After four, long, hard-working years in nursing school, and at the age of 47, Carol, my friend from high school, graduated. I was so proud to be at her graduation, along with her family and our mutual high school friend Betty. I'm so excited that I now have a friend who is qualified to take care of me someday! :-)
On May 7, 2008, David and I celebrated our 20th Wedding Anniversary by taking a trip to Las Vegas, just the two of us. We left the kids in Sunnyvale with Brandon's Godparents, Joanna & Norman, for 4 days. First time ever being that far away, just the two of us. We stayed at the Stratosphere, and walked the strip all weekend. It had been 21 years since we were last there, when Caesar's Palace was the biggest hotel. So much has changed, so it was exciting to see all the new places. Our favorite hotels were The Venetian, The Bellagio, and Caesars Palace. We didn't even gamble or see any shows. We were just thrilled to be able to still have fun together, after all these years, without the kids, who tend to be the main focus of our relationship. We thoroughly enjoyed our time together. We had our wedding vows renewed at Cupid's Wedding Chapel, where I got to walk down the isle again to the traditional Wedding March, along with a minister and a photographer. It was kinda hoaky, but special, at the same time.
May also brought us upsetting news about St. Stephen's, the private school we've been in for 10 years now. They announced that the doors would be shutting forever on May 30th, two weeks before the school year was supposed to end. This was all due to low enrollment, and not having enough money to continue. So many of our St. Stephen's family friends were upset, and the last day of school was very hard on the kids, and, mostly the parents.
We noticed a few months ago that Nicole's rats, Rosie & Rachel, were getting tumors, and they were growing rapidly. We finally had to make the decision to put them down. A very rough night for Nicole, especially after losing Tasha just a few months ago.
