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Did that just happen…

Maybe you know this about me, maybe you don’t.  I have zero patience for drugs.  Zero.  I drink.  I know.  That’s legal.  I’m talking illegal stuff.  Even smoking pot.  I have zero patience for it.  Maybe because I have a family with a history of addicts?  Maybe because I feel like we should have outgrown that years ago.  Whatever the reason may be.  I consider myself an adult.  I am going to be 28.  I have been married for 2.5 years.  I am a mother.   Maybe other 28 year old people are not in my position.  Maybe they are still living with roommates.  Working part-time.  Having their parents help pay their bills while they figure out what their next step is.

I know I’m ranting.  The fact is, I actually deleted someone off of my facebook today.  I am so far beyond reading facebook posts about doing drugs, smoking weed, doing blow.  What the hell is blow anyways, I mean seriously!?  You have no better things to spend your money on?  Ever hear of Henri Bendel??  I’d much rather wear a new bangle.

Maybe I am hyper-sensitive.  Maybe these people need to grow up.  Either way.  I no longer feel like I need to be subject to their random posts of bullshit.  I’m really not trying to be a total bitch.  I don’t care what people do behind closed doors.  God knows if I did, I would no longer have a relationship with someone very important to me.  Just stop “bragging” about what you are doing.  No one thinks drugs are cool.  They are dangerous and they kill people.  Flat out.  No joke.  Smoking weed may not kill you.  It’s a gateway drug.  Don’t you remember, from middle school?

I know I can’t change people.  Nor do I care to try.  I can stop myself from reading it though.  All the random facebook statuses.  They will slowly be deleted.  They just irritate me.  Maybe it’s just me.  Maybe other people don’t care.  I would rather see pictures of my friends babies in the pool, and wearing birthday hats.  So for all the people that post stupid things on facebook about weed and bongs.  It’s the end of the road for us.  Forgive me as I sit up here on my high horse, but we were probably never really “friends” anyways.

 

Dear Mini The Life

Dear Mini,

You are 2.  I am shocked at how hard it is for me to say that.  Every time I try, I get a small lump in my throat.  I want so badly to rewind two years.  To have Daddy hand you to me one more time.  To have a feeling of overwhelming come over my entire body.  To give you a bath for the first time.  To remember the terror of driving around with you in the car.  To feed you bottles at night and watch you fall asleep in my arms.  To hear the first time you laughed.  I mean really, really laughed.  I wish I could go back and do it all over again.  Every day.  Every night.  Every feeding.  Every boo-boo.  Every poopy diaper.

And yet, I am so excited for the future.  To watch you grow.  Your personality amazes me.  You are not a baby anymore.  You are a little person.  With a mind of your own.  You are strong willed and independent.  You know what you want, when you want it.  You make me laugh.  Every single day.  So my sweet girl, I am torn.  Between the past and the future.

So I will enjoy the present.  The right now.  I will enjoy you when you color all over my tiles and smash your food into the table.  I will enjoy snuggling with you watching Cinderella in Mommy and Daddy’s bed.  I will enjoy every new word and sentence you say.   I will enjoy every moment we spend together.  And I will take a million pictures.  So when I miss the past, I can look back at it, and admire how much you have grown.  I am so proud to be your mama.

I love you with all that I am,

Mommy

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Mini’s Minnie Mouse Extravaganza

My little baby girl turns 2 tomorrow.  2.  I still can’t get over it.  This past weekend we celebrated with all of our family and friends and of course Minnie Mouse herself!

Party planning is in my blood.  I love every aspect of it.  From picking a theme, all the DIY projects, planning the menu, and even the pre-party stress. The moment when I morph into a total bitch and scream that everyone who is trying to help me isn’t doing it the way I wanted.  It sends my poor mother and sisters running and probably cursing me under their breath.  And leaves me having to give lots of hugs and apologies after the fact.  At that point I usually pour myself a party cocktail.  In this case, Minnie’s Pink Punch.  Then I start to relax and enjoy myself.  Until Mike opens the sandwiches before I wanted him to.   I swear…I mean, I HAD A TIMELINE PEOPLE!!!!

All in all, the party was a total success.  Everyone ate, drank, danced with Minnie Mouse and celebrated my Mini.  How often do you go to a party and do the electric slide and chicken dance with Minnie Mouse??

Planning parties take a lot of work.  The night before I was swearing that her 3rd birthday is going to be gymnastics and a pizza.  But I’m sure I’ll do this all over again.

Here’s the details:

Location: Town Hall

Menu:

Appetizers: Sushi boat, Individual veggie cups, Antipasto platter

Lunch: Hot diggity dog station (with ALL the topping, even chili and cheese!), V&S Deli sandwiches, Macaroni salad, Potato salad, Mickey mouse chicken nuggets

Dessert: Vanilla and chocolate cupcakes, chocolate covered marshmallows, Mickey shaped chocolate rice krispie treats, Ice cream sundae bar, Regular and chocolate milk

DIY: Cupcake toppers, Banner, Cake topper, Water bottle labels, Invitations, Centerpieces, Gift bags, Balloon arch, Blinged out converse sneakers, Desserts, Ice cream cups, Photo props (bows and bow-ties)  My cricut and I have been spending A LOT of time together.

Check out the pictures!  I’ll post some tutorials on all my DIY projects soon!

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{ A special thank you for EVERYONE that helped me set this up and clean it up 🙂  Especially Lauren and of course Dina, or should I say Minnie Mouse.  A best friend is a friend that you don’t even ask to dress up for your daughter’s party, you just call her and tell her to practice her moves.  Thank you.  It meant the world to us. }

 

 

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Training day 2 kind of sucked

The goal was 3 miles.  I barely made it to 2.  My bones hurt.  My actual bones.  My hip joints hurt.  My feet hurt.  For some reason my second toe hurts.  That toe clearly works its ass off while I struggle to run.

I did 2 miles.  I’m not disappointed.  I’m proud.  2 days in a row.

My bones still hurt.  So when it was Mini’s bathtime, I jumped in.

Poor Mini.

I totally took up 80% of her bathtub.  It doesn’t help that my daughter needs to bathe with a crowd.

Check out tonight’s line-up.

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It was a packed house folks.  Sad part is, Minnie Mouse looked better in her swimsuit than I did.