IT WAS LOCO

May 30, 2013

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 i just have to tell you guys, yesterday was nuts. after cleaning house and some major toddler 'tude, when nap time finally rolled around all i had the energy for was some old pizza rolls from the freezer (why did i ever love those things?) and a mini glee-fest. 

that was ALL i wanted. a little quiet and some show tunes with dance numbers. and then i spotted the thing that single-handedly threw me into some kind of little girl screaming panic. i'm pretty sure i was screaming louder than little girls who have the bieber fever. i am probably going to sound crazy but a lizard has somehow taken refuge in our house. in my lovely office! i freaked my freak. i texted M and he laughed. i panic-called my mom and she tried to give me tips but this thing would. not. die. then i panic-called M and insisted he come home and get the lizard out. he laughed some more. i was a hot, crying, screaming mess. i know it sounds like animal cruelty, it probably is. but anything in the bug family is just not my thing. i sprayed it with clorox, i sprayed it with wasp killer, i tried to squish it with a mop. it was the ninja turtle of lizards. the cool orange ninja turtle. 

and then my highlighting moment. i ran in the front yard and called to some guys building the house down the street. it probably looked like something different was going on. and in hindsight, it was a little crazy to let a stranger in my home but someone had to get that lizard out. so the guy killed him and disposed of him. 

crazy was the theme going on yesterday. and now i am on high lizard alert. i even had a nightmare about one last night. not even kidding...

but today! the weekend is starting here, at least for me. we have family coming in town this weekend and we've got plans full of day trips to charleston and hitting the beach.

it'll probably be a little quiet around here for a few days but we'll be back after the weekend. have a good one!

ps. the pictures have nothing to do with the post, but my girl's a rockstar.

 
 

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a family affair.

May 29, 2013

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we had our photo session with a local photographer recently. i love the charm that finds its way into pictures when you take them in an area you love. for me, that's any kind of city/downtown area that's full of old buildings, brick walls or cobblestone streets.

ps.  i just can't believe how big our girl has gotten! you can see last years session here.
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TWENTY-ONE | FIFTY-TWO

May 28, 2013

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that gap is making for lots of smiles around here this week. also, L learned the art of the kazoo and smiling for the camera. however that last one usually ends up in some really awkward pictures...

a portrait of my child, once a week, every week, in 2013.

as always, i'm linking up over here. happy tuesday!

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MEMORIAL DAY

May 27, 2013

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it's the official unofficial start of summer and the weather here got the memo. it's sunny and hot. we're having a small BBQ, just the three of us. it may sound weird but i love the prepping of a BBQ. all the way from the trip to the market to shucking corn and wrapping it in tinfoil. then of course, i hand it all over to the man of the house because i don't go anywhere near grills. or fire, for that matter.

but everything is prepped and the smells are making me even hungrier. we spent the day soaking our feet and splashing around in a very small kiddie pool and now the babe is napping quietly. later tonight i'll be making some grilled pound cake with berries and vanilla ice cream for a simple holiday treat. and maybe we'll pull out some sparklers in the backyard!

while we're having fun today and soaking up the sunshine, we always keep the real meaning of today at the front of our minds. with all the veterans in my family, including my hubby, memorial day is close to our hearts. we are beyond thankful for the sacrifices all service members and their families have made for us. we salute them!

we've got a busy week ahead with some of our favorite people coming to visit us but i'll be sure to pop in here and there. happy memorial day!


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THAT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE BEACH

May 23, 2013

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yesterday was pretty great. i mean, at first it was nuts because i ran around town ALL DAY LONG. half the time with a toddler, the other half with a cranky toddler and a legit crazy dachshund.

but then after rushing home with pizza, the hubs had the idea to go to the beach. at 5 o'clock on a wednesday night? i jumped on that. and once again the salt water and sticky air saved the day.

our girl got brave last night. in her itsy bitsy teeny weeny blue polka dot bikini, that she wore for the first that day. yeah, i had to go there. that song was stuck in my head the entire trip. anyways, our brave girl...she's learning to not be as afraid of the water. she ran into the waves over and over and when she crashed and face planted into the sand, she got up and laughed that endearing laugh she has that is so deep it comes from the pit of her belly.

and lately i haven't been the best. or the nicest. or the most patient. i've gotten swept up in being so impatient and judgy of myself that i forget to stop and make sure those closest to me know just how much they mean to me. instead, i get impatient and judgy with them. and that's not cool. but last night was so good for us.

it was just a really awesome evening. and a score for parenthood because L gave us no trouble going to sleep and slept the entire night in undies without any accidents! it was good.


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