Happy 1st Birthday

Dear Bean,
One year ago today, you came into this world. When I pulled you up onto me I never could have imagined exactly how much you would change my life, change my heart. You are my miracle, my joy, my greatest love, my biggest accomplishment. I cannot believe how big you are, how smart you are, how great a mixture of Daddy and me you are. You're so full of life, energy, and joy [and stubborness!!!]--and it makes me the proudest mommy. I cannot wait to see you change over these next few years; I cannot wait to experience your wonderful personality as you grow up. I love you so much, Butter Bean.

Happy Birthday, baby!

Love,
Mommy

catch up and go ahead

i havent had time to do much of anything, so blogging and commenting on y'all's blogs, has been the last thing on my mind. my apologies.

we move tomorrow. our landlord is coming by today at 4 to do a walk-through to make sure we didn't trash the place, and *hopefully* give us our deposit back. (we have not trashed the place, and therefore should get our deposit back, we're just hoping its now!) the past few days have been crazy trying to get everything cleaned and moved. on saturday, nate and 2 of our friends moved almost every item of furniture out to the storage unit. our tv is sitting on a fold-up table, and we've been sitting on fold-up chairs. not comfy. we've been sleeping on the floor because my [loving] idiot husband didn't stop to think that if he took our bed to storage, that meant we couldn't sleep on it. fun times. tonight, he's getting the u-haul trailer, and we're going to load it with the rest of our crappp and head out tomorrow morning. sigh.

obviously, i will not be blogging for a few more days because of thanksgiving, and then getting settled in, but i promise i should be back full-swing next week.

on that note, i would like to wish all of y'all a very happy thanksgiving. i hope you get lots of yummy food in your bellies. :)

to catch up on things i'm thankful for:
22: i am thankful i was able to share the love of christ with my step-children today. nate got a flat tire on the highway, and i was worried, so i told the kids to be quiet so i could say a prayer while we drove off down the road (in a separate car, obviously) and they asked me what a prayer was, then asked me who god was. it was a great experience to be able to share that with them.
23: i am thankful that the carpet in our bedroom is somehow more cushion-y that the rest of the house. it has definitely made for a nice pad underneath our "pallet".
24: i am thankful that this cleaning/purging/moving process is almost over!

and to go ahead:
25: i am thankful for the beautiful scenery off i-70 that we will see as we drive back to va.
26: i am thankful for the wonderful meal we will be eating on thanksgiving, and the wonderful family we will be surrounded by.
27: i am thankful that though we should be out shopping the killer deals, we wont be dealing with the crowds--especially with bean.
28: i am thankful that exactly one year ago, my baby boy came into this world. happy birthday, bean. :)
29: i am thankful for the trust that nate and i have in each other during our upcoming separation.
30: i am thankful that i can stop trying to come up with things i am thankful for every day!

Today I am thankful for the laughter that fills my home whenever we have the kids. I am going to miss these moments, when the 3 kids play and giggle, more than I can even put into words. This move kinda maybe sucks a little...

Neighbors/New Moon/Toes

Today I am thankful for the friends we have made in our neighbors. Our friends (neighbors) have put together a little going away dinner for us tonight, and I am pretty excited about it. :) I am just so thankful that in such a short amount of time, we managed to turn 4 strangers into 4 really good friends. I am going to miss them deeply.
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Um, so who saw New Moon?! I have permanently gone Team Jacob, but only for the movies. Edward (in the book) will always be my favorite, but I just don't think Robert Pattinson (as hot as he is) does the best job portraying the character. Taylor Lautner, though, hot damn. He does a great job as Jacob, and I was literally drooling last night. Boy is gorgeous.
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My weirdo little boy has taken to licking toes. He's such a silly boy. And he laughs because he knows it grosses me out. 8 days until his first birthday... I cant believe it.

Today I am thankful for Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. I am thankful that these 2 beautiful men were brought into my life. I have spent many a night dreaming (and fantasizing...) about them. And I am soooo thankful that at midnight I will be sitting, and drooling, over them in New Moon. :)

Mish Mosh

Today hasn't been such a good day, and I've only been awake for 3.5 hours. :-/ But when things start going wrong, like they are today, it makes me think about everything in my life, and try to put things in perspective. (I try to be Positive Polly.) I'm having a bit more trouble than usual with that today, though.

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Do you remember this book, Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business? I remember reading it (and having it read to me) when I was in elementary school, and I loved it. I bought it today for Bean, and I am way excited about it. I really like it when I can find books, toys, and other things from my childhood, and share them with him. Nate and I once talked about putting a box together of all our favorite candies from when we were kids (do you remember that squeeze gum stuff that came out of a toothpaste tube? I loved it.) and giving it to our kids one day. They don't really sell all the stuff we used to eat when we were kids, so we like freak out when we go into a candy store and see it all. Haha. Yes, we're losers.

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Today I am thankful for Starbucks coffee. I have always loved Starbucks, but this year, I have really become addicted. I cannot even drink coffee from home anymore, it has to be Starbucks. Even my taste buds are snooty, imagine that.

Today is the LAST day to vote for Bean at the Gap Casting Call. PLEASE go over and vote for my lil cutie pie! You can see his entries here. Remember, you do have to have an account to vote. :)

And, today I am thankful for those of you who have already voted for him. (Hey, I don't have time to be thankful for something mushy gushy every day!)

We move in EIGHT days. Holy mother. There's soooo much to do.

ATC

This weekend was ATC. Despite some drama, I think we had a good time. Friday night we had the Company party, which was Hollywood themed. I went as a Hollywood socialite, and Nate went as a talent agent. He spilled pasta sauce on his suit, about 30 minutes after putting it on, so he ended up only being a regular Joe for the most of the night. :)

Then we snuck out of the hotel with about 15 other people and went to a local bar. It was some hole in the wall (Bad Habitz) but it was just what we needed. They had pool tables, a dance floor, a DJ that let the guys sing karaoke, indoor cornhole, and darts. Plus, everyone seemed to enjoy the fact that they could smoke inside since we're not allowed to do that sorta thing in Columbus. Nate got wasted (like most everyone else, except for me--thank you very much), but it was the funny wasted Nate that I love and adore so much. :)

Saturday was the formal. I didn't go get my hair and make up done like most of the other wives, because in all honesty, I really didn't care that much. I thought I looked pretty good, though. ;-)

Well, except for my hair, anyway. :)

(Yes, Nate is wearing make up. Due to Friday night's drama, he now has 2 black eyes and a nice long scrape under his right eye.)Nate was awarded his Glenn E. Morrell award (which, he had actually earned back in May, but had to wait to have it presented until a Colonel could do it). And their Company and station earned a few awards, as well.
That night wasn't near as fun as Friday night, but it was fun nonetheless. It really made me feel a twinge of sadness at the thought of our move. Which, by the way, is to Northern Virginia--just like we hoped!! ;-)
Coming home yesterday was such a relief, though. I missed my lil booger so much. And, apparently, he missed us, too. He wasn't being a very good eater or sleeper, for his "babysitter". Tisk tisk.

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Since I missed a few days of telling you what I'm thankful for, here ya go:
14: I was thankful for the beautiful purple Jessica Simpson shoes I wore to the formal. They were so pretty.
15: I was thankful for the fact that while I'm sure he took a step this weekend, that my neighbor (who watched Bean) didn't spoil my fun when I announced that Bean took a step for the first time last night. Woulda broken my heart.

And today, I am thankful for my life. I am thankful that every day I get to wake up and take another breath. Thankful that I get a chance to start again.

Today I am thankful for the good friend I have in my neighbor, E. She is watching the Butter Bean while Nate and I go to Cinci for ATC. Two nights and two days without my baby... I'm going to go insane. I worry about him when I leave him with Nate, lol, and Nate is his father. But I trust E, and I know she loves Bean almost as much as I do.

I will be in Cinci later this evening, I'm riding down with another couple because Nate had to go early. Tonight's festivities include a Hollywood themed Company party, and a trip out to a bar or two. ;-)

I hope y'all have a wonderfully fabulous weekend. <3

Mom

Today I am thankful for my mom, who's birthday it is, for giving me life. :)

Thankful

I've seen a lot of people doing the thing where they list something they are thankful for every day of this month, I think its a really cute idea, and while I am late to join the party, I'ma do it too!

So to back-track, I am thankful for:
1. My salvation. I am extremely thankful that Jesus has forgiven me my sins, and continues to do so, because we all know I haven't quite earned my Saint Badge yet.
2. My family. Being separated from your family really makes you understand and appreciate the true meaning of family and what it means to love someone.
3. My baby boy. He has given me so much joy in the past year, and really made me understand my purpose in this life.
4. My husband. He might be my worst enemies on days, but every day, despite it all, he's my best friend. I would truly be lost without him.
5. My best friends. No matter the distance between us, or the months we go without talking, I love that we can always just pick up right where we left off. Our lives have all taken us in such different directions, some of us are married, some have kids, some just graduated college, some have been working since the day we graduated high school, but we all still care so much about each other.
6. My ability to be a stay-at-home mom. If I had missed all of these wonderful milestones over the past year, I would have such a broken heart. I'm so glad I was able to witness everything.
7. The food in our bellies. So many people in this world go hungry every night, and so often we just take that for granted. I am thankful that I have never gone hungry because I had to.
8. My step-kids. I was nervous about being a step-mom at 20, and I'm still nervous about being seen as the wicked, evil step-mother as the years go by, but the 2 of them have given me so much in the past 3.5 years. I couldn't have asked for anything better.
9. The roof over our heads. Though that particular roof will be changing here in the next few weeks, I am still thankful for any roof we live under.
10. My health and the health of my family. I am so thankful that no horrible diseases have stricken my family (knock on wood). I am thankful that I was found to not have my dad's disease. I am thankful that, so far, I have no signs of having my mother's disease.

And today, November 11, Veteran's Day, I am thankful for the US Military. I am thankful for all those that have served, past and present. I am thankful for the blood, sweat, and tears shed. I am thankful for those selfless men and women. I am thankful that the Army provides my husband with a stable and secure job. And, I am thankful for those sexy ass uniforms. ;-)

What are you thankful for today?

Pictures

The streamers were hung from the light fixture to look like an inside of a circus/carnival tent. I think that was probably my favorite part. It really did look great, but you cant tell from the picture.This concessions tent was over the hot dogs, the buns in the cute paper holders, the mini corn dogs, and the nachos and cheese. Everything had cute little ticket tags telling you what it was.

Before the party started this table looked great. In this picture it looks like poopoo. There's the popcorn machine, the bags of popcorn, the cotton candy, the candy peanuts, the peanuts, and caramel apples. This stuff also had the ticket tags.
This pennant banner had a picture from each month of Bean's life. I made it a point to take a picture of him on each of his monthly "birthdays" and put them on this banner. It was really cute, and now I'm trying to figure out how I can incorporate it into his bedroom because I don't want to just throw it away!

This is, obviously, the photo booth. It didn't get used as much as I hoped. But all of the adults thought it was really cute. Originally I had hoped to use fabric to cover the cardboard, but when I couldn't find any fabric I liked, I had to cut out circles from construction paper and glue them on. Took forever. At least my kiddos used it. :)This is the lion's cage. I found this idea here, and I absolutely loved it. I am very proud of this, too, because I did this all by myself, and normally, I'm not the best at doing projects like this because I'm a) clumsy, b) partially ADD, and c) not very patient. The kids loved this. These were the favor boxes that sent on a table in the entry room along with animal balloons (that got destroyed immediately!). Each box had a ticket with the child's name on it. Inside there was a container of bubbles, a World's Strongest Man blower thingy, carnival stickers, circus animal tattoos, a bag of animal crackers, a clown nose, and a circus tent picture frame. Each kid also got a bag of cotton candy to take home, too.

This picture just cracked me up. Bean was so afraid of the balloons when Nate was blowing them up with the helium tank. He was screaming his head off. But as soon as they were blown up, he was in love with them. Here he was playing peek-a-boo (his new favorite game) with me.

I was trying to get him to bounce in the bounce house, but he preferred just crawling all over it.

He just wanted that candle. He kept reaching for the flame!

When it came time for him to blow it out, we tried to tell him to make his "raspberry" sound to blow it out, and when I was trying to show him how, I accidentally blew it out myself, lol. So we had to re-light it. Haha.

He did not like it, at all. It was the funniest thing. He was practically gagging.

Blah.

I am sooo sorry for my lack of good-blogger-ness lately. I haven't been reading, or blogging. I will catch up on y'all's blogs, promise! I've been going withdrawals not knowing whats going on in y'all's lives, haha.

Anyway. We still don't know where the hell we're moving to. Nate's orders to Marietta are probably being canceled, but may not be. The position there is only for 6 months, so he was like "Why the f--k are you going to send me to a place where I have to turn around and leave again in 6 months??!" Apparently, they realized they'd been giving only temporary fixes to a lot of the guys this has been happening to, and now they're going back and reevaluating everything. The glimmer of hope we had for being sent back to NOVA (Northern Virginia) is dwindling fast... no one is holding up their ends of the deal, and no one is really understanding the fact that we're on somewhat of a timeline. So whatever. We're both kinda over it and now just waiting. I just hate not knowing. Ugh.

We had Bean's birthday party yesterday, and in all honesty, I'm super duper depressed about it. Like I literally started crying today when I realized all that happened yesterday. I planned this party for months, I spent hundreds of dollars and countless hours organizing and creating, and I have nothing to show for it. On Friday, we spent all day putting up the majority of the decorations, did the baking, and cleaned the house. Saturday morning I got up at 6 AM to decorate the cupcakes, get the food together, and do the rest of the decorating. Everything was coming together great. I had 32 cupcakes, some with clowns and little feet, some with elephant, tiger, and lion heads. They were super cute. We had hot dogs in those cute little paper holders, mini corn dogs, nachos and the yummiest cheese ever. Peanuts and popcorn (which was a freaking disaster, let me tell ya!) sat in cute little bags on the table. I had cotton candy and caramel apples. Everything had these cute little ticket tags telling you what it was. I was proud of myself. My husband, however, was extremely irritated by something and wasn't being very nice, though he was trying to help. (He wasn't a fan of the big birthday party anyway.) I got stressed out because of him, and then Bean was a screaming terror for about 2 hours before his party, refusing to nap--though he desperately needed one. Things quickly started to fall apart. It was 11:30 and we had soooo much to do before the party started at noon. As usual, people showed up early and started tearing into things. I never got pictures of the hard work Nate and I put into everything, no evidence to show Bean. Of course, I let go of my irritations and put on my best Southern hospitality smile, but inside all of this really killed me. I had such a cute set up with all that food, the photo booth, a lion's cage, a bean bag toss, a bounce house, and streamers hung to look like an inside of circus tent, not to mention balloons galore, but not nearly enough pictures to satisfy me. Not nearly enough pictures to prove to my baby boy how much Mommy poured into making his first birthday wonderful. I felt rushed, I felt stressed, I never truly got to enjoy the moment. All of this, I'm sure, is my fault, but it doesn't make me feel any better about all of this. It really does break my poor little heart. I know in the grand scheme of things it doesn't matter, but I just wanted to give my perfect little miracle all that I could, and I feel I failed him.
I will post pictures soon, I promise. Those of you that I'm friends with on Facebook you can already see them. :)
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. ;) Sorry for the poor-poor-pitiful me post.

small update

nate got temporary orders yesterday to marietta, ohio. first of all, ohio? seriously? cant we get out of this god forsaken shit-hole? why couldn't we go to marietta, georgia?? secondly, the orders are temporary, so hopefully a miracle occurs and they got tossed out with the trash. i looked at houses/apartments down there and you wouldn't believe the nastiness that is. ew. when i moved to ohio i couldn't believe the state in which people leave their homes. this state is just dirty. no offense to anyone who lives here; i do love me some ohioans, but ick. there is nothing decent for rent down there, at least nothing online. i'm praying we don't get stuck there.
a little light though, and don't go jumping the gun (jim and mom!), nate talked to the commander of the potomac recruiting company down in northern virginia--which is where we moved from--and he said he has a position available. just one. nate submitted the paperwork, now we're just waiting to hear a yay or nay from them, then it has to be sumbitted up to hrc st louis. honestly, neither of us is banking on this, but there is a chance that if it gets approved quickly enough, the temporary orders would be done away with and this could be his permanent set of orders! small chance, though.
so basically, we still know nothing. i just wanted to give y'all this small update.
also, if i'm not blogging a lot in the next few weeks, don't kill me. bean's birthday party was moved (way) up to next weekend, so i have to rush and finalize everything. then we have atc the following weekend (boooo), and then the next weekend is when we're moving out of the house. my plan is to keep the internet installed through the weekend of bean's party so i can post the pics for y'all, but after that i wont be blogging unless i do it from my blackberry, until we're in virginia. (i'm going to va to stay with my mom and step-dad for a while until nate's orders become effective. yes, that means he's staying behind. sad face.)

p.s. have you been voting for my bean? he turned 11 months yesterday and he's still cute as ever! go on and vote for him at the gap casting call. ;)

Time, and stuff

Ok, so I know I'm not usually a "deep" blogger, but I gotta know what y'all think. I mean, maybe this is a widely accepted idea, and I'm just in the dark, but wowza.
So I started reading The Time Traveler's Wife (want to read it before I see the movie), and it got me to thinking about time. Then it made me think of a Family Guy episode where Peter goes back to the 80's over and over again because he keeps messing things up, which ends up altering his future. And then I thought of another Family Guy episode where Stewie went to the future and saw his future self, and had to be brought back to the past. (We watch a lot of Family Guy.)
If time exists in a line like thisthere's inevitably a beginning and an end. (My beginning was 1986 when I was born (actually 1985 when I was conceived, but whatevs) and my end is hopefully not on this timeline...) In the book, and in these Family Guy episodes, you can go back and forth in time and things still exist as they did, or will. Like, okay, we're in 2009, and let's say I went back to 1999, my life would still be moving along like it did when I actually lived it. Does that make sense? Like, that year just keeps going on over and over again, it never ends. My life here in 2009 would still be going on, but in each year that has passed a past-version of myself is still living through all of my experiences. And the same thing with the future. Whatever will happen to me in 2013, is already happening, my present-self just hasn't experienced it yet, only my future-self. Did I lose y'all? Its confusing to me too!
I don't believe in this idea because I just don't see how it'd happen, but the fact that its presented itself in several forms of media got me to thinking. How weird would that be? Do you buy into this concept? Why or why not? Am I the only one who's actually given this any extra thought? Haha. Probably.

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Despite the fact that I've been an inward mess this weekend, it was a nice weekend. On Saturday, Nate took Bubby and Sissy to the Buckeyes game with his dad, Doug.
The Bucks (thankfully) beat that ass, and everyone came home a happy camper.

Then yesterday we took the kids to Boo at the Zoo at the Columbus Zoo. They had a blast getting into their costumes and trick or treating.[My Tiger and Pumpkin babies!][The Grim Reaper][We had to pose with the tiger since Bean was one!][Bubby, Sissy, and Bean]

What I know....

So, here's what I know so far:

-Nate is not losing his job

-He cannot be forced out of the AGR program

-On Monday people from his Battalion are going to HRC St Louis and are going to hash it out until they find jobs for the 9 soldiers who this has happened to in our Battalion

-If he can find a position of his own, it will almost definitely happen, so long as he gets the info approved before they slot him somewhere else

-If he doesn't find his own position, we can end up anywhere

-If the people at HRC St Louis cannot find him a position in a Recruiting station, they will place him into a Reserves unit as an AGR soldier, most likely doing Retention

-We are definitely moving

-Its going to be soon

I've started packing. Most of the kitchen is in those plastic totes already. Sigh. This is going to be so much work.

I feel blessed knowing no matter what he has a job still, and no matter what we're still a family. As much as I cry and complain about the Army, in the end they're gonna take care of their soldiers. Sure, they might put their own interests before that of the soldier, but at least they're taking care of them. :)

We should know more on Monday. He's been in contact with a Company Commander back where we used to live, and if all goes well, we'll be back in that area soon. But its still a wait and see kinda thing. So for now, I'm gonna stop griping and get my ass a-packin'. Actually, I'm going out to dinner and enjoying a glass of wine, but then I shall resume the packing!

Anywho, to show I'm not totally Debbie Downer, he's a picture of Bean helping me pack

I hope y'all all have a wonderful weekend :)

Well, we still don't know whats going on.
The good news is that no matter what Nate cannot be forced out of the AGR program (per his former 1SG). That helps me breathe easier knowing that he's not going to be "unemployed".
As for the rest, we're still waiting to see what happens. He has a phone call today at 10:30 with someone from his Battalion, and hopefully we'll have answers after that.
I'll keep y'all posted.

UGGGH!!!!

Do you ever feel like maybe you're being punished for something? Nothing ever goes your way so surely you must be paying for something, right? Even though I know its not exactly true, I cant understand any other reason for the fact that every time we're so close to getting what we want, something happens and bam! our lives get messed up.
The Army is over-strength for recruiters. Because of this they are getting rid of recruiters and doing God knows what with them. We were totally unconcerned because Nate holds an actual AGR slot within his station, he's the only one who holds that slot so there wasn't an issue. Until today. We just got word that Nate is on the over-strength list. Fan-fucking-tastic.
I don't know much at this point because all I got was a phone call with a head's up (note: phone calls that start with "So are you ready for this?" are never good.) But he has 3 options: 1) try to put in for an extension in this Company (not likely), 2) be at the will of the Army and go wherever they want him to go (ha!), or 3) get out of Recruiting and go back to being in a Reserves unit.
We're both big balls of "OMG" right now. We just need answers. We're scared. We're worried. We're freaking out. I don't like not knowing what my future holds...

****Please note that I get that this is Army life, but when this shit happens at 6PM at night, the day before a day off, and there's nothing you can do about it, is extremely stressful. I'm allowed to cry. If you have something negative to say, don't say it. Or you just might get a virtual bitch slap.

I'm featured

Amy over at The Undomestic Army Wife hosts Featured Follower Friday, and today I'm featured! Go on over and give Amy some love, and read all about me :)

Winner & Updates

That Girl over at Sunshine and Rainbows is the winner of the I love Edward Cullen/Jacob Black necklace. Go over and give her a pat on the back! :) [I'll be emailing you here shortly.]
So I've been a pretty bad blogger lately. I haven't had much going on that is blogworthy, and the one thing I would like to blog about, I kind of cant. I hate that there are so many uncertainties where the Army is concerned. I hate the whole hurry up and wait process. I don't like not knowing. But, its life, whatever. I cant promise I'm going to become a much better blogger, but I can promise that even if I stop posting, I will be still be around, commenting and such. Y'all have become such good "friends" and I enjoy being a part of your lives. :)

Anyway. Bean has been changing sooo much in the past few weeks. He's really become a totally different person. He seems so much more advanced, so much more aware. It makes me laugh. I love to see those wheels turning in his head as he tries to understand something. He's also started throwing temper tantrums (as you will see in the video below) and being a total butthead when he doesn't get his way. Taking him out in public is seriously becoming very embarrassing. Restaurants are the worst because he refuses to sit in the high chair without crying because he cant touch everything. And those cries quickly turn into screams, which, as you know, equals stares and whispers from everyone around us. Nate and I joke (joke really isn't the word, but talk about doesn't fit either) about how we ended up with that kid. We have always hated that kid. The kid who is constantly screaming in public places and the parents do nothing to stop it. Ugh. How in the hell we ended up with that baby is beyond me. Karma, I guess.

He's starting to walk. He uses his walkers and pushes his music tables across the floor, walking behind them. He pulls up on everything now, and he's even trying to stand up after crawling around. He'll just be in the middle of the floor, and he'll kick one leg out, and push up on his other knee, and reach up. Its cute. He says "Mama," "Dada," and "Daddy" pretty regularly. He's learned that when he's sad and needs something if he calls one of our names, he'll get it. I love hearing him cry out for me when he gets hurt, or is upset. I've been looking forward to that for so long. I know the day he can finally say "I love you, Mama" my heart is just going to burst. I may or may not have taught him to say "Oh shit" and now he says it over and over and over. [C'mon, it is kind of funny...] He doesn't really say his name anymore, and when I try to get him to say it, he only says "Oh shit." I know, bad mom, blah blah blah whatever.

His birthday party is now 36 (I think) days away, and I'm just so excited. Only thing really left to get is the food. :) I figured I can start sharing some of the details now, since some of them are done, and since a lot of y'all have commented on how you cant wait to see the end result. I cant disappoint my fans ya know. ;) So here is a pic of the invitations I made.

The pic was taken on my BB so excuse the poor quality. And excuse the envelope covering half of the invitation. After taking a pic and posting it on here I realized it had all of our contact info, not to mention our last name, so I had to cover it up. And you cant tell, but the edges are perforated like a real ticket, and say "Admit One".

Yeah, anyway. I think I've rambled enough for today. ;) Have a great weekend, y'all.

Bahaha.

So, those of you who know me personally know just how big of a goof I am. I'm definitely the blondest brunette you will ever meet. And its sooo not on purpose. I have, on many occasions, been completely embarrassed by said "goofiness". Like the time when I was deeply confused about how the cars had their lights on when the power (street lights, houses, etc.) was out. Or the time I walked into a mirror--three times.
Here's one time when I'm slightly embarrassed, but think its really funny, too. Remember how I said the last post was my 500th? I thought it was. For some reason, (for the past few weeks) I thought that after my 459th post, it would be my 500th post. Uh what? Lol. I'm totally stupid.
Whatever. I'm still doing the giveaway. Its my 460th post so yay! anyway. Haha.

In other news, I got my hair cut today. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I think its cute, but I don't know if its cute on me. I feel like its a total "mom" hair cut, which is definitely fine by me, but still. I just don't know. My dislike could also be in part because I just dyed my hair black and I'm not really digging it this time. What do you think?

Please excuse my crow's feet. I really don't know how in the hell I'm getting to look so rough when all I do is stay inside and take care of a baby all day. Wtf.

43 days (well, kind of 42 now) until Bean's Big Top Birthday Bash. Sooo excited. Just getting all my ideas together now. I'm really happy to be putting all my thoughts into creation. I just wish it was sooner. But, at the same time, I don't want to rush it because I cant wrap my head around the fact that my baby, my miracle baby boy, is going to be one. Time really does fly.

500 = Giveaway!

500 posts already. Hot damn.
Really, I'm not that surprised. I would post and post and post while I was pregnant. (Not so much, anymore--for which, I'm sorry.)
But anyway. As it is considered a time for a "celebration" lets do a giveaway! In honor of the fact that there are only 42 days until New Moon, I am giving away either an 'I love Edward Cullen' or 'I love Jacob Black' necklace from Misty Aurora's shop on Etsy. =]


So, to enter to win all you have to do is leave me a comment telling me why you enjoy reading my blog. For an additional entry, leave me a comment telling me why/how much you love Edward or Jacob. The "contest" will end next Thursday October 15, 2009 at 11:00PM. The winner will be announced on either Saturday or Sunday (depending on when I can get to the computer!). Good luck!

Gap Casting Call

Nate and I have entered Bean in the Gap Casting Call. If you wouldn't mind would you go over and vote for him? You can vote once a day until November 17. You do have to register an account to be able to vote, but you don't have to get emails or anything from them. We'd really appreciate it! :) Thanks!

You can view his entries here.

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Happy October, by the way! I love this month. :)