Is Junior a Boy or a Girl?

Jim and I went in for my ultrasound today and after 5 months of assuming that junior is boy...

Of course we are thrilled but we were completely shocked! Now we just need to figure out our little girls name and then wait 20 more weeks and she will be here.

Remy and Joe's Wedding

On August 20th Jim and I got on a plane to Honolulu for the long awaited wedding of Remy and Joe. It was a VERY quick trip and we came back exhausted but, it was worth every minute.

We arrived in Honolulu round 5:30 pm (10:30 pm Chicago time) Wednesday evening and we headed right to our hotel, the Hale Koa. The Hale Koa is a military hotel that is right off of Waikiki Beach. We were able to stay in the military hotel because Jim's pop is retired Army Corps of Engineers. This is the 2nd time that we have been able to stay at a military hotel and both times they have been great! The other time was when we went to Orlando Florida in February. Here is a picture of the beach that was right off the hotel property...

On Thursday Jim and Joe along with their parent's and Remy's Dad, brother, and cousin headed for a sight seeing trip to Oahu's North shore. They had a great time eating fresh shrimp and playing in the surf. It was on this day trip that Jim received his new nick-name...the great white beacon. Remy's dad Adrian gave Jim this name because he is just SO WHITE!

While they were out discovering the North shore I was with Remy. One of the highlights of our day was going for massages...well needed massages. The funny thing about this massage is that we went in 2 at a time, kind of like a couple's massage. Well...Remy went with her friend Cindy and I went with Marci. Marci is one of the other bridesmaids and by the time we went into the room for our massages I had known her a whole 15 min. What a way to get to know someone...hi my name is Amy now let's go in a small room together and get naked.

That night the girls went out for a small bachlorette party. We went out to dinner and then hit a few bars.

When I got back to the hotel Jim, Joe, Russell (Remy's brother), and Michael were hanging out at our hotel's tiki bar. The tiki bar was giving their last call so they decided that they needed to check out the local night life...Jim didn't get back to the room until 3:15 am and Joe....well Joe does not remember leaving the tiki bar.

Friday was my only day to do nothing. We woke-up went down to the beach, rented a few chairs and and umbrella and we sat there all day long. Well...at least until we had to get ready for the rehearsal.

The rehearsal went great and then we had a very nice dinner at a family style Chinese restaurant

The next day was wedding day! Soonie (Remy's mom) picked me up from the hotel at 7:30 am so the girls could start getting ready for the big day. It was very nice we all got our hair and make-up professionally done. This is the 1st time I have ever had that happen...not even for my wedding.

After some normal pre-wedding mishaps the wedding ceremony went off seamlessly! Here are some of the great family pictures that we got...


After the pictures at the church the wedding party all climbed into the limo and headed to a local beach for some more pictures. On the way to the beach though we couldn't help ourselves we stopped for the following items: a bottle of tequila, case of Coors Light, a 4 pack of Guinness, some McDonald's iced coffees, and McDonald's sandwiches. Taking pictures on the beach was a great way for us all to relax before the reception and they turned out GREAT!

Next, it was off to the reception. The reception was at a local country club. The reception was a lot of fun and Jim did an EXCELLENT job with his best man's speech.

We got back to the hotel around 12:30 and when I called the front desk for a wake-up call they chuckled at me a little bit...we had to wake-up at 4 am.

Like I said at the beginning it was a very quick trip but it was worth every moment.

CONGRATULATIONS JOE AND REMY!!!