On our way back from Austin a rare thing occurred... Ben and I disagreed about something. Call me crazy, it doesn't happen often only because Ben is so mellow and goes along with most anything I want to do.
Anywho I was talking about the new baby's room, and if it's a girl we could move the furniture from Betsy's room into the new baby's room, and buy Betsy a dresser from the unfinished furniture store and... he said NO.
I said, "What do you mean, no?!"
He said, "We should just get those Tupperware drawer things and put the new baby's stuff in there."
At which point I replied "you must be joking".
He kept a straight face but was soon laughing, and honestly I haven't figured out if he's kidding with me or not! I think he's just pushing my buttons on this because he knows it's something I won't let go of and he finds my exasperated reaction to his objection endearing. He took it so far as to push a cart in Wal-mart over to the plastic ware and pretend to be shopping for the new baby's furniture the next day. I took the mature rout and stood in the middle of the store with my arms crossed over my chest waiting for him to stop the fake furniture charade.
Anyways, I think I'll send him the link to this blog post as a reminder that we need to go SHOPPING FOR A NEW DRESSER FOR BABY B 2 THIS AFTERNOON. How's that for passive aggressive?
P.S. Love you honey-bear!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Weekend Update
Friday afternoon my in-laws kept Betsy so Ben and I could enjoy a day out with our friends the Osbornes! We headed to Austin to watch the new Eclipse movie at the Imax theatre. It's been many years since I've seen a movie at an Imax theatre and it was really fun. After the movie we headed to the Melting Pot to enjoy a fondue dinner. The food and company were great. We were at the restaurant for almost three hours enjoying all the courses of fondue! We headed home to retrieve little Betsy and we all slept very well that night!
Saturday morning we got ready and headed back to Austin for a Mexican food lunch at Pappasitos (yum! favorite Mexican food!) and to meet my friend Corie who was in town from El Paso at the Men's National Volleyball Championship. Corie and I got a chance to visit and Ben got a chance to walk around and watch volleyball. We love any sport, so this was a fun outing for us, and Corie is a total sweetheart so it was great meeting up with her. After seeing Corie we went to JD's apartment to watch a World Cup Soccer game while Betsy played fetch with JD's cat Lucy for about an hour. Lucy was so cute with Betsy, and Betsy was very sweet and gentle with the kitty.
Sunday we headed to church and enjoyed a patriotic service. One thing I do love about our church is that so many of our members have served in the military (being that we live in a military town). I feel that our church remembers the men and women in the military EVERY week, but Independence day is very special at FUMC in Killeen. I love the music, I loved the message, it was just a great service. Sunday afternoon Uncle JD and Aunt Tiff came in town so we headed to Grandma and Grandpa's house for swimming, burgers, and poker.
Somehow Saturday evening I pulled a muscle in my back and for the next 24 hours I basically laid on a heating pad and took it easy. Mid morning on Monday I started feeling better and I moved to the couch. Thank goodness it wasn't too serious, I feel 95% better now but I still ask Ben to pick Betsy up from the floor because I don't want to hurt myself further.
Sunday night we had lasagna for dinner and I am SO happy Betsy loved it. She ate all of it (with a fork). This is the first pasta dish she's really liked, and she's not a fan of spaghetti or spaghetti O's so I'm thrilled she likes lasagna. She also tried blackberries for the first time and loved those. I don't think we've found any fruit she doesn't like!
Here are a couple pictures of the sweet girl. I love this outfit, it's 18 month and she finally grew into it!
Saturday morning we got ready and headed back to Austin for a Mexican food lunch at Pappasitos (yum! favorite Mexican food!) and to meet my friend Corie who was in town from El Paso at the Men's National Volleyball Championship. Corie and I got a chance to visit and Ben got a chance to walk around and watch volleyball. We love any sport, so this was a fun outing for us, and Corie is a total sweetheart so it was great meeting up with her. After seeing Corie we went to JD's apartment to watch a World Cup Soccer game while Betsy played fetch with JD's cat Lucy for about an hour. Lucy was so cute with Betsy, and Betsy was very sweet and gentle with the kitty.
Sunday we headed to church and enjoyed a patriotic service. One thing I do love about our church is that so many of our members have served in the military (being that we live in a military town). I feel that our church remembers the men and women in the military EVERY week, but Independence day is very special at FUMC in Killeen. I love the music, I loved the message, it was just a great service. Sunday afternoon Uncle JD and Aunt Tiff came in town so we headed to Grandma and Grandpa's house for swimming, burgers, and poker.
Somehow Saturday evening I pulled a muscle in my back and for the next 24 hours I basically laid on a heating pad and took it easy. Mid morning on Monday I started feeling better and I moved to the couch. Thank goodness it wasn't too serious, I feel 95% better now but I still ask Ben to pick Betsy up from the floor because I don't want to hurt myself further.
Sunday night we had lasagna for dinner and I am SO happy Betsy loved it. She ate all of it (with a fork). This is the first pasta dish she's really liked, and she's not a fan of spaghetti or spaghetti O's so I'm thrilled she likes lasagna. She also tried blackberries for the first time and loved those. I don't think we've found any fruit she doesn't like!
Here are a couple pictures of the sweet girl. I love this outfit, it's 18 month and she finally grew into it!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Wild Hogs
It's my Uncle Glen's birthday today! In honor of Glen's birthday and my dad's recent aquisition of a new toy (a Harley) I'm posting this tribute.
Happy birthday Glen, and enjoy your Harley Hippie.
Happy birthday Glen, and enjoy your Harley Hippie.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
It's July!
This is a big month for me. We get to learn if we're adding a baby brother or baby sister to Betsy's world. Our anniversary is this month (three years of happy marriage!). My birthday is this month (27 years old!).
You may not know this about me...but I'm REALLY not big on celebrating my birthday. I don't like a big deal made out of it. I don't know WHY this is, I'm not sad I'm getting older. Truth be told, I feel older than my current age of 26. But you know those people who say "Please don't make a big deal about my birthday?" I'm one of them. And I mean it. It's not that I don't like to celebrate... it's that I prefer to keep things low key. I also think I've had a hard time adjusting to not spending my birthday with my parents. Like since I'm not WITH them (and you know, they made me and all) it's not as big of a deal for me.
Rambling over, happy July everybody!
You may not know this about me...but I'm REALLY not big on celebrating my birthday. I don't like a big deal made out of it. I don't know WHY this is, I'm not sad I'm getting older. Truth be told, I feel older than my current age of 26. But you know those people who say "Please don't make a big deal about my birthday?" I'm one of them. And I mean it. It's not that I don't like to celebrate... it's that I prefer to keep things low key. I also think I've had a hard time adjusting to not spending my birthday with my parents. Like since I'm not WITH them (and you know, they made me and all) it's not as big of a deal for me.
Rambling over, happy July everybody!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Three day weekend
This coming weekend is a long weekend for me, in honor of Independence Day. We have some fun stuff planned so I'm eagerly anticipating its arrival!
Friday we're going to a matinee showing of Eclipse at the Imax, as well as dinner at the Melting Pot with our friends (and anniversary buddies) the Osbornes. I'm really excited about it. It'll be an early night but I love making it home to get Betsy to bed. I feel like such a bump on a log lately, going to bed soon after Betsy and I'm looking forward to an evening with adults i.e. John and Laura...and Ben...if you REALLY consider him and adult.
Saturday we're heading to Austin to meet my friend Corie and share lunch and watch volleyball games. I'm excited about that too! Maybe I can bug my brother and sister-in-law into meeting up with us while we're in ATX (hear that Tiff and JD? You'd better screen your calls if you don't want to hang out with us this weekend!).
Sunday, I think we're going to try to clean out the office, take a bunch of stuff to the Goodwill, and clean out the garage. This will probably spill over to Monday. I don't know WHY this project seems to daunting to me! I think if Ben and I jump in and work on it together we can knock it out in no time :) I'm also thinking of breaking out our 'John Adams' DVD series that we haven't watched in over a year, and enjoying that with Ben (and Betsy, it's never too early to learn about the founders of our nation!).
Tuesday we have our 'big ultrasound' to (hopefully) learn the gender of baby B 2.0! This is motivating me to get the office cleaned out so we can set up the crib and I can make a plan to order a dresser, pick some bedding, and generally turn the room into a nursery. Can I talk some more about how much I love the unfinished furniture store? I love the dresser in our room, I think it's such good quality, and I can't wait to order a piece or two of furniture for Baby B 2. Preparing for the second baby is a lot less work as we HAVE most of what we need, but I'm finally getting anxious to learn the gender so I can start preparing!
Friday we're going to a matinee showing of Eclipse at the Imax, as well as dinner at the Melting Pot with our friends (and anniversary buddies) the Osbornes. I'm really excited about it. It'll be an early night but I love making it home to get Betsy to bed. I feel like such a bump on a log lately, going to bed soon after Betsy and I'm looking forward to an evening with adults i.e. John and Laura...and Ben...if you REALLY consider him and adult.
Saturday we're heading to Austin to meet my friend Corie and share lunch and watch volleyball games. I'm excited about that too! Maybe I can bug my brother and sister-in-law into meeting up with us while we're in ATX (hear that Tiff and JD? You'd better screen your calls if you don't want to hang out with us this weekend!).
Sunday, I think we're going to try to clean out the office, take a bunch of stuff to the Goodwill, and clean out the garage. This will probably spill over to Monday. I don't know WHY this project seems to daunting to me! I think if Ben and I jump in and work on it together we can knock it out in no time :) I'm also thinking of breaking out our 'John Adams' DVD series that we haven't watched in over a year, and enjoying that with Ben (and Betsy, it's never too early to learn about the founders of our nation!).
Tuesday we have our 'big ultrasound' to (hopefully) learn the gender of baby B 2.0! This is motivating me to get the office cleaned out so we can set up the crib and I can make a plan to order a dresser, pick some bedding, and generally turn the room into a nursery. Can I talk some more about how much I love the unfinished furniture store? I love the dresser in our room, I think it's such good quality, and I can't wait to order a piece or two of furniture for Baby B 2. Preparing for the second baby is a lot less work as we HAVE most of what we need, but I'm finally getting anxious to learn the gender so I can start preparing!
Another typical Betsy story
I've heard from both my Dad and my Mother-in-law Jane that they can see Betsy's mind working. They can see her looking at things and figuring them out before she jumps in and tries something. This is a good example!
Last week while I was working and Ben was fishing Jane kept Betsy Monday, Wednesday and Friday. These happen to be the same days that cousin William stays with Grandma and Grandpa. Betsy watched me put an almost-empty bag of mini-Nilla Wafers in her diaper bag along with yogurt and a banana for the day at Grandma's house.
After leaving her at Grandma's and a few of the fun activities at Grandma's house Betsy took the bag of wafers out of the diaper bag, stuck the bag on top of the table, climbed herself into the highchair, then onto the table, and started passing out cookies to William, herself and I imagine the girls (Moonie, Ruby and Madison).
She willingly shares. She's smart. She's coordinated. What's not to like about this kiddo?
Last week while I was working and Ben was fishing Jane kept Betsy Monday, Wednesday and Friday. These happen to be the same days that cousin William stays with Grandma and Grandpa. Betsy watched me put an almost-empty bag of mini-Nilla Wafers in her diaper bag along with yogurt and a banana for the day at Grandma's house.
After leaving her at Grandma's and a few of the fun activities at Grandma's house Betsy took the bag of wafers out of the diaper bag, stuck the bag on top of the table, climbed herself into the highchair, then onto the table, and started passing out cookies to William, herself and I imagine the girls (Moonie, Ruby and Madison).
She willingly shares. She's smart. She's coordinated. What's not to like about this kiddo?
Monday, June 28, 2010
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