He has grown up so much! I am going to miss my little man!
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| Baby Bum! |
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Last day with Xavier for awhile
The monthlies are leaving so that means my play dates are over until next year. I may still see him off and on but definitely on such a regular basis.
He has grown up so much! I am going to miss my little man!
He has grown up so much! I am going to miss my little man!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Today's "To Do" list
1) Get home
2) Take a shower
3) Wash clothes
4) Finish the last 2 inches of the most recent square
5) Make a post about Xavier :)
6) Make a post about my new favorite meal
7) Make quick post about Carley :)
8) Start new square
At about 6:30-7:00 I need to make dinner.
What I have already done this week:
1) Bought egg poacher for Brian for his breakfast
2) Got oil changed
3) Went grocery shopping
So far the only thing on the books for tomorrow is dinner and more knitting :)
2) Take a shower
3) Wash clothes
4) Finish the last 2 inches of the most recent square
5) Make a post about Xavier :)
6) Make a post about my new favorite meal
7) Make quick post about Carley :)
8) Start new square
At about 6:30-7:00 I need to make dinner.
What I have already done this week:
1) Bought egg poacher for Brian for his breakfast
2) Got oil changed
3) Went grocery shopping
So far the only thing on the books for tomorrow is dinner and more knitting :)
Monday, March 28, 2011
Morality for Beautiful Girls: The No.1. Ladies' Detective Agency~McCall-Smith
This is the book I read in March. I finished it just in time! I actually thought I wouldn't get to finish my goal this month.
I enjoyed this book very much. This series seems to be a very easy read. I never have any issues and end up reading more pages then I thought I could/would in any period of time.
So far reading on Sunday's before I go to Caroline's is working out to be the best system. Hopefully it stays that way.
In this book Mma. Ramotswe ends up renting out her office and moving it into the garage her fiance, Mr. J.L.B Matekoni, owns. Her secretary, Mma Makutsi becomes an Assistant Detective and Acting Manager over the garage and both business are benefitting from it and it is interesting to see how the characters mesh. Each detective takes on her own cases and for the most part the fiance is in the background of this story.
I still enjoy this series. I believe I have one more left in this series before I have to buy more. I don't know if I will finish the whole series. So far it has been repetitive and I think I could get bored of basically the same story line. I am going to space out the books the best I can to help avoid boredom.
I enjoyed this book very much. This series seems to be a very easy read. I never have any issues and end up reading more pages then I thought I could/would in any period of time.
So far reading on Sunday's before I go to Caroline's is working out to be the best system. Hopefully it stays that way.
In this book Mma. Ramotswe ends up renting out her office and moving it into the garage her fiance, Mr. J.L.B Matekoni, owns. Her secretary, Mma Makutsi becomes an Assistant Detective and Acting Manager over the garage and both business are benefitting from it and it is interesting to see how the characters mesh. Each detective takes on her own cases and for the most part the fiance is in the background of this story.
I still enjoy this series. I believe I have one more left in this series before I have to buy more. I don't know if I will finish the whole series. So far it has been repetitive and I think I could get bored of basically the same story line. I am going to space out the books the best I can to help avoid boredom.
Friday, March 25, 2011
My little man also turned 6 months :)
This is probably the last time I will see Xavier in awhile. The monthlies are all over so the activities are ending and then we will be too busy for Xavier to play. I am scared to think about how big he will be next time I see him! I havent seen him since February and he has grown SO much. Jenn says he is 30" so far already. He was sleeping when he was here but don't you worry...I have pictures :)
He is almost too long for his car seat!
He is catching up to Auntie Rachel very quickly :)
And you can't have a picture without my pretty face ;)
This "little" guy looked like this 6 months ago:
He is almost too long for his car seat!
He is catching up to Auntie Rachel very quickly :)
And you can't have a picture without my pretty face ;)
This "little" guy looked like this 6 months ago:
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Parents trip
My parents came down this past weekend and Brian and I had a blast! It was SO nice to see them and so nice to be off on an actual weekend...though it did feel very weird.
Friday night we ate dinner with Caroline and Kurt at a restaurant called Travinia's. An old favorite but it definitely dropped on our "go to places" after the experience. Food was great but Kurt had to steal silverware and the band was playing WAY too loud. We could barely hear each other. They were asked to quiet down but they never did. Apparently they are doing music 4 out of 7 nights so Brian and I wont be back there for awhile but it was so much fun to get together with Kurt and Caroline! Full of laughs when we could finally hear what the other person was saying!
Saturday we woke up early and went to Charleston to look at houses for possible places for my parents to retire. We saw about 6 or 7 but only 4 really stuck out as being good possibilities. Outside of the last one where we all think my mom is nuts, Brian and Dad agreed and Mom and I agreed. It was definitely very interesting and alot of fun on our side. I hope they had fun as well. I apparently gave them great fodder for laughs when I announced (because they were teasing me for picking out rooms for nurseries) that in 18months when they are moving Brian and I will hopefully be married and trying to have a baby and a baby will have to have a place to sleep. I don't know why they found that funny...I, like my father, always plan long term (I started looking at colleges in 9th grade) and well they know I want babies!
For lunch we went to Blossoms. Food was good again for the most part. My dad got the crabcakes which did not come out as we had expected so we all kept throwing food at him since he got so little. The service was a bit lacking. They were busy and there was a woman in the next table who insisted that the waiter describe EVERY dish in great detail but it did give us a time to talk about all the houses we saw. I think that helped out alot.
On the way home from Charleston we stopped and saw a plantation called Hopsewee. This plantation is advertised in Myrtle Beach and I have always heard good things about it. Plus it was RIGHT on the way home so we decided to stop buy. I think it is safe to say we were all pretty dissappointed. A lot of the history was done with a video and when going through the house alot of the story was "there was this but I dont know what happened". I kept hearing "I dont know" which I didnt like so much. I did grab some pictures of the outside.
Saturday night we ate at our new favorite restaurant Maggie D's. It was very slow but they warned us that they were backed up as we walked into the restaurant. Food was great as usual. I have been eating my parents left overs and SO good! After that we raced back home to watch Pee Wee Hermans LIVE on Broadway show. I enjoyed it alot. My parents left saying that it was much better on Broadway, which is to be expected, but I still enjoyed it.
Sunday we met at a restaurant called Mcallister's for lunch and then said good bye :( One good thing about them looking to retire here is that if they want to by a house in around 18 months they need to be come back within a year to do more searching :)
Friday night we ate dinner with Caroline and Kurt at a restaurant called Travinia's. An old favorite but it definitely dropped on our "go to places" after the experience. Food was great but Kurt had to steal silverware and the band was playing WAY too loud. We could barely hear each other. They were asked to quiet down but they never did. Apparently they are doing music 4 out of 7 nights so Brian and I wont be back there for awhile but it was so much fun to get together with Kurt and Caroline! Full of laughs when we could finally hear what the other person was saying!
Saturday we woke up early and went to Charleston to look at houses for possible places for my parents to retire. We saw about 6 or 7 but only 4 really stuck out as being good possibilities. Outside of the last one where we all think my mom is nuts, Brian and Dad agreed and Mom and I agreed. It was definitely very interesting and alot of fun on our side. I hope they had fun as well. I apparently gave them great fodder for laughs when I announced (because they were teasing me for picking out rooms for nurseries) that in 18months when they are moving Brian and I will hopefully be married and trying to have a baby and a baby will have to have a place to sleep. I don't know why they found that funny...I, like my father, always plan long term (I started looking at colleges in 9th grade) and well they know I want babies!
For lunch we went to Blossoms. Food was good again for the most part. My dad got the crabcakes which did not come out as we had expected so we all kept throwing food at him since he got so little. The service was a bit lacking. They were busy and there was a woman in the next table who insisted that the waiter describe EVERY dish in great detail but it did give us a time to talk about all the houses we saw. I think that helped out alot.
On the way home from Charleston we stopped and saw a plantation called Hopsewee. This plantation is advertised in Myrtle Beach and I have always heard good things about it. Plus it was RIGHT on the way home so we decided to stop buy. I think it is safe to say we were all pretty dissappointed. A lot of the history was done with a video and when going through the house alot of the story was "there was this but I dont know what happened". I kept hearing "I dont know" which I didnt like so much. I did grab some pictures of the outside.
Saturday night we ate at our new favorite restaurant Maggie D's. It was very slow but they warned us that they were backed up as we walked into the restaurant. Food was great as usual. I have been eating my parents left overs and SO good! After that we raced back home to watch Pee Wee Hermans LIVE on Broadway show. I enjoyed it alot. My parents left saying that it was much better on Broadway, which is to be expected, but I still enjoyed it.
Sunday we met at a restaurant called Mcallister's for lunch and then said good bye :( One good thing about them looking to retire here is that if they want to by a house in around 18 months they need to be come back within a year to do more searching :)
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
My favorite little girl turns 6 months :)
This little one is already 6 months old
I just cannot believe it!
It is amazing how quickly they grow up
She is definitely less interested in posing
She likes to reach for things. She has definitely found her arms
Probably the best one I got of the two of us
Me thinks she is teething....
I have grabbed a couple picks of her dad with the same face...
Yup...definitely teething
Daddy sneaking pictures of her sucking her thumb
I can't believe it has been six months.... I still think of her as this...
I just cannot believe it!
It is amazing how quickly they grow up
She is definitely less interested in posing
She likes to reach for things. She has definitely found her arms
Probably the best one I got of the two of us
Me thinks she is teething....
I have grabbed a couple picks of her dad with the same face...
Yup...definitely teething
Daddy sneaking pictures of her sucking her thumb
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Randomness
Sorry I haven't blogged in awhile...things have been going on but I just haven't had time to fully sort things out. My parents are coming on Friday (YAYAYAYYAYAYAYAY) so I am working a very long week to get Sat/Sun off. We are also very busy getting the house clean.
Knitting: Going well, I am getting faster but I think that might be causing me to get fewer squares out of my skeins. The last skein I finished had BARELY enough to finish...literally. This skein is looking like it is going to be the same way. I am not sure which is better....more squares out of a skein or faster making squares. I have about 12 squares right now?? I haven't counted yet. After this skein I think I should have enough for two rows..maybe being 1 or two squares short.
Brian's work: He is going well. He is excited for the weekend. Not only are my parents coming but it will be his first day off in 21 days. He will have officially ended his two week notice (but may work a few more Saturdays to help out and for the extra money) and will finally get to have a true weekend. As of right now...that means we will never have a weekend off together anymore. Unless something changes, my days off are Weds/thurs and his are Sat/Sun. He does get home at 6pm M-F but by the time dinner is made it is almost time to go to bed. Fortunately I get home 4ish on Sat/Sun so we will have the afternoons together at least.
Car/House: We are busy crunching numbers, coming up with a game plan. I would love to get both a year from now, give or take but I definitely want to do at least one of them. Brian's Chevy Aveo is a death trap and needs replacing sooner then later. And I want a house. We are deciding which we can afford and which to get first. He has wanted a Ford Fusion for several years now. This would be the first car he has ever picked out and bought and the idea is that this car would last 10+ years. The Fusion he wants is going to run 33k with the options he wants. We are trying to figure out when we can buy it. He has worked so hard to get where he is and while neither of us want to make a stupid. irresponsible financial mistake we both really want him to get the car he wants with the options he wants. It's not like he is trying to buy a Nissan GTS (His DREAM DREAM DREAM car). We are now trying to figure out how to afford it and actually enjoy life at the same time.
Knitting: Going well, I am getting faster but I think that might be causing me to get fewer squares out of my skeins. The last skein I finished had BARELY enough to finish...literally. This skein is looking like it is going to be the same way. I am not sure which is better....more squares out of a skein or faster making squares. I have about 12 squares right now?? I haven't counted yet. After this skein I think I should have enough for two rows..maybe being 1 or two squares short.
Brian's work: He is going well. He is excited for the weekend. Not only are my parents coming but it will be his first day off in 21 days. He will have officially ended his two week notice (but may work a few more Saturdays to help out and for the extra money) and will finally get to have a true weekend. As of right now...that means we will never have a weekend off together anymore. Unless something changes, my days off are Weds/thurs and his are Sat/Sun. He does get home at 6pm M-F but by the time dinner is made it is almost time to go to bed. Fortunately I get home 4ish on Sat/Sun so we will have the afternoons together at least.
Car/House: We are busy crunching numbers, coming up with a game plan. I would love to get both a year from now, give or take but I definitely want to do at least one of them. Brian's Chevy Aveo is a death trap and needs replacing sooner then later. And I want a house. We are deciding which we can afford and which to get first. He has wanted a Ford Fusion for several years now. This would be the first car he has ever picked out and bought and the idea is that this car would last 10+ years. The Fusion he wants is going to run 33k with the options he wants. We are trying to figure out when we can buy it. He has worked so hard to get where he is and while neither of us want to make a stupid. irresponsible financial mistake we both really want him to get the car he wants with the options he wants. It's not like he is trying to buy a Nissan GTS (His DREAM DREAM DREAM car). We are now trying to figure out how to afford it and actually enjoy life at the same time.
Friday, March 11, 2011
TGIF=Manic Mondays
Today is Friday and most of you are celebrating the end of the week and I am just starting my week therefore it is my Manic Monday.
I have figured out something that will make us all smile...whether we are ending our week or just starting ours :)
I had a visitor on Monday AND Tuesday (my Thursday and Friday so the end of my week went very well last week)
Monday:
Tuesday:
She kept sucking her thumb but I could never get a picture of it :(
I hope this brightens the end of your week as it brightens the beginning of my week :)
I have figured out something that will make us all smile...whether we are ending our week or just starting ours :)
I had a visitor on Monday AND Tuesday (my Thursday and Friday so the end of my week went very well last week)
Monday:
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| "No we are not on an island" |
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| This toy is the best thing ever! |
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| "You keep buying Xavier things...where are my clothes?" :) |
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| What's Daddy doing? |
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| She hasn't quite gotten the concept that you stick your bottom lip OUT to get Daddy to buy you things |
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| Yes, Mark makes funny faces |
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| Why, yes I think it is great that our clerks match our guests |
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| Time for bye byes! |
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| She doesn't want to leave me :( |
Tuesday:
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| I just couldn't stay away |
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| Take 1 |
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| Take 2 |
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| Kinda what I was looking for... |
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| When is it Football season again? |
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| First Lifeguard crush |
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| I love airplane! |
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| You mean I have to stay still for pictures? |
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| night night! |
She kept sucking her thumb but I could never get a picture of it :(
I hope this brightens the end of your week as it brightens the beginning of my week :)
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