Whatever Wednesday

GET THIS WEEK OVER WITH!  I have a bachelorette party to attend this weekend and these next couple days are really putting a damper on my excitement! 

So, while I am counting down the days, hours, minutes, seconds….here are some “whatevers” for this Wednesday: 

1)      Monday morning rolled around this week and my alarm went off at 4:45am to get up and work out with my friend Keena.  I immediately texted her and said that I would not be making it and slept an extra 2 hours.  I am not even mad - it was amazing.  Since I couldn’t get my booty out of bed that morning, I ran up a “mountain” after work.  So there.  Whatever.

2)     I randomly have a sore on the inside of my nose that feels like a boog just chilling.  I can’t handle that feeling so I picked it…. Well, it turned into a scab, so I picked it again.  Now it looks like I have been huffing glue out of a paper bag.  Whatever.

3)    Everyone seems like they are upset about the outcome of the Voice last night.  It’s been blowing up my FB page like crazy.  I honestly have no idea why everyone is so pissed because I don’t watch it (gaaaaaaaaaasp) but I do like me some Usher.  Whatever.

MmmmmHmmmmm

 4)  This is bad, but I would not be opposed to dousing myself in baby oil while laying on blacktop to get blasted by the sun, because I am ghostly right now.  This Saturday is a perfect chance for me to get some color on this skin since we will be in Wisconsin Dells for Keena’s bachelorette party.  Can you say Tan Mom?  Whatever.

5)    I took Monday off to continue my tanning endeavors and am going to the Tiki Bar on a lake nearby with some friends.  I am keeping KB home in the morning with me and then dropping him off at the sitter for the remainder of the day.  Basically I am spending $20 to lay in the sun with some friends.  Whatever.

6)     I’ve been Pinterest failing like a mo fo lately.  I have been trying to make my mom a Mother’s Day gift since before Mother’s Day and keep failing miserably.  She is aware and is waiting patiently but seriously, I need to get this figured out.  Father’s Day has already come and passed so get it together Devon!  I have another plan if round 4 of my original idea doesn’t work.  Apparently I am not as crafty as I thought.  Whatever.

7)     I risked my life this morning and killed a spider BY MYSELF.  It took me about 5 tries with my shoe but that sucker looked glorious swirling away in my toilet.  I conveniently left out that I stared at that thing in horror for about 5 minutes with my life flashing before my eyes before I could even move to grab a shoe.  Whatever.

That’s all I have for today.  Happy Hump Day!

Peace out!

21

I am linking up with Jake & Holly to write a letter to my 21 year old self.  Ohhh to be 21 again...

Dear 21 Year Old Self,

Welcome back to the Midwest!  I know you are not sure how to feel about this since you moved back from Arizona with your boyfriend and are transferring to a school you know nothing about, but don’t worry - it will work out for the best.    You learn a lot within the first month of living in Eau Claire:

1) You are good at bargain shopping, however, don’t use those skills when looking for an apartment - you end up in the ghetto. 

2) GO TO CLASS!!!! When they told you statistics was hard and you really need to go to class they were not joking.  You will take this class again and will not be very happy about it.

3) Find out the cool bars to go to before you finally turn 21 so that you don’t wander around aimlessly with your friend all night on Water Street.

 4) Drinking Sparks all night will always end up in you having an orange mustache in all your pictures and most likely a very upset tummy the next morning.  Even though they taste like sweet tarts, they don't stay down like sweet tarts. 

5) You are really upset that your boyfriend is MIA all the time now but don’t get too sad - there is someone else better for you right in front of you. 

You can finally throw out that California ID that says you are 28 and you are 5’9, 120 pounds, and Lindsey.  You had a great run with that thing but it looks nothing like you.  I am very surprised you were never given a ticket for having that since you got caught about 5 times with it.  I am even more surprised that thing ever worked out in your favor. 

Good job at taking the interview at Garfield’s before the other one you had scheduled at Northwoods later that same day.  Best decision of your life.  And that cute bartender you met during your interview that you tell your roommate about?  Well, he is your future husband.  Yeah, didn’t think you would meet “the one” so quickly after breaking up with your other bf, did you??  Life is crazy and you will come to realize that more and more each day.  Also, don’t wear your black pea coat on your first date with this cute bartender….makes for an awkward moment.  Also, don’t try to be cool and order a martini at dinner…it will be WAAAAAAY too strong for you.

Instead of buying a new outfit after every shift you work, maaaaaybe try saving some of that money.  You will need it eventually and you kick yourself later for not being more responsible with it.  On the flip side, you always looked cute with those outfits so it wasn’t the worst decision ever.  Also, stop drinking strawberry daiquiris - they are really good but have like 800 calories in them.  Same goes for the Cuban sandwich - that baby has like 1,200+.  Also, going out the night before you have a 7:30am class (statistics) is no bueno.  STOP IT!

You are so excited to go to Vegas with your family for your birthday but that doesn’t mean you should drink vodka redbulls the ENTIRE TRIP like it’s water.  Yes, I know they are “free” since you are “gambling,” but they make you so sick that you miss out on the Chicago concert and you lose your Tiffany bracelet.  You do not have a tolerance like your father, so don’t try to keep up!  And no one will believe you when you tell them you saw Flava Flave at the airport but it’s true and that’s all that matters.

A lot changed for you this year - you moved to Wisconsin, you broke up with your high school boyfriend of almost 3 years, you met a new boyfriend (future hubby) almost immediately, and you are starting to mold into the person you are going to be 7 years later.  You will have a lot of ups and downs, you will make MANY mistakes, you will feel like Van Wilder for a bit, you will lose friends but you will also make friends, and in spite of you wanting to live the “big city life” you will end up living in a smaller city that offers everything you need and you will be happy and better off for it.  Don’t rush your life because looking back it seems like it flew by.  Oh, and stop wishing you were done with school.  You love to sleep in and after college you basically never get to do it again……like ever.  So, live it up while you are young and don’t have “adult” responsibilities.   

Now for a photo montage:

~Until next time,

Your 28 year old self

Whatever Wednesday

In honor of Wednesday, here are some whatevers....

• I am really happy it’s hump day but would be a lot happier if it was Friday.  I am just done with this week already! Whatever.
• We had our 3^rd softball game of the season last night and we lost.  We should have won because we were tied up for a while but the other team snuck in 2 runs at the end.  I played like meh but at the very least I was better than last week. (not hard to do) Whatever.
• Speaking of softball, I had 2 funny thoughts during last night’s game.  They are probably only funny to me, but what if you were playing against a team that rooted everyone on in unison?  Everyone at the same time would be yelling, “Go Angie,” or “Nice hit”…just everything would be said in unison the entire game.  I laughed to myself but didn’t tell anyone because I had a feeling I would be the only one laughing.  THEN, I thought it would be funny to keep shaking hands with the other team at the end, over and over again, walking in circles in the middle of the infield shaking hands with the other team, then your own team, then the other team again, etc…  yeah I am a moron.  I didn’t tell anyone about that thought either.  Whatever.
• Sometimes I think I would be good at coming up with skits for SNL.  Then I write them out or try telling someone and quickly realize how lame my idea was.  Case and point ^^^^^ (that’s referring to #3) Whatever.

• I have been meaning to clean out my son’s dresser and closet for about a month or so now.  I need to take out all the clothes that don’t fit him anymore and replace with all the bigger clothes we currently have in piles.  I despise laundry and this task feels hauntingly similar….whatever.

• I NEED NEED NEED to add more to Kamden’s baby book.  I have been slacking since he was about a month old and really need to get that info in there before I forget!  You see, I have horrible handwriting and I debated on trying out an online baby book but the website I went to is no longer available.  Womp.  So, now I need to just suck it up and update that thing!  You would think as a first time mom I would be all over this!  I feel bad for the rest of my kids who will have to piece their babyhood together with random pictures (I’m sorry babies!!).  Whatever.
• I really, really, really, REALLY want ice-cream.  Like now.  Whatever.

GET IN MY BELLY!!!!

• My skin is turning translucent.  I really want a day to lie in the sun but every time the weekend rolls around we are busy or it’s raining.  I don’t want to go tanning or pay for a spray tan, so I will just continue to complain about it.  Whatever.

Welp, that’s all I have.  Until next time…

Peace out!

Brady Bands & Little Moments, Part Deux

Now that I am a mother I am finally understanding the level of worry, empathy, sadness, and heartbreak that comes with having a sick child or struggling with the loss of a child.  To put it more bluntly: I lose my sh*t every time I read a story about a child in pain.  I can't help but put Kamden's face on that child and think about "what if that was Kamden?"..."what if my family had to go through this" and I seriously cannot imagine.  As I was going through the blogs I follow this morning, I came across Skinny Meg's post about Brady Bands and the story behind them.  Brady bands are a headband you can wear while working out (or anytime) that does not move and holds your hair back whether you are pounding the pavement or pumping iron.  They are really cute and have tons of different sizes and designs.  I have never personally tried the bands but have heard numerous times how great they are.  You can read about Brady Bands and Brayden's story here.  Brayden is the reason Brady Bands came about.  You should definitely check it out and bring your Kleenex.

A while back I posted about Little Moments and I am following up that post with another one of those little moments here again today.  Being a mom can be crazy on many different levels.  Whether it's because you are cramming as much as you can into a 15 hour span - cleaning, taking care of your baby, working out, working full time, making dinner (or watching Bud make dinner while I entertain the kiddo), trying to stay sane while running off of 5-6 hours of sleep, feeding the baby, chasing the baby (we have a crawler!!!), etc.  The day is a never-ending whirlwind of crazy.  It doesn't ever slow down and most times I feel like a chicken that stuck their wing into a light socket and lost their head.  But it's our life, these things need to get done, and we just make it work. 

Last night as I was cleaning up after dinner (only slightly panicking in my head about how messy our kitchen was, BOOF) I started thinking about how our life now compares to how it was when Bud and I first met.  Back then, I would have never imagined that an interview at Garfield's Pub & Grill would lead me to the love of my life, and ultimately the family I have today.  It's crazy how life can spin you in many different directions, only to point you where you were destined to be all along.  It was around 7:30 last night that I was cleaning up the kitchen- washing dishes, wiping counter tops, sweeping the floors...  I was rushing to get everything cleaned up so that I would have at least a couple hours to wind down before going to bed.  My hands looked like prunes from washing the pots and pans, steam from the water was making me sweat (surprise, surprise), my feet hurt (enter the tiniest violin), and just as I was about to start complaining in my head I heard my husband burping Kamden in the other room.  He had just finished his bottle before going to sleep and I could just picture his smiley little face - satisfied from his bottle, probably half asleep since he usually closes his eyes as he eats before bed, just sitting on my husband's lap and wobbling back and forth from getting burped.  That tiny little man is the reason why we do all we do.  That amazing little person came into our lives almost 9 months (holy man) ago and has forever changed our lives for the better and continues to do so daily. 

The sounds of the Brewer game in the background, my husband patting KB's back, and the water running in our kitchen sink was the perfect lullaby to my night.  I am so thankful I am able to be frantic on a daily basis because that means I am living!  That means I have a healthy and happy baby boy and a husband that I love more than anything.  Those boys may drive me completely bat sh*t crazy at times but I don't want it any other way. 

As I was reading Brayden's story this morning it hit me even more that life is going to be crazy and unpredictable, but to just be thankful for the moment because before you know it, that moment will be gone.  Time just goes so fast and I need to constantly remind myself to soak it all in and enjoy it while I can. 

Before I know it, there won't be sounds of my husband patting KB's back in the background as I clean, it will be sounds of my husband's walker hitting the kitchen floor while he looks around for his old people medicine and a beer while our kids will have families of their own.  What, you don't wash down old people meds with beer??? (I had to lighten the mood)

Anyway, I had to share because it's always good to just stop and soak it in every once in a while.  I hope everyone has a happy Tuesday! :)

Peace out!

Five

As I was doing my morning routine aka easing my way into the work day aka procrastinating because it’s Friday, I came across this link-up from The Good Life blog about naming 5 things you love/want/need/want to share this week and decided to join the party!  I am SOOOOO happy it’s almost the weekend!  We have a birthday party for my husband’s grandma tomorrow and then on Sunday we are having some friends over to grill out so it should be a great weekend with family and friends.  Now, without further ado, here are my 5:

1)      On Wednesday night we had Kamden’s pictures taken and I cannot wait to get them back!  He looked so cute and so big I can’t stand it!  We went to a studio about 30 minutes away and he fell asleep on our way there.  When we got there and he woke up, he wasn’t really sure about things and cried immediately.  I was a little worried that it would make it difficult to get pictures but he quickly snapped out of it and was smiley, giggly, and very alert for his photo shoot.  Then after the crying stopped, he spit up my husband’s shirt so that was awesome.  Luckily most of it came off and wasn’t noticeable in the pics.  We did a few family shots, and then the rest were of our sweet boy.  Here is a sneak peak -  I will hopefully have the rest to look at in a couple weeks:

I wish I would have noticed his collar was like that!!! Either way, I just love this picture!

2)      Keena and I stuck to our plan this week to work out at 5am on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.  We are basically rockstars.  This morning, in spite of me staying up until midnight last night and having a couple glasses bottle of wine, I was still up at 5am ready to go.  It feels so great to have my work out done for the day before I would even be getting up for work normally.  Now I can come home after work and spend more time with KB before he goes to bed.  Hopefully we keep this up throughout the summer!

3)      Speaking of Keena, her bachelorette party is in 2 WEEKS!!!  I am so excited to spend a night away with the girls to relax in the sun, play at the water park, and go out for a night on the town.  We are going to Wisconsin Dells and staying at Mt. Olympus.  I have never stayed there but it looks pretty amazing.  I can hear my inner child squirming with excitement. :)

4)      I am currently obsessed with the song “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pherrell.  First off, Robin Thicke is fiiiiiiiiiiine.  Second off (does that even make sense?), Pherrell has been out of the scene for a while and is back.  Thank God!  I used to listen to Pherrell all the time in college.  This song makes me think I am vacationing somewhere in the sun and on a beach.  So I named it the “Song of the Summer.”  I already downloaded it from iTunes and Kamden and I had a dance party while I got ready this morning.  Try not to dance when you hear it.  Even KB was bouncing around and “singing” along with it.  Now, go Youtube this shiz!!!

5)      I am seriously loving this season of the Real Housewives of the OC.  Drama, drama, and more drama!  I love that it’s on Monday nights because it gives me something to look forward to on the crap day of Monday.  Even my husband will watch it with me.  I am sure he is more interested in the pretty ladies, but I will take it!!  All I have to say is, Vicki is CRAZY!  The only sane thing she said last week was that they should whoop it up in Mexico and not be lame!  Other than that, all those guys she was with in her past and the way she has been acting aka trying to attract attention…YIKES!  That girl cray.

 

Welp, that’s all I have.  Now this work day needs to giddy up!! 

Peace out!!

 

The Pacifier

No, I am not talking about that movie with Vin Diesel.  I am talking about the little plastic ball of magic that my son has started to be accustomed to.  The pacifier, nook, dream maker, whatever you want to call it, has been a life saver with our son in certain situations.  We are pretty lucky in that he normally is a very happy baby and doesn’t really cry too often.  But when he is upset or crabby he will definitely let you know. 

When he was just days old he liked the paci, but then at a month or so old he wanted nothing to do with it.  That was fine because like I said, he is not crabby that often and we could sooth him pretty easily when he was.  As of the last month or so he loves that thing again.  It’s MUCH easier now for him to have it because when it falls out of his mouth he can put it back in again on his own, which is verrry nice.   

Which brings me to yesterday.  When KB woke up he had a runny nose and sounded pretty stuffy.  He didn’t have a fever and was acting normal otherwise, so I figured I would just let him ride it out since there are not many meds you can give an 8 month old anyway.  He is also teething so I think that could have something to do with it.  When I picked him up after work from the sitter his nose was still runny, but he was in a great mood.  We stopped at my mom’s because she got him a little baby pool and some water toys and he was fine there too.  He loves is grandma and was all giggly and smiley the whole time.  On a side note, the pool she bought him is a blow-up pool that is the perfect size for a baby but they had a 5 year old modeling on the package….weird.  I mean, the kid took up the entire pool.  Anyway, after we left my mom’s place we stopped at Target because it’s on our way home and I needed ground turkey and lettuce.  We all know what happens when you go to Target and I ended up getting those 2 things plus some cold tablets for infants and a really cute outfit for KB. I literally said to myself out loud “cool it” as I was about to start looking at shoes and other items that caught my eye.  Devon for the win. J  I wasn’t there too long and KB had his paci so he was content.  Well, as I am looking at the cold tablets and asking the pharmacist what I can give him for his nose, all hell breaks loose.  He starts screaming.  Snot everywhere, drool as far as the eye can see, beat red face, people staring at me….it was cray.  I was THAT mom with the screaming baby.  I figured I could just put his paci back in and he would be fine.  Well that thing disappeared into thin air.  I could not find it anywhere.   I looked all over his car seat, in the cart, etc.  I could not find it.  I was frantic.  WTH!!!???  Where did it go?  I had him in his car seat, in the big part of the cart, so even if he dropped it outside of his car seat, it would certainly land in the cart.  NOPE.  So I started backtracking to see if it was laying in an isle somewhere but his screams were getting louder and more intense, so I had to just get the flock outta there.  I went to check out, KB still screaming, and the teenage boy helping me looked terrified.  I even tried to joke around by saying “his pacifier literally disappeared into thin air, heh heh” and then he just looked at me with a blank face and said nothing.  Awkward.  I quickly paid and walked out of that store as fast as I could.  KB is still screaming as we approached my car and as I am pulling the car seat out of the cart I notice his pacifier is ON TOP OF HIS HEAD!!!!!!!  Are you kidding me? 

Note to the pacifier people: DON’T MAKE THEM CLEAR COLORED OR SEE-THROUGHISH!!! 

Once I put that thing into KB’s mouth it was instant relief.  He cooed the entire way home.

Enter glass of wine.  The end.

Lots-o-Stuff

It has been a while since I have posted anything and my dear friend asked me the other night when the next one would be.  I felt like a teenage girl at a Justin Bieber concert on the inside that someone actually cared!!! J  So with that said, this post is going to be a mish-mash of stuff:

 1)      I got my haircut and highlighted the other day and I LOVE it!  It doesn’t look much different to most people, but the person that highlighted my hair the time before basically took huge chunks of my hair and dyed it orangey blonde.  No bueno.  It wasn’t THAT bad, but I had to part it the same exact way every day just to cover up the huge chunks of orange.  Plus, she didn’t get that close to my roots so it looked like I had 2 months of re-growth after just getting it done.  So, I tried out another new stylist and she was amazing.  Fixed my hair from the last appointment and added just the right amount of highlights and lowlights.  I am just loving it!  It’s amazing what good hair can do for your mood.

2)      I suckered my friend Keena into working out with me at 5am this morning and we totally rocked it.  We ran 3.3 miles, did 300 reps of ab exercises, and then did 2 rounds of jacks, squats, drills, planks, burpees, high knees, and push-ups.  I was done for by the end but felt awesome going into the day knowing I didn’t have to work out after work.  We are hoping to do this Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of every week.  Her bachelorette party is in 3 weeks and I have to wear a swimsuit so I am kicking my own ass for a while.  OR, I will be investing in a body suit or spray tan abs. J

3)      Kamden is officially crawling.  Sometimes he has a lean to him and sometimes he straight army crawls, but nonetheless, that little man is crawling.  Such a big boy!  He is quick too.  Now we really cannot take our eyes off him…not that I could anyway with all that beauty!



Fort Kamden



My heart melts :)



Big boy holding his own bottle

4)      The past couple weekends we haven’t had much going on and it’s been amazing.  I’m not even mad.  We have been getting little projects done around the house, having family QT time, and have been able to chill out.

5)      I started the 300/30 ab challenge with some other bloggers a couple weeks ago and lasted a day.  After one day of the exercises my ab flexors were so sore that I could barely pick up a leg to walk…I literally had to use my hands to pull my leg up to get in and out of the car.  So I took a 2 week break and re-introduced the challenge this morning.  We will see if I make it to work tomorrow.

6)      I went for a run last Thursday night after Kamden went to bed.  It had rained all day but had cleared up so I figured I had enough time to run 3 miles.  Well I was wrong.  About halfway through it started to downpour, it was thundering and lightning, and I was certain my iPhone was going to attract the lightning and I was going to die.  I had to run up a hill at the end to get back to my house and it was as if I was running against a river flowing at me.  I passed someone else who had the same idea I had and we both nodded at each in agreement that we were morons.

7)      I am playing softball on an all-ladies team every Tuesday night and we had our first game last week.  Since I was pregnant the summer before I didn’t play so I was pretty nervous going into it.  I am not that great either way, but last week I probably had the best game of my life.  I had 5 hits, caught a few balls in the outfield, and overall didn’t cause embarrassment for my team.  I was pretty happy!  Hopefully that wasn’t a fluke and I play decent again tomorrow.  My sister-in-law is fairly certain Kamden somehow passed on some softball skills while he was is in my belly.  Then my husband said that he is basically destined to be a pro baseball player and will most likely end up playing at Camden Yards. J  Remember us KB when you are rich and famous (aka send us into early retirement please)!!!!



8)      Last week I went out for a few for my friend Leah’s birthday!  Of course I had a blast and there were many laughs.  It’s just so nice to be able to hang with the girls (and Sho) even if it’s just for a few hours.  Happy Golden Birthday Leah!!!!  I also freaked them out by telling my centipede story…muahahahahahaha.

9)      My brother wrote me a hand-written letter and I love it!  I don’t know when the last time I have gotten a letter in the mail that was hand-written and not a bill!! He even had some code words in there that I had to figure out using his code table.  Pretty sweet.  Now I need to write him back!

10)   I went shopping yesterday for a pair of jeans and ended up buying 3 pairs and 4 shirts.  I am pretty pumped about it because I haven’t shopped in a while and I was having withdrawals.  I bought some hot pink cropped skinnies and I am in love with them.  I also got some white ones and this really cute coral blue shirt that I will be wearing for Kamden’s 6 month (at 8 months) pictures this Wednesday!  I am pretty excited to only semi resemble Shamu in these pictures versus his newborn pictures at 6 days old. 

Welp, that’s all I can think of right now.   Hope everyone’s Monday is breezing by!

Peace out!