This little piggy went to the market

I know a piggy bank is not that exciting, but the fact that it might be going to New York City for charity is just way more than exciting. I'm not exactly sure what the story is, but my friend Shelly has a designer friend named Brad Ford in New York City (http://www.bradfordid.com/). He is currently working on a coffee table that is made out of piggy banks that are actually pigs. Why Shelly thought I might have a real pig, I'm not sure. But I am so glad that she thought of me, because who would have known that I have been holding this little treasure for all these years. I wasn't sure how to load photos through facebook, so I'm posting the pictures of my little pig here so that Brad can take a look at them. I hope he finds my little pig just as charming as I do!!! By the way, check out Brad's web page. Best I can tell, he does amazing work!

What a weekend......

Well, my weekend started off kinda slow. Alex spent the night with a friend, so I was able to do a few thing around the house and catch up on some things. I also got to go to Station 7 and have dinner with Mike. It's always so much fun to be able to stop by and see what really goes on the fire stations. Before long, I won't have that opportunity. Not only has he recently been promoted to Captain, but he has also just gotten a day job! No more 24 hour shifts! I am so thankful for that! Saturday was a busy day. Alex had a soccer game at 2:00 which just happened to be the same time as my dear friend Jessica's baby shower. Alex was kind enough to let me miss the majority of his soccer game so that I could and enjoy such an exciting time in Jessica's life. I left early so that I catch the last 15 minutes of the game. The Hobo's won! Alex is quite the little soccer player~ if I must say so myself. Then Saturday night, Mike brought the kids over and we had a little Wii bowling tournament. What fun that was. Let's just say, I won't be making the professional bowling tour anytime soon, but hey, I'm getting there! Today too we played soccer and once again the Hobo's kicked some soccer butt! So as you can see, there is always something going on around here and I wouldn't have it any other way!!!!!!!

Captain, Captain!!!!!

In a previous post, I mentioned that Mike had passed the written part of the Captain's test. That was just the first part of the promotion process. After the written test, they had to take a verbal test. After that, they were ranked and so forth. Needless to say, it's not an easy process. After another interview with the higher ups at the department---it's official! As of Friday afternoon Mike was promoted to Captain. This has been a long time coming for him. He loves his job and all that goes with it! So with all the excitement going on this weekend, we decided we needed to celebrate. On Friday night, my friend Kim helped me get a few folks together for a celebration gathering at Old Chicago! Thanks again Kim for helping me out. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera, so there aren't any photos! :o(

The celebrations continuted on Saturday night! I found a firetruck cake mold and Mike's sister Lisa whipped this little cake up for me. So we had a little party at his other sister's house. Then we took his mom and the kids to dinner that night! I tell you, I couldn't have imagined a better way to spend my weekend! While Mike will act like this is no big deal (he is very modest), I must say that I am so proud of him and I am so excited that he has allowed me to be a part of such important times in his life! Congratulations!!