Our Life Together

Board Meeting and Easter Party Setup

As we pulled up in front of the Agency, I saw the board members all outside at the tables under the shelter. They had gifts for each of the kids and had something for William and me. We got out of the car and the kids got out of Nicole's truck. We walked to the shelter while everyone stood and bowed to us. The members on the left and right of us handed the baskets to the kids and they started glancing at them but not giving too much time to their gifts. We noticed that everything that they had all got things that they were into. Nicole got games and stuff to do her drawings. Leah got games and craft stuff. Anthony got games and a few books so that he could write down any music he wanted to put on paper. James got stuff for drawing and games. William got stuff for his office like family pictures that he had adored. The board members had them put into special frames that made them look like the picture is floating. I got stuff for my office and the same floating picture frames.

The meeting consisted of going over any grievances that the employees had. We all know how boring that can get. We also talked about some up-and-coming manuscripts that needed to be finalized for publishing. One of the manuscripts is a book called Our Life Together by a new and great writer named Heather. When we told them that they should meet us back at the house with their children for an egg hunt and games the following day, they told us that would be a great idea and that they would love to do that. After the meeting, we got everything put in our offices and then we got back in our car. The kids got in the truck and started to go home when I realized we hadn't gotten anything for the kids, the pack members, and the board members, as well as ourselves.

We stopped at the store, got out, and went in to get everything we needed and have it delivered to the packhouse. We found everything we needed, and we were on our way home. William said, "My queen, I forgot to get something for you, so when we get home, I will have to go back out and get you something." I told him "So did I, so we can go together, and we will just have to pay separately." He said, "Well why don't we take separate cars so that I don't see what you get me, and you don't see what I get you?" "Okay" was all I said in response. When we got to the packhouse, everything we had ordered from the store was there and unloaded and our offices so that we could work on them. I told Aspen and Kyle that we needed them to watch the babies for a few minutes so that William and I could go get each other something for Easter. They happily agreed, their kids love spending time with our children. I got back into my Mustang and William got into his 1978 Trans Am with a "T" top that was gold and brown with a tan interior, and we headed out to the store. The first store we went to was Walmart, then we went to a hobby shop, then to an outdoor sports store. We also went to a few small shops around town.

We went to 3 different stores till we got everything we needed for each other. I got him some Easter stuff and stuff that he enjoys like hiking and biking, as well as games that he can play with the guys and some that he can play with the kids at the first store. At the second store, I got him some stuff to use in the bedroom. He got me things that I enjoy, like painting and coloring stuff and crafty stuff, so that I can make things. As well as things that the girls and I can do together and things that I can do with the kids. At the second store, he got me things that I could use in the bedroom. When we get back to the packhouse, we unload our stuff and go to our offices to get our gifts for each other together. As I was finishing up, I got a knock on my door from one of the unmated warriors named Bobby wanting to know how we wanted to decorate the great hall for the party and games for the next day. I told him to give me a second and I would be down to help with the decorations. After about five minutes, I was done with all my stuff, so I walked down to the great hall to get started and to let everyone know what jobs I wanted to be done and in what order they needed to be done. I told everyone that we needed all hands to get it finished by the next day. Once everyone was in the room and had their assignments, we all got to work.

Soon after getting started, I kept feeling like someone was watching me and when I looked around, I would see William just standing there watching me. I looked over at him and said, "Why don't you grab a ladder and help out instead of just standing there holding up the wall." He told me "He is not sure what to do," I told him just to hang the streamers in alternating colors. The colors were blue, green, orange, yellow, pink, red, gold, and purple. When he got on the ladder, he grabbed the streamers and started to put them up.

He put up one color, then he put up another color, then another color till they were all put up and no color was next to each other. After he was done, he asked, "What do you want me to do next." I told him to get the baskets and put all the kids' names on them. The pups' girls get pink, yellow, gold, and purple. The boys get blue, green, red, and orange." I handed him a list of all the pups' names on it and what color basket they had. After I handed him the list, he got started. Soon after the omegas and I got done decorating, Aspen, and Kyle took the kids into the great hall to see all the progress and how it looked. When they walked into the room, their jaws hit the floor (figuratively speaking).

Kyle walked over to William and asked if he needed any help. William shook his head, yes, and Kyle grabbed some baskets and started writing names on them, and as they got one done, they would cross out the names on the list. The list we made up of all the young pups and the older pups up till the age of 10. It also had our board members, and kids, on it. We even went out and got other decorations to do the rest of the house and their own houses, but most of the decorations were going up in the packhouse.