Time to get busy!

Well, my definition of busy is very laid back compared to a lot of you : ) but my next month and a half is about to get a little crazy for me!
First, there is a chance I get to babysit both my neices overnight this weekend, and then take them to the circus with my sister. I really hope it happens, it will be a blast if it works out! I haven't had the girls for night before, never mind two of them :) Should be interesting!
At my job, our office is having an Open House on April 29th, for the grand opening of our new location, and so being one of only 2 admin, I am going to be a very busy girl over the next week and a bit! Gotta get the office into tip top shape (yes, it's still under "construction"), you know how it is when you first move into a place, boxes stay unpacked for months! It will be fun though, kinda like a tail gate party (it's football themed, because we LOVE football). The new Bomber head coach will even be here.
Then, May 11th Sean heads off to Las Vegas for a work conference, it's about time he got a trip, and I'm glad he gets to go to Vegas, that's the best place I was ever sent on a work trip. Maybe next time we can go together. So while he's away, the wife will play ; ) I am attempting to have a 'party' (product-oriented of course) for some girls at my place, but the details are not finalized so I won't discuss that yet.
There are a couple of birthdays near the end of May in our family, so there is sure to be some celebrations going on around the long weekend.
Then, I am participating in the Cancer Society's Relay for Life in Winnipeg May 29th, 2009. We are putting together a team at work because Cancer is one of the causes we donate our time and money to. Not only did I want to participate because it's a great team building event (like our Habitat for Humanity build was last year), but Cancer is a disease it seems no one can escape, someone always knows someone who has been affected by it. Personally, I found out about cancer at about the age of 5. Our neighbor, one of my best friends, her sister had cancer. She never seemed to be home because she was usually in the Ronald McDonald house due to treatment, so I didn't get to see the real painful side of it until she passed away a year or so later, and I went to my first funeral (that I can remember), and the only funeral I've ever been to for a child. Then there is my grandmother who had ovarian cancer, which has mostly unnoticeable symptoms so by the time they diagnosed her it was too far along and she only lived another 3 months. And then Sean's dad died of bone cancer in 2005 after a short year and a half struggle. Bone cancer runs in his family and has also killed a few of Sean's uncles. And that is just the cases close to me, of course there have been other friends who have family touched by breast cancer. So, I'm excited to raise money for this terrific cause, and if you also care about Cancer prevention, support and research, please visit my pledge page!
THEN!
Less than a week later we are jetting off to Nashville, Tennessee for a week of vacation! I'm so excited, we are not only in Country Music country (hoping for some celebrity sightings/ performances) but we are also going to what is known among Ted Dekker fans as The Gathering. Ted Dekker, if you don't know by now is my favorite author, and now one of Sean's favorites as well (hehe, I got him addicted), and he has this fan event just 30 min. south of Nashville on June 6th that we are just over the moon about being able to attend. It will be the highlight of our trip, no doubt! I can hardly contain my excitement, as there is a very great chance I will get to meet him, get his autograph, and the event itself sounds just amazing!
So, now that I am SO 'on the go', I am very glad my 'on the go' computer arrived yesterday! My laptop will make it much easier to stay in touch during this very busy time, and I am so excited for that! I hope much more blogging is in my near future, because I have sooooo much to write about these days!