The New Catholic and the Deathly Hallows

So, the weekend was a blast, but thank GOD it's friggin' over. Had the fam in town and Unc did the Baptism which was so cool. The track was closed which I was so annoyed about. So, after the brunch at my house (which went on til about 3:30), we only had time to do a quick little tour downtown. It was so great to see everyone.

My mom and stepdad met Scott's parents for the first time and though that was a bit awkward, it was fine. It has always made me uncomfortable when different worlds meet, but I got through it okay. Scott was a great wingman and shared all hosting duties equally with me. He was fabulous. Hawkins was even in a pretty good mood the whole weekend. Except of course, during the actual baptism when he screamed as if it was an exorcism. The holy chrism Unc massaged into his scalp had this miraculous calming effect. He just looked up at Uncle Charles with his big hazel eyes and stopped crying. He looked just about to die for in his baptism gown and in his white suit he wore to brunch.

Saturday night we dined at Captain's Quarters on the river and damn was it good. I had the Asian seared Tuna which was so fantastic. I really need to learn how to cook seafood like that. Boater's literally dock their boats at the restaurant, order from the menu and eat their meals in their boats while the rest of us unlucky folks eat at the restaurants looking longingly at the boating vessels from our tables on shore. It's equally depressing and fun. You get to see how the other half lives and pretend that you will get to live that way some day. It almost feels like you're at the beach. After dinner people came over to our house and we sat outside on lawn chairs, had a couple of beers and chatted for a couple hours before heading to bed in anticipation for the all important day- Hawkins' Baptism.

Fast forward to Sunday morning. Scott's Aunt Chirpy and her two sons and their families made it out for the day and we were very excited about that. Driving up to the church there was already a crowd of folks waiting for us before they went into church. All in all about 35 people made it to the baptism and we had 30 for the lunch afterwards. We had a really good time and were really appreciative to all the people who came out to celebrate Hawkins' initiation into the great, big world of Catholicism. I really don't think there's a religion that's more fun out there.

Here are a few pictures of the weekend.
Here's Hawkins and everybody's favorite godmother, Aunt Mo!



Scott and Hawkins wearing a solemn expression to fit the seriousness of the occasion.



This is Hawkins and his second cousin Caroline. Let me tell you, he was totally trying to get with her. She was workin' it and playing hard to get and it worked, man! He hasn't stopped talking about her since!




Here are the two grandmothers, giddy over their genius grandchild.



Unc the Baptist and his Baptizee, Hawkins. They make quite a pair, don't they?



Hawkins, Godfather Matt and his partner Wally



Matt and Wally had some serious flight trouble to and fro Louisville. I just hope it hasn't scared them off from visiting again!

It was a great weekend, but Scott and I are looking forward to some down time for the next month before our getaway to the beach.

The Harry Potter book arrived on my doorstep Saturday morning and because of visiting family and friends and my math test yesterday, I was not allowed to touch it until last night. I'm only 180 pages in and so much has happened already. Eeeek! I hope Harry makes it!

Today's Scott and I's anniversary. We're too damn tired to do anything tonight. We've got a babysitter on Saturday night and will celebrate it then. 1 year. It seems like just days ago and yet it seems like 30 years ago. I feel like we've always known each other, always been married. It's been a crazy year, but a really great one, too.