Just another day

This DST is kicking my ass today! Anyone else? Poor Deck was a mess this morning even though he went to bed at same time and was still sleeping when we got up this AM… Okay, he didn’t go to sleep right away and was singing in his room, but close enough! He was exhausted on Saturday night, according to the babysitter, and asked to go to bed earlier (and then proceeded to get up at 5:00 on Sunday)… This kid is going to be the death of me (kidding)…

It was a good weekend – Saturday was productive: haircuts, park, grocery store, and dinner later that evening… I chose The Melting Pot since I knew it would be a relaxed and stress free dinner, and was able to make healthy choices since you can customize the menu… Granted, I made sure to eat light during the day and don’t think I went over my calories, but it was my birthday dinner and I’m okay with that… Yesterday, I did spin class in the morning and then we spent some time doing yard work and cleaning out the vehicles… My mom came down in the afternoon – she tagged along while I bought spin shoes – and then we went to the park with Deck later in the afternoon… I made a great, crock pot soup for dinner and had a tiny piece of cake that my mom brought (though I requested no cake – hmm)… Not too shabby…

I was super excited to use my new Polar F4 heart rate monitor today, but didn’t bring the chest strap and will have to see how it works tomorrow instead… I am proud to say that I’ve worked out everyday for over a week and know today will be a challenge, since I’m tired, but will aim for at least 30 minutes… Better than nothing, right?

Hope you’re having a great Monday!

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My horoscope from today’s newspaper…

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Looking not too shabby for 42…

Family shot on my birthday…

Dessert at The Melting Pot…

Post haircut…

 

 

 

 

would rather gain an hour than lose one

i really need to be better about updating this blog, though i do keep things current on facebook and twitter… i can’t believe february came and went, and i really can’t believe sunday is my 41st bday! the only plans (that i made) are dinner w/the hubby and kid, and that’s fine by me… i struggled with bday ideas, since i really don’t need anything, but did find some cute, plush alien dolls online while looking at robot dolls for deck… maybe i’ll think of something else between now and then, who knows…

our trip to florida last month was great and the auto train was a lot of fun! deck did really well and it was nice having our own roomette with bathroom (though small)… it was a bit rough on the trip down – we had to eat in our room since we got a late seating and the a/c wasn’t working so it was a tad warm… we didn’t sleep much though deck slept like a champ and was raring to go the next day… we stayed with eric’s parents at their condo in ft. myers and were able to see an aunt & uncle, the beach, the pool a few times, and a nearby park that had a small train ride… it was warm, but not humid and overall – a nice break from work… on the way back, we visited with eric’s sister’s family in st. pete – they moved to FL about a year ago so it was nice to see them… the train ride back was much better – we checked-in early so dinner worked out much better, the a/c worked, and everyone slept like a baby… we’ve already talked about our next trip down there – might try the family room this time which is bigger (though no bathroom)… photos from our trip can be viewed here…

work has been picking-up since our annual meeting is in less than 2-months… i’m not one to brag, but the chairman of our committee is dating THE george lucas who will be speaking on the friday afternoon panel… and an invitation has also gone out to THE president to speak at our opening session – won’t know for sure until a few weeks out (if we even get that much notice!)… if he does say yes, things will be crazy for sure since it will be high-security for a few hours before/after… exciting!

we finally hired a new designer, who is doing great so far, but we’ll be losing another one at the end of the month… i’m not surprised that she’s leaving – she’s getting married in september and her fiance graduates from grad school in may and will be looking for a job in NYC… ah, to be young again… i’m hopeful that the search for another designer won’t be as bad as before, so fingers-crossed… april and may are really busy months for us, so i’m just praying things stay on track..

i can’t think of anything else – oh, we found out that eric’s host-family in france (that we stayed with on our belated babymoon) will be coming to DC in june and staying with us for a few days… no time like the present to finish painting and getting the outside in order… deck will be thoroughly confused since he’s learning spanish at daycare and will have no idea what they’re saying… c’est la vie!

i’ll leave you with some recent pics of deck… hope you have a wonderful weekend! :)

happy birthday

on monday, my baby boy turned one… i still can’t believe that he’s not an infant anymore, and as most parents would agree – the past 12-months have just flown by… i used to laugh when people would say, “it goes by quick”, but now i totally understand because it’s true! wow! we didn’t have a big party or invite a ton of people to the house – i made him a cake and we sang ‘happy birthday’ (and then he proceeded to stick his finger in the flame and cried!)… we had been in pittsburgh for the weekend and had gotten back late sunday night, so monday was all about him… we went to our favorite diner for breakfast and then went to lowe’s to buy paint for the kitchen and a fire pit for the back patio… exciting times!

so what have i learned in the last year? a lot, and i continue to learn something new everyday… becoming a mother was the best thing that’s ever happened to me (next to marrying eric of course)… after he was born i remember saying, “i didn’t know it would be this hard” and now – there are more days that are easy, but there are still challenging ones to keep us on our toes… deck is really starting to show his personality – he’s funny and loves to laugh, and is curious about everything… he loves to follow the cats, look out windows, and push his little corn-popper around… i suspect he’s going to let go and keep walking any day now, so then we’ll really be in trouble…

they say you really don’t know what love is until you have a child… the times when he’s in my lap and looking up at me is the best feeling in the world… even though i tell him “i love you” a million times – it’s still not enough in my book… he has brought such pure joy and happiness to our lives, and i can’t think of my life w/out him… i love you, deckard james! xo

hate is strong word

i went back to work today, so far, so good… it was rough getting up this morning, but we managed to get out of the house around the same time considering i have to move a bit slower these days… i was also successful at getting deck back to sleep after he woke at 4am (meaning, no nursing was involved – yay!) so i am hoping this trend continues… regardless of tired we think he is when he goes to bed, he’s still like clockwork when it’s time to wake-up…

on saturday – my lovely family, friends, and husband decided to throw me a surprise birthday party… i was having a very rough morning because deck was off schedule and refusing to nap, plus we had to clean the house since 2 couples were coming to look at the house (or so i thought)… our realtor had suggested that we come to her house for lunch while the house was being looked-at and towards the end of the week, i started to have suspicions but didn’t say anything… while getting dressed – i became disgusted w/myself as i was trying to find something to wear (nothing looks good these days) and i told eric, “i really don’t want to go and would rather stay here”… something told me that i couldn’t dress casual so i threw on my black stretchy pants, a sweater cardigan, and off we went… when we pulled up to her house, i saw her son peak out the window so i definitely knew something was going on… i played it cool and didn’t say anything, but secretly wished that i didn’t have to face anyone because i hate the way i look… when we walked in, i saw the stack of pizza boxes on the counter and then heard “SURPRISE!”… there was no turning back now… i tried to hold back the tears while taking off my jacket, but i couldn’t and cried in my friends arms when i’m sure everyone was wondering what was going on… i just said that i was having a bad day, and i was, but this just topped the cake… i love my friends, i love my family, and i love my  husband, but i’m not loving myself right now and it’s very, very hard to deal with (more on this later)…

in the end though – the afternoon turned-out to be pretty awesome… there was good food, good conversation, presents, cake, and of course – deck was being passed around like nobody’s business… he is such flirt, i swear, and all my girlfriends were ohhing and ahhing over him all day…  best present of the day – an ipad 2 (thanks to eric) and a spa gift certificate… i need to turn 40 more often! :)

thanks to everyone that helped plan, i love you dearly… xo

my birthday in pictures