Let's Play Hide And Go...

I love this child. I'm so happy she's mine.



I hope you are having a wonderful weekend! Soak up what is left of it!

xo.
tahnie

Friday, Friday (The Hard Times Pass Like The Good Ones Do)

Way back when I had a personal website, was 15 and wrote horrible poetry, I always used lyrics for the titles of my journal entries. Maybe this is my attempt to feel young again. Maybe I will indulge in this teenage cliche every Friday when I remind myself of the little nuggets of thrill that composed my week.

We had a strange yet perfect mix of Brak, Sugarland, and Kings of Leon as the soundtrack to our morning.

Today was a treacherous day emotionally. There was too much negativity swimming around my veins. The littlest things left me on edge and snippy. The biggest fears overwhelmed the tremendous hope I have in the now and the joy I see radiate from little Miss S. I don't like it when I have these days, but I also wonder if I would be human if I didn't have them once in awhile.

I don't want to dwell on any of this though. Things that made me smile this week or that I simply enjoyed?
Newman's Own Italian Dressing, Winter boots, Valentine hand towels, my new green rose pillow, guilty pleasure indulgences such as Days of Our Lives and Valentine Peeps, Sock Monkeys, Stila's Lip Glaze, and new towels that are so soft you want to stay wrapped up in them all day.

Oh, and the Target dollar bin. I can be grateful for that two weeks in a row, right?

My head is swirling with ideas for Sookie's party. I have a million things I want to do. Endless ideas for projects and things to make; both decor wise and edible. I find myself wishing we could go all out, but then I pull myself back in and am reminded of the bigger picture here and the idea is not to get frustrated about a silly party, the notion to be cherished is this and this alone: She is here. She is healthy. This is bigger than anything else.

One of her favorite things is to open and close the door while playing peek-a-boo with me. Today was no exception to this new found wonder.

(Hang on Mom, I need to suck my fingers for a minute)

(Okay, I'm ready!)

I was packing up the car and apparently she got bored waiting for me and decided to study her shoe.

Did any of you play peek-a-boo with a cute kitty today?

Onward and upward. I'll take what made me worry today and learn from it. Tomorrow is a new day. I have two angels (okay three if you count Jack) fast asleep in bed. I must go cuddle with them in order to start this weekend off to a stellar start and live it out to it's full potential.

Pieces Of Our Life Lately

I'm getting used to actually being excited for the weekend again. It is a refreshing change. Ever since R started working in the office (as opposed to at home) it is nice to realize he will be around to help out and spend time with me and the munchkin. Don't get me wrong, I know how lucky I am that I get to stay home with her, but sometimes even I need to be able to go to the bathroom all by myself. ;)



Last weekend we were able to go on a (much needed and rare) day date. Glamma watched Sookie for us. We didn't do anything grand or outrageous, but it was still fun. We grabbed some yummy lunch at Rumbi. I was actually able to eat without having a gallbladder attack. It was just a side salad and some chips and delicious mango salsa, but nonetheless. I was grateful. It is funny how intense pain after eating makes you so thankful for the simple act when it comes without pain.

We went to Babies R Us in search of a high chair, but no luck. I swear when I was pregnant there were a million cute ones to choose from. Now that she actually needs one, I can't find anything! Although I do love this:



We also made the journey to Target. The rest of the day was full of naps, laundry, and lots of college football. We spent Sunday with my parents; had a nice drive up the canyon and dinner. Sookie gave Glamma some kisses at dinner, it was just too precious. We found a poor little bird stuck on the fly paper out on the patio.



My dad and R got the little guy cleaned up and rescued. He did really well for a few days, but then he went to heaven with my parents doberman, Zeppy. It was a sad few days in a row to lose such innocent animals.

R ended up going into the office on Labor Day. I did stuff around the house and hung out with Sookie. My sweet Mama brought me sushi and the weather was so perfect we had a little picnic out on the lawn.



I went and picked up one of Sookie's favorite cousins, Kenley. She is always such a great help to me and Sookie just loves her to pieces and so do I! Sookie was fascinated with her sucker.





We went to visit our wonderful Aunt Doe and Uncle Jack and good family friend Jim. Sookie and Kenley played on the slide and swings while I ate way too much Almond Roca Buttercrunch Toffee and we talked about True Blood and where to find good sushi in Utah. (Answer: Happy Sumo.)

If you know how spoiled Sookie is, you probably won't believe me, but she is lacking in a fall wardrobe that fits! Glamma and I bought her some new fall clothes today at Target. I can't get over how stinking cute!



I can't wait for her to wear them. For awhile there I was nervous about all the fuchsia girl clothes out there, but for a redhead, she pulls it off well! I also picked up some new lotion for me to try; Aveeno's positively nourishing blueberry and goji berry. I'm really picky about my lotion and I'm usually a Johnson and Johnson's lotion girl, but I'm ready to try something new.

This is random, but, that bottled water commercial that starts out, "We don't swim in soda..." always makes me laugh because I would swim in diet coke every single day if it was possible. Well, diet coke or polynesian sauce from Chick-fil-A. ;)