There are lots of things that have been nonexistent in our home these days: time for blogging, our daddy, good attitudes, the will to clean. You know, the usual. Last week our SD was in Iowa all week and we were going it alone. Taking care of two kids with a partner is hard. Doing it by yourself is huge! We never even made it to the grocery store. Instead, we relied on fast food and Lunchables. I'm guessing you know how well my "eat healthy & exercise" plan is going. I feel like the weekend was just yesterday and now it's already time to have another one. Not that I'm complaining or anything, but this week flew by. We're gearing up for our first week as a kindergartner - buying supplies, planning our wardrobes, meeting the teacher and making her a fun little surprise. It's hard to ...
Best Date Ever
I guess it's a given that your 10 year anniversary date should rock, right? After we got in bed on Saturday night, I looked at Josh and said "this was seriously the best 24 hours I've ever had". It started on Friday night. Josh was in Iowa all week for work (they acquired four new facilities and he was training staff and enjoying the corn fields in the mid-west). He told me on Sunday before we headed out for the airport that my gift was wrapped and ready and that he completely out-gifted me this year. Of course, that got my wheels turning and I asked him where he was hiding my gift! I had no intentions of looking for it (I love surprises too much), but it was fun to think about where it might be hidden. He assured me that I would NEVER find it. He was right. On Thursday afternoon he ...
Our Tenth Year
Ten years ago this summer, I was in a tiny house where no one lived. Spending every extra minute and spare dime making that house a home. Ten years ago yesterday, we pulled into my parents' driveway in a little red truck, giddy about 'tomorrow'. Ten years ago this morning, I woke up in my sister's bed for the last time. Ten years ago tonight, I married my very best friend. We might have been married for ten years, but we've been sharing life for almost sixteen. That's one hundred and ninety months of hand massages. Five thousand eight hundred and forty days of I love yous. Over one hundred and forty thousand hours since I've been right about anything. And I wouldn't trade one single second for anything else. basketball games / the wisdom teeth Valentine's Day / the escort / combat boots ...
beachgirls
I cannot even begin to tell you how wonderful our weekend at the beach turned out to be. It was the first time since I've been married that I've taken a pleasure-trip without Josh and the first time since the girls were born that I've been to the beach without them. It was surreal, but boy did we have fun! We pulled out in Amanda's mini-van on Thursday night and made it to our condo in Gulf Shores around 11:30. One would think we would head straight to bed, but that was the first of many nights we barely missed the sun rise. There were eight girls in a three bedroom condo and we had a BLAST. there was lots of beach laying, poolside sitting and balcony people watching we saw sun and rain, waited hours for dinner and read lots of books we rented expensive lounge chairs, ate ...
Yay, for big girl beds!
We've been talking about moving the girls into the same bed, ever since we moved them into the same room. It is well established that my children sleep MUCH better when snuggled up next to someone. Hence the many nights each week that someone ends up between their mommy and daddy or begging for some snuggle time before bed. We were hoping that letting them sleep together would provide us with much better sleep and a later start to our weekend mornings. To say they were excited is a little of an understatement! They knew on Friday that it was their last night in separate beds (although we're leaving the crib up for a few weeks in case of an emergency). On Saturday morning, we loaded up and ran to the storage building to pick up the bed frame and mattress that we've had since buying our ...
Fiesta with Friends
On Saturday night, I got to help throw a Mexican-themed housewarming shower for my brother-in-law and his bride to be. They just bought a new house and have been renovating for the last several weeks. Somehow I managed NOT to take a picture of the happy couple, but I did get some great snaps of the yummy nacho bar we served. Ashley, Me, Caycie (my future sis-in-law) and Beth our scrum-dilly taco/nacho bar we served pulled chicken and seasoned beef with soft shells and corn chips we had Texas Caviar and fresh salsa homemade guacamole, cilantro mayo, taco sauces and pico de gallo although I failed to photograph them, we also had a s'mores station and a margarita bar set up outside, alongside fun games of corn hole and washers for the boys to play while Caycie opened presents! a few ...
Pensacola, Round 2
Saturday is the day of the actual airshow (although Friday is exactly the same, it is technically the "dress rehearsal"). Crowds are heavier on Saturdays, you have to stake your spot on the beach at daybreak and you don't drive anywhere. If you plan on eating dinner on the island somewhere other than your condo, you should be prepared to walk there. Unfortunately, it was only after we paid $45 each for three sets of beach chairs that we realized it would rain. ALL. DAY. LONG. We packed it up about 30 minutes into the day and ended up doing lots of reading, cartoon watching and balcony sitting. The majority of the airshow was cancelled, although we heard on the radio the Blue Angels might do their low show a few hours late. Bummer. I had bought the girls super cute new patriotic bathing ...
Pensacola, Round 1
Last weekend we found ourselves at the beach again, only this time we were with Josh's parents - Nana & Grandpa Cookie. We left late Thursday afternoon and headed to Pensacola for the weekend to enjoy some sun and the Blue Angels airshow. Friday on the beach was GORGEOUS. Josh had to work inside most of the day, but he did get to venture out for lunch and came out again later in the afternoon to watch the planes fly. I didn't get any pictures of the stunt planes, since we were enjoying lunch on our balcony while watching them, but I did get some great ones once the Angels started flying. the view from my very cushy beach chair rental, courtesy of SD three pretty beach bums / ella, isabella & sophie some sand play while we were waiting for the planes sophie hung out in the ...