Boma

Today was a wonderful day.  After Tom came home from work we went to the Animal Kingdom Lodge with my grandparents.  We had a margarita by the reserve where you can see all of the wild life and we sat on rocking chairs relaxing.  Then we went to the Jambo House and had an amazing meal at Boma, the buffet style restaurant that has may varieties of African food.  It was so delicious!  They asked us if we would accept being the "Family of the Day" and introduced us to everyone waiting to be seated.  They played the drums on the way in to the market style restaurant and walked us over a bridge and sat us first.  They also handed us a certificate that said the McCausland Family is Boma's Family of the Day!  I think I will be going back there as soon as possible!  

On a side note, my Grandfathers memory has slipped and is going downhill very very fast.  My Grandfather could not remember simple things today like where we were going or what we were doing.  He didn't remember that I was engaged once again, I have to tell him on a weekly basis.  I have been doing that since April 1st, when I was engaged, but today I got to show him the ring.  He didn't remember going to the Animal Kingdom Park, he didn't remember that we took two cars or what direction Right was in.  I was showing him something while we were driving and I said to the right and he was looking to the left and telling me yes I see it and it was completely the wrong direction.  I had to correct him and point it out for him again.  I made my Grandma bring an extra pair of clothes for him in case he had any accidents like he is having more frequently now and when he asked us why, I told him and he didn't ever remember having an accident ever in his life.  Their car smells like urine, from when he does have one and he has to leave where ever he is at, and he sits on the seats in his car.  He also had no recollection of where we were on disney property or on the way home.  

I told him I wanted him to stop driving because he will get lost "again"(2 weeks ago) and he laughed at me.  

Dinner was delicious though...

My Ring!!

Last night we picked up my ring.  I was so excited.  Tom was super excited as well!  I am very fortunate to have a man who understands the kind of person I am...  He let me pick out my ring.  I picked a Black Diamond Engagement Ring Set...  Im not very traditional as far as most things go, so I went the other route.  Plus I love Black and I thought it represented me and my style well.  Its weird having this thing on my finger but it looks so beautiful and represents our relationship, lucky for me by the end of my work day I didn't even notice it!  I think it will become more natural as the days go by...  

Several pictures for everyone!  

The New Year...

Well the new year is upon us once more, everyone gets so excited for New Years Eve and everyone wants to do something fun.  I just couldn't get pumped up this year.  Tom and I are just as wonderful as ever and I am still loving my life with him, but its like he is all I want.  I don't need anything else.  I look forward to things, but things I look forward to are never in my grasp.  So step by step we will set out to accomplish our goals.  His first goal I think was to buy my engagement ring.  Which he did on Friday!  It should be arriving on Wednesday or Thursday.  Im very excited to have one finally.  Mainly because I am a girl, and girls want that symbol, but it seems very important to him as well.  He is maybe more excited than I am.  Next step is to be married...  Courthouse wedding with maybe a nice day planned and nice dinner somewhere, or a nice dinner we make together.  Thats honestly a perfect night to me.  

So now I am going to take a few steps back and talk about christmas.  

Christmas consisted of Tom, me of course, his three children, my mother, my sister, and my grandparents.  Misty's father did not come.  Nor did anyone else.  Which wound up being fine by me!  I woke up very early, took a shower, got dressed, and made Tom wake up, get dressed, then I lit candles, put on some beautiful christmas music and began slowly making more noise in the house.  The Faery Tree looked amazing with all of the presents under it.  It glowed a beautiful purple glow and if it could sing Im sure it would have been singing.  Humming a celtic hymn perhaps!  The kids woke up one by one and when they saw the tree with all of the presents under it they were just overcome with joy!  Which of course made me very happy!  

The rest of the day was filled with me cooking, snacking, drinking, laughing, and spending time with my Grandfather and Grandmother.  Two people who make my world go around!  I simple adore them and would do anything for them.  Those are my notes on Christmas...

So here it is eleven days into January and we have had a decent eleven days...  Its super cold here in Central Florida and so something weird could have happened...  It was possibly going to snow.  If the planets aligned just right and Saturn would be somewhere, and if it rained and was this specific temp, it would have rained...  But instead in Kissimmee we got Sleet!  Any many other places around Central Florida.  I thought it was very cool.  This was Saturday morning.  Im also kind of sick, well not kind of, I am sick, Im just laying in bed with my mind racing and nothing to do, I have slept all I can and I don't wanna watch another movie just yet.  So Im doing this instead.  Some wild animal managed to shred my ducts under my home and my heater was not blowing air into my home.  We were freezing here several nights until we finally got it repaired.  So now I am warm and toasty!  I made crab stuffed portabello mushrooms for tom the other night with some baked pasta, which I am about to dig into.  He has been such a wonderful help to me since I have been feeling terrible.  I can't breathe and he brings me my nose strips, and he makes me take vitamins and whips up the thera-flu for me.  He is so wonderful!  He also make me Chai with Honey and it tastes so good!  

Thats pretty much it.  I miss the kids, its hard to believe Im going to be a step mom soon.  I better buy some mom jeans and some keds!  LOL!  The recipe for the mushrooms is coming soon, maybe today!