Loooove Is In The Air!

So my favorite holiday is ONE day away and I am super excited! I've been guessing about what Ryan has in store for what he knows is one of my fave. days of the year :) And I will admit- that perhaps I am living in a dreamland sometimes and my expectations can get pretty wild but each and every year its usually the same thing... dinner and flowers :) Which is really nice, and of course makes my day, but I dream about him setting something romantic up- totally original and unforgettable. So far, our Valentines days have kind of all blended together... haha that sounds horrible! Ohhhh I love my man sooooo much- thats the purpose of this post actually- to share with you the wonderful early :) V-day gift he gave me...

Tonight (Thursday) I had a meet in Saline... BLAH big time to that! Saline is a good 45 minutes away and I had just judged last night, which meant I missed Maeve's dinner, bathtime, etc. So I was super bummed that I was going to miss out on spending time with BOTH of them for the 2nd night in a row. So Ryan came up with this fantastic idea that he AND Maeve would come WITH me to Saline- first off, I was excited because I loooove just driving with him- a chance to sit and talk without distractions- 2ndly, I was excited to show Maeve what I do- even though she doesn't really have a clue, its still fun to expose her to gymnastics! and 3rdly, I thought it was so sweet that Maeve and Ryan would have a "daddy/daughter" night out. So I was thrillllled to say the least as we started off for Saline. The plan was to drop me off at the high school and then Ryan was going to take Maeve to McDonalds for some chicky nuggets and some playtime in playland. Then he was going to bring her back and let her run a few laps around the track, watch the meet, that sort of thing :) It was AWESOME to see her and Ryan in the stands- she was clapping at everything and I smuggled a few of the 3 musketeers mini bars they had at the judging tables and gave them to her in between breaks :)

The night was really wonderful- besides hearing and seeing a poor girl pop her knee out of socket... YUCK!!!!!!!! So yeah, I am counting tonight as a Valentines day gift- I didn't have to drive at all.... YEA! And I got to sort of spend the evening with my 2 loves. I thought it was super selfless of Ryan to come home from a long day at work and hop in the car for a 45 minute drive just to go to a mcdonalds and watch a boring high school gymnastics meet... but ya know? That's just the kinda guy he is :) And I am blessed tremendously. :)

Now get this, tonight was just the start of our Valentines Day festivities! :) HAHA... tomorrow is the "Daddy/Daughter Dance" at the studio- Ryan took Maeve last year when she was 5 months old!! So we're getting all geared up for that... and then there's Saturday! Who knows what surprises await :) haaahhh.... but like I said, I already feel more than loved and thats what Valentines day is allllllll about.

I will probably update on Sunday... about our entire weekend. If you haven't noticed, I've been slacking a bit on blogging. Nothing really has been going on, and by the end of the night, usually I'm too tired to come up with something to write about... SO everyone, have a LOVELY, LOVE FILLED weekend!!!!

3 Days...

3 days until FLORIDA!!! I cannot express to you my excitement. I just checked the forecast... we've got a high of 79 the day we fly in!!! Thank you LORD! :)

In the meantime, I've got a gigantic list of things to do before we leave. First off, I went to the eye doc. on Friday and I have a PCUP on my eye... aka an ulcer! ERRRR I am so mad at myself for not taking my contacts out more often! I go back to the eye doc. tomorrow morning for the final verdict on whether or not I have to wear my glasses to Florida... :( The only glasses I want to be wearing in FL are SUNGLASSES.

I also have an appointment in Ann Arbor tomorrow- exciting?? I guess..

Tomorrow night I have a meet at Western- (yea money) and then somehow in between all of this I've got to squeeze in Maeve's 15 month vaccinations, a couple spray tans :) haha... and getting my nails done :) YUP... GOTTA squeeze those in, right???? :) No really, there is so much to do- my house is filthy, dirty... packing, all that good stuff.

Alright... here's to a productive week :)

Back To IT!

Or back to the "Y" I should say :) I managed to get my booty out of bed this morning along with Maeve's, pick up my mom and head to the Y for a pretty good workout. I didn't make it to body pump which was a bit disappointing- but I did do FORTY minutes of cardio today (movin' on up!) and twenty minutes of leg/ab work. I'm going to try suuuuuper hard to make it to Pilates tomorrow morning- but I'm not making any promises. Honestly, I will be happy with myself if I can get in 3 (at least) 30 minute sessions of cardio in... that really is my main goal here. And yeah, last week I totally boycotted the Y- BUT I had the stomach flu... so good reason I guess.

Today, Maeve's number in the nursery was "6" and as always, every time an announcment would come over the loud speakers, I'd strain to hear what they were saying (IT IS SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND!!! It sounds like "wah wah wah wah"), anyways today I could've SWORN the announcement said, "Number 6 please come to child watch." Shoooooot! I was walking with my mom on the track and she volunteered to go check on the situation. Thank goodness, it turns out it WASN'T maeve at all :) YEA! I can still go to the Y and have the babe be haaaapy:) But they did make a mention to me at the end that she had been growling at all the other kids. Whoops! guess we've been working on those dinosaur noises a bit too much... :) Other than that though, she seems to really enjoy it there and the Y workers say she's great. What a relief!

Tonight I judge at Western (YEA! Close to home...) and its one of those nights where I have NOTHING planned for dinner. I have plenty of things in mind for dinner, but that would require me going out to the store... and Maeve is already asleep for her afternoon nap- so the whole store thing isn't going to happen. Ryan mentioned pizza... but I KNOW if we go for pizza I will eat like a horse and undo the whole workout I sweated through this morning.

Well..... this is my last full week before FLORIDA!!!!! :) I am thrilled to get out of here! Gonna miss Ryan but it will do a world of good for both Maeve and I to be in warmth and sunshine.

F-5 TORNADO!!! AKA Maeve!

Oh my goooodness can this girl whip through a room and create some pretty hefty damage within mere minutes. Today, I was on the phone and standing outside her room in the hallway- I thought she was playing with her toys and reading books- I could hear her in there, and it sounded like she was pulling books off her shelves- which is nothing new or alarming :) I turn around and the room is DESTROYED. It couldn't have been more than a few minutes... that chick works fast!

Maeve (and Lola) and the disaster she created! :)

AHHH!! So it kind of turned into a good thing- it forced me to organize her drawers and closet. I figured she did half the work- pulling everything out, I just needed to do the other half. For the next hour or so, I (with the "help" of Maeve) organized her closet and drawers from top to bottom :) YEA!!! Of course, it was super sad- I came across itty bitty biknis that she wore when she was 4 months! And we decided to put away the bulk of her bibs... she very rarely uses one because she is either naked (with a diaper on) or we just say heck with it. I also organized her hats/shoes/socks,etc. I definitely got teary eyed when I came across her baby hat- the one she wore in the hospital. What a priceless treasure :) I am burning UP with baby fever right now... how did my baby- this tiny, wrinkled, sweet smelling BABY turn into a full blown toddler in the blink of an eye??? Those days that seemed so long at the time, now seem not long enough. I want them back!! I don't know if I can handle seeing her grow and go to school, leave the house, get friends, etc. I want to be her best buddie forever- I want to spend everyday with her playing and goofing around at home. I want to eat strawberries on the kitchen floor with her and giggle about her funny faces she makes while eating them. I want to hold and comfort her grouchy butt after her naps and secretly laugh about the little drama queen I gave birth to :) I am dreading the day when it will no longer be "appropriate" to take baths with her... that has always been our time- we read books, name her squirty toys, splash eachother and somedays- on very,very rare days, she'll fall asleep on me (usually late at night after a LOOOOONG day). Anyways, the emotions were running high today as I packed away her baby gear. I know I will have more babies (God willing) but I will never have my first and I feel like my bond with Maeve is so crazy strong that another baby won't even come close to what we share. I have been told this is a very common feeling though... that you won't love your second baby as much as you love your first. I trust my heart will grow and I will have even more of that sweet, sweet love to fill me up.

Anyways, I can't see the screen because of the tears that are welling in my eyes.... SO back to organizing- I will have to take some "after" pics. tomorrow morning- its not QUITE finished... there are still some clothes that I am debating on what to do with... so once her room is cleaned and organized, I will post some of those pics. For now, enjoy these :)

Maeve & her mess (that could be a book title!)
Thankfully there isn't anything dangerous in her changing table (we keep the Destin, nail clippers, etc. up high... BUT she did pull out every single bib and diaper!

She really took it out on her hangers and clothes... yikes!

She also went through the bottom drawers of her dresser...

What is the best thing about kids? Their innocence :) She had NO CLUE she had done anything wrong! :) I looked in there and shrieked and there she was sitting in the midst of her mess like everything was peachy keen! How can you stay upset with a face and an attitde like that???

Maeve "helping" me :) haha... I would fold a pair of pants and they'd be unfolded within seconds.
Bathing suit drawer! Organized and looking great! :) Notice that price tag on the blue bathing suit- 5.97??? :) That's a Gap bathing suit folks! I am addicted to buying bathing suits because at the end of the summer you can get them for soooooooooo cheap!!!!!

Maeves new organized closet :) These are the rest of her winter/spring clothes that actually fit her and aren't stained or ruined :)

Goodbye tutus! Goodbye adorable dresses that were never even WORN!!! (I am banking on the fact that I will have more girls... that way I won't feel as guilty about having stacks of unworn clothing...yikes)

Today, Friday marks the end of a LONG, awful week for me. I've had the stomach flu, Maeve's had the stomach flu and I've literally been STUCK in the house all week (my garage door keeps sticking-freezing, rather, to the ground) so I have to come get bailed out by Ryan... blah I hate this weather! Today was the first day I DIDN'T have diarrhea (IN A WEEK!!!!) but my stomach still felt funny. However we decided to go to Applebees... bad idea- as soon as our queso dip and buffalo wings were delivered and I started to eat them my stomach started to gurgle. We had to ask for our check and box everything to go. It was bad... I am a bit concerned about tomorrow- I have to judge in Adrian and I am terrified I'm going to be racing to the bathroom every 20 seconds. And I'm sad to leave Maeve of course- she's sick too... and she's been super clingy to me and sometimes yes, its a tad annoying, but 99 percent of the time I'm soaking it up. Anyways, I feel guilty for leaving her sick... what can you do though? Mama's gotta make some money! :)

Alright, it is sooooo time for me to get some sleep.

So Much "STUFF"

This is going to be one of those "overloaded" posts that is crammed with bits and pieces of things that have nothing to do with the other... just things that are going on, filling my head and need to be said :)

So first off, that blueberry puking episode has turned into 2 days of diarrhea- thankfully we had her 15 month appointment this morning so we got EVERYTHING all checked out. Last night I hadn't been feeling so great and Ryan had mentioned to me he had been feeling funny all day too- like that sea sick feeling. We started thinking there was probably some bug going through our house and it was hitting MaeMae the hardest (which is common- kids always get it the worst.. or so I'm told?) anyways, no fever, but TONS- I mean LOADS of diarrhea. Yesterday evening was quite the scene to be seen to start off with, I was due in Saline (about 45 minutes away from Jax) at 6 to judge- MaeMae woke up from her nap around 4:30. I was in pj pants and a white tee shirt- NOT judging attire. I went to go change her diaper and noticed that it looked like she had peed out of her dipe... I was thinking "No biggie- I've cleaned the runs out of her hair, out of my hair, puke out of her nose, ears, etc. A little pee is nothing." And the funny thing was, it was totally orderless- so I really thought it was pee until I opened her diaper and saw the yellow "mess." WOAH!!!!!! I looked in her bed and sure enough, there were yellow wet splotches on her blanket and in the corner of her crib. UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I cannot take one more diaper/bed/clothing blowout. Our laundry is stacked up to the cieling- I THOUGHT we had a lot of crib sheets- apparently not enough- I had to go to Target today to pick up another one (luckily they're cheap). Anyways, back to last night- I did a quick time check and realized that I had to leave for Saline in about a half hour- I was totally not dressed, and now I had a giant mess to clean up.... CRAP! (haha what another good pun!) So I stripped Maeve and put her in the bath- as I was filling up the bath I started noticing these little orangish- looking chunks floating through the water- I grabbed one (YEAH smart huh?) and realized, Maeve was again having diarrhea IN THE BATH! AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! I quickly snagged her up and let her keep doin' her business as I drained the bath, all the while with my foot, pushing the poopies down the drain. SICK!!! Maeve was crying- I felt horrible- I knew I needed to leave soon and here she was sick as a dog. Anyways, when she was finally done pooping, I stood her outside the tub as I did a quick Lysol wipe down and then I stuck her back in the tub for round 2. This time, I got her cleaned up and in record speed, dried, dressed and in her high chair with a snack. I wheeled her high chair in the hallway so I could see her as I got dressed and ready- amazingly enough, when Ryan walked in the door at 5:15 to take over, things were UNDER CONTROL. Ahhhhh :) I was proud!!! I kissed MaeMae goodbye and told Ryan I'd be home around 9:30 or so...

The meet ran really smoothly and I got TO Saline relatively quickly, considering it was Ann Arbor traffic at 5:30 PM. I now can say where things went very, very wrong- it was after the meet- now all through the meet and on the way up to Saline I was feeling "funny." Just not hungry- which was strange because normally I'm ravenous at dinner time. I kind of brushed it off as that "bug" that was going around our house... and I remembered hearing that adults normally just have diarrhea and get over it in 24 hours, so I really wasn't worried about it. However, leaving the meet, my stomach was feeling REALLY strange. BLAH. Know that I am not familiar with the Saline area AT ALL- in fact I have gotten lost there about a billion times, so WHY I thought I could find a McDonalds is beyond me, but I felt like I needed some pop really bad- and I didn't want to get out of the car (like at a gas station) I wanted a drive through. Off I drove through the streets of Saline- I actually DID find a McDonalds, got my pop and asked how to get to the high way- the lady at the window told me to keep following "Michigan Ave" and it would bring me to the main road which would eventually lead me to the high way... UM NOPE! I found myself driving through CLINTON (???? WTH IS THAT?), Manchester??? and all these other ho dunk towns. OH and did I mention that I had no cell phone??? (yeah I lost it like a week ago) So I was literally on my own on those country roads- all I knew was I needed to go North-West. It was an absolute nightmare- I started panicking of course, which lead to an even worse stomach ache, which eventually lead to me pulling over in the middle of NOWHERE (it looked like Texas Chainsaw Massacre Country) and vomiting. Anyways, by the grace of GOD I got home around 10:20-ish... I LEFT Saline at 8:40- I should've been home around 9:30. I went almost an entire hour out of the way. UGHHHHHHHHHHHH. When I finally got home, I went into the shower, sat down and cried- I was still panicking a bit and I HATE puking so I was all shaken up about that- Ryan came in the bathroom to try and comfort me, but I really just needed a minute... after the shower and a good frustration cry, I felt a hundred times better. In fact I went to bed feeling completely normal- like nothing had happened. If that sounds insignificant to you, than you don't know me very well :) Because what I did last night was OVERCOME a panic attack COMPLETELY- alone- without medication ALL BY MYSELF. What an accomplishment!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Now to this morning- like I said, this post is just going to contain a lot of miscellaneous "STUFF." This morning, bright and early was Miss Maeve's 15 month check up appointment. I was eager to get her in there and show the doc. her horrendous diaper rash (from the diarreha) and to tell her about the puking thing... I was hopefull there was a reason for this, like Strep or something, not just one of those things that has to run its course- that is the worst answer ever- I HATE that answer... unfortunately thats what we got- "its a virus that just has to run its course." BLAH... no meds, nothing- just lots of fluids and lots of laundry. Here are some good stats from her appointment though:

Weight: 23.12 lbs!!!!! She gained an entire pound since her last appointment (which I guess is a lot)

Height: Don't remember the exact numbers, but I DO know that its in the 97th percentile- again I ask, WHERE did she get that height???

Words: momma, dadda, nana, poppa, bad dog, please, thank you, no, yes, fish, hot, pretty, what's that, "yea", and her absolute favorite: BABIES. She is constantly saying "babies? babies? babies!!!" Its really cute :) The doc. said at 15 months they should have 4 words, so I was a proud momma walking out knowing she knew more than her fair share of words... yes I AM TOTALLY bragging and doing that annoying "my baby is a genius" thing... but whatever, I happen to know she's going to be a doctor and a pilot someday :) hahaha :)

Motor skills: walking, running, using a fork/spoon, holding her sippy, jumping, "dancing" (haha I told the doc she "dances" the doc. was like "ohhh how nice!" I KNOW I am one of those annoying moms!!!!) she "brushes" her hair, and I SWEAR- I will get this on video- she does forward rolls. I PROOOOOMISE YOU! She does- she needs a little assistance actually getting over, but she will run over to you, put her head on the floor and lean *almost* far enough to do the roll- she just needs a little tap :)!

Anyways good appointment :) We didn't get any shots today (she was due for her tetanus and her MMR- YIIIIIKES) but since she has this virus thing going on, they said it would be fine to wait on them. I secretly pretended that was the reason why we weren't doing the shots, when in all reality, I STILL want to do some more research on that MMR shot. 99% chance we're gonna do the shot- but GOSH its a hard decision.

That leads to the other completely random issue: Autism- I teach a handful of autistic children and all I can say is GOD BLESS THEIR PARENTS! Obviously if Maeve were diagnosed with Autism we'd love her all the same, as if nothing were different. But to be honest, I'd be devastated- heartbroken and feel pretty angry. If you talk to moms, they will tell you it was a vaccine, or an environmental factor that played a part in their child being diagnosed with autism. But if you talk to a doctor, they'll tell you its all timing- children normally start showing signs of autism between 15 months-18 months- and it just so happens you get the MMR shot at 15 months. So many parents blame the shot on the diagnosis. Me personally? I think that the only reason there has been a "rise" in autism, is because it finally has a name- and people (parents especially) are so desperate to come up with a formal name for why their child won't sit down and pay attention. Don't get me wrong- there are so many different levels of autism- but I have had parents tell me "Oh he has high functioning autism" to me, that means he's a high energy, 8 year old BOY with an attention span of 1 minute- just like MANY, MANY other boys that age. SOOOOO.... I truly believe that in the near future, autism is going to be proven to be genetic- not environmental. Also, there's that whole weighing the risks/benefits thing- would I rather have a kid with autism or have kid who from developing measles/mumps/rubella, now has blindness, permanent brain damage and countless other problems that can occur from those diseases? Hands down, I'll take the kid with autism. So- like I said, its 99% that she's gonna get the shot- we're just waiting a couple of weeks for this virus to go away.

Randomness continues... On Sunday I was browsing through the ads and found in the Target ad, that "Elmo Live" was on sale for 45 bucks... HOLY COW! I wanted to get that for MaeMae sooooooo bad for Christmas but either couldn't find it or couldn't find the guts to shell out 70 bucks for the thing. So no "Elmo Live" for Christmas. BUT I would certainly pay 45 bucks for it! Every time we would go to the store, I'd press Elmo's little foot and Maeve would light up as he blew her kisses and "talked" to her. Like I said, I judged last night and got 60 bucks, so I was planning on going to Target today and buying Elmo. Oh- and also, within that SAME Target ad, there was a coupon for transferring a prescription- if you transfer a prescription to Target, you get a 10 dollar gift card, so really Elmo was only gonna cost me 35 bucks... I was thrilled!!! :) Well I "transfered" my prescription from CVS over to Target and got my 10 dollar card, and then went to go get Elmo... there was only one left- I snatched it up, and noticed that there weren't any sale signs for it... When I got up to the counter, it rang up for 60 bucks- I was like "No, in the ad on Sunday its advertised for 45-" So they got a manager who got the ad out and sure enough there was Elmo Live for 45 bucks... They gave it to me for 45 (minus the 10 bucks) so now we are the proud owners of "ELMO LIVE!!!!" I am so excited! We're going to wait and give it to her for Valentines Day because at the moment, she is STILL discovering new Christmas toys! But I can't wait to give it to her!!!! And I've said this before, but it really, really pays to scout out those ads and clip coupons! :)

Alright, I think that's it for now... sorry for the plethora of topics that were discussed in this post... hope I didn't lose ya! :)

Oh and for the record- my tummy feels MUCH better- still a little funny- like no pizza or anything like that, but def. better! :)

Sunday Nights Lead to Monday Mornings...

That's why I'm not a huge fan of Sundays. Its like a teaser or something... a day to do absolutely nothing, but if you're anything like me, there are a million and one things that are floating through your head about things that need to be done... this week pretty much marks the beginning of judging season for me. I have a meet tomorrow, Wed. and Saturday... and it pretty much goes like that for 2 months straight. Judging is such a double edged sword for me- I love it, I love the money and more importantly, I like being a part of the high school gymnastics "scene." Its fun staying involved with the sport and I LOVE my judging friends, everyone from Suzie (who is my age) to Doris and Brenda (who are not so close in age to me :). But the driving makes me super nervous- especially when its bad out- but even when its not snowing here (WAIT- when is it NOT snowing here????) I don't see great at night time... so its always a relief to arrive home safe and sound. And then of course, there are the late hours- I tried to take most of my meets here in Jackson, so MOST judging nights I should be home around 8:30 or so. But tomorrow for instance, I believe I'm in Saline and that means I won't be home until 9:30 :( I totally miss out on Maeve's bath, bedtime routine and my FAVORITE time of the day, dinner with Ryan and Maeve.

Oh- Maeve's "stomach flu" I don't think is really the "flu." I am pretty sure she ate too many blueberries- something I didn't disclose to you this morning, was that her puke was purple- I mean neon purple- I was thinking and racking my brain all day trying to come up with what the heck she ate that could've made her vomit that color. Then tonight, we had dinner at my parents and we were talking about the puking incident and my mom told me that the purple color was probably from the blueberries- I was like "AHA! YES!" It has to be that- yesterday morning when we went over to say good bye to Aunt Meg, my mom was eating blueberries and Maeve was eating them like it was her job. One after the other- I even said to STOP feeding her them because they were going to give her the runs. Well, no on the runs, but they did make an appearance out the other end. :( So yup, I think its safe to say we found the culprit to both the color and cause of her episode.

Ohhhh want to hear something AWESOME?????? We were planning on another trip to Disney World in September '09, but we found this amaaaaaaazing deal to Sanibel Island, FL. It's the week of my birthday (in September) and it includes hotel, airfare and car rental (6 days, 7 nights). The best part??? TOTAL cost of the trip is $785 bucks!!!!!!! And if you book with NWA.com vacay packages you only have to put a deposit down on the trip- so for those of you who aren't like super rich like us (JOKE JOKE JOKE) you don't have to come up with 800 bucks on the spot for a vacation! You just have to put a deposit down, and then make payments... pretty cool! :) So we're planning on doing that... CAN'T WAIT!

Oh and I know I'm irritating people by saying this in every blog post, but since its my blog I will continue to say it :) I HATE the snow and its driving me mad. God bless the sunshine and warmth that will soon greet me in Florida. I've been finding some sweeeeeet deals on adorable summer things for Maeve- but I bought up a few things for our upcoming trip to FL that I cannot WAIT to put her in :) The poor babe hates it here- I know it, I can feel it- she hates wearing socks, shoes, hats, coats and layers... who DOES like to wear that stuff??? I think its liberating for her in Florida to be "allowed" to be barefoot and free. :) ohhhhhhhh counting down the days....

Well here's to a good, safe week!

Friday Nights Rock

We were out and about tonight- and we didn't get home until eight!!! WOAH baby right??? :) Haha we dined out at Applebees with all the other earlybird old folks at 5, then we did some Christmas shopping. I know I've said I'm done with Maeve's stuff but jeez oh petes the deals keep getting better and I can't resist! We got some good stuff tonight at Kohls- first, they had these cute little tubes of "Little People" on sale for 3.99 plus an additional 15 percent off. Maeve loves her "Little People"- we own tons of the the little sets so I snatched up two tubes to stick in her stocking... and then I found this ADORABLE baby palm pilot- its made by playskool and all their stuff was 50 percent off with an additional 15 as well. So it ended up being around 7 bucks or so (originally 18.99?) it is SOOOOOOO CUTE! It teaches letters and numbers and we let Maeve play with it while we shopped through the rest of Kohls and she is definitely a fan of it! AND if you didn't know it, I am a huge freak fan of all the "Laugh & Learn" fisher price stuff- Maeve absolutely LOVES it. And guess what I found at Kohls tonight??? A TEA SET- hot pink with little cupcakes and cups and a tea pot that sings. And it was a laugh & learn thing... we didn't get it because, well to be honest Ryan was with me... but I am planning on sneaking back and getting it because it is the sweetest thing ever. Plus every girl needs a tea set! :) AND its on sale for 12 bucks!

SO the big Christmas show is tomorrow night and we're all excited- I'm excited to get it done and over with... so my mom will be freed up to hang out with. PLUS we'll (Ryan and I) be selling flowers and that's always a stresser! But I am super, SUPER excited about Sunday night- we are getting pictures taken by SUZIE!!!! :) YEAH!!!!!!!!! I have all these ideas and I can't wait to get them captured on film. It should be fun! :) And of course they'll be posted all over facebook and all over my blog :)

And guess what else?????? I lucked out and wasn't summoned ONCE this entire week for jury duty! YES!!!!!!! ALL DONE WITH THAT!!!!!

Well, my first gymnastics meet is tomorrow morning, bright and early... so I'd better get some sleep... after I dig out my navy blues (they've been stored away for a year now) and iron them. :)

Have a good weekend y'all!

Oh and here is a pic of the tea set that I desperately want... :)



And here's a pic of the adorable baby palm pilot! :) LOVE IT!