I still see it all.. our last summer..

  I think I am nesting.. life nesting.. I think my preggo friends nesting has rubbed off on me.. and I love it.. Dustin and I have one day off together.. and we are going to use it to tackle closets.. baby clothes.. baby furniture.. and… The garage! It is time.. Spring clean up is here.. and I am ready to pull out some summer things.. and get our patio in order for bbqs and glasses of wine..  I am going to make another attempt at pulling out all the grass cover from our “backyard.”   I am hoping for many trips to Canada.. and hopefully many trips from my Canadian friends and family.. This is going to hopefully be our last summer as a family of three.. and once Olive is walking (fingers crossed it will actually happen).. I want to take it all in!  

she is ready for the beach..  

and washing cars.. 

and visiting Vancouver.. with no shirt on.. 

and good old Pike Market.. 

It is going to be a great summer.. and I hope to live off hot dogs and potato salad the whole time..  as per usual..  and of course.. Bostons patio..

Hi Kacey, Thank you for contacting lululemon athletica.  I will pass your feedback along to our design team for future consideration! Have a great day!

food for thought

  I think that lululemon creators should make a magnet.. or something that hangs on a cute little chain that can stick to your washer.. or hang from your dryer knob that indicates to whomever is crossing over your laundry.. that there are precious lulus in there.. and do not let them enter the no-lulu zone.. 

p.s. I have already sent this idea into lulu

summer

 I am getting really excited for summer! with that being said.. I just had a moment the other day getting ready for christmas.. and egg nog lattes..and christmas music.. but that is for another day.. right now.. I am getting excited for bbqs.. beaches.. sun tanning.. lemonade.. farmers markets  and morning coffees ouside.  My sister and I are already trying to plan some camping trips.. last year was my first attempt with my bear bear.. and I am sad to say that the 45 degree weather Penticton was rockin got the best of me.. and up until yesterday. I swore off camping for a long time.. Olive will hopefully be walking.. and we are going to have an amazing summer! I am also excited for the fact that I have two friends right now that live in the apartment complex beside me.. so no more sneaking into the pool.. this year.. it is full game! 

  I know I will not live in the Americas forever.. and really need to start venturing out more.. there are so many great areas in Seattle and I have not even made my way down to Freemont to see the troll under the bridge holding the VW bug!

or the gum wall in seattle.. 

or maybe just a good old fashined.. Ride the Duck!

 I guess it is time to stop dreaming.. and put on the old gum boots .. and 

only me

ok.. so I have been known to be a tad.. clumsy.. all random stuff to.. when I was young I dressed up in garbage bags and went roller skating down our big hill in our neighbourhood.. bailed and had to be taken to the emergency room with a green stick fracture.. in garbage bags..  I am sure my mom loved me for that one..  than a week later I was chasing boys in this huge unlogged area in our neighbourhood.. he started chasing me down the hill and I fell and slid head first into a giant log.. again. emergency room.. moving on a couple years..I thought it would be fun on christmas eve to jump off this desk and try and catch a wooden beam in our basement.. wondering how to get back to the desk easier so I could keep swinging back to the desk with out hitting the floor..I had the genius thought that if I tried to grab the bar with my hands facing me.. I could somehow grab it and come back.. umm no.. I ended up free flying past the bar and cracked my forehead on this piece of cement stair.. again.. stiches.. I also had my best friend leave her glass on my bedroom floor.. and I ran in .. because I never walk anywhere.. I have to run up stairs and in my house.. and I ran right over it and put it through my foot.. more stitches.. than moving onto serving at Bostons. I thought I would be nice and help a fellow server out and bring a refill for them. I caught the glass on the edge of the metal counter and shattered the glass into my middle finger.. you guessed it stitches.. all random stuff that could have easily been prevented.. today I reminded myself of all that crazy stuff.. when towards the end of the night.. I was walking towards my friend James at the server station.. and I thought.. why not smack his ass?? its friday night.. I have had my Red Bull.. he is gay.. so he wont take it the wrong way.. I wound up.. than proceeded to  rolled my ankle.. fall into his ass while still trying to smack it.. and ended up clipping my middle finger on his keys that he apparantly keeps in his pocket.. instant blue vein bulges through my middle finger.. and is throbbing.. not going to lie.. i got scared.. wanted to transfer my tables and go kind of scared.. my middle finger is now bulging and I cannot bend it.. and the vein is finally going back into place.. and I am hoping I wake up tomorow with a nice flesh coloured finger.. 

seriously.. what is wrong with me.. 

honey honey (moon).. how you thrill me

so its official.. I have facebook and hotmail’d my name changes.. it feels good.. ;)  We leave in less than a month.. and I am beside myself..  its the first thing I think of when I rise.. baby free.. baby free.. I know it will be hard at times. but she is with people that love her! and a happy mama =  a happy famalia.. I had this great table the other night who was asking about the wedding etc.. and I told them where we were going on our honeymoon.. and the husband goes.. oh.. have you seen mamma mia? you should watch that before you go.. bahaha.. and the wife insisted it was a great movie.. I informed her of my mamma mia love.. and how my wedding and HM revolve around that very movie.. 

My house is slowly being organized back to normal.. I have my kitchen table back.. no more wedding trinkets all over it.. and no more eating at the coffee table..  I cannot stp thinking abot Mexican food.. I thought I was sick of it when I left.. but I want more, more, more.. salsa and guac are my friends these days.. and I have missed them so.. 

 My little peanut pop is still off the charts needy.. I am not talking.. play with me on the floor needy.. I am talking.. “why did you leave my sight of vision?” “why cant I sleep in your room?” “why do I have to bath now?” everything.. Dustin informed me that he would love to be home and want Olive doing that to him.. clearly he has never been a stay at home mama who loves a little space now and than ;)  She is standing now.. not walking.. standing.. she will climb up on me and than stand beside me and give herself a round of applause because she stood.. and than fall to the ground.. because clearly.. she cannot stand and clap at the same time.. she even looks like she is putting on a little chub :) its probably the ice cream cones..  what better way to end this post.. than with a cute naked beach baby..  i cant think of one better!?

coffee time is now over…   back to the grind

europa

  I am dying right now.. I just pulled out the old Europe 2004 journal.. and it is hilarous!! I also found some emails I sent me momma that she printed out for me so I would have them..  I remember a couple people saying go to Europe when you are older so that you fully enjoy it..  I went at 21 and thought they were crazy.. dont get me wrong.. we had a BLAST and would only change a couple things..  but these entries are hilarous.. 

we start off being late to the airport.. I refered to Raising Helen as a great on flight movie.. we missed more than 3 trains.. and almost slept through one stop.. only to be running off the train in the south if france with makeup down my face and un brushed teeth.. not the glamour I am sure I was aiming for.. 

  I think I ate at Mc. Donalds 10 times while I was there.. I apparantly was sick the whole time.. I think that was before my lactose intolerance diagnosis.. everything in my body was ice cream and lattes.. I never slept for the first five days I was there.. I kept a journal of it.. I have 12 hours recorded spread out over 5 days..  I rolled my ankle and cut up my toe arriving in Barcelona.. it was so gross and pussy until i finally found liquid band aid in Nice France..  I was made fun of for not finishing my meals in France.. the server actually was laughing at me..  we stayed on the top deck of our boat to Greece for four hours. until we realized that underneath us was 4 star restaurants .. casinos.. and sleeping cabins.. 4 hours!

now dont get me wrong.. there were tons of positives.. shopping.. trains.. meeting great people.. the pink palace;) greek food.. kayaking.. massages.. spending my 22nd birthday in Roma.. watching lu spill coffee down her new white zip up due to turbulence.. and we were only in Calgary! I can laugh about that now :)  I would have loved to have done that trip at this age where my food palette is WAY more open..  and I apreciate a good beverage now more than ever..  

  I am surprised my mother never had a heart attack with the emails I sent her.. I let her know we missed trains.. took random cabs at 1 in the morning.. i had no light in one of my dorms that was only men.. I was kicked in the shin from a homeless man in Madrid.. a full on boot like he was a secret ninja in the CIA and I walked by at the wrong time.. cochroaches.. going topless on the beach and just how hammered I really wanted to get that night so I signed up for a pub crawl.. seriously..  I look forward to the day that I am getting those emails from Olive!

  well.. it was a great time going down memory lane today.. pulled out all the old books and photo albums.. 

Paris

yes that is me sleeping on the airport floor in Athens… before the janitor swept his broom into me to get up and move.. 

ahh.. what a great time! 

Something old..something new..something borrowed..something blue

We are back! and settling in to life quite nicely.. ok.. well not really.. I want someone to come into my house twice a day and tur down my bed.. and sweep and refill my fridge.. but what are you going to do?! It was such an amazing trip.. I mean.. it had to be.. it was our wedding.. For four months I stressed about Olive and that darn airplane.. and to my surprise.. she was a rockstar.. she was laughing on the way up.. played at our feet the whole time ( I got over the germ factor real fast) and than fine on landing.. I love the smell when you first get off the plane. sunscreen and ocean water.. it gets me every time.. We were the last people through customs and the last to arrive at Baggage claim.. where as I said before.. my luggage was taken.. I broke down.. some old man was trying to get it through customs.. and when the nice man that was helping me looked for it found it.. he just had this “whatever” look on his face.. I cried.. and snapped on him.. I figured I had not pulled Bridezilla yet.. so I unleashed it on this man  ;)  We arrived at the resort to cold towels and champagne.. I love that! checked in and made our way down to the ocean right away and had an amazing time while meeting and greeting everyone that came down for the wedding.. 

 The next 5 days were a blur of fun.. family.. friends.. margaritas.. nachos.. omelettes. salsa and guacamole.. and the occasional ice cream cone. Olive had her first chocolate cone.. and it was love at first sight.. its all she wanted.. is was so great to watch her enjoy her first messy cone. 

 I finally met with the cordinator on Tuesday.. I knew she would have it all worked out.. and there was no reason to bombard her with a million questions.. We finalized some stuff and I was back out to the water to enjoy another Miami Vice.. 

 The wedding morning was great.. and casual.. We started the day out with a ladies only breakfast.. made our way to the beach.. read magazine and ripped out hair pictures… made our way to our hair and makeup appointment.. now .. I was worried.. I didnt know what to expect. I have only successfully had one great make up experience.. thank you anna.. and she was not here to do it again.. but it turned out great. mind you .. I went to my room and grabbed the lightest eye shadow I owned and tamed the colour down.. Niki was nice enough to bring me some q tips and I could remove the dark line from under my eyes.. but it looked great! my hair was a giant chigneon of hot mess.. I loved all 5 pounds of it.. 

 Dustin got poo’d on by a passing bird.. GOD LUCK! although.. he needed a new salad..  I drank “Just Marrieds” all day and had a nice buzz on a little to early.. After pictures..  ripped my spanks off because I thought I was going to die of heat stroke.. the ocean waves attacked me and my new beautiful shoes while taking pictures.. its ok.. I needed a cook down anyways.. We danced to our first dance.. Kate Bush.. “running up the hill” and me and my dad danced to Moody Blues.. “Wildest Dreams” .. Olive squirt a package of butter all up the side of my dress.. I sang Elton Johns “Its a little bit funny” for my wedding vows and  we ate three different flavored cakes..

and I cut and served the whole thing.. because I have a secret.. I LOVE cutting cake.. especially this fun three tiered thick icing’d cake.. it was great.. they kept telling me to stop.. but I was out of control!!  We did photos on the beach… we danced on the beach.. and my flowers never left my hand at the reception.. I couldnt bring them home :( so I took them in as much as I could there.. We made some great memories that will last forever.. and were surrounded by love that day.. and it was perfect.. a few people were there in spirit and thoughts.. 

and baby # 2.. 

 The flight home was ok.. always harder to come home.. and now I am here thankful for all the facebook tags coming in.. and going to order some photos soon.. because if I dont.. it will never happen.. Thank you to everyone that came out and celebrated with us.. It was such a great time filled wiht love.. and that is all that matters at the end of the day!

something old - grandmas gold band wedding ring

something new- dress 

something borrowed- nikis nude bra (cause I forgot mine at home )

something blue- my garter

Dear walking gods.. 

I have a daughter that is one week from her 17 month birthday.. and she is still not walking.. please help

xoxo

her mama

some wedding tid bits

- olive was a rockstar on the plane

- dustin was poo’d on by a bird in his wedding suit (good luck!)

-olive bailed at the mexican airport as we were literally getting on the plane. fat lip and blood

-dustin dropped our computer on the tile floor

- I ate dynamite omelettes every morning smothered in salsa and pico de gallo

- olive was the “dirty kid” at the resort..  she refused to be in the bath tub.. and I didnt want her swallowing mexican water and getting sick.. so I never fought it

- I drank “Just Marrieds” my whole entire wedding.. champagne.. sprite.. peach schnapps and mango puree

- my dad and uncle sunburnt their eyes so bad they could barely leave the hotel room

- I was not nervous AT ALL! which is huge for me.. I took in every moment and square inch of that wedding! thank you to all my friends who reminded me to do that!

- I sang my wedding vows to Dustin.. and told no one that I was doing it. Elton Johns “Its a little bit funny”

- My dad taught Olive to call him Bobby instead of grandpa

- Olive is sooo needy since being at home.. she spent 7 days with people gaga’ing over her and her sleeping in a crib beside us

- I plan on going back next year!

- and it went exactly how I expected it would be!

wow.. I am getting married tomorrow.. this vacation mode is helping me quite nicely.. no nerves yet.. I cannot wait to see how is all gets put together!

wedding update

for my handful of followers.. I thought I would give an update.. i am sitting in the hotel at 1am while oli bear sleeps.. and I am WIDE awake.. I think it was the siesta! the trip here was great.. I was so nervous for 4 full months about olive on this darn plane.. and the kid loved it.. we are talking laughing.. teeth grinning.. loved take off moments! she played on the floor.. she visit family.. and even napped.. not one tear.. me on the other hand.. hit my stress moment.. the second I knew we were going to take off.. and every ounce of stress I had about her threw out of my mouth! no vomit or anything.. but just air gagging.. and I am holding her and trying to communicate that I need dust to hold up a barf bag! it was a sight for soar eyes.. than I realize that I have checked my new cell phone into her crap umbrella stroller.. and it is under the airplane/ bag free and probably going to die!  I tried not to cry.. we land and make it through immigration.. normally I am the first one at the luggage train.. but this time.. aka.. we had a child.. I am one of the last.. we come up.. and the train slows down and stops.. and my bag is missing.. actually missing.. I have traveled everywhere.. and this day is the day my baggage decides to leave me.. I try not to freak out.. but I canfeel the chicken wing in my throat starting to swell.. I start running through the aisle of customs asking everyone to check their black bags.. mine has green and pink tassles hanging off it?!?! noone.. a nice man that works there sees the oh shit look in my eyes and starts to help.. I hear my name being called and this old man has  my bag.. I run over.. and he just stands there with this blank look on his face.. it took everything in me to hold back rage tears.. all I could get out was THIS IS MY WEDDING DRESS.. dead eye contact.. and rage.. and I take my luggage and storm back to my party.. and than .. burst into tears.. lol.. all that wedding stuff came pouring out my eyeballs.. I grab my beat up umbrella stroller.. and lo and behold.. my cell phone made it through cargo!! it works and everything!!   it was a rocky start.. I finally went to introduce myself to the cordinator today.. that ocean just had my name on it.. I couldnt get around to it.. p.s. my fear of deep ocean water is almost gone!  it has been great company.. food.. friends.. and mexican salsa ..  I am ready to do some more relaxing with olive.. although she hates the sand and ocean water! seriously.. this woman does not know who her mother is! she must learn to love it.. because I cant take anymore bear claw hugs into my sunburnt shoulders!

my family is out for a walk.. olive is sleeping..and I am enjoying my last few minutes of being alone until we leave! there is way to much to do .. packing .. packing..packing..  it is going to be a great week.. my maid of honour will be missed :( I am dreading the goodbye.. my focus of olive on an airplane is taking away my wedding nerves.. which is very much appreciated! time to clean out the camera and get it for wonderful memories that will last forever!

I wish I could make this stuff up..

wow.. I am a firm beleiver in negative energy attracts negative.. and postive attracts.. well , you get the point.. I have been trying to pretend I wasnt sick all day.. papa came over to babysit.. I said my goodbyes.. drove to the bank.. pulled into the bank.. and realized my wallet was in my stroller.. ok. glitch in the main frame #1.. I than go to the drive through banking.. (for all my canadian friends.. its like indoor banking.. but you shoot your stuff in a tube that goes underground to the teller.. GREAT if you have a baby!) so we are talking.. and than I move to my next destination.. and realize she never finished my banking.. so I had to go back go inside and tell them they missed a cheque..get some groceries.. get in the wrong lane coming out of the complex.. have to back track and turn around.. finally find fed ex.. 25 min later.. the truck wasnt in yet.. so I went to the local dodgy mc.donalds and ordered a carmel frapp!?!? cause.. well.. why not.. i sat there and had dodgy people stare at me for 20 minutes.. until my sister finally relieved me with a phone call..  I have a babysitter.. and am baby free.. Am I really sitting at Mc.Donalds alone for half an hour!!!  pulled out of fed ex.. I thought I had a single turn in lane.. um.. no.. almost got rear ended by a suburban :0   made it to my phone company.. switched over phones.. and now here I sit.. and I do not plan on leaving the house all evening.. It is safe here in my house.. and it is warm.. 

theres a light at each end of the tunnel you shout.. cause your jsut as far in as you'll ever be out

ok.. so I had my first wedding “moment” if you will.. I think all the stress kind of piled up on me at one time.. it started by missing my fed ex :( he had such a light little knock.. I couldnt hear him from the top of my stairs! boo.. than I realized that kasual kacey needed to kick it into high gear.. so I got rid of my shift.. which is always hard for me.. I wasnt allowed to stay home sick from school .. or call into work sick.. so even to this day.. the guilt and the extra income kills me knowing it will be missed.. but like my sister said.. if there is ever a day to not go in.. it is today!  I have so many little errands to run.. and they all got pushed back farther and farther along each month.. each week.. and now i only have hours left.. and there are no more excuses.     Papa will be here to watch Olive at 2:30 for my “work shift” and I am out to run errands.. lots and lots of errands.. one of which is me driving to Fed Ex to pick up my package.. 

  On a less selfish note.. i will stop talking about moi.. and start talking about my friend who just had her little bubbas!! I think it was this early am.. This friend is probably one of the nicest, sweetest people I have ever met.. and today she welcomed another little man into her world! 9lbs 4 oz.. I am not going to give anything else away.. because that is her birth story to tell.. not mine..  my birth story is buried at the back of my brain.. and starting to get hazed over with lost memories.. ones that I am thankul are lost.. because it gives me a ray of hope about having another baby.. 

  My two minutes to myself is over now.. and I must resume wedding mode…

p.s.  the town center in which I live is getting a lululemon! it is crazy.. nothing this random ever happens to me.. and I am in search of a new water bottle as we speak!

tick tock tick tock

wow.. three days until flight destination: PV .. I am surprised that my nerves have not kicked in yet.. I am more focused on what my Olive needs and travel plans etc than the actual thought of .. I am going to be in Mexico! I have started to pack my suitcase.. already way to much crap I know I will not wear.. why do I do that? This will be my fourth time in Mexico.. and I only ever live in a bathing suit.. flip flops.. and a wrap of some sort.. and yet I am packing 3 pairs of shorts.. lol.. I have very little intention of even leaving the resort.. Things on the home front are looking better.. one more work shift tomorrow :(  and than I am in vacation mode! I have finally delt with my electrical company which I have been trying to get ahold of since March 2nd.. they are fixed.. my new phone is being fedx’d overnight and should be here tomorrow.. and all I have left is a tan.. and a grocery shop.. my friend gave me the idea of bringing dry powdered milk down to mexico for olive to drink!! genius.. and than I can just add water bottles to it..  I am bringing baby food for her to get her fruit and veggies.. and than she can live off omelettes and toast like the rest of us..  I have never traveled with a baby before.. and the airline seems to really deal well with babies/infants.. so I am really wondering how it will turn out.. thank the heavens that they offer alcohol on the plane ;)  and now the real question that has been on my mind.. to bring a blow dryer or not to bring a blow dryer?

busted

olive is sleeping.. and I am getting stuff accomplished! my sweet neighbour is going to be taking Olive off my hands once she wakes and I will be off to do banking.. tanning.. and tab’ing.. here  in America.. you are required to carry tabs.. They are not handed to you when you get your insurance like in the Canadas.. so I always forget that once a year.. I am required to pay attention and get mine.. thankfully.. the lady cop who pulled up beside me and chirped her sirens giving me the  international “roll down your window sign” was able to remind me.. I am just thankful she did not ticket me! I thought however that she busted me talking to my sister on the phone.. it was hands free.. my phone on speaker sitting on my lap.. and when I could feel her eyes on me.. I pretended to sing and yawn so she thought I was just a crazy person singing in a car.. and not a dumb person who does not get her tabs replaced!

I instantly got that.. just saw a ghost .. going to pee my pants feeling! 

and now I sit here.. calling Mexican airport transfer companies.. and Bank of Americas.. and wait for my love child to rise! on a good note.. I no longer have to lug a car seat through the airport.. the transfer company provides them! and I know everyones first thought is germs! but I will lay down a receiving blanket.. and I think those germs in Mexico.. will be the least of my problem!

Viva La Mexicano

sneak peek

I got my turkey dinner! up until last night.. I was still debating making one for a bunch of mutant boys from Vegas… and Lu.. but I didnt buy anything.. than this evening I went to Safeway to grab something for dinner.. and there it was.. they sell half cooked roasted turkey! aaaand.. there was only ONE left.. I snatched it up and started screeching through the aisles buying potatoes.. fixings.. boxed stuffing (my fav) and coors lights.. was home by 5:30… and we were eating a “home cooked” turkey meal by 7! and it was good.. now dont get me wrong .. there is nothing better than gravy made from real turkey fat.. but this was good enough for moi tonight! I than tucked my two babies into bed at 7:30.. and here I sit alone.. with my turkey high.. and I think this next statement is 99% mental.. but I really wanted pumpkin pie after!

   My wedding is one week today and I cannot wait! I want sunshine.. and margaritas.. and the feeling of doing nothing all day.. it will be wonderful..  here is a sneak peek at our tables!  the red one is the shape of our head table.. 

 and this is the colour scheme of our actual tables.. 

 I cannot wait to get there and see it all come together!

Hoppy Easter!

the easter bunny came!! he left a little trail of treats all the way for Olive down the stairs! and she actually figured it out :) we crawled all the way down collecting eggies, only to find the loot at the end of the tunnel!  I filled them with marshmellows for weight.. and than heard Olive going mmm.. yup. she figured out how to open them and ate a marshmellow!i guess I didnt have to worry about choking..lol.. She than called grandma and grandpa all on her own. and when grandma asked her if the easter bunny brought her chocolate.. she said “yes” ahah..  and now we will enjoy time together and wait for daddy to crawl  come home from Vegas!

Happy Easter everyone! I enjoyed my first (that I know of) paska bread courtesy of lovella ;) and am now setting up a mini trail of easter eggs for 

the rabbits are coming.. the rabbits are coming

easter is among us friends.. although in my world.. it technically doesnt start until Sunday.. but I saw some fellow facebookers posting happy easter..and our hunt is tomorrow.. so why not join in!! I tried not to go overboard for Olive this year.. cause lets face it.. mama eats the chocolate! I took her to a hunt last year.. where I was THAT mom that was running the stroller around with my 5 month old daughter scooping up eggs from the ground.. I LOVE IT! I have waited my whole life to have a child to do these kind of things with.. and I will not hold back.. um hello.. I dress up for halloween still!! 

everywhere I went .. kids were shouting out to their parents.. its Tigger.. its Tigger!! and it was miserable out and i still took her out.. The turning point was when she drank to much milk and vomit down the front of me! and than we ventured home.. 

  Olives Easter basket is prepped.. there will be an egg trail that we follow down the stairs.. this year will be Daddy free :(  but we know he is rockin it in Vegas for his stag-do.. I am sure they stayed indoors at their hotel wearing pj’s and playing cards! riight.. riight..  

  I have no shame when it comes to my love child.. its always the eclectic weird kids that do great things in this world!!  I want her to never be to cool to sit with someone.. or to busy to go out to a movie with mom..  I mean.. I know her time will come when I drop her off half a block from school and I will talk about how I used to wear flare jeans.. and she will roll her eyes.. but for now.. we get our moments! I am her favorite person in the world.. my whole life is devoted to her.. to teaching and learning from her. and I can dress her in anything I like.. and feed her anything I like.. and she is all mine!  and there is no reason to wait until she is “one more year older” because that firecracker knows what is going on in this world!!  and tomorrow.. we will hunt.. and we will search for the egg that contains the piece of paper with the awesome grab bag.. and we will have faces painted.. and it will be great!

this is not her.. but I love the little jacket!  

yes.. I am that mother who celebrates one week birthdays with cupcakes 

its show time

wow.. the to-do list is getting major ink all over it today! My seester bran-muffy told me she was coming down today to exchange some things at the mall..  which was great.. it takes a lot for me to get to the mall.. and I had things that needed to be done there!  CHECK.. It was great to see her.. and we had a very yummy lunch together.. and it got me up and showered by 9:30.. yes please!  We also found her some beautiful dresses and accessories to rock at my wedding..   In the midst of wedding things.. I forgot that Easter is  coming.. well.. of course i didnt forget.. I forgot that I have things to buy and do for the big day.. we will be daddy-free :(  but the easter bunny will be here to paint eggs and eat chocolate! 

 I only have a couple of errands left to do.. and than I think I am set for the big day!!  My teeth are whitening as we speak (which is really gross to the taste FYI) and the botton ones are not staying on.. but I have 28 minutes left and I am trying not to swallow these delicious chemicals down my throat!  

  I am thinking about vows.. and tanning and easter dinner and how I hope my teeth dont get too sensitive.. I am really looking forward to the Saturday before we leave and everyone is at my house and we are eating pizza just like the espisode in Home Alone.. craziness.. madness.. people sleeping everywhere.. and than heading off to the airport for sun in the fun! (minus leaving our child at home all alone)

  We are at 11 days until the big I do’s..  where does the time go?!

tabasco

olive loves spicy things.. loves them.. she also loved them when she was growing in my belly and forced..me to eat them! tabasco on everything..  franks red hot on potatoes.. hashbrowns were a huge one.. and anything else that needed some spicy love.. right now she is eating cajun chicken broccoli left overs.. and has eaten almost a whole full order! this woman looves her pasta.. i have heard spices are ok.. I mean kids all over the world are eating them right?

 Olive may choke down veggies and fruit.. but she loves her pasta..  and anything to get weight on my 18 pound little peanut pop..  she has never had a leg roll.. arm roll.. tummy roll..  or bread roll.. but it is our mission to plump this woman up!

how cute is that chubba-wubbas!!   

April 01st, 2010

  Today I woke up at 7:30 !! that is early for this household.. lol.. I think its part of the wedding panic! woo hoo..  I made it to Target.. in the pouring rain.. and got some more treats for Olives trip to Mexico! It is so hard not to cave at the $4  t shirt shorts table.. but we walked away safely..  We scored Daytons birthday present.. and were on our way!

  I love Target.. and i heard that they are trying to open up in Canada.. which would work just fine for me when I move to the Canadas!!

  Olive tooth is almost ripped through the gum.. and she is a bit happier.. although I have lost the orajel and teething tablets :0  

 time to get some stuff done!!

I have a dream..

that one day my children will not be judged by the .. wait wait wait..  I AM JUST ASKING FOR HER TO WALK HERE PEOPLE !! I had a dream that Olive took her first steps .. and than started running down a hill.. and I kept yelling.. watch her head.. watch her head.. and she had the cutest little nautical outfit on.. little blue 1950’s sailor shorts.. a cute striped shirt and her little red hat.. with her “magic shoes”.. alas.. here she is.. crawling..  she has 10 days.. my expectations are low.. she is 16 months and 4 days.. and for every mother out there that says I should cherish her crawling.. you werent there at Nordstroms shoe department when she had a stroller fit and was crawling all over the feces, yeast infection carpet!! (thank you for that episode Oprah).. 

  Unfortunately.. I also think that my wedding plate is to full to be mixed with an Easter plate.. the easter bunny will come.. and we will paint eggs.. and stain shirts.. and eat chocolate rabbit heads.. but no turkey..  I almost bought one at the grocery store last night.. but stopped.. well.. at least we saved one bird this year! and at least I found the cutest pair of easter bunny ear barettes for Olive!

    and because The View is on re-run madnes right now.. I am watching cartoons and trying to entertain Olive while she plays with a pen on the table..  I woke up today and B-LINED it to the gym.. we are talking puffy face.. no teeth brushing.. I think some make up was wiped from under my eyes.. not quite sure..  (FYI the gym is half a block from my house) I woke up early on my own (8:15) and knew I had a window before the daddy and the baby were awake for the day.. I forgot keys, cell phone, jacket and a gym tag..  only to get rained on in that 2 minutes I was outside.. the man at the front counter thought he was being funny by saying I couldnt work out without my tag. I apparantly do not register sarcasm before 9am.. and thought he was serious..  I looked like a lost kitten with a puffy 12 year old girl face.. and than he goes.. just kidding.. you can work out..I just kind of stared at him wondering what he was saying.. and  it was hard to make eye contact knowing that I looked like an ugly girl just hit by a bus

 but you have to look like that..

if you want to look like this..

ahhh.. one  can dream! It is time to cuddle with my baby.. and get some stuff done!

          Happy April 1st everyone!! I can feel this month is going to be good!!