T.G.I.F.

I am so happy that the weekend is finally here... I'm very excited my buddy Erin is coming to spend the weekend with me...

I'm looking forward to some fun girl time with her. The last few times she has spent the weekend, it has been because of sad times...

So, this weekend we are going to just kick it old school...

Tonight we are going for pedicures, can't wait I need one so very bad!! Maybe we can talk Marty into sparking up the old firepit for us... Who knows... Shopping... We can always go shopping too...

HMMMMM...

We have set the date for our retreat... September 25th -28th.. A friend of mine is just starting a scrapbook retreat in Fountain Michigan - Outside of Ludington... We went last year and had a great time... She still needs a name for the retreat...

Any Suggestions??? It's on Bachelor Lake???

Name that RETREAT and if your suggestion wins there will be a prize involved!!!!

Melody Langworthy could be teaching at this retreat too!!! FUN TIMES!!!!

Life...

I know it's been quite a while since I have posted. Things have just been so crazy busy... I'm really going to try to get better at Blogging...

It's not like it's that hard... I just need to make an effort to update more often!

Let's see the Puppies are doing great! I will have to share pictures later our computer is currently in the process of getting updated.

I said goodbye to my Nikon SLR this week. I love Craig's list! I have always been a Canon girl, but my brother had me convinced that Nikon was a much better camera. So I took his advice and went on over. Not sure which one is better, but I know I'm forever a Canon girl...

Hopefully I will have some pretty fun shots to share with all of you real soon...

Marty had Hernia Surgery and his Tummy tuck last week. SO things have been a little rough, he is doing pretty good now though.

I'm so glad that is behind us. He looks AWESOME and he's feeling better every day.

July is just flying by... I can't believe it!

I think that's all I have for now.

Take Care

Birthday update...

I guess it's been a while since I have posted. I know that sometimes I'm a bad blogger... The truth is it just seems like everything has been non-stop lately!

June has been crazy busy for us. I'm so glad that it is almost over.

I did promise details about my 40th Birthday party... I'm so lucky to have a great husband and wonderful friends.

They had a surprise party for me that they totally out did themselves on. My mom and I spent the day at the spa.. and I came home to about 35 people yelling surprise!

All my girlfriends went in and bought me a Tiffany Charm Bracelet with charms.. I also received another charm and gift certificates. That was so sweet!!! I love it so much!!!

Marty bought me a new wedding band and I received numerous other thoughtful gifts from Friends and Family.

Despite everything that has been so hard on me these last 5 months. I am doing pretty well.

Fathers Day was a pretty hard day. But I made it through... I still feel empty more then not and I feel alone and angry.

Boomer is doing very well with out Brandi. He still misses her, as we all do. But he is adjusting. He is starting to get a long better with the puppies. Josie is such a little sassy girl that I can't help but smile when she does things!
Turbo is a little bit more puppy then I thought he was... Lucky he's just so darn cute, I think that's what helped him make the cut in the first place.

I will post some updated pictures of the kids next time. I still don't think Boomer will be ready to have his picture taking with them but I will try!

I sure do miss my girl, but these little puppies help ease that pain a little bit each day.

Carla

RIP B-dog...

Well as many of you already know Brandi had stage 5 cancer and her organs were already starting to shut down...

We chose to do the best thing for her and put her to rest last Thursday. WOW I can't even put into words how much Marty and I will miss her.

We both took this very hard, I mean to us, she was our first born... Boomer misses her also... We were/are all so lost...

So, what do you think we did to try and make it feel a little less lonely?

Was this you guess???

Meet the newest members of our family Josie and Turbo...

Yes, we are CRAZY!!! But more then that we are both very stubborn... He wanted a boy and I wasn't leaving without a girl...

Boomer is adjusting... He likes being top dog with these little guys... We still give him lots of special attention.

I still need to blog about my b-day. I will try to post a few pictures with that update tomorrow.

TTFN!

Happy Birthday to my peep Staci....

Happy birthday Staci... Lots of things have gone on that I want to share but today I feel very SAD...

Marty and My wonderful friends had a 40Th Birthday Surprise Party for me on Saturday. What a day! I will share the story and pictures later...

Today Marty and I found out that Brandi - our dog ( Oldest Child) has cancer... I really can't even put into words the devastation that I feel right now. Until tomorrow we don't know if we will have her 1 more day or 1 more month...

I feel Empty, Angry and Sad!

I promise to post about the party and my Birthday surprises later....

Family Day

Hannah on the slide... She is so funny..... I love this little one...

Ant and I met my mom over our cousins for a family get- together we had so much fun at the lake spending time with our cousins....

This guy is my heart... He is such a sweetheart!!!

I love being an Aunt... These days they call me Larla...

Hannah and Nana BFF's forever!!!

If one thing is for sure Hannah is crazy about Nana these days. She really loves her and wants to spend time with her.

Hannah is such a little Diva. You CANNOT make that little one do anything that she's not in the mood to do...
Mom and Hannah on Mothers Day

Hannah and Hunter came to my photography class on Tuesday to model for us... They were shy at first. But when I promised to take them to the DQ afterwards they were a little better!

I love this picture of Hunter. He is such an amazing little guy it melts my heart.

Here they are eating their very first DQ... Hannah wasn't sure about it... But Hunter, being the thoughtful guy that he is helped her out. He is a Martinez without a doubt.

Tonight we went and ordered our flower arrangements that we had preserved after my Dad's funeral. I'm so glad that we did it. Although it is a little pricey, it's well worth it.

I can't wait to see the finished project.

Ant was so cute trying to pick out the perfect one for Hannah knowing that she was such a papa's girl. He did a great job... Although he did tell the lady that he reserves the right to call and change the colors once he talks to Heather.

As the days go by I get closer and closer to the big 40... Hmmmm I wonder if I will have a breakdown like I did at 30?

Only time will tell 10 days until my Birthday week begins!!!!