Twenty fingers and twenty toes

No, we're not having twins. Yesterday, my neighbor and I threw a baby shower for two friends of ours. Let's back up for a second... Have a mentioned that Bruin and I know 12 couples that are pregnant right now?? Five couples at work, 4 in our small group (actually, that's a lie - one has already had her baby - so just 3 in our small group and 11 couples overall) and 3 other couples we just know. CRAZY, right?? We think so, too. We joke around and say we'll catch them when they are on their second kid. LOL! Anyway, back to the reason my neighbor (who is one of the small group pregos) threw a shower for our two friends... Well, that's because they are the other pregnant ladies in our small group and due within 4 weeks of each other!! Missy is having a little boy, who we affectionately call 'Catfish' cause they haven't decided on a name yet, and Traci is having a little girl named Caroline. We had a great time and laughed so much my cheeks still hurt! I'm really looking forward to being an aunt again, too :)


Me with my food... a cheese ball with crackers, mini chicken salad sandwiches, sausage balls, onion dip with chips and veggies and yummy cup cakes.



The proud hosts... check out those diaper cakes! Jaime did an amazing job on them.



The pregnant ladies... Missy and Traci, looking FANTASTIC!

The Good Life

I couldn't resist posting this picture of Cricket. After many rainy days, we finally had some sun this weekend... and where there is sunshine, you'll find Cricket sunbathing. He LOVES to be in the sun. He'll sit on the deck with his eyes closed, just soaking it in. Or he'll sprawl out in the grass and literally sunbath. In our old apartment, we had a 'sun room' and during the summer it was his favorite place to be. He's even been known to sleep on the arm of the couch, just to catch the light coming from the lamp. Tonight, as I drove to the grocery store, I noticed its staying lighter longer now. Fall used to be my favorite time of year, not only because of the Fair and candy corn, but because you 'gained' an hour. But I got to thinking today... I might take a lesson from my dog and love the sunshine. So bring on Spring and 'losing' an hour. If it means more sunshine, I love it!

More birth control and a sad good bye

What an action packed week we had! Following our Manic Monday (see post below), we had an equally crazy Tuesday. It started with paying off my Honda Civic!!! Submitting that last payment online was probably one of my most memorable moments. It may sound weird, but for someone who has totally changed her thought process on saving & spending money, not having a car payment is AWESOME. We'll now take that payment and roll it into paying off our Honda CR-V (in the hope of paying it off by next year).

Then, we ended the night by babysitting my favorite nephew Riley. I can honestly say, he is the BEST baby I have ever watched. I think Sampson, their dog, was more work than Riley!

The week ended on a sad note though... some good friends of ours, Matt and Steph, are moving to San Diego at the end of the month. So we got together Friday night to bave a little going away party for them. We ate some great food, then played Taboo (where, once again, the ladies lost). We are going to miss them a TON.

OH! And on Saturday, I attended the first of four babies showers I have in the next 3 weeks... talk about some more birth control. Ha!Ha!


Riley is a big boy at 5 months... my arms ached for 2 days from holding him!!!


It took more effort to get Sampson asleep than Riley :)


Matt and Steph, we are going to miss you so much!!!