Friday, July 25, 2008

Caution...self awareness ahead


I'm sitting here on my little patio in a rare moment of quiet. My baby is long asleep and my husband is too. The dishes are done. The laundry is folded. The floor swept. My "life" is in order. That's where the trouble starts. I'm realizing more and more that while I love my life and who I've become, there is no depth to me. I'm sure you, my friends, would beg to differ. (at least I hope) However, you are not there in the small hours of my life. The defining moments. Am I more then the titles I've been given? Are they what defines me? I have goals; though they are little known. There are so many things that I aspire to that I haven't even begun to do. My main goal: to be passionate. I want to have fire in my life. I want something to consume me. I don't want it to be something that I disregard my "life" for but I want to do something with a fervor that I've never felt. To be perfectly honest, I feel a little dead. Where do I find that passion that I see in so many others? Is it something I can acquire or am I out of luck? Am I dumb to even want this? If you have any suggestions, please send them my way. Until then, I'll keep you posted.


{me}

Monday, July 21, 2008

Sand in the city

We went to a fundraiser in Portland on Saturday called Sand in the City. It was a little event but we had a lot of fun and it was for a good cause. Here are some pictures from it. Marcus and Andy playing in the sand. Despite the way it looks, Andy hated it.
Andy getting his face painted. He kept trying to eat the paintbrush.

The end result. Marcus got made fun of several times but he's my hero for doing it.

The bug and me. It was really so much fun.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

remember when

Here is a fun little game... Leave a comment on my blog of a memory that you and I have had together. It doesn't matter if you've known me for a short time or a long time, anything you remember! Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. On your mark...get set...blog your memories!!

Saturday, July 12, 2008

But I still love him.


So far today Andy:


Got up at 6:20 FOR THE DAY (yikes)

Grumped ALL morning

Barfed on me

Pooped on me

Only slept for an hour of his two hour nap...


...but I still love him. (Amazing, isn't it.)

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Well, that's one way...

So somehow last night between Andy's 2am feeding and 7:30 in the morning, I turned off the baby monitor. For all I know, Andy could have cried for the entire time because without the monitor, I can't hear him. So as much as it broke my heart to realize that he could have been crying for hours, I got some pretty good sleep. He woke up with a smile so I guess he survived.