Little reminders

Tyler and I are wishing we were back in Jamaica. With temperatures in Minneapolis barely making it above zero, it's just too cold. Or maybe it's the babysitting job we took on for the past ten days that's got me wishing I were somewhere else. We had the pleasure of watching 13-month old Fiji, an 80-pound, doberman german shepard-mix, while her mommy and daddy took their honeymoon. We did score a 1-pound bag of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee upon their return, however. Thanks Newlyweds Todd and Anna!

Aside from daydreaming about wedding stuff, lately Tyler and I have been keeping pretty busy. Between finishing up his last few classes before graduation, running his own Town Car transportation business and band practices, I hardly see Tyler. I'm keeping busy with work as usual, which recently got busier when I agreed to take on a freelancing assignment for a Miami-based travel magazine that's distributed to time share holders.

We've managed, however, to find something to do together that gets us away from our usual activites wach week. We recently got accepted to the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. We met "Gideon" a few weeks ago. He's 8 and likes YuGiOh, pyramids, dinosaurs, cartoons, inventions and fossils. On Sunday we have a date with Gideon to the Minnesota Timberwolves game. So far, it's been a great experience -- we've already learned so much and Gideon has already won our heart.

Seeing Tyler with Gideon, along with my beautiful niece, is just a little reminder that I'm marrying the man who is perfect for me.