saturday morning laziness.

Today is saturday. I am laying in my sister's bed as she is getting ready to go to her tennis match to (cross our fingers) beat OREM to be 1st in region. Then onto state next week! we are so proud of you Bays!!

anyway.

I am laying here listening to music watching her get ready . She asks me.....

"Maddie, what do you think I could have done better yesterday in my match.. what advice do you have for me going into today's match?"

(I wanted to be a good sister, so I was trying to think of something to say.. as the memories all flashed through my head of my family laughing at me every time I have picked up a tennis racket. I was always the sister that no body wanted to be paired up with on the tennis court... it became a family joke almost..) so I tried to think of SOMETHING to say that would be serious older sister advice...

"you know Bays, (such a serious voice) ....pause... (thinking) ... just be ready for those balls."

.... it was silent....

and then we both just busted up laughing.

what do I know?? besides the fact that I am dang good at wii tennis..

nothing.

GOOD LUCK BAYS!!

poor me

I'm missing him

he left me today. 

moved somewhere far away to work.

I get to see him in a month.

that's way too many days for me.

I think I will make a paper chain.

Prince Roberto.

can we call him bert? or rob? or robbie? or sexy.. or something other than ROBERTO.. no offense.

I really hope this one lasts.

if it doesn't..... he is living in San Diego.

so that wouldn't be too bad I guess..

for one of my friends of course.

(because I am taken if you didn't already know that)

but for real.

I'm a fan.

JULY rocks.

JULY 28TH. 2010.

This was the longest day of my life.  I have never been so anxious for something to happen.  I am going to tell this story from my point of view.  I have always been .. I don't want to say afraid of hospitals, of blood, of anything in this family. .. but that is the best word to describe it.. afraid.

In health class I guess I always missed those days where we would watch the video's on CHILD BIRTH.  Or when I was watching the baby show on TLC growing up.. I always changed it when it showed anything like this.  call it what you want.. it just isn't something that I can handle watching.

well. on July 28th.. I saw something that was completely new to me! A baby being born.

I can honestly say.. it was the absolute most insane thing I have ever seen.  I look at my sister in a whole new light now.. she is my hero! I have never seen someone in so much pain.  I have never seen someone have so much strength! I wanted to faint/throw up/cry/laugh/leave/stay/sleep/go on a mission to avoid marriage(babies)at all costs/hide/ all at the same time.

(this was when we were still happy to be there.. woo!)

This is probably half way through labor..... me trying to distract myself..

 

me with the best seat in the house... (I was warming up to it)

Katie was the funniest though..  I have to give her that.

I was laughing so hard (sorry kate)

but she would be a 10 on the pain scale .. and all the sudden you would hear "How good am I doing?? Am I doing SO good?? tell me that again!!" "BRING IT ON!"

haha. we were entertained.

But after a long day of waiting.. crying.. hoping.. praying.. telling myself I was never going to do this .. EVER ..

I took it all........back

I have never witnessed something as amazing as this.. It was incredible.  It was one of the most spiritual moments of my life.  definitely one of the best days of my life.

I can only imagine if it was my own.

I already love baby Steele.. so much.

and I can already tell... being an aunt is THE BEST.

welcome to the world nephew.. we have a lot of fun times ahead.

xoxo,

your favorite auntie.

temporarily

....be back soon.

side note:

where do they find these?

I'm seriously wondering.

.................................

oh yeah.. I officially have one more full day of being a teenager. I think I will go home and watch the hannah montana movie and read a Jack Weyland book.

like totally.

hello wednesday.

go see TOY STORY 3

it was cute.