July 2nd, 2009
by Erin
Considering I have to overhaul the house before people can step inside on Saturday, I figured I’d take a moment to say, “Happy 4th of July!”
I made cute, cute, cute invitations using the Fire Up The Grill kit from Julie Billingsley. Unfortunately I think I’m the only one who appreciates the fact that I create my invitations at home and print them up as actual photos at Costco. Ah well.
So we’re going to have about 30 people here on Saturday. The house needs to be cleaned and I need to create a list of what is needed still. And here’s hoping that the weather is nice. Right now we’re looking at sunny and 80º–but we all know how that goes, especially lately.
So on that note, Happy 4th of July and may your weather be perfect!
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June 24th, 2009
by Erin
A few weeks back I had to change my blog location. So changing the name sort of went hand-in-hand. And unfortunately I haven’t had the oomph to write. But now I’m getting back into the groove.
A few things on here may not be working right, but I hope to fiddle with the site over the weekend, so please bare with me.
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March 22nd, 2009
by Erin
This weekend feels like it came and went in a blink of the eye. I’ve been meaning to start my mornings earlier during the weekend and it’s just not happening. So by the time I get moving, I’m not in the mood to do the things I had planned to do.
Spring is here and my garden knows it. The tulips are coming up, the grass is getting greener and the birds are chirping like no tomorrow. Now to muster up the energy to weed the garden, plant more grass and feed the birds. The most I got done this weekend was buying and watching Twilight on blu-ray. LOL
Speaking of blu-ray, I am LOVING the new “sets” that Disney has – combo packs. You get the blu-ray AND the DVD. I actually purchased Pinocchio this way and it’s phenomenal.
While still on the geek topic, The Husband is driving me batty over his cell phone. Picks one, doesn’t like it, picks another, not sure, picks another… and so on. There are two cell phones I want: the lotus or the iphone. I can’t change until October. It’s killing me. So not want to hear him making choices. I want it to be my turn.
Tomorrow is a busy day — heading an hour away to the doctors with the kiddo for a pre-cert exam for the dentist that is an hour away on Wednesday. Fun. All because of a cavity and his inability to allow people into his mouth. Sigh. I am not looking forward to fighting with an almost 8 year old over letting someone fix his teeth. :| One can hope that this week will be a good one, but I doubt it.
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March 4th, 2009
by Erin
Never fails. A nice 3 day weekend and I get sick. Not only do I get sick, but it snows the most it’s snowed in years, so the kiddo is home too. And it lasts two days. :|
I am still sick. I don’t know what it is. Feels like a mix between a regular cold and a sinus thing. Putting it mildly, I am NOT in the mood for ANYTHING.
Which, is not a good thing because the kiddo has a dentist appointment today. After the last fiasco, and the ability to let him out of there alive, I don’t know how I can survive today’s appointment while sick. On the positive end, it’s a pedodontist visit, so they better be able to handle his fear. He’s got at least one cavity that appeared after his tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, so I think they nicked the bad tooth. Doesn’t bother him, but it bothers me. :(
So all this dentist stuff and school stuff and work stuff is enough to drive me insane — not that I haven’t often been there.
Where is spring already?! I bought a 4 pack of flower bulbs at Costco (god I love Costco!) which included two tulip vases, one mini daffodil vase and one hyacinth vase. All are doing nicely, but the daffs have bloomed. I’ve got even more today! This is the only sign of spring I have. :( Looking past the daffodils on my counter you see the mounds of snow outside. Bleh. Come on spring.
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February 13th, 2009
by Erin
February 7th was my 31st birthday. I had a nice, relaxing day. Ok, relaxing after I ran to pick up my cake, get the party plates, candles, soda, ice… you get the idea. Amongst multiple phone calls from various family members looking to see when I’d get back home I was able to arrive safely, unscathed and totally pissed off. But once I calmed down, cooled off (60° in freaking February?! I was born during a record holding blizzard!) and had guests arrive, I had a really nice time.
My sisters each gave me gift cards. One to Sephora and one to Target. My mother gave me a Vera Bradley bag, along with the matching clip id case and the free sweetheart pouch.
Dinner was fantastic; ravioli lasagna, baked ziti, stuffed mushrooms and chicken parm were all on the table. Dessert was a chocolate cake with cherry filling.
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