On the news front, My mom, Laurel Nadine Gibson suffered a heart attack on Friday and won’t be able to attend the pageant in Vegas. It’s pretty scary of an event for a young 63-year old woman, but such a warning that she needs to cut out the Chinese Buffet down in Atlanta. Mom is doing well, they are medicating her and scanning her and doing the by-pass thing. Luckily she walked into a Health Food Store while having the heart attack, so the clerks actually knew what to do and who to call, so she got to the ER and later OR in plenty of time to help cease the attack and fix the damages. We’re all PRAYING for you Mom!!!! And I promise to drive out to Hot-lanta as soon as the pageant is over and we all get back home. I am so thankful that my Dad has the aide and support of my sister Mary Anne and her family to aide in mom’s recovery and also help take care of my 92-year old grandma too. I wish you could join us all in Vegas, but I’ll get yah a DVD.. I promise, and I’ll come in visit in PERSON to spend more time… perhaps in my pageant heels too. LOL
Right now, In the middle of the night/morning... I feel not as prepared as I can be in the packing field for the Pageant Travels on Sunday – but I’m getting there… just not enough time in the day to work, travel, be a wife and mom when home and also do my community commitments, etc. I’ve had trouble getting the local media sources to cover the Pageant news (hint!). I’m trying for one more blast tomorrow as I leave for the airport and Vegas. This Mrs. Illinois is on a budget, and unfortunately traveling for work just didn’t allow me to get out there and find more sponsors, and I was a little too charitable with my initial funds trying to educate the kids in U-46 and at the YMCA about Living Healthy and Stronger… ‘doh! Ah, well – it’s late, but I think I have EVERYTHING I need, and I didn’t have to spend and arm-and-a-leg out of our family budget to do so either. I’ll just have to wear it and sell it confidently, right?
My husband Tony has been WONDERFUL taking care of things at home with the kids, and also mentoring our 17-year old nephew Nick and my 23-year old brother Jake. It's a FULL house in the Aiello homestead. Today we celebrate our 1-year wedding anniversary. No longer newlywed status, but onward for more adventures! :) In the last 2 years or so we’ve survived purchasing our first home, transferring the kids into new schools and taking on residency, getting married with LOTS of family and friends and kids to plan for, switching up jobs right before Christmas, dealing with sick pets, winning a title of Mrs. Illinois (surprise!) discovering the joys of re-landscaping and removing interior walls, getting more involved with district U-46 and Chicago Public Schools to be an advocate for their kids fit programs, Jimmy successfully losing weight to get removed from the Morbidly Obese status before age 10, and both kids continue to grow taller and stronger and smarter… it’s just amazing! In all this time, Tony has continued to keep up his physical and mental prowess, all while taking care of the family and our friends/relatives too. 
He’s SUCH an amazing person, why isn’t there a Mr. Illinois…? Oh wait, he IS Mr. Illinois. LOL I just want to say to the world how much I continue to grow and Love Tony more and more and more, and am in awe at his ability and capacity to continue to creatively and proactively lead us as a family. I can’t WAIT to get him out in Vegas with me… and it will be hard to be away yet another 4 days, this time not at work, but my OTHER work… but this next week and weekend will turn into one wonderful anniversary trip to Vegas. I mean who else get to go out for their anniversary in a beautiful gown and he in a tux… I’m talking on Finals night of course…. With any luck, I’ll be wearing a bigger crown too… LOL
LOVE YOU BABY! Thanks for the Ride to the airport and EVERYTHING up until this point to get me here, and I’ll see yah in VEGAS!!!!
Right now, In the middle of the night/morning... I feel not as prepared as I can be in the packing field for the Pageant Travels on Sunday – but I’m getting there… just not enough time in the day to work, travel, be a wife and mom when home and also do my community commitments, etc. I’ve had trouble getting the local media sources to cover the Pageant news (hint!). I’m trying for one more blast tomorrow as I leave for the airport and Vegas. This Mrs. Illinois is on a budget, and unfortunately traveling for work just didn’t allow me to get out there and find more sponsors, and I was a little too charitable with my initial funds trying to educate the kids in U-46 and at the YMCA about Living Healthy and Stronger… ‘doh! Ah, well – it’s late, but I think I have EVERYTHING I need, and I didn’t have to spend and arm-and-a-leg out of our family budget to do so either. I’ll just have to wear it and sell it confidently, right?My husband Tony has been WONDERFUL taking care of things at home with the kids, and also mentoring our 17-year old nephew Nick and my 23-year old brother Jake. It's a FULL house in the Aiello homestead. Today we celebrate our 1-year wedding anniversary. No longer newlywed status, but onward for more adventures! :) In the last 2 years or so we’ve survived purchasing our first home, transferring the kids into new schools and taking on residency, getting married with LOTS of family and friends and kids to plan for, switching up jobs right before Christmas, dealing with sick pets, winning a title of Mrs. Illinois (surprise!) discovering the joys of re-landscaping and removing interior walls, getting more involved with district U-46 and Chicago Public Schools to be an advocate for their kids fit programs, Jimmy successfully losing weight to get removed from the Morbidly Obese status before age 10, and both kids continue to grow taller and stronger and smarter… it’s just amazing! In all this time, Tony has continued to keep up his physical and mental prowess, all while taking care of the family and our friends/relatives too. He’s SUCH an amazing person, why isn’t there a Mr. Illinois…? Oh wait, he IS Mr. Illinois. LOL I just want to say to the world how much I continue to grow and Love Tony more and more and more, and am in awe at his ability and capacity to continue to creatively and proactively lead us as a family. I can’t WAIT to get him out in Vegas with me… and it will be hard to be away yet another 4 days, this time not at work, but my OTHER work… but this next week and weekend will turn into one wonderful anniversary trip to Vegas. I mean who else get to go out for their anniversary in a beautiful gown and he in a tux… I’m talking on Finals night of course…. With any luck, I’ll be wearing a bigger crown too… LOLLOVE YOU BABY! Thanks for the Ride to the airport and EVERYTHING up until this point to get me here, and I’ll see yah in VEGAS!!!!
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Hope you finally got packed and that your mom is feeling better every day. Have a great time in Vegas!Post some pictures when you can!
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