horrible of a month (this is the month my triplet nephews passed, the month that my sisters (the triplets mommy) best friend passed and the month that my brother-in-laws (the triplets daddy) mom passed) my dad passed away last night. Unexpectedly, yet expectedly at the same time, if that makes any sense. He has struggled for years and years with addiction. It wasn't until recent years that he finally seemed to be on the up and up. My son Manuel got to know and love his PopPop (and his delicious meatballs! :) and things seemed to be going well. I got a phone call last night from my Aunt (my dads sister) saying that he had a massive heart attack, was rushed to the hospital and they weren't able to revive him. I'm only 27 years old, this shouldn't have happened!!!!!! :( We were supposed to be celebrating his 60th birthday in August, here at my house with a crab feast, he was supposed to get to be able to go with Manuel and my husband on their first "real" fishing trip within the next few years, and now that's not going to happen! :( I'm in shock, and I'm SOOOO sad, but my dad faced many "demons" over his lifetime and do know that he is FINALLY at peace in Heaven. And he is finally getting to meet his triplet grandsons. This is SOOOO hard!!! I know my familiy will help me through this, but it's SOOO hard. Daddy, I love you!

One year

One year, 365 days, 52 weeks, 12 months, no matter how you say it, it has been that long since 3 little boys came in to this world and left this world, 3 little boys that should be here today. 3 little boys whose 1st birthday we should have been celebrating on this very day, but unfortunately Jesus had other plans. Anthony Michael, Mateo Joseph and Ian Vincent Brannock entered this world entirely too early and Jesus called them home. We will never know why, until we get to Heaven. But what do know one thing, these little boys made a HUGE impact in our family in the very, very, very short time they were here and we will never forget them. Their mommy and daddy miss them terribly. All of us miss them and wonder “what if” every day but unfortunately life can not be lived that way. Today we will look up to Heaven and cry and hopefully muster a smile to 3 little boys who are celebrating their “angelversary” (as another angel mommy, Robin, so beautifully put it on a blog that I follow). We know that they are being very well taken care of in Heaven. We know that one day we’ll get to see them again. Until that day to Anthony, Mateo and Ian…we all love you SO much and we miss you!!!!

**On a quick side note…Amy and Mike decided to get away for a few days to help ease the pain of this anniversary and when they arrived at the hotel Mike immediately opened up the curtains which overlooked the ocean and what do they see…3 dolphins swimming in the ocean right in front of them! Coincidence, absolutely not, to Amy, Mike and Aunt Christina, that was a sign from their 3 little angels telling them (and their baby brother-to-be) “Hello!”

Thank you for following Amy and Mike’s journey this last year, and for all the prayers, love and support.

Prayers and love to you all!

In addtition

I mean come on now, I can't even get the pictures to post at the bottom of my blog, now that's a true sign that I don't know what I'm doing!!! :)

Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh and I almost forgot...my miracle niece or nephew is a NEPHEW!!!! He is due at the beginning of September. Mommy and baby are doing well, and he is actually 20 weeks along TODAY! :) His tentative name is Spencer Liam. How adorable is this...my sister came up with the middle name Liam which stands for Love,Ian,Anthony,Mateo. Anthony, Mateo and Ian are my nephews (triplets) who my sister and her hubby lost at 23 1/2 weeks in May 2008. They are our guardian angels and I know they are watching over their baby brother-to-be! :)

Not a true blogger

So, I've come to grips with it...I'm not a true blogger, and most likely never will be. There, I've said it! :) I just really don't have THAT many interesting things to say on a daily basis, BUT I will continue to keep my blog up and running, occasionally post words, and ALWAYS be more then willing to share my adorable pics! :) We had a great Easter weekend. Any time with my family (immediate and extended) is always thoroughly enjoyable. And no, I'm not just saying that! I really do ADORE my family, and we always have the best time when we're all together. Here are some pics of Manuel from Easter Sunday (and a pic thrown in there from the previous weekend when Nonna (my mom) watched him while the hubby and I attended a teachers meeting at church. Enjoy! :)

I hope you all out there are doing well, had a great Easter, and WELCOME SPRING! :)

My miracle niece or nephew

I haven't written in a while, and to be honest, I don't know that I'm really cut out for this blogging thing. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE to write, but I don't really feel like anything I have to say is THAT interesting! :) The main reason I started this blog was so that when I followed/read other mommy's blogs and commented they could click on my blog, see my picture, and assume that I'm not some psycho weirdo! :) I've had some interesting (or so I think :) things to say here and there, but nothing TOO prevelent, so I think that's going to be the theme of my blog...saying what I want to say, when I need to say it, but not something I do ALL the time. But for all the blogs I follow out there, I will definitely continue to check on you daily! :) But while I am saying all this babble, I do have something pertinent to say...my sister had a check-up today, and got a picture of the little peanut (she is 13w 4d, measuring about 14w). The doctor said everything looks great, and all is well (YEAH!!! :) I want to share my niece/nephews pic, so here is their blogging world debut...