2.6

Babies, babies everywhere!  I think this is the time in my life where I've known the most pregnant women.  It's pretty cool since that means I get to shop for baby schtuff!  I get to find out tomorrow if my friend is having a boy or a girl, yippee! :)

2.5

Dear little girls, (most) men are complete idiots.  Exceptions include: dad, grandpas, cool uncles, and best friends.  Also, don't try to figure them out because it never works.  Find an older, wiser woman to figure things out with you.

Day 960

My super awesome, crazy kind, fun, generous, and warm dad is 50 today!  Time flies.  I feel so blessed to have him in my life!

Day 957

Today, a big group of adults and kids from my church went to Rascal's Fun Zone down in Whiteland.  Between the 4 go kart tracks (2 inside and 2 outside), the mini bowling, the putt putt, the junk food, and the arcade games, I'm worn out!  The girls had a great time though! :)

Day 929

Hugs and kisses from my little munchkins at church make life better, as do good conversations with old friends.

Dave shared this, and I found it worthy of sharing, too:

Day 900

I had breakfast with some super cute babies and their mommies today.  Steph N., Rachel, Eliana, Steph M., Camden, and I all met up for some cheerios and strawberries.  No, actually, that was Cam's breakfast that he devoured before moving on to his second course of what big kids eat.  He's getting so big!  Eliana's getting tall and just loves to show off her 6 teeth.  After breakfast, we headed to the playground at St. Roch, which wasn't as big of a hit as the new fountain/water feature!  I love these kids and the snuggle time I receive! :)

Day 893

Since a portion of my job involves promoting travel for ladies, I got to participate in the 2nd annual Indianapolis Women's Half Marathon & 5K today (we were corporate sponsors).  I got up at the crack of dawn and walked all over downtown.  It was amazing to see the runners!  They're in amazing shape, and just go go go.  I found it particularly interesting that we each received a long-stemmed rose, medal, fruit, and chocolate milk upon completion.  Fun {sweaty} times! :)

Day 882

It's always amazing to me how a day can start out feeling pretty normal, go up, down, around, and (seemingly) every direction.  The ending hours have been awesome.  Festival set up is happening all week, so I took my little munchkins for a spin on the golf cart so they could check out the rides not visible from grandma and grandpa's house (2 doors from church).  I got lots of hugs. :) Ending the day making some cookie dough truffles.  Hopefully I can finish them tonight for us to enjoy at work tomorrow!

P.S. Are they not the cutest little creatures?!  I completely adore them.

Day 877

It's AAA Day at the Indiana State Fair!  I'll be there from 4:00 - 11:00 PM today promoting group travel and Sassy Explorers.  I think I might get to use some fancy photo tablet thing, too.  I can't wait to eat some deep fried cookie dough.  YUM!

Day 871

It's 10:00 pm and I'm going to bed.  Aweeesome!

Day 869

Went to trivia tonight with Bridget, her man T, and Kenny.  Team Freckles was at the bottom then rose to fourth place by the end.  Woo hoo!

Day 865

FYI for my Indy friends: Hotcakes on the south side is pretty tasty.  They offer a 1 or 1 1/2 egg omelette + 1 pancake + hash browns; perfect for those of us that aren't training for and/or competing in the Olympics!  Also, I went to the Claddagh Irish Pub in Plainfield (Metropolis) and had the Meatloaf Melt sandwich.  Unexpectedly tasty!  Try it out sometime.

Day 862

There was a BUNNY in my front yard tonight!  Cuteness overload!!!

Day 860

I was so big and mature today.  If you know me well, you know that's not my go-to reaction when faced with something that makes me unhappy.  (In a small voice) Yay me!

So, I'm not "wishing-my-life-away," but I am very excited for the day when I can chill on a front porch, in a comfy rocker, doing trendy-craft-of-the-decade, surrounded by my husband, kids, and a pet or two.  I know, I know, "quit wishing you were old."  Shush, I say.  I'm pumped about having a family of my own.  (Then I'll probably wish I had my peace and quiet again like in my 20s. :-P )

Day 846

I survived being ... Game Leader (?) ... for day one of Vacation Bible School.  Only one injury (my chin + Landyn's head = my sore chin and a happy-go-lucky kid with a hard head).  I'm going to see Ingrid Michaelson tomorrow, so my "team" will have the pleasure of teaching and entertaining the crazy, fun, awesome kids in my absence. :)

Day 830

Oh, I'm so excited to have friends in from out of town!  I'll get to see this sweet little girl in a few hours, yay!

Day 820

Do you ever have that feeling where you're go-go-go and mentally awake, but feel like you could take a nap at absolutely any point in the day?  (Steph M, I'm imagining that motherhood is somewhere in this feeling - am I close?)  That's me this moment, this day, and most likely the rest of the week, too. :oP   I'll tell you this, though, the work days are flying by, and I'm 100% okay with that!

Day 809

I got a TON of gardening in today, which was unexpected, but necessary.  The whole packing thing has started, but I haven't gotten too far.  There's always (and will have to be) tomorrow!

Sing it to me, Gavin!

Day 803

I had an awesome day out on Alexis and Brent's boat on Lake Lemon.  We went down with Alex (my bub) and the two baby girls, Lillie and Ellie.  It was beautiful!  We headed to Mother Bear's Pizza after for some dinner.  If you know me at all, you know I loooove that place.  We had the Treasure of Monte Cristo in case you're a fan, too.  Ahh, boating.  What a life! :)

Day 792

Apparently, I can't escape the Indy 500.  I've been sucked into going to a charity fashion show + luncheon Downtown tomorrow.  I get to wear dressy dress clothes (yay - I have a new pencil skirt) and the suggested colors are .... you guessed it ... black and white.  I'm going in with low expectations, due to the people I'm sitting with.  Keeping my fingers crossed that it'll be much more fun than I'm anticipating.  In other news, patience is uber difficult and I had to say farewell (for now) to Rachel, David, and sweet, adorable Baby Eliana.  Stephanie, Chris, Camden, and I had dinner with them tonight at La Margarita in Fountain Square.  The food and ambiance were good, the service was kinda pathetic.  Oh well, we weren't in a hurry.  Hope your Thursday is terrific!