Fun Stuff

My friend, Ollie and her husband are involved with a new company here in town. I have been admiring their stuff for awhile and finally bit the bullet this week and ordered a shirt for Sammy

and a bag for myself (because I'm weak...).


I am completely in love with both things. The shirt is amazingly soft. And the bag WILL become my new church bag / daytrip bag / go to bag. The fun part is that since Cheeky and Swank are celebrating their grand opening, they are having a sale. Enter the promo cheekyfriends at checkout to get 20%. Doing our part for the economy AND saving a little money. Sweet!

Six

It's been six months today since we moved to Utah. Isaac and I both feel as though we've been here much longer. I wonder how much that has to do with the fact we didn't have to go through the usual 'new town' learning curve and just jumped right in?

We've gone from this:

To this:


Sammy has grown two pounds and five inches from his 18 month appointment to his 2 year appointment.


But I think the biggest change, and surprise, is how we just...fit here. Everything seems to be going really, really well. Better than expected. And although that makes me a little nervous, I'm mostly just relieved.

I've always made guy friends more easily than girlfriends. In high school and college. Which is how Isaac and I became such good friends two years before we got married. It was easy to be friends with him. After we were married, we had mostly couple friends. In Portland and San Diego, while I had a handful of girlfriends, each area was challenging in different ways where girlfriends were concerned.

I admit, with past experiences here, I was nervous to move and try to find friends. It was often on my mind. However, I have been incredibly blessed the past few months to meet a great group of girls. I've been even more blessed to have "passed the test" and been welcomed into their group with open arms. I had my first girl's night with them Monday night and I had forgotten how much fun it is to get together with a group of girlfriends and talk and laugh and eat. But more important, how nice it is to just fit and be yourself.

This six months has been ever changing. Most of it good. Some of it learning. A little disappointing at times. So, a lifetime of stuff, condensed. We have some solid plans going forward with our business and house and Sammy. We're looking forward. To a lot. And, six months ago, that's all I was hoping for.

Because Both My Sisters Think I'm a Follower...Who Am I To Disappoint?

Not a tag unless you want to play (and did anyone else notice #20 is gone?):

1. Do you like blue cheese? No
2. Have you ever smoked a cigarette? No
3. Do you own a gun? Nope. Never will.
4. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? Blackberry
5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointment? yes
6. What do you think of hot dogs ? Costco / Sams = yum. Normal hotdogs = gross.
7. Favorite Christmas Song? Ave Maria by Chris Cornell or O Holy Night. Preferably NOT by Celine or Groban.
8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Hot chocolate.
9. Can you do push-ups? I would have to try in order to answer and I'm not willing to try.
10. What is your favorite movie? Notting Hill
11. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? My new "wedding" ring I bought at the farmer's market this summer
12. Favorite hobby? TV or reading
13. Do you work with people who idolize you? yup
14. Do you have ADD? no
15. What's one trait that you hate about yourself? I'm too sensitive about what people think
16. What's your middle name? No comment
17. Name three thoughts at this moment:
I should really go shower & get ready for the day
I'm looking forward to a night out with friends a LITTLE too much
I'm excited to get the swingset up in the backyard for Sammy (or, NO MORE PARKS!)
18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday: Nothing
19. Current worry right now? Nothing logical
21. Current hate right now? That vacation for us is still at least a year away
22. Favorite place to be? Home. Or New York. Or Portland (oh, wait. I already said home...).
23. How did you bring in the New Year? At home
24. Where would you like to go? Greece
25. Name three people who will complete this? Bryn. Diane. Loretta.
26. Who's answer do you want to read the most? Everyone's
27. What color shirt are you wearing? Uh, no comment (see #17a)
28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? Hate satin jammies, can't see how sheets would be better.
29. Can you whistle? Ish
30. Favorite color? Orange
31. Would you be a pirate? Only if I could hang out with Johnny Depp
32. What songs do you sing in the shower? Whatever, but usually none
33. Favorite girl's name? Eliza
34. Favorite boy's name? Eli or Gideon (sorry, Sammy)
35. What's in your pocket right now? no pockets
36. Last thing (Person) that made you laugh? Summer
37. Best bed sheets as a child? I had this yellow plaidish, patterned blanket I loved
38. Worst injury you've ever had? Childbirth
39. What is your favorite snack? chips
40. Favorite thing to do on Sundays? read, tv, do nothing
41. Who is your loudest friend? I have an answer, but I'm not putting it here.
42. How many dogs do you have? None. Never.
43. Does someone have a crush on you? No, but that would rock.
45. What is your favorite book? Ugh. Hard decision. Maybe Neccessary Madness by Jenn Crowell
46. What is your favorite candy? Anything caramel
47. What is your favorite sports team? The one that doesn't exist
48. What song do you want played at your funeral? She Goes On by Crowded House
49. What were you doing 12 AM last night? Sleeping
50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning? "I thought we had this whole wake up at 5:30 crap sorted out, dude"

No One Likes Change

Isaac and I are trying to eat a little healthier**. We didn't do terribly before, but the thought was everyone can improve. So we bumped up our veggie / fruit intake. I didn't think it was really having any negative effect on me until last night. Last night I dreamt of Maggie's Buns...

Maggie's is a funky little restaurant near where we lived in Oregon. Her pastries are divine. Her orange rolls put me at a loss for words. Maggie's is near Pizza Schmizza and Scottie's (best shakes EVER) and once I start thinking about all the good food I'm missing in Portland, I nearly weep with sadness. However, it usually all starts with thinking about Maggie's.

(When I told Isaac, he immediately commented how he was glad he knew I was referring to a restaurant and not a person, because that would be a sad commentary on our healthier eating, indeed.)

I don't think I've ever had such a vivid dream about food before; especially pastries. But this dream was never ending and the restaurant was at the center of every scene. All roads lead back to rolls. Too bad Portland is a little too far for a road trip right now. I can think of several things on her menu that would go well with raw veggies. Like scones. Or pasta. Or cookies. Or...

**full disclosure - I AM eating M&Ms while I type this. However, I'm choosing to look at it as promotion of one of Sammy's favorite letters ("Letter of the Day" if you will), instead of ignoring our eating healthier agenda.