9 months to go!

It's hard to believe we've already been engaged for 6 months! And we still have 9 more to go...ugh. It seems like such a long time to wait. Some days it's a little overwhelming. I'm already fed up with wedding planning, which is surprising because I thought I would enjoy it. Honestly though, I'm just ready to be married to my best friend and be done worrying about all the stupid details. Plus, I'm super impatient. :P

Here are some photos of our countdowns, now that they're getting nice and low. :) Enjoy!

J

Completely and utterly knackered

What an exhausting day! The kids and I went to Imagination Avenue for storytime this morning, which is always fun. There was a really small group today, which was a lot nicer than the normally overwhelming crowd of kids screaming through the whole thing. A showed off her wicked dance moves and had all the moms laughing at how absolutely adorable she is. :P

After storytime, we headed over to the railroad park for a picnic lunch. We rode the carousel, and took a ride on the little train that circles the park. Both kids really love the train, and that's the main reason we visit that park, but we had some fun on the playground as well. I made F try baby carrots today, which was quite an ordeal for him. He chewed the same carrot for a half hour before I finally got him to swallow it. Ugh!

Once we got home, the kids had a nice long rest and I did some reading. I've been reading the Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa, and I'm loving them! We played outside for a bit after naptime, so both kids got plenty of fresh air today.

Enjoy the photos from today. :)

J

Oh yeah!

Today is the third day in a row of no accidents, not even at naptime! :) It's finally happening...diaper days are nearly over for one kid. Wahoo!

In other news, as Valentine's Day approaches, I'm working very hard on a big surprise for C. I have a few things to pick up this weekend, but I think he's going to be wowed. I'm looking forward to seeing his face when I hand him his present. ;) As for myself? All I want is some of these.

Here's hoping my man delivers! :P

J

I can't think of a clever title for this one

It was another boring Tuesday in the life of me today. The kids and I spent time at Imagination Avenue this morning, and then went home and had a nice, long nap in the afternoon (well, they had one...I didn't). F is super close to making it five days with no accidents, which will earn him a prize. He's been doing really, really well since I started that system, and I'm pretty confident he'll be fully potty-trained soon. Yay!

I went outside to experiment with the manual focus on my camera for a little while. It's my new favorite tool, but I don't usually use it when I'm photographing moving subjects (like children). Enjoy the latest photos!

J

Quickie :P

I'm not going to waste too much time posting today. I didn't really do anything noteworthy, and I've had a pounding headache since Saturday. I'm ready for bed now. :( Enjoy the photos from today, and hopefully I'll be feeling better tomorrow!

J

Super Bowl!

I'm feeling much better on this lovely Super Bowl Sunday. :) I still have a bit of a headache, but my stomach isn't so messed up anymore. C and I are now happily tucked up on the couch cheering the Steelers on. We're not having a party this year, but in light of yesterday, I'm totally ok with that.

We went and saw The King's Speech this afternoon. I had ten bucks to use at AMC, so we decided to catch it while we had some time. It was actually a pretty good movie. It's the story of King George VI, who had a stammer for the majority of his life. He got help from a speech therapist named Lionel Looge (I think that's how you spell the last name), and the movie was about his therapy with Lionel. We both really enjoyed it. :)

I've been wanting to photograph these apples for quite a while. They've been sitting in a basket on the counter for a week or so, and they just look so beautiful. Since we don't have a bunch of Super Bowl food sitting out, I figured I should use the opportunity to photograph some healthy food. :P Enjoy!

J

Sick day

I didn't get a chance to post yesterday because we went out for girls' night, and I didn't get to bed until 3:30 this morning. :P Yesterday's photos are from work, which was uneventful for the most part. A was super cranky, but that's not really anything new lately. I did get a decent photo of her in her awesome winter hat though. :)

Girls' night was awesome! We went out to dinner first, hitting up Pancho's. After Pancho's, we headed to Barnes and Noble for an hour of browsing, which I always love. I could live in that store if they'd let me lol. Once we were finished at BN, we headed back to our house, where everyone left but K and P (our married friends that we hang out with the most). They stayed for five and a half more hours, until we were all falling asleep at the table. It was totally awesome. :D

The problems came today. I'm relatively certain that I got food poisoning from Pancho's. P was really sick after eating there last week, but we all thought it was just because he ate too much. It's a Mexican buffet, and apparently he ate a lot. But then today, I was confined to my bed because I felt like I was going to throw up. I was finally able to get out of bed around 8 o'clock this evening, so I feel like I wasted my Saturday a little bit, but it was nice to have a lazy day. Hopefully I'll be feeling better tomorrow.

Here's a photo of the fireplace I sat in front of when I finally made it out of bed. Pretty, isn't it?

Enjoy!

J