the cast.
matt – (aka, lovey, lovey-love, husband james) my husband. he’s 29, and he works for a major bank doing information security. he telecommutes to his mom’s house where he has a small "office" set up and this usually leaves me car-less. he has a computer science degree (total neeerd), and while he loves his video games, his passions lie with sports. he is my male equal, my best friend, and my partner in absolutely everything. i love him (a lot)! 🙂
lukas – (aka, luke, lukey-poo, lukey-james, lukey-luke, luker, little man) my baby boy! he is absolutely THE love of my life! he was born on january 15, 2009 – at a whopping 9lbs 5oz! he is the most handsome kid in the entire world, if i do say so myself 🙂 he has chubby little cheeks, dark hair, his daddy’s nose and dimple, and my eyes (although, not the same color).
odin – (ode, white face, mr. white, odie-james) my kitty. he was my foster kitten in the spring of 04, and matt & i fell so in love we had to keep him. i can’t believe my baby is 5 already! he is so snuggly and sweet, and one of the smartest kitties i have ever known.
mom/dad – duh. my mom is sue, she’s an animal loving, lukey-crazy grandma. Blusan63 here on OD. my dad is colin, a golf and beer fanatic.
mallory – my sister. we are only a year & 7 months apart (making her 24). she’s a teacher, and just bought a house in my hometown. she competes with my mom to be my son’s #1 fan. 🙂 – Qtpi11 here on OD
gabby – (aka, scutter) my littlest sister. she’s actually my step-sister, but she’s been around since she was 1 year old, so we grew up as sisters, practically. she’s 14 now, she’s a riot for the most part!
lynne – (aka, BFF) my very best friend of…gosh, 17 years now! it’s incredible how different we are in some ways, but the older we get, the more alike we become. we got married one week apart, had a baby one year apart, and both moved into our childhood homes temporarily – it’s wild. She’s a Masterpiece here on OD.
monalisa and nigel – lynne’s kids, luke’s best friends
cheri – (aka, cheri berry cherry larry curly moe, cher bear) one of my childhood friends. growing up it was always "the 4 of us", which included me, lynne, my sister, and cheri. cheri’s the youngest of the group, but she turned 21 last year – she’s finally a big girl!! 🙂 sweetlilcher here on OD.
joy – (aka, shmoe, joe shmoe the hoe, joybabe) my best friend from high school. we were insperable for many years, and had some of the craziest times together that i will never forget! she is a true sweetheart. Joybabe here on OD.
kate – (aka, arzybarf, potato, tater tot, itsy bitsy puke) another good friend from high school. she is always the life of the party, and she’s a total baby lover 🙂
cassie S– (aka, lovah, friend cassie) – we started out as enemies in high school, and turned our hatred for the same stupid boy into a friendship. she’s the best for venting and bitching with. cardiganlvr here on OD.
cassie B – (aka, sister cassie) – once upon a time we were step-sisters, and at only 2 months apart we clashed. but when our parents were no longer married, and we oddly ended up moving to the same corner of the country, we became good friends. however, she moved back to NY and doesn’t have many communication options, so i miss her and her baby girl ella a lot!
amy – my oldest cousin. she has two adorable little girls, maya & paige. both her girls were in my wedding, and amy helped me out a lot with preperations. we don’t get to see each other often, but we usually always have fun when we do! i’m looking forward to spending more time with her when we move back. SuperTeacher here on OD.
amanda – also my cousin, amy’s sister. she has 3 kids – quinn, ava & eli. quinn & ava were also in my wedding. and, luke inherits eli’s hand-me-downs which is AWESOME!! 🙂 i’ve loved spending more time with her since moving back – i usually see her on thursdays for bingo night!