I'm quickly approaching my 32nd birthday. There, I said it.
Before my birthday arrives (which is February 5, in case you want to send me a card or anything...), I wanted to take a moment to reflect on these past 31 years. I've learned a thing or two, and I thought I'd take this opportunity to share these lessons with you.
1. I've learned that friendships don't always last, no matter how much you may want them to. Sometimes people just grow apart. Sometimes people change. And the easiest thing you can do is to learn how to be OK with it.
2. I've learned that it's OK for someone not to like you. You can't please everyone, and it's silly to try.
3. I've learned how important it is to cherish the ones you love and to let them know you love them every day. Life is short, and you just never know.
While some of these lessons were difficult to learn, I'm thankful for the experiences I've been through in which I learned these things.
Maybe you've learned some of the same lessons I have. Maybe you're learning them now. Whatever the case, appreciate life's lessons. They're making you wiser.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
A very merry un-birthday indeed.
Chris, Emma and I had lunch at "the grape place" (i.e. Olive Garden) today. We had a great waitress who gave Emma extra grated cheese on her breadstick plate and filled it again when she noticed it was all gone. She even gave Emma a SpongeBob and a Patrick sticker. Plus the food was delish, and we each brought some home.
Chris needed to go to Lowe's, and I wanted to go to Old Navy. Given the choice between the two places, Emma chose to go to Lowe's with her daddy. Secretly, I had hoped she would choose to go with him so I could do some clothes shopping alone. Score!
It just so happened that Old Navy was having a sale today - an extra 40% off of already reduced clearance prices. Score again! Not only did I get to stroll around leisurely at my own pace without being asked, "Are we done yet?" or, "Can we go now?" or hearing, "{heavy sigh} I'm ready to go!" ... I purchased two t-shirts for myself (one dark gray with Hello Kitty and one bright pink with a shiny gold heart on it) and two zippered hoodies (here's one of them, and the other is white with hearts and peace signs and music notes on the top) for Emma super cheap!
My mom and dad are coming over this evening after we all meet for dinner at Steak N Shake. In preparation, Emma picked up ALL her toys in the living room when we asked her to. We can see the carpet now. She did such a great job! Now all I need to do is run the vacuum. After Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, of course.
Chris needed to go to Lowe's, and I wanted to go to Old Navy. Given the choice between the two places, Emma chose to go to Lowe's with her daddy. Secretly, I had hoped she would choose to go with him so I could do some clothes shopping alone. Score!
It just so happened that Old Navy was having a sale today - an extra 40% off of already reduced clearance prices. Score again! Not only did I get to stroll around leisurely at my own pace without being asked, "Are we done yet?" or, "Can we go now?" or hearing, "{heavy sigh} I'm ready to go!" ... I purchased two t-shirts for myself (one dark gray with Hello Kitty and one bright pink with a shiny gold heart on it) and two zippered hoodies (here's one of them, and the other is white with hearts and peace signs and music notes on the top) for Emma super cheap!
My mom and dad are coming over this evening after we all meet for dinner at Steak N Shake. In preparation, Emma picked up ALL her toys in the living room when we asked her to. We can see the carpet now. She did such a great job! Now all I need to do is run the vacuum. After Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, of course.
Friday, January 14, 2011
My quirky kid
Today I thought I'd talk about Emma. If you know me, this is something I do frequently, at great length and at the least provocation. But I'm not going to expound about how brilliant, beautiful and bubbly she is ~ although I certainly could ~ I want to talk about her quirky talents, which serve to entertain me immensely on a daily basis.
1. Emma makes up songs at the drop of a hat. For instance, this morning she made up a song about how I'm her sweetest mommy, Chris is her biggest daddy, she is the cutest little Emma and Norbert looks like a little hot dog.
2. Emma loves pretending to be a model. When she gets new clothes and I ask her to model them, she runs into the other room and has me "start the show" (i.e. introduce her). Then she struts in with her hand on her hip. Plus she likes to model for photos. She even modeled for me this morning (Jenn P., please note the colors Emma is wearing... I chose them in your honor today):
3. Emma loves ~ and is really good at ~ video games. Her current fave is Super Mario Bros. for the Wii. Santa even brought her Mario and Yoshi stuffed animals that she wouldn't put down for days. Today I found her playing her DS in an unusual location:
Yeah, that's our laundry basket. *Please note that she has Mario and Luigi in there with her.
There are many, many more things I could tell you about. But these are enough for now. I hope they made you chuckle like they did for me.
1. Emma makes up songs at the drop of a hat. For instance, this morning she made up a song about how I'm her sweetest mommy, Chris is her biggest daddy, she is the cutest little Emma and Norbert looks like a little hot dog.
2. Emma loves pretending to be a model. When she gets new clothes and I ask her to model them, she runs into the other room and has me "start the show" (i.e. introduce her). Then she struts in with her hand on her hip. Plus she likes to model for photos. She even modeled for me this morning (Jenn P., please note the colors Emma is wearing... I chose them in your honor today):
3. Emma loves ~ and is really good at ~ video games. Her current fave is Super Mario Bros. for the Wii. Santa even brought her Mario and Yoshi stuffed animals that she wouldn't put down for days. Today I found her playing her DS in an unusual location:
Yeah, that's our laundry basket. *Please note that she has Mario and Luigi in there with her.
There are many, many more things I could tell you about. But these are enough for now. I hope they made you chuckle like they did for me.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Out and about
Well, I actually got out of the house today. No longer am I shut in due to snow (or the fear thereof). I had no problem climbing our slightly snow-covered driveway mountain after turning off the Traction Control in my car. While I do enjoy staying home and playing with Emma, it sure is nice to be able to go out in the real world and interact with other people.
Looking back at what I just said, I want to clarify that I'm not afraid of snow ~ I'm afraid of getting stuck in my driveway (the aforementioned snow-covered mountain). Emma isn't too fond of it, either. She gets nervous as we make the climb; and after we made it today, she clapped and told me I did a good job. It's sweet.
We did purchase the snow boots that Emma so desperately needs ~ the ones we were going to search for yesterday but didn't because of the snow ~ at Shoe Show. It just so happened they had exactly what we were looking for, which was nice. The boots are shiny silver and have snowflakes on them and big white soles. They totally look like moon boots. I'll post a photo of her in them soon.
We met my mom for lunch ~ we have standing Tuesday and Thursday lunch plans with her. It's so nice to be able to meet her for lunch. And I have a sneaking suspicion that it's a blasty blast for her to get to see Emma a few times during the work week.
Then, at Emma's suggestion, we ran home to get her Christmas and birthday loot and headed for Toys R Us. She had $61 and some change. She had a few toys in mind that she wanted to purchase. Plus I think it was burning a hole in her little pocket. I'm training a good shopper, folks. She bought several great items at Toys R Us and a couple more at Target (my Toys R Us... I love Target), and she still has $3 and some change left. She is super-de-duper excited about her new toys that she bought herself.
Maybe Emma and I will get out again tomorrow. Or maybe it will be another day in our jammies. You never can tell with us. We're crazies.
Looking back at what I just said, I want to clarify that I'm not afraid of snow ~ I'm afraid of getting stuck in my driveway (the aforementioned snow-covered mountain). Emma isn't too fond of it, either. She gets nervous as we make the climb; and after we made it today, she clapped and told me I did a good job. It's sweet.
We did purchase the snow boots that Emma so desperately needs ~ the ones we were going to search for yesterday but didn't because of the snow ~ at Shoe Show. It just so happened they had exactly what we were looking for, which was nice. The boots are shiny silver and have snowflakes on them and big white soles. They totally look like moon boots. I'll post a photo of her in them soon.
We met my mom for lunch ~ we have standing Tuesday and Thursday lunch plans with her. It's so nice to be able to meet her for lunch. And I have a sneaking suspicion that it's a blasty blast for her to get to see Emma a few times during the work week.
Then, at Emma's suggestion, we ran home to get her Christmas and birthday loot and headed for Toys R Us. She had $61 and some change. She had a few toys in mind that she wanted to purchase. Plus I think it was burning a hole in her little pocket. I'm training a good shopper, folks. She bought several great items at Toys R Us and a couple more at Target (my Toys R Us... I love Target), and she still has $3 and some change left. She is super-de-duper excited about her new toys that she bought herself.
Maybe Emma and I will get out again tomorrow. Or maybe it will be another day in our jammies. You never can tell with us. We're crazies.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Long time no see!
I haven't blogged in over a year. And I used to blog a lot apparently, as the dashboard said I had 75 blogs on this account. Is it weird that I don't even remember all those?
I don't know what made me want to blog today, but I felt like it. I'm trying to come up with some clever thing to make people actually want to read my blog. Here are a couple ideas I had - and why they won't work:
1. Craft blog - I attempted to do one about my card making. It didn't last long; and while I haven't given up on making cards, I've realized it's not going to turn into the thriving business I had hoped it would. Plus there are people out there who are WAY more crafty than me (I'm looking at you, Amy Cornwell).
2. Mom blog - I'm just a regular mom doing regular mom things. I don't have any brilliant innovations or ideas about how to make parenting easier or whatever. Of course, I do have a super great kiddo...
Maybe I'll just talk about whatever is on my mind on any given day. An online journal, of sorts. I don't know who will really care to read that stuff, but we'll see.
I don't know what made me want to blog today, but I felt like it. I'm trying to come up with some clever thing to make people actually want to read my blog. Here are a couple ideas I had - and why they won't work:
1. Craft blog - I attempted to do one about my card making. It didn't last long; and while I haven't given up on making cards, I've realized it's not going to turn into the thriving business I had hoped it would. Plus there are people out there who are WAY more crafty than me (I'm looking at you, Amy Cornwell).
2. Mom blog - I'm just a regular mom doing regular mom things. I don't have any brilliant innovations or ideas about how to make parenting easier or whatever. Of course, I do have a super great kiddo...
Maybe I'll just talk about whatever is on my mind on any given day. An online journal, of sorts. I don't know who will really care to read that stuff, but we'll see.
If you're reading this, you probably know me and know what kind of stuff I'm into. Do you have an idea of something you'd like me to talk about it my blogs? I'm feeling ambitious about this pursuit into blog-dom. Today I am, at least.
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