My Valentines Day began at 5am as I was dry heaving over our bathroom toilet. No, I am not prego, but thanks for asking. It is times like these when I wish I was good at throwing up, but unfortunately I am not that talented. With all our plans for the day, I was determined not to let a stomach bug get in the way.
So, we were off to the Two Sisters-One Heart Fundraiser in Queen Creek. It was exciting to see so many people there. We barely made it in time to do the 3k Fun Run, which was more of a walk then a run. About half way to the finish line we got to see Emma and Taylor, who also took part in the race.
21.25 minutes is nothing to brag about, but we did finish before the Jamba Juice Banana. Just past the finish line they had several small memorials for other conjoined twin girls who had passed away. I noticed that most didn't live past their first day of life. Some lived for 30 minutes, while others died during birth. It was yet another reminder to me of how blessed I am to have my girls. At that moment I forgot about my stretch marks, forgave my frowny-face belly button.... and I was just....grateful, really grateful.
We got balloons for the girls and headed off to the petting zoo. Brooke wasn't too sure about the animals, but Brenna loved them and was fixated on giving each animal a thorough grooming.
She groomed the cow.
She groomed the pig.
She even groomed the chickens!
This girl is thorough, just like her mum:)
Lastly, she gave the goat a deep tissue massage.
After we had taken in all the sights and sounds that my stomach could handle, we loaded up the car and began the long voyage back to the valley. A Sonic grilled cheese and a few tots later and the girls were out.
The ride home was pretty quiet other than the incessant gurgling of my angry innards. About halfway home Kevin looked at me and said "I think one of the girls has the toots." I just smiled and was once again grateful for those girls.
Later that evening we dropped the girls off at my MIL's and headed to Red Robin for a romantic dinner. We treated ourselves to some Angel Sweet Gelato and watched Lost until we fell asleep.
Now that's my kind of Valentines.
8 comments:
That's freaking hilarious! I love that you blamed the 'dog'...That absolutely makes me laugh...sorry your tummy hurt, dang it! Sounds like a fun V-day to me!
I'm laughing so hard right now! Glad you guys had a good day. Sounds like the perfect day! So sorry about your tummy!
i am laughing! not at your unfortnate morning. really, that's the worst. your story telling ability is fantastico...more proof you are far from boring.
ps. i'd rather join you in the 3k pushing a stroller. it could happen.....
:)
indeed... FABULOUS day.
i am glad you have your girls, too. and i am glad they have YOU :)
What a fun Valentine's day! Great job on the 3k! Your little girls are angels!
I can't stop reading your blog! It's so funny! I like the pic of the goat getting a massage!
Ok that Gelato looks so good!
I'm SO upet that my mouth prohibited me from going! I was really looking forward to doing it, and then to do it together would have been even more fun! Man if I had known that there was a petting zoo I would have had Jeremy take Brayden down there, he would have LOVED it! Thanks for bringing us our shirts though!
The pic of Brenna giving the goat the massage is my fav! It's pretty hilarious!
Sounds like you guys had a really great V-day!
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