Our Life Together

Easter Party

The next morning was Easter morning. I wanted to wake up a little early so that William and I would have time to give each other the gifts we got for one another yesterday at the second store we went to. I woke William up saying "My king, it is Easter morning, and we have to get up and go see if the Easter bunny has come to see all of us and the pups." William opened his eyes and looked at me and said that it was too early for the Easter bunny to have come. "If you don’t get up, I am going to go get the kids and let them jump on the bed till you do get up.” I told him finally He sits up as if someone kicked him from under the bed. We got dressed and then gave each other the gifts that we got for one another at the second store. These were things that we could have in the bedroom. I got a lot of lingerie. He got a lot of sexy underwear.

We had all the Easter gifts that were supposed to be given to each other and all the pack members and guests taken down and put in the great hall with the rest of the Easter baskets ready for the party to begin. We went to the pups' rooms. I got the girls, and he went to the boys' rooms. The girls and boys were already dressed. Nicole was dressed in a light pink dress with dark pink bows and flowers on it. Leah had a light purple dress with dark purple flowers and bows on it. James had on a light blue dress shirt with a dark blue vest and gray dress pants. Anthony had on a red dress shirt with a dark red vest and gray dress pants. I got dressed in a dark blue dress that had light blue, pink, purple, and red roses on it. William had on a blue dress shirt with dark red, black pants. All of our clothes were made by William’s mom, Cheryl. After everyone was ready, we went down to the great hall to get the festivities started.

When we got down to the great hall, everyone was already there. We got everyone grouped up by age and told all the children that we were going to have an Easter egg hunt for the different age groups. They were all excited about it would be an understatement. They were jumping up and down while hooting and hollering. The first age group to go was the 1-3-year-old children. Then the 4-and-6-year-old children would come next. Lastly, there would be 7–10- year-old kids. With our kids being older, they wanted to do one for just the teenagers. We told them that would be fine, but they had to wait until all the other children got their turn. We had some of the omega’s that didn’t have children hide the eggs so that the adults with children could help the kids with finding the eggs. When the omegas came back in from outside, William and I got the kids and the parents with children and went out, so the kids could find all the eggs. As we were walking out, I asked one of the omegas how many were hidden. A female omega named Ashley said there were 4 dozen, so we had children to find the eggs.

Once we thought we had found all of them, we had to count them. The kids found all the eggs and the adults had to count them to make sure they were all there. Once we got back inside, the kids were able to play games if they wanted, or they could just mingle with the other kids while the omegas were out hiding the eggs again for the next age group. After all the kids had gone out to hunt the eggs, the teenagers went out to have their turn. William looked at all of them and told them not to throw them at anyone, because there are people that like to eat eggs after the day is over.

William and I were walking around and talking with our guests while the older kids were having their hunt. After about an hour or so, I sent a mind link to all of them telling them they needed to come back in. We had a surprise for everyone. It took about ten minutes for all of them to file back in. We had everything set up in age-appropriate stations and games for the kids just to give them some fun to do while they were waiting to get their baskets of goodies that were made up the day before. We had the great hall set up in stations so that the younger ones weren't getting run over by the bigger kids and the teenagers. Since William and my kids were still learning to walk, we took them to the toddler's station and let them play with the toys that were there for them. We were watching the children play when an omega brought me a letter that was hand-delivered by one of the council members named Rick, who was the head, Elder. His mate is the Elder of the Blue Rose Moon Pack. They were also my aunt and uncle. I looked at William and asked "Do you know why the council would hand-deliver a letter on a holiday? He turned to me and shook his head now, so when I opened the envelope, it was a letter wishing us a happy Easter and wanting to know if we would host the upcoming mating ritual for our region. They also put in the letter that they were coming for a visit soon. As I finished reading the letter, I turned back to William and handed it to him, and he read it and looked at me and said that "I think it would be a good idea if we had the ritual here." I thought about it for a second, then looked at him and said, "I think so too we will announce it tomorrow after the cleanup."

Just as the last group of children was coming in from egg hunting, it was time to give the children, the pack members, and the board members their baskets with the treats and things that we got them after the children played for a little while longer. William and I gathered our children and walked to the front of the hall to the little stage that was set up for occasions like this. We started calling the children up to get their baskets. Once all the children had theirs, we started calling up the teenagers, then the adults were the last to go. They were from William and me. We got all the baskets handed out and told the kids to continue with the fun, then dinner would be served buffet style for everyone to be able to get to it, and it would be easier for the children to be able to pick what they wanted to eat. We had hams, turkeys, and all the traditional fixings that go along with it. The food was so good, there was nothing left by the end of the day. We had different contests and a band. We also had a dance floor, which was something that Lahaunta wanted to have for those who dance and so that the younger girls and a few boys could show off their skills. Everyone that showed up had a really great time and I just wished the day would not end because we were all having so much fun and enjoying ourselves so much. Everyone in the pack and in mine and William's three companies made the day for all the kids. William and I, when the kids got their baskets and their toys (that were age appropriate.) the teenagers and older kids got candy and snacks. The day was definitely a hit for both children and adults.

I was so happy that everyone had a good time. As everyone was leaving for the night, I told William that I was going to go up to our room and lay down. I wasn't feeling so great. He said that he would be up when the last member left for the night. OK was my response back. I didn't really want to feel sick, but I had for about a week or so. But I didn't think much more about it after that. William told me that he was going to bring Dr. Peggy with him to do a check-up on me. I told him that it was not necessary and that I was fine, just tired from the day's events. He asked me if I was sure, and I replied that I was just a temporary cold that I had and that it was nothing to be worried about. OK was all he said. As I got to the top of the stairs I started to feel really sleepy and couldn't wait to lay down and get rid of the nausea feeling I was having. I got to our room just in time to lay down and fall right to sleep in my Easter outfit. William tried hard not to wake me up when he came to check on me about an hour and a half after I fell asleep. He apologized for waking me but Dr. Peggy was also there to do a check-up on me. When she got done with her exam she told us that she had gotten some blood work, and she was going to take it back to the lab and run some tests to find out what is going on with me and that she wants to see us again in about a month sooner if I am not feeling better in the next few days.

After a few days of taking it easy, I started to feel better and wasn't so drained anymore, and I went back to work like normal mostly. Instead of coffee in the morning, I wanted tea with honey. All of my assistants thought that was off, and I just told them that I have times when I would want tea every so often. They were not used to me wanting tea over coffee and I told them that, yes, I preferred coffee to tea, but I do like tea at times. I mostly like tea in bed so that I have more restful nights. I hardly ever want tea all day long. William had noticed it as well but didn't say anything about it until we got back home from work one day. William asked me what I thought about me wanting tea all the time and I told him the same thing that I told everyone else, and he told me that tea was my go-to drink when I was working on something that would stress me out all the time. I told him that I am in the works with some top designers for the boutique. I have been a little stressed out the past few weeks. He told me that sounded like it would stress everyone out. So he dropped the subject, and let it go, at least for now. That I was happy about.

I love my husband, but when he gets something on his mind, he doesn't stop till he gets to the bottom of whatever project or problem he is working on. I just hope that he lets it go for good. At home, we talk with the kids about school and how they are doing with their homework. The kids tell us that they are already talking about the graduation that is coming up in about 6 months. I am not exactly looking forward to having my babies graduate and become full adults at the moment, and I already know that they are going to want to have a very large grad party and William and I will set it up and get everything that they want for them as well as everything that they might need to become adults. William tells me not to think about it like we are losing the kids, but to think about it like we are gaining well-taught and well-mannered adults that respect everyone for who they are and not what they can give to them. I told him that I was not ready to see our babies as adults, but I still wished that they were still our babies and I missed being able to hold them in my arms and in my lap and tell them that everything was going to be alright and that I loved them more than they would ever know. He told me that he knew exactly how I felt.

The kids told me that they were not going to go anywhere other than to college to get their degrees in their favorite profession. I tell them that I am happy for all four of them and that it is something that they will experience one day just not too soon from now. At dinner that night, I asked the kids what kinds of things they were into or if they were still into the same thing as when they were young. James was telling me that he is still about art and graphics he likes to write and play music. Nicole still wants to help people and make sure that everyone has everything that they want for anything and everything. Leah wants to be a designer and wants to make the outfits and clothes that everyone will wear for every occasion and every day. Anthony is still into music, and he is still writing everything down in his music journals, and he has even recorded some stuff for other projects that he has worked on. I don't think that they will ever give up on their dreams and, to be honest, I don't want the four of them to ever give up on anything that they enjoy. I am so proud of my kids and the amazing young adults that they have become.